Welcome to the 2005 edition of getting to know your friends. What you are supposed to do is copy this entire blog entry and paste it onto a new blog entry that you’ll post. Change all the answers so they apply to you, and then publish! Leave a comment if you do this.The theory is that you will learn a lot of little (random) things about your friends, if you did not know them already.
- What time did you get up this morning?
- 8:30am
- Diamonds or pearls?
- Diamonds. James Bond has taught me that you can build orbiting death ray lasers with diamonds. How many weapons of mass destruction can you build with a set of pearls, huh?
- What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
- The beat that my heart skipped
- What is your favourite TV show?
- Scrubs
- What do you usually have for breakfast?
- Toast, delicious toast. With a mug of tea.
- Favourite cuisine?
- Not sure. Thai, probably.
- What food do you dislike?
- Anchovies. Marmite too.
- What is your favourite CD at the moment?
- Mogwai, Government Commissions. last.fm says I’m listening to yo la tengo a lot.
- Morning or night person?
- What are these mornings of which you speak?
- Favourite sandwich?
- BLT
- What characteristic do you despise?
- Arrogance.
- Favourite item of clothing?
- New red chucks. Second place goes to the old red chucks.
- If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be?
- Madrid.
- What colour is your bathroom?
- White with an old red carpet I ought to replace one day.
- Favourite brand of clothing?
- Huh?
- Where would you retire to?
- The Caribbean (like that’s going to happen, but hey, why not?)
- What was your most memorable birthday?
- I can only remember the last one, and then only vaguely. I don’t know if that’s good or bad.
- Favourite sport to watch?
- Cricket’s nice to have on in the background. I don’t have the patience to sit still and watch anything for 90 minutes or more.
- Who do you least expect to complete this?
- The two people who actually read it.
- Person you expect to complete it first?
- Huh?
- Person who is least busy?
- See above.
- When is your birthday?
- 28th June
- What is your shoe size?
- 9
- Pets?
- None.
- Any new and exciting news you’d like to share with us?
- Sadly, no, my life is dull.
- What did you want to be when you were little?
- Astronaut? I’m not sure.
- What is your favourite flower?
- Flowers are girly. (ok, I like carnations).
- What date on the calendar are you looking forward to?
- Christmas!
- One word to describe the person who you snaffled this from?
- Hoopy.