Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Of Poodles, Pasta, And Tags


Once again I have been deluged in lovely awards by lovely people!

First:


The Versatile Blogger Award by the wonderful Clare of  Come Further Up!  I've already gotten this award, actually, but I don't mind doing it again.  I shan't pass it on, though, because I'm too lazy and I have seized on an excuse-- because it seems like overkill, since I've done it already.

The rules are to list seven random things about myself.

1.  I can go from long-faced and acting as if I'm under a vow of silence to hyper, talk-till-I'm-out-of-breath in about twenty minutes.  I can compare myself to a rollercoaster with much accuracy.

2.  I rather enjoy writing a lot of my English assignments - interpretive essays, some book analyses, a lot of the essay questions on the tests, etc.  I guess that's weird, isn't it?  One is not supposed to like such things. *grins*

3.  I have a thing for butterflies.  And peacocks, which is kinda awkward considering they symbolize vanity and pride.

4.  I have fuzzy brown hair which has been described by three people as looking like a poodle.  One of these people was my best friend. I now keep my poodle firmly braided or bunned. 
(Yes, I know "bunned" isn't a word -- that is, it wasn't till I made it up just now.)

5.  I can never fall asleep until 11:45 PM, and sometimes not until even later.  I blame it on the Puerto Rican party girl blood in me.  (Note: I am not to be described as a party girl.  Just half of my blood is.)

6.  The Italian half of me likes pasta.  A lot.  As a matter of fact, the Puerto Rican half of me likes pasta too.  All of me likes it.  Pasta is bliss.  I don't think you really cared to know that, did you?...

7.  My dream job is to be a librarian.  I even have the cliche spectacles and top-knot.

I was also given two awards by the Mad Elvish Poet, whom I mentally designate "Mep."  It's the initials of her pseudonym, don't'cha know.



You're supposed to tag five people with these.  Let's see...

Meggy at Magic, Ink, and Dreams (poor Meggy,..I'm always tagging her.)
Emily at Let Beauty Awake
Rosamund at Shoes of Paper ♥ Stockings of Buttermilk (Because I really REALLY love her blog)
The Kindred Spirit at A Trail of Flowers
I can't find a fifth.  Sorry.  Too late at night.  Must get post posted.

All righty then.  I'm done.  Thanks for tagging me, ladies. :)

3 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for awarding me!!! In return, might I note that peacocks are a symbol of Christ, also? I was relieved to discover this because confirmation sponsor tells me that I always remind her of peacock feathers and gives me fans bedecked with them. Comforting to know about the Christian symbolism! (Actually, the historical museum at which I work has five little peachicks, the babies of Henry and Henrietta Peafowl.)

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  2. Catholic author Flannery O'Connor was a big fan of peacocks, too! Books by/about her almost always have a peacock for a cover illustration.

    #6 makes me glad that I'm cooking spaghetti for dinner tonight. Mmmmm...

    God bless you!

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  3. Wow, you two have given me some really interesting peacock tidbits! I love little bits of information like that.
    Clare - I have never read anything by Flannery O'Connor...the fact that she was a fellow peacock-fan makes me interested. :)
    Rosamund - Now I must research that symbolism. I have never heard that before, and it's very intriguing (and comforting).

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