A Meme! Because I can!
I haven't done a meme in ages. So here's one!
The ABC Meme
Accent: Australian, tending towards Strine occasionally due to my upbringing in the country, but with strong hints of inner-city urbanite.
Booze: I like a drink, but the drink does not like me. More specifically, I get drunk very easily and I also become hungover very easily*, so I attempt moderation.
*Any more than two drinks is usually sufficient.
Chore I hate: Dusting. Filing. Dusting the filing I don't do.
Dog or cat: Dog. Cats are nice and all, for murderous cold-hearted ingrates, except I'm deathly allergic to them.
Essential electronics: Computer, iPod and camera.
Favourite cologne(s): L'eau du Issey by Issey Miyake, Beyond Paradise by Estee Lauder, Oui by Estee Lauder, and L'Occitane Green Tea. I don't know why I ended up with so many perfumes or why they have so many apostrophes between them.
Gold or silver: Silver. (Or white gold if anyone's asking.)
Hometown: I was born in Narrabri, NSW. My real hometown is Dullsville on Boring and I can't reveal its true name to you because I reserve the right to blog about how awful it is in future, and I wouldn't want anyone from there to google it and find me. My 'emotional' home town is probably now Sydney.
Insomnia: About once a year. Shudder. I can't think of anything worse.
Job title: Bum?
Kids: Not right now thanks.
Living arrangements: I live in a heteronormative arrangement with my partner JW. We also have a dog.
Most admirable trait: Uh. I'm honest. To a fault.
Number of sexual partners: More than one. Less than 20.
Overnight hospital stays: Birth, yes of course. Once when I was in a car crash and busted my face up quite badly. And that's it.
Phobias: Ticks and fleas. Urgh. Urgh.
Quote: "We shall grapple with the ineffable, and see if we may not eff it after all." Douglas Adams. (I'm not really a quote kind of person.)
Religion: Agnostic with atheistic leanings. Of course, I will always be an ex-Catholic.
Siblings: Two brothers.
Time I wake up: 6:30 on weekdays, 8am on weekends.
Unusual talent or skill: I can alienate almost anyone by opening my mouth and saying exactly what I think.
Vegetable I refuse to eat: I've yet to meet a dish involving Brussel Sprouts that I liked.
Worst habit: An inability to finish things I've started, linked closely to procrastination. Also, I over-think everything.
X-rays: Head. Ankle.
Yummy foods I make: I make a mean if rather inauthentic paella and I have been known to bake.
Zodiac sign: Virgo.
Stolen cheerfully from Cristy.
"I can alienate almost anyone by opening my mouth and saying exactly what I think."
Me too! And I often do so quite unintentionally...
Posted by: Cristy | April 28, 2006 at 02:46 PM
LOL - Had me laughing. I have THE recipe that will convert you to brussel sprouts!
Posted by: Nicole | April 28, 2006 at 03:13 PM
I have very fond memories of the inauthentic paella..and the baking :-)
Posted by: Nomes | April 28, 2006 at 03:31 PM
Did JW ever tell you about the very helpful but not very talented (in the field of giftwrapping) salesgirl who wrapped up your "Beyond Paradise"? He told her that he'd recently bought you Estee Lauder 'wee' and that you loved it. She said "oh yes, everybody loves wee"
Posted by: anna | April 28, 2006 at 05:20 PM
The 'honest' thing is all part of being a Virgo, unfortunately.
Posted by: elsewhere | May 04, 2006 at 08:04 AM
One of my dearest friends grew up in Narrabri. Of course that is probably meaningless for you.
Posted by: Hammy | May 04, 2006 at 08:51 AM