Thursday, November 16th, 2006...8:19 pm
A meme I didn’t do at work (although I have now made two comments on it at work and it’s 6 past 9, so perhaps I’m having myself on)
Procrastinatory memes don’t work so well when you’ve given everyone at work your blog address so they can find out about the joy of blogging. But Sage is all tucked up in bed, Owy’s having a beer after cricket training and it’s quiet and still.
1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
Must get haircut before baby is born and I don’t get another haircut for six months.
2. How much cash do you have on you?
Can I reach my purse? No? About $40 I think.
3. What’s a word that rhymes with “DOOR?”
Klaw, my dear deceased cat, seen here making Ampersand Duck’s smart black clothes all furry:
RIP Mr Klaw
4. Favorite planet?
The Moon is hands down my favourite celestial body, but earth wins for planets.
5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?
(a) I already said I can’t reach my purse
(b) The battery’s flat. It’s probably message bank, that’s what it usually is.
6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone?
It meows. The cat doesn’t like it. There is only one “song” as such, and it is REM’s “Losing my religion”. I find this choice incomprehensible. If it was “The End of the World as we Know it”, that would be my ringtone.
7. What shirt are you wearing?
An old long sleeve white bonds t-shirt that miraculously still goes around my middle.
8. Do you “label” yourself?
Only to the extent that I am an ENFP with my sun in Cancer in the 4th house and a Taurus rising. Also, my moon is in Leo.
9. Name the brand of the shoes you’re currently wearing?
I am chillin’ in the Target slipperz.
10. Bright or Dark Room?
Bright in daytime, dark at night. Natural-like.
11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?
I like them all so much I have made them into a “playlist” (which is a very exciting new feature in Bloglines) called “Ladies”.
12. What does your watch look like?
It’s simple and elegant, a silver Fossil one that was a 30th birthday present from my bestest girlfriends.
13. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Probably padding down the hallway to wee, again.
14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say?
See 5; I’m sticking with “call messagebank”
15. Where is your nearest 7-11?
There’s an all-night service station in the next suburb.
16. Whats a word that you say a lot?
“O RLY?”
17. Who told you he/she loved you last?
Sage, as I kissed him goodnight.
18. Last furry thing you touched?
I pushed the cat off the table at dinner. Does that count?
19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days?
Only coffee.
20. How many rolls of film do you need developed?
Rolls of film? Get with the times, meme writer dude.
21. Favorite age you have been so far?
I’ve been surprised how many people said 27. 27.
22. Your worst enemy?
I don’t really have any enemies. I have had, but I got over it. Mind you, they were scared. I liked that.
23. What is your current desktop picture?
It’s a year old now, and he looks quite different, but I love this picture of him.
24. What was the last thing you said to someone?
“I love you too, darling. I’ll come back when you’re asleep and give you another kiss.”
25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be?
If I had a million bucks I could pay some other sucker to fly for me.
26. Do you like someone?
I like most people.
27. The last song you listened to?
Some Afro-Caribbean thingy that was on Radio National.
28. What time of day were you born?
2:20 am
29. Whats your favorite number?
27
30. Where did you live in 1987?
Near Lake Macquarie, just south of Newcastle. I was in Year 11.
31. Are you jealous of anyone?
Sometimes, but usually fleetingly.
32. Is anyone jealous of you?
I expect so. Heh. For real, I am very grateful to be expecting another child. I know how hard it is for some people who would love to have kids, and it makes me sad that they struggle. Sometimes when strangers look at this big round belly I see sadness.
33. Where were you when 9/11 happened?
My flatmate got a call late at night and came downstairs. We had cable so we watched it again, and again, and again. Owy and I hadn’t been together for very long, and I remember him talking about how frightening he found it, and how marvellous I thought it was to hear a man talk so easily about being afraid.
34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money?
I don’t buy stuff from vending machines. If they sold schoolgirls’ panties I might, just to piss off the old pervs.
35. Do you consider yourself kind?
Yeah, I am. I’m also grumpy, but I try.
36. If you had to get a tattoo, where would it be?
My friend Pammy and I have discussed this. If I had to, I would get a sacred heart smack in the middle of my chest. Something like this:
Not in my freakin’ armpit, that’s for sure:
37. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be?
I used to be pretty fluent in spoken Portuguese. I wish I could write and read it well. If you’re going to have a second language I think it’s good that it’s a largely “pointless” one.
38. Would you move for the person you loved?
Yes.
39. Are you touchy feely?
Oh yeah.
40. What’s your life motto?
Oh, fuck it, why not. This motto can get you into a bit of trouble.
41. Name three things that you have on you at all times?
Pen. Something to read. Fetus Foetus.
42. What’s your favourite town/city?
Bermagui, I think.
43. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?
Fish and chips for dinner. Sage did not eat the fish. Rotten child.
44. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?
Ohh, long time. I do send parcels with notes a bit.
45. Can you change the oil on a car?
No, but I pick boyfriends well.
46. Your first love: what is the last thing you heard about him/her?
He and his wife and kids were just about to go to the States to visit his family.
47. How far back do you know about your ancestry?
Far enough for me not to believe in the old days. My maternal grandmother was illegitimate, and was brought up as her mother’s sister. Never, never, did she call the woman she and everyone else knew was her mother “mother”. My great grandmother pissed off when my maternal grandfather was one, leaving him and his two year old brother with their father. She married another man, who was (according to his descendants, who have traced us recently) such a bastard that “he wouldn’t have fed ‘em”. They had ten more children. My paternal grandmother was sent to relatives on a farm when times were tough. She got no love and was treated like the help. She told me stories about the old Irish women with corncob pipes, and children tied to potties with water thrown on them each time they tried to get up before they’d done a poo. She used to deliver bread with a pony and cart. They used to stick the “stiffies”, the stale loaves, in between the steaming fresh ones and pass them off.
48. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did you dress fancy?
I wore two beautiful shirts by friend of friend designer Brigitte Thorn. This one underneath and this one on top. Oh, and the only pants that fit. I needed a little boost.
49. Does anything hurt on your body right now?
No.
50. Have you been burned by love?
I wouldn’t have it any other way.
25 Comments
November 16th, 2006 at 10:44 pm
What is this ‘ladies’ thing on bloglines? It sounds like something one of the gents hanging round the panties vending machine might be intrested in.
November 17th, 2006 at 7:21 am
I have been wondering about this ‘playlist’ thingy. How does it work?
I didn’t even think about the pregnancy-envy thing. I certainly used to stare jealously at big pregnant bellies…
November 17th, 2006 at 7:56 am
No, the “Ladies” group has its counterpart in the “Boysie Newsie” group. I don’t have an old and pervy group.
The playlists just collect a group of blogs together that you might want to look over all at once, eg “I feel like reading some lady blogs” (boysie newsie, blogs, food blogs, etc, etc). And in “glimpse view” (which I think is particularly appropriate for the ladies) you get a little screen with the last five or so posts from each blog, so you can go and follow the amusing comments.
Also I have put on this new link preview thingy, but I’m not sure about it.
November 17th, 2006 at 7:56 am
That armpit tattoo is horrendous! A heart on a fork? And what happens if you forgot to shave/wax??
November 17th, 2006 at 8:07 am
The discussion with it was tops, Georg – “what does it mean?” “Oh, you’d have to ask the client that, I really couldn’t say”.
Can’t help thinking that the bottom of that fork is bound to disappear in time …
November 17th, 2006 at 12:09 pm
Oh oh oh the Target slippers — I too am wearing them. Are they the tapestry ones, which my sister the rehab nurse says are the old-lady slipper of choice and there I was thinking they were rather cute?
The fork handle will probably disappear when she lowers her arm.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:11 pm
Next week I’m so trying to get a handle on bloglines properly. I started putting everyone in and it just sort of overwhelmed me and then I gave up. I am such a wuss.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:12 pm
Bermagui is pretty fine, is it not? My grandmother lives there, in a lovely house over looking Bears Beach.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:22 pm
Pav, I am now wearing the chain store Mocks in black. I love that people paid $55 for shoes made by injection moulding plastic. Heh. The Target slippers are kind of faux uggs and quite the daggiest slippers I have ever owned.
Bloglines will be your friend Kate. You just have to tame it. I tried Google Reader for a while (and apparently it’s much better now) but I heart bloglines.
I’m jealous, Laura. Both my grandmothers lived in the unlovely Lambton. Name was the best thing about it.
November 17th, 2006 at 2:57 pm
I’ve had good results out of newsgator. The secret is to make a big list and import everything at once.
The link preview is rather cool, but… why? Sorry, why not just open the link in a new tab?
November 17th, 2006 at 3:23 pm
Yeah, I think it’s a bit silly, but irresistibly cool at the same time. If I was going to leave it, I’d want to take it off all the blogroll and internal links and I don’t know if I can be stuffed. I think where they have archived the thumb and it’s superfast it would be cooler.
November 17th, 2006 at 7:29 pm
Speaking of freakozoid tatts, this one ruined my day.
http://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/skull-face-tattoo/
November 17th, 2006 at 8:05 pm
“Fetus”? …”Fetus”?… This is Australia gel! You must now write “Foetus” 100 times.
Save the oe-spelling, it’s a threatened species. Next thing you’ll be complaining your ankles are edematous.
Label for myself: Pedant (out loud & proud!)
That photo of Sage just broke the lovablecutenessometer on my computer.
November 17th, 2006 at 8:10 pm
I’m ENFP too!!!!
November 17th, 2006 at 9:50 pm
I’m with you, Helen, I love the oe and the ae. can’t get enough… obsessive and proud of it!
Zoe:
1. I’ve just tossed out my Target Preggers slippers. cheap’n'ugly, but really comfy. I miss them, dammit!
2. Mr Klaw was a *very* pretty cat.
3. that photo of Sage is *beautiful*.
argh, what’s with the numbered points! I must get out more!
November 18th, 2006 at 7:03 am
Helen, you are right. I blame the pollution caused by reading “Gadget” comments at LP for my transgression.
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I promise I will do the rest too.
November 18th, 2006 at 5:05 pm
Bloglines is the only way a busy girl can keep up with all you active bloggers. I heart it too.
That photo of me with Klaw gave me a lump in my throat for two reasons: Klaw was lovely (albeit very loose-haired) and the ring I’m wearing is broken and I cannot wear it any more. I loved it so much, a handmade silver job bought for $5 at a junk shop in Merimbula. Fangs for the memories…
November 19th, 2006 at 11:46 am
[...] Ok, so I said I would never complete another meme again, but…it’s Friday, I’m feeling lazy and all these other wonderful ladies have done it so I thought I would too. [...]
November 19th, 2006 at 12:29 pm
I’m just beginning to wrangle Bloglines into including all my faves. I can see it will be the bomb once I’ve done all that.
Re Gadget’s egregious spellings: just be thankfyul for all the ones I deleted, Zoe!
November 19th, 2006 at 12:36 pm
Aww, Mr Klaw was lovely! What a pretty kitty.
Is your cat obsessed with the dinner table too? Mine has developed a hideous habit of jumping up, walking around a bit, then sitting down on a newspaper to give us the evil eye. Wretched furball.
November 20th, 2006 at 9:53 am
If any of you use a Mac, I find NetNewsWire is a fantastic news reader. The obvious drawback is that it is on your machine, not online. (When you carry a laptop as ridiculously often as I do this becomes less of a worry).
November 22nd, 2006 at 9:35 am
question numero 48….
I believe I saw you that day… and you looked smashing. I was admiring your shoes actually….
November 22nd, 2006 at 11:32 am
Well, you can come back here any time you like, Miss Annie!!
(who is the most stylish woman at my work by a very considerable margin)
November 22nd, 2006 at 12:30 pm
I have to admit to scandinavian and very uncool felt slippers – which are almost worn through all toes – waah… purchased in Tilba Tilba so agree with all Bermi admirers!
November 22nd, 2006 at 2:36 pm
bah! stylish No! I have the target slippers. light blue ones – in a terry towelling. So very comfortable, and if you wander around the house like I do (that is sliding my feet along the floor like a four year old) it saves the sweepin’ and a-moppin’.