A Mosaic About Me

Well, since pretty much everyone else did a mosaic about themselves I thought I'd better do one too. The rules were simple - answer the questions listed below and use them to search flickr for a picture. If you get a chance you should check out Regina's, Christine's, Kristin's and Katie's mosaics as well. Enjoy!


The Questions:

1) What is your first name?

2) What is your favorite food?

3) What is your favorite color?

4) What is your favorite drink?

5) What is your dream vacation?

6) What is your favorite hobby?

7) What do you want to be when you grow up?

8) What do you love most in life?

9) What is one word to describe you?

I've Been Tagged!

So, my mom (Marie of Spun By Me) asked for me to share seven things about myself. I think she thought it might be a good way to encourage me to actually start posting on my blog. Anyways, here it goes:

Seven Things About Me

1. I'm a huge sports fan. And I mean HUGE. My favorites are hockey (Go Wings!) and tennis, but quite honestly, if you can call it a sport and find it on tv I'll check it out. During the hockey season I watch well over a hundred games and if there is a tennis major going on then that is, without a doubt, what I'm watching (even if it means getting up in the middle of the night to watch live matches from Australia). And the Olympics...I love the Olympics. Don't even try to talk to me about anything else during those three weeks.


2. I love lists. Making lists is one of my favorite pastimes. I have lists of everything from movies to books to music. If I'm going on a trip I will make a detailed packing list, a list of every outfit and a list of every list. Seriously. Ask my friends. They've seen me do it. And nothing makes me happier than copying the lists until they are perfect. For Christmas this year my friend Kate got me this great book, Listography. It's a journal of your life in lists. Isn't that the coolest thing ever?


3. I am currently ranked #23 (out of 178275 participants) on the Goodreads book trivia quiz! This is an accomplishment for which I am extremely proud. Really. And if you haven't checked out Goodreads before, then you should. Not only is it super fun answering the trivia questions, but you can also win free books and keep track of the books you've read and want to read (yeah lists!).


4. Speaking of reading, my absolute favorite books are the Harry Potter series. I love long stories full of adventure, creativity and character development and these books are full of all those things. And they are great to read aloud, particularly when read with a British accent (ask my friend Christine, she gets this too). They are also chock full of delightful names, like Florean Fortescue, Minerva McGonagall and Bathilda Bagshot. The glorious alliteration is almost too much for me to handle! I've recently started listening the audio books and they are a must for any true fan of the series. Jim Dale is awesome and I'm picking up on things I've never noticed before, though I've read each of the books at least 10 times.


5. I have an unnatural love for Sharpies. I love the fine-point ones, the fat ones, the super fat ones, the lime green ones and the new Sharpie pen. But nothing beats the classic black Sharpie. I especially love the way that this pen smells. Try it. Hold one up to your nose and take a big whiff. It's great!


6. I love big purses. The bigger the better. I like knowing that I can dig into my bag and find anything from a toothbrush to an umbrella to Jimmy Hoffa. My favorite place to find these big bags is Target because, frankly, I'm too cheap (read poor) to spend more the $20 on a purse.


7. Singing is definitely not one of my talents, but I still love to sing, especially in the car. Not to blow my own horn, but I am an unbelievably awesome car singer. I sing loud and with feeling. You know those people that you see totally rocking out in the car? I am proud to say that I am one of those people.

Useless Information

Internet Movie Database (IMDB) is one of my favorite websites. Nearly every day I spend about 10 minutes (usually in the morning when I first get to work) on this site checking out which celebrities have birthdays that day, reading the news blurbs and answering the poll and trivia questions. I just like reading up on all those little movie and tv factoids. I don't take it too seriously. It's no big deal if I miss a day, but it's something I like to do. So, when it came time to name this blog, taking a cue from one of my favorite websites seemed appropriate. (Thanks to Regina for making the suggestion!)

But the name isn't just because IMDB is one of my favorites websites. It's also because, as my friends and family can attest, I am a wealth of useless information. It's like osmosis, I just suck it all in. My head holds a ridiculous amount of trivia about actors, movies, tv shows, etc. If you have a question about a movie or someone who was in it and you don't have a computer close by, then chances are I can answer the question for you. I'm also a huge sports fan and while I can't always tell you all the crazy little statistics and the specific names of the plays (you know those details that 90% of American males are born knowing), I can tell you quite a bit about most sports. Curling anyone?

I don't want people to think that I have nothing better to do than sit in front of the computer or tv soaking up little bits of trivia (although some days that is the case) and I certainly don't want to come across like a know-it-all. But this is my special gift and I figure I might as well embrace it. I do wish that I could more easily use my powers for something good, like remembering all of the things I learned in college or memorizing Bible verses. Oh well.

So, in the spirit of embracing my gift, I've decided to impart some of my thoughts to the rest of the world. Check back every once in a while. I'll be sharing some of my random ideas, a lot of my personal opinions and, of course, a ton of useless information.