1: I have a huge Teddy Bear collection. not kidding. at last count it was near 400 of them. Granted at this stage in my life most are in a few big bins in my garage but I still have a few on display thoughout the house. and much to my surprise my parents keep adding to my collection (and I love them for it) the latest addition: a bear that is literally as tall as I am that they bought in Maryland and stuffed in a big suitcase to deliver when they visited. I would have loved to see the look on the guys face who x-rayed that suitcase.
2: In direct contrast with my love of the cute and cuddly is my love for violent and bloody books and movies. Saving Private Ryan? yeah I laughed when the guy picked up his arm and walked off with it. My favorite auther is Matthew Rielly, he's australian and writes fast and furious and oh so violent novels. I'm waiting rather patiently to read this book (called Scarecrow Returns here in the USofA, why they changed the title is beyond me I thing Scarecrow and the Army of Theives is a great title) comes out in paperback on December 26th and you better believe I've pre-ordered it!
3: I like doing things that should scare me as evidanced here. My bucket list may also include things like swimming with sharks - and I'm not talking about in a tank and minus the cage thing you see in the shows I wanna be up close and personal. ummm ok maybe not too close and personal like the shark making me dinner that would not be cool. And we're not talking tiny little plancton eating sharks either - maybe not a great white per se but something of medium size. But then again how cool would swimming with great whites be! I may have looked up the best places to encounter a shark...
4: I like to observe people/things. It calms me and helps me put things in perspective. Even when I'm in a large group of friends I'm usually the one in the back taking it all in. My powers of observation also helps in the creative process. So if you catch me staring at you - it's not that I'm starring, I just forget to blink when I'm processing information.
5: Sometimes it'll take me years to finish a project. Case #1: I stripped most of the wall paper off the kitchen/dining room walls right after my parents moved (almost 3 years ago) and it's set like that ever since. Case #2: I started a really cool (I think) series of 3 painting which I call "Pillars of Eternity" about 5 years ago I have .25 paintings left I just have to paint the olive tree... and I'm stuck. Trees are not my favorite thing to paint I find them a little intimidating. Case #3: I'm not sure how long ago I started this post...but it was at least a year and a half ago.
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