So... just what is a meme??
Meme:
Obscure Words: [fr. Gk mimema; shortening of mimeme]
an idea which spreads
According to Wikipedia: A meme (pronounced /miːm/) consists of any idea or behavior that can pass from one person to another by learning or imitation. Examples include thoughts, ideas, theories, gestures, practices, fashions, habits, songs, and dances. Memes propagate themselves and can move through the cultural sociosphere in a manner similar to the contagious behavior of a virus.
Richard Dawkins coined the word "meme" as a neologism [new word] in his book The Selfish Gene (1976) to describe how one might extend evolutionary principles to explain the spread of ideas and cultural phenomena. He gave as examples melodies, catch-phrases, beliefs (notably religious belief, clothing/fashion, and the technology of building arches).
Me: I think ear-worms and trends are viral! How many times have you heard a snippit of a melody and hummed it for the rest of the dadgum day?? Or, saw a particularly fetching image in a magazine that inspired art for days to come?
Anywhoozies.... friend, Kellie, saw her friend, Ginger's blog and this is where I caught the bug. Apparently it's yet another blogger trend. Kinda fun. Tried it. LIked it. Glad I did it once. You should, too.
Without further ado-- here's my finished mosaic. Explanation and directions following.• Sarah
• Quiche
• 1980
• Orange
• Colin Firth
• Water
• Italy
• Chocolate
• Artist
• Happy memories
• Flourish
• Cats
Here are the details just in case you'd like to join in.
~Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
~Using only the first page of search results, pick an image.
~Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into Big Huge Lab’s mosaic maker or this one from Photo Fun Lab.
~Choose 3 columns with 4 rows.
~The Questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What year did you graduate high school? or name of HS.
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One Word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name. (kid version: favorite animal?)
Now... go forth. Surf. Collect inspiration. Take the Mosaic Meme Challenge and LINK it to my post here!!
