My Seven Vices or Virtues

April 7, 2009

This is me… Lisis.  In case you were wondering, it is pronounced LEE-cease (accent on the first syllable). Last week, my mischievous friend Michael, from Love To Spare, tagged me to post seven facts about myself, while following these rules:

1. Link to your original tagger and list these rules in your post.
2. Share seven facts about yourself in the post.
3. Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names and links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they’ve been tagged.

I suppose I can handle this. So, without further ado, here are my Seven Vices or Virtues (you decide which is which):

1. Astrology – I don’t know much about it, but I know what I am. I’m a Libra Water Ox (born October, 1973) which explains three things about me: I seek balance. I always find a way to get where I want to go. I work hard when I have to, but I’d rather lay around in a grassy field when I can. 

2. Travel – I was born in Honduras, and lived in Costa Rica until I was 12. I went from Jr. High to college in Southern California, and Grad school in Georgia. I’ve visited a LOT of countries on several continents, but I yearn for a trip to Italy.  Not just any trip, though. I want to go to all the major cities, lots of famous sites, and see Tiziano Ferro and Andrea Bocelli in concert (though not in the SAME concert).

3. Ice cream – I am madly in love with Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream. Each little pint is packed with wholesome goodness, positive karma, love for the environment, insanely delicious ingredients thrown together with no apparent rhyme or reason… and about 1,000 calories to keep you warm in the winter. I try to forget that last part.

4. Reading – I love to read complex books that educate and challenge me. Some of my favorite authors are: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Jens Peter Jacobsen, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Lou von Salome: The Woman Who Inspired Freud, Nietzsche, and Rilke. On the other hand, I enjoy watching silly movies that don’t require me to think: Airplane, Old School, Meet the Parents, American Pie, and my super fave: O Brother, Where Art Thou?

5. Organization – In college I was so OCD that my own mother did not like to visit me. She said it wasn’t any fun having me follow her around, cleaning up her messes. My apartment looked like a museum. It’s fair to say I don’t have that problem anymore… I’m so proud of my messy house and how hard I work to keep it that way!

6. Theodor Seuss Geisel – Dr. Seuss is my hero, and that is NOT an exaggeration. The man was a genius. 

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”

He wrote THE best books for teaching kids that reading can be fun, while weaving in all sorts of social messages that I happen to agree with. My all-time favorite: The Lorax. Come on… do we really need “thneeds”? I’d much rather have the trees.

7. Aviation – My greatest passion has always been flying, but I haven’t flown in 10 years (since my parents had their accident). I want to fly, but truth be told… I’m a little scared to. Fortunately for my pride, I can’t afford to fly anyway. The saying, “If God had wanted man to fly, He would’ve given him more money” certainly applies in my case. 

I’m hoping, though, that one of these days my bank account will force me to overcome my fear so I can take to the skies again. When I do, I’m flying out to meet all the great people I’ve met through blogging. Consider yourselves warned.

There are so many of my favorite bloggers that have already been tagged for this game. So here are seven that intrigue me, and that I hope won’t mind playing along:

–Porsidan (Jay Schryer)

–Mommy Mystic  (Lisa Erickson)

–Thinking Park (Vikum Jayarathne)

–Critical Thoughts (V.J. Krishna)

–Present Outlook (Julian Rosser)

–Ivan Campuzano (Ivan Campuzano)

–Si Dawson (Si Dawson)

If you DO mind, take it out on Michael.

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