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internet meme: Seven Random Things About You

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I’m normally not a chain letter type of girl, but I like any excuse to blog for my personal site… which gets often neglected under the weight of daily routine. Although come 2009, I have a “gut” feeling that I might have a lot more personal stuff to blog about. Anyway, back to the meme. Pretty simple, you get “tagged”, you write a blog with seven unique/weird/random facts about yourself, and then you tag seven more people. Let the person who tagged you know (in my case Stacy “that damn redhead” Lukas) by linking and commenting on their blog, and please let the people you tagged know so this meme can thrive on.

Here we go… seven random things about Marta Strickland:

1. I LOVE bad horror movies. I know that I’ve put this on quirky bios and social networks, but I really don’t think people understand that I really love bad horror movies… or actually just bad movies in general. And it doesn’t count if they are trying to be cheesy, like all the Troma films out there, that just ruins it. These movies have to actually try to be good, and just completely fail. It’s an acquired taste, but is a huge part of my life. I know not everyone willingly went to see Catwoman (not recommended) complete with wine in thermos and chocolate in purse. Not everyone has fond memories of curling up on the couch and sipping champagne with their now husband while watching Chopping Mall (recommended) or almost convincing their brother-in-law to fly in from LA to see Black Roses (highly recommended!!!) on the big screen.

2. I have suffered no broken bones, but have had a few organs removed. Despite continually rolling my ankle, I have not suffered any broken bones in my life. Maybe I can blame this on being an only child, with no other siblings to rough house with. But I have had my appendix explode, which according to LOST means that you’ll die. Actually it is pretty serious if it has already ruptured, but now I have a cool story and a scar. Also had my tonsils removed, and hopefully that will be it for now.

3. I dream of bugs, they crawl my walls. Not trying to sound creepy or goth with that statement, although I was pretty goth in high school… although I will always deny that and say that I was “glam rock” as exhibited by my platform shoes, boas, obsessive love for all things Bowie (test me on my Bowie knowledge, I dare you), and intense amounts of glitter… wait, what was I talking about. Oh yeah, I have mild night terrors and wake up (eyes actually open) to see bugs on my walls or covers quite frequently. My husband hates it, because I usually push him off the bed in an attempt to scoot out from dangling spiders or what not.

4. I didn’t eat vegetables until after college. Either I was too stubborn or my parents were to lax, but veggies did not become part of my normal healthy diet until after college. I didn’t like anything green, anything that a five year old would find “icky”, and I was actually pretty embarrassed about it. I wanted to change, but my taste buds wouldn’t let me. Slowly but surely, they changed, and now I am the foodie I am today. I actually think I might have always been a foodie and just never known it. I didn’t (and still don’t really) like “salads”, but wait I love some fresh spinach with goat cheese, toasted almonds, aged balsamic, and dried cranberries… yum! Oh I don’t like tomatoes and lettuce on my burgers, wait but I love roasted red peppers and zucchini, caramelized onions maybe and sauteed mushrooms. Drool… I’m hungry now.

5. I am in love with Carl Sagan. I have seriously considered the name Sagan for my children and a quote by Sagan’s wife Ann Druyan was read at my wedding. There are no two ways about it, I am a big geek when it comes to science, and Carl Sagan is my hero. My favorite book of all-time is Dragons of Eden, although it has had to fight furiously with long time champion Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy to claim that spot. Science inspires me. At it’s best, I find my peace and my solace and my hope for humankind, and at the least it just makes good reading… I take breaks to read some fiction on occasion, but I usually dive back into string theory, the study of consciousness, and brain science pretty quickly. Shout out to the SGU!!

6. Two of my front teeth are false. How does this sound for an explanation: tobogganing accident? I smashed head first (bad way to sled) into some kids foot or face or sled and sheered two of my front teeth to the gumline. They are replaced today, you’d probably never know, but I also like to drink wine… red red wine… which has the habit of staining real to fake teeth at an uneven ratio.

7. I am a westsider for life. Born and raised on the Michigan West Coast. Actually, I moved out east when I was 8 years old, but you can’t take the birthplace away from the kid. I remember those beautiful beaches. I remember the woodland hikes. And I still get warm fuzzy feelings whenever I visit the westside. After enduring a cold and long winter in Metro-Detroit, on slippery roads and in a depressed economy… it makes you seriously considering following the thousands of other people exiting the mitten state. But then the sun peaks out from behind the clouds, the warmth comes back, and most Michiganders make their way up North, where the sand is beautiful and towns are quaint. No matter where I live, I will always have a fondness for the Lake Michigan coastline.

So who is next… who do I pick on for the last day of 2008:

• David Feldt
• Dan Klyn
• Mike Hudson
• Lori Laurent Smith
• Craig Camp
• Monica Harris
• Karri Ojanen

If you’ve already been tagged, let me know so I can choose a new victim.
Happy New Year!!