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Kim tagged me. She also said that I'm not allowed to say "consider yourself tagged if you're reading this," but I'm a disobedient soul. So, consider yourself tagged.

1. Who is your favorite Disney villain? The crocodile in Peter Pan. (When you hear me humming "Never Smile at a Crocodile," you know I'm bored out of my mind.)
2. What one fear do you wish you could overcome? I'm very, very, very much afraid of confrontations, which has led to being very, very, very much taken-for-granted. 

3. What's your dessert at your last meal? Spicy, heavily-likkered-up fruitcake. 
4. If you had the chance now, would you date your high school crush? No.
5. If cost were no object, where would you build your dream home? Monterey, California, overlooking the sea.
6. Any sound can wake you up in the morning --- what is it? A recording of Gabriel Faure's "Sicilienne" from Pelléas et Mélisande. (Listen here...)
7. What is your dream pet? Marlo, the cat I lost in 1992. 
8. You can commit any crime and get away with it.  What would it be? Unilaterally appealing Citizens United. Corporations are not people.
9. Who is your favorite hero of fiction? Jo March. I know it's a cliche, but there it is.
10. You have your own knitting store.  What is it called? I don't feel clever today, but I would want to use Emily Dickinson's poem, "Autumn - overlooked my knitting" as a theme, somehow.

Autumn — overlooked my Knitting –
Dyes — said He — have I –
Could disparage a Flamingo –
Show Me them — said I –

Cochineal — I chose — for deeming
It resemble Thee –
And the little Border — Dusker –
For resembling Me –

11. Eleven questions, or an even dozen? Ten, one for each finger.

my brain hurts - a.k.a a meme to simulate content

I saw this one at Pooch's blog - The things I've done are in green.


1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched lightening at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square (on New Year's Eve! Twice!)
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Rode an elephant

I promise some actual content soon. Promise.

two of my sister-knitters did it, so I did too.

Well now. Two of my friends did this one - Kim and Bridget. How could I resist? Only my ears are pierced (one hole per ear - I'm such an old fuddy-duddy), but if I were to pierce something else, it would, indeed, be an eyebrow. Eyebrow rings are beautiful!
Hmmm.
(However, that last part is wrong wrong wrong. I'm way too reclusive to let just anyone with an eyebrow ring get close.)

You Are an Eyebrow Piercing

You are unique, quirky, and more than a little eccentric. You cultivate the weirder sides of your personality, and you don't mind sharing them. Ever since you were a kid, you've had strong opinions. You've never been like everyone else, and you're okay with that. And you've always been able to tell people exactly what you think - even when they don't want to hear it. You love to create, dream, imagine, and communicate. You live in your own universe. And unlike most people who live in their own little world, you're happy to invite anyone in!

What Piercing Are You?

never smile at a crocodile

I got this one from Kim. She says she isn't sure how she feels about this one. Well, neither do I... Is this one saying I'm the world's Peter Pan?
(Here's something you probably don't know about me. When I find myself humming "never smile at a crocodile," it's time for me to examine what I'm doing. Really examine. Because chances are, I'm off in Neverland...)

You Act Like You Are 35 Years Old

You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste
of success and true love, but you want more! You're responsible, wise, and have enough experience to understand
a lot of the world. You're at the point in your life where you understand yourself pretty well.You are figuring out what you
want...and how to get it!

What Age Do You Act?

six word memoir

I've been tagged by sunt_lacrimae_rerum (Gubbinal), who read it on the blog of The Little Professor. (NPR has a slideshow of some good ones, and a book of these mini-memoirs, Not Quite What I Was Planning, has been published.) Here are the directions:

• 1. Write your own six word memoir.
• 2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you’d like.
• 3. Link to the person that tagged you in your post and to this original post if possible so we can track it as it travels across the blogosphere.
• 4. Tag five more blogs with links.

Here's mine:

Wrong choice, wrong reason? Drink tea.

Let's see... I will tag Knitnana, Anna, Kellli, OfTroy, and LICraftgal.

Edited 3.25.09 - Sarah, The Reading Knitter, wants to play, too!

Tagged!

Anna (Knit-Write) tagged me for a meme:

Open the book you're currently reading to page 161 and read the fifth sentence on the page, then think of 5 bloggers to tag.

I'm reading The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor: "They started off through a field of rough yellow weeds to the hog pen, a five-foot boarded square full of shoats, which they intended to ease him over into."

I'll tag Kim, Sallee, Bridget, Caitlin, and Silvermoonrani (all of whom just love to be tagged...)

Scattergories

Bridget had this on The Ravell'd Sleave, and I decided to tag myself.

Here are the rules:

* Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the questions.
* They MUST be real places, names, things ... NOTHING made up!
* If you can't think of anything, skip it.
* You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.
* If your name happens to start with the same letter as mine, sorry, but you can't use my answers!


My name: Melanie

1. Famous Singer/Band: Melanie!
2. Four letter word: marmoset
3. Street: Madison Avenue
4. Color: magenta
5. Gifts/Presents: Moleskine
6. Vehicle: monorail
7. Things in a Souvenir Shop: messenger bag
8. Boy Name: Mordechai
9. Girl Name: Molly
10. Movie Title: Manchurian Candidate
11. Drink: merlot
12. Occupation: (gangster's) moll
13. Celebrity: John Malkovich
14. Magazine: Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion
15. U.S. City: Monterey
16. Pro Sports Teams: Mets
17. Fruit: mulberry
18. Reason for Being Late for Work: mercerized thread got tangled and I just can't leave it like that ...
19. Something You Throw Away: mustard packets
20. Things You Shout: MERDE!
21. Cartoon Character: Mr. Magoo


I will tag Anna, Paula, and Pixie Girl. Feel free to consider yourself tagged, if you are interested. If you want to do the meme, but don't have a blog, feel free to put your responses in the comments.