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I have been tagged multiple times for this 8 Things About Me viral post. I usually opt out of such things, but thought that multiple tags on the same project from very different bloggers is a sign I am supposed to share some personal info with my readers.

Plus, its lovely filler for this lean time where I am barely posting while I take my final exams and get my household moved.

So, many thanks to Amanda, Roberta, Xilly, Michelle, Elizabeth, Matthew and E-Babe (both actually tagged me over at my Plus1 blog), for whispering eight little-known facts about themselves and inviting me to do so as well. Of course, I can not promise my eight items will be as interesting as theirs.

1. I used to be an active spelunker.
If you don’t recognize that word, it might sound a little naughty. Let me enjoy your blush before I explain…

A spelunker is someone who enjoys cave exploration. I love to go into caves and climb inclines, wiggle on my belly through low parts, jump over black holes and hold a flashlight in my mouth when I don’t have one of those cool headlight hats to use. I love that caves are a constant temperature all year round. I love how quiet it is deep inside. I love that if you turn out all your lights you cannot even see your own hand in front of your face.

2. I make the BEST egg rolls.
I love egg rolls, but now that I have absolutely perfected my recipe, I can hardly stand to eat them in restaurants. Well, there is one little Cantonese carryout up in Port Richey I think does an amazing hand-rolled little number, but I really just prefer my own. I can make a meal of my egg rolls and now that I am sitting here writing about it, I am beginning to crave them.

3. I dig time travel.
I don’t actually believe that time travel exists, but I love the notion. I follow several of the online communities who have stories of people who have claimed to travel through time. I also have a massive collection of time travel fiction. I do not read time travel romance. That’s another genre, and I avoid it like I do any other romance novel. But, I love science fiction based on the premise of time travel. Lately, two books I have found particularly enjoyable have been Connie Wills’ To Say Nothing of the Dog and the Doomsday Book.

4. I’m an author groupie.
Well, not really a groupie. I can meet an actor or singer, though and not feel even a blip of nervousness. Introduce me to a successful author, though, and I go all weak in the knees. I barely made it through the little wine and cheese reception I went to so that I could meet Pinckney Benedict. My friend Greg had to remind me that he looked as uncomfortable as anyone else in the room. I’m sure I didn’t make it any easier for him as I galumphed over and wheezingly gushed on and on about how much I loved his work.

5. I have a 100% inability to memorize the words to songs.
I cannot remember more than the first line and a smattering of other words to any song ever written. I cannot even memorize all the words to a Ramones song (my fave group) and that is pretty pathetic given that they use frequent repetition and disarmingly simple lyrics. My four-year-old has a whole library of songs memorized. It’s pathetic, I know.

6. I have lived and worked in West Virginia…
and would move back, given the opportunity. I went to college in WV, moved back to my hometown (DC burbs) and then went back to WV later on for a publishing job. It’s a stunning state full of clean air and clean water and people who will meet your eye and say hello to you when you pass on the street. The closest thing I have experienced to WV while living in FL has been my time in Gainesville. I suppose that is why I love Gainesville so much and want to move back there one day.

7. I once produced a telethon.
A C130 went down during a training exercise, years ago and the FOX affiliate where I worked quickly put together a telethon to raise money for a college fund for the children of those killed. I got to produce the show along with another person. It was a meaningful experience and a lot of work.

8. I adore Coach bags…
but I only own two because the things just never wear out! They are worth the high price; because in the 10 years I have had one of them it still looks new and is in a timeless style they still make. If I had spent $30 on a series of cheap bags over the ten years, I would have actually put out more money than I did for the Coach bag.

I’m not actually going to tag anyone else, but I did end up enjoying this little list. So, thanks again to all of those who tagged me.