Meme
Meme swiped from
catness and gobtastic. Also, this entry was written in DW's markdown formatting, so I'm interested to know how it comes out. If it comes out a complete mess, I'll go back and reformat it properly, but if this works, then it sounds like an amazing feature.
Now, meme time:
ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Yes. I have three first and middle names in real life. The one I use most is the one my parents agreed upon, but as far as I know it was mainly my father's idea. However, I was also named after my grandmother (her first name), and my aunt (her middle name). I honestly like the name I have after my aunt the most, but I've never actually used it. It would feel strange to start doing so, I think, even though it's nicer than the other two names I have.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
I cried with happiness because of some recent sports results (read: Ronnie winning the world championship!) If you mean crying for sad or painful reasons... I can't remember.
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
It depends. I might like it if I take the time to write neatly, and if I finish the writing before I get tired and the handwriting goes back to a more sloppy style. However, most of the time I don't write like that, and then I don't particularly like the result, either. I had the handwriting of a first grader until I was about 12, though, so I remember way too well what it's like to have a horrible handwriting. Compared with that, I definitely like what I have now. And also, sometimes people compliment me for my handwriting, and that means more than anyone can imagine, exactly because I remember what it was like to have an unintelligible one.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT?
Is that even a thing? If you mean any meat-based thing that you might put on a piece of bread, there is no difference to me between lunch, breakfast or any other meal where I might eat bread. I like ham or salami, mostly. And I quite like cold chicken meat, but I practically never buy chicken for this purpose.
DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN?
No. Ever since I was a teenager, I've always maintained that I don't want to become a mom. People always said "you'll change opinion on that when you find the right partner" or things to that effect. I still think that having a partner isn't the decisive factor. For me, the thing is that I'm simply not ready to put the needs of another person ahead of my own for the next 18-20-or-who-knows-how-long years of my life. I just don't think I would be kind and unselfish enough to be a good mom. Children just deserve better parents than I could be. (I guess I could be a nice "bonus parent", though - as in, if I found a partner who had child(ren) from before, we might get along fine... especially if they're old enough that we could have some proper communication.)
IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
I hope so? If I were another person, I guess I would still have some of the same interests and personality traits that I have now? And in that case, I would probably be interested to get to know me, since it seems we might have a lot of things in common.
DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Not really?
DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS.
Nope, had them removed when I was 13.
WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
NO WAY! It just looks scary, and I'd be terrified that it wouldn't be able to hold my weight, anyway.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL?
Honey smacks. I don't usually buy it for myself, though, so it's something I associate with travelling and hotel breakfasts.
DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
No, I find the way to tie them in such a way that they stay nicely on my foot, but will also come off easily without untying.
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE STRONG?
I think I might have answered some variation of this meme before, because I remember this question. I also remember interpreting it to mean mentally strong, back then, so I'll answer it about physical strength now. I have pretty strong hands and arms, but that's it. I also have to be able to sit down to really show any sort of physical strength, because if I have to stand up, all my strength goes towards remaining on my feet.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE FLAVOUR OF ICE CREAM?
Pistachio and vanilla. Oh, and vanilla with chocolate chips - stracciatella, or whatever it's called.
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Their hair and eyes. I don't know which of those I notice first, actually.
RED OR PINK?
Both? I prefer the brightest varieties of both colours, though.
WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE THING YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF?
What is this wording? I don't even understand what this means. Does it mean "What is your least favourite thing about yourself? or "What is something normally dislikable that you like about yourself?" I decided to go with the latter. If so, I quite like being an introvert, even though it seems to be frowned upon by other people.
QUESTION 17 ESCAPED. NEXT?
DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO RE-POST THIS?
Repost it with my answers? Nah, why should they. I'd love to see other people's answers about themselves, though.
WHAT COLOUR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Black trousers and no shoes, just off-white socks. (You didn't think I'd give you the colour of my underwear, did you? ;))
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Bollefrikassé
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
A quiz show on the radio.
IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE?
Black or blue.
FAVOURITE SMELL?
I don't even know if I have a clear favourite. I like the smell of some foods that I love - freshly baked pizza, for example. And I also really like the smell of grass and nature after a proper rainfall. There are probably a lot of other "favourite" smells out there as well, but I can't think of more right now.
WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
A delivery woman who came here to give me my new walking frame today. It's exactly the same frame I already have, but it's for my new flat.
FAVOURITE SPORT TO WATCH?
Let's be honest: I'm a bit crazy about sports, and if I'm in the right mood I might enjoy watching nearly any sport (as long as I understand the rules and have some sort of connection to what I'm watching). Right now I'm very much into snooker again, though. It's such an amazingly complex sport, and I love how incredibly nerve-wrecking it can be, but also amazing when your favourite players do well.
NO QUESTION 26. IS IT REALLY THAT HARD TO COUNT?
FAVOURITE BAND?
Any band Ladislav Křížek has been in. So, Kreyson, Citron, Vitacit. (Not Damiens that much, though, because that's too "mainstream pop"-y for me). Also, from more internationally famous bands... I got into Toto when they released the album "The Seventh One" when I was a child, and I've always loved everything I've heard or known about them, though I haven't researched them enough to know all of their materials. If I had to name a favourite band that I've had for the longest time of my life, it's probably them, though.
DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
I did, for a few years in my late teens/early 20s, but I got tired of all the extra work related to them. Taking them in and out every day, putting them in cleaning liquid, etc... It was just more stressful than wearing glasses.
FAVOURITE FOOD?
Pizza. Such a simple and predictable answer, but really... if you want to make me happy, suggest that we order pizza.
I also really like some Chinese foods from the local takeaway, btw.
SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Neither. Movies generally bore me, and I get impatient when I watch them. As in, I look at the clock every few minutes, wondering when the movie is going to end (or calculating how much is left).
LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
I don't know? I watch movies very rarely. See above.
WHAT COLOUR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Pinkish/purple?
SUMMER OR WINTER?
Autumn. Or, if you won't let me pick that, then winter. Summer heat is pure torture for me, and I live in constant pain when the weather is too hot. Winter might not be ideal either, because snow is impractical from my point of view, but I'd still take a few days of snow over 3 months of heat, any time.
HUGS OR KISSES?
Hugs. I love hugs and will naturally hug you if I feel like I know you enough and have a good reason to hug, unless you've shown me that you absolutely don't want me to. Kisses are, for me, a much more intimate thing. I'm confused by people who will greet others with a kiss on the cheek (or on both cheeks), because this behaviour is strange to me. I've quite enjoyed it the few times I've experienced it, though.
FAVOURITE DESSERT?
If you mean something that is typically only a dessert, rather than a general snack or sweet kind of food? Probably caramel pudding.
FAVOURITE DRINK?
Carbonated lemon water, or Coca Cola Zero. I also like plain ice cold water or coffee, though. Those are more like everyday necessities than actual "favourites", though.
FAVOURITE HOBBY?
Depends on my mood. Doing things on the computer, watching sports, reading, writing, listening to music, learning/studying.
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
Nothing specific right now. I have a few half read ones on my Kindle/on the bookshelf, but nothing I'm currently reading. I just bought a couple of Stephen Hendry biographies from Amazon, though, so I'm going to start reading those as soon as they arrive. (There, I managed to talk about him in this meme as well. Bonus new fan points to me?)
WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
I don't have one. I use a mouse with a thumb trackball, so a mousepad is an obsolete object for me.
WHAT DID YOU LAST WATCH ON TV?
Stjernekamp ("The Battle Of The Stars"). A Norwegian music competition where famous singers (and sometimes not-yet-famous new talents) compete in different musical genres. Every week, each of them sings their own version of a famous song in the genre of that week, and every week the person with the fewest votes is knocked out of the competition. This has been on every autumn for a few years now, and I've always liked it. This year's artist lineup was a bit less impressive than usual, though, so I'm still getting into it this time around.
FAVOURITE SOUND?
Good music or silence. Which one depends on my mood.
ROLLING STONES OR THE BEATLES?
The Beatles. I won't say I'm a fan of either of them, but I'm familiar with more Beatles songs, and I like quite many of them.
WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU'VE BEEN AWAY FROM HOME?
The furthest away I've been is probably Lisbon, Portugal (with the best friend a couple of years ago). The most different from home was Grodno, Belarus, though.
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Procrastinating? For example, I should be packing books and photos from my room right now, but I'm doing this meme instead. While being annoyed that I didn't finish packing said books and posters, because it's probably maximum an hour of work... so why am I not doing that instead of this meme?! Oh yeah, that's right, because of my so-called "special talent"...
WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Gothenburg, Sweden.