Chain letter of the internet.
There’s a sort of chain-mail blog meme going on right now, in which you disclose five little-known facts about yourself, then tag five more bloggers to keep the chain going.
It’s a bit ridiculous how pleased I am that I was tagged to be included in this. I am a blogger! I have readers!
So here are five little-known facts about me:
1. I was the worst waitress of all time. I worked at Dos Hombres restaurant in Kansas City for one summer, never did learn to tell a burrito from an enchilada on the plate. Even now, when I go back to K.C., I get hit with a wave of dread whenever I drive through that neighborhood.
2. I have a crazy passion for children’s literature, and read it all the time (ok, some people do know this). I just read Stephanie Meyer's Twilight over the weekend—fantastic!
3. The Big Man and I keep the radio turned on all night, tuned to all-news radio. This is one of those personality quirks that you only discover once you’re married to someone; we’re lucky that we both like to fall asleep to traffic-and-weather updates.
4. Until last year, I never used anything but water to wash my face. There were just too many product options, and I suspected that they were all over-hyped. As part of the Happiness Project, I decided it was time to get a real cleanser. You know what? My skin does look better.
5. I’ve been known to eat brown sugar straight from the jar.
In keeping with the chain-letter aspect of the meme, I now “tag” five more bloggers to keep the chain going.
So – tag, you’re it:
Michael Melcher
Monica Ricci
Henry Blodget
Melissa Kirsch
Will Wilkinson
And hello to Dwayne Melancon and Grigor who tagged me.
So you were my waitress at Dos Hombres! What a hoot ... I used to visit Dos Hombres frequently several years ago.
A KC resident ... State Line and 50th Street.
Dean
Posted by: Dean | January 15, 2007 at 09:14 PM
Gretchen, thanks... I think! :) I'll get to it.
Posted by: Monica Ricci | January 15, 2007 at 10:47 PM
Hey Gretchen! I'm on it.--Melissa
Posted by: Melissa Kirsch | January 16, 2007 at 12:06 PM
I still happily only use water to clean my face.
Posted by: Jude | January 16, 2007 at 01:24 PM
I can't help but wonder what #3 does to your subliminal mind while you are sleeping.
As for #5, sucking on sugar cubes does it for me. I thought it was a great treat when I was given the polio vaccine on sugar cubes during the mass immunization effort when I was a small child in the 1960's!
Posted by: Sharyn | January 16, 2007 at 02:43 PM
Gretchen, I wonder if you've considered listening to something besides news radio while you sleep? When I'm awake and able to consciously filter and contextualize what I hear on the news, it's rarely conducive, and often inimical, to my happiness. Having it injected into my mind without that conscious filtering sounds scary!
I have a thought that replacing the news radio with something pleasant and soothing (calm music) or even something actively positive (e.g., http://thinkrightnow.com/ ) may make a noticeable difference.
By the way, I love your blog, and am very happy to see that you're continuing it even though 2006 has ended.
One last note: Have you seen Dan Gilbert's talk "The (Misguided) Pursuit of Happiuness" at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7822696446273926158 ? I highly recommend it!
Greg
Posted by: Greg | January 16, 2007 at 03:47 PM
Hi Gretchen:
I tagged you, too. Here's the link: http://www.pursueu.com/pursue_u/2006/12/tag_im_it.html
I thought I had emailed you to let you know about the tag, but we must have had a disconnect. Just wanted you to know that I read and recommend your blog to my readers. Glad you got tagged and have shared your fun 5 unknowns!!
Kelly
Posted by: Kelly Dignan | January 17, 2007 at 09:34 PM