A mish mash of photos from my summer trip will come, I swear. Here’s one taken of my son and I (by my daughter, Kai) when we were in Montreal. I love how the leafy shapes fall on my face. I had just finished reading a super cool YA book, Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr, while on the trip. This pic reminds me of the book’s hyper-succulent faery world. Perhaps my mind was still there when this photo was snapped?

Meanwhile, Here’s a Meme

I was tagged by Italy-based writer, Natalie, with my very first meme! Here’s how it goes: Each player lists 8 facts/habits about themselves. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those facts/habits are listed. At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their names (see below), then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

8 Facts/Habits About Me

1. As a kid, I “failed” at coloring books and paint-by-numbers sets. I much preferred coloring outside the lines and drawing in new stuff. As for following a paint-by-numbers color key? No way! I tried painting my own “masterpiece” on the back.

2. I drove my kindergarten teacher crazy due to my incessant daydreaming. Behold, a typical scenario…
She: Now, class…blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
Me: … … … Huh, what? You said somethin’??

3. My best ideas often come to me while in transit, whether I’m riding a bike, car or train. I always keep a sketch book and pen or pencil handy. Now, if I could only steer and write/sketch at the same time…

4. I won an art contest when I was eleven. All I did was draw a picture of an elf and mail it in. A little while later, I received a check for fifteen dollars and a scholarship to an art study program. I didn’t do the program, but I did cash my check.

5. Guess what I bought with the cash? Comic books! As a kid, I subsisted on a steady diet of Archies, Supergirl, Superboy, Richie Rich, Dot and others. I was also quite fond of Mad magazine.

6. My sixth grade teacher had a strict policy: NO farting in class. If you did, you were sent straight to the office. Mr. Bosworth sent certain kids to the office all the time. Oh, how they loved the attention! Whatever! My point: I have a gift (or is it curse?) for remembering an inordinate amount of info about my childhood–the people in my neighborhood, all the happenings, the good, the bad and the butt ugly. Such precious fodder for stories…

7. I lost my childhood collection of writings, artwork and journals. Fortunately, I haven’t missed them that much thanks to Meme No. 6.

8. I daydream on the job. It’s..like…a requirement for what I do. … … Um, someone say somethin’?

Fellow writers & artists I’m tagging (so far): Elizabeth, Karen, Paula, Sarah, Jenn, Laura

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