For Prettylyf

I know it's been forever since I was tagged but you know what they say - better late than never (though let it be known that I hate waiting).

1. What time did you get up this morning?
-06:30 But I don't think I was really awake until maybe 9:30/10

2. How do you like your steak?
-medium well

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
-Food Inc. Yes, I need to get out more and yes, I need more comedy in my life.

4. What is your favorite TV show?
- The Wire. Far and away the absolute best show ever. See above comment about need for comedy in my life.

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
-You have the whole world and you want me to pick one place? Nah-uh. I'm working my way around the globe.

6. What did you have for breakfast?
-A bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar, butter and milk. A cup of hot water with honey. A glass of cold water

7. What is your favorite cuisine?
-hmmm - I love Thai, Japanese, Indian, Peruvian and that's just off the top of my head. It really just depends on how I'm feeling. Oh oh oh... I LOVE calamari

8. What foods do you dislike?
-Don't eat mushrooms. I have realised though that sometimes you try something and it's not so bad.

9. Favorite Place to Eat?
-hanging with friends. Is that a place?

10. Favorite dressing?
-not really a dressing person. yep, I'm a nudist.

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive?
-I have a bicycle. I love it.

12. What are your favorite clothes?
- pyjamas. I like it to be comfortable.

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?
-I try to be half full.

15. Where would you want to retire?
-To my world tour.

16. Favorite time of day?
-don't think I have a favourite. I do know that I am not a morning person.

17. Where were you born?
-Zambia

18. What is your favorite sport to watch?
-Today it is tennis. But most of the time it is basketball, I'm thinking

19. Who do you think will not tag you back?
-well I haven't really tagged anyone...

20. Person you expect to tag you back first?
-see above regarding lack of tags.

21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this?
-it is always good to learn new things about folk.

22. Bird watcher?
-Birds? In New York City? Not really.

23. Are you a morning person or a night person?
-Oh, so NOT a morning person. I am legend when it comes to my lack of sunshine in the morning.

24. Do you have any pets?
-A Beta Fish named Gandanga. I also have my plants

25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share?
-The weekend is nearly here! Did you know that?

26. What did you want to be when you were little?
-a singing and dancing gymnast!

27. What is your best childhood memory?
-Childhood is my best memory. Pretty much every time I think back, whatever I remember makes me smile.

28. Are you a cat or dog person?
-Not really an animal person. I think I am more of a people person. people may not agree.

29. Are you married?
-no

30. Always wear your seat belt?
-When I'm in the front seat I do. In the back seat, not always.

31. Been in a car accident?
-I believe so. Nothing serious, touch wood.

32. Any pet peeves?
-oh, where to begin. Spitting, loud gum chewing, people who don't curb their dogs...

33. Favorite Pizza Toppings?
-I really just like a very good base. Anything else is a bonus but if the base is no good then nothing else matters.

34. Favorite Flower?
- chrysanthemum - my birth flower.

35. Favorite ice cream?
-my favourite ice cream is ice cream. Like chocolate in it, i like caramel, i like fruit, and I love a creamy rich ice cream.

36. Favorite fast food restaurant?
-Don't really do fast food, but, if it counts - IHOP.

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test?
-Twice, once in Zimbabwe and once in the US.

38. From whom did you get your last email?
-HiDef

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
-Either Amazon.com or a hardware store. Ooooh Strand Bookstore

40. Do anything spontaneous lately?
-Went to an awesome beer hall with more beers than I even knew existed.

41. Like your job?
-As much as one can.

42. Broccoli?
- I really like broccoli

43. What was your favorite vacation?
-There are several - Puerto Rico was fantastic. Hawaii was awesome. Victoria Falls was amazing.

44. Last person(s) you went out to dinner with?
-HiDef

45. What are you listening to right now?
-US Open Tennis match between Federer and Soderling

46. What is your favorite color?
-Black. I just love it. I have also accepted burgundy as my colour. Red is good too.

47. How many tattoos do you have?
- Zero. I have decided to get one when I am 70.

48. How many are you tagging for this quiz?
-I have not tagged.

49. What time did you finish this quiz?
-2034hrs

50. Coffee Drinker?

At most, a cup a day. Is that bad?

Truth, Lies and Internet...

It has been a while, i guess i must run faster than i thought, but finally someone caught up. Prettylyf caught me and tagged and so, ahem, here goes:

1. What’s worse - Physical or Mental cheating?
i think they are both equally awful and dishonest.


2. Is it easier to forgive or forget?
easier to forget. i'm all - ooooh i don't like that person, i can't remember why but, oooh i don't like them.


3. Can men and women be ” Just Friends?”
well, a friend is never "just" a friend. but, most definitely men and women can be friends and it would probably make the world a better place if we could be.



4. Dating co-workers?
oh, no, too messy.



5. All expenses paid vacation to anywhere?
that's difficult. can i say world tour? or ten-nation tour?


6. On the way to the electric chair - What’s your last meal?
inner-body anti-electric insulation.



7. Water parks are…?
lots of fun on a hot day with friends



8. When you are “In Love” do you notice other people?
notice how? as in, there you are in front of me, i better step to the side before i trip over you?



9. Is flirting cheating?
yep.


10. Would you rather have 1 great friend or 5 pals?
1 great friend


11. If someone called you a bitch would you be offended?
it would depend on what they meant. i would probably just have a sore hand from bopping them on the head. i keed! i keed!...


12. Are you ok with your significant other being friends with an ex?
i am not sure. best friends? hmmmm...


13. Would you live with someone without marrying them?
i think i would.


14. Favorite sport?
basketball.

15. Is toilet paper hung over or under?
under

16. Do you squeeze toothpaste from the middle or end of the tube?
i try to do the end. sometimes i do middle but i really try to focus on the end.

17. How do you feel about tanning booths?
they are not necessary and probably quite dangerous.


18. Friends with benefits?
not for me, thanks.


19. Do you believe in angels?
i haven't thought about that lately. i am thinking i don't not believe.


20. Would you rather take pictures or be in pictures?
i seem to always be taking them. does that mean that is what i prefer or that i travel with people who don't have cameras?


21. Have you ever flirted with someone you had no interest in?
Does in jest count? i think they knew it was completely a joke.


22. Ever kissed a random person and then walked away?
hahaha. no. but i think it would be an interesting thing to watch.


23. Would you buy bootleg merchandise?
Oh yes.


24. What color looks best on you?
i am thinking black. but i also look good in certain shades of red.


25. If you could play any sport professionally what would it be?
basketball or tennis or just be the ref in aussie rules rugby.


26. Ever break up with someone and regret it?
nope


27. Are you a jealous person?
don't think so


28. Would you ever have plastic surgery?
it's too late for me now. i have grown used to the me that is.


29. When do you want to get married?
i can tell you when my mother wants me to get married!


30. Who has the sexiest accents?
hmmmm, what about italian americans from North Jersey?


31. Next concert you’re attending?
i have no plans

32. Favorite song?
what i love depends on how i feel at any given moments. i have so many songs i love.


33. Favorite movie?-
the usual suspects. recently though i laughed until i cried at tropic thunder


34. What’s your occupation?
controller - whatever that means. maybe like ms jackson i'm in control!

35. What’s your sign?
Scorpio


36. Are you a beach, country or city person
beach and city. i would love to split my life between the two


37. Best vacation spot you’ve been to?
victoria falls!

38. Have you ever had a “secret affair?”
nope


39. If you could own a non-traditional pet which would it be?
turtle. or a huge tortoise.


40. Favorite show as a child?
nothing comes to mind. i loved the looney tunes and voltron


41. Where do you spend most of your money?
RENT


42. Are you currently working at a job that you hate?
i actually am enjoying my new job, in as much as one can enjoy work.


43. Have you ever been so heart broken that you called in sick to work?
i am of the "work so hard you can't think about your personal life" school of thought

44. Favorite summer drink?
i love seltzer water all the time.


45. Can you change a car tire?
i think i could. i have never had to.


46. Favorite cologne / perfume?
i love a whole range of armani perfumes, particularly code and sensi


48. Would you consider yourself adventurous?
yes indeedy


49. What is your My Space profile song?
the flinstones theme song, i think. i haven't updated it since maybe sometime last year.


50. Favorite concert attended?
most recently sharon jones. she's amazing!


51. Would you date an already attached man / woman?
that's like being a second wife. i'm too selfish for that.


52. Would you sing Karaoke in front of co-workers?
absolutely.


53. Can you shoot pool?
i can't get that stick arm coordination thing down.


54. Do you like your siblings’ significant others?
i don't know any of them - globalisation has scattered us around the world.


55. Can you drive a stick?
absolutely. i got my licence driving stick.


56. Did you wear white at your wedding?
the wedding? i don't remember the wedding. did i oversleep? did i miss it? did i sleep walk and do it in pyjamas??


57. Have you ever sat and hoped for a phone call?
oh almost every day.


58. Ever skip school and spend the day at the beach?
i never went to school near a beach. and my dad would have killed me had i ever played hookey.


59. Favorite TV show/s?
Law & Order - all three of them, House, CSI

60. What do you think about gay marriage?
i think marriage is marriage and any consenting adults who want to go that route should do as they wish.

61. what are you waiting for at the movies?
i think i might go and see the new ricky gervais movie.

62. What is your favorite holiday?
i kinda hate holidays. not being with family has turned me off. i do love my birthday, wherever i am.

63. Describe your fighting style: drunken master or angry monkey?
drunken monkey! now i have to go and find some old kung fu movie.

64. Piercing?
in ears. the others have closed now.

65. Tattoos?
i am waiting until i'm 72

66. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
amazon.com - then i could get whatever i wanted, right?

67. Thongs?
NEVER! it's like having a wedgie all the time. those things are instruments of torture!

68. Write 2 truths and 1 lie
-high fructose corn syrup is the devil
-the movie is always better than the book
-all we need is love

and to those of you who happen upon this i say - TAG! YOU'RE IT!!!!

Everything's Relative

i was tagged by the ever fascinating world traveller fb and so i shall take this expose of the unimportant very seriously. for what doesn't matter to me, may in fact be the be all and end all for someone who stumbles upon my soul-baring...

The Rules:
- Link to the person that tagged you.
- Post the rules on your blog.
- Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.
- Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
- Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

1. I have left/right issues (and almost no sense of direction). i find it amazing that there are people out there that do not have to think about it when someone says "raise your right hand." it is something i remember more these days because, in my yoga class, left and right are very important to the teachers. so there i am, trying to twist myself like a pretzel and then i hear, "okay now take your right hand and wrap it around your left thigh" and i can't see my foot to figure out if i am holding the scarred left one or not and i check for a watch because my hands are behind me holding me up and i just want to scream - hey, toward the mirror or away from the mirror would help so much right now. but, there's no screaming in yoga. screaming is not zen.
   
2. since my surgery a few months back, i have a scar at the bottom of my stomach that looks like a big smile. so remember, if we ever fall out and i look all mad at you, know that always, a part of me is still sunnily smiling right at you. while still giving me street cred.
   
3. despite my many threats to kick people's butts, i consider myself to be a pacifist. some refer to me as an idealist. others use the term "silly fool." i suppose this might make me strong enough to be president of switzerland. they don't go to war, right? and they have great chocolate. i'm thinking the president might qualify for some free chocolate.
4. i am allergic to mangoes. not epi-pen allergic. but more irritating rash allergic. do you know what i am drinking now? mango nectar. that is how good mangoes taste.
5. i can't throw away a book. even one that i have not enjoyed reading. i find it far easier to find space in my new york apartment (known in other cities as a walk in closet) and install yet another bookshelf. i think i am currently at 5 shelves. maybe i should have a book giveaway/exchange party. that shouldn't be too painful.
   
6. i have a terrible internal thermostat. as a result, i tend to have horribly cold hands and feet. sometimes i meet people and shake their hands and they hold on for longer, rubbing a hand between two of theirs - almost without thinking about it. to these kind souls, thank you. it makes such a difference.

the people i have chosen to tag are very super important. their views on the world, well...
dodos - everytime i go and there are a few words, and a picture that makes me go hmm...
tunga - always you make me giggle.
prettylyf - always positive, always poetic
carla - you take a lens and well, see what you did with snow and a bikini?
skyelarke - it seems you see so much and your soul remains beautiful.
tjidzani - so wonderfully lyrical.

I'm It!

FB tagged me...



The Rules are:-

• We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.


• Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.


• People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.


• At the end of your blog post, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.


• Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

okay... deep breath and here we go:

1. i am addicted to dr bronner's soap. mainly the peppermint. since 2002. i have tried to break free. i have tried other soaps and body washes. nothing hits the spot like dr bronner's.
2. most of the time my emotions scare me. sometimes i think they scare other people. often they leave people drained. except my sister - bless her.
3. i have a vampire bite. on the back of my right calf. i've shown it to my mother. she said, "are you sure", i said "yes", and she said "okay".
4. i am a people magnet. strangers approach me and tell me their life stories or just their problems. all the time. even when i have headphones on.
5. sometimes i just can't remember someone's name. the name just won't stick. which really sucks when i really like them. it makes them think i don't care - but i do! i really do.
6. i cannot listen to hotel california. it brings the rodents and i am petrified of the rodents. typing this filled me with fear - i hope my words have no power. just the song. which i cannot listen to.
7. my brother has a blog. i stumbled upon it today. he's had it since at least the beginning of last year. why didn't i know this?
8. apparently i have world leader tendencies.

i'm on a right old tear here. once i started, well... but rules is rules and so 8 is 8...

now who can i tag? hmmmm...

the mysterious tu007?
the revolutionary dearcabbie?
the poetic prettylyf?
the globe-trotting carla?
the writer tjidzani?
the erratic black dove?
the creative dodos?
the soulful maddy?

lucky number 8! show me some love!!