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six unspectacular things about me

August 27, 2008 / Kate /

I was tagged by Ellen at A Girl’s Garden of Menopause, which I love, to list six unspectacular things about me. This won’t be difficult.

Here they are:

  1. I am almost always tired.
  2. I am newly addicted to granola bars (any size or flavor).
  3. I want to be a gardener, but I hate to weed.
  4. I finally have wireless internet at home and no longer have to pirate my neighbor’s wireless. (They cut me off, so I had no choice.) Note: I don’t think they cut me off on purpose. Regardless, it had been a year, so it was time.
  5. I love Neil Diamond, especially the really old stuff.
  6. It’s difficult for me to listen to music and think at the same time.

Meme Terms & Conditions
1. Link the person who tagged you
2. Mention the rules on your blog
3. List 6 unspectacular things about you
4. Tag 6 other bloggers by linking them

I tag:

Rhena
Andria
Suzanne
Lisa
Melissa
Meredith

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Kate

I have been teaching creative writing for almost twenty years. Reading about other women’s lives and experiences has expanded my world. To be able to walk in someone else’s shoes, whether it’s for a moment or an hour or a few days, is an incredible gift, providing me with insight into the human experience. It takes courage to write your truths, especially if it doesn’t seem as though anyone cares, as though anyone is listening. Let me tell you: your stories matter, I’m listening, and I’m here to help you find the heart of those truths, to get them down on the page, to craft them, and to send them out into the world. Together, we will change the world, one story at a time.

7 Comments

  1. Ellen on August 27, 2008 at 5:45 pm

    Would it have killed your neighbors to keep their wireless open? I mean, it doesn’t make a bit of difference to their online experience. If someone can hear my radio, I don’t enjoy the music any less.

    People. Hmph.



  2. Lisa on August 27, 2008 at 7:23 pm

    Yeah! That does seem awfully grinchy. Of course it’s hard to believe so many people still have wireless networks that are unencrypted — not to keep you from getting on but to keep you from getting in — but they do and I’ve hopped on a few by happy accident myself 🙂



  3. kate hopper on August 28, 2008 at 9:23 am

    Ooooo, I should clarify about my neighbors–they are actually super generous, sweet people, and they kept me unblocked for, um, a year. It was time, and I’m not even sure they intentionally booted me. Even if they did, I needed a little kick to get me to take the time to set up wireless in my own house. I should clarify this in the actual post so I don’t make them sound grinchy.



  4. Ines on August 28, 2008 at 3:34 pm

    Kate, we are similar regarding Neil Diamond, being tire ALL the time (and I am not breastfeeding anymore so I am looking for another excuse), and adoring granola bars….but I don’t regard these things are unspectacular….but actually kind of nice….



  5. meredithwinn on August 31, 2008 at 9:45 pm

    i love neil diamond too 🙂



  6. Melissa on September 4, 2008 at 12:00 am

    I’m always tired too. Alwa…zzzzz… zzzz…



  7. Rhena on September 8, 2008 at 10:52 pm

    Damn. I’ll get to it….

    I wish my unspectacular things about myself were as spectacular as your unspectacular things about yourself.