Susan Helen tagged me for the 8 random things meme.

She who must be obeyed tells me the rules are as follows:

1. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
2. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
3. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

So without further ado, here’s eight random things about me, some I’ve likely blogged about in the past.

1. I orginally started blogging in 2003 when I traveled to India the first time so that my friends and family could know what I was up to. The contents were more of a travel journal and can be found at Daemon-ink.net under the Travel Journals section.
2. I have two dogs and two cats (dogs: Fenris and Hypnos, cats: Thanatos and Beelzebub) and at one point we had a third cat (Manx: Grendel) who just couldn’t get along with the others once we brought the first dog into the mix. My parents adopted her and brought her home to NB approximately 6 years ago.
3. After living together for a few years, the hubby and I eloped. This was back in the day when he had to obtain permission from his military commanders to get married – something I believe is no longer required. We had planned to hold a renewal of vows ceremony for the family a few years back, but when dad was diagnosed with cancer it became far more important to spend time with him rather than spend $$ on a second wedding. The renewal didn’t happen.
4. I’m allergic to peanuts and mosquitos. Peanuts will kill me, while mosquito bites will result in really ugly welts and massive scarring.
5. When I returned from my latest trip to India and the Philippines in March of 2007, I quit my job. It’s horrific being unemployed when you’re a workaholic. That said, I’m pretty picky about where I’ll be working next, so I’ve turned down every job offer I’ve received to date. When choosing my next place to spend my energies, I need to make sure that I’m working at a company whose ethics and vision match my own.
6. I’m the only one in my immediate family that was born in Canada.
7. I’m a published poet. I really haven’t been writing much lately. A large chunk of my work was reviewed and edited by Fred Cogswell in the early to mid 90’s. Despite this awesome pedigree, I tend to get far more rejection letters than acceptance. There’s no accounting for taste.
8. As children, my sister and I spent a lot of time Highland Dancing. It seemed a large chunk of our summers were spent shuttling from competition to competition. Years later, my dad began playing with pipe bands so when we weren’t dancing we were watching dad compete. I have dad’s pipes and will be slowly learning to play them thanks to Wendy (Edm Girls Pipe Band).

Now for the fun part, I get to tag my *ahem* victims. This was actually more difficult than expected, since many of the people I’d have liked to tag already have been. I choose Laughing Muse, Joy T, Haley-O, Fence, Mark, Robin, Candace, and Carwyn.

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