Tag! You're it!

Elyse over at FiftyFourAndAHalf was kind enough to tag me in a blogging game just in time to get me out of ironing duties.  Phew!  I don’t care about a few little wrinkles.  The more I blog, the less I notice them.

The Rules
1. Post these rules. (Bam! Done!)
2. Post a photo of yourself and eleven random facts about you. (Pow! Done!)
3. Answer the questions given to you in the tagger’s post.  (Boom! Done!)
4. Create eleven new questions and tag new people to answer them. (Kablam! Done)
5. Go to their blog/twitter and let them know they have been tagged. (Umm, not going to do that. There I go again. Breaking rules!  I’m tagging you– yes, you, lucky reader– so pay attention!)

That’s me.  A picture from one of my posts in the early days: http://rarasaur.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/photo-editing/

Eleven facts about myself?  Let’s go with Eleven Things that Freak Me Out: (1) Subliminal messages, (2) Emergencies that happen while naked, (3) Blue food dye, (4) Things that can explode if you hit them in the right spot, (5) Body hosts, (6) Fish with teeth, (7) Power shortages, (8) Events that require scratchy clothes, (9) Getting or giving bad presents, (10) Incredibly awkward scenes in movies, (11) Amnesia.

Now onto Elyse’s questions for me:

1.  Was I closer to Mom or Dad?
Despite my regular references to my mom, I was  (and still am) actually much closer to my dad.  We’re “cut from the same cloth”, I’ve always thought– though my dad is far less stellar of an example of humanity than my mom.  We think more mechanically and larger than others.  Sometimes that’s a good thing– most of the times, it’s just odd.  But we’re in it together!

2.  There are moments in history that everyone alive at that time remembers (for me it was the Kennedy assassination). What was your first?
There was probably a first, but the memory of it (whatever it was) was overshadowed by 9-11.  I was a senior in high school and it changed everything about the whole world and everything we thought we knew.

3.  Favorite Pet Ever
Because they’re watching me type this, I should pick Perdita or Flash… but the truth is, though I loved all my pets equally, the second cat I owned has a special place in my heart.  You see, Tigger was the first animal I ever trained.  He opened up my eyes to the idea that a cat could do so much more than others assume.

4. Funniest Quote
I’ve mentioned before how I’m sort of a quote addict.  Asking for a favorite is difficult, so instead I’ll go with a quote related to fears, that makes me chuckle every time I read it:  “All of us are born with a set of instinctive fears – of falling, of the dark, of lobsters, of falling on lobsters in the dark, or speaking before a Rotary Club, and of the words “Some Assembly Required.” – Dave Barry

5.  Best insult you ever delivered and why the recipient deserved it.
I’m sort of the worst insulter in the world.  That’s why I identified so much with Miss Four Eyes’ guest post on my blog about being a super hero that could deliver the witty retort.

6. First memory
I have a scary good memory.  Unfortunately, life was fairly uneventful when I was 2.  The most exciting memory from that year was when my little brother was born, and brought home.  His little glove-covered baby hands reached up and pulled on my mom’s new pearl and diamond necklace.  The gems splattered all over the floor.  It was like magic!

7.  What do you dislike most about blogging?
It’s a hobby that people want you to keep hidden.  You can read in public, and it’s quaint.  You can knit while friends watch a movie and it’s a bit quirky.  But if you write down quick blog ideas, try to respond to a comment, or tell a story about your blog– you’re going to get one of those looks.

Stop talking about your blog.

8.  Do your friends/family read your blog?
Nope.  I haven’t really shared it with anyone, except my husband who is a blogger himself, and a few friends who are utterly un-offendable.

9.  How would you be using your time right now if you weren’t answering my stupid questions?
I’d be muttering to myself, flattening clothing, and grumbling to Dave about how no one has invented an automatic ironing machine for personal use, or clothes that come apart at the seams and seal back together so you can iron them in separate, easy-to-manage chunks, or a spray that magically erases wrinkles.

10.  Dream job
Well, I love what I do right now, but I’m an entrepreneur at heart.  One day, when I feel like I’m completely back on my feet again, I’ll start up a business again.

11.  What you expect to be reincarnated as in your next life?
Myself.  Reincarnation is the transmigration of the soul.  Even if my soul is in a man, a plumber, or a queen– it’s still me.

My Eleven Questions for You

1. Name a smell you love, a smell you hate, and/or a smell you never really notice.
2. Name an interest or hobby you wish more of your friends shared with you.
3. Name something you can teach, that you’d enjoy teaching.
4. What is something you’d really like to learn?
5. What do you do when you’re off-line?
6. Do you sing in the shower? If so, what type of music?
7. Would you rather be a raccoon or a fox? Why?
8. If you had to choose between a million dollars and superpowers, which would you choose?
9. What’s your favorite day and why?
10. What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?
11. To whom would you (or to whom did you) dedicate your first book?

I tag you!

Yes, you.

If you play, let me know.   I’ll add your link in this lovely spot right here:

{ this spot is quite lovely. }

The awesome Danae took the challenge:  http://adventuresintheotherla.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/challenge-tag-youre-it/

The fabulous HuntMode took the challenge: http://chasingrabbitholes.com/2013/02/18/just-for-fun/

My favorite Eccentric Lady played along!   http://eccentriclady.com/2013/02/19/tag-youre-it/

The terrific, always-tranquil Kim played too!  http://klling.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/tag-blogging-game-fun/

My favorite public procrastinator took up the challenge! http://procrastinatinginpublic.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/

And it’ll be like I tagged you originally.

See? It’s like I didn’t break any rules at all.

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