Me and My Random Self

edited to add: I feel weird having revealed the melanoma thing here. I am touched that so many of you think I am so tough or strong. I wish i could say i was, but i cried a lot, was angry, and was just plain scared. My case was not a terrible one, but I was very young and had a newborn. No chemo, just surgery. But the worst part was the fear. The knowing that this thing could kill me if it took a firmer hold. The knowing that even after the treatment it could come back, touch me again. Yes, it was the fear that was the worst. But, as cliche as it sounds, my daughter got me through it all. She was only a few months old and my first child. I knew my life COULD NOT end like this at age 26. I wouldn't let it. So I did the surgery, recovered, and now live under constant cover from the sun as do my youngsters. I not very moley (is that a word?) which is good, so the future looks bright. Thanks for all the kind words. It means a lot. Really.

So being a total newbie at this whole blog thing, I was totally confounded by the meme and tagging. Lame, I know. But i was also shy of asking. I am so very, very demure. (This is where, if you knew me better, you might gag). Anyway. . . Slouching Mom was tagged for the Eight Random Facts meme. Here are the parameters:

A. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
B. People who are tagged need to write posts in their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
C. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.

Now since it is painfully clear that I have little inspiration and not a lot of exciting stuff going on in my life I thought I would give it a shot, as suggested my Slouching Mom.

1. I once had malignant melanoma. I am fine, really. But it is one of those things that weirds people out. They either freak out and ask if I almost died or something, or just shrug it off like it wasn't a major experience in my life. It was.

2. I have thing for Lawrence Welk. Well, not the man specifically, that's creepy. But the show. It reminds me of both of my grandmas and of lazy Saturday evenings at home when I was a kid. I rarely watch it these days, but now and then it is on PBS and I get that old feeling again.

3. I'm a runner. Not a good one, but a decent one. I can run up to 20 miles a week (not every week, but some), and I was getting up to 10 miles on my weekend runs with a friend last summer. I even run in the middle of winter. In Western, NY that is COLD! Now if you are a much better runner don't tell me. I deflate easily.

4. I love scary movies. I mean LOVE them. Not the gross slasher ones, but good, creepy ghost stories. I get all spooked out, and get the willies walking around my old house. I love it. I am weirdo.

5. I am a thrift store junkie. I try and buy as many used things as possible whenever possible. Thrift stores, garage sales, rummage sales, etc. are all the greatest places to me. I love a bargain, and love to recycle. Saves me tons of money.

6. I used to be an archaeologist.

7. I am addicted to candy. I try and stay away from it, but it is near impossible for me. Anything with a even a lace of sugar is yummy to me.

8. I still sleep with my childhood stuffed animal. It is a green and pink stuffed octopus named Scooby. My husband of almost 10 years has learned to except the gross old mollusk in our bed.

So there you have it! If you want to do this meme, too , please do. I don't feel quite intimate enough yet to tag anyone personally. Anyone willing to take me out for dinner and a movie?