Written by:
Darleen McCullen, REALTOR®, Broker
Keller Williams Realty
Phone: 919.454.8864
Email: darleen@darleenmc.com

When I first received the requests for the Super 2008 MeMe from Cynthia Tilghman and Bonnie Westbrook, I immediately thought about this song about Toby Keith, "I Wanna Talk About Me". Don't ask me why! I guess it's that music is such a part of my life that I associate so much of what happens with particular songs or particular events in life. (Is that weird?)

Maybe...but it's a perfect segue to the first question on the list... 

1. Who's your favorite musical artist?

I absolutely love music - so I don't think I have a favorite. (I wake up listing to it and it's sometimes the last thing I do before going to sleep.)

Let's try this - how about I attempt to narrow it down by favorite artist by genre? J Here goes:

• Blues: Etta James
• Country: Carrie Underwood and Alan Jackson.
• Inspirational/Gospel: Kirk Franklin.
• Jazz: Dianne Reeves.
• Pop: Prince (Love his talent. I believe he plays something like 27 instruments!); Whitney Houston (who has such an incredible, angelic voice.); Phil Collins (I'm thinking he'd be considered Pop/Rock)
• R&B/Soul: Jennifer Holliday: I've always loved her songs, especially, "I'm Telling You" that Jennifer Hudson re-recorded in recent years. Patti Labelle: She's one classy lady - who continues to "remake" herself over and over again. What a voice!

2. Who is your favorite artist?

I'm not sure that I have a favorite artist - but I tend to be drawn to the unknown artists who usually will set up shop the local art shows. My favorite local artist is my 11 year-old niece. She has always had such great talent - and from the age of about 3 or 4 years-old, I recall her sketching whatever interested her. A few weeks ago, her art teacher entered her into a county-wide contest - and she was one of three children chosen from the 5^th grade to be published in local art book. 

3. Who is your favorite blogger?

That's difficult. There are so many wonderful bloggers here on ActiveRain that I read - so I guess I should NOT name names, if you know what I mean! Let's keep that a secret.

4. If you could meet anyone (alive or dead), who would it be and what is the most interesting thing about them?

Another tough question. :-) I have several people I would love to meet. One person is Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, a very inspirational person, whose books, DVDs, and CDs I list to regularly. He's funny, but always has a positive word to share.

5. What did you want to be when you grew up?

I changed my mind so many times that it's not funny. I used to tell my friends that I was going to be a movie star and a politician. For my birthday one year (7^th grade I believe), one of my friends wrote in a birthday card (that I still have, by the way) "Ms. Political Movie Star..." Like many children, I was fascinated by the glamorous lives of the stars - but I also became quite interested in the political process quite early in life. I think I always wanted to do something to make a difference in the lives of others - and perhaps I thought if I was famous AND a politician I could do a lot of good.

 6. What is the most interesting piece of trivia you know?  I'm not sure if this is "interesting" or not - but it's surely useless. You know how people say "dot every "i" and cross every "t"? Well, did you know that the little "dot" over the "i" is called a tittle?

7. If you could live in any point in history what would it be and why?

I'm not sure that I would want to go backwards - but would really like to live way into the future. Why? Well, I keep thinking about the really cool things that have yet to be discovered. Look at the way that things are now.  For instance, who would've thought that the Internet would've been such a huge part of our lives? Not me! In 1994 when I first started learning to program Web pages, I had no clue that I would be blogging - and using such cool Internet tools such as LinkedIn, Plurk, and thinking of using Twitter. Who knew??

8. What is the most interesting job you have ever held?

The last summer before I graduated from high school and 2 summer in college, I worked at a pickle factory near where I grew up. The shifts were long - approximately 10 hours a day/6 days a week. The first year, my job was to pack pickles into the jars as they came around on the conveyor belt. The second year, I packed the gallon jars of pickles. And my final year, I tested the syrup that goes into the pickles and actually makes them turn green. (I became so "green", in fact, that each summer, I had to trash any clothes I wore to work because they were so stained!

Let's see who the next special MeMe "Chosen Ones" should be:

Hmmm... How about these Super 8:

1.  Penny Robinson - My partner for the MakeOver2Takeover Contest

2.  David Patterson

3.  Toni Ellis

4.  Fran Gaspari

5.  Lanre Folayan

6.  Michele Kurelich

7.  Loreena Yeo

8.  Ed Nailor

 We look forward to reading all about you!

REALTOR® on a Mission... NOT Just Seeking a Commission!^TM

Phone: 919.454.8864
Website: http://www.darleenmc.com/

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