10 Words MEME

And here's the MEME I promised yesterday, as assigned by Bitterspice.

The rules: Write ten words beginning with the letter assigned to you in your blog, including an explanation what the word means to you and why, and then pass out letters to those who want to play along. I have been given the letter "N". Want a letter? Leave a comment.

Nostalgic: I haven't been happy with the way life has been going lately. Nothing seems to be working out how I'd planned it. Life used to be pretty fantastic though, and I find myself living in the past from time to time.

Nibelungen: German epic from around the 13th century. It has a wonderfully brutal finish - lots of bloodshed, but it also has some great episodes, including the story of how Siegfried wins Brunhild for Hagen. It was one of my favorite reading assignments as an undergrad. Someday I want to see the opera, even if it is by Wagner.

Natter: Something I do a bit too much of. I could talk for hours and hours...

Netherlands: My favorite country in the world. It's also full of eyecandy.

Nature: One of the only things that really brings me peace. Strange for a city girl, eh?

Nickname: Something I have way too many of. People just don't think of me as a "Michelle," I suppose. I don't mind the nicknames, by the way, I'm just surprised at how many there are.

Nocturnal: Forced to be active during the day, I am sharpest at night and in the early morning. This is probably one of the reasons I have such horrible insomnia. A friend of mine calls it "living on international time." I kind of like the sound of that.

Nomad: How I lived my life before I found the condo.

Now: When I like things. I have absolutely zero patience. It's also where I need to start putting my own energy.

Nonproliferation: I am a pacifist, you know.