We were “tagged” by Dianna. Here are the rules and our random facts!
Rules:
1. Each player starts with 8 random facts about themselves.
2. People who are tagged write a blog post about their 8 random things and post the rules.
3. At the end of your post you need to tag 8 people and post their names.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment and tell them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.
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Eight Random Things about Me (Susan):
1. When I was 12, I won The Froggy-Doo Drawing Contest. Froggy-Doo was a kids’ show on a local channel.  The prize was a package of Doozies (?!) and when I stood next to the adult male host, I was as tall as he.
2. Our family lived in Puerto Rico for three years (I was ages 5-8). Our dad was in the Air Force and stationed at Ramey AFB.
3. I almost went over a water fall that had caused the death of every other person who had gone over it.
4. Sally and I attended the taping of one of the last Seinfeld episodes.
5. My mom wanted to name me “Sunny Ann.” Sunny Ann Rainey. Really.
6. I could live without ever eating ice cream again, but not without cookies.
7. I have a thing for Colin Firth, the actor. When I turned 50 my friends put 50 pictures of Colin in my front yard — oooh, Baby!!Â
 
Colin as Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice (oh my, the poor man looks wet — I’ll help dry you off…)
8. I believe in lust love at first sight.
Eight Random Things about Me (Sally):
1. My favorite word in French is coquelicot.
2. Donald Sutherland once gave me a copy of Auden’s complete works, marking some of his favorites poems for me.
3. When I was learning to drive, I accidentally drove through a set of electric garage doors. Oops.
4. On my tenth birthday, I had chicken pox and my cat died.
5. I have a tattoo.
6. One of my jobs in college was answering a bat hotline. “Miss Rainey, Entomology, Fisheries, and Wildlife. May I help you?”
7. I’m addicted to salt.
8. I am the one who got Susan hooked on Colin Firth until I found my new Mr. Darcy. (That’s Clay Aiken in case you don’t recognize him.)
(To hear him sing, click the player below.)
[audio:Lover All Alone.mp3]It is almost impossible to choose whom to tag next, especially because we can only tag those with blogs and those who have not yet been tagged. So here we go: Jennifer, Auntie Ann, Michelle, Gale, Karen, Shelly, Amy, and kmkat. Have fun!
Oh, I love Colin Firth!!! Now what I’m wondering is how have I never seen Clay Aiken as Mr. Darcy?? Is there another movie? Video? I didn’t ever recognize him 🙂
Comment by knittymama — May 17, 2007 @ 10:41 am
I was given Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth, and have been watching it with DD (and trying to explain to her the social mores of Jane Austen’s time, why Mr. Bennett had to call on Bingley before any of the women of the family could meet him, why in the world Charlotte Lucas would marry the odious Mr. Collins, etc. — good times). I have answered your challenge, by the way, and tagged 8 more hapless (but not blogless) souls.
Comment by AuntieAnn — May 17, 2007 @ 11:53 am
Perfect choice of a Clay song, Sally! Can’t wait until my 10th row cehnter seats for New Hampshire in July! If only my kids will let me knit until the concert starts…
Comment by Nancy — May 17, 2007 @ 12:22 pm
Susan & Sally- Have you ever seen “My Life So Far”- lots of Colin Firth, but superb acting as well as Fair Isle sweaters. One of my all time favorites.
Comment by Lorraine — May 17, 2007 @ 12:34 pm
Oooooooh. Colin Firth. *siiiiiiiigh* How many times have *you* watched Pride & Prejudice? 😉
Comment by Romi — May 17, 2007 @ 1:10 pm
Wow, I wouldn’t have recognized Clay Aiken either. Looks like he beefed up a tad for this role. Colin Firth will always be the quintessential Mr. Darcy for me though.
By the way, I responded to you meme tag.
Comment by Karen B. — May 17, 2007 @ 1:50 pm
From Susan — Clay as Darcy is photoshopped. He did not actually dress like or perform the role of Mr. Darcy — I’m sure to Sally’s disappointment.
Comment by lv2knit — May 17, 2007 @ 1:52 pm
Mmmm, eye candy of a different variety. Colin Firth. Yes. Well. Yes. It really sucks that I’m probably old enough to be his mother.
Comment by Melanie — May 17, 2007 @ 5:25 pm
Hi, Susan! Yes! I got your tag, and I did the meme a couple days ago. It was right before I started fiddling with my servers, though, so you probably missed it. Just go to my site now and scroll down about three entries. Thanks for thinking of me.
Comment by Shelly Kang — May 19, 2007 @ 8:07 am
dear Susan
You got to meet Froggy Doo and Happy Herb in person (frogson?)?? I am so impressed!!
Comment by Jennifer — April 21, 2008 @ 3:37 am
Hi,
well Rainey sisters there once was a Sunny Ann Rainey that lived on 32 street in Hialeah Florida and graduate in 1966 form hialeah high school, and as you might realise this is the second time you both have been bless with my comment. If she mail you let her know my email address at 61 we are just old and it be nice to talk with her, thanks for your time
Comment by mike miller — October 18, 2009 @ 4:53 am