me, me, me - it's all about meme

So the wonderful Helly, in between updating us on the U-Haul and the skanky neighbours, has tagged me for a meme:

The rules: You must list one fact about yourself for each letter of your middle name. Each fact must begin with that letter. If you don't have a middle name, just use your maiden name. After you've been tagged, you need to update your blog with your middle name and answers. At the end of your post, you need to tag one person for each letter of your middle name.

Not just me, she also tagged the (even more [I can say that, Alan can argue - no, not you Alan, Helly's Alan]) wonderful Maria. The first I knew about this was when I dived into my office to grab some books and found a chat box open on my computer. Maria was demanding some answers for her post. I banged off the first words that came to mind, went back to teaching, back to my office, to discover that she had written a post. Also she had researched and put (a fuck of a lot) more thought into my middle name. Thus I shall steal all that hard work, pass it off as my own and give you:

My Answers to the Middle Name Meme.

ALEXANDER

A is for Amiable. I used to be angry. I used to be very, very angry. I was one of those annoying people who loved to argue, didn't listen to people's points of view and then I'd punch them. W*dnesd*y we went out with one of Maria's ex-lovers [yeah, I was surprised as well, she told me she was a virgin when we met]. This man was desperate, desperate to win Maria back and his plan was to put me in my place - point out how he was soooooo much better than I. I sat for several hours being belittled and man-handled. Yes, man-handled. The being pulled around was bad but not as bad as the slap to my groin and the smack round the back of my head. Oh, he knew what he was doing. He knew that if at any point I punched him, he'd have fallen to the floor - and let's be honest here girls - Maria would have rushed to his side, looking up at me with her beautiful eyes, full of tears, demanding "why? why?". I didn't punch him. I smiled. I am amiable.

L is for Loving. You know - I am. This might not come as a shock to you but it sure as hell does to me. I am really loving. As I sit here at the computer and try to think what to write about "loving" I realise that I do really love. I love my life, I love the people in my life, I love the things I do, I love the things that happen to me. More, I am in love. I am more in love today than I was yesterday. Each day I love Maria more. And you know what is great? Yesterday, apropos to nothing in particular, Maria said the same thing to me. She loves me more each day. And it is wonderful. It is wonderful to love someone and to be loved. Me, I recommend being loving. According to the Coke advert: "if you give a little love then it all comes back to you".

E is for Empathetic. I have been know to say: "look at this face, is this the face of someone who cares?" Often I am met with a single, one word reply: "Yes!" I'm not convinced that I have a caring face but I do care. I am very sensitive, sensitive to how others are feeling. I can lose sleep worrying about people. I will listen to stories and tears will spring to my eyes. Damn, I'm some sort of modern-man!

X is for Xenophilous. Hi, my name is Will. My girlfriend is Mexican. I live in Mexico. I am working towards claiming a Mexican passport and Mexican citizenship. Does that say it all? Need more convincing - read my blog!

A is for Analytical. She could have gone for anal but she went for analytical. I have a very mathematical mind, I like logic. I also have a vivid imagination but that isn't what I am talking about here. I do tend to break everything down to its component parts. I am a bastard to argue with - as you state facts (that are really emotions) I can turn those facts very fast against you. I can extrapolate to a frightening point - present me with a problem, an idea and within seconds I can tell you the faults, the end result, how it can be fine-tuned. I am also the guy who reads the instruction manual.

N is for Nurturing. I'm a teacher. I believe in children. I believe that, with the right amount of love, direction, caring, and information children can become "free-thinking autonomous human beings". It isn't just children - I love to see growth in everyone: friends and foes alike.

D is for Determined. I wasn't too sure about this one either until I thought about it. On the whole I don't like confrontation. If something is wrong I tend to do something about rather than confront. But, if something is wrong I do make sure it gets put right - even if it does mean confrontation - because I am determined. If I want something, I get it. If I want something done, it gets done. Gosh, I can be nasty.

E is for Enthusiastic. Hell, YES! I really am one of those annoying/boring people that just "bounce with the massive". I'd like to be "Eeyore" but I am more like "Tigger". I'm just happy, I just enjoy everything, I just want to have fun. Wow, I'm one of those people I dislike! Aren't enthusiastic people annoying! That's me.

R is for Responsible.   

1. Liable to be required to give account, as of one's actions or of the discharge of a duty or trust.
2. Involving personal accountability or ability to act without guidance or superior authority: a responsible position within the firm.
3. Being a source or cause.
4. Able to make moral or rational decisions on one's own and therefore answerable for one's behavior.
5. Able to be trusted or depended upon; reliable.
6. Based on or characterized by good judgment or sound thinking: responsible journalism.
7. Having the means to pay debts or fulfill obligations.
8. Required to render account; answerable: The cabinet is responsible to the parliament.

Yep, that's me.

Well, that was fun (see, I'm being enthusiastic). I think I learned a bit about me that I hadn't really thought about. Maybe a better way of doing this meme isn't for you to pick the characteristics, maybe it would be better if you got your partner/lover/postman to pick the characteristics. So, here comes the bit you have been dreading - it's time to tag. Looking at my links I only have nine people on them and there are nine letters in my middle name. Of course, I already know that several of those don't do memes, one of them tagged me, and one is on holiday. So, rather than "name and shame" I'm going to say - if you want to do this, do it, consider yourself tagged. If you are just passing through and you like the meme - go for it. You can leave a comment and I promise I will come and read.

Comments

[Helly]

May I just say how VERY impressed I am that you did the middle name meme knowing there was an "X" involved? If I'd had an "X" to deal with, I probably would have been too intimidated to even attempt it, but you succeeded, which shows marked Determination. How amiable of you! Or perhaps enthusiastic...okay, I'll stop now. But still, you did "X"! Good on you!

[Three-Legged-Cat]

Of course, I already know that several of those don't do memes, one of them tagged me, and one is on holiday.

So that leaves me then...
The slight snag being that I don't have a middle name or a maiden name (Mr TLC and I prefer to reside in unwedded bliss).

I do have a plan though...

[will]

It should be pointed out that I was not clever enough to come up with the words to describe me. If left to my own devices I would probably have been stuck with Xylophone - if you hit me at different points in my body, I make different noises. No, the glory should go to the Ravishing, Original, Charismatic, Intimate, Opinionated Maria, who thinks a lot more about me than I do.

[(S)wine]

(supercalifragilistice)Xpialidocious
my first name happens to be the same as your middle, but of course i wouldn't have had the same issue w/the X.
this brings to mind a tanget: i seem to have an affinity for the "X" initial in a middle name.
as in:
francis x. bushman or francis x. pavy.
on the other hand, perhaps i am just fond of middle initial "X" paired off with first name "francis."
i don't know...pass the wine.