What were you doing 10 years ago? 10 years ago I was in Grade 8 (8 Yellow, in fact) and I was hanging out with a Bad Influence (since Cec and I had a window of about 18 months where we weren't friends). In four weeks 10 years ago, the Port Arthur massacre would happen and then a month after that the Bad Influence would get me busted for shoplifting. God I'm glad high school's over! * What were you doing 5 years ago? I was working at Habitat (a local chain of high-end housewares) and secretly seeing one of the guys I worked with. At the end of that year I got my job at the real estate agency and moved into a villa with Boo * What were you doing 1 year ago? Almost exactly one year ago to the day, I was newly unemployed, having quit my job without another one to go to. Most of my days were spent sleeping in, reading a bit and going to the bar where my crush at the time, Winnie, worked (actually he'd still be a crush if he worked there - cute as a button); nights were spent going for drives or swimming at the beach * 5 Snacks I enjoy * cheese and tomato on toast * rice cakes or rice crackers (that's not some annoying girl-on-a-diet snack, I do just actually like them) * minestrone soup * choc malt NutriGrain bars * tuna, cucumber and carrot sushi * 5 Songs (you think) you know by heart Almost every song I know, I know by heart but what are five non-standard ones? Hmm: * One Misty Moisty Morning - Steeleye Span * The Ballad of the Shape of Things - Blossom Dearie * The Philosopher's Song - Monty Python (my teacher and I actually performed this song to my Grade 12 religion class, oh dear...) * Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles * Don't Stand So Close To Me - The Police (or anything by The Police, really) * 5 things you would do with a LOT of money * get rid of all debts for me and mine and buy my brother and my sister one big present each of their choosing * buy a solid, well-built but old-fashioned 2-3 bedroom cottage in West Hobart or Battery Point that I could do up and make my own * give screeds of money to the Hobart Cat Centre, the RSPCA, the Hobart Dog's Home and various breast cancer charities * spend a couple of months in the Greek Islands * hire a personal trainer * 5 things you would never wear * calf-length leggings under skirts * baker boy caps * a mini-skirt * short skirts and calf-length boots * stovepipe jeans (I would like to point out that Ashlee Simpson has worn ALL those things - further proof, if proof should be needed, that she is the Antichrist) * 5 things you should have never worn * my Grade 9 netball skirt (nope, didn't play netball!) which JUST covered my arse, with a great big fluffy (very comfy and warm) Balance windcheater and my goth boots. A completely schizophrenic outfit * my brand new, never worn (therefore never washed) green jeans to the ice skating rink. I fell over... and left a big green V on the ice * the t-shirt that proclaimed "they're real and they're spectactular" (although in my defence it WAS a present) * a low-cut, tight singlet top to work (but I confess I do this ALL the time. Must stop) * boy-leg bathers to school swimming. Helloooo fat thighs! * 5 things I enjoy doing * lying in bed when it's raining and windy outside * reading, reading, reading * watching old musicals (especially Marilyn Monroe ones) * singing along to CDs, the radio, tapes, videos, anything * writing. Back in the day I was even published but 7 years of writers block (no idea why) has kind of destroyed that * 5 bad habits * over-analysing EVERYthing * drinking. I know and everyone I know knows that I drink too much but oh well, it's something to do * laughing loudly (not really a habit, I know, but I have a loud laugh and it kind of draws attention. It's not deliberate though!) * also not exactly a habit but I have a mental block on dusting and vaccuuming. All the other chores I do, but never ever those two * falling headlong for a new crush, with no emotional protection. Almost every time I end up wounded because I haven't closed myself off a bit but I don't really repress emotions so if I feel something, I let myself feel it and inevitably get a bit (or a lot) trampled * People I would like to do this |
I think the over-analysing is what gives writers block. I at one time used to write short stories (and poetry) but I haven't been able to in years. I alos over-analyse and I think when I try to write I try to think to hard about what I'm writing and everything that comes out is all crap. That T-Shirt (if it was completely true) couldn't have been that bad. Now the hat I had...