Updated: You in Ten Seconds: Join the BlogMe2007 Meme

I'm 40, separated, raising my 15 year old daughter, i love living near the water, sometimes i forget to capitalize my "i"s, i adore CSI: Las Vegas, I'm a floral designer, I love to eat crusty french bread, ice cream, peanut butter fudge and my mom's meatloaf, which, incidentally, never turns out the same way twice. Stay away from her pork chops, though... they could put a hole in your wall!

I'm a freelance writer and editor who until recently thought I had absolutely no talent in the visual arts. But I've been painting and no one has laughed yet. I long for the sea and feel most like myself near large bodies of water. (Yet I live in a nearly landlocked state.) I need everyday beauty to feel whole. I'm not sure if I've ever been stung by a bee, and my very first cavity at the age of 23 involved a root canal. I'm currently reading The Artist's Way and it's changing my life. If you like good food, deep conversation, and thinking for yourself, let's be friends!

(Why do I feel like I just wrote a personal ad?)

~Jenn
www.thewordcellar.blogspot.com ( http://www.thewordcellar.blogspot.com )

I was born with normal hearing, grew up hard of hearing in a family with five generations of hearing loss. When I was 19, I was barefooting (waterskiing on my bare feet) and slammed into the water sideways. I thought I had water in my ears for days--turns out I had become deaf.
The hubby is deaf, my three kids are deaf and hard of hearing and we live with a dog who can hear a rabbit breathing a half mile away and barks to let us know.
Before you clutch your heart and sigh, I should share that we live a full life--a nice house in a nice subdivision in a nice town in the Midwest--we just can't hear. Most of our communication goes on via lipreading or sign. So if we ever meet, plop yourself front and center, slow your speech down just a tad and I promise not to bite.
I'm a Leo who enjoys books and hot baths and the occasional margarita or grape-flavored Koolaid.

Karen
"Life is too short to pout all the time."
A Deaf Mom Shares Her World ( http://www.putzworld.blogspot.com )
Hands & Voices ( http://www.handsandvoices.org )

Birdie, as you might have guessed,"what" is my middle name. :) I hope you'll be sharing more in your writing!

Karen
"Life is too short to pout all the time."
A Deaf Mom Shares Her World ( http://www.putzworld.blogspot.com )
Hands & Voices ( http://www.handsandvoices.org )

Read me at http://cindy-weallfalldown.blogspot.com/2007/07/te... ( http://cindy-weallfalldown.blogspot.com/2007/07/te... )

See you Saturday on Navy Pier! Notice the Ferris Wheel? Our friends Deb and Scott got married in one of the cars. Whee!

I just joined BlogHer this week, and am very happy to have found this amazing community! Thanks for the meme – it's a great way for a newcomer like me to join in. I've posted my intro on my blog ( http://stellarself.typepad.com/becoming_your_stell... ) .

Mary Kearns
StellarSelf ( http://www.stellarself.com ) | Growing Toward Balance ( http://www.growingtowardbalance.com )

I always write too much. ( http://lauriewrites.typepad.com/weblog/2007/07/oka... ) Greater economy of words is a skill I'm hoping to enhance in J-school....

See y'all tomorrow!

Laurie
LaurieWrites ( http://lauriewrites.typepad.com )

My friends gave me this trip to Chicago as a 40th birthday present.

My birthday is on August 4th.

I am a full-time cancer patient, living a really full life.

I have been with my spouse for more than 16 years.

It was NOT love at first sight.

I must not have been wearing my glasses.

My sons are as different as two boys can be, except that they are both brilliant, beautiful and loving.

They also drive me crazy and I love them to distraction.

I love Scrabble, wine, dark chocolate, knitting and a really good book.

I love the way my dog smells.

I am completely bilingual in French and English.

I am happy.

This was more than 10 seconds.

laurie
www.notjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com ( http://www.notjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com )

My friends gave me this trip to Chicago as a 40th birthday present.

My birthday is on August 4th.

I am a full-time cancer patient, living a really full life.

I have been with my spouse for more than 16 years.

It was NOT love at first sight.

I must not have been wearing my glasses.

My sons are as different as two boys can be, except that they are both brilliant, beautiful and loving.

They also drive me crazy and I love them to distraction.

I love Scrabble, wine, dark chocolate, knitting and a really good book.

I love the way my dog smells.

I am completely bilingual in French and English.

I am happy.

This was more than 10 seconds.

laurie
www.notjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com ( http://www.notjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com )

What a great idea! Looking forward to meeting you all. Here's mine. ( http://coolpeopleiknow.blogspot.com/2007/07/double... )

10 copy and blog paste ( http://www.thisfullhouse.com/?p=197 ):

As if I could do ANYTHING, in ten seconds - besides shave my legs, hide under the covers and make up flimsy excuses for the amount of dirty laundry, or dust bunnies of enormous size, of course - but, Mocha Mom has this great way of knowing just what it takes to make a person feel, you know, welcome.

So, what can I say…about myself…that sums me up in a nut shell - shuddup! - well, since I’m already late for an appointment (I know, act surprised) how about this?

* Mother of 4, subhuman caretaker to 2 cats and 1 sock-eating Doofus-dog.
* Lover of multi-functional gadgets and slayer of all appliances proved either slow and/or inefficient.
* Wife, of nearly 17 years, to The Hubs - rarely photographed, but is said to be a cross between Dennis Miller and Garth Brooks.
* Born under the sign of Gemini and a very proud twin sister to a Sgt. 1st Class - Go Army!
* Daughter to a doer and a dreamer.
* Loved by many; even though she’s a total DORK!

Sounds more like a epitaph - I know! - but, I haven’t flown in nearly 15 years and I do believe that the 2 1/2 hour ride just may kill me!

If anyone needs me, I’ll be cleaning, packing and white-knuckling my way through the week!

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Family.com ( http://family.go.com/blog/ThompsonClanMom )
Imperfect Parent ( http://www.imperfectparent.com/ethompson/index.php )
This Full House ( http://thisfullhouse.com )
This Full House of Reviews ( http://thisfullhousereviews.blogspot.com )

10 second copy and paste ( http://www.thisfullhouse.com/?p=197 ):

As if I could do ANYTHING, in ten seconds - besides shave my legs, hide under the covers and make up flimsy excuses for the amount of dirty laundry, or dust bunnies of enormous size, of course - but, Mocha Mom has this great way of knowing just what it takes to make a person feel, you know, welcome.

So, what can I say…about myself…that sums me up in a nut shell - shuddup! - well, since I’m already late for an appointment (I know, act surprised) how about this?

* Mother of 4, subhuman caretaker to 2 cats and 1 sock-eating Doofus-dog.
* Lover of multi-functional gadgets and slayer of all appliances proved either slow and/or inefficient.
* Wife, of nearly 17 years, to The Hubs - rarely photographed, but is said to be a cross between Dennis Miller and Garth Brooks.
* Born under the sign of Gemini and a very proud twin sister to a Sgt. 1st Class - Go Army!
* Daughter to a doer and a dreamer.
* Loved by many; even though she’s a total DORK!

Sounds more like a epitaph - I know! - but, I haven’t flown in nearly 15 years and I do believe that the 2 1/2 hour ride just may kill me!

If anyone needs me, I’ll be cleaning, packing and white-knuckling my way through the week!

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Family.com ( http://family.go.com/blog/ThompsonClanMom )
Imperfect Parent ( http://www.imperfectparent.com/ethompson/index.php )
This Full House ( http://thisfullhouse.com )
This Full House of Reviews ( http://thisfullhousereviews.blogspot.com )

Gidge
Mine is up at http://livefromthewangofamerica.blogspot.com

also be sure to visit me at my booth in Blogher Second Life for rockin Freebies from Coconut Ice and Gift cards, plus some lovely chocolate martinis!

Be sure to visit the VIcious Booth (you can't miss it) for some more great freebies, really really really cheap hair and clothes (do you have something cute to wear out to see Toe'd Up?) as well as Linden Raffles!!!

See you in Second Life! I can't wait to do Blogher in my jammies!

My ten second introduction is posted here ( http://coolpeopleiknow.blogspot.com/2007/07/double... ) on my blog.

Looking forward to seeing you all!
-Stephanie

hi i’m elysa, betcha already knew that. i have a weird love of technology. i am a blonde computer nerd (is that an oxy moron). i am a 25 year old graphic designer. my favorite color changes every time someone asks. i suck at sports and all things requiring athletic abilities. i don’t even know how to ride a bike, how ridiculous is that? i am a born and raised texas girl but i don’t know that i’ve ever worn a pair of cowboy boots. i believe there are lessons to learn in every aspect of life.

so there is the randomness of me - i am a daughter, sister, fiance, friend, student, designer, and i am me.

ps - i like to type in lowercase :D

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GenPink ( http://www.genpink.com/ ) | A New Generation of Women

That, like, gave me a chill. You must be a writer or something. ; )

Laurie

http://lauriewrites.typepad.com

I grew up in Nova Scotia, and whenever I go back it feels like I never left. I married an Upper Canadian, and it amuses me. I probably think you think I'm a dork. My dog insists on sleeping under the covers of my bed. I quit my job two months ago and I've never felt more human since then. I recently discovered I am an INFP, and finding that out explained a great deal. I won't remember your name; this is just one of those things. I am in the middle of a relaunch of my life, and it's kinda fun.

ThreeSeven ( http://www.threeseven.ca )... attention deficits at work.

but the gist of what I said is: "Would that be the witty me or the wise one? The goofy me? Or the shy one? The academic? The shrink? The political junky? The newly-single woman? Too many choices; too little time. I'm a writer and my blog is my magazine. Kinda like Life, and my byline's ByJane

By Jane
ByJane.blogspot.com

Check out Blogography, the blog mentioned and linked in the original post. I had pulled in the image because I liked the artist so much, but didn't mean to offend his servers. So if you're curious, gotta check it out yourself. Thanks.

Lisa Stone
BlogHer Co-founder ( http://www.blogher.com/member/lisa-stone )
Surfette ( http://surfette.typepad.com )

On Two Moms, where I will be blogging about the weekend:) http://twomomsinablog.com

Crystal Unrau
http://chrys.biz
http://twomomsinablog.com

Mine is here:

http://prettylady21.blogspot.com/2007/07/blogher.h...

You did make me laugh last year, several times. :-)

~Denise
Fast Times @ Homeschool High ( http://fasttimes.clubmom.com ) & Flamingo House Happenings ( http://www.flamingohouse.net</a )

I go to college. I don't really like it. I'm Christian. I will always try to make you laugh. I make my own clothes, I have a cat, 90% of the time I'm listening to music related somehow to Jeff Tweedy or Ben Folds, and my favorite color is red. I bleed Diet Coke. Lived in Texas my whole life but I love New York. That's essentially it. I timed this on my cell phone.

Oodleday ( http://oodleday.com ) is for lovers.

Hi! I'm Sassymonkey and you will not be meeting me at BlogHer because in May I went on a trip to Montreal to visit some friends and I found my crazy and guess what? My crazy wanted me to move back to Montreal so I had to comply and I just moved two weeks ago and now I'm broke so no BlogHer for me this year (*sniff*). I am a perfectionist who does not believe in perfection therefore I am a master procrastinator. If I were to go to BlogHer you'd probably find me in a corner observing because despite by cheery online persona I'm shier than heck in person. I realize there would be many of us hiding in corners - you could identify me as the one with a book hiding behind the bottle of red wine (preferably a shiraz) checking out everyone's shoes. Once I get to know you and I feel comfortable around you I can occasionally be hard to shut up (just ask Denise). I like words that are fun to say and right now the two at the top of my list are "schnitzel" and "widget" and it's even funnier when you combine them - "schnitzel widget". My mind is an array of mismatched thoughts and often goes from point A to about point F thereby confusing everyone including myself. And oh yeah, I tend to talk fast so yes, I actually could say this in about 10 seconds.

Sassymonkey ( http://sassymonkey.ca/ ) and Sassymonkey Reads ( http://sassymonkeyreads.wordpress.com/ ).

I've been blogging for a little more than a year about politics, body image, and assorted other subjects. ( http://yawwblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/blogme2007-te... )

I'm a daydreamer from Toledo, Ohio who loves sushi and peanut butter sandwiches (but not together).

The best compliment I ever got was when fellow blogger Alicia said I look like Isabella Rosallini. I think I look more like Lindsay from Freaks and Geeks. That probably sums up my personality, too.

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Jen
http://yawwblog.blogspot.com
http://angryfatgirlz.blogspot.com
http://toledolefty.blogspot.com

. . . not so very long ago, I taught literature in a fabulous liberal studies program near Seattle. I spent my days pondering the origins of the novel, the relationship between gender and genre, and the impact of colonialism on the post-modern narrative. I drank lots of terrific coffee and the occasional mid-afternoon martini. Now I live in Oklahoma City with my husband and our two small sons (Henry, 7, and Charlie, 5); I pass the time contemplating which superhero is the strongest, what park has the most shade, and how many ways vegetarian chicken nuggets can be garnished. In my spare time, I shop for shoes, preferably pointy-toed flats that will make me look less like a mom and more like someone you might want to have drinks with.

All things considered, I love nearly every minute of this life, especially the minutes right after that first cup of coffee and right before the cocktail hour. (That would be ALL the minutes at BlogHer, I think, from what I can tell.)

Friday Style ( http://fridaystyle.blogspot.com )
Friday Playdate ( http://www.blogher.com/fridayplaydate.blogspot.com )

Hi all!
My 10 seconds are here ( http://www.troll-baby.com/2007/07/21/blogme-and-fr... ), and there's also great detail on the free BH/SL Makeovers, courtesy of Vodkarella.

How fun reading everyone else's answers!
Karen

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Vodkarella ( http://www.vodkarella.com/ ) | Swank Web Style ( http://www.swankwebstyle.com/ ) | Drool.icio.us ( http://babble.com/CS/blogs/droolicious/default.asp... )

Mine's here ( http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=669 ).

Nerd's Eye View ( http://www.nerdseyeview.com )

Hmmmm. Ten seconds or less uh? Well, let's see. I am a frustrated writer posing as a happy and content blogger. While I love being a mommie, I wouldn't consider myself a Mommie Blogger. Blogging has saved my sanity as well as my life. For more about me, my serving as a speaker at this year's conference, and my excitement about the upcoming week, check me out at Link Text ( http://whyblackwomenareangry.blogspot.com/2007/07/... )Why Black Women Are Angry. Did I make it? Peace :)

Here is a very, very brief intro:

BlogMeIntro at Red Stapler ( http://redstapler23.blogspot.com/2007/07/me-in-10-... )

That's why I liked the icon, Birdie. Could be a man, could be a woman - could be whatever we want it to be, which is pretty much the way I like it. :-)

~Denise
Fast Times @ Homeschool High ( http://fasttimes.clubmom.com ) & Flamingo House Happenings ( http://www.flamingohouse.net</a )

A hermit at heart, a writer by conversion, a pilgrim by profession, and a lover of all life's manifestations both animate and inanimate.

I look in the mirror and see an "older" woman and wonder how this happened to a nineteen-year-old. I've packed several lifetimes into one and would do them all over again ... oh heck, wait a minute, let's ditch the dork I married after my much older but totally glorious first husband died and before my much younger totally wondrous hubby lofted me to the North Shore of Lake Superior so I could write.

blogme2007 ( http://technorati.com/tag/blogme2007 )

Author of The Scent of God ( http://www.berylsingletonbissell.com )
Beryl Gathers ( http://www.beryl.gather.com )
BSB: Journey to Publication ( http://www.berylsingletonbissell.livedigital.com )

A kiss is just a kiss...But an autographed photo is forever.

Contributing Editor Catherine Morgan
also at Women 4 Hope ( http://women4hope.wordpress.com/ ) and Informed Voters ( http://informedvoters.wordpress.com/ )

Sorry about that...I guess the five o'clock shadow thing thru me off...But now that I look at it again, I can clearly see that this is a graphic of a women. My bad...No disrespect intended. I *heart* the lesbians.

Contributing Editor Catherine Morgan
also at Women 4 Hope ( http://women4hope.wordpress.com/ ) and Informed Voters ( http://informedvoters.wordpress.com/ )

... is an out and proud butch lesbian and that icon looks EXACTLY like her, ha! Seriously, I actually showed it to her yesterday when she was watching me read BlogHer. She and her partner are visiting me this week and they were both excited to see a non-traditional female icon. I guess that's still valid, even though it's based on a person who identifies as male. Yay for the ways we are different and compliment each other!

Birdie
Birdie's BlogHer Blog ( http://www.blogher.com/blog/birdie-jaworski )
La Pajaro ( http://www.lapajaro.com )

I'm just finding out who I am for the first time in my life after a busted marriage (well it broke long ago, but still...) and kids growing up, growing independent. I'm so excited for my first BlogHer, and can't wait to meet everyone.

Birdie
Birdie's BlogHer Blog ( http://www.blogher.com/blog/birdie-jaworski )
La Pajaro ( http://www.lapajaro.com )

...over here: http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/shannon/2007/07/... .

See you in Chicago!

I've spent the majority of my life feeling as though I'm never at the same "life stage" as others my age (which is now 41).

I was a young mom, a young widow, an old college student and I'm still waiting for my career to begin, whatever that might be. In the meantime, I'm a circ desk supervisor in an academic library. It's the best job I've ever had, but still not quite enough.

Coming to BlogHer is the biggest thing I've done in years. Dare I say it? I have a feeling it's going to change my life. Yet again. :)

Disorderly Conduct ( http://www.infovirtuoso.com/blog )

because I didn't actually GO to the car show. But my very first autographed photo was of Scott Baio, that a friend picked up for me at the car show. I'm guessing it was probably the same year.

I hadn't thought of that in years, Catherine!

Disorderly Conduct ( http://www.infovirtuoso.com/blog )

...if you follow my link above, you will see that Blogography is written by one of Mocha Momma's readers, who happens to be a man.

I included the quote I think it's a terrific testament to (a) the appeal of La Mocha's great annual idea and (b) the fact that men are absolutely welcome at BlogHer's conferences and this site.

I also love the graphics. I won't pull in any more of his work for free ;), but Blogography has many more. My fave is an illo of him in pjs with duckies on them (and the five o'clock shadow above).

Lisa Stone
BlogHer Co-founder ( http://www.blogher.com/member/lisa-stone )
Surfette ( http://surfette.typepad.com )

And appearances are not always providing the whole story. Maybe she's a butch girl? Maybe she's an M2F? Maybe he's working on the F2M transition. Or maybe he's a he, I dunno. It's always better to ask than to assume. Heh.

:-)

~Denise
Fast Times @ Homeschool High ( http://fasttimes.clubmom.com ) & Flamingo House Happenings ( http://www.flamingohouse.net</a )

O.K. Here goes...Ten seconds about me (hope I don't bore you to death). Wait a minute...Why is this graphic a boy??? Something is just not right about that. Sorry, I'm ready now...

I grew up in Pennsylvania, where some of my fondest childhood memories are of cooking with my mother, doing the chicken dance with my grandmother, and riding my bike to the mall with my friends. I recently moved to Florida with my son (16), and my daughter (13), we love to go to the beach, and on Mother's day we even saw some dolphins.

Whenever I cook something special, I'll say it's my "world famous" recipe ( http://women4hope.wordpress.com/2007/02/01/catheri... )...I'm a legend in my own mind. And just as I cooked with my mother, now my daughter and I cook together, and we also sometimes collaborate on a "world famous" recipe ( http://women4hope.wordpress.com/2007/03/22/catheri... ). Honestly, if I'm not going to teach her how to be a little crazy, who will?

I'm a nurse by profession, but unable to work due to several chronic problems, and I write all about that exciting part of my life at "Living With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ( http://livingwithcfs.wordpress.com/ )". I'm also very happy for the opportunity to be writing about health and wellness, as a contributing editor for BlogHer.

Do you want to hear something really funny? I just had to reset my Internet because my pages weren't loading, and once I got back online I was at the Yahoo front page, and this is what was pictured ( http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/73579/what-would-cha... ). Well, that is just too funny. Guess who my first kiss was? Yup. It was at a car show in Philadelphia, and I waited in line with a friend for over an hour with about a hundred other girls (I think I was in 6th or 7th grade). What are the chances of me writing about my childhood memories and then one just pops right up on the Internet? Maybe it's not so funny....maybe it's destiny??? Probably not, I'm pretty sure he doesn't remember me. Although, I am pretty unforgettable.

Well this is suddenly going way over ten seconds, sorry about that. I guess I just won't be able to tell you about all the other famous people I've kissed. Maybe I'll tell you when I see you at the conference. Until then.

Contributing Editor Catherine Morgan
also at Women 4 Hope ( http://women4hope.wordpress.com/ ) and Informed Voters ( http://informedvoters.wordpress.com/ )

I did it ( http://everydaygoddess.typepad.com/everyday_goddes... ).

Liz Rizzo lives in Los Angeles, dates a hunky actor, and aims to direct television. Dreamer since 1971, blogger since 2005, Democrat since last month. Pieces of her soul will forever reside by the downtown fountain in West Palm Beach, in the lobby of the FSU Film School, and hovering above the stars on Hollywood Blvd.

Her heart she brings with her, bruises and all.

Liz Rizzo ( http://www.blogher.com/blog/liz-rizzo )

I blog at Everyday Goddess ( http://everydaygoddess.typepad.com/ ) and On The Lot ( http://community.thelot.com/blogs/lizriz ).

I'm a second generation American of mixed European peasant stock; as such, I'm strong, independent and optimistic. Also short, dark ash blonde (the box says) and bespectacled.

I'm a survivor of emotional abuse; as such, I'm careful with my words and easily perceive slights.  (often when not intended). But I laugh a lot and listen well.

I'm a middle-aged, post-menopausal female; as such, I've got a good sense of humor and warm heart.  Often that warmth just can't be contained!

I'm a married woman with 2 dogs and no kids who loves baseball, sci-fi, creative activities and who just recently developed a love for working out.  I can explain the infield fly rule, discuss the brilliance that is Joss Whedon's society in Firefly (and how I think it's based on Walmart's world domination) and do either while I'm knitting socks or doing bicep curls. 

I am contemplating some major changes in my life in the next couple years.  Yet I'm happier than I have ever been (when I'm not scared sleepless). 

Debra
Crossposted at A Stitch In Time ( http://astitchintime.blogspot.com )

complete with photos from last years' conf.
Blogme Erin ( http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/07/20/blogme-baby... )

Politics & News Contributing Editor
Queen of Spain ( http://queenofspainblog.com/ )

Me, in Ten Seconds*

I was born in 1969, on the cusp betwixt Saggittarius and Scorpio. Ye shall know me by my confusing accent, like everything else about me, a bit of this, a bit of that. I am a proud Newfoundlander (please do not call me a Newfie), but am dug deep into Arkansas red dirt. I met my love on a Liz Phair BBS. My father was a poet. My mother is a lawyer. My eyes are green. I like a nice syrah. I am willful, intense, self-absorbed, an incorrigible smartypants.

But I will make you love me, supposing it kills us both.

*ten seconds in my Newfoundland accent; ten minutes in mid-southern drawl.

cross posted by Kyran at Notes to Self ( http://www.notestoself.us )

As instructed by BlogHer's great leader, Lisa Stone, I present tiny revealing shards of me-isms throughout the years:

ClizBiz, age 10:
"I don't see why I have to wear a shirt outside when I don't even have boobies yet."

ClizBiz, age 20:
"No, really, I'm very conservative. I only took half a hit of acid 'cause I had to drive home."

ClizBiz, age 30:
"I only fear two things in this life: Getting married and NOT getting married."

ClizBiz, age 40:
"And then which button do I press?"

More of the same on my Blog ( http://clizbiz.blogspot.com/2007/07/me-in-10-secon... ).

BlogHer Contributing Editor, Photography ( http://www.blogher.com/node/19958 )
Proprietor, ClizBiz ( http://www.clizbiz.blogspot.com/ )

Mine is up on my blog.

http://crazybloggincanuck.blogspot.com/2007/07/blo...

Can't wait to meet so many fantastic ladies!

I love my African Grey parrot ( http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=28... ), Ramses. My home is always a disaster zone thanks to my two boys, ages 12 and 10. My favorite hobbies are hula-hooping, dancing, singing, and writing. I used to sell Avon until a few months ago, and now I'm writing, eBaying Western junk and books ( http://www.westerncivilizationbybirdie.com ), and preparing to teach middle school-aged kids ( http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=28... ) in the fall.

I love margaritas and getting caught in the rain, and yes. I am into disco. Sorry. I have a major herbal tea obsession. I am half deaf in my left ear and partially deaf in my right ear (I have NEVER mentioned this in my writing until this moment) thanks to a stupid genetic defect and say "What? What? What?" all the time.

Birdie
Birdie's BlogHer Blog ( http://www.blogher.com/blog/birdie-jaworski )
La Pajaro ( http://www.lapajaro.com )

Please, keep 'em coming!

Lisa Stone
BlogHer Co-founder ( http://www.blogher.com/member/lisa-stone )
Surfette ( http://surfette.typepad.com )