Say It with Meme-ing

Before I left for my NYC vacation, I was tagged by the stylish Bronwyn with this series of questions. So, after a week of thought, here goes! I’ll keep my own tags to three—perhaps Musette, Thumbelina Fashionista, and Mode et Utopie would like to join in?

Books I’ve read recently. (As I’m a literature professor, I thought I’d mix this up a little. Here, then, are novels or novellas that involve fashion as significant plot points or symbols.)

1. Ernest Hemingway, The Garden of Eden
2. Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre
3. Theodore Dreiser, An American Tragedy
4. Nella Larsen, Quicksand
5. Edith Wharton, The Custom of the Country
6. Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
7. Theodore Dreiser (encore une fois), Sister Carrie
8. Horatio Alger, Ragged Dick


Things I frequently say:

1. Mummy just needs to . . .
2. We’re LATE!
3. Where’s my . . . ?
4. You’ve identified something; now explain its significance.
5. I’d like a tall skim decaf latte, please.
6. I’m going for a quick run!
7. What do you think about . . . ?
8. I love you.


Music I like:

1. Anything by New Order
2. Eighties house music
3. Damian Rice, “The Blower’s Daughter”
4. Gladys Knight, “Midnight Train to Georgia”
5. Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, “The Love I Lost”
6. k. d. lang, “The Joker”
7. Macy Gray, “I Try”
8. The O Jays, “Love Train”


What I couldn’t live without (in absolutely no order):

1. Style
2. Color
3. Pattern
4. Intellectual curiosity
5. My husband and children
6. Wit
7. An edge
8. Creativity


What I’d love to do before I expire:

1. Move to Europe
2. Move back to Canada
3. Publish some significant works—articles, books, columns, etc.
4. Make a creative mark
5. See my children raised, happy, healthy, educated
6. Relax
7. Sing and dance on Broadway
8. Buy a little beach cottage on Prince Edward Island