Five things people don't know about me

Bea Bee at Rasa Malaysia tagged me for this meme. I'm not really good with memes usually, and this one is particularly difficult. It's a meme called Five Things People Don't Know About Me. You can imagine where the difficulty is, can't you? Having kept a blog somewhat consistently for the past four, five years, I'm not sure there are five things that people don't know about me. Well, let me rephrase myself: I'm not sure if there are five things people still don't know that I particularly want them to know. Now you see my point?

But a meme is a meme. You either do it or skip it altogether, no amending it or anything. So let's see what I can come up with. Five things you might not know about me. Here I go.

1. I was a cheerleader in High School. Yeah. Embarrassing, isn't it? Not a very good one even. And, no, I didn't keep the uniform.

2. I'm a sci-fi channel geek. You didn't suspect that, did you? And I'm not just a fan of Galactica, even. Everyone with their head screwed on right is a fan of Galactica. (Ok I exaggerated, no hate mails, ok? I'm sure your head is screwed, um, on, quite properly even if you're not a Galactica fan.) I am such a Sci-Fi channel geek I even adore, just adore Stargate SG-1.

3. My favorite city (besides San Francisco, where I consider home) is London. You'd think Paris, wouldn't you, from the many trips I've chronicled here, and being that I am typing this very post in Paris. But, no, it's London, actually. Paris is just a tryst -an exciting and exhilarating one, mind you, but a tryst nonetheless. It's London that is love.

4. I. Hate. Beetroots. Ok, that may be a common enough knowledge around here. But I was just at a restaurant recently where I was served a main meat course, a gorgeous plate of Venison, that was so contaminated with beet juice and beet purée that I could not take a bite. And then after the meal the chef came out to say hi and commented about how interesting to see the rest of my face (normally obscured by the coffee cup on top of the blog.) So obviously he read, or at least had seen, the blog. Yet apparently, the fact that I-Hate-Beetroots isn't evident enough. So here I am again. Telling you. I. Hate. Beets.

5. Last one, and it's a good one. My (soon not to be) secret (and yet unrealized) foodie wish is to be a guest judge on Iron Chef America, definitely sitting next to Jeffrey Steingarten, on whom I've carried on a peculiar sort of crush depuis longtemps. Pick the right battle and I might even out snide Jeffrey. As long as it's not a Battle Beetroot, ok?

Comments

[Husband]

Must be something about blogging. I agree with 2, 3 and 5. I mean those are just good common sense if you ask me. Galactica is simply a good show.

London is a great town, and right now there is likely more going on there an anywhere else in the world. There fashion and design and culture seem to be really booming these days. Most of the people inspiring me from that (though its not showing up in my food) perspective are Londoners.

And I think most of us blogging about food are all just hoping for that phone call from the Food Network. I mean lets face it, they have some good people doing it, but they also have a couple stiffs. Bring on the new blood!

As for 1 and 4... I never was one for being on the sidelines, plus I don't think they made outfits like that in my side without going to more alternative clothiers. And 4 is just one I'm not ready to give up on.

[casey]

How I'd love to see you on Iron Chef's judging panel. JS wouldn't know what hit him.

[Ester]

Je n'aime pas les betteraves non plus, you're not the only one :-)

[Amy Sherman]

Go Pim Go! Sorry I couldn't help myself.

[Bee@Rasa Malaysia]

Thanks for doing this, Pim. Cheerleader, woo hoo! By the way, if you make it to the guest judge table on Iron Chef, tell me as I am more than happy to be your entourage! Hehe.

PS: By the way, the name is Bee, not to be confused with Bea at La Tartine Gourmande. :P

[Chubbypanda]

Good stuff. I'm really liking this meme. Learning all sorts of cool things about my fellow food bloggers.

[scott]

I'm not a Stargate SG-1 fan, BUT, I love MacGyver, so by association I should be a fan.

I agree, London is great.

I LOVE beets, sorry. But I'll support you on the Iron Chef America judging panel, IF, if I can sit in the audience and observe the kitchen stadium in action! How does one get a seat in kitchen stadium anyway?

[Thaigirl]

I hate beets too! All kinds. Just can not consume them. It sucks because they give such vibrant color to the plate and it's a frequent star at most high end restaurants. Do you have the same aversion to golden beets?

[Husband]

I saw people asked about getting an audience seat at Iron Chef America. I had this conversation not long ago with a friend of a friend who works for Food Network. The discussion came down to, as of last March, that there are no public seats for Iron Chef. Those people in the audience are friends and family of the challenging team and people on the show. So the challenger and maybe some of the commentators have friends there. There are apparently only a dozen seats in that area as well. Just FYI. It might have changed and I suspect if you shoot enough emails off to Food Network they might change the policy.

[pascale]

Ah ah, I knew number 4 ... See you soon.

[Sean and Beccy]

You forgot your distaste for birds, especially pigeons.

[Deborah Dowd]

I am too new and too small to have been tagged for this meme, but I came to it from Cooking with Amy, and it sounds like too much fun to pass up and a great way to let my readers know more about me (assuming that would be something they want to do!) For the record, I love beets (fresh only)!

Deborah
http://play-with-food.blogspot.com

[amy d rose]

glad to see i am not the only with a crush on js- i have long considered my dream job to be his personal assistant.

[scott]

Hi Pim, I don't know if you've seen this before, but Adam from Amateur Gourmet was a guest at a taping, not a judge, but here is his insight into the whole process.
http://www.amateurgourmet.com/the_amateur_gourmet/2006/01/what_i_can_tell.html

[Vince]

Too bad you weren't on the panel for the most recent ICA with Graham Bowles as the Challenger...now THAT would have been entertaining! ;-)

I just don't understand what there is to no like about beets, but then again, I'm the person that doesn't like squash...