Another Meme
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kittiwakeI really should go to bed now instead of staying up yawning & doing pointless memes like this. I can't remember whose journal I stole this meme from.
1. What color are your kitchen plates?
My Denby crockery is a mixture of plain charcoal brown, pale green and beige. So some of the plates are green underneath, beige on top, and others charcoal underneath, beige on top.
2. What book(s) are you reading now?
"South of Granada" by Gerald Brenan. It's quite unusual for me to only be reading one at a time.
3. What's on your mouse pad?
An Andy Warhol "dollar" picture. I bought my mouse mat at the Warhol exhibition last year.
4. Favorite Board Game?
I don't think I've got one.
5. Favorite Magazine?
Fortean Times.
6. Favorite smell(s)?
None. I don't have any sense of smell.
7. Least favorite smell(s)?
Ditto.
8. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning?
Can I remember what I've been dreaming for long enough to scribble it down?
9. Favorite Colors:
Orange & Purple.
10. Least favorite color(s):
Pink (especially bright pink).
11. How many rings before you answer the phone?
That depends.
12. Future child's name?
I've no intention of having any, but when I was a kid I always wanted to call a daughter either Cassandra (mythological interest) or Cordelia (as that is what Anne of Green Gables really wanted to be called).
13. What is most important in life?
Being happy.
14. Of all the possible circles of Hell, which are you most likely to be assigned to?
Sloth or Envy.
15. Chocolate or Vanilla?
Vanilla. No, Chocolate. No, Vanilla. Umm, Pass.
16. Do you like to drive fast?
No.
17. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?
No. I can't understand people who have their whole bed full of toys.
18. Storms - cool or scary?
Cool.
19. What was your first car?
A 16-year-old sky blue beatle.
20. If you could meet one person dead or alive, who would it be?
Sir Richard Burton (the explorer not the actor).
21. Favorite alcoholic drink?
Suze, Green Ginger Wine & Pimms (but not all at once).
22. What is your sign and your birthday?
16th September. I don't believe in astrology.
23. Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
Yes, but I would never choose broccoli in the first place.
24. If you could have any job, what would it be?
Archaeologist or palaeontologist.
25. If you could have any hair color, what would it be?
Copper. Although I also have a hankering for electric blue.
26. Have you ever been in love?
No.
27. Is the glass half-full or half-empty?
Half-empty usually.
28. Favorite movie?
All About My Mother, Black Narcissus, Caravaggio, Don't Look Now, Ed Wood, Lone Star, Magnolia, My Life As A Dog, Network, O Brother Where Art Thou, The Opposite Of Sex, Performance, Rushmore, The Sacrifice, Something Wild, The Third Man, The Wicker Man, Wild Strawberries, Wings Of Desire.
29. Do you type with your fingers on the right keys?
Sometimes.
30. What's under your bed?
Dust bunnies.
31. What is your favorite number(s)?
16.
32. Favorite sport to watch?
Formula One motor racing, three-day eventing & the Tour de France.
33. What is your single biggest fear?
Letting people get too close.
34. Favorite song?
"Dream On" by Aerosmith & "Come Up and See Me (Make Me Smile)" by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel.
35. Favorite TV show(s)?
Farscape.
36. Ketchup or mustard?
Mustard.
37. Hamburgers or Hot Dogs?
Neither. Hot dogs if I'm forced to choose.
38. Favorite Soft Drink?
Dandelion & Burdock or Ginger Beer.
39. The best places you have ever been?
City - Venice. Countryside - Iceland.
40. What screen saver is on your computer right now?
A selection of cool green photos of woodland and plants that came with my Mac.
41. Burger King or McDonalds?
Hmm, I used to go to Burger King for the spicy bean burgers, but I don't go to either any more.
42. Do you know someone right now that you could fall in love with?
No.
43. What did you do yesterday?
Post office to post a parcel.
Cinema to see "Intacto".
Washed clothes.
Hoovering.
Internet.
44.What's your favorite food?
Lemon meringue pie is one of them.
45. Where do you see yourself in twenty years?
Still alone.
46. If you had the choice of any superhero power to possess, what would it be?
Flying.
47. What's the weirdest dream you've ever had?
One about going to the loo in Thailand.
48. Who is your favorite classical composer?
Handel. I love baroque music.
1. What color are your kitchen plates?
My Denby crockery is a mixture of plain charcoal brown, pale green and beige. So some of the plates are green underneath, beige on top, and others charcoal underneath, beige on top.
2. What book(s) are you reading now?
"South of Granada" by Gerald Brenan. It's quite unusual for me to only be reading one at a time.
3. What's on your mouse pad?
An Andy Warhol "dollar" picture. I bought my mouse mat at the Warhol exhibition last year.
4. Favorite Board Game?
I don't think I've got one.
5. Favorite Magazine?
Fortean Times.
6. Favorite smell(s)?
None. I don't have any sense of smell.
7. Least favorite smell(s)?
Ditto.
8. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning?
Can I remember what I've been dreaming for long enough to scribble it down?
9. Favorite Colors:
Orange & Purple.
10. Least favorite color(s):
Pink (especially bright pink).
11. How many rings before you answer the phone?
That depends.
12. Future child's name?
I've no intention of having any, but when I was a kid I always wanted to call a daughter either Cassandra (mythological interest) or Cordelia (as that is what Anne of Green Gables really wanted to be called).
13. What is most important in life?
Being happy.
14. Of all the possible circles of Hell, which are you most likely to be assigned to?
Sloth or Envy.
15. Chocolate or Vanilla?
Vanilla. No, Chocolate. No, Vanilla. Umm, Pass.
16. Do you like to drive fast?
No.
17. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?
No. I can't understand people who have their whole bed full of toys.
18. Storms - cool or scary?
Cool.
19. What was your first car?
A 16-year-old sky blue beatle.
20. If you could meet one person dead or alive, who would it be?
Sir Richard Burton (the explorer not the actor).
21. Favorite alcoholic drink?
Suze, Green Ginger Wine & Pimms (but not all at once).
22. What is your sign and your birthday?
16th September. I don't believe in astrology.
23. Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
Yes, but I would never choose broccoli in the first place.
24. If you could have any job, what would it be?
Archaeologist or palaeontologist.
25. If you could have any hair color, what would it be?
Copper. Although I also have a hankering for electric blue.
26. Have you ever been in love?
No.
27. Is the glass half-full or half-empty?
Half-empty usually.
28. Favorite movie?
All About My Mother, Black Narcissus, Caravaggio, Don't Look Now, Ed Wood, Lone Star, Magnolia, My Life As A Dog, Network, O Brother Where Art Thou, The Opposite Of Sex, Performance, Rushmore, The Sacrifice, Something Wild, The Third Man, The Wicker Man, Wild Strawberries, Wings Of Desire.
29. Do you type with your fingers on the right keys?
Sometimes.
30. What's under your bed?
Dust bunnies.
31. What is your favorite number(s)?
16.
32. Favorite sport to watch?
Formula One motor racing, three-day eventing & the Tour de France.
33. What is your single biggest fear?
Letting people get too close.
34. Favorite song?
"Dream On" by Aerosmith & "Come Up and See Me (Make Me Smile)" by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel.
35. Favorite TV show(s)?
Farscape.
36. Ketchup or mustard?
Mustard.
37. Hamburgers or Hot Dogs?
Neither. Hot dogs if I'm forced to choose.
38. Favorite Soft Drink?
Dandelion & Burdock or Ginger Beer.
39. The best places you have ever been?
City - Venice. Countryside - Iceland.
40. What screen saver is on your computer right now?
A selection of cool green photos of woodland and plants that came with my Mac.
41. Burger King or McDonalds?
Hmm, I used to go to Burger King for the spicy bean burgers, but I don't go to either any more.
42. Do you know someone right now that you could fall in love with?
No.
43. What did you do yesterday?
Post office to post a parcel.
Cinema to see "Intacto".
Washed clothes.
Hoovering.
Internet.
44.What's your favorite food?
Lemon meringue pie is one of them.
45. Where do you see yourself in twenty years?
Still alone.
46. If you had the choice of any superhero power to possess, what would it be?
Flying.
47. What's the weirdest dream you've ever had?
One about going to the loo in Thailand.
48. Who is your favorite classical composer?
Handel. I love baroque music.
