100 Questions! Yay!
Yoinked from luvscharlie, partially because I'm so happy that she's on LJ again. I've missed her.
1. How old will you be in five years?
29. I remember thinking a bit about being 24 when I was 19... eh.
2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today?
People at work. Exciting and I know it.
3. How tall are you?
5'4"
4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?
Graduation, making plans to move out of "the family home".
5. What's the last movie you saw?
In the cinema? Thor.
6. Who was the last person you called?
A customer at work.
7. Who was the last person to call you?
Hmm. Dad, probably.
8. Who was the last text message you received?
Mum.
9. Who was the last person to leave you a voice mail?
Dad, probably.
10. Do you prefer to call or text?
Text.
11. What were you doing at 12am last night?
reading fic, most probably.
12. Are your parents married/divorced?
Married.
13. When did you last see your mum?
Last night.
14. What color are your eyes?
Left eye green, right eye blue.
15. What time did you wake up today?
6:15am.
16. What are you wearing right now?
Sherlock shirt, brown trousers, light pink socks with pigs on them. :)
17. What is your favourite Christmas song?
Probably that Mariah Carey one.
18. Where is your favourite place to be?
Probably the house in Sheffield.
19. Where is your least favourite place to be?
Somewhere new and unsettling.
20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere?
luvscharlie, COME TO LONDON WE CAN HANG OUT AND SHIZZ. *ahem* Travel-wise I'd love to go to the States, or to somewhere in Japan I haven't been yet. Regular-wise, I'd like to live in Sheffield again.
21. Where do you think you’ll be in 10 years?
Oh lordy, who knows?
22. Do you tan or burn?
Burn. :)
23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
Nothing, really. Perhaps I was an unimaginative child.
24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh?
Playing 1000 blank white cards at VOLES. I drew a card with a penis with hair on the shaft, then cleverly wrote "wait, are penises hairy?", then we launched into an epic discussion about the potential vagina-flossing qualities of hairy penises. In related news, my brother is currently practically wetting himself somewhere behind me.
25. How many TVs do you have in your house?
2, I think.
26. How big is your bed?
Double.
27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer?
Laptop. :)
28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on?
With. Although I should get some PJs that don't feel like they're strangling me.
29. What colour are your sheets?
Hmm, not sure. My grandparents are using my bed at the moment. Pale blue?
30. How many pillows do you sleep with?
1. Any more and my neck hurts.
31. What is your favourite season?
Hmm... probably Spring right now, actually. I like the time of year - it's when fun things seem to happen most.
33. What do you like about winter?
The cold, the fact that I don't sweat.
34. What do you like about the summer?
That the days last forever. :)
35. What do you like about spring?
Like I said, it's when fun things seem to happen most.
36. How many states/provinces have you lived in?
Very American, this quiz. To give as detailed an answer as I can, I've lived in one state, two prefectures and four counties.
37. What cities/towns have you lived in?
...I'll give you suburbs. Bowen Mountain, Glenwood, Baulkham Hills, Kasukabe, Thornleigh, Bere Regis, Sheffield, Ingatestone, Shinjuku, Welwyn Garden City.
38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
Socks.
39. Are you a social person?
Not really.
40. What was the last thing you ate?
Soup and toast. :)
41. What is your favourite restaurant?
The one I'm in love with at the moment is this lovely modern cuisine place in Hertford. I'm not a pate person by nature, but they have this pate that is just to die for.
42. What is your favourite ice cream?
Ben and Jerry's Caramel Chew Chew, I think.
43. What is your favourite dessert?
My dad's chocolate mousse. And it always will be.
44. What is your favourite kind of soup?
It's hard to beat Sainsbury's Chicken and Vegetable.
45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich?
Not being American, I do not feel as though I am admitting to a great wrong in saying that I've never had a PB&J. If I did decide to have one though... I imagine grape would be quite nice. Or blueberry?
46. Do you like Chinese food?
Oh God yes. And the UK has yet to bring me quite the Chinese food experience that I had many of as a child.
47. Do you like coffee?
Nope.
48. How many glasses of water a day do you drink on average?
Probably 3 or 4, plus a bottle during the day. Actually, I should finish my bottle.
49. What do you drink in the morning?
Water, and recently green tea.
51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
I don't really have a preference, but on my current bed I like the left.
52. Do you know how to play poker?
I need to keep being taught it, but yeah, sure.
53. Do you like to cuddle?
...it depends, but not generally. I sweat too much for it to be comfortable.
54. Have you ever been to Canada?
Nope, but I'd really like to go one day. - what she said. :)
55. Do you have an addictive personality?
Errrm... not generally, no. I tend to work more in waves. So I'll be ultra-obsessed with something for maybe a month, then I'll get over it, I guess, although I almost always regard it with fondness. I've certainly never been addicted to smoking, although I'm hardly a smoking virgin, and I'm weary of alcohol and hard drugs right now, because alcohol messes with my mental illness and drugs would mess with it more, I'm told.
56. Do you eat out or at home more often?
Home. I mean we eat out often, but it'd hardly be special if we did it every night.
58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?
Yep. A couple of acquaintances.
59. Do you want kids?
Very much.
60. Do you speak any other languages?
はい、話します。
61. Have you ever gotten stitches?
Yarr. You can still see the scar when I raise my eyebrows.
62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
I haven't, no.
63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?
Pool, probably. Mainly because I'm petrified of bluebottles.
64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat?
Window, on trains. When they have sockets near them.
65. Do you know how to drive stick?
Yep. Drove "stick" this morning.
66. What is your favourite thing to spend money on?
Hmm... pretty/geeky clothes and accessories, probably. Some day I will have the most amazing steampunk outfit ever, just you wait.
67. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7?
I try to at least have a necklace on every day. I've been rocking my opal necklace/earring set I got for Christmas.
68. What is your favourite TV show?
Hmm... that's a serious toughie. Right now, probably Vicious. Or Castle.
69. Can you roll your tongue?
Indeed I can.
70. Who is the funniest person you know?
My brother. He is fucking hilarious.
71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
Well, they reside on my bed, but I don't cling to them for dear life during the night.
72. What is the main ring tone on your phone?
No idea, actually. It was Bruno Mars' "Marry You".
73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little?
Nuh.
74. What red object is closest to you right now?
My laptop is red. As is the couch I'm sitting on.
75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth?
Yes.
76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Err... open, I think?
77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees?
Bear, I guess?
78. Do you flirt a lot?
No.
79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
Sweet and Sour sauce from Maccas. Or Mayo.
80. What is your favourite food?
It depends so very, very much on my mood. Right now I would say it's a combination of yakisoba and the amazing combination that is m&ms and bitter green tea. So good.
81. Can you change the oil on a car?
No. I really should get a parent to teach me that.
82. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?
Nope.
83. Have you ever run out of gas?
Nope.
84. What is your usual bed time?
Around midnight-1. My body wants me to go to bed earlier, while my mind wants me to go to bed later.
85. What was the last book you read?
French Women Don't Get Fat, which I read in one seating last night. I quite liked the French philosophy towards food that she described.
86. Do you read the newspaper?
No. I did a bit when I started commuting, but sweet mamma jamma the crap they write about in there.
87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
No, but I'd quite like to get a Japanese magazine subscription.
89. Do you watch soap operas?
Nope. I used to watch Neighbours, many moons ago.
90. Do you dance in the car?
Nah.
91. What radio station did you last listen to?
Classic FM probably, because that's what Dad listens to.
92. Who is in the picture frame closest to you?
Myself, funnily enough. There's a nice little shelf with pictures of us all. The one that's there is of me when I was about 16 and probably the prettiest I've ever been.
93. What was the last note you scribbled on a piece of paper?
Order numbers that turned out not to be necessary.
94. What is your favourite candle scent?
Dunno really.
95. What is your favourite board game?
I have a weakness for scrabble. But I love Articulate and Carcassone. And I really want to try that Logo game I keep seeing around the place.
97. When was the last time you attended church?
I last visited one probably not long ago. The last service I went to was in 2011, when I was playing horn as part of it.
98. Who was your favourite teacher in high school?
Probably the one I had a crush on.
99. What is the longest you have ever camped out in a tent?
2 nights, when I was, like, 7.
100. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you?
My boss, who decided to give me a visa. Let's just say that it is going to have to be one hell of a marriage proposal if the bloke in question hopes to top that.
1. How old will you be in five years?
29. I remember thinking a bit about being 24 when I was 19... eh.
2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today?
People at work. Exciting and I know it.
3. How tall are you?
5'4"
4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?
Graduation, making plans to move out of "the family home".
5. What's the last movie you saw?
In the cinema? Thor.
6. Who was the last person you called?
A customer at work.
7. Who was the last person to call you?
Hmm. Dad, probably.
8. Who was the last text message you received?
Mum.
9. Who was the last person to leave you a voice mail?
Dad, probably.
10. Do you prefer to call or text?
Text.
11. What were you doing at 12am last night?
reading fic, most probably.
12. Are your parents married/divorced?
Married.
13. When did you last see your mum?
Last night.
14. What color are your eyes?
Left eye green, right eye blue.
15. What time did you wake up today?
6:15am.
16. What are you wearing right now?
Sherlock shirt, brown trousers, light pink socks with pigs on them. :)
17. What is your favourite Christmas song?
Probably that Mariah Carey one.
18. Where is your favourite place to be?
Probably the house in Sheffield.
19. Where is your least favourite place to be?
Somewhere new and unsettling.
20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere?
luvscharlie, COME TO LONDON WE CAN HANG OUT AND SHIZZ. *ahem* Travel-wise I'd love to go to the States, or to somewhere in Japan I haven't been yet. Regular-wise, I'd like to live in Sheffield again.
21. Where do you think you’ll be in 10 years?
Oh lordy, who knows?
22. Do you tan or burn?
Burn. :)
23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
Nothing, really. Perhaps I was an unimaginative child.
24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh?
Playing 1000 blank white cards at VOLES. I drew a card with a penis with hair on the shaft, then cleverly wrote "wait, are penises hairy?", then we launched into an epic discussion about the potential vagina-flossing qualities of hairy penises. In related news, my brother is currently practically wetting himself somewhere behind me.
25. How many TVs do you have in your house?
2, I think.
26. How big is your bed?
Double.
27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer?
Laptop. :)
28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on?
With. Although I should get some PJs that don't feel like they're strangling me.
29. What colour are your sheets?
Hmm, not sure. My grandparents are using my bed at the moment. Pale blue?
30. How many pillows do you sleep with?
1. Any more and my neck hurts.
31. What is your favourite season?
Hmm... probably Spring right now, actually. I like the time of year - it's when fun things seem to happen most.
33. What do you like about winter?
The cold, the fact that I don't sweat.
34. What do you like about the summer?
That the days last forever. :)
35. What do you like about spring?
Like I said, it's when fun things seem to happen most.
36. How many states/provinces have you lived in?
Very American, this quiz. To give as detailed an answer as I can, I've lived in one state, two prefectures and four counties.
37. What cities/towns have you lived in?
...I'll give you suburbs. Bowen Mountain, Glenwood, Baulkham Hills, Kasukabe, Thornleigh, Bere Regis, Sheffield, Ingatestone, Shinjuku, Welwyn Garden City.
38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
Socks.
39. Are you a social person?
Not really.
40. What was the last thing you ate?
Soup and toast. :)
41. What is your favourite restaurant?
The one I'm in love with at the moment is this lovely modern cuisine place in Hertford. I'm not a pate person by nature, but they have this pate that is just to die for.
42. What is your favourite ice cream?
Ben and Jerry's Caramel Chew Chew, I think.
43. What is your favourite dessert?
My dad's chocolate mousse. And it always will be.
44. What is your favourite kind of soup?
It's hard to beat Sainsbury's Chicken and Vegetable.
45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich?
Not being American, I do not feel as though I am admitting to a great wrong in saying that I've never had a PB&J. If I did decide to have one though... I imagine grape would be quite nice. Or blueberry?
46. Do you like Chinese food?
Oh God yes. And the UK has yet to bring me quite the Chinese food experience that I had many of as a child.
47. Do you like coffee?
Nope.
48. How many glasses of water a day do you drink on average?
Probably 3 or 4, plus a bottle during the day. Actually, I should finish my bottle.
49. What do you drink in the morning?
Water, and recently green tea.
51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
I don't really have a preference, but on my current bed I like the left.
52. Do you know how to play poker?
I need to keep being taught it, but yeah, sure.
53. Do you like to cuddle?
...it depends, but not generally. I sweat too much for it to be comfortable.
54. Have you ever been to Canada?
Nope, but I'd really like to go one day. - what she said. :)
55. Do you have an addictive personality?
Errrm... not generally, no. I tend to work more in waves. So I'll be ultra-obsessed with something for maybe a month, then I'll get over it, I guess, although I almost always regard it with fondness. I've certainly never been addicted to smoking, although I'm hardly a smoking virgin, and I'm weary of alcohol and hard drugs right now, because alcohol messes with my mental illness and drugs would mess with it more, I'm told.
56. Do you eat out or at home more often?
Home. I mean we eat out often, but it'd hardly be special if we did it every night.
58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?
Yep. A couple of acquaintances.
59. Do you want kids?
Very much.
60. Do you speak any other languages?
はい、話します。
61. Have you ever gotten stitches?
Yarr. You can still see the scar when I raise my eyebrows.
62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
I haven't, no.
63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?
Pool, probably. Mainly because I'm petrified of bluebottles.
64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat?
Window, on trains. When they have sockets near them.
65. Do you know how to drive stick?
Yep. Drove "stick" this morning.
66. What is your favourite thing to spend money on?
Hmm... pretty/geeky clothes and accessories, probably. Some day I will have the most amazing steampunk outfit ever, just you wait.
67. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7?
I try to at least have a necklace on every day. I've been rocking my opal necklace/earring set I got for Christmas.
68. What is your favourite TV show?
Hmm... that's a serious toughie. Right now, probably Vicious. Or Castle.
69. Can you roll your tongue?
Indeed I can.
70. Who is the funniest person you know?
My brother. He is fucking hilarious.
71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
Well, they reside on my bed, but I don't cling to them for dear life during the night.
72. What is the main ring tone on your phone?
No idea, actually. It was Bruno Mars' "Marry You".
73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little?
Nuh.
74. What red object is closest to you right now?
My laptop is red. As is the couch I'm sitting on.
75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth?
Yes.
76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Err... open, I think?
77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees?
Bear, I guess?
78. Do you flirt a lot?
No.
79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
Sweet and Sour sauce from Maccas. Or Mayo.
80. What is your favourite food?
It depends so very, very much on my mood. Right now I would say it's a combination of yakisoba and the amazing combination that is m&ms and bitter green tea. So good.
81. Can you change the oil on a car?
No. I really should get a parent to teach me that.
82. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?
Nope.
83. Have you ever run out of gas?
Nope.
84. What is your usual bed time?
Around midnight-1. My body wants me to go to bed earlier, while my mind wants me to go to bed later.
85. What was the last book you read?
French Women Don't Get Fat, which I read in one seating last night. I quite liked the French philosophy towards food that she described.
86. Do you read the newspaper?
No. I did a bit when I started commuting, but sweet mamma jamma the crap they write about in there.
87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
No, but I'd quite like to get a Japanese magazine subscription.
89. Do you watch soap operas?
Nope. I used to watch Neighbours, many moons ago.
90. Do you dance in the car?
Nah.
91. What radio station did you last listen to?
Classic FM probably, because that's what Dad listens to.
92. Who is in the picture frame closest to you?
Myself, funnily enough. There's a nice little shelf with pictures of us all. The one that's there is of me when I was about 16 and probably the prettiest I've ever been.
93. What was the last note you scribbled on a piece of paper?
Order numbers that turned out not to be necessary.
94. What is your favourite candle scent?
Dunno really.
95. What is your favourite board game?
I have a weakness for scrabble. But I love Articulate and Carcassone. And I really want to try that Logo game I keep seeing around the place.
97. When was the last time you attended church?
I last visited one probably not long ago. The last service I went to was in 2011, when I was playing horn as part of it.
98. Who was your favourite teacher in high school?
Probably the one I had a crush on.
99. What is the longest you have ever camped out in a tent?
2 nights, when I was, like, 7.
100. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you?
My boss, who decided to give me a visa. Let's just say that it is going to have to be one hell of a marriage proposal if the bloke in question hopes to top that.