Five Random Facts

I feel like a real blogger now, as I've been tagged by Six Until Me to share five random facts about myself. So here goes...

1) My middle name is Agnes, and I don't hate it (anymore). I am named Kathryn Agnes for my grandmother, my Nana, who was a cool and elegant New York lady and one tough cookie. I miss her and am proud to have her name.

2) I seriously considered - and still consider - going to school to become a librarian. Most of my friends agree that I am way too loud to pursue this line of work. And an MLS degree is a little too expensive considering the pay. But, to be surrounded by books all day? C'mon! Along the same lines, if cute little bookstores weren't a completely impractical business, I'd open one of those.

3) I totally preferred Parker Stevenson over Shaun Cassidy.

4) My sophomore year at Providence College, my room was right above one of the on-campus chapels. I felt that sleeping in on Sundays counted as going to church, as I was snoozing maybe 15 feet above the altar.

5) When I was in fifth grade I was involved with a group called CISV (Children's International Summer Villages). I was selected to represent my elementary school (along with Stu Abramson who, in an ironic twist of fate, would turn out to be my senior prom date) to attend a weekend program with other area school kids. The goal of the weekend was to be selected by your peers to attend a month long summer 'village' overseas (my year it was Egypt or Norway). I was not selected (neither was Stuey), but I did stay involved and participated in a Philly/NYC exchange weekend program where this really hip girl named Diane who lived right next to Central Park (and who was on crutches at the time, having been hit by a taxi crossing the street! How cool is that!!?) came to stay with us in Flourtown and I went to stay with her in NYC. The New York kids scared the bejeesus out of us by telling us horror stories about subway murders before we took the subway. I am still a little afraid of the subway, to be honest. But other than that it was good clean fun, and my first introduction to the world of 'camp'. Looking back, I am wicked impressed with my parents, who actually let me (as a fifth grader) pursue a trip to Egypt.

Lyrehca at http://thesweetnesswithin.blogspot.com/: consider yourself tagged. So what if you've only been blogging two weeks!