2009 01 30

1. Other than the time I bought Kosher wine for a party, and the time I tried to make Sangria, I avoid wine like the plague. I can't abide it... but there was that glass of Baby Duck...
2. I can't sleep if I lay on my back or my stomach.
3. I have eaten pigeon.
4. I love walking outside at night right after a snowfall.
5. I wish I had one of those private, narrow or minimum gauge rail systems like rich landowners in the UK seemed so fond of having.
6. Upspeak makes me cringe.
7. I'm a sucker for costume drama.
8. I don't know how to swim.
9. Hamilton tap water gives me heartburn.
10. Sometimes I still wonder if my father ever thinks about me.
11. I miss the redness my hair used to have.
12. I think the Catholic school system needs to be abolished, and all schools (except privately funded ones) be under one system.
13. I love the richness of peacock feathers.
14. The two languages I most wish I spoke other than English, are some form of Gaelic and Latin.
15. I loathe sloppy, male hiphop fashion.
16. I love things flavoured with lime.
17. London, England is the only place other than where I live right now, that I've given more than passing thought to moving to.
18. My job is leaving me with less and less patience for the chronically stupid.
19. I am amazed by math geeks and wish I was one.
20. I prefer mayo on my fries to ketchup, if I bother putting anything on them at all.
21. I truly believe that "Frampton Comes Alive" does have restorative powers (except for the cover of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" - that can go to the devil).
22. I want to learn Flamenco dancing.
23. I'm very timid around strangers, and either say nothing or babble like a retarded fool.
24. I can't drink pop anymore.
25. My biggest regret is all the time I've wasted.

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2003 01 31

1. I like attention. I don't like being the centre of attention.
2. I bought a bottle of pure grapefruit oil solely because of the smell. I adore the smell. I have no idea what to do with this bottle of oil other than sniff it on various occasions.
3. I long ago chose not to have children. I am in no fashion allured by the idea of being pregnant, and I am surprised by the number of people who--in this modern world--give me attitude because I'm a woman and ALL women want babies, dontchaknow?
4. I used to wear nothing but black socks. I wouldn't even wear grey socks. I suspect this was some holdover from my mid-80s post-punk phase where colour in anything but hair was evil incarnate. I now own a pair of brown socks with shiny gold monkeys on them. I am proud.
5. I think the second worst thing you can say of someone, is that they're a poor sport. The worst things are that they are a liar and a hypocrite. I have been all three. I strive for better, but perfection is out of my grasp.
6. I had OCD when I was a child. I cured myself of it by forcing myself not to give into it. It was in the nature of having to do something with the left hand/side of my body if I had done it with the right, and vice verse.
7. I love Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
8. I have had gay friends since highschool, so have gone to gay bars at various times with them. My biggest memory of this activity, is the daisychain film showing on a screen at the side wall of one of the bars. I was not shocked or bothered or offended, but amused at them managing the logistics of such an act.
9. I have an as yet undiagnosed skin condition that is exceedingly embarassing to me. I spend a lot of time wearing long sleeves (which I hate), and covering my hands (which I find most annoyingly restrictive).
10. While I am no vegetarian (animals are nature's way of keeping meat fresh til you eat it), I am firmly against the consumption of innards. Innards are not fit food items for humans. Nothing that has been used to process bodily waste, nor heart, nor lungs, should ever be eaten by us. It's... offal.
11. I can't stand it when people are obviously trying to suck up to me. If you have something to ask, a need, a curiosity, just up and out with it. I also don't like it when people constantly apologise for asking you for help. I DO NOT MIND HELPING.
12. I didn't learn to tie my shoes until I was well into grade one. I have no actual memory of the first time I managed it.
13. I like my Citrus Burst Crest toothpaste, but still think mint is the classic winner. I cannot, though, brush my teeth with warm water. I just can't. It just doesn't work for me.
14. I miss the 80s sometimes.
15. I love clever people.
16. I like actors, but I don't much care for modern movie stars nor the star phenomenon.
17. I still think about lost friends, and am still saddened by their lack of presence.
18. I like long walks on warm some evenings at dusk. It's also my favourite time to take photos - all that lovely, warm light.
19. I don't fare very well with winter photography.
20. One of my favourite bands to see live is Jane's Addiction. Such passion. I wish they hadn't broken up.
21. My favourite person to see live shows with is my friend Diane.
22. I think a lot more highly of a lot of people than they probably realise I do. I need to do something about that.
23. Even though my job can be irritating, I find it's relative ease and the flexible schedule to be a lot of compensation for the ways in which it lacks.
24. I am likely going to shave getting to work on time because I'm writing this.
25. I have been turned into a marathon TV-show watcher. I like to watch entire seasons at a time. It creates the freakiest flow.