Playing tag – and I’m it!
After three weeks away with the faeries, I came back to find I’d been tagged in a meme by Pannonica. Who am I to not answer the call?
Here’s the fine print and rules and all that:
- Link to your original tagger and list these rules in your post.
- Share 7 facts about yourself in the post.
- Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names and links to their blogs.
- Let them know they’ve been tagged.
Seven facts about me:
- I enjoy getting these “all about me” sort of memes. Where else is it so acceptable and even expected to talk about yourself incessantly. I don’t know too many people who truly hate talking about themselves and these let you rattle on and on!
- I enjoy cleaning messy things – stoves, bathrooms, bedrooms…whatever. I like seeing things well organized and clean. It gives me warm fuzzies that are second only to putting on warm socks fresh out of the dryer.
- I am usually pretty generous with my things except for popcorn and books. I DO NOT share popcorn. Period. Get your own and keep your greedy eyes away from mine. I will share my books, but I am the nastiest librarian ever. When I say I want that book back in exactly the same condition I lent it out in – I really mean it.
- I have an absolute horror of being late for things. If we’re meeting at 6 for dinner, you can bet I was in the neighbourhood at 5 (and sitting in nearby coffee shop checking my watch obsessively) and I will be no less than 15 minutes early for our date.
- My book collection is organized like Chapters. Children’s books in one section, classic literature in another etc. I tried putting them on the shelves in alphabetical order by author, but I could never find anything. I expect to find Dickens and Austen keeping company and that my collection of hard cover Twilight books will be in general fiction.
- Which leads to…I liked the Twilight books. No, I do not have any shame. I mean sure, they are silly and obsessive and even creepy at times – but the 16 year old girl in me LOVED them! The adult I was supposed to become thinks they’re ridiculous, but I never listen to her much anyway.
- I believe that being a kid for the rest of my life is an honourable aspiration. It allows me to still believe in things I can’t see, own crayons and a couple of colouring books, play with toys when I’m feeling silly and adore cartoons. Plus, I still think that Sugar Crisp cereal with chocolate milk is fantastic!
Now for the dreaded tagging – but you don’t have to participate if you don’t want to (or Pan got to you first):
- The DailyDish – because now that she’s moved and got her pretty blue garbage bags out for collection, I feel OK about being nosy.
- Nate – anyone who can write about Guitar Hero as science is someone I need to know more stuff about.
- Lens Impressions – I’m hoping she’ll write one on Waldi’s behalf because honestly, that dog is ridiculously adorable. And I want photos too.
- Romi – I’m just nosy – her site is more entertaining than People magazine and her facts will be hilarious.
- Free and Flawed – She already shares lots about her life – but the public need to hear more is not so easily sated. Plus, she draws stick people too!
- CurlyWurlyGurly – Come oooonnnnn – all the cool kids are doing it!!
OK, that’s only six people, but I never said I would follow the rules.
9 comments
Oh CRAP! I’d totally forgotten about this – Panny tagged me too. Now that I’ve been asked TWICE, I don’t think I can wiggle out of it. Okay, let’s get down to it boppers.
Your #2 reminds me of something. If I could have picked a different profession (other than the one I studied and don’t engage in) I would have been either a dermatologist, or maybe a dentist. I am fascinated by skin things especially. Popping zits, checking out other puss-oozing welts, that sort of things. Cannot stand blood, but otherwise, hey. I go w/ it.
I thought about dermatology too, or obstetrics – but you know how it is, I felt this deep calling to be a technical writer (and I SUCK at math). Blood doesn’t bother me at all, but for some reason seeing someone’s eyelid turned inside out does. Weird.
I hate it when ppl borrow books and don’t return it. It’s like people don’t understand that these are my babies. I’ve loved each one of them (well except for crime and punishment). I have post-its all over my books so that I can go back to certain passages and reread them.
I used to use sticky notes in mine too – until I found these: book darts. these are great and don’t wear out or lift print like sticky notes do.
I can totally relate to #’s 2, 3, and 4!! Maybe we’re related? HAHA!!! I hate it when people go for my popcorn. I get all territorial and angry about it, lol. I’ll buy you your own big bag, even two. Just don’t touch mine…
Hee hee – you’re such a dork.
Next time you’re here, we’ll go popcorn shopping 
Thanks Ramb!
Electrologist is good for that inspecting/probing/zen-like fascination. I think dermatology and dentistry might have too many nasty necrotic aspects. Yes, laser hair removal is encroaching, but there is still a place in this world for electrolysis.
Dentistry is just nasty – bad breath is more hurl-worthy than any amount of blood. But dermatology is neat (necrosis included).
I’ll give you dentistry, but there’s nothing quite like popping a good zit.
Oh I loved this! The BEST thing about being a kid is believing in things we can’t see, and we should never lose that!
PS: I do not share your love of cleaning, but you SO hit the mark with #1….who doesn’t love talking about themselves? (only a liar who claims not to, haha
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Have those pesky faeries nabbed you again?
Someone arrived at my site today via your 100+ books page. I see you’ve been having trouble getting into Homer’s Odyssey. Which version have you been using? Probably most popular these days is Richard Lattimore’s 1965 verse translation, but I much prefer Robert Fitzgerald’s 1963 (not to be confused with Robert Fagles’ 1996) translation. No matter which you choose, I strongly recommend verse over prose.
p.s. commented here because there isn’t commenting on the 100+ books page.
I am going to have to give the ‘Twilight’ series a shot.
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