Me me me…
I am very, very bored. I have been reduced to playing desultorily with a bit of blu-tak that I found stuck to my desk yesterday.
Fortunately for the blu-tak, I found this at Birdy’s and I almost laughed with glee. It’s a meme! Hurrah. They’re always a good excuse for time wasting.
I forgot to put this bit in yesterday:
Welcome to the 2005 edition of getting to know your friends. What you are supposed to do is copy this entire blog entry (although perhaps not the bit about the blu-tak) and paste it onto a new blog entry that you’ll post. Change all the answers so they apply to you, and then publish. Leave a comment if you do this.The theory is that you will learn a lot of little (random) things about your friends, if you did not know them already.
What time did you get up this morning?
6.30. Don’t ask me why I am suddenly able to do this. In the UK, getting out of bed before 8 used to elicit wails of despair. It could be because now my usual bed-time is 9pm. Unless I have a particularly exciting bit of jigsaw to finish off.
Diamonds or pearls?
Diamonds. Actually, I like pearls – they’re softer and prettier, but they can be a bit ‘old-lady’-ish, something I try increasingly hard to avoid, in case I wake up one morning with an uncontrollable urge to put on tweed and a pair of sensible shoes, and go out looking for the village murderer behind churchyard walls.
What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Lord of War. It would have been more enjoyable if the projectionist had bothered to focus the film for the middle 45 minutes, but still.
What is your favourite TV show?
CSI. Love it. Especially Warrick. Mmmmm.
What do you usually have for breakfast?
Toast. I’m supposed to say something healthy like fruit. I did start off well – I ate loads of yoghurt and fruit for breakfast in my first month here. But now it’s toast and marmalade, and fresh coffee.
Favourite cuisine?
Thai. Bit of a bummer – you wouldn’t believe how difficult it is to get hold of fresh coriander here.
What food do you dislike?
Blancmange.
What is your favourite CD at the moment?
KT Tunstall – Eye to the Telescope. Or the Zutons.
Morning or night person?
Depends on whether or not I have a hangover.
Favourite sandwich?
Bacon. Or Fish-finger. Both with ketchup.
What characteristic do you despise?
I’m with Birdy on this one. Bigotry.
Favourite item of clothing?
A bright pink corduroy skirt with blue flowers printed up the side. I will cry when it finally wears out.
If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be?
Japan. Which is nice because my friend has just been posted there for three years, so if I ever get enough money for the flight, I’m off.
What colour is your bathroom?
A kind of grim sandy colour, with tiles that show up every single bit of dirt. Also, the mirror, which is nice and large, is covered in toothpaste splatters. It must be someone else. I’m very neat with my spitting.
Favourite brand of clothing?
Brand?
Where would you retire to?
If I could retire right now? I don’t think I would.
What was your most memorable birthday?
Oh god. There have been so many.
Favourite sport to watch?
Gymnastics. It’s so graceful.
Who do you least expect to complete this?
Everyone.
What is your shoe size?
7. Having large, wide feet, I was cursed with ugly shoes for the duration of my school career. Once when I was six, I deliberately left a pair of really hideous shoes under the benches in the girls changing rooms at school. For weeks I denied that they were mine, and my mother finally reclaimed them one parents’ evening. And made me continue wearing them. Oh, I did have a pair of red pixie boots when I was 14. I loved those.
Pets?
Boris.
Any new and exciting news you’d like to share with us?
I have news, but I’m not sure I want to share it yet.
What did you want to be when you were little?
An astronaut. I can’t remember why he would have been able to do this, but when I was very young, my Dad sometimes used to bring me home amazing close up photographs of the surface of the moon. I wonder where they went. I turned out to be a bit of a dunce at maths though.
I also wanted to be a writer.
What is your favourite flower?
Sweet pea.
What date on the calendar are you looking forward to?
12 January 2005.
One word to describe the person who you snaffled this from?
Inspiring
If anyone is anywhere near as bored, and devoid of stuff to do as me, please feel free to nick this and do it. Now I have to go and try to extricate a small lump blu-tak from my hair. Excuse me.