Meme from Ros
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My middle name is my paternal grandmother's. I think my parents just liked my first name, although coincidentally, I seem to remember being told that one of the midwives who looked after my Mum was also called Helen.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
At the weekend.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
No, it's appalling with a biro and just about passable with a fountain pen.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Ham, although I do have a soft spot for corned beef because it reminds me of going on trips as a kid.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
No. Only a furry creature and an overgrown boy child ;)
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Probably, I try to be a good friend.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Yes, but not as much as some people I know.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Dear Gods no! I'm not good with heights and I'm not the kind of crazy person who enjoys being absolutely terrified.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Oats.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Yes, I don't own any shoes with laces that I can remove without untying them.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Oh, tough one. Chocolate fudge brownie probably.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Their appearance I guess; clothes, hair.
15. RED OR PINK?
Red.
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My appalling time management skills!
17. WHOM DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Tough one that, I don't see any of my close female friends as often as I'd like.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?
I really don't mind, I suspect most people reading this have much better things to do with their time and I don't blame them :)
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Black pants and no shoes. My slippers are a grubby biscuit colour though.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
The laptop whirring quietly, traffic moise from outside.
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Leaf green.
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Freesias, flowering currant, lavender, roses, fresh bread, that lovely fresh but slightly earthy smell of woodlands after rain.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My mum.
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
I wasn't sent it, but yes, I like rosathome.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Figure skating, tennis
27. HAIR COLOR?
Dark brown and grey
28. EYE COLOR?
Steely blue
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No.
30. FAVOURITE FOOD?
Not soup.
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy endings, I don't like scary films.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Erm, Summer of Sam I think. It has Mira Sorvino in it, who I've had a massive crush on ever since I watched The Buccaneers as a teenager!
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
I'm wearing a teal top but it isn't a shirt.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Winter because I like frosty sunny days. I'm not a huge fan of either though, as I don't like being hot and having hay fever in the summer but I'm not a fan of the short days in winter either.
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
Hugs.
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Most of my flist have better things to do, I suspect.
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Most of my flist have better things to do, I suspect.
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
I'm rereading A Breath of Snow and Ashes so that I won't spend half of An Echo in the Bone trying to remember what happened in it.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
I don't have one. This laptop has one of those built in touch pad things.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
Relocation, relocation and a silly 'documentary' about vampires on BBC3 with a rather irritating presenter, which The Boy kept shouting at about their lack of research.
42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)?
Water lapping at the shore.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
The Rolling Stones, because I love Paint it Black and Goodbye Ruby Tuesday.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
If you take home to mean the house I lived in at the time, Tennessee.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
No, plenty of other people are good at the same things as me and I'm not really exceptional at anything.
46 WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Stoke-on-Trent.
My middle name is my paternal grandmother's. I think my parents just liked my first name, although coincidentally, I seem to remember being told that one of the midwives who looked after my Mum was also called Helen.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
At the weekend.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
No, it's appalling with a biro and just about passable with a fountain pen.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Ham, although I do have a soft spot for corned beef because it reminds me of going on trips as a kid.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
No. Only a furry creature and an overgrown boy child ;)
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Probably, I try to be a good friend.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Yes, but not as much as some people I know.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Dear Gods no! I'm not good with heights and I'm not the kind of crazy person who enjoys being absolutely terrified.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Oats.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Yes, I don't own any shoes with laces that I can remove without untying them.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Oh, tough one. Chocolate fudge brownie probably.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Their appearance I guess; clothes, hair.
15. RED OR PINK?
Red.
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My appalling time management skills!
17. WHOM DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Tough one that, I don't see any of my close female friends as often as I'd like.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?
I really don't mind, I suspect most people reading this have much better things to do with their time and I don't blame them :)
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Black pants and no shoes. My slippers are a grubby biscuit colour though.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
The laptop whirring quietly, traffic moise from outside.
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Leaf green.
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Freesias, flowering currant, lavender, roses, fresh bread, that lovely fresh but slightly earthy smell of woodlands after rain.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My mum.
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
I wasn't sent it, but yes, I like rosathome.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Figure skating, tennis
27. HAIR COLOR?
Dark brown and grey
28. EYE COLOR?
Steely blue
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No.
30. FAVOURITE FOOD?
Not soup.
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy endings, I don't like scary films.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Erm, Summer of Sam I think. It has Mira Sorvino in it, who I've had a massive crush on ever since I watched The Buccaneers as a teenager!
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
I'm wearing a teal top but it isn't a shirt.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Winter because I like frosty sunny days. I'm not a huge fan of either though, as I don't like being hot and having hay fever in the summer but I'm not a fan of the short days in winter either.
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
Hugs.
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Most of my flist have better things to do, I suspect.
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Most of my flist have better things to do, I suspect.
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
I'm rereading A Breath of Snow and Ashes so that I won't spend half of An Echo in the Bone trying to remember what happened in it.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
I don't have one. This laptop has one of those built in touch pad things.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
Relocation, relocation and a silly 'documentary' about vampires on BBC3 with a rather irritating presenter, which The Boy kept shouting at about their lack of research.
42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)?
Water lapping at the shore.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
The Rolling Stones, because I love Paint it Black and Goodbye Ruby Tuesday.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
If you take home to mean the house I lived in at the time, Tennessee.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
No, plenty of other people are good at the same things as me and I'm not really exceptional at anything.
46 WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Stoke-on-Trent.