In a fit of efficiency, I just received this award yesterday and I'm going to pass it on today! How's that for non-award-hoarding! Many thanks to the wonderful Neurotic Workaholic, who gave me the Honest Scrap award.Here are the rules: I have to list 10 facts that aren't common knowledge and pass it on to other bloggers. Being the ego-centric writer that I am, I'm going to make the 10 facts all about me! Just because I can!
1. I dye my hair when I'm bored with my life. In some of the most boring jobs I've had, I've gone from red to brown to blonde and back through the cycle again. The number of times I dye my hair is directly related to my level of boredom.
2. I have a tattoo on my back. It's the Chinese symbol for 'journey'.
3. I love love LOVE bread! I know I go on about cupcakes and the like, but a world without bread is not a world I want to live in.
4. I lived in Poland for two years and I absolutely loved it.
5. I'm originally Canadian and I just became a British citizen last week! God Save the Queen and all that!
6. I once tried to write a YA novel and I failed spectacularly.
7. I used to play the flute in a gypsy orchestra -- it was tons of fun and if I had the time I'd go back and do it again.
8. I am the world's worst sleeper. I can't remember the last time I actually slept through the night -- I'm constantly waking up at all hours.
9. My husband and I met on a blind date through the Internet! *gasp!*
10. I just wrote the first chapter for a new novel!
So there you have it. Gosh, I was struggling there - I should call these the Most Boring Facts! Anyway, I'm going to pass this on to:
Kittie Howard
Fran - hey, how about 10 Tenby facts? :)
Gina Leigh Maxwell
Debs
Sarah Callejo
Happy Tuesday!
Ooo, awesome list. And I don't know if you really are the world's worst sleeper/ I think I might own that title. Not only do I wake up a zillion times, but I clench my teeth and wake up with a sore jaw. My dentist hates me for it. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Tuesday! Thanks for sharing.
LOL, you a bad sleeper too? Yeah, I spend all night waking up a gazillion times, then the sun decides to rise and suddenly I'm in the deepest sleep ever and can't get outta bed. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited that you used to play the flute!
ReplyDeleteI cut my hair when I'm bored or stuck in a rut.
Great facts, I enjoyed reading them :)
Ooh, what's a gypsy orchestra? Sounds more exciting than a regular orchestra. :-)
ReplyDeleteMy hair is always the first thing to go/change when I'm in a rut too. Must be a female thing. :0)
I love Poland too, although I've only been once - too Wroclaw for a few days. Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteTalli,
ReplyDeleteAre you being totally honest here..
you are a supermodel.... can you possibly partake in carbs?? Fresh baked bread is my fave... had some this morning... i make it for Ageless Aunty... and if you look at my blog, (and thank you for stopping by)it'S working. She looks great for 86 years young...
Guess some carbs are okay, if they are served with love...
we are all excited about your new book!!!
Great list, it's always fun getting to know bloggers this way. Congrats too on becoming a British citizen :)
ReplyDeleteShut up! You used to be Canadian? That is so cool. Well, I really loved your answers and congrats on the award.
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Great honesty info.
ReplyDeleteI love bread too. I'd eat it all day if I could. :)
Aaaargh!!! My name on Talli Roland's blog!! This must be one of the most exciting events in my life, hehehe.
ReplyDeleteWhat a big responsibility, how can I ever compete with your colourful truths.
Nothing boring about those facts, they're fascinating.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for the nomination, I'm going to have to get thinking now...
Shannon and Jessica - maybe we should form a 'Bad Sleepers' Society'? Or support group?
ReplyDeleteSummer - we played gypsy improv music. It was so much fun! Basically, it's by ear.
Renee - Supermodel, I wish! Thanks, though!
Thanks everyone for your comments! :)
OMG, I feel like your soul sister now. I could live on bread. When I was pregnant with my second child, I used to have to drive to teach at a university an hour away, and I would slowly devour an entire French baguette along the way. And sometimes, I would pick up another for the way home. I'm telling you, the thing I like best about going to new places is trying out the new bread.
ReplyDeleteOMG, I must go to a bakery today.
And yay for starting the new book!!! So exciting. I love starting a new project!!
Thanks for sharing the fun facts. I love bread too- until two years ago when I discovered I have a gluten allergy. Oh, noooos. Now, I sigh and sniff through the bread isle and eat a lot of rice.
ReplyDeleteCheers~
Thanks for sharing these fun facts with us! And congrats on becoming a British citizen and for finishing the first chapter of your novel. :)
ReplyDeleteFun and interesting facts, you have to come to Ireland if you love bread. I love the 'gypsy' orchestra.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I'm a bread lover, too.
ReplyDeleteAnd what is this 'bored' you speak of?
What fun facts about yourself!! Congratulations with your award - yay!!!
ReplyDeleteSo you are now in the blonde stage - does that mean the cycle has stopped?!?!?! Red-brown-blonde. :-)
I would love to see you play a flute! And do you like speak a million languages??? Is there no end to your talents, woman?!?!?! LOL!
Yay -you've started a new book already - brilliant!!!!
Enjoy your journey!
take care
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Fun facts, Talli. I love learning random info about other people...the randomer the better. Yay for the new book!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! And an Internet date that worked - good for you.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to British subjecthood! :) Did you have to do the inane test...?
ReplyDeletelol- I like to change my hair with the seasons. Red for autumn, black for winter, brown for spring and blond for summer:)
ReplyDeleteLuckily it's not that far a leap from "O Canada" to "God Save the Queen"! But which country will you cheer for during the Olympics? I'd love to live where you live, (and envy you deeply, by the way) but I don't know if I'd give up my Canadian citizenship.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your award. Those were fun facts. Where did your gypsy orchestra play? When I attended a Serbian wedding, a gypsy band crashed the wedding until the mother of the bride put cash in their tuba.
ReplyDeleteThe gypsy orchestra played all over London - it was loads of fun!
ReplyDeleteAnd Hampshire Flyer - I did have to write the silly test for my permanent residency.
Elpseth - Thankfully I didn't have to give up my Canadian citizenship. I'm still Canadian too!
Haha, I do the same with my hair! I just bleached it the other day:)
ReplyDeleteI hope Fran does the Tenby-thing!
Talli, what a fun life you've had so far and the 'journey' has scarcely begun. Great news that your novel will be available soon. Hope it hits the best seller list! So already written the first chapter of your next, clever girl...)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the award! And congrats on writing your first chapter!! I particularly loved that you dye your hair when you get bored. Sounds like something I would do. :)
ReplyDeleteYou met your husband on the Internet? Interesting. I never would have guessed!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on winning your award!
I'm catching up on your posts today and had to put in my two bits about that American couple and their b-b-q. Ha Ha! Ask them if you can b-y-o-b the next time you smell the coals a burnin' (bring your own beef). ;)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your award!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea you weren't British!
How fascinating to have lived in Poland. I hope you write something about your time there.
There is hope for internet dating! Neurotic Workaholic please take note!
I'm glad to read that you're working on your next book. You're agent is probably just as happy! :)
Congrats on your well deserved award.
ReplyDeleteSo NOT boring factoids on Talli. Playing the flute in a gypsy orchestra...NOT boring. Dual citizenship? Not boring. Congrats on that too, btw.
Yeah, so count me in with the bread loving crew. But you can pretty much add ALL carbs (PASTA!!) to my list. I don't ant to live in a world w/out bread or pasta.
Fun post, as always. :)
good for you for not hoarding awards! I'm terrible at this. I always keep them forever.
ReplyDeleteI'm just like you w/ dying my hair! It's been six months now since I last dyed mine. I'm doing great!
Flute in a gypsy orchestra? Canadian that lived in Poland and then became a British citizen? And all that other interesting stuff? Talli, you are a great and real character! I'm which part of the hair cycle you are on now.
ReplyDeleteI'm a terrible sleeper, too. I also once tried to write a YA novel--two in fact! They were both soooooo bad I can't believe I ever let anyone else read them. Someone had convinced me that I was a YA writer. That person was VERY wrong :-P
ReplyDeleteYay, another bread lover! I usually have two rolls at supper, and I'm always on the lookout for new types to try. Oh, I'm craving some now:)
ReplyDeleteThe rest of your list is very cool; nothing boring there!
Congratulations on the award and thanks for telling us such neat things about you. You've got a lot going on. Good luck with the new novel.
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Thoughts in Progress
I love your list - I've never died my hair (have highlighted it though). Too scared to imagine it any other colour! Congrats on becoming a citizen :)
ReplyDeleteHow cool - I didn't know you lived in Poland! My maiden name is Rutowski and my mother's maiden name is Sadowski - yeah, there's some Polish blood in there. :)
ReplyDeleteI loved hearing these fun facts about you. Ah, a Canadian girl by nature - gotta love it :)
ReplyDeleteI change my hair color all the time too. Especially when I'm trying to grow it out and I'm getting bored with it. I need a change, so I turn to color instead of scissors.
ReplyDeleteVery fun! I miss bread...I've been limiting my carbs. I'm still British even though I've been in the States since '74. I stink at sleeping too. I have black out curtains in our bedroom and I wear a mask just to try and get a good night's sleep...My husband was my best friend's boyfriend for a while (and yes we are still great friends). Congratulations on getting your first chapter done on yoru wip...
ReplyDeleteIt's encouraging to know that there are nice people like you who have success stories from online dating, especially when people like me are venturing into the online dating scene. (I just went on my first eharmony date tonight...:)
ReplyDeleteAnd ooh, you're working on a new novel! Can't wait to read that one too!
Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteYour list was fun, but how do you handle that sleep thing? Yikes!
Congratulations on your citizenry (then again, I'd quite like to be Canadian) and well done on your new first chapter.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff. especially love the gypsy flute playing. Hope to see you guys at the theatre.
ReplyDeleteWow, congrats on the award and to the winners!
ReplyDeleteAnd also on your brit citizenship, yayy!!! And the tatoo just makes you more awesome to me, loved it!
I love that your hair colour relates directly to your boredom! Heehee. I also have phases were I cannot sleep for toffee. Oh dear... now I really want some toffee! Darn it... *scoots out to lunch*
ReplyDelete*scoots back to say well done on the first chapter for a new novel!*
Congrats on the award and on becoming a British Citizen - have you learnt the National Anthem yet ... nah me neither :S
ReplyDeleteLoved the facts, I got the award too so have to come up with some interesting facts about myself.
I love learning new things about people. These are great! Congratulations on the award.
ReplyDeleteThese were fun to know! Congratulations on becoming British - I'm en-route and anticipate a long, long process!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Talli! I will consider the Tenby facts, but I think it may have to be something else. I rather overdosed people on that little town in Wales, I feel!
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