Saw this over at DebR's; I copied a few of her answers, and attributed them to her!

TEN random things you might not know about me (a tough one, cause we Cancerians like to keep our secrets, yes we do):

1. In my early 20s, I asked all my friends to start calling me Beth, a contraction of my middle name, cause I didn't like my first name. So they did, and would call the house asking for Beth. My parents would answer and say, sorry you have the wrong number. LOL!
2. I used to do home care for the elderly and really liked it alot. Most times, homecare was minimal and listening and talking was the norm.
3. I once lived in a 3 room (not counting the bathroom) apartment with 2 adult dogs and 8 puppies; the guy I lived with was in the hospital after being hit on his motorcycle by an oil truck. Crushed almost every bone in his foot and broke his pelvis. It wasn't a happy time, no, not at all. He came out of the hospital addicted to morphine and a very changed person. I moved out and in with my friend, Sue.
4. My friend Sue had to come and make me get out of bed after the accident. I remember being so incredibly depressed I could barely move, but she wouldn't take no for an answer and once I was up and doing things, the depression, it went away.
5. You know how I don't like bananas but I love things that taste like them? Well I don't like most things that taste like almonds, but I adore almonds themselves.
6. One of my favorite things in the world to do is ... nah...that's too secret ;-)
7. I dated a married man...when I was in high school. In my defense, I had no idea he was married, altho he told my best friend and swore her to secrecy as he knew if I knew I'd not have gone out with him. Duh. Also, he was 24 to my 14. Times, they were different back then!
8. I used to cut myself...learned it from the my best friend (same one as above) who'd come to school with a bandana wrapped around her hand, dripping with blood. Think the teachers ever said anything? Nah...this was the 70s and she was good at hiding things.
9. I used to work for a company that paid me to inject rats and mice with radioactive medications, some meant for the heart, some the liver, some the lungs, etc. Then, after a certain time period would pass, I'm have to sacrifice them (the rats with a miniature guillotine) and dissect them, putting their blood in one test tube, and each organ in their separate test tubes. Then the organs were tested to see if the radioactivity was actually going where it was supposed to. Both mice & rats were anesthetized before being sacrificed. Yes, I know this was a horrible job, and yes, it's hard for me, the animal lover, to believe I used to do it.
10. Met a nephew of Stephen King's at the aforementioned job, while I was sacrifying a rat; we dated for awhile, but I was very glad nothing came of it...can you imagine telling the children and grandchildren how we met?

NINE places I've visited:
1. Tokyo, Japan
2. Edinburgh, Scotland
3. London, England
4. Paris, France
5. Oahu, Hawaii
6. Redondo Beach, CA
7. Denver, CO
8. Toronto, Canada
9. New York City

EIGHT ways to win my heart (I'm sorry to be a copy cat, but some of these answers I can't change...it's exactly what I'd say; I'll asterisk the ones I copied):
1. Feed me a home-cooked meal that I had absolutely nothing to do with preparing and that I don't have to clean up after.*
2. Share with me a really good red wine.
3. Be nice to my dogs.*
4. Let me take photos of you without complaining about how you hate to have your picture taken, or how you don't like your hair, or how those pants make you look fat, or whatever - in other words, just let me take the picture!*
5. Don't be offended or take it personally when I need some quiet time alone.*
6. Tell me you like something I've created - anything I've created! (bonus points if you can articulate why you like it; double bonus points if you can articulate why you like it without ever using the word "cute")*
7. Don't feel the need to fill every moment you're with me with a load of chatter...if you can recognize companionable silence, even better
8. Listen when I talk - really, truly LISTEN.*

SEVEN things I want to do before I die:
1. Go to Germany.
2. Go to New Zealand.
3. Go to Australia.
4. Go to all the Hawaiian islands
5. Go to Kyoto.
6. Go to the Grand Canyon.
7. Go to Yellowstone National Park.

SIX things I'm afraid of:
1. Spiders
2. bees
3. centipedes
4. becoming a bag lady
5. losing my Japanese dishes
6. losing my cameras and photo albums

FIVE things I don't like:
1. Self-centeredness
2. ignorance
3. natto
4. green mint ice cream
5. a succession of ordinary days

FOUR ways to turn me off:
1. Create drama where there doesn't need to be any (I'm keeping this answer!!!)
2. Abuse animals.
3. try to talk to me with your mouth full of food.
4. snap your damn gum.

THREE things I do every day:
1. Read
2. take pictures
3. Walk Wolf

TWO things that make me happy:
1. Thinking about a song, and hearing it immediately thereafter on the radio
2. Photography

ONE thing on my mind right now:
1. I cannot BELIEVE how hot it was Sunday! Not complaining in the least, just SHOCKED!

Want to play along? Tell me so in comments and you can consider yourself officially tagged. Of course you can also comment without requesting a tag.

You do like to travel!

I used to do home health for the elderly too.

It was fun reading your answers, especially your 10 things - way more interesting than my 10. :-)

I had to look up natto - never heard of it before. It sounds vile!

OMG, I must be really tired,,I thought it said you were afraid of becoming a "LADY BUG"...

Nice stuff! I'll complain about the heat for you! It sucks! I really hate this time of year the most and can't wait until it passes by!

I will play along - look for my answers later this afternoon a few comments on your list:

Under THREE - don't you walk Max every day too?
Under FIVE what is natto?
Under SIX - I won't let you become a bad lady
Under EIGHT - I can do all but 1 & 2 and I am working on 8 - wanna get married?
Under TEN - were you in the accident too? and WOW to #9 and I am sorry about #8 & #4

I love stuff like this; the things you learn...

I like bananas but cannot stand anything that tastes like bananas. Weird, huh?

ok- I hate snapping gum, but I think that's because I can't do it. and I like bananas, but not things that taste like banana!

this was a surprisingly revealing list for you!!!!

Can I snap my gum while eating a banana as you try to take my picture?

Hi, I just came upon your blog from Miss Zoot's link list. [I clicked on you cuz I like Snape too. :)] I'm going to take this and use it on my blog. Good thing cuz I've been remarkably uninteresting lately. :)

So, TAG, I'm it! :)

What a neat idea! I might have to steal this myself.

I once had a roommate who hated bananas but liked things that taste like bananas.

I love banana's, but hate banana flavors.
I hate gum snappers! That sound will drive me insane and who knows what I might do then, Murder perhaps but at least I would get off, temporary insanity, right?

I'm hoping to go the the grand canyon next fall, if funds allow it.

I love Snapping Gum, I love Green Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream...It's the bestest in the world! and I hate having my picture taking, unless I look good ;)

oh yeah...I love creating drama...love it!

Tag I am it! :D

And what is a natto?

I wanna play but wont have for a couple of days.

What a coinky-dink!

I tried to go by my middle name too because I didn't like my first name,and all those cute stickers with the names on them were all the rage and they never had my first name, but they had my middle one.

Loved this post!

Shash