randomness

The sweet and talented Marnie tagged me to participate in a meme and share some random bits about myself.  Here goes...

I got my driver's license without ever stopping at a red light, driving over 45 MPH or navigating an on-off ramp...  I grew up and learned to drive on an island without highways, without traffic lights.  My off-island drive skills have improved dramatically, though I've been known to run red lights because all directions were clear.

I find it nearly impossible to focus my efforts in any one place, on any one thing...  even at my liberal arts college I even selected the most interdisciplinary major so that I could study a bit of this and a bit of that.  It's made for a wide range of experiences and applications, but there are times I wish I could find a focal point.

While studying in Costa Rica I received a package in the mail that contained a turkey baster and nothing else... a practical joke that spanned continents during the semester my college roommates and I studied abroad.  My Costa Rican classmates didn't quite get the humor.  I'm not sure that I really do now, but at the time, there couldn't have been a better care package.

I once won a track and field award for 'Unsung Hero'... my high school was small and we often competed against other small schools.  Invariably we had track meets where there were not enough competitors to win the top three slots in each event.  I filled in.  Running hurdles, even though I had no idea how to actually clear a hurdle.  Throwing a shotput that I could just barely lift.  You get the picture.

I wear shoes almost all the time... I do not like to go barefoot.  Not one bit.  My barefoot-loving mother thinks this is freakish, and has stated disbelief that I'm actually her daughter.  I feel the exact same way about my barefoot-loving daughter.  I'm thinking that this barefoot-loving sickness must skip a generation.

So... there you have it.  If you're interested in playing along, share five random bits about yourself.  You can tag five others to play too, but I'm leaving it optional.  I get a little chain letter angst when I think too hard about memes.

Comments

[Grace]

Thank you for sharing ... totally made me smile. I have been tagged for this meme so many times, and I haven't done it. I really should. Although I have a bit of meme burnout from the ol' Encyclopedia of Me still. Oh, well, one should not be a poor sport. LOL.

[emily]

the driving one is my favorite. though the barefoot one comes in at a close second. what about on the beach? in the summer? do you wear sandals?

[knit, crochet, stitch, stick]

Thanks for sharing, you made me smile.

I love to be barefoot, only in certain conditions though...eg grass, sand... etc.

[em.s]

your feet have never seen the sunlight? i dont know how long that would last under our australian sun!!!