eight things

Rut-roh! I got tagged! Thanx, Revellian!

Okay so "Willow Tree" is only one facet of the gem that is me, who will strive to continue to remain unnamed and unidentified, and I'd like very much to not provide too much info that might burst the anonymity bubble... but hey, that makes answering this meme all the more challenging, and I like challenges, so... here goes!

btw, books have been on my mind lately, so my answers have this book-related theme: it's not so random then izzit, one might point out, and I don't disagree, but hey, I'm the one doing the typing, so there! :D

1. The earliest book/story I remember being read to is The Billy Goats Gruff. According to my mother, I really got into the tale, and *every* time the troll under the bridge was going to appear, I'd grip her arm and my eyes would go wide in anticipation: this I don't remember :p


2. During my first year of school, I brought one of Enid Blyton's Famous Five books to read in between class/ during downtime: my teacher could hardly believe a six year old was reading something like that, and was very very impressed. I didn't understand why, but I realise now my voracious appetite for books was certainly unusual. I am thankful my parents put me on that track, and that they didn't discourage me from a very expensive appetite.


3. Speaking of appetites... I used to eat my books. Well, okay, actually I'd tear off a corner of the page, then chew and swallow it. Almost all books from that time in my life have a few "eaten" pages. Why I did it? I was hungry, maybe? :p


4. When I'm on a roll, i can devour a book in less than one day. I finished Harry Potter #6 in 6 hours [and was very disappointed!]. But often I get so caught up in the tale I start skimming instead of reading, missing out on details, so I have to force myself to stop, go back, and read s.l.o.w.l.y!


5. I re-read my books a lot. I like to refresh my memory and revisit tales that struck me hard for one reason or another. The tendency to have skimmed some parts of a book helps with the discovery of new richer detail that might have been overlooked previously, heehee!


6. My favorite genre is (high) fantasy, but I certainly do not limit myself to that. My least favorite genres are romance and chic lit: I just do not have the patience for that crap! Ultimately, though, I appreciate books/authors in whatever genre who write in a unique voice, who take a different perspective on a tried and true formula, or who force you to *think*


7. I have read only two "romance" novels that I know of: my excuse is that was during my teenage years, *but* a redeeming factor is they were of the "Dark Forces" series which doled out the romance crap in an occult setting. Thanks to this, I was intrigued by Tarot Cards and longed to have a set of my own for the longest time.


8. I'm seriously considering pursuing a Master's in [Creative] Writing: I figure I should learn the rules in order to break them where appropriate while writing my first [of many!] novel ;-)

Here are the rules:

* Players start with 8 random facts about themselves.
* Those who are tagged should post these rules and their 8 random facts.
* Players should tag 8 other people and notify them that they have been tagged.

But I can't stand rules, and I am always reluctant to tag anyone anyway... so anyone who has yet to be tagged with this meme, and who actually wants to play, go ahead and tag yourself, k? :-)