My good friend Michael Dila recently tagged me in a new type of “social media tag” that was initially started by David Eaves.
If you know Michael, you know that it’s pretty much impossible to refuse him anything. Hell, if you’ve spoken with him for any length of time then you’ve probably quit your job to follow your real dream. Don’t worry, that’s normal, join the club- we meet every month. Here are the rules for this little game:
The Rules
- Link to your original tagger(s) and list these rules in your post. (see above)
- Share seven facts about yourself in the post. (see below)
- Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names and the links to their blogs. (see below)
- Let them know they’ve been tagged.
7 Things About Me:
1. I have a firm “happy ending” policy for the majority of movies/books that I consume, and have been known to look up the plot before I go see it. I just figure I come across enough depressing content from the news etc, that I don’t need someone to MAKE UP a sad story to prove a point. I am also known to regularly balance an issue of the Economist with a Harlequin trashy romance novel. 
2. I mark up my books, and make notes in the margins. I like finding used copies of books where others have done the same, because it gives you a window into their thoughts while you’re reading the book. I once found a math text book from 1842 where the owner had doodled hearts around “Fredrick.” I’ve often wondered who he was and if they ever ended up together.
3. In University I changed my major four times before settling on Philosophy. I have super crush on David Hume, which waned (a little) when I heard that he had once proposed to a woman but was so fat that he couldn’t get up from his bended knee position. My heart still flutters when I read A Treatise on Human Nature. (I have TWO copies in case I lose one) I ended up pursuing a business degree but will always carry the torch for “my guy.” (Sorry Jesse)
4. I love Japanese anime, I like looking at the weird creations and strange worlds. Particularly, I am drawn to the work of Hayao Miyazaki, the man is a genius! I can watch Spirited Away over and over, and I’ve fallen in love with Princess Mononoke’s commentary about the environment. I credit my father who taught me that to truly appreciate Science Fiction was to fall in love with the endless possibilities of our imagination – a gift I am very grateful for.
5. I have a terrible sense of direction. One time I was trying to get to Toronto from Buffalo and I ended up in Albany, New York. I only learned which way south was after Jesse showed me how to orient myself by looking for the CN Tower.
6. I love old movies starring Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Kathryn Hepburn, Rock Hudson, and Spencer Tracy. My all time favorites include Woman of The Year, Sabrina and The Big Sleep.
7. I was the automated voice that played on election night in Grant Park in Chicago.
Did you just tag the person who tagged you? …
its Katharine Hepburn not Kathryn