Getting To Know You, MEME
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debris4spikeI don't really get much time at the computer over the weekends as I am at my parents - However I saw this on ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jaded_jamie s LJ earlier and have answered his questions ... and snagged.
It is a meme where I can get to know some of you more - There are 29 questions, and your answers are screened, dependant on how you answer the last one!
Hope you are having a great W/E ... After hearing news of more work for James, I am buzzing ... it even inspired me to get out and do some Christmas shopping this afternoon
jaded_jamie s LJ earlier and have answered his questions ... and snagged.It is a meme where I can get to know some of you more - There are 29 questions, and your answers are screened, dependant on how you answer the last one!
Hope you are having a great W/E ... After hearing news of more work for James, I am buzzing ... it even inspired me to get out and do some Christmas shopping this afternoon
1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favourite Movie:
5. Favourite Song or Album:
6. Favourite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ?
10. What's your philosophy on life?
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty?
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
13. What is your favourite memory of us?
14. What is your favourite guilty pleasure?
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace, etc.' malarky) -
what are they?
17. Can we get together and make a cake?
18. Which country is your spiritual home?
19. What is your big weakness?
20. Do you think I'm a good person?
21. What was your best/favourite subject at school?
22. Describe your accent:
23. If you could change anything about me, would you?
24. What do you wear to sleep?
25. Trousers or skirts?
26. Cigarettes or alcohol?
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you?
29. Do you want me to keep your answers to this meme screened or unscreen them?
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Date: 2008-12-07 01:33 am (UTC)2. Age: 54
3. Single or Taken: taken
4. Favourite Movie: so many! Classics like Sabrina, the Bishops Wife, and Philadelphia story, newer classics like Titanic are all worthy of a view at least once a year
5. Favourite Song or Album: Gah again too many to choose but any by Clannad or Loreena McKennitt would have to win out
6. Favourite Band/Artist: See above although it is a long and varied list as well...love any music except disrespectful rap or "cat piano" variety of jazz
7. Dirty or Clean:clean
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:three pierces in ears and want a tattoo
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ? not yet but I live in hope of meeting you one day in person.
10. What's your philosophy on life? Be kind at all times and tolerant....I am not perfect and cannot expect perfection in others or ask mercy for myself and judgment on others. Everyone is living with some kind of pain and I don't need to add to it.
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty? usually half full
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? would depend completely on the secret but yes if there was no reason to tell you and it WAS your best interest not to know
13. What is your favourite memory of us? How you have opened up being more confident and secure and less shy. That you seem to be growing so wonderfully into accepting the perfectly wonderful person you are.
14. What is your favourite guilty pleasure? comfort food and chocolate
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: One thing I haven't talked about is that I sing...at one time professionally. I had a gig at a small venue in Nashville Tenn. on weekends and I recorded there for a company that sold songs to contracted singers.
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace, etc.' malarky) -
what are they? Win the top prize of the Powerball lottery, To lose the weight I want and have everything firm back up, Sure it has to be me cause that would pretty much do me...hum....AH ... to finally get all the stories I want to tell to flow properly and even write my original stories for publication.
If not for me....well...world peace would fit there but ending hunger and want and bigotry would too
17. Can we get together and make a cake? sure, I'll even eat it later
18. Which country is your spiritual home? Ireland...I grew up with daddy telling the history and stories and with the music all part of my life.
19. What is your big weakness? overeating stuff that tastes good
20. Do you think I'm a good person? absolulely
21. What was your best/favourite subject at school? history and English
22. Describe your accent: midwestern USA (Indiana)
23. If you could change anything about me, would you? I'd want you to realize how special and lovely you are and know that you are worthy of all good things in life.
24. What do you wear to sleep? nothing
25. Trousers or skirts? trousers day to day and Skirts/dresses for special occasions
26. Cigarettes or alcohol?former heavy smoker but "clean" for a dozen years, rare alcohol use but have just started to think about a nightly glass of wine for medicinal value (digestion and heart).
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? whatever you wanted!
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you? Sure but not going to have time to read responses to tonight or learn to screen so it'll probably be on Monday.
29. Do you want me to keep your answers to this meme screened or unscreen them?either....I am TMI girl LOL.
Kathleen
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Date: 2008-12-07 03:08 pm (UTC)Thank you for your wishes for me!
Snap with the sleeping - although someone else commented that their only worry is a house fire - LOL!
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Date: 2008-12-08 03:14 pm (UTC)Kathleen
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Date: 2008-12-08 03:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-07 04:13 pm (UTC)2. Age: soon to be 39
3. Single or Taken: Taken
4. Favourite Movie: The Age of innocence (Scorsese)
5. Favourite Song or Album: Ne me quitte pas Jacques brel ( french singer )
6. Favourite Band/Artist: The Beatles
7. Dirty or Clean: Clean, I guess !
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: neither
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ? A little bit , I hope more in the future
10. What's your philosophy on life? Love and be loved and everything will be alright , be kind and patient , live and let live
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty? Half full
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? Yes
13. What is your favourite memory of us? When we said Hi at the celtic Blue event in Cardiff
14. What is your favourite guilty pleasure? Reading erotic novel in a bath with my husband and a glass of champagne and candlelight !
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: if/when I love it’s forever
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace, etc.' malarky) -
what are they? Keep having the good life I have now, keep being loved, keep loving
17. Can we get together and make a cake? Would be lovely
18. Which country is your spiritual home? France , maybe Italy too
19. What is your big weakness? Procrastination
20. Do you think I'm a good person? Yes you are
21. What was your best/favourite subject at school? French literature
22. Describe your accent: From the South ;)
23. If you could change anything about me, would you? No
24. What do you wear to sleep? A pyjama
25. Trousers or skirts? Trousers
26. Cigarettes or alcohol? Neither but I love a glass of wine from time to time
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? Talk about james ? :)
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you? Maybe in the next days?
29. Do you want me to keep your answers to this meme screened or unscreen them? You can unscreen them
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Date: 2008-12-07 09:28 pm (UTC)I love The Beatles as well - they were a great group. Some of their tracks would be in my top 100 easily.
Merci Caroline.
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Date: 2008-12-07 08:07 am (UTC)2. Age: 40
3. Single or Taken: Taken
4. Favourite Movie: drop dead fred
5. Favourite Song or Album: song - "entertaining angels"
6. Favourite Band/Artist: newsboys
7. Dirty or Clean: um, huh? i think i'll go with clean...
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: multiple ear piercings, one tattoo on my right ankle - a rabbit
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ? no
10. What's your philosophy on life? God is good, even if i don't understand it
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty? i'd rather know if the bottle is clean..
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? i'd be reluctant to keep secrets, but if telling you would only hurt you and not resolve anything, i'd probably keep it to myself.
13. What is your favourite memory of us? ?
14. What is your favourite guilty pleasure? so many to choose from...i guess buying dooney and bourke on ebay
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: i do not like wide open spaces. if i had to live in the country with no neighbors, i would absolutely freak out. not that the country isn't lovely, i just get very panicky thinking about living without a wal-mart close by. :) i'd love to live in downtown chicago in a highrise apartment (with lots of money, of course!) my spouse is the exact opposite.
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace, etc.' malarky) -
what are they?
a. i would want to travel all over the world, especially asia and ireland
b. i would like to get my sci-fi novels finished and published
c. i would like to win millions in the lottery so i could stop working graveyard and be debt free!
THOSE ARE MY THREE VERY SELF-CENTERED WISHES THAT I WOULD NEVER ACTUALLY WISH.
17. Can we get together and make a cake? if you're the one baking...
18. Which country is your spiritual home? i'm not sure i've been there yet
19. What is your big weakness? do i only get one choice? if you mean character flaw, i have a terrible temper. if you mean weakness as in what i fall for over and over, that would be spending money. total shopaholic.
20. Do you think I'm a good person? i think you're an awesome person. :)
21. What was your best/favourite subject at school? creative writing/english
22. Describe your accent: southern (but not hillbilly)
23. If you could change anything about me, would you? not that i know of. i figure God made you the way you are and that's fine with me.
24. What do you wear to sleep? whatever i was working in when i get home
25. Trousers or skirts? um, huh? i never wear skirts anymore, but i used to be able to wear a mean mini-skirt. alas, those days are gone. jeans are good.
26. Cigarettes or alcohol? neither
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? ??
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you? sure!
29. Do you want me to keep your answers to this meme screened or unscreen them? no need to screen, i'm not shocking :)
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Date: 2008-12-07 09:31 pm (UTC)I love that answer to #23 ... I must keep telling myself that, Thank you.
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Date: 2008-12-07 09:00 am (UTC)1. Your Middle Name:
I used to have 3 but I changed my name when I was 16 and never chose a middle one, so I dont have one :-)
2. Age:
37
3. Single or Taken:
very happily taken
4. Favourite Movie:
Dead Man Walking
5. Favourite Song or Album:
It changes all the time, at the moment it is Snow on the Sahara
6. Favourite Band/Artist:
The Smiths
7. Dirty or Clean:
Clean!
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
Utterly covered in both :)
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ?
No and that is a real shame...
10. What's your philosophy on life?
Treat others as you would like them to treat you, even when they don't reciprocate
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty?
Always half empty
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
Probably I would, yeah...
13. What is your favourite memory of us?
Realising you were a practising Christian and being very happy I'd met one on LJ
14. What is your favourite guilty pleasure?
Smoking when I do it, though I have promised never to smoke again :-/
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
There are so many. How about this, I pretended to be a black witch that cast curses on people for money on a TV talk show when I was in my early 20's LOL I was not saved when I did this I might add. You might remember the controversy on "The Vanessa Show" when they were paying people to lie on there? And she got sacked and the show cancelled? Yep, I was one of them that was paid to lie.
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace, etc.' malarky) -
what are they?
I was very rich. I had complete control over all TV networks. I always had the best computer hooked up to the fastest internet connection in the world.
17. Can we get together and make a cake?
Sure! Coconut!
18. Which country is your spiritual home?
England
19. What is your big weakness?
Temptation. I am so useless at not giving in to it.
20. Do you think I'm a good person?
I really do.
21. What was your best/favourite subject at school?
Psychology
22. Describe your accent:
Generic Northern English
23. If you could change anything about me, would you?
No, changing people is a violation and I like you as you are.
24. What do you wear to sleep?
Clean boxers
25. Trousers or skirts?
LOL
26. Cigarettes or alcohol?
Both in copious amounts! YAY!
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?
Watch hours and hours of James Marsters TV footage, visit all your animals and then anything else you wanted to do
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you?
Already did!
29. Do you want me to keep your answers to this meme screened or unscreen them?
Nahh keep them unscreened it's all good :-)
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Date: 2008-12-07 09:35 pm (UTC)My youngest brother is a Smiths fan - some of their stuff has therefore grown on me!!
Yes, there aren't many true Christains around, are there?
Love that idea for my last day - I could really go with that!
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Date: 2008-12-07 11:06 am (UTC)1. Your Middle Name:I´m a poor girl so I´m not having one
2. Age:*cough* 30 (going on 16)
3. Single or Taken:SINGLE!!!!!!!!!!!
4. Favourite Movie:are you serious?? How could I answer that question with only one answer???? But I´d say Lord of the Rings if I have to..
5. Favourite Song or Album:hmmm...there are too many to list..
6. Favourite Band/Artist:HIM, Linkin Park, Nickelback, Bon Jovi....
7. Dirty or Clean:Clean!!
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:NONE (I´m too much of a coward for that!!)
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ? Unfortunately not..:(
10. What's your philosophy on life? A day without smiling is a lost day
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty? I´d fill it up so it´s full again...;0)
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?If it would hurt you to know it..I think so...
13. What is your favourite memory of us? Oh, I love every entry you make, but my favourite ones are the DJ and Jiffy-posts, and your excellent picture-posts from graveyards and churches..
14. What is your favourite guilty pleasure? LJ? gg
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:let´s see...I´m blind like a mole...and I can put my leg behind my neck..that´s about it!!
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace, etc.' malarky) -
what are they? Having a little house at the beach in Maui/Hawaii, a nice boyfriend (Jensen - if you are available at the moment..lol) and a cute dog!!
17. Can we get together and make a cake? I´d love to do that!!
18. Which country is your spiritual home? Austria (though I loved to say Hawaii - I know I´m obsessed..gg)
19. What is your big weakness? I´m not really self-confident at all..
20. Do you think I'm a good person? OF COURSE YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!!
21. What was your best/favourite subject at school? Psychology, German and English
22. Describe your accent: western styrian...and no, I don´t sound like Arnold Schwarzenegger when I´m speaking English!!! lol
23. If you could change anything about me, would you? No, I guess there´s a reason why we are who we are
24. What do you wear to sleep? Pyjamas in winter, shortie and t-shirt in summer
25. Trousers or skirts? Trousers for sure!! I´m not a dress/skirts person...
26. Cigarettes or alcohol? I hate both
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? Take DJ and the other horses for one last ride (but you have to show me how to ride a horse first..gg)
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you? Maybe next week, I´m not around here the next couple of days!! Remind me to do it, okay??
29. Do you want me to keep your answers to this meme screened or unscreen them? I did the same meme at another ones LJ too..so no problem if it´s going to be public
That was very much fun!! ♥
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Date: 2008-12-07 09:37 pm (UTC)btw - I really love your philosophy of life ... I wish more people did that.
Yes, I only have one piercing per ear - too nervous for anything else!!
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Date: 2008-12-10 06:59 pm (UTC)Thank you..I try to live after this philosophy - but from time to time I fail..gg
Right..I forget my piercings in my ears - I´m having one per ear too..;0)
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Date: 2008-12-07 03:44 pm (UTC)2. Age: a week away from being 36 *pouts*
3. Single or Taken: Taken... and taken... and... erm, sorry.
4. Favourite Movie: Star Wars. Totally nerdy, I know, but it was the first movie I ever got to see in the movie theatre.
5. Favourite Song or Album: Anything by Enya or Engima. Honestly, I have all their albums.
6. Favourite Band/Artist: Again, see above.
7. Dirty or Clean: Dirty in bed, clean otherwise
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: Piercings, but just my ears. I'm a chicken
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ? Does Spuffy Realm or EF count?
10. What's your philosophy on life? It's always about balance. You have to have bad with the good - else everything gets screwed up. The bad times just allow us to savour the good times and enjoy them that much more.
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty? Overflowing
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? No, sorry. I'd rather face the truth and learn from it. Honesty, even brutal honesty, is preferred over a little white lie.
13. What is your favourite memory of us? Your awesome pictures of England... le sigh
14. What is your favourite guilty pleasure? Chocolate! :D
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I'm classically trained in opera.
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace, etc.' malarky) -
what are they? That my son has a full and rewarding life. That maybe one day, I get to live in the UK again. And of course, get to meet James at least ONCE in my life! ;)
17. Can we get together and make a cake? Oh that would be AWESOME!
18. Which country is your spiritual home? Without a doubt - Ireland or Scotland.
19. What is your big weakness? I hate being confrontational, even if I'm the one being wronged. But if I'm pushed into a corner, the other party will regret it.
20. Do you think I'm a good person? Absolutely, without a doubt, one of the kindest people I know.
21. What was your best/favourite subject at school? Music/Theatre
22. Describe your accent: *giggles* Neutral, unless I was speaking with you - then I slip into a mix of Cornish/Devon accent. I assimilate (resistance is futile) other people's accents. It's not meant to be rude, it's just a habit.
23. If you could change anything about me, would you? Why would I want to change you? I like you just the way you are!
24. What do you wear to sleep? Sleep shirt with pj bottoms
25. Trousers or skirts? Trousers
26. Cigarettes or alcohol? Neither really. I can't stand smoking and I only drink socially (which is rare).
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? Take our digital cameras and capture the countryside, the coast, the mountains, anything that takes our fancy. Then leave the pictures with our loved ones and say - This is what it means to be human, enjoy things around you!
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you? If you wish :D
29. Do you want me to keep your answers to this meme screened or unscreen them? Unscreened is fine
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Date: 2008-12-07 09:42 pm (UTC)You are the only one I have read who said they would not keep a secret - great reasoning though.
I do hope you get a chance to meet James one day.
You would be wrong about the accent, btw ... My natural accent is East London ... closhish to Spike! LOL
That is a great wish for my final day - Thanks
And, Thanks for playing.
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Date: 2008-12-08 03:34 pm (UTC)Kathleen
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Date: 2008-12-08 03:47 pm (UTC)*hugs* and thanks,
Kathleen
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Date: 2008-12-08 04:28 pm (UTC)Does that make any sense?
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Date: 2008-12-08 04:37 pm (UTC)Yup...makes sense I just hope everyone that answers lets me unscreen...much easier LOL.
Kathleen
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Date: 2008-12-08 05:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-08 04:23 pm (UTC)2. Age: 37
3. Single or Taken: Single
4. Favourite Movie: There are a lot of them, but I'll pick 'Dances with Wolves'
5. Favourite Song or Album: Oh, this is impossible to answer. It could be anything, depending on my mood. (Put my mp3 player on shuffle, and it gave me 'Mercy' by Duffy, so that'll be my answer this time.) The last album I bought: The Priests (!).
6. Favourite Band/Artist: I've never been a die-hard fan of any one band or artist. There are lots of (mostly mainstream) bands and singers that I like equally. Here's only some of them, in no particular order: Phil Collins, Genesis, Madonna, Enya, Elton John, Bryan Adams, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Tina Turner, Seal, Terence Trent D'Arby, Queen, Celine Dion, Michael Jackson, Alanis Morissette etc. etc. etc… (On the classical side I like Chopin and Mozart the most)
7. Dirty or Clean: Clean. Definitely.
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: I'm really, really not a tattoo kind of girl. I have my ears pierced and that's all there's ever going to be pierced.
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ? No.
10. What's your philosophy on life? Live and let live.
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty? Half-empty, by default. But I always try to remember to look at that bottle from various angles, because it just might start to look like half-full.
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? It depends. If it was really, truly in your best interests, I would keep that secret.
13. What is your favourite memory of us? To find out we have many things in common.
14. What is your favourite guilty pleasure? Smutty fanfic with Spike in it.
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I refuse to drive a car in town centres. I'm sure I have saved a lot of lives because of that…
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace, etc.' malarky) - what are they? I want to be rich, I want to have perfect health, and I want to have all the time in the world to do things I like.
17. Can we get together and make a cake? Why not. There's just one problem: I am a terrible baker, so you might have to do that actual baking part.
18. Which country is your spiritual home? Finland
19. What is your big weakness? There's a long list, from which I'll pick: I'm withdrawn.
20. Do you think I'm a good person? Oh, yes. :)
21. What was your best/favourite subject at school? Biology.
22. Describe your accent: South-western finnish. Basically that means I use shorter words than people elsewhere.
23. If you could change anything about me, would you? No. And I wouldn't try to change anybody else either (except myself).
24. What do you wear to sleep? Pyjamas
25. Trousers or skirts? Trousers. And skirts, from time to time.
26. Cigarettes or alcohol? Absolutely no cigarettes, and very little alcohol.
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? Whatever you want us to do. Perhaps 'The best of James Marsters' marathon. ;)
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you? Yes.
29. Do you want me to keep your answers to this meme screened or unscreen them? I let you make that decision. :)
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Date: 2008-12-08 05:32 pm (UTC)Yes, we haven't known each other longer - but we are so alike, aren't we? And to add to it, I tend to be withdrawn a lot of the time, as well!
Yes, you have guessed my last day!