I was tagged by Miland Brown of World History Blog to give 8 random facts about myself and to tag 8 others. Unfortunately, I’m about to leave for the observatory for work and I’m not going to have time to pick 8 more history bloggers to tag. So, if you’re a history blogger who reads this and hasn’t been tagged with this meme yet, consider yourself tagged!
1. The farthest points east, west, north and south from Central Texas I’ve traveled are: East – Pompeii, Italy; West – The Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States; North – Edinburgh, Scotland; South – Tulum, Mexico (just down the coast from Cancun)
2. Although most people know me through my Tudor History stuff, my degree and job is in astronomy
3. I have a cast of a dinosaur footprint in my living room (and made it myself in a river just north of Austin)
4. I have around 200 PEZ dispensers (all in my office at work) and I have only bought one of them on eBay (the limited edition glow-in-the-dark Emperor from Star Wars). The rest were purchased in stores or given to me.
5. I have a totally illogical fear of moray eels
6. I can name all the Kings and Queens of England from Edward the Confessor to now, and know most of the dates of their reigns as well. When we go out for breakfast, the tab is usually under $14 and I annoy my boyfriend by telling him the king who reigned in the year equal to the total of the bill. (It usually comes in somewhere between Henry II and Edward III, not including tip).
7. I love movie scores/soundtracks
8. Until just a few years ago, I wasn’t much of a fan of red wine. Then my boyfriend stayed with some wine-loving friends of ours for a few months and I got totally hooked. The Rhone region of France is one of my faves.
