Taste of Kiwi: Blog of Author Shelley Munro

Blue is my favorite color, and since I returned our foster dog to the SPCA today, I’m definitely feeling blue. I figured I’d go entirely blue for this week’s Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Blue Things

1. Blue Suede Shoes – a rock ‘n roll number first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955.

2. Blue whales – the largest known animal.

3. Sky – there’s nothing prettier than a clear blue sky on a summer’s day.

4. Sapphires – my favorite gemstone.

5. Blue moon – when two full moons fall during the same calender month, it’s called a blue moon, hence the saying, once in a blue moon.

6. You can have a blue – in this case it’s an Australian expression that means you have a fight or disagreement.

7. Smurfs – are funny little blue creatures who have a whole franchisee going on.

8. Blue jeans – my favorite apparel.

9. Ocean – you can go sailing on the deep blue sea.

10. The Na’vi in the movie Avatar are a pretty blue.

11. Blue mood – when you’re feeling a little depressed.

12. Blue man group – a theatrical group that performs music and comedy.

13. Blue Danube waltz – a romantic waltz by Johann Strauss.

Do you like blue? Do you have any blue things to add to my list?

It’s no secret to my family that I love color and whenever I return from a day in central Auckland I mutter about the parade of suits in black. Honestly, between twelve and one the entire length of Queen street seems to turn black when office workers come out to lunch. What’s with that?

My favorite color is blue in all its various shades: azure, royal, lapis lazuli, indigo, sapphire, turquoise, cornflowe, neon, sky, navy… Well, you get the picture. There’s something about color that makes me feel happy. When I look at the ducks on the nearby pond, I see their shades of brown and the purple/blue feathers at their wings. I love the sunshine yellow of spring flowers and the scarlet and browns of autumn leaves.

In fashion, colors come and go. In the past black was generally a color related to death. These days it’s a fashion statement. I’ll admit I often dress my characters in black and I do have a couple of black items in my wardrobe but generally I’m all about the color. Wearing color makes me smile. Even our little dog has a blue collar. Her new basket is black but it’s adorned with a picture of Snoopy in his kennel and it says “Sleeping is an art.” She looks so dang cute sleeping in it I can forgive her the black.

Here’s a color quiz for you to take. Interestingly I came out with green.

you are aquamarine #7FFFD4

Your dominant hues are cyan and green. Although you definately strive to be logical you care about people and know there’s a time and place for thinking emotionally. Your head rules most things but your heart rules others, and getting them to meet in the middle takes a lot of your energy some days. Your saturation level is medium – You’re not the most decisive go-getter, but you can get a job done when it’s required of you. You probably don’t think the world can change for you and don’t want to spend too much effort trying to force it. Your outlook on life is very bright. You are sunny and optimistic about life and others find it very encouraging, but remember to tone it down if you sense irritation.

the spacefem.com html color quiz

Along with blue, I like all colors pastel since they suit my coloring, and I quite like brown since it goes with denim. My favorite jeans are a darkwash blue.

Tell me what your favorite colors are and which colors you tend to wear most. You’re allowed to say black – really, you are. Did you score your favorite color on the quiz? What color are your favorite jeans or trousers?