so my friend, raj, has tagged me with one of those “eight things we didn’t know about you so you have to blog to us about them” posts. in the spirit of fun, i’ll play along, but i can’t promise you didn’t already know these things. this blog may be public, but the details of my simple life are not.
1. my ideal age is 6 years old. some people wish they were 21 or 18 or 16 again. personally, 6 was one of the best ages ever. no worries. no job. just fun in the sun!
2. i don’t drink soda anymore. well, i have one on occasion, but i have pretty much eliminated soda from my diet. it’s bad for you (even the diet stuff) on all levels. i now drink coffee (only 1 cup a day unless on weekends), juice, water, and tea as my main beverages (in addition to alcohol, but i don’t include that as part of my “diet”).
3. i love astronomy. while i haven’t taken time to explore it fully, i love reading and hearing about all things related to our universe. i’m fascinated by all the things we do not know, and may never know (especially if people don’t realize the need to explore the universe). slowly but surely, it will become a hobby.
4. i’ve lived in england. i was very small, so i don’t remember much. but i’ve got my passport to prove it!
5. i can’t give blood because of #4. you can’t give blood if you lived in the UK “for 3 months or more from Jan 1 1980 – Dec 31 1996″ (quote from american red cross blood donation guidelines). apparently, the bacteria that causes mad cow can lay dormant and be transmitted via transfusions.
6. i don’t have a favorite color. i like all colors, and i get the in mood for certain colors at certain times. but really, i don’t have one consistent favorite.
7. i can make curtains. i consider myself fairly resourceful, and decently crafty. plus, curtains really aren’t that difficult. they just take time (which i don’t typically devote to making curtains lol).
8. i would really love to take up painting, particularly with acrylics and oils. i loved painting in art classes when i was a kid (even up through high school), but never really pursued it. i adore art, and would love to have another medium in which to express myself.
so there you have it. somehow, i came up with a few things. perhaps you learned something. perhaps you didn’t. either way, at least it’s a blog entry lol.
