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1. Can you cook?
2. What was your dream growing up?
3. What talent do you wish you had?
4. Favorite place?
5. Favorite vegetable?
6. What was the last book you read?
7. What zodiac sign are you?
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
9. Worst Habit?
10. Do we know each other outside of lj?
11. What is your favorite sport?
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude?
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15. Tell me one weird fact about you:
16. Do you have any pets?
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena?
18. What time is it where you are now?
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22. What color eyes do you have?
23. Ever been arrested?
24. Bottle or Draft?
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew?
27. What ‘s your favorite bar to hang at?
28. Do you believe in ghosts?
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30. Do you swear a lot?
31. Biggest pet peeve?
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
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1. Can you cook? Yes.
2. What was your dream growing up? To be a writer.
3. What talent do you wish you had? Athleticism.
4. Favorite place? Manhattan.
5. Favorite vegetable? Brussel sprouts.
6. What was the last book you read? Promises in Death.
7. What zodiac sign are you? Sagittarius.
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Ears, once.
9. Worst Habit? Procrastination. Also interrupting. And untidiness.
10. Do we know each other outside of lj? Not well.
11. What is your favorite sport? 3 Day Eventing.
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? Depends which way the wind is blowing.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Talk about tv drama.
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? Falling in love with the wrong guy.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you: My teeth have serrated edges.
16. Do you have any pets? 2 cats, 1 dog.
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena? The what?
18. What time is it where you are now? 1253.
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Neither.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? More height.
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? Depends on the crime.
22. What color eyes do you have? Hazel.
23. Ever been arrested? No.
24. Bottle or Draft? Neither.
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? Charity.
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? I don’t.
27. What ‘s your favorite bar to hang at? I don’t.
28. Do you believe in ghosts? Yes.
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Get lost in a story.
30. Do you swear a lot? Shit, yeah.
31. Biggest pet peeve? Bloody dawdlers on the road. I don’t care how slow you go, just don’t bloody do it in front of me!
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? Difficult.
33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? Done!
what — not even a teensy millennium falcon tattoo?
Tee hee! Not even.
1. Can you cook? Not well.
2. What was your dream growing up? I had a recurring one about being chopped up in a pirate treasure chest.
3. What talent do you wish you had? Drawing
4. Favorite place? Home
5. Favorite vegetable? I quite like zucchini, but I suspect it’s just because it’s easy to cook.
6. What was the last book you read? Possibly Incandescence, by Greg Egan, It was a while ago.
7. What zodiac sign are you? Sceptic
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? No
9. Worst Habit? Messiness
10. Do we know each other outside of lj? Yes.
11. What is your favorite sport? I don’t watch or play any sports
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? Negative
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Apologise
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? Moving house, leading to a cascade of health problems, was a bit dodgy
15. Tell me one weird fact about you. I went to school with the son of the guy whose signature was on all Australian bank notes (at least at the time)
16. Do you have any pets? Yes
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena? No
18. What time is it where you are now? 1:17 pm
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Neither, really
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? My look
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? I would probably dither
22. What color eyes do you have? Blue
23. Ever been arrested? No
24. Bottle or Draft? Neither
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? Put it into the loan (but be tempted by a holiday, or a new computer).
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? None
27. What ‘s your favorite bar to hang at? None
28. Do you believe in ghosts? No
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Spare time?
30. Do you swear a lot? On occasion
31. Biggest pet peeve? Scratching on the door at 4am
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? Stuck
33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? I just saw it on Lyn’s.
I can’t believe we still haven’t met your kitties!!!
They are considerably bigger than the photos suggest. Come on round.
yeah, we will…
1. Can you cook? Did the full Bourdain thing. Kitchen hand for 8 montjs
2. What was your dream growing up? To escape.
3. What talent do you wish you had? A gift for languages
4. Favorite place? Paris
5. Favorite vegetable? Rocket
6. What was the last book you read? The BFI Encyclopaedia of British Film
7. What zodiac sign are you? I’m Aries. We don’t believe in astrology.
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Pierced ear
9. Worst Habit? Define worst
10. Do we know each other outside of lj? yep
11. What is your favorite sport? Shooting rats with a Russian sniper rifle
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? Toss a coin
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Discuss movies
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? Childhood
15. Tell me one weird fact about you: I once presented a Hugo award
16. Do you have any pets? Jack the Cat
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena? Yep and I know not to.
18. What time is it where you are now? 2.41pm
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Banal
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? Naturally dark hair
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? Crime partner. of course
22. What color eyes do you have? Brown
23. Ever been arrested? Nope
24. Bottle or Draft? Draft, but only good beer.
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? Take Sal to Paris.
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? Cinnamon
27. What ‘s your favorite bar to hang at? the Cockney Tavern in Pigalle.
28. Do you believe in ghosts? Only on dodgy tv reception
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Watch movies.
30. Do you swear a lot? Fuck yeah
31. Biggest pet peeve? Luddites
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? Unique
33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? Perhaps
Just so long as you don’t have the sniper rifle with you when we get stuck in the elevator!
1. Can you cook? – Only pasta and toast. So, for people of discernment, that’s probably a no.
2. What was your dream growing up? – To be a writer.
3. What talent do you wish you had? – I’d love to play the violin.
4. Favorite place? – The South Bank in London.
5. Favorite vegetable? – Corn on the cob.
6. What was the last book you read? – ‘Lions in Winter’, a brilliant collection of short stories about Singapore life, by Wena Poon.
7. What zodiac sign are you? – Aquarian.
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? – Nope.
9. Worst Habit? – Eating too much as a means of work avoidance.
10. Do we know each other outside of lj? – Oh yes!
11. What is your favorite sport? – To play, badminton. To watch, tennis.
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? – Optimist, mostly.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? – Oh, give you a hug, I think. I’d pretend it’d be to comfort you. But it’d be because I’d be hiding my own fear.
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? – The circimcision I had in my twenties was sodding painful. I couldn’t walk straight for weeks. Arguably, I still can’t – I find if I’m not paying attention, I veer off to the side.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you: – I seem to have no embarrassment mentioning my circumcision online. That surprises me too.
16. Do you have any pets? – Yes, a very evil cat named Nero. If he had brains, he’d rule the world.
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena? – I have copied others doing it, but could hardly lead classes in it. If they have classes for the Macarena.
18. What time is it where you are now? – 12.30 pm.
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? – Scary.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? – I’d probably lose the stone I put on over the last year, Otherwise, I’m not unhappy with the way I look. I’ve got very used to it over the years, and it’d be terrifying to look in the mirror and see something else.
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? – Conscience, probably. I’m not much of a rebel.
22. What color eyes do you have? – Dark blue.
23. Ever been arrested? – No.
24. Bottle or Draft? – Oh, both are nice. But bottles are quite fun to toy with. I like peeling the labels off.
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? – Convert it to English currency.
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? – I don’t like gum.
27. What ‘s your favorite bar to hang at? – There’s a lovely pub by the Tate Modern, just facing the Thames. But I’ve never known its name.
28. Do you believe in ghosts? – Not in the daytime.
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? – Read.
30. Do you swear a lot? – Far too much.
31. Biggest pet peeve? – Cyclists on pavements.
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? – Amiable.
33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? – No, that’d be far too social of me.
Only the other day I was thinking Hmmmm, I wonder what Rob’s up to at the moment. I still don’t know, but at least I’ve scored a swag of your batty personal data…
1. Can you cook? YES.
2. What was your dream growing up? TO WRITE.
3. What talent do you wish you had? THE ABILITY TO RUN.
4. Favorite place? HOME.
5. Favorite vegetable? BROCCOLI.
6. What was the last book you read? LEE CHILD: GONE TOMORROW.
7. What zodiac sign are you? GEMINI.
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? ONE TATTOO.
9. Worst Habit? NOT HAVING ANY GOOD HABITS.
10. Do we know each other outside of lj? I HOPE SO!
11. What is your favorite sport? I DISLIKE CRICKET THE LEAST.
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? OPTIMISTIC.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? WISH WE HAD A FRIDGE FULL OF SAV BLANC.
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? GETTING A GIRL PREGNANT WHEN I WAS 18.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you: I HAVE A 22-YO SON.
16. Do you have any pets? NOPE.
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena? GOD, NO!
18. What time is it where you are now? 1317.
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? IF ONE JUMPED OUT OF A DARK ALLEY, I’D SHIT MYSELF, FOR SURE, BUT IN A CIRCUS CONTEXT I FIND THEM MORE BORING THAN ANYTHING.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? MY SKIN.
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? BOTH, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG WE’VE BEEN IN THE ELEVATOR.
22. What color eyes do you have? HAZEL.
23. Ever been arrested? NO.
24. Bottle or Draft? NEITHER. UNLESS SAV BLANC IS ON TAP NOW?
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? PUT IT ON THE MORTGAGE. OR BUY A DALEK.
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? NONE. YEUCH.
27. What ‘s your favorite bar to hang at? CROWN & SCEPTRE.
28. Do you believe in ghosts? NO, BUT I PLAN TO COME BACK AS ONE.
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? WRITE. OR BE STUCK IN AN ELEVATOR WITH CAT SPARKS.
30. Do you swear a lot? YES.
31. Biggest pet peeve? INCONSIDERATION.
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? DISCOMBOBULATED (TODAY).
33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? NO, BUT NOT BECAUSE I DON’T WANT TO KNOW THE ANSWERS!
makes mental note… must install Dalek-shaped bar in elevator…
In my head, I’m already there.
sound of glasses clinking…
1. Can you cook? Yes. I particularly enjoy French and (often wildly inauthentic) Chinese.s house (best friend and drinking buddy). I quite like that upstairs bar with all the different beers in Sydney that I forget the name of. Little Creatures is pretty terrific.
2. What was your dream growing up? I think it was to be some sort of scientist/explorer. Preferably the sort that goes into space.
3. What talent do you wish you had? ability to play a musical instrument really well.
4. Favorite place? I have many. Simpsons gap near Alice Springs is one favourite. My spa is another. The Tingle forest in WAs South West (Valley of the Giants). Burning Man.
5. Favorite vegetable? I really like peas. I also like broccoli and squash.
6. What was the last book you read? Probably Chaos Space, by Marianne De Pierres. Currently reading The Three Kingdoms, the ancient Chinese classic, and loving it.
7. What zodiac sign are you? Capricorn.
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? My body is unblemished, apart from the odd scar.
9. Worst Habit? Biting my nails and procrastinating on the internet in a close tie.
10. Do we know each other outside of lj? Yes indeed.
11. What is your favorite sport? To play or to watch? I don’t play sport much at all, though I do martial arts, I used to play hockey in high school. I would like to watch more sumo wrestling. Of the sports that actually get shown on TV, I don’t mind watching cricket, but I seldom do it, and I watch the gymnastics when the Olympics are on.
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? Optimistic, but realist and pragmatic.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Oh, I can think of things I’d like to do, but lets face it, we’d probably gossip and bitch and talk about SF for hours.
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? I’m pretty blessed. The worst thing that ever happened to me was getting dumped by someone I truly loved, which was awful at the time, but I think I am pretty lucky if that is the worst thing I can think of.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you: Just one? When I hum a tune, I click my teeth in time to make the drum beat. I have different clicks for different types of drum.
16. Do you have any pets? No.
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena? Alas, no.
18. What time is it where you are now? 8.55 pm.
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Scary.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? Not sure, really. A bit thinner, a bit taller?
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? Crime partner. I don’t think that comes as a surprise to either of us.
22. What color eyes do you have? Brown.
23. Ever been arrested? Yes, for shoplifting as a teenager.
24. Bottle or Draft? Draft if I get the choice, but only if there is something good on tap.
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? Sadly, at the moment probably mostly pay off debts. But presuming a more fun universe, travel and electronic music crap.
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? I don’t really, but given a choice probably peppermint.
27. What ‘s your favorite bar to hang at? I spend a bit of time at the Captain Stirling, but only because it is spitting distance from my house. I spend a lot of time at The Vic, but mostly because it is spitting distance from
28. Do you believe in ghosts? Not really, but like most ‘supernatural’ things, I think there is likely some sort of interesting phenomenon there.
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? I have way too many things I llke to do in my spare time. Roleplaying games. Read. Chat over beer. Build electronic things. Computer games. Research weird things.
30. Do you swear a lot? Quite a bit.
31. Biggest pet peeve? Racist or misogynist jokes bug the hell out of me.
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? Eccentric.
33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? Probably not, unless you think you answers would be particularly awesome.
When I hum a tune, I click my teeth in time to make the drum beat. I have different clicks for different types of drum.
yep, Dave, that’s pretty weird!
1. Can you cook? I SAY ‘YES’. HUSBAND MIGHT DISAGREE. NOT SOMETHING I DO FOR FUN.
2. What was your dream growing up? BE AN ‘AUTHOR’.
3. What talent do you wish you had? HAVE AT LEAST A SMALL AMOUNT OF SPORTINESS
4. Favorite place? NEW ZEALAND – JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE ON THE SOUTH ISLAND
5. Favorite vegetable? TOMATO
6. What was the last book you read? TERRY BROOK’S “SOMETIMES THE MAGIC WORK – LESSONS FROM A WRITING LIFE”
7. What zodiac sign are you? LIBRA
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? EARS (ONLY ONCE)
9. Worst Habit? PROCRASTINATION & LAZINESS (SEEM TO GO TOGETHER)
10. Do we know each other outside of lj? YEP – A LONG TIME AGO THOUGH!
11. What is your favorite sport? ICE SKATING
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? GENERALLY OPTIMISTIC – THE GLASS IS DEFINITELY HALF_FULL
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? CATCH UP ON ALL THOSE YEARS
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? DIVORCE
15. Tell me one weird fact about you: I HAVE LUBED UP THE GREASE NIPPLES ON AN OLD HINO TRUCK (NOT AS KINKY AS IT SOUNDS)
16. Do you have any pets? 3 CATS & A DOG
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena? YEP – AND HAVE TAUGHT IT TO DOZENS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
18. What time is it where you are now? 11AM, SITTING AT DINING ROOM TABLE BECAUSE THE FLOOR OF OUR STUDY FLOODED SO STUFF USUALLY ON THE FLOOR IS NOW OVER MY DESK.
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? USUALLY CUTE
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? LOSE A HEAP OF WEIGHT
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? CONSCIENCE (YEP, STILL)
22. What color eyes do you have? (BLUE)
23. Ever been arrested? NOPE
24. Bottle or Draft? BOTTLE I THINK
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? GO ON A CAMPERVAN HOLIDAY IN NZ
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? NOT TOO SWEET
27. What ‘s your favorite bar to hang at? PREFER A BACKYARD BBQ TO A BAR
28. Do you believe in ghosts? NEVER MET ONE, BUT NOT GOING TO DISMISS THEM
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? READ OR WATCH GOOD MOVIES
30. Do you swear a lot? ACCORDING TO MY MUM PROBABLY YES, BUT NOT THAT COMPARED WITH OTHERS
31. Biggest pet peeve? DISHONESTY AND LACK OF INTEGRITY
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? VERBOSE
33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? SURE WILL.
I HAVE LUBED UP THE GREASE NIPPLES ON AN OLD HINO TRUCK (NOT AS KINKY AS IT SOUNDS)
You sure about that? Sounds pretty PERVERTED to me!!!
Ah yes. I learned a lot from my ex-husband 😉
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