Several weeks ago, LL Barkat tagged me over on her Green Inventions Central blog. Then on Monday, my friend 23 Degrees tagged me with the same meme.
It’s meant to be.
So here you go: six random things about me.
1. Coffee is not optional. In fact, when I was in the hospital with my gall bladder, I had to wait until the next day to have surgery. (The surgeon was busy watching some sporting event.) So I spent the whole next day fasting, waiting for the surgeon, and ended up on narcotics for a killer caffeine headache.
2. The day before my gall bladder attack, I went to a Tastefully Simple party at a friend’s house. I never ate any of the items that I bought. In fact, they sat in a box for seven or eight months before I finally opened it and gave them all away. I just couldn’t face the beer bread.
3. I love school supplies. New pencils, notebooks and markers give me a thrill. I always loved fall, going back to school, and new school supplies give me this same feeling of a fresh start.
4. I have no sense of direction. Seriously. If you tell me to turn south at the light, I have no idea what you’re talking about.
5. I don’t cry very often, but when I do it’s often inappropriate. I can sit across from a friend and listen to the horrific story of some injustice done to her and never flinch. But take me to the zoo with a group of happy kids, and I will weep. I know. I need therapy.
6. I’m stopping at five things, cause I’m a rebel that way. Which is actually the sixth thing. Sort of.
If you don’t want to play, that’s fine, but I tag a Musing Mom, Marmot Mom, FrazzMom, Mama of a whole lot of Drama, Mommy Cracked, and just to prove that I don’t JUST read blogs with MOM in the title, Linda.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Friday, May 2, 2008
link love
Last week, Erika Haub tagged me with an “excellent or subversive” blogging award. I’m not sure which category she puts my blog in, but either way, I want to pass on the link love! (Incidentally, Erika’s blog, The Margins is one of my favorites. It’s one of the few blogs I read every single day. Well, unless the kids are barfing or something, in which case the only thing I read is the Children’s Tylenol label!)
Here are a few of my favorite excellent or subversive blogs. (I’ll leave it up to you to guess which is which!)
A Place at the Table
Patsy Clairmont
Chased by Children
Raising Cain
Eugene Cho
The Preacher’s Wife
If you’ve been tagged and would like to participate by handing out your own excellent or subversive blog awards, feel free to make up your own rules!
Here are a few of my favorite excellent or subversive blogs. (I’ll leave it up to you to guess which is which!)
A Place at the Table
Patsy Clairmont
Chased by Children
Raising Cain
Eugene Cho
The Preacher’s Wife
If you’ve been tagged and would like to participate by handing out your own excellent or subversive blog awards, feel free to make up your own rules!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
books
I was recently tagged by my friend, Musing Mom, to list a few of my favorite books. For some of these, it’s hard to limit myself to just one, but here it goes!
1. One book that changed your life.
Other than the Bible, which seems like the obvious answer, it would have to be The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen
2. One book that you have read more than once.
Disappointment with God by Philip Yancey
3. One book you would want on a desert island.
The Bible
4. Two books that made you laugh.
The Sacred Diary of Adran Plass by Adrian Plass
At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
5. One book that made you cry.
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
6. One book you wish you'd written.
Is Your Mama a Llama?
7. One book you wish had never been written. I can’t remember the title, but it was one by Bret Easton Ellis. When one of my college professors assigned the book, he looked right at me and said, “Some of you may find this book offensive. If you don’t want to read it, that’s fine. I’ll assign you another book and you can sit out on our discussions.” It felt like a dare, so I read the book. I wish I hadn’t.
8. Two books you are currently reading.
Before We Get Started: A Practical Memoir of the Writer’s Life by Bret Lott
Becoming a Woman of Grace by Ruth Haley Barton
9. One book you've been meaning to read.
Silence by Shusaku Endo
Usually I don’t tag people on these things, but given that it’s about books and I love to hear what other people are reading, I’ll tag: Raising Cain, MamaToo, Marmot Mom, Ellen, and Chosen Rebel.
No pressure to participate if you’d rather not, but consider yourself tagged!
1. One book that changed your life.
Other than the Bible, which seems like the obvious answer, it would have to be The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen
2. One book that you have read more than once.
Disappointment with God by Philip Yancey
3. One book you would want on a desert island.
The Bible
4. Two books that made you laugh.
The Sacred Diary of Adran Plass by Adrian Plass
At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
5. One book that made you cry.
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
6. One book you wish you'd written.
Is Your Mama a Llama?
7. One book you wish had never been written. I can’t remember the title, but it was one by Bret Easton Ellis. When one of my college professors assigned the book, he looked right at me and said, “Some of you may find this book offensive. If you don’t want to read it, that’s fine. I’ll assign you another book and you can sit out on our discussions.” It felt like a dare, so I read the book. I wish I hadn’t.
8. Two books you are currently reading.
Before We Get Started: A Practical Memoir of the Writer’s Life by Bret Lott
Becoming a Woman of Grace by Ruth Haley Barton
9. One book you've been meaning to read.
Silence by Shusaku Endo
Usually I don’t tag people on these things, but given that it’s about books and I love to hear what other people are reading, I’ll tag: Raising Cain, MamaToo, Marmot Mom, Ellen, and Chosen Rebel.
No pressure to participate if you’d rather not, but consider yourself tagged!
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