Nov 14
Meme’d - 7 random things…
Eve tagged me for a meme. It the usual deal - answer the questions, pass it on. So I’m going to do it all Jung-like, as Eve did, and just say the first things that pop into my head. I have no choice about it because I only have a few minutes before Cas gets sick of the Jolly Jumper.
7 Random Things About Me
(Hey, they’re not called MeMe’s for nothing…)
- I need to get a new prescription for my glasses. I’d rather have laser surgery.
- I wore lipstick yesterday. That shouldn’t have been an event. I shall now add wearing lipstick to my daily to-do list.
- I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair.
- I used to like clomping around in my male friends’ oversized work boots. I think I’d still like doing that, given the opportunity. I have conquered my habit of stealing their fat socks, though. I think. (Perhaps this is more Freudian, rather than Jungian. You figure it out.)
- I have a tendency to walk into lamp posts. (Is that Sartrean?) One New Year’s Eve I even managed to break a rib at work simply by carrying a food platter into a wall. I proceeded to drink my way through the rest of my shift, which ended with a brawl and a fired manager and a promotion for me.
- When I was little, I got caught in the seatbelt when I got out of the car and my father drove off and ran over my foot. I was very brave when I was taken to the hospital and while I had my foot x-rayed. I was very brave until the doctor told me that I didn’t need crutches. Then I cried my poor little heart out.
- And speaking of Sartre; my great-grandmother’s uncle was Albert Schweitzer, whose cousin was Sartre’s mother. I’ve never figured out what that means, genealogically speaking. My nth cousin in the nth degree?
I’m supposed to tag 7 people of course, but that presupposes I have 7 friends, with blogs, who haven’t already been tagged. Joh? Rosemary? If anyone wants a little free link-love, let me know.
I’ll be back tonight. Today is a good day.
November 14th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Thanks for the tag, I have just done one! I don’t know if I could come up with 14 random things about me. Well probably, but hey.
I just want to say, it’s great to hear you’re having a good day. I find lipstick sometimes breaks my spell. A very astute student once said to me, “I notice Ms L, that when you are really sad or looking a bit off colour that you wear lipstick for a couple of days and then you get back to your old self and stop doing it” - they don’t miss a trick.
I am really enjoying your writing though. I think you are a wonderful writer.
November 14th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
You’re just determined to get me writing things in my blogspot, aren’t you?
Well OK, time I did … but must just watch the Chaser first.
November 14th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
Rosemary - Yes. Blog, woman, blog…
Joh, it does send a little signal to your mind doesn’t it? Definitely more lipstick for me. I’m glad I’m not the only one. Incidentally, I started my BA in ‘91. It’s still not finished, so your 13 years impresses me.
November 19th, 2007 at 11:59 am
Oh oh oh! I knew I liked you for some reason. I don’t know whether it’s the walking into lampposts (I used to hit myself in the head with my locker door while in high school–yes, accidentally), or your connections to Schweitzer and Sartre (ask Renaissance Guy, he’ll know how to work those out)… or the rest of #5; but I’m glad I tagged you. I laughed out loud!