I volunteered for this at Laughing Muse‘s place, who in turn, found out about the meme at Ealasaid‘s place.

Meme rules:

• Leave me a comment saying, “Me, Me!!!” while waving your hand in the air.
• I will respond by asking you five questions.
• You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
• You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.

1. So tell us, Maritimes-gal: is it properly “Newfoundland” or “Newfoundland and Labrador” (Or “who cares, I’m from New Brunswick”?) I believe the proper term is “The Rock”. Actually, growing up it was “Newfoundland” but rumour (and the CBC) tells me it’s now “Newfoundland and Labrador”. The Newf’s I’ve known have always considered Labrador as part of their province.Technically, “Newfoundland and Labrador” aren’t part of the Maritimes – that’s limited to NB, PEI, and NS for some strange reason – but is included as part of the Atlantic provinces.
2. You’ve been reading a lot lately, as part of 52 books in 52 weeks. What two books from your list would you like to revisit later, and why? I know I’ll read almost all of these books again at some later date. Unless I’ve passed on the book to friends, via Book Crossing, donated it or dropped it off at a used book store – about 25% of my books end up out of my house this way – I re-read my books every few years. Of the list I’ve posted since the beginning of the year, none has stood out as one that I have to go back and re-read immediately. I usually have to wait until after I’ve forgotten most of the good details before I can re-read a mystery or crime novel.I have a few books on my “to read” list that I know I’ll end up re-reading within a few months. Most of those books are the ones related in some way to adult learning and instructional design. I know that those written by Paulo Freire, Malcolm Knowles and Robert Mager will rank high on the re-read list. Since there’s a new Harry Potter due out this summer, I’ll need to re-read the rest of the series before July. And of course, when I need to smile, I’ll be reaching for Terry Pratchett and Christopher Moore’s books.
3. Where would you love to travel, that you haven’t yet been? And why? I’ve always wanted to go to Russia, or more specifically, to take one of the tour trains – I think it’s the Orient Express – and explore the country. I think a lot of the allure is that the hubby and I have never really gone on vacation by ourselves and so this has become our “dream vacation” where we get to travel the world together.
4. How did you get into instructional design? I read the Wikipedia entry on I.D., but it just confused me more (or perhaps that’s the caffeine deficiency) Some days I wish I knew the answer to this. I was not-so-happily trudging along in computer support (software, hardware, networks, internet) and filling occasional training and content development slot as it came up. I had what my boss (at the time) called a “gut instinct” for developing training materials and knowledge sharing. I took a position in our Training department, went back to school, and found that I adored Instructional Design. Granted, there a some parts I love more than others – needs analysis and evaluation are my passions – but I think that’s true of any field of work or study.
5. You just resigned from your job. Even with the worries of job-searching…have you stopped smiling yet? 😀 When I’m not busy rolling through a giant host of emotions – happiness, sheer joy, fear, worry – I’m still busy doing my happy dance and smiling like a fool.

Okay – who’s next!?!?? Leave a comment, and I’ll prep some questions for you.

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