Questions Meme
2007-04-23
Via Annie. Let's hope I can answer some of this one.
1. PICK OUT A SCAR YOU HAVE, AND EXPLAIN HOW YOU GOT IT
Once upon a time I was using a craft knife... 'Don't cut toward you' they said. 'I know, I know' said I. Until cutting away became difficult, or inconvenient or something, and cutting toward seemed safe enough. And now I have a little scar over the top of the base joint of my thumb, from a cut that went to the bone, but amazingly didn't really bleed and (as best I recall) didn't need stitches.
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
Nothing. Seriously. I haven't done anything to decorate the place at all, and since I'm unconscious (or at least in the dark) for a huge proportion of the time I spend there, the bedroom would be the last priority. It'll be better once I can get away from renting.
3. WHAT DOES YOUR PHONE LOOK LIKE?
My mobile is a typical rounded metal clam-shell. I have a land-line phone, somewhere; it's a big beige plastic job.
4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Well, there are plenty of things listed in various music memes in the archives, but lately I've been listening to lots of Nelly Furtado, Shakira (am I the only person who preferred that Beyonce collaboration before it was remixed?), Avril Lavigne (the first album), Dido, and just generally been on a female vocalist trip.
5. WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT DESKTOP PICTURE?
My work machine has a plain black desktop, and the one at home has the default Windows XP 'view across a field'. I very rarely have the desktop showing, after all.
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
Some things aren't meant to be said too loud. If you'll accept a little misdirection, it would be really good if the Wii I've got on order arrived soon.
7. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GAY MARRIAGE?
No more or less than I believe in heterosexual marriage. Make the commitment and the legal benefits the same for everyone, and the religious aspect should be optional across the board.
8. WHAT TIME WERE YOU BORN?
I don't remember, and I keep forgetting to ask. I needed to know a while back for a discussion about star signs, and I still haven't found out...
9. ARE YOUR PARENTS STILL TOGETHER?
No.
10. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
Radio 1 is on, currently Edith is talking between tracks.
11. DO YOU GET SCARED OF THE DARK?
No, I don't. But I do have to take Annie's point about how hard it is to find real dark these days. To spend months or years in the city and then to go somewhere with real dark is quite unsettling.
But still not scary.
12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
I can't remember. Besides, it was probably a film or something. I tend to get involved in stuff like that.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOGNE / PERFUME?
I am as undiscerning with scent as I am with most other facets of aesthetics; the Better Half's favourite scent seems fine to me (not that I would recognise it if it wasn't her wearing it...).
14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOUR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Dark hair is good, and probably dark eyes. Not too fuseed: there's more to people than hair and eyes, after all.
15. DO YOU LIKE PAIN KILLERS?
No. I don't keep any in the house, but I can occasionally be persuaded to take some if someone has some handy.
16. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
At times I have been, and others not.
17. FAVE PIZZA TOPPING?
There was a wonderful pizza I had on holiday in Spain (reminds me, most get around to those posts I had planned about the holiday), I forget it's name: something Vesuvio. It was a filled base (filling between layers of pastry) that had risen except for a big dent in the top. The crater was pasted with tomato, there was fine ham flowing down the sides, and inside was a spicy mix of cheese, tomato and ham/bacon, including some gorgeous chorizo. Brilliant food, marvellously presented!
Failing that, I like tuna, anchovies, olives, chilli, and I love extra cheese: any combination of those will be a winner.
18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I'm not really hungry, and I haven't yet finished lunch. If the calories and whatnot were to be no issue, I now fancy a certain pizza that you may recently have read about.
19. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD?
I've probably been doing minor things to infuriate people on the internet all weekend. For seriously mad we need to look back further: my colleague is often annoyed with me, although that goes as quickly as it appeared, usually. For madder still, you probably need to find a girlfriend, although I hope the current one won't count.
20. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU?
So I'm told ;-)
1. PICK OUT A SCAR YOU HAVE, AND EXPLAIN HOW YOU GOT IT
Once upon a time I was using a craft knife... 'Don't cut toward you' they said. 'I know, I know' said I. Until cutting away became difficult, or inconvenient or something, and cutting toward seemed safe enough. And now I have a little scar over the top of the base joint of my thumb, from a cut that went to the bone, but amazingly didn't really bleed and (as best I recall) didn't need stitches.
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
Nothing. Seriously. I haven't done anything to decorate the place at all, and since I'm unconscious (or at least in the dark) for a huge proportion of the time I spend there, the bedroom would be the last priority. It'll be better once I can get away from renting.
3. WHAT DOES YOUR PHONE LOOK LIKE?
My mobile is a typical rounded metal clam-shell. I have a land-line phone, somewhere; it's a big beige plastic job.
4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Well, there are plenty of things listed in various music memes in the archives, but lately I've been listening to lots of Nelly Furtado, Shakira (am I the only person who preferred that Beyonce collaboration before it was remixed?), Avril Lavigne (the first album), Dido, and just generally been on a female vocalist trip.
5. WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT DESKTOP PICTURE?
My work machine has a plain black desktop, and the one at home has the default Windows XP 'view across a field'. I very rarely have the desktop showing, after all.
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
Some things aren't meant to be said too loud. If you'll accept a little misdirection, it would be really good if the Wii I've got on order arrived soon.
7. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GAY MARRIAGE?
No more or less than I believe in heterosexual marriage. Make the commitment and the legal benefits the same for everyone, and the religious aspect should be optional across the board.
8. WHAT TIME WERE YOU BORN?
I don't remember, and I keep forgetting to ask. I needed to know a while back for a discussion about star signs, and I still haven't found out...
9. ARE YOUR PARENTS STILL TOGETHER?
No.
10. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
Radio 1 is on, currently Edith is talking between tracks.
11. DO YOU GET SCARED OF THE DARK?
No, I don't. But I do have to take Annie's point about how hard it is to find real dark these days. To spend months or years in the city and then to go somewhere with real dark is quite unsettling.
But still not scary.
12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
I can't remember. Besides, it was probably a film or something. I tend to get involved in stuff like that.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOGNE / PERFUME?
I am as undiscerning with scent as I am with most other facets of aesthetics; the Better Half's favourite scent seems fine to me (not that I would recognise it if it wasn't her wearing it...).
14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOUR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Dark hair is good, and probably dark eyes. Not too fuseed: there's more to people than hair and eyes, after all.
15. DO YOU LIKE PAIN KILLERS?
No. I don't keep any in the house, but I can occasionally be persuaded to take some if someone has some handy.
16. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
At times I have been, and others not.
17. FAVE PIZZA TOPPING?
There was a wonderful pizza I had on holiday in Spain (reminds me, most get around to those posts I had planned about the holiday), I forget it's name: something Vesuvio. It was a filled base (filling between layers of pastry) that had risen except for a big dent in the top. The crater was pasted with tomato, there was fine ham flowing down the sides, and inside was a spicy mix of cheese, tomato and ham/bacon, including some gorgeous chorizo. Brilliant food, marvellously presented!
Failing that, I like tuna, anchovies, olives, chilli, and I love extra cheese: any combination of those will be a winner.
18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I'm not really hungry, and I haven't yet finished lunch. If the calories and whatnot were to be no issue, I now fancy a certain pizza that you may recently have read about.
19. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD?
I've probably been doing minor things to infuriate people on the internet all weekend. For seriously mad we need to look back further: my colleague is often annoyed with me, although that goes as quickly as it appeared, usually. For madder still, you probably need to find a girlfriend, although I hope the current one won't count.
20. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU?
So I'm told ;-)
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