I keep getting tagged for the "Seven things" meme

Quite a while back by Konagod and more recently by Adena, a member of the quilting bloggers' group I started at the NaBlo site.

I had already done Five things you didn't know about me, and I think Kona was willing to let it go at that, but since it's come up again, here are five more to round it out.

1. I have the ability to sit still, although it's not my default mode.
   
   
2. If it meant I didn't have to think about or particularly cook anything, I could be pretty content eating the same foods day in and day out for a long, long time. (I already do that with breakfast: Granola mixed with corn flakes, topped with extra raisins and a chopped banana. Coffee.)
   
   
3. I frequent a progressive blog and most decidedly have progressive political and social beliefs. I always have. In terms of actual analysis of specific current issues, however, I am for the most part a rank beginner just barely getting my feet wet. That's why I almost never talk politics here.
   
   
4. It really bothers me when people insult themselves. Especially when they do it frequently or seem to really mean it.
   
   
5. I'm pretty up-front about things, and more so as time goes by. If I don't understand something, I ask for clarification. If I want something, I'll ask for it. (Ahem.) If I don't know something, I'll say so. If someone asks my opinion on a touchy subject, I'll tell them honestly, even if I know it's not what they're hoping to hear. Fortunately, the times it has happened, I've been able to do it without making the asker feel criticized.