curious4. When I'm having a bad day and want comfort food, I go home and curl up with a big bowl of frozen peas that have been heated in the microwave. All I put on them is a) salt, and b) pepper. This stems from a childhood misinterpretation of what chickpeas were, when the characters in a book I loved ate "fresh hot buttered chickpeas."
3. My family was very, very poor when I was younger. As a consequence, I think that butter tastes horrible, because we always got a brick of government butter in our "please don't starve to death" box. Margarine, on the other hand, is the taste of luxury. I had a bad margarine habit for a while after getting my first job, and bought a tub every time I went to the store.
2. I am very superstitious, and very picky about my superstitions. I count crows, pick up pennies, and occasionally look for auguries in bags of M&Ms. I do not, however, freak out when I see a funeral procession, or insist on touching my collar and asking magpies how their wives are. This helps me strike a good balance. Just never get between me and a street penny.
1. I have a paralyzing phobia of pudding, which extends to all "pudding-type" substances, including custard and overly-warm milkshakes. Suddenly biting into an unexpected cream filling has been known to make me throw up on the spot. Luckily, this does not extend to the unnatural white goo inside Twinkies.
So that's five things you may or may not know about me. What do you think I may or may not know about you?
December 28 2010, 19:45:56 UTC 6 years ago
My lit teacher this semester had us memorize a poem and research it and the author for a semester-long project. I, being me and having decided over the summer to memorize it before the end of the year, picked Tam Lin. I sang the version done by Fairport Convention to the class. I also now have two volumes of Scottish and English Ballads checked out of the library and am seriously considering doing something with it as an honors thesis when I'm a senior.
...because dude. That's some fascinating material right there. All 305 ballads.
I think you introduced me to Tam Lin through your blog, too, so thank you! I have a new obsession.
December 29 2010, 20:45:17 UTC 6 years ago