Personal News
I have been tagged. The rules of the game are:
- Post 10 random things about yourself.
- Choose five people to tag and a reason you chose them and make sure to tell them.
- Don’t tag the person who tagged you.
Ramblin’ with Roger has tagged me and in the process, invited me into this fun game. He tagged me so that I would write more personal information about myself in this blog. So here goes.
1 – I have an extreme phobia of ants and they have just invaded my house. I spent most of last night imagining there were ants on my feet when there were none and the rest of the time trying to exterminate the ants that were there. I don’t mind snakes, spiders, bees, worms, or any other creepy crawler, but ants really freak me out.
2 – When I was in eighth grade, I went to France for three weeks for a student exchange program. For three of those days I stayed in a hotel room by myself in Paris (the chaperon was next door). This was my first private hotel room.
3 – I have lived in 6 states and visited almost every state in the country. I have only missed California, Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, and Oregon.
4 – My favorite author is L.J. Smith, who writes teen fantasy/romance novels where humans and mythical creatures (usually vampires or witches) fall in love.
5 – I love trying new foods. I will try one bite of any food you put in front of me. This does not include Fear Factor type foods.
6 – One of my favorite activities is driving. Although this passion has been curbed (literally) by the steep gas prices, going on a drive with no destination or time frame is heaven in my eyes.
7 – I started reading when I was three years old and haven’t stopped since. Actually, I was able to read before I could tie my shoes.
8 – My first job was cleaning rat cages at the University of New England. I was eleven years old and four times a week I had to feed, water, and change the bedding in the rats cages. Definitely not the most glamorous job, but I learned never to put off something that should be done today until tomorrow unless you want bad things to happen. In this case, having an extremely smelly rat room.
9 – On the first real day of Summer (meaning the first Monday with no school) between 3rd and 4th grade, I was playing on the jungle gym with a friend. She climbed on my shoulders and we were pretending to be acrobats. This was fun until we lost our balance and she fell on my left arm, breaking it right below the elbow. Six weeks later, I feel in a pool with my cast. Worst summer ever.
10 – I was a girl scout for six years.
Ok, now I am supposed to tag five people. Unfortunately, I do not know five other bloggers to tag. So instead, here are three student assistants that I worked with at the New York State Library – Library Nerd, Laura Beane and After the Bar.
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