Eight Things
Maddie Grant, of the Diary of a Reluctant Blogger tagged me with the Eight Things meme (eight things most don't know about me) so here goes.
1) My undergraduate degree is in nutrition and I actually worked as a counselor at two live-in weight loss camps for kids during college summer breaks. One in Millersville, PA and the other in Santa Barbara, CA. DO NOT EVER SEND YOUR CHILD TO ONE OF THESE. The stories I could tell...
2) My first apartment was a studio on Chicago's northside. I'll never forget the moment on my first business trip when I realized my hotel room was bigger than my whole apartment. Obviously I'm not claustrophobic.
3) Maybe the coolest thing I've ever done was a 4 day live-aboard SCUBA trip on the Great Barrier Reef. Itinerary: eat, dive, eat, dive, eat, dive, sleep, repeat for 4 days. Each dive was at a different spot, known for something unique like sharks, turtles, potato cod, Maori wrasse (amazing to swim with fish 4 times my size!). I have some incredible pictures.
4) Probably my worst self-imposed experience ever was in preparation for the SCUBA trip. In order to get certified (which was required for the trip) I had to do two open-water dives in early March in Chicago in 34 air and 36 water temp (I'm not kidding) in a pond and a quarry. It was miserable. 11 of 15 students bailed and I was the only female to actually finish the dives. Yes, we had wet suits, but don't think that helped much (although I learned some tricks like pouring hot water down the wetsuit just before getting in). You can't even imagine how hard it was convincing myself to submerge my face....I still cringe at the thought.
5) The vacation I can't wait for is an African safari...but actually need to wait because we want our kids to go too (and they're only 4 and 7). We all love animals and probably irritate our neighbors because we put out food for birds, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks (or pretty much anything that finds its way into our yard) that others would prefer didn't stick around.
6) I am a horrible procrastinator - actually I'm a really good procrastinator ;). I will rarely miss a deadline...BUT I will also rarely surpass one.
7) When I was 5, my parents left me and my 4 year old friend outside of the haunted house at Disneyworld BY OURSELVES because they thought going through would be too scary for us. I guess it sounded logical at the time??
8) I'm really excited that we just installed a projector, 92" inch screen, surround sound, HD DVR, and BluRay DVD in our basement...but equally irritated that I have no freaking idea how to turn any of it on.
I'm tagging Amy because, come on girlfriend, you've got to get back into the blogoclump action. And ditto, well minus the grilfriend, to Fred and Zach.
No kidding!! I'm on it.
Posted by: Fred Simmons | January 17, 2008 at 09:09 AM