Intermission

I'm working on the second Christmas Jaywalker and Elfine socks, but they look pretty much like the progress pics for the first of each pair, so rather than bore you the same old same old, here is a brief meme intermission...

TEN random things you might not know about me

1. My mother calls me "Petunia"
2. I live at the beach (technically, it's the Jersey Shore.)
3. I once heard Bruce Springsteen playing an impromptu live show in Asbury Park - I was on my balcony, just listening to the Boss.  (My apartment is in the next town over.)
4. I am a voracious reader.  I read 2-3 books per week no matter how busy I am.  I can't be without a book like I can't be without knitting.
5. In Gaelic, my last name means "big mouth."
6. I was voted "most talented" in my Senior Class.  My dream (then) was to be on Broadway.  (Singing in the shower in New Jersey is kind of close...)(Kidding.)
7. I went to college with the intention of being a Lawyer.  I thought it would be like courtroom drama on tv.  When I found out it wasn't, I changed my mind.
8. I love tv, though I don't have much time for it.  My favorite show is still Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
9. I am a terrible clutter bug.  I save everything and must be made to throw things away.
10. Aside from my "day" job, I also lead adult education courses in Leadership Development for 300+ people - it's a huge passion of mine.  I've been leading programs like this for almost 13 years now.

NINE places I've visited

1. St. John, USVI
2. Vancouver, BC
3. San Francisco
4. Las Vegas
5. Charleston, SC
6. Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Spring Break in the 80's, baybee!!)
7. New Orleans
8. Los Angeles

EIGHT ways to win my heart

1. Ask me to tell you about what's happening - and then really listen
2. Make me laugh
3. Wear what I have knit for you
4. Call me just to say hello
5. Let me know something I did made a difference (if it did).
6. Tell me something that really matters to you
7. Tell me about the people you love and why you love them
8. Understand when I just want some time to be quiet and alone and knit for a while.

SEVEN things I want to do before I die

1. Write a book
2. Own my own business
3. Design and knit my own sweater - and love it.
4. Do live theatre again
5. Visit Europe
6. Get married
7. Go on a shopping spree and not have to worry about money

SIX things I'm afraid of

1. The dark
2. Driving in the rain
3. Driving in the snow/ice
4. The Dentist
5. Clowns
6. The dark

FIVE things I don't like

1. Shoveling Snow
2. Chores and Housework
3. Trying on clothes
4. Veal
5. Collard Greens

FOUR ways to turn me off

1. Lie to me
2. Don't listen when I'm talking
3. Operate with no integrity
4. Don't bathe

THREE things I do every day

1. Tell Marc I love him
2. Think about my family
3. Knit

TWO things that make me happy

1. Knitting
2. My nieces and nephews

ONE thing on my mind right now

1. How in the hell I am going to finish all my Holiday knitting...

Comments

[jennifer]

how cool to get to know you better! as a kid, the only beach i thought existed was the jersey shore so it sounds good to this land-locked-mama. hang in there and enjoy your holiday knitting, no matter what the FO pile looks like in a few weeks, it will all surely be loved!
p.s. i still have a night-light

[Cara]

Jealous doesn't even begin to cut it....

[Carole]

I love this meme because it's just cool to read stuff about people, ya know? And I went to Ft. Lauderdale for Spring Break, too, in 1986!

[Stephanie]

Fabulous information. Thanks for sharing. I'm with you on the last one! Grrr.

[Donna]

awww.... petunia is so cute! I love your new glasses, they are great! I want a new pair too. I can't believe how much you read. That is awesome. I find my reading gets pushed aside in favor of the knitting, of course!

[margene]

OK, time to stop with the Holiday knitting. If you don't enjoy it isn't worth doing. It is neat to learn more about blog pals...great list!

[Maureen]

I Love those new glasses...they look great on you. The socks are wonderful. I really liked the cable scarf. Thanks for listing the link.