meme |mēm|My wife, who has a great blog that blows mine out of the water, asked me the other day what a meme is. Since I spend a good amount of my time online, I knew some examples of popular memes -- Chocolate Rain, Diet Coke + Mentos, The Numa Numa guy...the list goes on ad infinitum. However, I couldn't come up with a concise definition of one.
n. an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, esp. imitation.
So, to better help me understand the concept of memes, my darling spouse has seen fit to tag me with the infamous "Six Things" blog meme. And not one to be a party pooper, here goes...
Six Things People (Generally) Don't Know About Me:
1. I knit. Let's get that one out there now. I don't knit often, nor do I do it very well, but I do knit.
2. I almost dropped out of college in favor of culinary school to become a chef.
3. The only film I've ever had to hide my eyes from was Jaws.
4. My friends and I used to play baseball in a cemetery. First base was the grave marker for an 11-year-old boy. I always thought of him as part of the team.
5. I was the one who loosened all the bolts on Eric Costello's bike.
6. I'm still embarrassed by the horribly awful John Fogerty impression in a college acting class. Only a handful of you know that.
There you have it. And to make sure I don't get to have all the fun to myself, I've tagged Dave Anaxagoras, WriterDad, Joel Haber, ScreenwriterGuy, Will Martell, and Andy Coughlan.
