Another meme thing making the rounds....

I'm not quite sure why I decided to do this one...


TEN random things about me:
10. I love all sorts of movies….from horror to drama to musicals to…anything!
09. I was born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
08. I hate to be landlocked for any amount of time.
07. I like to play poker.
06. I love the Christmas/Yuletide season.
05. I’m a poly/bi/fur kitchen wych.
04. Some of my ‘heroes’ are: Ghandi, Mother Theresa, and Jean Vanier
03. I studied to be a minister for half a year, before deciding it wasn’t the right calling for me.
02. I sometimes regret not going for my Master’s and Doctorate in English.
01. I sometimes think about returning to teaching secondary school.


NINE ways to win my heart:
09. Own the O.E.D. … the full one, in bound volumes, not online.
08. Know me well enough to know when to tell me to back down, and when to cheer me on.
07. Believe that the ideal house has a library and a verandah.
06. Have a great sense of humor, one that is varied – delicious, dark, childlike, childish, quirky, odd, witty, wonderful…and puns are welcomed.
05. Love movies and books.
04. Believe that love is what it’s all about.
03. Know how to live in the present.
02. Laugh a lot…Laughter is the balm that soothes the soul.
01. Love music.

EIGHT things I want to do before I die:
08. Learn photography, including developing my own black & white pics.
07. Write something of quality that gets published.
06. Get married.
05. Travel outside of North/South America.
04. Make a quilt.
03. Volunteer in ways that contribute to my community.
02. Learn to paint and draw well.
01. Make afghans or blankets for all my nieces and nephews.

SEVEN places I want to visit:
07. Switzerland, especially the Interlaken area.
06. Scotland, specifically Edinburgh, Ben Nevis, Iona, and the Moray coast (in particular Moray, Banffshire, Aberdeenshire).
05. New York City.
04. Newfoundland.
03. India.
02. Tibet.
01. Italy.

SIX things I don't like:
06. Hypocrisy
05. Lies
04. Betrayal
03. Cruelty
02. Determined Stupidity.
01. No win situations.

FIVE things I'm afraid of:
05. Dying alone.
04. Large numbers of Insects.
03. Being severely burned by fire.
02. Having a chronic painful or debilitating illness with no cure.
01. Having my home broken into.

FOUR of my favorite items in my bedroom:
04. My Toot and Puddle plushies
03. My picture of a lion.
02. My Winnie the Pooh and Paddington Bear books.
01. My quilt.

THREE things I do everyday:
03. Talk to my cats.
02. Talk to myself.
01. Connect in some way with nature.

TWO Things I am trying not to do right now:
02. Eat junk food.
01. Be rude to people that I don’t want to talk with right now.

ONE person I love:
01. My mom.