Oh My Goodness!

Hello all! I'm so excited!

I've finally received affirmation of my stylishness! From the very talented Mary Danielson, authoress of Idle Fancy. I'm to reveal seven interesting/unknown facts about myself, and since I love talking about myself (who doesn't?) this should be easy!

Fact #1: I have a lot of lipsticks. When I say 'a lot,' I mean somewhere around 30. They're difficult to accurately number because I'm constantly misplacing and then finding tubes everywhere. Strangely enough, they're almost all in the same pink/coral color family!

A recent favorite is "Siren," by Revlon

Fact #2: There is a line in "The Philadelphia Story," one of my favorite movies, that I'm afraidsums up most of my life. Katharine Hepburn says to a crowd of wedding guests, "I've made a terrible fool of myself, which isn't unusual."

I'm very silly, you see, and that results in lots of silly goings-on, which in turn result in me being embarrassed by myself.

Fact #3: I'm currently in culinary school. I usually have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm good at faking it. I'm also not allowed to wear nail polish, but I am allowed to wear lipstick, so I consider it a fair compromise. I decided to go to culinary school after a harrowing couple of years of indecision. I finally realized that, like Kierkegaard warned, if I don't make my own decisions, someone else will make them for me. So I asked myself what it is I really want to do, and my reflexive desire was "bread!" Hence the uniform and mushroom hat.

Fact #4: I love old Harlequin Presents novel(la)s. The ones from the 80s, with their silly story-lines and exotic locales get to me the most. This is probably why "Romancing the Stone" is my favorite movie. Ever.

Yes, please!

Fact #5: Goes hand in hand with #4. I have a secret, incredibly fiery desire to become a romance novelist. I even have my nom de plume all picked out. I think I'd be excellent at it, too. I'm very good at overwrought emotional speeches.

Fact #6: I'm a counselor at a Hungarian church camp in the summertime. It's a rather big part of my life, and I love the sense of belonging I get when I go to a function like camp, or a bonfire, or ministers' conferences. There aren't very many Hungarian Reformed churches in the US, but they all know and care for each other, and being a part of that is wonderful.

Fact #7: I adore cats. Most of my friends would tell you that I am in serious danger of becoming a crazy cat lady in my golden years. But sometimes, sometimes I have this niggling little feeling deep down inside that I may, in fact, like dogs just a teensy little bit more. I only get this feeling when I'm around a big, old, cuddly, smelly dog. Newfoundlands tend to do the trick. Luckily for the cats and my own reputation, this doesn't happen very often.

The bloggers that I nominate for this incredibly prestigious award are:

Cinquefoil, who writes with the loveliest voice.

Smart, Pretty, and Awkward, who is super clever (although I doubt she reads this blog).

Dragonfly Lifestyle, who has a life straight out of an 80s Harlequin. Which is probably why I love her blog so much!

French Knots and Polka Dots, who is my sister, so this kind of smells like nepotism.

Moxie Tonic, who has the kind of bangs I always wanted.

I know this is only 5, but it seems that most bloggers I admire have already done this.

Garnet