Okay…here goes the meme thing.
1. I don’t know how to pronounce meme. Is it “mee-mee”, or is it “mem”?
2. I’m left-handed.
3. I graduated summa cum laude with a degree in History and Political Science. I’m also a member of various honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa. In fact, I was one of six juniors in my college class invited to join Phi Beta Kappa a year earlier than usual. The first thing I did after the Phi Beta Kappa induction ceremony was to teach my husband (then boyfriend) the secret Phi Beta Kappa handshake even though he was not a member of that organization. But don’t tell anyone okay?
4. I’m currently between favorite ice cream flavors. For years, my favorite ice cream flavor was Breyers Mint Chocolate Chip. And it had to be BREYERS — none of that fake green colored mint chocolate chip, if you know what I mean. But this year Breyers changed their chocolate chips to something that tastes processed and waxy and fake, and it’s JUST RUINED. I’m at a loss now, as to how to handle my mint chocolate chip ice cream needs, and I’m secretly hoping that eventually Breyers will realize their mistake and go back to their original chocolate chip recipe — kind of like when Coke tried to sell that New Coke crap a few decades ago to compete with Pepsi and everyone complained so they went back to their original Coke syrup and that’s how we ended up with Coca-Cola Classic. So, if anyone hears about Breyers Mint Chocolate Chip Classic, please let me know.
5. Lord Voldemort and I share the same birthday. But other than that, we have absolutely nothing in common.
6. I am a published poet. I have one poem published in an anthology and stacks of other poems that need to be sent out for publication. The reason I haven’t sent any poems out is that I suffer from Cover-Letter-Itis — a tragic condition in which every time I try to write a cover letter to accompany some of my poems, I collapse into a catatonic state of fear. But I’m working on it.
7. I quit smoking last summer, and this spring I discovered that none of my summer clothes fit. I had to go up a pant-size. I was a bit depressed about that until I went on my annual writing-retreat last week, where all my fabulous poet friends told me that my weight gain served me well. That I no longer looked so scrawny. That now I look…get ready for this…JUICY! That’s the ultimate beauty of hanging out with poets. You get so much more than the standard “yeah, but it looks good on you” kind of compliment. So, I’ve been wandering around since then, reveling in my apparent JUICY-ness.
Life is good.
So, there you have it, 7 random things about me, right off the top of my head. Thus ends my first “mee-mee” or “mem” or whatever it is. And now I shall tag: Robinella, Ami, and Andie. And a special thanks to Katherine for tagging me. That was fun.
Juicy! That has got to be the absolute BEST compliment ever! I love it!
I think we all need to look in our mirrors and tell ourselves how juicy we are, every morning.
Hey Weaver…I’d like to tag you here in the comments section. Wanna do the meme? It’s fun.
I had the same meme questions and I found this answer:
(Pronounced “meem”) An idea, thought or piece of information that is passed from generation to generation through imitation and behavioral replication. Coined by Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book “The Selfish Gene,” memes and memetics are the cultural counterpart to the biological study of genes and genetics. Using the evolution analogy, Dawkins observed that human cultures evolve via “contagious” communications in a manner similar to the gene pool of populations over time.
Very Scholarly, no? lol
The midwives I studied with in California used to refer to juicy women and juicy vibes. That usage of that word is sentimental to me. Are there words that are sentimental to you like that?
Thanks for the info, Katherine. Is it safe to say, then, that the phenomenon of blogging is a type of meme?
Were you a midwife? The only word that feels nostalgic to me right now is…well…juicy.