Tag-time!

This one's for Tink!


1. Name one person who made you laugh last night.

I know all three kids made me laugh yesterday evening at various points, but I’m not sure who would have been the last.

2. What were you doing at 0800?

Dressing to take the dogs for a walk – major excitement!

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?

Bringing the dry washing in.

4. What happened to you in 2006?

I took maternity leave, had the third and last baby, moved to Tasmania 10 days later, joined a gym to tackle a few weight and fitness issues, kept studying, and signed a contract to buy a house. It was a fairly busy year.

5. What was the last thing you said out loud?

“Did you make me laugh last night?”

6. How many beverages did you have today?

3 mugs of tea, one wine, lots of water.

7. What colour is your hairbrush?

“my” hairbrush? I use whichever one hasn’t been hidden by the children – black, dark blue, silver, or the little foldy one in my gym bag.

8. What was the last thing you paid for?

Mug of tea and two rum balls (KIP with Penni this afternoon)

9. Where were you last night?

At home. All night. Not even watching tv.

10. What colour is your front door?

Plain white. Though I have plans for a bold red.

11. Where do you keep your change?

My purse or my pocket.

12. What’s the weather like today?

Beautiful! Warm, sunny, enough breeze to keep it from getting hot.

13. What's the best ice-cream flavour?

Anything from Ice Cream From The Valley, like Poached Pears and Cinnamon…yumyumyumyumyummmm

14. What excites you?

Children who go to bed early and get up late. Uninterrupted me-time. Getting a tricky bit to work just right. The prospect of getting rid of every item of clothing over a size fourteen. The MOMD shaving off his mo on the 1st of December.

15. Do you want to cut your hair?

I need a definite fringe and a trim, but still growing it. It hasn’t been this long for about 9 years. I’d love a few loud foils, though!

16. Are you over the age of 25?

Yes. And fabulously so. Every year is better than the last one.

17. Do you talk a lot?

Yes. Ask Penni. She’ll tell you. So will Esther. And anyone else from our S’n’B. In fact, ask anyone within earshot.

18. Do you watch the O.C?

No. Give me GA anyday.

19. Do you know anyone named Steven?

Do ex-students count?

20. Do you make up your own words?

Yes, but not as many now as I used to.

21. Are you a jealous person.

No, not really. It takes too much concentration, and I just don’t have enough to spare.

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter 'A'.

My BIL’s name starts with A, but I can’t reveal it, ‘coz he’s not a dentist.

23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter 'K'.

Kimberley – not a knitter, but has been known to scrapbook from time to time, when not working, doing a PhD, wrangling children, or chatting with friends. (And my SIL starts with a K, but she's married to the non-dentist, so I can't tell you her name either)

24. Who's the first person on your received call list?

My SIL, from organising two cars of assorted adults and children to meet at the airport after picking up some lunch on the way.

25. What does the last text message you received say?

“How much?” [did I miss the MOMD after he was out most of the day Sat at the cricket] 9 years and still smoochy.

26. Do you chew on your straw?

No

27. Do you have curly hair?

No. *sniff*

28. Where's the next place you're going to?

The tv room to watch CSI:NY and knit.

29. Who's the rudest person in your life?

Depends on which child is having the biggest tanty.

30. What was the last thing you ate?

Leftover lambshank and veges in a nice crusty roll with some excellent Roasted Plum Thai Chutney to spice it all up. But there’s now a cup of tea and in about one minute thirty seconds a bowl of sinful Belgian Chocolate Dessert.

31. Will you get married in the future?

Since I don’t plan to either lose my current hubby or do a vow renewal thingy, probably not.

32. What's the best movie you've seen in the past 2 weeks?

At this time of year, a better question would be what was the (unintentionally) funniest C movie in the past two weeks.

33. Is there anyone you like right now?

The MOMD is handing me spoonfuls of sinful Belgian Chocolate Dessert. “Like” is not the word.

34. When was the last time you did the dishes?

Last night. Thankfully the MOMD did lots of washing up today (making up for being out all day yesterday.)

35. Are you currently depressed?

No. I have too much to be grateful for.

36. Did you cry today?

No, but I would have liked to scrub my eyeballs this morning, after some person wore a Wall of Perfume in front of me at the chemist, as I queued to buy anti-histamine tablets. Feeling those airborne chemicals hit my sclera nearly made me cry.

37. Why did you answer and post this?

A sense of fair-play – I’m always interested in what bloggy friends think and do, so why not return the favour?


And I'd like to nominate the following peeps to do this meme:

Penni
Carol
Esther
2paw
Kate

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I am not alone!!!

Who knew?
Who knew that avocado and vegemite would have so much impact???
All my *regular* friends think I'm weird - and I admit, I discovered this delicacy while pregnant with my first child, so accusations of baby-craving-food-fetishes were voiced at the time.... But this is one flavour combo that remains on the menu :)
("impact" - well 3 for 3 comments is 100% on the Feedback-O-Meter!)
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Q: How random is my life?

A: Not so much as I thought - having done a little analysis of my weekly timetable, I do in fact have commitments and regular events every day of the week - erk! So much for being free to run things however I please while I stay at home with the girls ;)

So, instead of answering Sunday through to Saturday (a mildly amusing cop-out), I must come up with 7 random things about me, to satisfy Sue.

1. When I was 8 we lived in Bairiki, which is a village on Tarawa, one of the atolls that make up Kiribati.
2. Cats make me sneeze, but only if I'm in a cat-lover's house for over half-an-hour.
   
3. Perfumes of any artificial kind give me hayfever, but not wattleflowers or other common causes. So I can't have perfumed shampoos, soaps, airfresheners (ha! that's a misnomer), laundry detergent, deodorant, handcream, household cleaning products etc etc etc, but I can have lots of really strong-smelling flowers in my garden, no worries :)
   
4. One of my ears is higher than the other, and I have a pair of long earrings that are different lengths by exactly the same amount, so if I put them in the right way, the ends of my earrings are exactly level - if I get it wrong, of course, one is obviously much lower than the other!
5. I think avocado and vegemite are very tasty together on toast.
6. I have a very mild lactose intolerance, so I don't eat icecream very often. When I do, though, I like to eat it out of a teacup - it's enough to satisfy my sweet tooth without making me feel erk the next day.
7. While I was on exchange in Japan, I joined my friend's drama club as a helper - when we had our school festival, I stood outside the door of the 'theatre' room and spruiked the play times in Japanese, which mystified a lot of the people going past. I never thought to ask whether they got a larger audience or a smaller one!
   

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Hmm, what have I done so far???

I pinched this from Penni, 'cos after reading hers, I want to tally up my own!

Edit the list, bold for stuff you’ve done, italics for stuff you plan to do one day, and normal for stuff you’re not planning on doing.

Afghan/Blanket
I-cord
Garter stitch
Knitting with metal wire
Shawl
Stockinette stitch
Socks: top-down
Socks: toe-up
Knitting with camel yarn
Mittens: Cuff-up
Mittens: Tip-down
Hat
Knitting with silk
Moebius band knitting
Participating in a KAL
Sweater
Drop stitch patterns
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Slip stitch patterns
Knitting with banana fiber yarn
Domino knitting (modular knitting)
Twisted stitch patterns
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Two end knitting
Charity knitting
Knitting with soy yarn
Cardigan
Toy/doll clothing
Knitting with circular needles
Knitting with your own handspun yarn
Slippers
Graffiti knitting (knitting items on, or to be left on the street)
Continental knitting
Designing knitted garments
Cable stitch patterns (incl. Aran)
Lace patterns
Publishing a knitting book
Scarf
Teaching a child to knit
American/English knitting (as opposed to continental)
Knitting to make money
Button holes
Knitting with alpaca
Fair Isle knitting
Norwegian knitting
Dying with plant colors
Knitting items for a wedding
Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cozies…)
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on two circulars
Olympic knitting
Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn
Knitting with DPNs
Holiday related knitting
Teaching a male how to knit
Bobbles
Knitting for a living
Knitting with cotton
Knitting smocking
Dying yarn
Steeks
Knitting art
Fulling/felting
Knitting with wool
Textured knitting
Kitchener BO
Purses/bags
Knitting with beads
Swatching
Long Tail CO
Entrelac
Knitting and purling backwards
Machine knitting
Knitting with self-patterning/self-striping/variegating yarn
Stuffed toys
Baby items
Knitting with cashmere
Darning
Jewelry
Knitting with synthetic yarn
Writing a pattern
Gloves
Intarsia
Knitting with linen
Knitting for preemies
Tubular CO
Freeform knitting
Short rows
Cuffs/fingerless mitts/arm warmers
Pillows
Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
Rug
Knitting on a loom
Thrummed knitting
Knitting a gift
Knitting for pets
Shrug/bolero/poncho
Knitting with dog/cat hair
Hair accessories
Knitting in public

(At the risk of sounding all ocker..) crikey! I am such a gunna - but since it's knitting, and there's no deadlines for learning new stuff, I might actually get them all done sometime over the next forty odd years!

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