I was tagged by Dave. So, here it is. It’s my solemn vow not to publish anything like this again. I am not tagging anybody, so I’m breaking the rules.

1. Let others know who tagged you.
2. Players start with 8 random facts about themselves.
3. Those who are tagged should post these rules and their 8 random facts.
4. Players should tag 8 other people and notify them they have been tagged

8 random things about me

1. I was once a furry. An anthropomorphic cat, to be specific, in the game Furcadia, where I was also on the game staff. I assure you that I was the innocent kind of furry who read Narnia as a kid, and didn’t fully understand all the implications of being a furry until quite recently.
2. I’m a pescetarian. I have been since I read ‘Diet for a New America‘ by John Robbins. This was in 2004. After reading the book I was vegan for a month. Then I visited a friend’s house where her mother made me a tuna baguette for dinner. I was too polite to say anything, so I ate it. That tuna baguette defined my eating habits since. I am grateful because I love fish, and I’m currently developing a taste for sushi. It helps me refrain from meat, by having a little of what I like.
3. After feelings of intense jealousy towards existing residents, I moved to Brighton (effusively self-documented). I fell in love with it much in the same way I fell in love with California in 2003: immediately and passionately. I love the breezy, laid-back atmosphere, the quirky cafes, the friendly people, the proximity to the sea, the sunshine. Ahhh…
   
4. I’m a word snob. I considered dropping out of my degree in graphic design to pursue a degree in English Literature. It didn’t make sense, but I luxuriated in the idea of lounging in libraries reading Shakespeare, Eliot, Joyce, Conrad, Dante, Proust, Goethe… and I still luxuriate in the idea. Written communication, whether in print or on screen, remains a major passion — perhaps, just perhaps, the medium as much as the message.
   
5. In a family of scientists, I’m an artist. My dad and grandfather are physicists. In one Christmas dinner I learned a considerable amount about how a spinning top remains spinning.
   
6. I have a high-frequency hearing loss and can hear men slightly better than women.
7. I had five consecutive pet hamsters, all imaginatively named Hammy, and all with distinct personalities.
   
8. Can I please stop now?