Tagged

Photo taken at Joshua Tree a few years ago.

Traveling kindred spirit Kerstin bestowed a Thinking Blogger Award upon me recently and I would like to pass the honor on.  Frida, Popeye, Sunny & Mati are just a few that give me regular food for thought...you can find them all on my links list in the right sidebar.  Thank you Kerstin!

I was also recently tagged by dear Mati.  These are the rules that have been passed along to me:

Rules:
1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.
2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
3. People who are tagged write their own blog post about their eight things and include these rules.
4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged and that they should read your blog.

Eight things

1. I am a great big coward when it comes to the dentist.  Cleaning, fillings - you name it, I dread it.
2. I sometimes have an overwhelming urge to yank cell phones from people who insist on talking - particularly with headsets - while they are shopping at Whole Foods Market.  When they keep talking on the phone while they are being checked out, it really makes my head spin.  I know I should just accept it, because it is a fact of life in LA, but it makes me crazy.  I find it unbelievably rude.
3. My favorite thing in the world right now is a fairly new pair of Adidas sweatpants (black with white stripes along the side) that I wear every morning while I eat breakfast and read the paper.  On the Adidas website they are called Supergirl Pants.
4. I have not had TV in more than five years.  I have a television to watch movies, but no cable hookup.  I also do not have a microwave oven.
5. If I could go anywhere in the world, I would go here.
6. I am not usually a "collector", but lately I have not been able to resist the Doll House sculptures at Sushipot Art Objects on Etsy.  Four of these intriguing pieces are on my studio wall, and I am sure I will be adding to the series.
7. I lived in Jacksonville, NC when I was in the 3rd, 4th and 5th grades, and every Sunday - without fail - you could always find me at Skate World, roller skating to the Bee Gees and ABBA wearing a variety of flavored Bonne Bell lip glosses.  They had a drink there called the Suicide, which was a mixture of every soda they had, and this was always the beverage of choice for me and my friends.
8. Anything that advertises itself as an artificial substitute of something real, as in "cheese-flavored product", grosses me out.  Why not just buy cheese?

Mati admitted on her Eight Things entry that she hated the part of forwarding a tag, and I do too, so I think I'll be a rebel and skip that part.  Does this mean I'll have bad luck for ten years?   If you are reading this and feel inspired to create your own list, carry on!!

Comments

[mati]

you did it! love it! i feel the same about those damn cell phones at whole foods of all places! geez louise! watch out when you come to sf, we may have to yank some!
xoxo

[hasti]

If I could go anywhere in the world, I would go to USA

[Erika Rae]

At my neighborhood Whole Foods, when I see someone talking on their cell phone, I want to stand right beside then and pretend to talk on my cell phone REALLY LOUDLY. "What?! No, I'm at the grocery store! Oh, can you hear me now?! Do you want dijon mustard or plain?!..."

I know this is passive aggressive. But it would be oh-so-satisfying.

BTW - my family couldn't afford roller skates, so when I went to the rink I rented the dingy, beat up rental skates - AND PUT MY OWN PINK FROSTED POM POMS ON THEM!

[kelly]

oh my gosh...this cracks me up. we had the skate corral - i wasnt the best skater, but with the banana comb in my back pocket, bonnie bell on my lips and my hankerchief top....life was good. and i was sure when i clicked on the if i could go anywhere link, that a picture of my house was going to pop up! damn it...teehee.

and yes, sushipot rocks!

[Frida]

I'm with you on the TV - I haven't had a TV in my home for seven years (excepting guesthouses where I had no choice). I love DVDs and watch TV series that I really like (The West Wing, Buffy, Six Feet Under) on DVD on my laptop during long evenings here in Afghanistan). The only time I ever owned a microwave was when they were new, about 15 years ago. Less technology is generally my preference, with the exception of computers and internet connection which I couldn't live without.

[Kerstin]

No TV for 5 years, I am almost jealous! Not possible in our house, my husband needs his on-screen news, car/bike and aviation history fixes. At least it means that when we watch a movie we do so in cinema style because our TV is so big.

And I am totally with you on the dentist, I get anxiety attacks before every appointment and have been known to cancel them last minute, which means that it took almost a year to finish treatments that could have been completed in three months.

And now I really should do my list, I was tagged a few weeks ago and yours just reminded me :)

[la vie en rose]

...i remember drinking suicides too...

...and no microwave. if i didn't have a microwave i'd starve seeing as how pretty much everything i eat is raw or microwavable...as you can tell i'm not all that into cooking...

[Cre8Tiva]

i love to learn about the artists i admire...blessings, rebecca

[melissa]

I love these lists...I actually learned something new about you! xoxo