From Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale

People disappear when they die. Their voices, their laughter, the warmth of their breath. Their flesh. Eventually their bones. All living mempry of them ceases. This is both dreadful and natural. Yet for some there is an exception to this annihilation. For in the books they write they continut to exist. We can rediscover them. Their humour, their tone of voice, their moods. Through the written word they can anger you or make you happy. They can comfort you. They can perplex you. They can alter you. All this, even though they are dead. Like flies in amber, like corpses frozen in ice, that which according to the laws of nature should pass away is, by the miracle of ink on paper, preserved. It is a kind of magic.

--Diane Setterfield



Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Oh, Jamies... did'ja know you are the first person to ever tag me?!?

All those long hours practicing at recess for naught...what has the world come to when 'tag' is a game played virtually?

Anyways, I'm not one to pull a Nell Fenwick and allow myself to be tied to the tracks of progress... so here goes:

5 JOBS I'VE HAD IN MY LIFE

1. Deli meat and cheese slicer... and fuit tray maker
2. Aunt, sister, friend (probably the hardest and most rewarding jobs ever...)
3. Swimming instructor/ lifeguard
4. Data input / report runner / general office slave
5. Massage Business Manager


5 MOVIES I WOULD (OR HAVE) WATCHED OVER AND OVER:

1. It started with Eve
2. Baby Einstein
3. The Saint / VanHelsing
4. Muppet Treasure Island
5. Princess Bride



5 PLACES I'VE LIVED:

1. Ohio, Cincinnatti
2. St. Charles, MO
3. Sugar Land, TX
4. Salt LAke City, UT
5. I guess I'm not too exotic... Ft. Lauderdale, FL

5 PEOPLE WHO EMAIL ME REGULARLY:

1. myself... I have a fear of losing e-mails sent to my work address so...
2.
3.
4.
5.

5 OF MY FAVORITE FOODS/RESTAURANTS:

1. Le Madeline's Tomatoe Basil Soup
2. Jack in the Box
3. Steak N Shake
4. Pho
5. Mac and Cheese

5 PLACES I'D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW:

1. Home
2. With James and the boys
3. in UT
4. dancing
5. getting a massage


5 THINGS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2008:

1. Visiting the Evergreen state / re-decorating James' new digs
2. Summer with the boys!
3. Miles coming back from Brazil
4. Family reunions
5. Continued deals on homes, it's a buyers market baby!


5 FRIENDS I WANT TO TAG:

1. Mike
2. Janika
3. Birdie
4. Michelle
5. Alicia

Have at'chee
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1 comment:

Yamaha Drummer said...

You know if I had your e-mail address I'd send you funny stuff... And not so funny stuff too. BTW, what is this tag game you are talking about?

May 8, 2008 at 10:34 PM

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