Pieces of Eight

In spite of myself, I'm doing it. ThatGirlTasha is the culprit. At least I'm doing the first half. Then I mutiny. Make me walk the plank I guess.

These be the rules:
Post the rules, then eight things about yourself, then tag eight people, then visit their blogs and let them know they've been tagged.

I'd like to add no cut and paste nastiness, lest you drag everyone's ranking down.

1. I have eaten sea cucumber poo. And it was good. A dear friend from the Philippines had family in to NYC, and he came over to one of our parties with several bowls of tasty things his mom and aunt had made. One was lokot, and consisted of a green noodle (the poo), tomatoes, onions, and maybe a dressing with fish sauce and vinegar? K and his partner had seen sea cucumbers while diving, and had seen them poo this processed algae string. You have to understand, the creature is so simple it's not a far cry from yeast or lactobacillus processing wheat or dairy.

2. The Smiths are my latest YouTube fascination. And "acoustic" is code for learn the chords to Radiohead's best pop song evah. I was two when Roxy Music did this. But did you know David Bowie was secretly a pirate?

3. I want to make some felted things. There are bowls in One Skein that are darling. I think they were there. There were definitely some bags. Maybe the bowls are in Stitch 'n' Bitch Nation, which also has rock icon dolls (Joan Jett, Joey Ramone and Henry Rollins). It would also be fun to felt some old sweaters and make a quilt. I have to ask myself, W.W.J.J.D.?

4. There is a tremendous Intelligent Design critique with which I am inclined to agree, be thankful for and generally applaud at Powell's. It's either that, or the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

5. We get our new puppy, Stella, very soon. T is going to pick her up on the 20th. I can't wait! She's black now, but could go blue. This is the same breeder we got Ruby from. She is very conscientious. Given that Addison's is rampant, it was hardly a reason not to get another pup from her. She has proven herself so scrupulous again and again.

6. I wish I could got to La Leche meetings and not get platitudes. There needs to be an advanced meeting, for those who are not debating breastfeeding's merits, do not need basic tech support and are going to nurse no matter what. Then we could be fully supported by nursing with other nursing women, remembering tips and tricks, being able to talk about techniques for dealing with tiredness, teething, and growth spurts.

7. The Podunk factor in Naples is especially searing in the summer. This was never more evident than on Father's Day. The day was lovely, T was happy, he wanted to get fish and chips (the food of his people). We went, but because it was late-ish Sunday night they were closed. We tried all over town, it got later and later, and finally we ended up laughing hysterically at IHOP. No joke. We had a great time.

8. I find the 120 year diet terribly compelling. I also like the idea of the 100 mile diet. Though even macrobiotics allows 250 miles. Still, multiple good arguments could be made for the concept.

I officially tag no one. I'm really not trying to be a rebel, I'm just seeing how the whole meme thing could take over. Tag me in the future at your own risk. I make no guarantees.