May 29, 2009

About Me

I have a great degree of disdain for the "About Me" section of my Blogger profile. If you have known me for long you may realize that mine has always been blank. How in the world does Blogger expect me to classify myself in that little box. My personality is replete with nuance. I am a woman of contradictions and distinctions. I have to be understood in context, not in a brief blurb.
Really, I just don't know where to start. And for that matter once I get started I am way too long winded to fit in the space provided.

I could go with the technically factual things; I was born in the Chinese year of the Snake, and under the astrological sign of Aquarius and that I am a Middle Child. And even though I find these kind of vague but colorful classifications of large groups of people to be intensely fascinating, I am not sure I really believe it either.

I could go with things that are also factual such as I am a wife to a wonderful and loving husband and mother to three spunky and tender kids. I love my parents and have a fantastic relationship with my in-laws. I am an only daughter with five brothers, who are some of the coolest human beings on the planet. I love to read and write, exercise and eat. I keep a decently clean house and I have a few pretty things on the walls. But even these collection of things don't really explain who I am. (Actually I may stew on this paragraph for a few days. I might even commit.)

Since I can't tell you who I am... All next week I will be doing a series of posts about my brothers. One post for each day, how convenient to have five brothers!

Really, Tiffany's tribute to her little brother made me all warm and fuzzy so I though I would follow suit.

7 more things to think about:

Tiffany said...

You are too cute. And I agree- that little box could never sum up my MIA! Can't wait for the posts about the boys.

Jen said...

I love reading your posts, you are so very witty.

samiam said...

What a great idea about the 5 days of your 5 brothers!!
What a way to grow up, I am sure that Ernesto had to pass many tests to be awarded you. =)

Kami said...

I feel the same way. Sometimes that is all people see of you.

Tiffany said...

Mine is blank too. Racial profiling is wrong, so why is Blogger profiling okay? It's not. :)

Can't wait to read about your brothers.

Alice Wills Gold said...

1200 words really aren't that many when it comes to talking about yourself, huh? :)

Omgirl said...

That sounds fun to read. AFter the brothers, I think you should write a different "About Me" blurb for each day and let us choose one to put on your sidebar!