Well, well, well—my first tag in Blogishdom! *Is excited* My friend Emma over at Literature and Laughs has awarded me with the “Honest Scrap Award,” and now you get to read ten dazzling honest facts about Yours Truly. Won’t that be fun?

*Taps forehead in Pooh Bear fashion* Think…think…think.

            1. I love cold weather. I love cold weather. I LOVE COLD WEATHER! It’s Fall now, and I don’t care what the thermometer says—Summer got its turn, and now it’s OVER. Goodbye. This is me, getting dressed in the morning: “Ooh, its in the 60’s! Fall! Cold!” *Reaches for Christmas skirt, slaps own hand away* “Not yet, silly. Just a little longer.”

*Huff* “Fine.” *Pulls on plum-colored, long-sleeved tee*

2. I like color in my food. Not Food-Coloring, but real, natural color. I mean, come on. A bright green salad with lighter green avocado, juicy red tomatoes, and maybe some orange bell-peppers. Put some shredded chicken on the top. Isn’t that prettier than plain ol’ brown everything?

3. I have the weirdest pet-peeves you ever heard of. For example: I can’t stand nylons, because if they rub together at all…I’m cringing just thinking about it. I can’t talk about it any more. (Same if someone scratches an itch through their clothes. Please, if you value my sanity…don’t.)

4. I have weird scent preferences too. I hate chemical scents, like what they put in laundry detergent. I hold my breath when we walk down that aisle in Sam’s Club. But I love the smell of rubbing alcohol (dry-erase markers, mmm!) and…get this…Play-Dough.

5. I have the Writer’s Itch. If I see a blank page—there better not be a pen next to it, or you might have to physically restrain me from writing on it. If I can’t think of anything to write, I’ll doodle. I’ve ruined things all my life by writing on them.

6. According to my mother, I could read by the time I was four years old. I could talk well before my second birthday, too—and I would cry if someone pronounced a word wrong. While I don’t cry anymore, I still appreciate proper punctuation and spelling. :-)

7. They say I’m a bookworm. In fact, I say it too. I never tire of talking about books and writing. In fact, I often have to pull back on my own reins so as not to overwhelm people with recommendations. By the way, what do YOU like to read??? *Look of excited anticipation*

8. I am left-handed. What? Yes, I promise not to turn you into a snail. (But I do tend to smudge my paper when I write, if I’m not careful…)

9. Musicals make me really excited. Especially when I find out that they’ve based one off of a favorite book!!! There’s this feeling, sitting in front of a live play, that just doesn’t happen with the TV. Someday I’d like to have a lead role in a musical. But there are some major obstacles to that, which leads me to my last fact…

10. I am quite dramatic. In my bedroom, that is. I’ll prance around my room and lip-sync till my face is tired acting out Les Mis songs or Jane Eyre. Even Newsies! When I read to myself out loud, accents and facial expressions are essential.  Get me in front of even a few people...and it all goes away. I’m sure it’s down there inside me somewhere—but I would have to practice a long time for drama to become easy for me.

            I still love it.

So. I’ve tried to think of interesting things that would either make you laugh or make circles around your ear with a pointer-finger. Either way, I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks, Emma!!

*Rubs hands together* Now I get to tag someone else. I tag: Shannon and Joy, since everyone else I know has already gotten it!!

God bless,

~The Rose