Jan 11 2010
12 Things
The beautiful and talented Lucy at {a black pepper} tagged me for this project “10 Things You Don’t Know About Me”… and it was hard to come up with a list, but I thought I would give it a try. Perhaps it should be called “10 Things Some of You Might Not Know About Me”. Since I divulged some of this information on Flickr late last week, I thought I would add an extra two especially for the blog
1 – One of the reasons that I took up knitting in 2003 was because I am always cold. I wear knits year round because I work in the cold environment of a basement archive, so shawls, mitts, and cardigans are always on hand.
2 – I don’t wear much jewelry. I usually wear a simple meaningful necklace (a
souvenir or a gift to remind me of a place or a person) and my wedding band.
3 – I have my ears pierced twice in each ear, but haven’t worn earrings since my sister’s wedding in October 2008. I don’t think that the holes have closed though.
4 – One of my goals for 2010 is to learn Spanish. I am using Rosetta Stone (a generous Christmas/anniversary gift from Kris) and am really enjoying it so far.
5 – I have several friends from Spanish-speaking countries who promise that they will practice with me once I become more conversational.
6 – I am hoping to travel more through South America. I loved our Peru trip in 2007 so much that I want to go back. Argentina and Chile are next on the list.
7 – I was homeschooled for two years when I was young – 4th and 5th grade – and went back to regular school in 6th grade.
8 – I have recently become (a little) obsessed with 2 games on Kris’s Xbox: Peggle and Kingdom for Keflings.
9 – I am not a phone or a gadget person… I was a late adopter for cell phones, and still use a “pay as you go” service. However, I will admit to
using Kris’s Blackberry on occasion for checking the web…
10 – I recently started a sprout garden – I use the sprouts for green smoothies and for salad toppings. My favorites (so far) have been the French lentils.
11 – The album officially “drops” tomorrow, but I have been listening to the new Vampire Weekend constantly on NPR’s Music site. Wow. I loved the first one so much, and this second one is amazing. The one that stays with me the most is “Diplomat’s Son”. Total win.
12 – I became a vegetarian when I was 14 years old. I was never a big meat eater, but after seeing the movie Babe, I switched. Yeah, I know that pigs don’t really talk, but that movie did help me realize a few things. Additionally, I switched to a vegan diet after my struggles with Lyme disease in 2008. You never know when and how those life-changing moments are going to come!
Care to share your own list? I would love to read…




















