I’m a bit late getting this one posted, but it has to be better late than never… right?

Syrana tagged me again in a recent meme calling itself some type of award. I’m not sure how doing more work qualifies as a reward quite yet, but when I figure it out I’ll let you know! At any rate, on to the actual details of the post.

First, I’m not certain who is or is not left to tag. Instead of going through my reader (I’m feeling a bit lazy today, don’t judge!) I’m going to instead assume I am the last person left to tag, which may very well be accurate at this point, and provide some interesting information instead. The original rules were something like this:

1. When accepting this auspicious award, you must write a post bragging about it, including the name of the misguided soul who thinks you deserve such acclaim, and link back to the said person so everyone knows she/he is real.
2. Choose a minimum of seven (7) blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. Or improvise by including bloggers who have no idea who you are because you don’t have seven friends. Show the seven random victims’ names and links and leave a harassing comment informing them that they were prized with Honest Weblog. Well, there’s no prize, but they can keep the nifty icon.
3. List at least ten (10) honest things about yourself. Then pass it on!

And now, the ten (or so) things about me!

1. My parents did not realize I could read until I corrected my Mother when she read something in a book she had not read to me before incorrectly, and I have no idea exactly when that happened (yay for relying on vague memories of stories I’ve been told…). By the time I entered the fourth or fifth grade I was already reading high school material for pleasure.
2. Psychology is the only subject that has retained my interest over the years, and as a result I started the re-enrollment process at the local university only a couple of weeks ago. Better to finally figure out what I want to do “wen I grow up” than to just continue doing something because of its pay. (Bonus information, I actually took this a step further, prompting plenty of thoughts from others about my sanity, and resigned from a stable, well-paying job in a very scary economic time… hopefully things work out!)
3. I’m very interested photography, and although I judge my work very harshly I have received quite a number of compliments on what I have done. These are a couple of my favorites (if you want to see more let me know!):
   
   
4. The cat pictured above is Phantom; named for his uncanny ability to suddenly show up as though he has always been sitting there when I turn around, as well as those “phantom” black markings. He’s almost a year old now, and this is a recent picture:
   
5. I am a certified PADI Rescue Diver.
6. I have a fascination with vampire stories/movies/shows.
7. I randomly become inspired to try new things. Over the past few years I have studied topics/arts ranging from tae kwon do and boxing to locksmithing and home protection to working on a volunteer fire department and teaching emergency response courses. I would have no qualms being a “professional student” and simply learning new subjects as often as possible.
8. I am quite an Apple enthusiast. My primary computer is a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro, although I still game (and only game) on a custom-built windows system.
9. xkcd, Questionable Content, and Calvin and Hobbes are probably my favorite comics, with Dilbert being close behind.
10. I’m sure there are more things I could post, but nothing else comes to mind as being interesting enough to share. Hope you enjoyed!