more random questions meme
1. Can you cook? - very basically. The more complex it is the more i need the reciepe to hand. but i make a mean cheese toastie. one of my spedcialities used to be vegetarian curry but i havent made it in years since my folks became intolerant of chillis
2. What was your dream growing up? - this is going to sound weird but I had the absolute conviction that i would be dead before my 18th birthday. you have no idea how dissapointed i was after that. it has ruined any chance i ever had for ambition though.
3. What talent do you wish you had? mimicry. I've always wanted to be able to impersonate people, it would make reading books to Travis so much easier
4. Favorite place? I cant honestly say that places make that much difference to me. Its more the company I have when I'm there.
5. Favorite vegetable? potato
6. What was the last book you read? in the last week I've read more than I have in the last year, Autobiographies of Robert Vaughn and Roger Moore and the Dr Who novels The Eyeless and Beautiful Chaos.
7. What zodiac sign are you? Libra, for all the difference it makes
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? nope
9. Worst Habit? ignorance
10. Do we know each other outside of lj? Not terribly, though I have sent you things it has been a result of LJ and I'm terrible at keeping up with journals.
11. What is your favorite sport? to play? none really but i dont mind chasing after Travis. to watch? since university I've found tv coverage of Snooker is just dull enough to be fascinating for no real reason.
12. Negative or optimistic attitude? negative for myself, I tend to be optimistic for others
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? well, I have the curse of being an Englishman so I'd make polite conversation until we were rescued, or if it was taking ages, try to find a means of releasing us.
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? At my brothers christening when i was 3 mum was hurrying us along to get ready and out to the car. I took the shortest route down a flight of stairs and still get nose bleeds 30 years later
15. Tell me one weird fact about you: i have genetically inherited double jointed thumbs
16. Do you have any pets? nope. the family does but i've never felt that responsible.. always wanted a playboy bunny though :P
17. Do you know how to do the macerana? nope
18. What time is it where you are now? 10.32am BST
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? I know several people who have performed as clowns and mostly i feel pity for them. its not an easy job. My sister is phobic for them, and that even extends to things like Cybermen. makes me wonder how she survives some of the people on her estate
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? I'm quite happy with how i look. I could stasnd to be a lot slimmer than I am but its not life threatening.
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? depends on the job ;)
22. What color eyes do you have? mostly blue. the precise shade is affected by my mood, from ceramic grey up to intense prussian.
23. Ever been arrested? not yet
24. Bottle or Draft? draft, whever possible
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? squander it usually. pay off a bit of debt if i thought about it.
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? tropical
27. What's your favorite bar to hang at? the parralell ones in the park.
28. Do you believe in ghosts? Seen some, better believe. but whether theyre past lives intruding on present time or an abberation of my mind. that i cant tell you
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? make thiongs up, art or fic i dont mind.
30. Do you swear a lot? not really. and i tend to use frak or belgium or other perfectly normal words in an exclamative manner
31. Biggest pet peeve? stupidity
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? tall
33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?