Eight Random Things

Liz at Learning Nerd has tagged me for a meme, and it’s a good thing, too. I know things have been rather quiet round here lately. I’m not going to apologize per se, because I’m not really sorry - it is, ahem, after all, my blog, so I’ll update it when I want! - but I will explain. Or try to anyway. In short: I’ve just not had much to say. I haven’t finished any books recently, so I’ve had no book thoughts to share, and nothing outstandingly amazing has happened in my life as of late, either - so I’ve been running low on stuff to blog about. Fall semester starts up Monday, at which point I’m sure the blogging juices will start flowing again. And now, on to the 8 random things:

1. I have a slight fear of having birds close to me, due to their fast and sporadic movement. If one was wanting to take a poke at me, I doubt I could dodge it.
2. I’m incapable of singing along with a song without copying the singer’s accent. If I sing along with Blind Guardian, I have the German accent; if I sing along with the Cranberries, the Irish.
3. As a kid, I actively developed this “skill” - I’d listen to a song repeatedly, singing along with it until I could match the singer’s intonation exactly. I’ve no idea why I did this.
4. I used to really hate summer, because I sweat so profusely. This summer, I realized that sweating is okay, and is quite natural. Since that rather simple realization, I’ve enjoyed the summer much more. (I am not, however, very fond of the weather we’ve had recently - hot is okay, but a heat index of 110F? Ow.)
5. I love cargo pants. I wear them almost exclusively.
6. As a child, I apparently despised taking naps. When my mom was able to get me to take one, it was a hard fought battle. However, I stopped taking regular naps at 3 or 4 (I think the former, but I’m not sure). My dislike of naps continues to this day. I’d rather be drowsy than take a nap.
7. I can’t blow bubbles with bubblegum. I’ve never been able to. When I was younger, I was quite distressed about it - it seemed everyone could blow bubbles with their gum except me. I have since reconsidered my position and have decided that if there were one skill in the world that I couldn’t learn throughout my entire life, it’d be blowing bubbles.
8. I decided a few years ago that when I started losing my hair - and I knew I would, because my dad was bald from 20 or so on - that instead of letting myself have the Homer-look, I’d shave my head. I’ve not started losing much hair yet, but I’ve been shaving my head for a while now, and I like it anyway - so I know when the time comes to keep it that way all the time, I won’t have a problem with it.

I’m supposed to tag 8 bloggers who I want to do this, but I’m not one to tag, so consider this an invitation: if you want to do this meme, feel free, and act as if I tagged you.