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writerross tagged me for the 8 things meme, so I'm emerging from under all the unpacked moving boxes to reveal all. Ok, maybe not quite *all* - this being the clean blog and all.

But I will reveal 8 things:

1. I was named after my great-grandmothers, Sarah and Esther, hence Sarah Elizabeth. But I also had a great-grandmother named Clara, and my parents, from whom I clearly inherited my warped sense of humor, were actually considering naming me Sarah Clara Darer. As if going through middle school named Sarah Darer weren't bad enough. However, I've embraced my inner saraclaradaraness and hence my blogname.

2. I have an BA in Politics and an MBA in Finance. Oh, and a certificate in Tree and Woodland Management from Kingston Maurward Agricultural College in Dorset, England. I dream of someday getting an MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College, so I finally have a degree in the thing I wanted to study all along.

3. I would bet a reasonable amount of money that I'm the only woman in Greenwich, CT who can tell you everything you want to know about the lactation yield curve of a dairy cow.

4. I'm Sarah, and I'm recovering from Martha Stewartitis. I love to entertain, and have a major Martha Stewart complex. There's a huge box waiting to come out of storage that is filled with a large collection of wicker baskets that I use to "present" food. Whilst this means that I probably have a strain of OCD, it also enables me to throw great parties.

5. I spent three hours (!) on the phone with Verizon on Tuesday morning last week trying to get a fax line and FIOS installed at my new house. This is after spending several hours on the phone with them in the previous few weeks. They still messed it up, to the point that I quite literally was banging my head against the wall in frustration. This despite me being a loyal Verizon customer for 8 years and having 4 Verizon Wireless cellphones -not all for me, I hasten to add. I now hate Verizon with a passion, and if that stupid electronic woman continues to robo-call me, I'm going to sue them.

6. I used to play the cello. When I was 12, I was accepted to Junior Trinity at Trinity College of Music in London. Unfortunately, we moved back to the US before I could attend, and that hastened the end of my cello playing career.

7. Much to my daughter's excruciating embarrassment and dismay, I feel happy and free when I'm dancing. Especially when it's with a guy dressed in gold lame and fishnets. If my feet would allow, I would dance all night long.

8. I can walk straight past milk and white chocolate without batting an eyelid, but will do pretty much anything for really fine dark chocolate.

Ok, if you read this and haven't done it yourself, consider yourself tagged!