Looks like one of my favorite artists and bloggers, Luann Udell has invited me to a game of blog tag!

If you’re not familiar with the concept of being tagged, it’s a fun little game played among bloggers. It’s a good way to for your readers to learn a little bit more about you. Plus, it’s also a fun way to introduce yourself to some of the other bloggers you admire, and maybe spread some links around.

Sorry, couldn’t resist making this into an object lesson ;) .

To keep the tag going, here are the rules that needs to be followed.

  1. You have to link to your tagger and list the rules of the tagging
  2. You must share 7 facts about yourself (unusual facts are fine. how unusual and…ahem…personal you get is up to you)
  3. You must tag 7 bloggers at the end of your post by leaving their names and links to their blogs
  4. Inform your 7 victims…I mean 7 bloggers that they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment on their blogs.

Alright here comes the seven facts about myself:

1. I read a lot and I often read the books I love until they become sad little piles of tattered pages. You can usually find me by following the path of fallen pages about the house.

2. Even though I can literally read a book until it disintergrates into dust, I can’t bring myself to write in one…not even in pencil. I often back away in horror when I open a book with writing in it.

3. People seem to have a hard time figuring out my ethnicity. People have often mistaken me for Hawaiian, Filipino, Hispanic, Indian, Native American, among others. Now when people ask me I just say I’m a citizen of the world.

4. I originally went to school to be an art therapist and got as far as getting a masters degree in counseling. Doing web pages and jewelry were just hobbies since I knew I would never be able to making a living doing either one. ::eyeroll::

5. I love chocolate! Unfortunately it doesn’t love me back as I’ve recently developed an allergy that causes some pretty painful sores on my tongue after I eat it. But some things are worth suffering for. :)

6. I appear to have a tendency to remember useless facts. My family and friends call me Johnny Number 5 and Nikipedia.

7. I hate (translation: scared of) spiders…though I’ll leave them alone if they stay put in a corner where I can see them. If they start commuting or look as though they’ll end up on my face in the middle of the night, all bets are off.

Sooo….who’s in my blog reader?

1. Modish- A great blog about indie artists I’ve been reading since 1996. I did an interview blogger Jena Coray earlier this year.

2. Assemblog of Michael deMeng- This is Michael deMeng’s blog who is assemblage artist extraordinaire.

3. Artrepreneur; The Collision of Art and Business- This is the blog of polymer clay artist Judy Dunn. She has some great craft business tips and stories.

4. Midge’s Mind- The blog of jewelry artist Margaux Lange. She makes cool jewelry out of Barbie and Ken doll parts.

5. Heart Handmade- One of the place I like to go for see who’s who out in the world of handmade. This blog features handmade artists, handmade products, and a business tip or two.

6. Greenjeans- The blog of Brooklyn shop and gallery, Greenjeans. Their blog is a great way to keep up with what’s going on in the world of indie craft in Brooklyn, NY.

7. Gary Vaynerchuk- This is a blog I’ve recently just started following. It’s the video blog of wine enthusiast and personal branding guy Gary Vaynerchuk. He’s the man behind Wine Library TV and was featured in Seth Godin’s newest book, Tribes. He’s got some pretty interesting business building videos and speaks in this great (New York? Jersey?) accent. It’s sort of like listening to Joe Pesci wax philosophical about branding.

We’ll now return back to our regularly scheduled program.