Sometimes I wonder about the many memes that ask for facts about bloggers--is there anything we don't already share with our readers? But I got tagged by Schmoker for Eight Random Facts:

Here are the rules for Eight Random Facts:

Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

And here are the eight random facts:

1. From about seventh grade to my sophomore year, I had a massive crush on David Copperfield. Note the above photo. This was taken in Indianapolis in the late '80s, I can't believe he had bigger hair than me.

2. I'm the youngest of eight children, I have five sisters and two brothers.

3. To help make ends meet when I was in college, I was a nude art model for the university's art department.

4. I can hang a fork from my nose.

5. When I have time, I love to make candles or do Sumi-e.

6. The first play I ever wrote has a character who speaks in nothing but Barry Manilow lyrics.

7. I was in a Jesse Ventura commercial about Minnesota colleges while he was governor of Minnesota.

8. When I get really stressed out, I imagine what life would be like if I were Father Dougal MacGuire from the Father Ted series. It really relaxes me. Here's a sampling of Dougal from You Tube:

And now I have to tag eight bloggers:

Non Birding Bill
Susan Gets Native
Birding Is Not A Crime
Ornitho-blog
Bird Couple
Hasty Brook
KatDoc's World
Born Again Bird Watcher