So, I have the term "meme" set up on Google Alerts. Guess what has become a widespread pandemic? The 8 things meme, that's what. Here are the rules, thanks to Blanket in the Grove:
- Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
- People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
- At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
- Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.
Okay, here are some of the latest examples:
"My first meme-thanks for the tag Ms. Guide AND Ms. Bay
Here are the rules:
1. Let others know who tagged you.
2. Players start with 8 random facts about themselves.
3. Those who are tagged should post these rules and their 8 random facts.
4. Players should tag 8 other people and notify them they have been tagged.Eight totally random facts:
1. Yentl is one of my favorite movies: that “Papa can you hear me?” kills me every time.
2. I wake up everyday around 7am, naturally, no alarm. Usually well rested and ready to spring into my day! Crazy, I know.
3. If I could have a dog [which I can't; I'm allergic], I’d like it to be Gromit.
4. Autumn is my favorite season. Tart apples, cinnamon, pumpkin pie [minus the crust]; red and gold trees; the air crisp and fine; my birthday [which I celebrate for the whole month]: these are a few of my favorite things.
5. I haven’t met a fast enough roller coaster.
6. Last year, in a yoga class, I did a one handed handstand.
7. I love the sea. The air is fresher, the weather is better and there's sea glass: glass smoothed down to a gemstone.
8. And for my final totally random factoid: I’m a Star Trek fan. Old Trek, yes. New Trek-even better. Yup, I find it soothing. Here’s an imagined earth where there’s no money nor poverty nor disease; people can pursue exploration solely for pleasure. And no allergies or asthma. Ok, let the teasing commence.
I tag:
Love Me Gluten Free
One Frugal Foodie
Peanut Free
Allergic Diner
Food Allergy Queen"
"Soha El-Borno of Wild Apricot tagged me to participate in the 8 Random Facts About Me Meme. I think I've done this before so if you've been reading here for awhile, I'm probably repeating myself.
First the rules:
1) Post these rules before you give your facts
2) List 8 random facts about yourself
3) At the end of your post, choose (tag) 8 people and list their names, linking to them
4) Leave a comment on their blog, letting them know they've been tagged
Then the facts:
1. Before I started blogging, podcasting, and consulting for nonprofits, I worked for six years at an arts education nonprofit teaching autobiographical writing to San Francisco public middle school students using storytelling and theater.
2. My favorite books when I was growing up were Harriet the Spy, My Side of the Mountain, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and the biographies of Virginia Dare and Sacajewea.
3. My best friend in grade school used to call me Birt. My best friend from college called me Britthead because of my big hair. She still calls me BH.
4. I had a lot of food allergies growing up, including chocolate. I used to crush candy bars inside their wrappers at the grocery store 'cause I couldn't eat them. Nice, huh?
5. My maiden name is Aageson (Bravo is my husband's name). Because of the double "A", I had to sit in the first seat in the first row in school. On the first day, when the teacher would call roll, they would always look at the student list, raise their eyebrows and then say, "Britt . . . . .?" so they wouldn't have to pronounce my last name.
6. My favorite colors are orange and red.
7. I worked at Mystic Seaport for a little while after college where one of my jobs was presenting a slide show about whaling, including a harpoon demonstration. Lemme know if you need to know anything about baleen.
8. I majored in Sociology at Vassar. My thesis was about the increased interest in holistic health as a social movement.
I'm tagging:
Vale of Evening Fog
Playing Hooky
Into the Studio
HappyKatie
Minkgirl Muses
Waiting for a Train
ext337
Fake Plastic Fish"
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