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[redfiona99]

What's on your bedside table?
A lamp with no bulb, a hi-fi system that isn't plugged in, my watch, random staples and a tape (contents unknown) on top of a book - "The Switch" by Anthony Horowitz, I think/

What is the geekiest part of your music collection?
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci without a doubt, all though my few magazine end of year CDs probably count as geeky. One of them is one of my favourite CDs though.

What do you eat when you raid the fridge late at night?
Buttered bread.

What is your secret guaranteed weeping movie?
There are quite a few that are guaranteed to make me cry, Lord of the Rings and Gladiator are absolutes as is 'A Matter of Life and Death'.

Do you have a completely irrational fear?
Spiders. I know they're harmless but that doesn't help.

What is the little physical habit that gives away your insecure moment? I push my hair back behind my ears or I fidget with my fingers.

Do you ever have to beg? No way never. I'm proud as a pikestaff which is not a good thing.

Are you a pyromaniac? Ooh burning thingies. I like fire but I don't start them.

Do you have too many love interests?
No

Do you know anyone famous?
I've met Jeremy Paxman if that counts.

Describe your bed
Single bed. Messy. Just put a new duvet and pillow cover on, what with it being bed changing day (once fortnightly). Really nice and snug. It has a headboard and a second pull out bed underneath. There's also a gap I use to store books and whatnot that I don't want anyone else to get at.

Spontaneous or plan?
Both. Normally I plan things out to the last dot but I also randomly do things on a whim.

Who should play you in a movie about your life?
Antonio Banderas. What do you mean he's too old and the wrong gender? At least he looks vaguely right. Failing that, Rose Byrne although she's too pretty.

Do you know how to play poker?
No.

What do you carry with you at all times?
Bank card, NUS card, phone top up card. Purse. House key.

How do you drive?
I don't yet, exactly. I've only just passed the test and then when I sent off the form I forgot to put the cheque in and that's only just come back so it's going to be another 3 weeks at least before I can drive.

What do you miss most about being little?
Fun, not worrying. Being the centre of attention. Good TV.

Are you happy with your given name?
Yes, I love it.

How much money would it take to get you to give up the Internet for one year?
An awful lot. I tried giving up football (soccer) for a year. I managed the domestic season but I would have gone mad if I hadn't been allowed to watch the champion's league. I like the 'net more than I like football so I dread to think the state I would have been in.

What color is your bedroom?
Yellow with white skirting boards.

What was the last song you were listening to?
Enter Sandman at the jam night.

Have you ever been in a play?
Yes. But not recently. Now I keep my public speaking down to uni presentations.

Who are your best friends?
At home - Sally, Adam, Chris, Sam, Anthony.
At uni - Nish, Nuf, Mo, Jo, Debs, Zoe, Emma, Rox.

Have you ever been in love?
Yes, unfortunately.

Do you talk a lot?
Yes. I have the gift of the gab and lack the art of shut up.

Do you like yourself and believe in yourself?
I'm quite fond of me. There's a fair few things I'd change but I'm pretty cool with who I am.

Have you ever done any illegal drugs?
Yes, but only cannabis.

Do you think you're cute?
Yes, I'm small and cute. I have dimples and curls.

Do poor, homeless, or starving people sometimes annoy you?
No, not really.

Do you consider yourself to be a nice person?
More or less. Most of the time.

Do you spend more time with your girlfriend, boyfriend, or your friends?
Unfortunate/fortunate (delete whichever you want) lack of boyfriend/girlfriend/whatever prevents a useful answer to this question.

What is your ideal marriage location?
A little registry office in the middle of a town centre.

Which musical instrument do you wish you could play?
Bass guitar. I wish I'd kept the cello up too. I can still play it, it's just I can't tune it in and don't fancy carrying it to town to have it tuned in.

Favorite fabric?
Cotton.

What kind of bedding do you use?
Um, there are different kinds.

What kind of soap do you use?
I don't, I'm a shower gel kind of gal.

What's the one language you want to learn?
Russian or Italian, depending on my mood.

What do you order at a bar?
Orange or whatever is the cheapest vodka alcopop they sell.

Have you ever pierced your body parts?
No. I'm a scaredy cat.

Do you have tattoos?
No. I really am terrified of doing things to myself.

Would you ever admit to having done plastic surgery of any kind if confronted?
Yeah, it's no big. I don't see it as being any different to piercings.

What's one of the "funniest" things you've ever done?
There was the whole sneezing in the middle of a school play thing once.

Do you drive stick?
I don't understand the question.

What's one trait you hate in a person?
Unreliability.

What kind of watch(es) do you wear?
My Mum got given some freebie watches from a collegue. All three of us got one, I'm the only on that's still got theirs. It's great, it's a 24 hour analogue watch. Great for confusing people.

Most frivolous purchase?
The Mummy Returns DVD.

Do you consider yourself materialistic?
Yes. I like having nice things that I want. Then again, who doesn't.

What do you cook the best?
Pasta probably. Really I'm a baker rather than a cook.

Favorite writing instrument?
Those felt pens that work like a biro but write like a fountain pen. I love them.

Do you prefer to stand out or blend in?
I stand out whatever I do so I really have no choice in the matter.

Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex?
Yes. 'Course I would. Someone will actually have to stop me buying men's t-shirts from Burtons.

What's one car you will never buy?
4x4. I hate them. With a passion. I think they should have keys scraped along them and their tyres let down on general principle.

Have you ever done drugs?
Only cannabis. Once. I'm quite pathetic for a teenager.

What kind of books do you like to read?
Most things really. I really like murder mysteries and SF though.

If you won the lottery, what would you do first?
Buy another bass guitar. My present one has a fucked up neck. It's not the neck so much as the notches in the neck that the strings are supposed to fit into but anyway.

Burial or cremation?
Undecided as yet. Part of me says cremation is cheaper and better for the environment. Part of me wants archeologists in 2000 years to dig me up and remember me.

How many online journals do you read regularly?
My friends list and a couple of other peoples who I know from the 'net.

What's one thing you're a sore loser at?
Boardgames. Card games. Computer games. Actually I'm only that bad when I'm playing Phil, but that's because he cheats.

If you don't like a person, how do you show it?
Normally I'm really passive agressive with them. I know it's a bad thing but it's what I am.

Do you cry in front of friends?
Not unless I can help it.

What kind of first impression do you think you give to people?
Hyper crazy lady. I'm somewhat overpowering at first aquaintance.

What's one thing you prefer to do alone?
Watching films.

What's the worst thing you ever said to someone?
I'm not actually that vicious with my tongue, I'm more many little digs rather than one fell swoop.

When's the last time you cried?
Watching Troy.

Favorite communication method?
Writing. I make more sense when I write and have greater control over what I'm saying.

What is one thing you don't leave home without?
House key.

What's the most painful experience you've ever had?
The absess I had running along the left hand side of my lower jaw. I was in agony for a month before I did anything about it.

Can you type with your eyes closed?
No.

Can you ski?
Badly. Very badly.

Can you speak in sign language?
I can do the alphabet but that's about it. Oh and f-off.

Can you do the butterfly stroke?
Oh you mean the drowning dolphin stroke. If that doesn't tell you how bad I am at it, nothing will.

Can you say the alphabet backwards effortlessly?
No, I have to slow down from R to about I.

Can you tie a knot in a cherry stem with your tongue?
No.

Can you run a mile in under ten minutes?
I used to be able to do 1 and 1/4 in 16 minutes so who knows.

Can you stand the sight of blood?
Yes.

Can you read palms or tarot cards?
No.

Can you admit it when you're wrong?
Only very grudginly and only when there is documentary proof that the other person is right.

Can you ask for help when you need it?
Um, well I don't ask as often as I should but I'm getting better.

Can you tie a necktie?
Yes. Well, I used to be able to, I haven't had to in 3 years.

Can you successfully pierce someone's ear?
I doubt it.

Can you play soccer?
Oh yeah. And I'm pretty decent too.

Can you sing?
I can make a noise using my voice. That the noise doesn't know key, pitch or tune doesn't bother me but it bothers most other people.

Can you name three kinds of clouds?
cirrus, nimbus, nimbostratus.

Can you make a joke out of anything?
Not really.

Can you perform CPR on another human?
Probably. I wouldn't want to be the person on the other end of me doing it though, if you get what I mean.

Do you know what CPR stands for?
No.

Can you read minds?
I can sometimes finish some old friend's sentances but I put that down to knowing them too well.

Can you write better poetry than Shakespeare?
No. My poetry is abysmal.

Can you speak more than one language?
Yes. German and English.

Do you know karate?
No, I know a far better martial art though ;)

Can you freestyle?
Only as far as swimming goes.


Well it was either that or bending your ears about my complete lack of musical talent, or any other talent that matters, that Nick has grown up to be far too good looking for my good. That no matter how ugly the guy if he can play guitar I'm interested. That if I choose a vow of not thinking about sex it's probably not a good thing to go to places where people are playing rock music and there are cute guitarists, and red haired female bassists. And that I am unfortunately not over Sam and never will be probably.