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I thought meme meant “little sister”…

November 29th, 2007, 12:46 pm by robbyn brooks

But apparently, it’s some sort of blog tag game and I’ve been tagged by Confessions of an Insomniac over at EmeraldCoast.com. The rules are fairly simple, so let’s play!

The rules …

1) Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog.
2) Share 7 facts about yourself.
3) Tag 7 random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.
4) Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
7 things about me…

I don’t like hunks of cooked tomatoes. Strange huh? Love raw tomatoes, tomato paste and tomato soup…just not hunks of cooked ones.

I’m afraid of the dark. I have to have just a little bit of light to sleep. I’m also really afraid of sharks and Michael Myers from the Halloween movies.

I almost died during a surfing accident and the only thing going through my mind was….hmmm, maybe this is why God made me cautious of getting in water above my waist.

I sang at Carnegie Hall when I was 13.

Two of my first crushes were David Hasselhoff on Knight Rider and Tom Wopat on the Dukes of Hazzard.

Even after years of practice, I have to really concentrate to throw in a straight line.

My first act of vegetarianism was when I was little on my grandpa’s farm in Texas. He made the mistake of telling me he made rabbit stew. He was so mad when I wouldn’t eat it.

I HATE to wash dishes. It might be the ickiest thing ever.

When MacGyver was going off the air. I taped every episode when they replayed on USA in the afternoons.

I won an X-files baseball cap during a radio contest in college because I knew David Duchovny’s shoe size.

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An “Enchanted” evening…

November 26th, 2007, 2:51 pm by robbyn brooks

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Disney made a movie about me.

Of course, the fictional land that the movie lead hailed from was Andalasia…. but I figure, that’s pretty close to Andalusia.

Last night I went with a couple of girl friends to see the new movie “Enchanted” and left the theater feeling…well…enchanted, giddy even.

It was a wonderful mix of the fairytales we all grew up with, slapstick humor, romance, lessons to be learned and a little bit of holiday magic.

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There wasn’t any harsh language, that I remember. There was no on-screen sexuality. It was just great family-fun that can bring out a little innocence in every viewer.

It’s hopeful. It provokes carefree thoughts. And it proves true love can “pop up” from anywhere.

(As a side note, we did dance and sing as we left the theater. It was that good.)

I’m hoping to see it again, soon. Maybe I can convince someone to accompany me so I can share the enchantment of the experience.

Then you can expect another blog about how it was even more magical the second time around.

Postards to Iraq: No postage necessary

November 21st, 2007, 1:28 pm by robbyn brooks

We get letters and calls all the time here at the paper asking for ideas about how students and community members can send their wishes to U.S. troops overseas.

Many times it’s frustrating because, unless you know a service member, you must coordinate through a larger effort to submit even cards and letters. The military can’t give out individual names and addresses for safety reasons.

But now, through XEROX, there’s a way you can send as many well wishes as you want.

Here’s the link: Let’s Say Thanks

XEROX and the “Let’s Say Thanks” project allow visitors to the site to pick artwork created by children to be used on a personalized postcard.

You can use one of the pre-written greetings on the site, or there’s and option to write whatever you wish.

Xerox then prints the cards out and sends them overseas.

You can send as many as you like and even see a few “thank yous” posted from our troops.

It’s easy. Go send some holiday cheer!

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