Now, Day 14

In which I rely on a meme to fill in for pictures.

Christina tagged me, and it has been so long since I did a meme, and she is such a sweetie, that I had to comply!  The trick is to tell you ten things about me that you don't already know.  This may take a while as I'm pretty wide open on my blog, but you'll think I just zipped this list off since you're reading it after I'm done.  Does that make any sense?  I just woke up from a nap, so I can't be sure.

1. I used to prefer cats to dogs.  I thought cats were cooler because they're more independent and aloof.  Now I wouldn't trade for a cat for anything.  Anyhow, I've got little Coco, who is sort of like a cat.  Not the independent and aloof part, but the sit-on-my-lap-while-I'm-reading part.

2.  Even though I have a nice big desk in my home office, I usually write in my comfy chair.  I've got enough room for a cat-dog to sit with me in my chair (which, yes, I'm sitting in right now!).

3.  I have a scar on my right knee from getting stitches after I dropped a glass bottle when I was a young girl.  My mom was having a tag sale when it started to rain.  I was helping bring stuff in, dropped the bottle, got cut, saw the blood and ran and hid in the bathroom for a while.  My white knee sock turned bright red.  It was gruesome and wonderful the way wounds can be when one is a little girl.

4.  I'm reading Tony Horowitz's Confederates in the Attic on the recommendation of a friend.  I may teach it in my war-themed Composition 102 class.  It's time for me to replace A Star Called Henry.  Suite Francaise is in the running, but then I'll have too much material about World War II.

5.  If I don't make the bed in the morning, I feel like chaos may ensue.

6.  I was born in a blizzard.  Don't fret, my father was able to drive my mother to the hospital in plenty of time for my arrival.  

7.  I have always believed that I am a laid-back person.  Neal informs me that I have a terrible temper.  I'm not sure I agree.

8.  Live performances, especially plays, especially Shakespeare's plays, are the most satisfying form of entertainment to me.

9.  I was once a runway model, if you count a runway in a mall. 

10.  I daydream a lot.  One of the reasons I like spinning and weaving so much is for the productive daydream time.  Is it still daydreaming if your body is working?

Phew!  That took a really long time, and now I have to take my dogs for a walk.  Cats don't generally require walks, which is nice when it's cold or rainy or a girl just feels like getting back to that nap.  I usually see something cool on my walks, though, which is nice on any day!  

If you read this and want to play, consider yourself tagged!