Seven things

My main gal from Michigan, Ree (wait, does that make her a Michiganian?) has tagged me for a meme. Thank gah. I've got an excuse to share more random stuff about myself. This makes me happy! Alas, first I must adhere to the rules. They are as follows:

List seven things about yourself.

Pass the award on to seven friends whose blogs you love.

Easy peasy.

7 things about moi

1. I have a daughter graduating from film school next month. I'm so proud, my head may asplode.

2. Calvin and Hobbes is my all time favorite comic of forever. Hobbes is the wisest soul ever and I am currently raising Calvin.

3. I am considering dipping my toe into the job market after 10 years as a business owner. Really, didn't I pick a great time?

4. I despise telephones and the intrusion they represent. I refuse to subscribe to call waiting and very rarely answer the phone. Your email? I will break my fingers rushing to answer.

5. I have no idea how to copy the badge or button or whatever it's called that goes with this meme. I have been given awards that I would love to put on the blog, but have no idea how. In the time it's taken me to type this, I could've figured out how to do it.

6. I used my camera in manual mode last week and I could tell what the pictures were supposed to be of!

7. I just want it to be quiet.

Now to pass on the joy. I want to know more about each of these lovelies:

Sweetly Single

Ms. Batman

Pamajama

Jennifer

Slyde

Tink

Jocelyn

It's all about ME!

I've been interviewed, poppets! I'm really feeling quite important and full of myself. The lovely Jennifer at Spaghetti Harvest was kind enough to relent to my begging to be included and sent me some questions. A funny thing happened on the way to the interview though. Now, we've been commenting on each other's blogs for, oh, about a million years now. I recently joined facebook (as most of you know from my incessant pleas to please be my friend). Well facebook apparently goes into your email account (honestly, I felt a bit violated!) and invites peoples to be your friends. Which is wonderful except for when you don't know those peoples real names, only their blog names. So Jennifer's all "and how do I know you?" and I'm all "Pfft, I have no idea". (I should've been tipped off by the 'pastafarian' religious notation.) But we figured out who we are and lived happily ever after. On to the interview!

1) What is your favourite smell and why?

I have two equally favorite smells. Woodsmoke in the winter and sawdust.

2) If you could live in any other country in the world, where would it be and why?

I answered that one here. It's England and I honestly couldn't tell you why. I have always, for as long as I can remember, wanted to live in the english countryside. Perhaps on the moors, maybe inland, who knows? Should the British wise up and ban me, Scotland will do.

3) What would your focus be if you went into politics?

I would have several. In no particular order:

No one should have to be hungry in a world that produces enough food to feed ALL of it's inhabitants several times over.

No one should have more than they need while others have less. (to excess. I'm mostly referring to the excessively rich and exceedingly poor. We that are comfortably in the middle are safe.)

No one would be punished for who or what they choose to worship.

I could go on and on. I'll stop here before I get all riled up and go out and run for office.


4) What is it that you love the most about yourself?

This one shouldn't be as hard as it is, should it? I have to say my ability to feel for others. I am able to have some sort of empathy for just about anyone or anything.

5) If you were to reincarnate into an animal, which would it be?

Normally, I'd say a dog, since they are my favorites. But I think my personality would be more suited to being a cat. Since they have staffs and all. and don't get bothered by people unless they want to be bothered. Works for me.

Now, if you want to join in on the fun, do the following:

1. Leave me a comment saying, “Interview me.”

2. I will respond by emailing you five questions. I get to pick the questions. I'm giddy with the power of it.

3. You then update your blog with the answers to the questions.

4. You include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.

5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

So come on folks! Who wants to open themselves up to the nosiest, most invasion questions I can think of? Actually, I think I'm going to switch this one up a bit. If you'd like to be interviewed, I'll base my questions on things I've learned about you through reading your blog that I would like you to expound on. I can't wait!

Me me me me me me me me or the 8 thing meme

Soooo, Candy tagged me for a meme. Eight things to do before you die, or a bucket list. Now, I made one of these back in high school for a drama club project (because we were all sooo dramatic) and I've actually crossed four things off of it. So do I use that and show the four that are done or do eight new ones? Who runs these things? Who do I ask? Someone appoint a Queen of the Blogosphere and get me an audience with her. In the meantime, I'll make it up as I go.


My wide eyed high school senior, the whole world is open to possibilities list:


1. Go to college. Check.

2. Go to law school. Check.

3. Practice law. Kinda check.

4. Become a judge. Pshht. Ain't likely.

5. Live in NYC. Not sure how that fit in with the others, but not happening now.

6. Visit England. Check.

7. Live in England. Working on that.

8. Own a Mercedes. Check. (yes, I was a shallow high schooler. and yes, said mercedes was a 1963 boat that barely ran. your point??)



My cynical, weary, world wizened, grumpy old woman list:

1. Not commit murder. So far, so good.

2. Raise good kids. 3 out of 4 ain't bad. Jury's still out on the 5 year old.

3. Learn to cook. Haven't yet. Probably should soon, kid is skinny.

4. Go back to practicing law. Honestly, this probably won't happen. I've just been away too long.

5. Live in England. Seriously, working on it. Ease up.

6. Own a small cafe/coffee shop. This one's possible.

7. Be peaceful and present. This is the hardest and also the one I want the most.

8. Be loving. I'm trying. I really am.


So now I'm supposed to tag. Bwaaaahaahaa! I'm giddy with the power of it. I'm coming for you! (In no particular order)

Ivy

Kate

Coast Rat

Maria

Kwoneshe

Madness

Jen

Vanessa

I picked each of these bloggers because I would truly like to know what their eight goals are. Each of them are very interesting and I will pout and cry like a little baby if they don't play with me. Then I'll get over it and we'll make out.