7 things about me

Here it is. Advergirl does a meme.

This one was hard to resist. Ad Broad, the self-proclaimed oldest working writer in advertising, made me do it: she was asked to reveal 7 things about herself and challenge 7 people – including me, it turns out - to do the same.

After 5 years of typing and talking, there’s not much you don’t know (well, not much you don’t know that I’m willing to tell you), but here’s a shot at seven new things:

1. The Reverend Jimmy Baker’s ex-cell mate – Roger Nelson - taught me how to skydive. He was something of a lightning rod for legend and innuendo before he was sentenced to five years in federal prison for drug smuggling. But, he came out a reformed man. Preaching Jesus and skydiving at a Skydive Chicago, a dropzone he ran with his kids (his first DZ, incidentally, was called Skydive Sandwich – a name that I find delightful).


2. I was co-chair of the College Republicans, a collector of Nixon memorabilia and such a big fan of William F. Buckley, Jr. that the only password I’d use for years was WFBJR. Now, of course, I am a socialist.


3. My first cat was an outdoor beast named Mama Cat. She would come from anywhere in the neighborhood when I whistled Duke Ellington (It don’t mean a thing) for her.


4. I have a trunk of saved love letters. From as far back as summer camp. Silly and earnest notes from back when people used pen and paper. (So, watch out ex-es, I’ve got dirt.)


5. Most of the time that I’m in my house, I’m wearing jammies. I claim this is a strategy to protect my clothes from the shedding cadre of pets I share the place with, but, really, I just like jammies.


6. My first job was at a family restaurant called Christies. I waitressed at the coffee counter near the short-order grill (for $20/night) and smelled so awful (from the grease and smoke) at the end of the day that my mother made me change my clothes in the garage. I once stepped in the soup (sitting in a big vat in the walk-in fridge) and we served it anyway. Ew.


7. Somehow I got halfway through college without ever learning how to cook. So, I turned to TV for the answers. Starting with scrambled eggs, I learned everything I know about cooking from a year of watching FoodTV. Now, I make the best enchiladas and mac and cheese you’ll ever eat. (Incidentally, I also never learned how to apply eyeliner or use a lawnmower. The former I picked up by trial and ERROR; the latter – eh, I mulched my yard).

OK, now it's my turn to tag people, asking them to share 7 things about themselves. Many of my usual suspects have already answered, but here are other bloggers I'd love to know better:

Kyle Lacy
Erin Joan
Carrie Krebbecks
Shannin Brooks
Dirk Singer
Daniel Pink
David Taylor

Comments

[Ad Broad]

Thanks for graciously taking up the challenge. Very, very interesting. So. You skydive! Now everything else makes sense ;)

[Kyle Lacy]

Okay.. Thanks for tagging me and now I must return the favor. :-)