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The Procrastinatory Value Of The Meme

I got this off

thedreamygirl. It doesn't matter how often/ little we talk, if you're on my flist fill it in anyway so I can learn irrelevant things about you.

1. Can you cook?
2. What was your dream growing up?
3. What talent do you wish you had?
4. Favourite place?
5. Favourite vegetable?
6. What was the last book you read?
7. What zodiac sign are you?
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
9. Worst Habit?
10. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?
11. What is your favorite sport?
12. Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15. Tell me one weird fact about you.
16. Do you have any pets?
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena?
18. What time is it where you are now?
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21. Would you be my partner in crime or my conscience?
22. What colour eyes do you have?
23. Ever been arrested?
24. Bottle or Draft?
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew?
27. What's your favorite bar to hang at?
28. Do you believe in ghosts?
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30. Do you swear a lot?
31. Biggest pet peeve?
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33. In one word, how would you describe me?
34. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

Thanking you! Also, I have the mother of all colds.

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Oh I hope your cold gets better :( Also, look at my userpic ^^ It's from the scene where Logan leaves to go to London *sob*

1. Can you cook? Yes. But mostly basic stuff; nothing too complicated.
2. What was your dream growing up? I wanted to be a detective. No seriously. I used to read the adventures of Shirley Holmes and desperately wanted my own magnifying glass.
3. What talent do you wish you had? There are many. But maybe singing?
4. Favorite place? My sister's flat. Its super comfy. Plus my big sister's there :)
5. Favorite vegetable? Probably brocolli actually.
6. What was the last book you read? Strange Case of Dr. Jeykyl and Mr. Hyde.
7. What zodiac sign are you? Leo.
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? None at all. Even my ears aren't pierced but thats unintentional. I got my ears pierced years ago and then the stud cut one of them and it got infected and i had to take them out for a while but even after they healed my mum was too scared to let me pierce them again.
9. Worst Habit? Procrastination.
10. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal? Yep! ;)
11. What is your favorite sport? Football. It's the only one I can play adequately.
12. Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude? I'm optimistic most of the time I think, but if something makes me sad then I can be very negative.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Talk non-stop. Clingage!
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? Um...I dont think anything terribly bad has happened to me but lots of embarrassing things have. For example the guy that i had like for ages when i was in school finding out from someone else that i liked him. And then the next time I saw him was the next day after school and he was coming back from football practice and i was having a fit on for my costume for the school play in which i was a harem girl. I'm sure much worse things have happened to other people but I had really liked him for a long time and it was just terribly embarrassing. He didn't like me, but he did like my harem girl costume though. Bleurgh.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you. Hmm. Most of the time I preferred hanging out with the boys to the girls. I dont know if thats weird but 90% of the girls at my school were.
16. Do you have any pets? When I lived in England as a kid we had a pond with lots of fish in and I gave them all names but the cat from the house behind used to come over the fence and eat them. It was very traumatic as a four year old.
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena? Yes. *hangs head in shame*
18. What time is it where you are now? 5.50pm
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Somewhere in the middle.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? Um well I have this scar on my upper lip but...now that I think about it, I'll keep that. I'd much rather get rid of the hair on my arms my father's genes gave me. eurgh.
21. Would you be my partner in crime or my conscience? Conscience! God knows you need one! ;)
22. What color eyes do you have? Dark brown.
23. Ever been arrested? Nope
24. Bottle or Draft? I dont drink. Whats a draft?
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? I'd buy a video camera and put the rest in the bank.
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? Juicy fruit. But most of the time I get rid of the gum pretty soon, or dont have it at all.
27. What's your favorite bar to hang at? -
28. Do you believe in ghosts? Sometimes.
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Relax.
30. Do you swear a lot? Not much really. Crap is what I use on a regular basis. I'm a real hard-ass. :D
31. Biggest pet peeve? People who dont think. And bad grammar. I hate when people write "skwel" instead of school. Eeeyuck.
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? Weird.
33. In one word, how would you describe me? Awesome!
34. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? Already have

9. Word.
13. Word.
17. Have no shame! Macarena with pride!
24. A draft is when the drink comes out of pumps, like a pint.
33. I got an exclamation mark! Hardcore.

And look! *points at icons* Bangs! Are you up to date yet?

24-ah now I understand. You have much knowledge.
33-Very hardcore ;)

No I'm still not uptodate! :( I shall be in the next few days though! :D

1. Can you cook? Yeah, I'm good. :p
2. What was your dream growing up? Errm, can't really remember...I've always wanted to do something where I write things though.
3. What talent do you wish you had? To be a really good actor.
4. Favourite place? London...South Bank on a Summer's evening after the theatre.
5. Favourite vegetable? Sweet potato
6. What was the last book you read? I can't remember the last one I finished, but I'm reading "The Night Watch" by Sarah Waters and "Il Barone Rampante" by Italo Calvino at the moment.
7. What zodiac sign are you? Taurus, just.
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Yeah ears pierced twice.
9. Worst Habit? Errm, I don't really reveal a lot about myself to my friends...I don't really know why.
10. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal? Does Facebook count? :p
11. What is your favorite sport? Netball. I miss it. :(
12. Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude? Optimistic I think.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Hehehe...dunno actually! If it was the 1st time we'd met we'd probably end up spaffing about various actors. ;)
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? Breaking my ankle. These past few weeks have been SO RUBBISH.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you. Um, I have deformed little fingers? The top bits of them bend towards my ring fingers.
16. Do you have any pets? Yep, un chien. :)
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena? Hell yeah, it's a classic!
18. What time is it where you are now? 18.45
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Neither? They can either be funny or shit.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? I'd like for my legs to get in proportion with the rest of my body, I'd like to start losing weight off them now plz and not my boobs or anywhere else, like what seems to happen normally!
21. Would you be my partner in crime or my conscience? Depends what the crime was!
22. What colour eyes do you have? Blue/green
23. Ever been arrested? Nope.
24. Bottle or Draft? Bottle. Corona = win.
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? Well in pounds stirling that wouldn't really be that great but I'd probably save it and go travelling on it in the summer and whatever was leftover I'd use at uni next year.
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? Wrigley's Extra Cool Breeze
27. What's your favorite bar to hang at? Baa Bar in Canal Street, everything about it is fab! Though Font and Trof come a close second.
28. Do you believe in ghosts? I don't know, not really unless I see one ever.
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Waste my life on the internet? Haha.
30. Do you swear a lot? Not really.
31. Biggest pet peeve? Tourists on Oxford St in London. MOVE OUT OF THE WAY! Gah.
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? I honestly have no idea!
33. In one word, how would you describe me? Northern. :p
34. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? Maybe, lol.

6. Ooh, The Night Watch is awesome! Backwards books are fun.
20. Word so hard.
24. Corona is so much love. Especially with lime.
33. Touche. I don't know how to put work accents...

1. Can you cook? - Yes I can.
2. What was your dream growing up? - To become a marine biologist or to be Laura Ingalls Wilder.
3. What talent do you wish you had? - I wish I was a better athlete.
4. Favourite place? - Anywhere with my friends and we're having a good time, or the peace and quiet of Lake George. I'd say England, but I've only been there for two weeks.
5. Favourite vegetable? - I LOVE sauteed asparagus, but I love just munching on green beans or celery.
6. What was the last book you read? - Othello for English, but I was planning on reading it for myself.
7. What zodiac sign are you? - Scorpio.
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? - Yes, five, and I want one more to balance it out.
9. Worst Habit? - Wasting time/not eating healthier.
10. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal? - Nope.
11. What is your favorite sport? - None, I suck at all of them, and unless I'm playing them, I hate watching them.
12. Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude? - I'd say a bit of both.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? - We'd expound on Heroes and good-looking men for the duration.
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? - That's such a weird question. Getting lost on the way to my friend's house in the middle of the night, and pulling over to the side of the road crying.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you. - I cannot get to sleep if my room is messy. I don't care if I'm in someone else's room and it's a pigsty, but if it's my room...
16. Do you have any pets? - My sister's goldfish.
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena? Who doesn't?
18. What time is it where you are now? - 2:43 PM.
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? - Scary as shit.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? - I'd have a flatter stomach.
21. Would you be my partner in crime or my conscience? - In crime, most likely.
22. What colour eyes do you have? - Brown. I was actually told today that they look like chocolate.
23. Ever been arrested? - No.
24. Bottle or Draft? - Neither.
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? - Probably put away 2/3 of it for something important and blow the rest on books, DVDs, and CDs.
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? - None.
27. What's your favorite bar to hang at? - None.
28. Do you believe in ghosts? - No.
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? - Read.
30. Do you swear a lot? - So fucking much, it almost needs to stop. :)
31. Biggest pet peeve? - People who have a bad grasp on reality. Or just straight up stupid people.
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? - Introverted.
33. In one word, how would you describe me? - Witty.
34. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? - If I get the chance.

4. Ooh, where in England were you?
15. How very OCD of you... If I had that problem, I wouldn't sleep. Ever. I think there's something alive in my wardrobe.
31. Stupid people need kicking.

I was in London for a week, (funny enough, the day of the bombing) Paris for the weekend, and then we did a trip in the country. I'll have to look up the particulars, but we did go to Hastings, Salisbury, Bath, and all the typical touristy places.

God, that must have been so scary. I was supposed to go on a politics trip to Parliament that weekend, but our debate competition got postponed, and they weren't letting coaches into the city. It was so insane when it happenned, because people had sort of heard things on the radio and internet but nobody knew for sure what happened until lunch. One interesting theory was that it was obviously the French, because our Olympic bid had beaten theirs...

But Bath is beyond beautiful. You must have seen the assembly rooms, right? Sigh. They're the pinnacle of Austenness. Also, I don't know if you've heard but one of the UK TV channels is having an Austen season, starting next week. They've done new 90 minute adaptations of Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, and they look gorgeous. They'll most likely be online after they've aired, so keep your eyes peeled.

It was. See, my family and I were walking to our tube station that morning and we were planning on going to Hampton Court that day. Suddenly, we heard this explosion, not unlike demolition. And suddenly everyone on the street does a 180 and they were all like "you can't go that way." Turns out the bus had just exploded, and when we looked down the street, we saw the rubble. We walked back to our B&B and the news still thought it was an electrical failure, and hadn't even heard about the bus yet. It really was a flashback to 9/11. My school was right on the bay, so the afternoon when we were all waiting for our buses, we could see the smoke from NYC. And it was like that for days afterwords. It didn't change our plans in the slightest though. It just meant we had to do a lot more walking. I actually was even more scared when we got back and there was the false alarm. And your point about the Olympic bid was interesting. I pointed out that NYC, Madrid, and London all had received their attacks, and all of them were cities in the bid, and it only was a matter of time before Paris was hit.

I LOVED Bath. It was one of the warmer days that we had and we spent a great deal of time at the Assembly Rooms. And the costume museum. The special exhibit when went there was "Austen in the movies" so we got to see all the pretty costumes.

Yeah, I'd heard about that! I'm interested to see them, since they are Andrew Davies, Northanger Abbey being the one I'm most excited about. I feel like Persuasion's already had it's definitive version, and as much as I love Austen, Mansfield Park is just not my cup of tea.

1. Can you cook? Yes. My speciality is chicken with frutti di mare and vegetables
2. What was your dream growing up? To become a Titanic explorer
3. What talent do you wish you had? Acting, I guess
4. Favourite place? London
5. Favourite vegetable? cucamber
6. What was the last book you read? For pleasure: On Beauty by Zadie Smith, for my uni: something connected to linguistics :/
7. What zodiac sign are you? Libra
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? I've got my ears pierced but I don't wear any earrings and I have a tattoo on my wrist
9. Worst Habit? Eating too much goddammmit
10. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal? Nope
11. What is your favorite sport? Skiing
12. Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude? Realistic
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Hmmm talk to you? ;)
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? Being not born in London
15. Tell me one weird fact about you. The walls in my room are painted in dark orange
16. Do you have any pets? A cat, Tequilla
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena? Duh!
18. What time is it where you are now? 00:19
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Annoying
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? Take the fat off my belly!
21. Would you be my partner in crime or my conscience? Crime, definitely
22. What colour eyes do you have? Green
23. Ever been arrested? No
24. Bottle or Draft? I dont know what a draft is, sorry ;)
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? Go to India for 2 months and invest the rest
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? Mint
27. What's your favorite bar to hang at? Sphinx in Sopot
28. Do you believe in ghosts? No
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Sleep
30. Do you swear a lot? Yes
31. Biggest pet peeve? Can't think of any right now
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? Oh I hate these one word questions. I'd say 'cheerful-on-the-outside-lonely-in-the-inside' (can that count as a 1 word hehe?)
33. In one word, how would you describe me? hhmmmm, my first impression was- intelligent...? :)
34. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? Yeah, why not

6. I love Zadie Smith! Have you read White Teeth?
25. I'd love to travel like that. My dad did it for two years and he keeps telling me how good it is... I'm too scared of getting mugged, though!
29. Sleeping > most things.
32. Of course, hyphens cover a multitude of sins!

White Teeth was my fav book until I read On Beauty :) I love Zadie, maybe except for The Autograph Man which was... well... avarage ;)
My biggest dream is to travel across Asia. I could never understand people who went on hilodays to the US or Australia. If I had money, I'd immediately go to India :)

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