Meme's Spring Annoying?

Oh, the mighty Meme tag! And it's grip of shame and inner turmoil.

Since my current tagger, Pat of Annoyingly Boring? was gracious enough to point out in his tag, and I quote:

"Piper from Bliss in Bloom – because, well – she hasn’t done one since mid-December. Don’t know if she’s ignoring tags or just avoided them. Let’s find out!"

I think it's time for me to belly up to the bar, give a full frontal confession, blatant shame on display, slap me with my penance.

I currently owe at least four Meme's... to at least four amazing bloggers. The problem is that I procrastinated so long (and neglected to take notes) that I forgot who I owe them to, and even which Meme's they are. This is not because I don't love the bloggers who tagged me. I adore my friend Pat... he's ace!

Can you see my eye twitching? For some reason, Meme's and I have developed bad blood. Meme wants to know why I'm not friendlier, and why I don't jump on them faster. I want to know how many more random things I can pull out of my hat, that I haven't already Meme'd or written about... Meme's enduce chronic writers block for me. That's the truth. Chronic Writers Block!! They sap my creativity... or something. I don't think I'm alone in this either... I think that there are others who are afflicted with the symptoms of ominous Meme tags as well.

This is what you should visualize when you consider tagging me for a Meme. This could be me, or you.

It's not personal to anyone... and I truly love that I am thought enough of to get tagged by my peeps. When I've been tagged, I understand that it's the equivalent of a cyber hug... and I fumble with the remorse over not wanting to do another Meme, but also not wanting to shun a cyber hug. I love hugs!! And the huggers!! er... um... taggers.

I'm left in a tight spot. A sticky conundrum. I feel shame.

Pat also tagged BMG Mom, from Being a Mom is Great. As soon as I saw this, I immediately remembered that I owe BMG Mom a Meme too! (I'm crawling under my desk now, I have to hide my shame, guilt, and remorse) How can I make this right? BMG Mom even went out of her way to email me the meme info again, after I requested it... and I still didn't do it. I'm so sorry for the Meme snub BMG Mom... it's not personal, and it's not business either... it's me and my bizarre Meme issues. I have issues with Meme's.

I am the worst runner in the unending Meme marathon... I drop the baton every time it gets passed to me. I deserve to be kicked off the Meme team for good! I'm not a valuable player in the game called Meme... at all.

Here are all my published Meme's. Intended to imply that I have done more, and not published them... Chronic Writers Block produces unreadable works that must be removed from Blissy's archives.

That said, I am happy to do this Meme for Pat, and for BMG Mom... and all the other Meme taggers I've lost but not forgot. Does anyone question my sincerity? I hope not. I truly love all my blog friends!

Now, for the Meme tag that I could be remembered for revolting against, yet am just as happy to do. This is a nice Meme, I might add... answering questions, I can do that!

Name one thing you do every day:

~ Calculate the distance from point A to point B.

Name 2 things you wish you could learn:

~ How to make a living from blogging.

~ Extreme white water kayaking skills. I fantasize about going on kayaking expeditions all over the world. One day, this will be me...

Name 3 things that remind you of your childhood:

~ Emmylou Harris tunes. My Mom always had the best music playing, but Emmylou Harris spoke to me on a level that probably shaped who I am somehow.

~ Camping... again, with my Mom. She and I always went camping. I don't remember not knowing how to build a fire, pitch a tent, or 'go behind a bush.' Camping is second nature to me, I'd rather be camping right now actually.

~ Lite-Brite

Name 4 things you love to eat but rarely do:

~ Lobster. I only really like fresh-out-of-the-ocean seafood, if I'm going to eat it. There's nothing better. Which is one thing I enjoyed about living in Maine, the availability of fresh seafood.

~ Good, down home, southern BBQ. Ribs!

~ Brussels sprouts

~ Black & White Bean Chicken Chili - from a restaurant in Fort Collins called Austin's.

Name 5 things/people that make you feel good:

(side stepping all obligatory nods like kids, grandparents, etc.)

~ An expensive mani/pedi, the most exclusive salon with all the five star treatments for my hands and feet... I feel refreshed and not like a haggard Mom, but like a hot and hip 31 year old chick... for about two hours.

~ Talking with cute boys... of all ages. It's not a sexual thing, or a flirting thing... it's just much more fun to connect with dudes sometimes... you can skip lots of drama, laugh a lot, and enjoy the inevitable witty banter. I've always had more guy friends than girls, for this very reason.

~ My best friends who know me better than I know myself, and pull me up by my boot straps, and kick me in my pants when I need it. The friends who know all the dirt on me, and use it to keep me balanced.

~ The ruthless hunt for the perfect new handbag, the capture, and the possession of it. Having a new bag... it's like an extended adrenaline rush.

~ Sleeping -- for long, uninterrupted periods of time. Cold room, fresh air, old quilt, three pillows, a lulling fan blissfully humming... these things make for a makeshift retreat from every problem, concern, or chore.


Yippee! I finished a Meme!! What a load off! (to which you may reply: 'Piper, you made this harder than it needed to be.')

Tag time! (Don't hate me because I'm hypocritical)

~ Mishi aka Secret Agent Mama, because she said I could... and she rules like that.

~ Daizie aka Jodi, because I can't stop thinking about how much I appreciate her, and her mad blog header making skills. I am in love with my blog again, and it's because of her.

~ Strugla from hey, look at what I can do, because this is one of the coolest cats around, and he makes me laugh. He's an awesome blog friend.

~ Pinky Sue from Cheese in my Shoe, because she is a precious friend, funny, and amazingly crafty.

~ Amy from Doobleh-Vay, because I won't ever be able to get enough of her fabulousness.