Sporadic

 I come and go. 

I like putting my thoughts down every so often, but I do that everyday somewhere else. 

This place, I don't know..Its like a diary I have in a drawer, I dip into it every so often and think of something non-prolific to write. 

It's been over a year since I have been here.... maybe two (not counting Sunday Stealing).   In that period, the world has changed.. How weird is that?  It's like a statement you hear in a film.  "After the winter, the plague came". 

Wasn't exactly the plague.  Was a virus.  Which made us change the way we work, and live. 

Could have been worse I suppose.... We could have all turned into Zombies. How bloody horrific would that have been.  Isolation in your house, broken by a zombie run to the Supermarket to steal things off the shelves.   We ( my other half and I) walked into a play zombie run once in the city centre.   Heavens, but I was scared.   These Zombies RAN.    You know in World War Z at the start when it all just kicks off.  - That was where we were. In George Square in Glasgow (Yah, it wasn't Philidelphia)  and these people ran past us screaming up a lane (alleyway) and then - this blood-covered human, grunting and groaning ran past us too chasing after them.

I squealed.  And then we looked closer.  More zombies were running around the square - groups of people in two and three's were wearing bands around them - and it was then we realised it was a massive game taking place up and down the city centre streets.   

Even still - it was quite scary to watch.  I would have pee'd myself if I was playing. I'm not a fast runner and I live in horror of being caught first and the excitement of playing would just finish me off. 

Anyways.  March 2020 - we were all told to work from home.  We were all told to stay indoors if at all possible.  We could leave for one period of exercise a day, and stay away from other people.  One person should shop for the family. 

We took bets at work - back in the office by June, July August. 

August turned into September, and October and November.  The virus died down and then came back with a vengeance. 

We were locked down again. 

December, January, and February came and went.  March arrived and we were allowed to visit in Gardens.  Some shops opened.   April came and more restrictions were loosened. 

But we're still working at home.   No one seems to have the urge to go back into the work place. 

Those who must do.  Those who can avoid it. Do. 

What if....

 1. What was your proudest moment?  Heavens, I have many.  I think that I am proudest of the fact that my kids LOVE me and their father - and are happy to talk to us about absolutely anything; and will shout out loud how proud they are to have us as parents.   Job Done I think!

2. What is your favorite childhood memory?   Walking the golf course with my Dad.  I had to pay him, "for the privilege".  The price?  A coffee in a coffee shop afterward.   In the coffee shop - the "ladies who coffee and chatted", would shout coyly over  "Hi Sonny".   Oh, they loved him.  

3. Describe your dream vacation.   In a French Farmhouse - near the sea, near a marketplace, near a Boulangerie, near a cafe. 

4. Do you see yourself as an optimist, pessimist, or realist?  Why?  I'm an optimist.  Things happen for a reason - if you are positive, positive things will happen

5. What is something you wanted to do as a child, but never got to do?   I honestly can't think of anything I wanted to do, that I haven't done.  Not one thing. 

6. What board game do you hate the most?   Headache.  Because it gives me one. 

7. Describe the worst haircut you ever got.  Haha -  I wasn't paying attention to my friend "close round the side please, and a bit longer on top".   I looked up as she had completed one side and the back.  I could see my head through what was left of my hair.  She made the other side the same and left the top as long as she could.  Then she decided that if she highlighted it.  It would look longer. .......   When I left the hairdresser, my dad drove off - he wouldn't let me in the car.  Didn't want people to see him with me. 

8. What’s the worst job you ever had?  The Bank. Boring, Tedious, Full of Little Men full of self-importance.  Females were looked on as fodder.  Come in, get engaged, get married, get pregnant, leave.   When I asked to sit exams .... it took three managers to make the decision.   When I complained about being asked to do the typing - I got given more typing.  

9. What is one thing you want to be remembered for?  Making people happy. 

10. On a scale of 1-10, what is the highest level of pain you’ve ever experienced?   When I burst stitches after my hysterectomy. I reached to open the window and I heard and felt "pop" "pop" "Pop" "pop" and I just fell to my knees.  (I'm not saying Child Birth - because it's just horrific but necessary).  I'm not going to say Endo - because it wasn't the endo that was painful - it was the ripping of my bowel from my womb which was the painful bit of it. I think the Endo just sat there. 

11. What fashion trend do you wish would go away?  Skinny

12. What’s the weirdest dream you’ve ever had?  My husband walked away from me with another woman.  I begged and begged him to come back and he just laughed.  I woke up and Slapped his chops for him. Didn't speak to him for 2 days. 

13. What are 2 weaknesses you have.  Chocolate and Crisps. 

14. How would you spend your 100th birthday?   Farting Loudly. Whenever anyone came near me. 

15. What food/drinks would you pack in a picnic basket?  Quiche, Prawns, (Shrimp), Salad, Coleslaw, Potato Salad, Cold Meats, fresh bread, Lemonade, Jelly. Beer. 

1. Have you ever had a great conversation with a complete stranger?  Yip Quite often.  I'm the person on the plane, or the train or the bus to whom strangers gravitate to. And by strangers, I mean strange people.   My husband and I can get on a plane.  He has one seat; I have the other.  We say as we get to the seat, swap.... and still the person sitting next to me, who should be sitting next to him, will strike up a conversation with me.  I find myself sometimes, willing people to move away from me. 

2. Where did you go on the very first vacation of your life?  My very first vacation, let me think, I believe it was to a caravan in a place called Skelmorlie.    It's thirty minutes up the road.  And I totally believe we were sitting in a car park facing the sea.  I was only about 18 months old.  I wasn't walking when the holiday was planned, and I was when we got there.

3. Open the door of your refrigerator. What is the first thing you see?  Water.  Or Cheese.  we are eating sparse this week.  And have been for the last few weeks.  Positively spartan

4. What is your favorite place in your home.  My bed.  I adore my bed.

5. If you had wings to fly about the universe, where is the first place you’d land?   The universe? Or just flying?   I'd fly to the top of my house.  I'd fly to the top of a nearby hill.  I'd fly to Edinburgh - as the crow flies.   I'd take a trip into the sky and say hello to the International Space Station.

6. What is the first thing you do when you get in your car?  Put my seatbelt on.  For sure.  Never without it.
 
7. What is special about the town you live in? It was the town I grew up in.  I met my husband there (he's not from here), but he moved here to let my kids grow up here.    It's by the sea, and by the county, it's 30 miles from a city and 150 miles from the border.

8. What is the last thing you heard about your first love?  My first love is sitting next to me on the sofa.   My "first love" was a cartoon dog, called Hector.   He's not real and I don't think they even repeat the show.

9. If you had created the world in seven days yourself, what would you have created on the First Day?  A bedroom.  For us to relax. 

10. How do you beat the summer heat?  I keep the blinds tilted, and the windows open.    But then again, I live in Scotland, so sometimes like yesterday the high was 23, and today, the high was 11..... WTF???  And it's rained about 2inches.

11. Did you enjoy your Senior Year in high school?  Yes I did.  Although my senior year wasn't the senior year.  There was another year of school, but I had a job.

12. Who is your favorite First Lady of all time?  Michaelle Obama.  But then again, I'm Scottish - what do I know.

13. Post a link to your first blog post.    Oh dearie me.... Not So good

14. When was the last time you needed First Aid?  Hmmmm  I need lots of First Aid.  I walk into doors, I paper cut, i hurt my knee.  My bum hurts, my back hurts.  I was at the hospital in March - such a sore arm.  They told me to go away, I had been there before with the same thing.

15. Can you explain what a first down is in football?  There is no such thing as a "First Down" in football.   Football is about penalties, and off-sides.  You are talking American Football, which ISn'T Football

How do You Like Your eggs in the morning?

1. Have you ever tried to learn (or re-learn) a foreign language as an adult? Which one? What worked for you?  French, I tried French again.  I tried it as a child, in Primary and Secondary and I wasn't good then, and I'm still not good.  When we got to French, I thought I was speaking beautiful French to people.  No, they looked at me and shrugged.  They had NO idea what I was saying.

2. Do you donate blood? Do you know your blood type?  I have given blood 3 times.  I have been rejected since then, cause I have white coat syndrome.  In a blood donation centre there are MANY people with White coats on and that makes my blood pressure sooo high I might explode.  And they send me home.

3. Have you ever been in a play or musical?   No.  I have been a chaperone for Tooliebelle and her whole troop about 3 times. 

4. Do you use certain text or ring tones for specific people? Who gets their own? Or do you just use the default on your phone?  No, I have "I Can't stop this feeling" as my default ring tone.  (UggaChakka - dancing baby song)

5. When did you get your first digital camera? Do you still shoot on actual film, or all digital now?  Wow - I can't remember I feel I have been digital for ages... let me think 2004.  I think.   - Yeah, I have files going back to 2004.   Then I suppose, which is a LONG while.

6. What do you think someone else would say the most daring thing you’ve done is?   FLying in a hot air balloon?   Tap Dancing at 45?

7. Do you talk with your hands? No I tend to sit on them.

8. Given the choice in a restaurant – would you go with a booth or table (or bar!!!) for seating?  Booth, Booth, or a seat in a corner, where I can look around and see everyone.  I love people watching

9. What kind of milk did you drink, growing up? And now?   Semi Skimmed milk, and very skimmed millk, and sometimes Soya

10. How do you keep track of all your passwords? Do you make your passwords super complicated and change them often, or use the same ones over and over? My husband says "use a phrase, a phrase you won't forget, and then take the intiial letter of every word in the phrase and use that. I forget the phrase and I forgot the order of the words. Is hopeless. Very hopeless.  I don't keep note, and I lose them all the time, and have to do reminders.

11. Are you a note taker? Yes, I lovev note books.

12. Do you remember what your first social media posting (or status update) was on Facebook or Twitter – without looking it up? What was it?   hmm No. Not at all. that was quite a long while ago.

13. Do you have a “power” song?  There are many many song which was inspiring to me.  Depending on the mood I am in when I hear them.   this morning i had to shut down power songs and listen to chill songs.

14. Do you have an eclectic mug collection, or is your stuff all matchy matchy?  we are matchy matchy , with the exception of the blue one and the wordy one, which we use for "special tea"

15. Do you have a junk drawer in your house/garage/at work/wherever?  Doesn't everyone?

16. Do you ever get the urge to watch a favorite scene from a movie, and watch just that scene?   Hmmmm  yeah,  doing that now La La Land

17. Have you ever woken up and felt guilty from a dream you had, or, mad at someone else for something they did in the dream?  I woke up from a dream one night, Woke my husband, Slapped him hard, and didn't speak to him for three days, because of a kiss in my dream

18.  How old were you when you took your first commercial flight? To where did you fly?  I was eight.  I was in UK and we flew to the Channel Islands.

19. Are you good at keeping track of your things – or do you easily misplace them? Do you ever leave anything behind when you travel?    I have a husband to do all that for me.  He is so organised; he is amazing.  I just tag along.

20. Is there any place you go where time seems to stand still? What is it about that place that makes it that way?  Beach.  I could sit on the beach, any beach, because in reality, all beaches are connected  - when i'm on the beach, I'm in touch with everyone on the world. 

Just another manic monday..

One weekend merges into another. 

We are wishing our lives away.  Monday comes, and we are counting down the minutes til the next weekend.  

We fill every waking moment of the weekend with as much fun and action as possible, and wham. it's gone, and it's monday again.

this week, Am going to try to do something more every single day - get the most out of life on every single day. 

Right now - Am heading to bed ....

Highlight of this weekend - we ate the very first sweet corn we grew from a corn kernal!

It took 19 weeks from planting on the table in the dining room, til it came to fruit on Saturday!

It was DELISH. 


Now we are contemplating a new freezer to keep the other 30 or so cobs which should keep us going til next year :-) 

Sunday Stealing

A to Z Meme

Stolen from: i take surveys

A) What does the last text you sent say? And to whom?    "Aw,it was,it was brilliant... we had such a good time". To K.... in response to a question about whether or not we had a good time at the Zoo. 


B) What does the last text you received say? And from whom?     "Aw great, what a fantastic day". 


C) What time do you wake up most mornings?  Five to seven.  I don't know why I bother with the alarms at 7, and 7.05... I always awake before it


D) Are you afraid of walking alone at night?  Nope;  I have a husband who is a Scout leader and spends  considerable nights under canvas.  Am more than comfortable to wake up, dawdle to the loo and return with no problem.


E) What do you do to relax at the end of a stressful day?  Crochet. or knot, I like crafts. 


F) Where did your last kiss take place and with whom?   With my husband, last night in bed. 


G) Do/did you get into trouble a lot at school?  No, I was invisible at school.  A girl I sat beside for two years at School met me in the supermarket, and I said "Oh F, it's been so long How have you been?" and she stood and looked at me and had that look on her face which told me she had not a clue who I was. 


H) Do you enjoy your job? If unemployed, are you content being so?  yes, I love my job.  Numbers. 


I) Do you often pick up on double entendres and innuendos?  Yes, in fact, I pick them up in places I shouldn't.


J) Have you ever been offered drugs but declined?  No.  Not one git has ever offered me drugs, ever. Even when my friend went out with a dealer, HE didn't even offer me any. I must have one of those permanently disapproving faces.


K) Have you ever met someone who has completely altered your way of thinking?  Hmmmm, no.  I have noises in my head who alter my opinions all the time. 


L) Have you ever been offered drugs and accepted?  No. No... No one has ever offered me drugs AT ALL. 


M) Tell us something weird that turns you on?  Hmm, what is weird that turns me on.... mmmm I can't think of anything weird. Pretty much just being any where near my husband does... seeing him walking down the street.  On the other hand, my neighbour - she REALLY likes the smell of camp fire.  I have to smuggle my husbandinto the house when he come back from camping. 


N) When did someone last admit romantic or sexual feelings for you? Was the feeling mutual?   My husband.  We are a match.. Yesterday, our daughter Tooli said "I remember when you and dad were driving us in France, we thought you would get divorced when we got home".   We both are very vocal in our joint disapproval of each other's map reading and driving skill set.   We both looked at each other and said that the one thing she would never have to worry was about us breaking up.  We are together for life.  Lobsters. 


O) What is something you have given a lot of thought to lately?   I don't think about much for any great length of time.  Ever.


P) When did you last swallow your beliefs to avoid an argument or confrontation?  A couple of weeks ago.  I hate political / religious argument.  I could win flat down any argument supporting my political or religious belief, but I do believe that everyone is entitled to their own belief without hammering it on someone else.  I was in the company of someone who slated everything I know and support, and was throwing in a bit of bigotry and racism to boot;  I got up and left, rather than partake in it. 


Q) Do you usually initiate hugs?   Yes, I am a very  huggy person :-)  I hugged a Zoo Keeper yesterday. 


R) Are you a very affectionate person?  Yes, I am, I affectionate everyone. 


S) Can you roll your own cigarettes?  Oh Good god no. Why would you want to even touch the filthy things.


T) What are you looking forward to?   Holidays!  Coming very, very soon.


U) Do you have any tattoos. Do you want any/more?   No I do not. No I do not. 


V) Are you mentally strong?  No I am mentally weak, - see voices in my head above. 


W) Are you physically strong? No am pathetic weakling. 


X) Do you think you’re a good person?  I am a good person, I don't think that, I know that. 


Y) Name one thing you wish you could change about your life right now.   My sore knee

Z) What do you usually eat for breakfast?  Coffee. 

Sunday Stealing .....

Ask, Ask, Ask Meme

Stolen from: i take surveys

1 -If you were stranded on an island, who do you wish to be with?  Si.   He is a survivor.  He is a scout leader - he could make fire, kill things with his bare hands, and make me a shelter from anything laying around. 

2 - What do you feel right now?  I feel content.  I have a list of to do things to do, but this is "my Time" and I'm taking it.
3 - What chocolate is your favorite?  Edible.
4 - Why did you create a blog account?  To express my inner angst
5 - Who is your favorite blogger?  I don't have one - I only read me.
6 - When was the last time you cried? Why?   I cry pretty much most days.  The slightest feel good makes my eyes leak.
7 - Who is your best friend?  Si - See above.  Who wouldn't want to be a best friend of someone like that, and who loves you totally . 

8 - What kind of music do you listen to?  Everything. Friday's music choices included, Kenny Rogers, Culture Club, Mark Morrison, Coldplay, and Biffy Clyro

9 - Do you have troubles sleeping at night?   Last night I woke myself up twice snoring.  This is a new thing.  I must have a cold or something in my chest. 
10 - What do you prefer, jeans or shorts?   Shorts.
11 - Did you try to change for a person?   Nope. I'm me.  Not going to happen.
12 - Are you in a good or bad mood?   Good mood. 
13 - Name someone you can’t live without.  See, 7 and 1 above :-)
14 - Do you have a grudge against anyone?   Yes.  
15 - Are you a crybaby?  Yes See 6 Above
16 - When people praise you for your looks, what feature do they praise?  My hair, my wonky smile,  my personality... not usually my face. 

17 - What hair color do you prefer?   Bright red; the more scralet the better.
18 - If you can change anything about yourself, what is it?   My hair colour; more red
19 - Can you live without internet?     Probably yes, if i had to.
20 - Have you ever experienced being hysterical?  Yes, frequently, normally over the weirdest things.
21 - Did you have an accident last year?  Despite what the lovely man on the phone said on Friday, no I haven't.
22 - What are you thinking right now?  I am thinking No 1, 7 and 13 above has just made me an excellent breakfast.
23 - Have you been hurt so bad that you can’t find words to explain how you feel?  Yes, and in those cases I normally scream.
24 - Do you have trust issues?  No.
25 - Who’s the person who first comes to your mind when someone mentions “love”?  1, 6, 13, and 22 above.
26 - Do you believe in the phrase “If it’s meant to be, it will be”? abso-bleeding-lutely
27 - Do you believe in destiny?  yes sir indeedy
28 - How do you look right now?  a bit rough and ready
29 - Did you ever feel like you’re not good enough?   yes, always
30 - Favorite city?  Edinburgh

Healthy Meme

Stolen from: Love me some surveys

When was the last time you got a nose bleed?   Hmm, one night this week - I woke up with my face stuck to the pillow.   I put the pillow straight in the wash, but the blood stain didn't come out. So I steeped it for a day in salted water, and then washed it all again, with Vanish, and now they are perfect again

Do you keep magazines by your toilet?   No no no no.... If I left magazines there my husband would never come out. 

If you were a waiter/waitress, would you make good tips?  I have been a waitress and I made excellent tips. I used to take tables during a busy night to show the regular wait staff how to do it, and make great money.

Have you ever stolen a road sign or traffic barrier?  Yes indeedy. I was a student.  Doesn't every student HAVE to do this? 

What are the best kind of Girl Scout cookies?   Aw, this is a very American thing to ask.... our Girl Scouts don't do cookies - they do "bob a job", but now they aren't allowed to do that, because that is the same as asking kids to approach strangers, and put themselves in danger.  It's a sad world.

When was the last time you purchased alcohol?  hmmm. recently.  very recently.  Not sure when exactly..... two weeks maybe, we bought a case of wine... we had a bottle tonight, it was lush, Cause and Effect it was called; we both liked it a lot. 

Do you find it attractive when a guy actually shows his feelings?   I find it immensely confusing. My husband is the least emotional guy I know.  When he is REALLY happy, he smiles. On our wedding day -his smile was brighter than the sun, then I knew he was definitely , absolutely certain about marrying me. :-) 


Are you a fussy eater? Only with certain things.  I hate EVIL taemataes.   I struggle to eat anything with the evil taemataes in them.  I think its a seed thing.  If we have melons or pomegranates - seeds have to be hidden from me. Peppers, too.  I can eat them, but the seeds are difficult. 

List everything you ate and drank today:   A bread roll with cheese and coleslaw. A stick of natural liquorice, chicken filet with mozerella and bacon with Sweet potato fries. 

How are you sitting?  On a leather armchair, one leg under me, one leg over the arm.  Comfort sitting

Waiting for something?   Lottery win? 

Do you like pretzels?   Yes, I do.  Very much indeed. 

Do you wait until you’ve completely finished a certain makeup product before you buy a new one?   No, because recently I developed a weird reaction to make up.  Liquid foundation makes my eyes drip, just drip. drip drip.  very strange. 

Did you wake up before 8:00 a.m. this morning? I did.     I did indeed. I woke up at 6.40 and had a cup of tea and then went back to bed until 9.   Very pleasant it was too.

Have you ever told anyone you were okay when you really weren’t?  Yes, frequently.  And quite a lot recently. 

Do you have reason to cry right now?   Only love.  Love makes me cry.  I Have two very beautiful, very adorable kids, I cry a lot because they make me happy. 

How many sodas a week do you have?   Not many. I drink lots of water. 

Do you shop at Victoria’s Secret? we have no Victoria's Secret  I did visit last time we were in America. .  . It was very lovely, and Tooli bought some stuff (well lets be honest, I bought some stuff for her :-)   It is to this day, the nicest lingerie she has. 

Are you into sports? Watching sports, yes :-) 

Can you easily touch your toes? Yes 

What did the last shoes you wore look like?   That's a funny story.  I wore two odd shoes out yesterday.   A black one and a tan one.  ha ha ha  It was hysterical. 

What do you currently hear?   TV programme Calld Stag.  Earlier this evening as we sat in the garden, we heard a lovely evensong from the starlings.   It was lovely. 

Have you ever done yoga? yes, And even to this day, I have a lovely app on my phone which I should use more often. 

Do you text a lot?  Mmm, Text, no.  Snapchat, Whatapp, Instagram.  That sort of thing.  

Do you have a fax machine at home?  pft, that is a really funny question. No not a all. We don't even have a fax machine at work.

o you know anyone who has diabetes?  Yip, my nunk died of complications of diabetes, my brother in law has diabetes

Have you ever had to block anyone online?   Weirdly, yesterday someone blocked me.  I didn't agree with their political views... and when he tried to "convert" me.... and I declined.. he blocked me.

Are you afraid of thunder and lightning? Nope. I love thunder and lightning.  I always tell my boss I am, hopign that he will let me home, so that I can go somewhere and watch it.:-)  best one ever was at sea... in the evening, absolutely amazing.

Are you a shop-a-holic?  Nope, I am the only woman in the world who hates shopping.

Are you healthy?  pretty much so , i have a few things that need looked at, but nothing that's gonna kill me.

Doctor Who - Heaven Sent

Can someone please explain the last three episodes of Doctor Who to me????

The Old Home Town Looks Just the Same..

ABC of Troon.  G is for GOATFELL VIEW

The home of choice for the Dogwithnobrain. 

When we viewed this house, in 1998, we didn't think we'd get it, but a couple of phone calls, an offer, and it was ours and in January 1999 we moved in.  

It has been the happiest of homes. 




The Children grew and flourished.  They had friends, and parties, and sleepovers, and homework, and favourite tv programmes, their own rooms, secrets, and shouting and family dinners at the tables.   It's still home for them, and the door will always be open and a bed available for them. Always.  (And their friends :-))

Himself and me have been happy here.  We've laughed together, loved together, and he has always been there for me whether it's my unpredictable sobbing, or my tourettes, or just general craziness.    He's astounded me with his DIY and Repair skills, and other times had me on my knees laughing with them. 

We've loved pets and lost pets, planted stuff, and grew stuff, killed stuff, nourished stuff.  

We've all bounced and slept on the trampoline in the garden, we've had bbqs, and late night star watching sessions. We've played hide and seek in the dark, and laughed til my pingpong incontinence kicks in.  Himself has tolerated me hanging lights, bunting, ladybirds, and bees from the trees. 

We've got the loveliest of neighbours... even the type who help you push your car out of an upward sloping drive at 8am in the morning kind of neighbours.   (Thank you so much you wonderful being)

We've watched upwards of 20 kids grown from between ages 5 and 10 to adulthood and some of them start families of their own, cheered when our neighbour's kids have succeeded, as they have cheered on ours.  

And no.. I can't see Goatfell from the house.... I can see the far south end of Arran - I did check that this morning before I left the house.

Here's to many more years of happy days in Goatfell View. 

Sunday Stealing

Stolen from: Would Your Rather  by Sunday Stealing

Would you rather be stuck on an island alone or with someone who talks incessantly?  On my own - I have sufficient voices in my head to keep myself company without the pain of someone else's opinions.

Would you rather be too hot or too cold? Cold.  Heat makes me sleep.   I work beside two folk who are very cold blooded, and insist of having hot office all the time. I bought a USB fan to cope with them. 

Would you rather have a cook or a maid?   A cook - that's what I've got just now .... I do the cleaning, he does the cooking :-)   I'm an awful cook.

Would you rather be the youngest or the oldest sibling?   I am the youngest sibling, and it isn't a good place to be. 

Would you rather get rich through hard work or through winning the lottery?   A little mixture of both.
  

Would you rather have a 10-hour dinner with a headstrong politician from an opposing party, or attend a 10-hour concert for a music group you detest?   A ten hour concert for music i detest.  Politician's crap makes my mentally ill. True that.  Last years Independence Referendum sent me over the edge.

Would you rather be an Olympic gold medalist or a Nobel Peace Prize winner?   Nobel peace prize winner.  I'm crap at sports.

Would you rather have a desk job or an outdoor job?   I have a desk  job, I wander outside every so often, so it is almost like the best of both worlds. 

Would you rather live at the top of a tall NYC apartment building or at the top of a mountain?    Ooh oooh now I'm torn.. Now I'm really torn. A NYC Apartment, because it would have a lift, and access to EVERYTHING in the world I could possibly need, including an airport to get me to the mountain. That being said = I adore the mountains.  From the bottom, standing looking up at their gorgeousness.

Would you rather have Rambo or The Terminator on your side?   Terminator. I can't understand a bloody word Sylvester Stallone says.

Would you rather be proposed to in private or in front of family and friends?   In private. That is a private, private thing between two people. 

Would you rather have to sew all your clothes or grow your own food?   Oooh, oooh, Again, torn. Very, very torn. I have a sewing machine, but I am very much a beginner, I would Love to make my own clothes.  We have a garden, we love growing things - This year - loads of apples; my husband has made chutney, apple pies and crumbles, and we are waiting on the Cider.  We have had bramble jelly, and bramble and apple pies - I'm thinking Bramble Vodka next year.   We didn't have much success with our Plums, or our Strawberries, or Cabbages or Cauliflowers this year, but they started well.  Maybe we could do both. 

 Would you rather hear the good news or the bad news first?   Bad news, and then use the good news to recover.

Would you rather be your own boss or work for someone else?    Someone else. Let them take the risks, and let them be totally impressed by me. 

Would you rather have nosy neighbors or noisy neighbors?  nosy. hmm. am I torn.  When we moved our neighbours had a party at least once a month. It was horrific.  Singing badly on Karaoke at until 3 am.   In another house we lived, a neighbour would stand on a bucket outside our window to look in.  She tried to have me arrested for "indecent exposure"  - the police were mortified when I told them I had been standing in my living room, and she had been standing on a box outside my window. 

Would you rather be on a survival reality show or dating game show? Survival reality show, so long as it didn't involve eating bugs.

Would you rather be too busy or be bored?   Busy , busy busy

 Would you rather watch the big game at home or live at the stadium?    At home.  The view isn't as good from the stadium

Would you rather spend the day with your favorite athlete or you favorite movie star?  Hmm, I don't have a favourite athlete. Have you mistaken me for someone who moves much? 

 Would you rather live where it is constantly winter or where it is constantly summer?  Ohoooh... I like it fine where i am. .  cool summers, and baltic winters :-) 

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Cookie Meme

Stolen from: Love me some surveys



Are any of your friendships on a fine line?   Nah.  All Friendships should be at the point of being able to say what you want, when you want, offence being taken and given, and no bitterness remaining. 

 Have you ever witnessed a birth?  Witnessed a birth?  I did it twice.  Jesus H Christ.  I pity anyone who was in the room with me.  (that would be himself..... both times) ha ha ha I am a BAD BIRTH Giver.

Where’s your favorite place to be when you feel depressed?   By the sea.  By the waves.   Washes all your blues away.

Are you currently looking forward to tomorrow?  The Dentist!  Am trying reverse psychology.  If I say I'm looking forward to it, maybe I will. 

When was the last time you held someone’s hand?  Yesterday. I hold hands with himself a lot.  He doesn't trust me to cross the road myself. 

 Have you ever faked sick? No, i'm sick enough by myself, without pretending.

Are you currently wearing jeans? No, very, very classy leggings. 

 Have you gone to a coffee shop within the past week? [i.e. Starbucks] No. We don't have any starbucks/ Costs / Nico in our wee toon.  We are currently waiting on one being built, but so far, they haven't even laid the foundations, only put up a fence.   And I am pretty upset about that. 

Would you like to be able to read thoughts?  I can :-) 

Do certain swear words just roll off your tongue?   Yes, I am a terrible swearer, I swear like a Sailor.  Much to the horror of my Daughter who never lets a swear word pass her lips, apart from "jobbies"

Are you often the last one to understand a joke?  I am often the last one to understand the truth too.

Can experience be gained just by reading?  Most definitely.  Your mind expands by absorbing information.

 Does playing the guitar make a person more attractive?  Oh yes. of course.  -Note to self Get Guitar back out of case. 

 Have you ever slept in a tent, indoors or out? Yes, yes, yes, often, and I do recommend it highly.  Tent in the garden, tent in a field, tent in a camping park.  Wonderful thing.

What does your hair look like at the moment?  Wet.  I'm just out the shower.  And I'm just about to go out for a walk, and it's raining, so I'm not drying it just to get it wet again :-) 

Are you mad right now?  I was born mad.  Sad, but true. But it does make for an interesting life for my husband :-)  

  

Who did you spend your summer with last year?  This year?  Last Year?  Every year for the past upteen.  Himself.  I do love his company.

Did you eat a cookie today?  No I did not.  :-)  It's only 1344. I'm only out of bed an hour.... not time for cookie... Might have one when I'm out for a walk.

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From Love me Some Surveys  For Sunday Stealing

Is there anyone else in the room with you atm? What are they doing?  Yar, my other half.  He has just gotten up to make me a cuppa tea :-) 

Do you show your teeth when you smile, or do you prefer smiling with your lips closed?   I smile with my teeth. But I have a wonky overbite, and people think I am doing a kid-on smile.  I like smiling. Smiling is good. 

Would you rather be told the truth, even if it isn’t what you want to hear?  Yes, always. Except "You're a fat arse".   I hate lies. 

What is something that you plan to buy, as soon as you’ve saved up the money for it?  Double glazing, new kitchen, trip to America, trip to Santorini in Greece.   Pleasurable things. 

Do you play Sudoku?   No. I have no brain.  See photo above.  I prefer word Searches.  My Daughter is immense at Suduko.   Is very, very clever. 

 Have you ever had a migraine?   Oh god, yes. I suffered horrifically from Migraines.  At least once or twice a month. And then I discovered that medication I had been taking for something else, had actually been causing it. Since I stopped taking that medication I have had two.  Only two in a whole year. 

What was the last book you read for pleasure?  Midwinter of the Spirit by Phil Rickman, and The Alchemist by Paolo Coehlo. ( I read that one over and over) and The Sacred Art of Stealing by Christopher Brookmyre.  I have several books on the go at once :-) 

What was the last item of clothing you purchased for yourself?  A blouse type top. Joe Brown make.  They are a bit quirky and messy. Like me. 

Your first serious relationship, do you still talk to him/her? My first serious relationship.  No. It was a first relationship for a reason, it wasn't going to be my last :-)    Who would I say it was.... hmmm. I don't even think nah, I'm not going to consider it. Messy, messy

Who is the last person you texted?   My mate K.  we have an on-going textual relationship at the weekend. 

How close is your family?   My little family unit, of four of us, is very close.  My extended family  - not so much.   But even then, my little family unit - One is 75 miles away, one is 3500 miles away, but I still consider them close :-) 

Is there anything too serious to be joked about?   Nothing.  I cannot stand political correctness.   Last week, there was a woman who was suing, heck, the whole work for telling a joke about a Sikh.   She wanted the joke banned.  The crazy stupid thing was, I had never heard the joke told as about a Sikh, I've heard it told about Irish, Scottish, Glaswegians, Canadians, Australians, but never a Sikh. I don't think it was even that funny.   But she  was making it a bigger deal than it was.  Arse. 

Do you like to understand and have good knowledge of things?  I do. But there are some things I don't understand.  Like, electronics.   I work in an electronic manufacturer and designer. I have NO IDEA WHAT they do. ha ha ha. When someone phones and asks, I have to ALWAYS pass them to someone else.   They have tried to explain it to me, but my head puts up barriers. 

 
What is worse? Back pain or shoulder pain?   Shoulder.  Shoulder pain is excoriating.  EXCRUCIATING

Have you ever almost fallen off of something high off the ground?  hmmmm, No. I don't go high off the ground. Ever.

What’s one fruit you love in drinks?  Pineapple. and  Coconut. :-) 

What is something simple that you’re afraid of?  Tomatoes.  Don't laugh.  Serious phobia.  My husband and I were contemplating how we could make a Nigella thing today, and I couldn't cope with the prospect of the EVIL TAEMATAES. 

Has this weekend been good?   It's been lovely.    Thank you for asking. :-) 

 How much time do you take to get ready in the morning?   thirty minutes.   No more no less. 

 Last movie you watched in theaters and with whom?    Spectre,  with my beloved :-) On thursday.   I almost fell asleep in the theatre. 

Sunday Stealing

25 Fun Meme -From Sunday Stealing

Stolen from: My Random Randomness

1. If you were trapped in a room with the person who asked this for 24 hours, what would you do? The answer cannot be romantic or sexual.   This confuses me somewhat... Which person?  Bud ?  Alli's from Randomness?   What would I do with anyone trapped in a room for 24 hours... probably ask them if I could borrow their lap so that I could sleep.   I like sleeping, and if I was trapped - no better way to pass the time than sleeping. 




2. If you could learn any language instantly, what would it be?  Spanish, no French, no Greek, No Spanish, No French, No Greek.  I'd like to speak all these languagses equally, can't decided which one I would like to be competent in immediately - I did think I was quite good at French, but after our holiday in France, I know that I'm not.  Even the best English speaking French couldn't understand me. 








3. If you could only read one book for the rest of your life, what would it be?  Mmmm Tough choice.  I could go Dreamy and say "The Alchemist by Paolo Coehlo" , or I could go entertaining and though provoking, "All Fun and Games Until somebody looses an eye", by Christopher Brookmyre. 



4. Favorite song lyric?   And I'll be loving you, Always....     Hold Me now... Last night when you were crying, i felt that I was dying.   True love will never allow it...With or without you....   You can tell my mood today eh? 




5. Favorite album?   Love, Aztec Camera 




6. Which time of day would you say is best for you work-wise?   Between 11 and 3.  I'm waking up before, and settling down for the evening after. 



7. Favorite city that you’ve visited?  Edinburgh. Always. I love Edinburgh.




8. Favorite city that you haven’t visited? This question is an oxymoron.  How can it be a favourite city, if I haven't visited it?  Nonsense.  You have favourites because you experience them, if I haven't experienced it, I can't favourite it.   I think I might like Moscow, but I wouldn't say it is my favourite city, because I've never been there. 



9. If you could donate $10,000 to charity, what charity would you pick?  One that loves animals.  Pandas, dogs, cats.   If I wasn't married I would be cat / dog lady. 




10. What is one book you wish you could get all your friends to read?  See the two books above.  I'd read them forever, and I wish everyone else would.




11. What is one movie you wish you could get all your friends to watch?  Dogma.    Everyone has seen Shawshank Redemption.



12. What do you think people assume about you from first glance?  Frumpy Housewife.



13. If you could play any musical instrument, what would it be?  Cello.



14. What is your favorite item of clothing?  Loose Tees



15. Who was your first follower on your blog? Do they still follow you?  Hmm, I have another blog - a daily one, HttP://www.blipfoto.com/dogwithnobrain  One of my first followers died, others - (I have been "Blipping" for five years, are some of my best friends now. 



16. If you could create one thing, what would it be?  A beautiful piece of yarn work.  I crochet and knit furiously, but it's all very second rate. 



17. Favorite superhero?  Clark Kent.  Not a mistake, I prefer Clark to Superman.  he's my type of man,. quiet, unassuming, gentleman, perfect. 



18. If you were to write an autobiography, what would you title it?  Diazepam Daze.  See, I didn't even have to think - already in the process. 



19. If you were to have a band, what would you call it?  Diazepam Daze.  Why waste it, I'll never publish. 



20. What is your favorite card/board game?  Scrabble. I adore Scrabble.  I have to blackmail my husband to play with me.  And I cheat. 



21. What was the first IM service you used? Who was the first person you talked to on it?  AOL Chat.  Jemimi, a French Chap called Eric.   You just used to browse and find people and chat. I practised my poor french on him before my first french holiday.  He agreed it was bad, but said it was understandable.   It must have gotten worse. 


22. If you could give a friendly hug to any one person, who would it be? Cannot be your romantic/sexual partner if you have one.  I am happy to hug anyone, except if they look particularly smelly, or dirty. I'm not OCD, but once, I hugged someone I had spoken to on  line and on telephone often, and felt drawn to hug them tight (despite how they looked),  I felt like I needed a shower for ages after. 



23. Have you ever won any sort of contests? What kind?  I have won loads of competitions - I spent about six months entering at least 50 competitions a day. That works, it really does, you just enter and enter. And you win. 



24. Who was the last person you hugged? Cannot be your romantic/sexual partner if you have one.  Hmmm, Mo. . Mo... I hugged Mo at work. I love Mo and hug her frequently. We support each other with Hugs. 



25. If you could be skilled in any one activity, what would it be? Cannot be romantic or sexual.   Why is everything about sex?? Not everything is about Sex.    Skilled in one activity. I'd like to be really good at knitting,  I'm seriously not, but I do love the feel of yarn between my fingers and NO that isn't sexual or romantic.