A quiet week
Not sure where this week has gone really so have a couple of links before I crack on with the meme.
A fascinating survival of a doomed queen.
And
Another fascinating survival of doomed people. I've just been reading The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper, a completely engrossing, though not for the faint-hearted, novel about prostitutes in Pompeii, so this was particularly interesting. While The Wolf Den is set in a brothel the heroine Amara encounters people who would have lived in rooms like this while their masters lived in luxury.
Back to the meme.
7. What’s the longest period of time you’ve gone without sleep?
I'm not quite sure how long it was but I never sleep a wink on an aeroplane so it must be at least 24 hours coming back from New Zealand even though we didn't do it all in one go. I went to an all night ball at university so that was over 24 hours too.
8. Did the house you grew up in have a big yard?
It was large enough to have a little wild wooded area with fruit trees at the bottom but it wasn't huge. A medium sized suburban garden I would say.
9. What has been the most difficult class you’ve ever taken?
At school it was Physics, at university it was The History of Political Thought, and outside school and university it was shorthand. I did learn to do it but it was a real struggle.
10. What’s something that’s much more difficult than a lot of people realize?
That's tricky to answer because something I find difficult like sewing other people can do easily. If I have to answer I would go for poaching an egg. It is really difficult to come up with a neat poached egg rather than an eggy mess. I have a gadget from Lakeland but even that doesn't make it particularly easy so I always admire the perfect poached eggs served up in restaurants. Boiling an egg isn't as easy as it sounds either and peeling them can be a disaster.
11. What are some things a house would need to have for you to purchase it?
Cupboards and plenty of wall space for shelves. Part of our clutter problem is that we don't really have any cupboards and are running out of wall space. A larger kitchen would be nice too but my mother had a large kitchen and cooking anything in it was quite tiring as you had to walk around so much. With mine I barely need to move to reach anything, so a large kitchen isn't an absolute necessity.
The rest of the November questions are behind the cut.
12. Would you ever go out in public wearing pajamas?
13. Have you ever had a lemonade stand?
14. Do you think you look older or younger than your real age?
15. Where have you lived throughout your life?
16. Do you want any piercings?
17. What’s your mouse pad look like?
18. Have you ever been to a psychic/tarot reader?
19. How do you identify spiritually (do you follow a religion, what do you think about soul/spirit, etc.)?
20. Do you prefer your nails long or short?
21. What are your favorite smells?
22. Do you still use a radio or just use your phone/computer for music?
23. What kind of socks do you prefer to wear?
24. Do you have any family heirlooms?
25. Are there any musicians you didn't like at first but grew on you?
26. Is there anything you used to love but now dislike?
27. Your favorite place to be aside from your home?
28. What is your favorite kind of tea?
29. Any old home remedies you use when you're sick?
30. What level of brightness do you usually keep your phone at?
A fascinating survival of a doomed queen.
And
Another fascinating survival of doomed people. I've just been reading The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper, a completely engrossing, though not for the faint-hearted, novel about prostitutes in Pompeii, so this was particularly interesting. While The Wolf Den is set in a brothel the heroine Amara encounters people who would have lived in rooms like this while their masters lived in luxury.
Back to the meme.
7. What’s the longest period of time you’ve gone without sleep?
I'm not quite sure how long it was but I never sleep a wink on an aeroplane so it must be at least 24 hours coming back from New Zealand even though we didn't do it all in one go. I went to an all night ball at university so that was over 24 hours too.
8. Did the house you grew up in have a big yard?
It was large enough to have a little wild wooded area with fruit trees at the bottom but it wasn't huge. A medium sized suburban garden I would say.
9. What has been the most difficult class you’ve ever taken?
At school it was Physics, at university it was The History of Political Thought, and outside school and university it was shorthand. I did learn to do it but it was a real struggle.
10. What’s something that’s much more difficult than a lot of people realize?
That's tricky to answer because something I find difficult like sewing other people can do easily. If I have to answer I would go for poaching an egg. It is really difficult to come up with a neat poached egg rather than an eggy mess. I have a gadget from Lakeland but even that doesn't make it particularly easy so I always admire the perfect poached eggs served up in restaurants. Boiling an egg isn't as easy as it sounds either and peeling them can be a disaster.
11. What are some things a house would need to have for you to purchase it?
Cupboards and plenty of wall space for shelves. Part of our clutter problem is that we don't really have any cupboards and are running out of wall space. A larger kitchen would be nice too but my mother had a large kitchen and cooking anything in it was quite tiring as you had to walk around so much. With mine I barely need to move to reach anything, so a large kitchen isn't an absolute necessity.
The rest of the November questions are behind the cut.
12. Would you ever go out in public wearing pajamas?
13. Have you ever had a lemonade stand?
14. Do you think you look older or younger than your real age?
15. Where have you lived throughout your life?
16. Do you want any piercings?
17. What’s your mouse pad look like?
18. Have you ever been to a psychic/tarot reader?
19. How do you identify spiritually (do you follow a religion, what do you think about soul/spirit, etc.)?
20. Do you prefer your nails long or short?
21. What are your favorite smells?
22. Do you still use a radio or just use your phone/computer for music?
23. What kind of socks do you prefer to wear?
24. Do you have any family heirlooms?
25. Are there any musicians you didn't like at first but grew on you?
26. Is there anything you used to love but now dislike?
27. Your favorite place to be aside from your home?
28. What is your favorite kind of tea?
29. Any old home remedies you use when you're sick?
30. What level of brightness do you usually keep your phone at?