The wonderful Shelley Munro has tagged me for this Blogging Meme. So, here is my response. Thanks for the tag, Shelley!
Paz Edwards
When Did You Start Blogging and Why?
I started blogging shortly before my first book, Vacation Souvenir, came out in April 2006. Initially, I didn’t intend to blog. I only opened a blog account to be able to leave comments on other blog sites that required blogger accounts. So, for a while my blog page was empty. Then I noticed that people were stopping by. However, they had nothing to look at. I decided to take my blog page seriously and started my first post, blogging about my new book.
What Don’t You Talk About?
Umm… I’m not sure yet. Like Shelley mentioned on her blog, I won’t discuss topics like politics and religion. I’ll talk about a little of this and that, but mainly things related to my books. For example, in earlier posts, in keeping with the theme of Vacation Souvenir, I’ve talked about ideal vacation spots, places I’d like to visit, story characters, etc… We recently had the World Cup event, so I got sidetracked with that topic. Heheheheh! It’s over now. ;-(
Are You and Your Blogging Persona the same person?
Yes!
How Do You Use Blogging to build Friendships?
I’ve met a lot of interesting and nice people through blogging. And I’ve gotten to know others a lot more through their blogs. It’s been a very positive experience.
How Would You Describe Your Writing Style?
Hmm… My writing style on the blog? Since I just started blogging, I’m not sure. I’m still working on that. At the moment, I write whatever I feel like, whenever I want, whenever I get a chance. Any readers want to give me your opinion?
Who Do I tag?
Italy won in a penalty kick shootout (5-3). It’d been a Beautiful Game until Sunday’s game. Then it turned out to be not so beautiful. Not for me, anyway. During the game, each team played well and hard. The score was tied 1-1. So the game went into overtime. Still no break in the tie. Sometime during the overtime game, French team captain Zidane rammed his big bald head into the chest of Italian player, Marco Materazzi after they exchanged words. No one knew what was said. Now, it’s rumored that Materazzi said something racist but Materazzi has denied it. True or not, I won’t repeat the report. After the head butting incident, the referee gave Zidane a red card (the most serious penalty) and sent him off the field. After that ugly incident, things went downhill fast for the French team and they lost. I was horrified, disheartened and disappointed to see such a turn of events. I think that Zidane is a good person and very talented footballer. He’s retiring after the World Cup games and it’s such a shame to end his career and the World Cup on that fury-driven, ugly note. Oh well, C’est la vie. N’est pas? That’s life. Isn’t it? Life will continue. I’m moving on, too. Actually, I’m giving myself a week to get over the World Cup high and my disappointment in the ending. For the most part, the games were fun. I enjoyed watching all the different teams and the effort and heart they put into playing. I also enjoyed watching the spectators’ enthusiasm and love for the Beautiful Game. Until the next World Cup, which will take place in four years in South Africa; Adieu. Or since the Italians won, I guess I should say, 
