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Tagged - I'm it!
My dear friend Peggy Tibbetts, all the way over across the county from me, tagged me for a Meme. You don't have to know what that is, but the thing is, I had to post 8 random facts about myself on one of my blogs, that you probably don't care to read, then I tag someone else to do the same thing. I've tagged YOU! You HAVE to do it or else I'll haunt you the rest of your life. WHEN you do post your 8 random facts, leave a comment on my post here with the URL of YOUR blog post. Oh yeah, and you have to tag 8 more people. Have fun!
Here's mine...
1. I've written this three times now and lost the first two to Google cyberspace. I HATE it when that happens.
1.a (That first 1 doesn't count. ) I believe in magic, fairies, wishes, and dreams.
2. I own a blueberry farm and I don't really care for blueberries. (It was on the property when we bought it.) Anyone want to buy a blueberry bush? We have hundreds. Seriously. I'm tired of dealing with them.
3. I love scary movies, and black and white movies, and classics like Grease, Star Wars (the original), The Amittyville Horror (the original), Jaws, and Poltergeist.
4. I'm afraid of spiders, snakes and rodents, bridges collapsing while I'm on them, elevators plunging to the basement, dying before my kids are grown, and home invasions of Dunkers (long story I can't go into, but I had this crazy scary dream one night involving Dunkers and rifles, and broken telephones) but I'm not afraid of ghosts.
5. I love history. I loved Little House. I love the History Channel. I loved the Clan of the Cave Bear books. I'm pretty sure I COULD do things like that, doing everything by hand, but I'm glad I don't have to.
6. I watch weird TV - stuff some people cringe over. I've been a loyal Survivor fan since day one. The Amazing Race is fun if there's nothing else on. I also watch Lost and Ghost Whisperer, and Ghost Hunters. Fun stuff! I loved the X-Files. I've also watched All My Children for 18 years. (Not every day, but thanks to digital recorders I can watch the whole week's worth in one day. Where's the remote?)
7. I like to play. I can remember swinging on my swing set in my grandma's back yard and thinking that I never wanted to grow up. I've tried to hold onto that. I like to dig in the dirt looking for fairy stones (a phenomenon here in VA), I like to scare the cat so his tail gets all fluffy and he jumps three feet in the air, I like to throw water balloons and shoot hoops (just a few; I get tired), I still like to swing, I like to dirtsurf, and build sand castles. If the kids are around to join me, well, all the better!
8. I would live in jeans if I could...oh wait, I do.
Okay, now it's your turn: Colleen, Debi, Amy H, Amy T, Marion, Lorraine, Chris, and Jim.
Check out the links to the other lucky people I tagged...there's some great stuff out there. You'll be entertained, I promise. (And when you tag your 8, try to do the same and link them up.) Don'tchaloveme?
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Comment by Peggy Tibbetts on June 11, 2007 at 4:54pm
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Blueberries! I LOVE blueberries!
Great list!
Here's a blog secret, compose the text in word copy and paste into notepad THEN copy and paste into your blog. Saves a lot of headaches.
Thanks for playing!
Peggy
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Comment by Colleen Avelli on June 10, 2007 at 9:04am
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Alright, I did it...took me 4 times to get the URL's right!!!
See my 8 at book place /profile/celticscribe
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Tummy Tuck Anyone?
I've still got until Feb 26 to learn all I can from the 30 days of free lessons from Lynda.com , which Adobe offered when I purchased Adobe Photoshop CS4.Today, I stumbled upon a neat one that does virtual tummy tucks. They show a man with a hefty belly. After a few magic software adjustments, he's looking mighty lean.
Hmm, maybe I'll get out some of my photos and see about a tummy tuck here and there. It's a painless operation. All it takes is some brain strain and a few clicks here and there.
Would you also like to be a patient? Who knows, maybe I could get a whole waiting room going. I promise not to charge as much as a regular plastic surgeon. (G)
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I can't help but marvel at all the people who walk down the street or drive with a cell phone stuck to the ear. Whatever do they have to talk about for so long?It's particularly mystifying to me, since I rarily use my iPhone as a phone. I take photos with it, check my email, and do all sorts of other things instead. The DH and I communicate back and forth on my cell while I'm at work, I'll call other members of the family about plans, or I'll use the phone for long distance calling, but that's about it. I always have a huge amount of units rolled over to the next month.
On the other hand, I'm constantly on the computer using the email feature to communicate with friends, promote my books, arrange book signings, learn all sorts of things, swap jokes, and various other reasons. Somehow email seems more civilized. I'm not demanding someone instantly talk to me. I'm allowing that person to respond when it's convenient, with the understanding that I'm receiving the same courtesy.
Some people say that email has taken away from the personalization of communicating. Maybe, but I tend to believe that even though I don't hear that other person's voice, I'm actually sharing a lot more. I don't know about you, but I tend to reveal more about myself when I write than when I speak.
It's your turn. Tell us, do you prefer cell phone communication over email? Or, maybe you use them equally?
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How Silly Can They Be
Twice in the same day I saw women walking Downtown wearing shoulder bags facing their backs. I also saw women wearing boots with high pointy heels. It's winter in Illinois, snowy, icy and slippery. How silly can they be?Guys are not excempt from doing silly things. What about putting house or car keys in the coat pocket and leaving the coat in another room at a party? keys have a habit of falling out. Coats have been known to go off with the wrong owners.
When you write, do you let your characters do silly things? Do they do them as a matter of habit or as a mistake? Depending on the answer and the skill of the author, the reader can look on your character as ridiculous or endearing. It's fun to create a quirky character, but the challenge is in not making the person seem too dumb.
What about you? As a reader, do you enjoy it when a character does silly things? What would seem too silly?
As a writer, do you let one of your characters do silly things? On a regular basis? Maybe only once, but it turns out to be once too many?
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Rascal's Blog
I told Rascal to wait, but she's an impatient one. So, today, I'm helping her with her blog. She wants everyone to know about the new children's lesson book I'm creating with her as the star. The trouble is when I'm working on it, she has a habit of wanting me to step away from the computer and pay attention to her.
I've got to head for work now. We need the money to keep those treats coming!
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