Blogworld calls this a meme, though I don't think it is, technically. The idea is, you cut and paste the following into your own post, and answer the questions. Then you ask other people you know with blogs to do the same, and they send it on to their blogchums, etc etc etc. (Anne-Marie Sadleir sent me this via e-mail).
Elaine, Julia, Theresa - you know who I'm talking to! (And OI! E & J! Why am I not in your sidebars!)
1. What time did you get up this morning? 10:00am. Jeremy is at home, so deals with the early morning shift. Of course he is a prince among men, but fact is that if he is around the children couldn't be less interested in me.
2. Diamonds or pearls? - Pearls. I'm a Spring.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Hot Fuzz - a laugh a minute.
4. What is your favourite TV show? Hmm - toss-up between House and West Wing. My sister and I get together every other week for a House-fest, and J and I grab a WW off the DVD whenever we can.
5. What is your middle name? Don't have one
6. What is your favourite cuisine? Thai.
7. What foods do you dislike? Offal. Custard. Peanut butter. Celery. Peppers. Licorice.
8. Favourite crisps? Root veg - beetroot and parsnip.
9. What is your favourite CD at the moment? Von Karajan's Verdi's Requiem
10. What kind of car do you drive? Volkswagen Sharan
11. What characteristics do you despise? Bigotry and wastefulness.
12. What are your favourite clothes? 50s style circular skirts with poodles on.
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation? Bay of Naples. WITHOUT my extremely lovely children. And Florence.
14. Favourite brand of clothing? Charity shop.
15. Favourite time of day? After everyone has gone to bed and it's just me on my own.
16. Where were you born? Caracas in Venezuela
17. What is your favourite sport to watch? Gymnastics and Tennis
18. Who do you think will not respond? Oh come on - you all will, right?
19. Person you expect to post first? Elaine.
20. Pepsi or Coke? Ugh. And ugh.
21. Beavers or ducks? Beavers. Didn't get a talking duck being useful in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, did you?
22. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Night owl to an alarming degree.
23. Pedicure or manicure? Ped.
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? I dunno - I finally cracked cake-making? After an embarrassing number of years?
25. What did you want to be when you were little? Bigger.
26. What is your best childhood memory? Sunday afternoons at the planetarium with my Dad. Him letting me change gears on the journey.
27. Do you have any Piercing? Ears
28. Ever been to Africa? Of course - lived there for seven years as a child.
29. Been in a car accident? Yup. Didn't know it wasn't my right of way on the right turn at a three-way traffic light. This was years ago.
30. Favourite famous person of the opposite gender? We are talking sexy here, right? Sherlock Holmes as played by Jeremy Brett. Or Torquil MacNeill, Laird of Killoran, as played by Roger Livesey. For real? Nelson Mandela.
31. Favourite day of the week? Sunday. Family lunch, time in the garden and a recording of 'You've been Framed' for us to watch all together.
32. Favourite restaurant? Sabai Sabai, a Thai in Hammersmith
33. Favourite Flower? Bearded Iris.
34. Favourite ice cream? Haagen-Dasz Caramel Cone Explosion. They don't make it any more, thank goodness.
35. Favourite fast food restaurant? Wendy's hamburgers, after a hard day's work, meeting friends for an early movie. Don't think they have those any more either.
36. How many times did you fail your driver's test? None.
37. From whom did you get your last email? Freecycle
38. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Art supplies. Or sheet music. Or Amazon.
39. Bedtime? 4:00
40. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? Everyone I suppose. I do like talking about myself best of all though.
41. Last person you went to dinner with? Lees, Beedles and Beedle family.
42. What are you listening to right now? Sid asking me what I am doing on the pompicuter, and enumerating her injuries caused by her brothers.
43. What is your favourite colour? Violet.
44. How many tattoos do you have? None! The idea!
45. How many are you tagging? Three!
46. What time did you finish this post? 14:38
47. Favourite magazine? National Enquirer.
Prof Pickford
7 years ago
1 comment:
Wow. I've just spent an HOUR of my day responding to only the first half of these questions. I'm faintly alarmed at the characteristics/facts revealed, and may well have to have a complete personality transplant. Have balked at question 30,(list too long, distracting pondering it whilst driving) and plead ignorance as to question 45. You are not in my side bar because I haven't got round to it. Please don't feel obligated to explain it to me. It is on my blog list of things to do. I am trying to think of a cool and unexpectedly revealing question to add to the end of the list, as a reward if I ever get there!
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