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Are you ready for BEDA?

I'm getting so excited about BEDA. If you're planning on joining us, we've invited you to a conversation on Google Wave. It's a little easier to ask questions/collaborate in one place. A few of us put together some questions to introduce ourselves to the rest of the group (and any random readers). I'll paste them below.

I'm so excited about getting to know you all a little better. (Ok, some of you I know pretty well. Like that poor soul who lived with me and that one who's known me for over a decade now.) I love having new blogs to read. I'm going to try and throw some explanations in for a few of the themes since... um one or two I suggested don't make much sense. Don't feel like you have to post on those themes. Those are just the brainchild of the 4 of us original BEDA buddies in case any of us need some inspiration for a post. So feel free to use them as you like! (The calendar is also linked in the sidebar!)

And without further adieu, the intro questions! (Again feel free to add anything you like!)

BEDA Intro Questions

Name:

Age:

Where I live:

Where I call "home":

Why I blog:

What part of BEDA I'm most excited about:

Why I'm doing BEDA [again]:

How I first discovered Maureen Johnson/BEDA:

Something other BEDA people might not know about me:

Another blog I follow:

A writer (of any kind) who inspires me:

A YouTube channel I love:

A favorite quote:

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