Jul 29, 2010 10:29
A - Act your age? Confession: I'm...not entirely sure how my age should act. I've been watching people of late and wondering whether I'm acting the brat. I mean, I'm a frowsty ould bint now, right? Perhaps my wardrobe contains too few twin sets, perhaps I laugh a bit too boisterously when a polite, disengaged titter would do. I honestly don't know, but I sort of suspect I'm getting it all wrong.
B - Born on what day of the week? Tuesday; I think in the midst of a snowstorm or something. There was some manner of atmospheric disturbance, and it was the dead of winter in a place that sees a proper winter.
C - Chore you hate? Well, I'm not mad for any of them, only I'm chuffed that I can smarten my flat up in right round an hour, so. There's a definite, palpable reward at the end of all things chore. Oh. I'm not keen on slogging down to the recyclers. It's ironically far from me, so I've got to justify me doing by coming up with a bunch of errands to shove into the way there or back.
D - Dad's name? Charles and Charles (mad how that worked out)
E - Essential makeup item? My critical side wants to say 'a burqa'; I'm so vexed with my face and the way it defies cosmetics anymore. I'd go without them entirely but for how washed out I end up looking. It's a losing fucking battle, and I usually don't arse myself to do it at the weekends. I do, however, not go out into the world without two sprays of Mademoiselle by Coco Chanel. I never thought I'd be the sort for posh scent, but there you are. It suits me brilliantly.
F - Favorite actor/actress? I'm sort of fond of Judi Dench. I don't become enamoured of actors or actresses, really.
G - Gold or silver? Silver or copper. Gold doesn't go well over my green skin.
H - Hometown? Define this, please. I've never felt that I truly had one. There's the place where I was born, the place where I imprinted, the place where I grew up, and the place where my house is now. Which do I choose? I mean, obviously, I'd not choose the place where I am now, 'cos it's never permanent (although I do somewhat consider myself a local now...). It's something I've for ever dithered over when answering corporate facebook questions. :|
I - Instruments you play? (in order of skill) Bodhrán, guitar, mandoline. I'm not listing my voice - not because I don't consider it an instrument, but rather 'cos it's so banjaxed anymore that the likelihood of me ceasing to do it at all is tapping me on the shoulder. I'm trying not to think too hard on it now, but soon I'll have to reckon with it, one way or t'other.
J - Job title? Corporate denizen
K - Kids? Are smallish goats. I've come to appreciate my friend's daughter Sofia (named, I think, for mum's birthplace). I'm hardly broody, but if I did have wee ones, I'd want them to be like Sofia, which means I'd want to be a mother like Bella.
L - Living arrangements? I live simultaneously in a house in Texas and a flat in Georgia.
M - Mum's name? Robin and Mary
N - Nude? Is the colour of nail varnish that I need in order to do a proper French manicure. I don't think that British Racing Green will quite fit the bill. Due to my work as a corporate designer and the influence of the world of marketing, I tend to think of nude as a palette ranging from pale to dark, rather than a lack of raiment.
O - Overnight hospital stays? I've had a few in my life, but never one for the reason many might suspect.
P - Phobia? I'm none too keen on heights, but it's never...stopping me doing anything. I mean, I'll likely never bunjee jump, but I can't make myself feel as though I'm missing out over that. Don't relish the thought of being eaten by a shark, and I am keen for the ocean, so...
Q - Quote you like? Bollox! I had one! I can't recall it now! Shite. It's something I say all the bleeding time. Bloody hell.
R - Religious affiliation? Up in the air.
S - Siblings? One sister by second set of parents
T - Time you wake up? Quarter-past-seven most days. But for Tuesdays and Thursdays. And weekends. Hang about...
U - Unique habit? My grammar's quirky. Hardly call that unique, though. Sure, I don't know. OH. This is mad. I've got to do this twirly fairy bit with my hands at the end of tidying the flat. It must be done. Were I still a witch, I'd say I'm after clearing the air. Since I'm not, I'm bound to call it 'the twirly fairy bit with my hands'.
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat? Well, there is a fruit I refuse to eat, 'cos it'll make my tongue too big for my mouth. As far as veg goes...I've fairly discovered that most of them can be prepared in some fashion that's to my liking. I will go for onions other than red ones, however. I suspect I'm mildly allergic to onions at all, and the red ones seem to bring about a stronger histamine reaction than yellow or white.
W - Worst habit? Assuming my own incompetence. It's boring. I really need to chuck it in the bin. If I weren't such an oinseach, I would do (see how it goes?).
X - X-rays you've had? Fairly the lot, I think.
Y - Yummy food you make? Recently I've had wild success with cobbled together fish (and/or prawn) tacos. I did really fantastic chicken fajitas last week. Other people would say that I make amazing carrot soup.
Z - Zodiac Sign? I was born Pisces, but those with a penchant for astrology have told me I act a bit more the Aries. I think it's mostly arbitrary, really. Sure, I can be as airy-fairy indecisive as the next typical Pisces (does this actually even exist), till I put my foot down and oftentimes break the floor. I'm sort of keen on Ophiucus the Serpent Bearer/the unacknowledge zodiacal sign - largely 'cos the sound of the name is almost unpleasant.
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