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To be honest, it took me a pretty long time to come up with 8 factual things about myself that I thought would be even slightly interesting. I was tagged by Gary, Bobs, and Saman this time around. Anyway, I hope you enjoy my list!

This is how it works:

• Each player must post these rules to begin the meme.
• Each players starts with eight random facts or habits about themselves.
• People who get tagged must blog about their eight things and post these rules.
• At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
• Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

8 Facts to Know About Ms. Danielle That You Don’t Really Need to Know but Some People Tagged Me So Here We Are…

8. I’m fourth-generation Japanese American and I speak no Japanese. The fact that I’m Japanese seems to be interesting to a lot of people for some reason. I come from a line of samurai, but apparently, not the charming kind.

7. I studied sociology in college with the goal of becoming a social worker. Obviously, that hasn’t panned out, but I plan to reach this goal sometime in my life.

6. My three favorite cuisines are Japanese, Thai and Mexican, but this could change someday. French is rapidly climbing the ranks, and Spanish tapas are somewhere near the top as well.

5. I’ve been to the following countries: Mexico, Indonesia, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Brussels, and Italy. I’ve been to the following states: Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Hawaii, Arizona, Massachusetts, and Washington D.C. (not really a state). I’ve never once been to Japan, mainly because of the costs, and my number one travel destination is Chicago. Really.

4. I have one brother, two step-brothers, a step-sister, and a half-sister. Given the number of boys and girls, we were nothing like the Brady Bunch.

3. I live with my best friend Angelica (pictured left), who’s been my best friend since first grade, in the city we grew up in. How’s that for long time friends? Coincidentally, today is her birthday. Happy birthday, mama!!

2. I’ve been told that when I’m heavily intoxicated, I speak primarily in Spanish. I’m not sure if I still do this.

1. My number one love in life is music. Without it, I think my life would pretty much be a vast emptiness of nothing piled on top of more nothing. I listen to deep house, electro funk, drum-n-bass, jungle, underground hip hop, down tempo, trip hop, acid jazz, “mash up” (although I despise that term), breaks, some indie rock, old school R&B and hip hop, eighties new wave, classic rock, heavy metal, hair metal, early nineties alternative, and classical…just to name a few. I certainly don’t listen to “everything but country,” as some people say, even though I like a lot of music because I think a lot of music right now is junk. I know what I like, but I also love swapping music with my friends, which is one of my favorite pastimes. I couldn’t imagine life without music. I think everyone should have a deep love of one thing, and never allow it to be tainted.

Bloggers that I’m tagging: Prija, Ashley, Bob, Roberta, Michelle, Enkay, Taylor, and Jon.

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