Well, a reason to update

So, I have not posted in forever, but I was apparently tagged or dared or double-dog dared by Amy Goodyear, so I shall respond.

And let this be a lesson, I fear no online questionnaire.

Eight things about me. Hmmmm...

1. We named our children after Arthurian legends. Merlin is obvious except for the gender switch. Gavin is the English version of the Welsh Gawain, which we were going to name Gavin except that people kept saying "Ga-Wayne" and we could not handle it.

2. I don't eat anything that lives in water. No reason except yuch.

3. I teach English. This news has caused several heart attacks among the four English teachers who were subjected to me in high school.

4. I am the unofficial Geek Liaison on campus, being the sponsor of the Anime Club, the Role-Playing Club and the room of choice for a wide array of the odder and stranger sort that roam high school halls.

5. I am going to grad school this summer, and I am terrified. This is the first time I have ever been in an academically strenuous setting and cared what my grades were at the same time. In college, UT could be considered difficult, but Cs and the occasional D or F did not bother me. Years later, when I went to Texas State to get my teaching certificate, I wanted a 4.0, but the course work was embarrassingly easy. Now I want a 4.0 from a difficult program, we will see what happens.

6. I am the basis for a muppet. (See Ghost of Christmas Present in Muppet Christmas Carol).

7. I have been to 15 countries (so far).

8. I know more musical numbers than you do. You just need to trust me on this one.

I need to get ready for my next class, so my tags will have to come later...