Tara needs a sarong...

About a week ago, Andrea over at Colouring Outside the Lines posted a 'needs' game. Since my life is fairly 'one-note' at the moment (shower, studio, sleep, repeat), I will treat you to this bit of silly fluff. To play, google search your name followed by the word 'needs'. You then list the top 10.

Tara needs:

1. help. (yes! See my schedule above).
2. to keep her clothes on. (ok...)
3. Sinn Fein supporters for next week. (see the 'help' need above! Supporters of all sorts are good!)
4. a better bikini top. (ok...)
5. to accept that no one is self sufficient all the time. (thank goodness for supporters! Bikini or otherwise)
6. all prayers and positive thoughts. (ditto)
7. a workbench. (well, a potting bench, definitely!)
8. to gain like 15 pounds and lay off the plastic surgery. (um...)
9. a mirror, a sarong and some dignity. (probably true!)
10. to control her abandoment anxiety. (isn't that what chocolate is for?)
    
    
    It is funny to see what references come up - from the Hill of Tara in Ireland to Tara Reid commentary (I thank her for all the inappropriate clothing references).

(Celtic sarong photo courtesy of www.alasiesta.com)

The "Official" Day - and 6 Weird Things...

Managed to squeeze in a bit of birthday-ing in today (the 4th - which is my "official" day-of-birth - sorry for the confusing allusion a couple of posts ago) between church, a much-needed nap and a very long daughter's french-horn recital. Had some family-phone-well-wishing calls, Alaskan-King-Crab legs for dinner (courtesy of my husband, the chef) and a nice, tidy pile of present-booty (my family makes good use of my Amazon wish-list!). I will have some new DVDs to watch and new music to listen to as I slave away in the studio... Tomorrow.

In the meantime, I will grace you with 6 Weirdish things about me, which Mermaid_Misk tagged me with awhile back. I'm not sure how weird these really are, but here you go:

Six weird things:

1. I LOVE to file things. And organize stuff. And do puzzles. (Bringing order from chaos?) I think my ideal job would be reshelving books at the library.

2. I love”genre” books, TV shows, and movies. I discovered science fiction /fantasy literature in grade school and am still a sucker for a good supernatural TV series. I miss Buffy terribly… I am currently enjoying Heroes, however.

3. I am an herbal addict. I am fascinated by their history and lore. I am captivated by their flavors and scents. I grow every type that I can find and have room for and am always looking for new and interesting ways to put them to use.

4. I collect buttons. I love looking at and sorting them by color and type into antique glass jars. Each button can be a tiny, individual work of art – they fascinate me. (and we won’t even start with my collections of shells, glass beads, books, McCoy pottery, more books, etc…)

5. I appear to be a Celtophile… I am so drawn to all things old-Celtic – art, music, mythology/legend, archeology… The biggest pull is fairly specific in time and place (pre-Christian, central west coast of Ireland… go figure. I don’t believe in past lives, so what is that about???) My kids are totally sick of hearing Celtic music in the car and in the background.

6. I have broken my left ankle three times – three years apart each time. That must mean something….

I think everyone in the world has done this Meme now - but if you *haven't* and decide to, let me know!