Nicole tagged me for this meme a while ago. Ten interesting things about myself, huh? I'm not sure there's anything that you can't find out by reading my archives and About page, not that I'm suggesting you subject yourself to that.
It's been ages since I've done any kind of meme, and since I'm kind of at a loss for blog material right now (because the only things I can blog about are apt to bite me in the ass later) I'll go ahead and do it. I may need to call on Allan to help me. That's how dry I am.
After the jump, then, are ten interesting things about me.
1) I got a C in photography class my senior year of college. Believe it...or not.
2) When I was 16, I went to the Soviet Union for a "Mission of Peace" sponsored by the United Methodist Church. I have an FBI file because of it.
3) One of my high school boyfriends was from Yugoslavia. He had bigger hair than I did.
4) I traveled around Europe on my own for three weeks when I was 20.
5) Sometimes I believe that my marriage to a Frenchman was kind of like my destiny, because I was interested in all things international from a young age.
6) I minored in Spanish in college. (See what I mean?)
7) My favorite song to play on the piano was Solfeggietto, by C.P.E. Bach. (No, that's not me. Here's another - better? - version. Still not me.)
8) I forgot what 8 was for.
9) I'm going to my 15th college reunion in about a week's time. It's my first class reunion, ever. My 20th high school reunion is later this year, and I think I'll go to that. And yes, I was on the 5-year plan.
10) When I go to France in three weeks, I may very well sign up to use the fleet of electric cars that La Rochelle has had available for the past eight years. Link is in French; here is one in English.
Woo! I did it without Allan's help! And I'm not tagging anyone.
I forgot what 8 was for... now I will be whistling the femmes today.
Interesting list. Can't wait to see about the reunions.
Posted by: melanie | May 24, 2007 at 10:18
Not a word about your culinary skills, your wine skills, your journalistic skills, or your skills at being one of my dear friends. You sell yourself short. There's more.....
Posted by: The CEO | May 24, 2007 at 10:48
Very interesting stuff...far more interesting than me. I had several friends that went with their high school Russian language teacher to Russia in the early 90s. I gave them pairs of 501 jeans to sell for me. For some reason now that I'm thinking about it, they never gave me my dang money!!!
Posted by: Michael C | May 24, 2007 at 11:54
You done did good answering your questions.
Lots of travelling in your life. Very interesting.
Posted by: ally bean | May 24, 2007 at 11:54
Tres interessant. I sure wish I could put accent marks on. It offends my sense of perfectionism.
Posted by: Margaret | May 24, 2007 at 12:21
8) I forgot what 8 was for.
LOL
Posted by: Allan | May 24, 2007 at 12:39
hey! i have been without a computer for about a week now. i have missed reading you. could you please e-mail me the alison's starting to happen link? i lost it. we wiped our computer completely clean. lost all pics, files, bookmarkes...fun.
Posted by: rebecca | May 24, 2007 at 15:36
Why was six mad at seven?
Because seven ate nine.
No Food throwing please,
Posted by: anica | May 24, 2007 at 15:58
I'm on the phone with David even as I peruse your pages. I just said to him, "That's IT! 'I forgot what 8 was for.' is one of the 6 million reasons I <3 Alison."
Heh heh. Awwwwwwwwwwwwesome.
Posted by: Denise | May 24, 2007 at 20:49
OK. Just add me to the list of readers curled up in a ball on the floor laughing at "I forgot what 8 was for."
I think I love you.
Posted by: lori houlihan | May 25, 2007 at 09:07