8 random bits of me

i have been tagged by Beulah and Plum, so here goes:

1. I had a speech impediment when I was in grade school-I slurred my s’s and my j’s. I went to speech therapy for a few years, and finally figured out how to speak so that air didn’t pass through my cheeks and make a whirr. I still have trouble with words that begin with ‘J’.

2. I hate drinking water. I have to force myself to do it, hoping it will help with my migraines.

3. I’m left-handed, but I can use scissors with my right.

4. I’m practically a tee-totaller, but I do enjoy an occasional gin drink.

5. incensed at the ridiculousness of a Cy Twombly exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, I signed my name to the bottom right corner of a blank white wall in a stairwell of the museum, figuring my completed ‘work’ was just as relevant. My Mother was co-conspirator.

6. In the 90’s, I edited a little ‘zine, which did rather well.

7. In grade school, I spent many years wearing only skirts. I only recently started wearing denim again, after about a 20 year hiatus.

8. If I had been born a boy, my parents were going to name me Gustave.

Like Miss Plum, I cannot imagine that 8 people even read this, so I’ll just suggest that if you do, and would like to follow the tag, please do.