The 16 Thing MEME.
Thursday, January 8th, 2009 11:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
debris4spikeWhen I first saw this MEME on my f-list and told myself that I wouldn't do it ... So, here I am thinking of 16 things!
One of the reasons for saying I wouldn't is that last year I did the 7 weird things MEME ... 3 times! So, combining with the fact, I tend to whitter on a lot I thought that you would all know what my list migth contain. Having seen others lists, I realised that some of my friends are more recent additions to the madness that is me ... so, I have given in.
Here goes -
- Although you have all seen my DJ stories, what some of you may know is that until I was 33 I had never, ever even touched a horse ... Let alone ridden one. I am one of these mad adults who have decided to do something new!
- I am a head-banger in my sleep ... when stressed.
- I have never actually had a boy-friend.
- I never wear make-up ... partly from my up-bringing. However I love jewellery .... especially rings. As I type this I am actually wearing 10 of them. I only have one hole per ear, but wouldn't not wear earings. I usually have a barecelet on each wrist, as well as a watch on my right am. It is also unusual for me to not be wearing a necklace.
- I am (still) impossibly shy ... hate walking into a room, even if I know I am meeting someone there.
- I am self-taught on the clarinet.
- I am (basically) ambi-dextrous. For example, I work left handed, write right handed, did judo left handed ... but fenced and did archery with either hand.
- I love jigsaws - but of unusual scenes. at present I am working on a 3,000 and a 1,000 piece at Mum and Dads house; whilst here I am doing a 1,000 piece one of Captain Jack Sparrow.
- Until I saw Spike in the last season of Buffy (the first episode I saw!), I had never had a celebrity whose carreer I followed ... James, as ever, is a first!
- I had never, ever been to a concert until May 2007, when I went to see James Marsters in London. I have now been to 4 concerts ... guess who the other 3 were performed by!
- I am a hoarder. I have items here belonging to everyone from the family - nothing can be thrown away if I am around! I also have some old things such as some wine glasses from a pub that my Great-Grandfather sold in 1904.
- I am a member of The Plymouth Brethren ... but have attended on a regular basis, Churches of almost every denomination.
- I have a hopeless memory for names, but am quite good with numbers, and great at obscure facts!
- My sense of direction is great ... until I get on a horse ... Then I can get lost going up a straight road. Toni and Ros both laugh and tell me that I should never go out by myself, they would never see DJ or me again.
- I have been a bridesmaid 3 times. The first to a friend in Michigan, the next to Claire and then to Brenda - my 2 sister-i-laws. At each event I wore the same neckalce - the one my Mum and my Aunt wore on their wedding days, and the one my Grandmother wore on hers. It was her wedding gift from my Grandfather ... and it has only been worn on those 6 occasions.
- And, finally - Hate to say it, but I love ironing!!
You are meant to tag people, but I am not going to.
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Date: 2009-01-08 12:52 pm (UTC):)
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Date: 2009-01-08 03:45 pm (UTC)Fencing I would swap from week to week - I preferd doing technique right and fightining left!!
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Date: 2009-01-08 02:44 pm (UTC)Oh no! How could you?
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Date: 2009-01-08 03:44 pm (UTC)Love the Avon bear btw
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Date: 2009-01-08 06:00 pm (UTC)And I started watching Buffy in season 7 too!!! *twins*
In fact the first episode I ever saw was the very last one, during one of my work trip to the states as it aired there! LOL strange time to get involved in a fandom, I know....
I got tagged to do this meme so I kinda have to do it, will post tomorrow I think.
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Date: 2009-01-08 06:13 pm (UTC)Mind you, I got into Dr Who right from the start ... although I may forgive you that on age!
Looking forward to reading your notes.
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Date: 2009-01-09 09:10 pm (UTC)Until I saw Spike in the last season of Buffy (the first episode I saw!), I had never had a celebrity whose career I followed ... James, as ever, is a first!
This is the same for me too, I only saw the odd episode of Buffy as I was often getting dinner ready when it was on, but used to love watching James in it when I did, all of a sudden it sort of hit me how amazing an actor he was and it all went from there :)
My sense of direction is great ... until I get on a horse ... Then I can get lost going up a straight road. Toni and Ros both laugh and tell me that I should never go out by myself, they would never see DJ or me again.
Oh that's priceless *giggles*
And, finally - Hate to say it, but I love ironing!!
Ok expect a parcel from me with all my ironing then as I absolutely hate it, I only iron the bare minimum of things that I need to do.
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Date: 2009-01-09 09:56 pm (UTC)Sorry you can't work out who was doing the other concerts ... maybe I should have given a hint!
Yes DJ and I head off, we will be passing your place no problems ... well, unless I was aiming that way!
Mum thinks I am weird about ironing - there again, both my brothers love it as well, which my sis-in-laws think truly great!
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Date: 2009-01-13 06:16 pm (UTC)I love jigsaw puzzles, too! Have you done any round ones? Those are terribly hard for me. I like to start with the edges first.:-)
You wrote a lot of good stuff in this meme but in a much shorter version than when I did it a couple days ago. LOL
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Date: 2009-01-13 06:25 pm (UTC)Haven't done a round jigsaw in ages ... I am into weird pictures at present, instead of the odd shapes!
It was a good MEME wasn't it?