spicedogs | Obscure things about me

My friend

skinny_bacon tagged me for this meme. So here it goes:

Each player of this game starts off with 10 weird things or habits or little known facts about yourself. People who get tagged must write in a blog of their own 10 weird things or habits or little known facts as well as state this rule clearly. At the end, you must choose six people to be tagged and list their names. No tagbacks!

1. I love chocolate, but not chocolate cake or chocolate ice cream.

2. My favorite authors are Anne Tyler and Garrison Keillor.

3. I played the clarinet in high school. One month after I learned to play the instrument, I was promoted to first clarinet, 2nd seat. (I never played any instrument before I learned to play the clarinet.)

4. I no longer play any instrument.

5. I can't do simple arithmetic, but I can do high-powered abstract math. When I was 26, during a routine test in my speech therapy class, I was diagnosed having a mild case of dyslexia. I was so relieved. I now knew why I always had difficulties with arithmetic. Up until then, I thought that I was dumb.

6. I have a degree in speech and hearing science, but I am economics editor by trade.

7. I once met Garrison Keillor, and he was mesmerized by my Norwegian middle name. (Guess what it is. It starts with an "S".)

8. I didn't get my driver's license until I was 21 and didn't drive until I was 27.

9. One of my ex-boy friends was a roadie for the Grateful Dead; another is a famous cartoonist for DC Comics.

10. I was originally going to go the first Woodstock Festival and my then- boyfriend refused to take me with him. Today, I am glad, because my father would have died had I been there.

Okay, so now I tag

angelcure

katje0711

boheme06

isobel_azi

ashlibrooke

jade_melody

But you don't have to worry if you don't want to do this meme.