My Turn - My Meme

By Benecia Beyer:

I was "memed" this weekend by Yvonne DiVita (yes, she does have the same last name as my boss - she's her mother and Woman Extraordinare of the BlogWorld!) from Lipsticking and scratchings and sniffings (if you love dogs and cats - you MUST read this blog!)

What in the world is a meme? The newest faze and craze running through the blogworld where you "tag" someone else and they must reveal 5 Things You Don't Know About Me. A meme is like a thought virus or a cultural virus that gets passed on, usually organically.  In this case, the meme is getting passed around strategically by bloggers.  It's a good way to introduce you to other blogger friends and for readers to learn more about me and the others already memed. For a more technical explanation, visit here.

In true meme fashion, here are 5 Things You Probably Don't Know About Me:

1. I mud wrestled when I was younger (oh so much younger). I made it through 4 rounds and was wrestling in the final round to determine the champion, when the woman I was wrestling did this fancy move that swiped both of my feet out from underneath me. I fell backwards hitting my head on the "matt" (by this time there was not as much mud in the ring as there was in the beginning). I was out cold -- took an ambulance ride -- in the emergency room for couple of hours which resulted in the mud drying and becoming quite hard.

2. I've enjoyed various occupations in my life -- all starting with the letter "B": bookkeeper, barista, bus-driver, bartender, bank-teller.....in my next life I'm going to move onto another letter, maybe "W" (writer, wrangler, waitress, world-class-traveler.......)

3. I once upon a time picked "dew-worms" or night-crawlers to make money for a bus trip to Colorado.

4. I had my own massage therapy practice. This was when I lived in Minnesota and since that state is about 20 years behind the times -- there were many raised eyebrows over my new occupation.

5. Every year around my birthday - I go to the Caribbean coast of Mexico for a week or more - to rejuvenate my spirit and soul. That incredible aquamarine water and white, white sand beaches -- and the culture, the people are amazing. I long to live there full-time someday - soon.....

Adios - that's it for me.....you're memed: Erica, Karina, Amandakate, Kathyrn, Diana

Comments

[Yvonne DiVita]

Nice job, Benecia. Mud-wrestler, huh? You have a wonderfully interesting life. The world is a better place for it. Keep sharing - the stuff about you, and the stuff about accounting (eeewww!). Can't wait to visit your meme candidates.

[Benecia (dba-Betty Bookkeeper)]

Thanks Yvonne. I am very grateful that I have had an interesting life, so many diverse opportunities and life experiences. I love being me !

[Diana]

I did mine here: http://dianahiggins.com/diaphanous/2006/12/21/weird/. Happy holidays!