Tuesday, 4 March 2014

  • So this is one of those Tumblr ones where people send you the names of the flowers and you answer those questions but I'm just going to give 'em all a go, to add blogging to my procrastination list which already includes sleeping until noon, writing and editing fanfic using this site and going to the gym when I already have injuries bad enough that I can't wear shoes (I regret that decision since now it has escalated to can't walk). But yeah, on to questions.

  • Daisy:How old were you when you had your first kiss?
  • Like most things, it's not particularly straight forward. When I was 10, I pashed my best friend. When I was 14 I got my first kiss-on-the-lips, but it was Truth or Dare. When I was 15 I got my first kiss that wasn't orchestrated. Pick any I suppose.
  • Carnation:If I handed you a concert ticket right now, who would you want to be the performer?
  • T-Swizzle or Ed Sheeran.
  • Jasmine:What colour looks best on you?
  • I don't really know... black looks good on everyone, I look terrible in white, blue matches my eyes, red makes me feel confident which makes anyone look better... I dunno. If I had to pick just a plain long sleeved shirt in any colour, I would go dark grey.
  • Foxglove:Name three facts about your family?
  • My parents' lives both revolve around playing Bridge.
  • Today is my little brothers first day of Uni.
  • I take after my Dad and my brother takes after my Mum.
  • Allium:What's the best thing you can cook?
  • I cook a mean risotto. And also crepes, I cook killer crepes.
  • Orange Blossom:If you could pick the gender and appearance of your child, would you?
  • Yeah I would. I know it's terrible and of course I would love any child of mine once I got to be around it and know it, but when I picture myself in the Doctor's office with ultrasound jelly all over my belly and the Doctor saying 'It's a boy', there will  be a sense of disappointment so great you would wonder if that crazy lady is even half fit to be a parent.
  • I want a baby girl, at least first up. As for appearance, I mean, in theory it's like you get to create your own Sim and everyone would rather pick than randomise, but I'd love my child regardless, even if I couldn't give them purple eyes and main-character-in-an-anime hair features.
  • Calla Lily:If you died right now, what song would you want to play at your funeral?
  • My Heart Will Go On. And maybe The Best Day.
  • Poinsettia:Favourite holiday dish?
  • Hot Cross Buns!
  • Oxlip:Would you ever get into a long distance relationship?
  • Depends on circumstances. Like, I would if it was a limited period of time with a definite endpoint, like exchange. I don't feel like I've put distance between myself and my closest friends, so I can't imagine not being able to keep things up with an SO. Like all relationships, it would just require work. I wouldn't be able to get in a relationship with someone I met online who lived in woop woop though, because I feel like you need to have been strongly integrated in someones daily life before you can take yourself out of it.
  • Primrose:Favourite kind of soup?
  • Pumpkin Soup.
  • Daffodil:What's the most thoughtful present you've ever received?
  • Mia always does good. One she got me a bracelet engraved with a few things I love, like a lightning bolt and a bunny etc. Or that time she made me a Harry Potter style Hogwarts letter, sealed with wax and mailed anonymously. Or Megan buying me all that Taylor Swift makeup and merch right after I complimented her on her awesome eyeliner. Or the Destiel T-Shirt Mia got me, that was the greatest.
  • Rose:Are you currently in love with someone?
  • I can't say I really am, but when I'm drunk I do start messaging Mia declaring my love for various unnamed persons.
  • Amsonia:Would you ever become a vegan?
  • I can't see it. I love meat so much and cheese. And chocolate. And milk. There is literally not one thing that isn't vegan that I don't like probably.
  • Peony:What's your favourites hot beverage?
  • Hot Chocolate with marshmallows and cream.
  • Tulip:For your birthday, what kind of cake do you ask for?
  • Pavlova or cheesecake. Or just vanilla sponge with soft icing but I've never got that. There was just this one cake in primary school, it was like a metre squared, cos it was like, for half the school, and it was just good. Like a fairy sponge cake and icing that was more like cream than hard icing.
  • Myrtle:Do you like going on airplanes?
  • I certainly like going to places that aeroplanes take me, and I do get excited for planes, just cos clouds are so spectacular from above and cities and landing and its all good. I just hate the stress of before/after with customs and baggage and tickets and getting to the airport...
  • Hibiscus:Did you ever play an instrument? If so what?
  • I have this major goal of learning guitar this month, so I'm hoping that happens. I could play basic recorder as a kid and I learn violin for a few months in year 7. I was taught a few songs on piano by various people. Other than that, I have no musical talent or giftedness.
  • Zinnia:Who was your best friend when you were six years old?
  • Her name was Mimi, she was the most beautiful kid you'd ever seen. She was tiny, absolutely dainty with delicate features and blue eyes. She had brown hair that was always smooth and was just the sweetest girl you'd ever meet.
  • Poppy:What color was your childhood home?
  • Er... it was brick? Red-ish brick. Actually, I'll do you one better and find it on google maps. It was a beautiful home, my parents built it when I was a baby and it was in this massive cul-de-sac with lots of kids and was overall great.
  • Hydrangea:Starbucks order?
  • Grande hot chocolate probably! Or if you're from 'Straya like me, medium.
  • Violet:Do you like where you're from?
  • Where I'm from? If you mean like, what country, then sure, Australia is the greatest. Too many bogans and an asshole PM but you win some, you lose some.
  • Locust:What was your favourite book as a child?
  • I read vicariously as a kid, 3 books a day type reading. I'd take books home from school all the time, mostly Babysitter Club books and the like. I read for pleasure, not to strain myself. I think I advanced at around 12 to more adult reading, with TWTWB and one book that I read at 12 that stuck with me, 'People might hear you' by Robin Klein'. Even at that age, I was very excited by the idea of religious cults and had a good understanding of that book and the various characters motivations, even when the protagonist didn't. Actually, my Year 4 teachers both gave me stacks of books that year to read, and that was one of them, but as I said, I didn't read to challenge myself with difficult books with small writing so I didn't pick it up again until a year or two later.
  • Like, I remember Philosophers Stone being popular in Year 2. Mimi, who wasn't particularly smart, was even reading it but I was a hipster long before my time and decided it was dumb and too mainstream for someone like me. I was 11 before I started reading Harry Potter, starting with goblet of Fire because that was what my cousin had on her when we were down the coast.
  • Rhododendron:What's the scariest dream you've ever had?
  • I don't remember particularly bad dreams. I was too young when I watched Amityville Horror though, and I had some trouble getting to sleep for a few nights after that. The little girl forcing the babysitter to push her fingers into the bullet wounds that murdered her, while she was locked in the closet and couldn't escape is still imagery I'd rather I didn't have.
  • Queen Anne's Lace:Would you rather carve pumpkins or wrap presents?
  • I've never carved a pumpkin so if given a choice I would choose that, just to give it a go.
  • Magnolia:Favourite kind of candy?
  • Galaxy Bars.
  • Aster:Would you rather be cold or hot?
  • Hot, but cold is growing on me.
  • Marigold:Do you listen to what's on the radio?
  • I sure do. Pop music is my jam.
  • Heliconia:Do you like when it rains?
  • I live in England -.- But no, in case that needs to be made more explicit, I do not. I like sun and hot weather and rain, whether pouring or drizzle, sucks ass.
  • Azalea:What's a movie you cried while watching?
  • What, like this week? Because I cried during a 10 minute ad on bullying... I don't know, I'm trying to think of one that I know will make me cry every time... oh, My Sisters Keeper.
  • Dandelion:Do you think you're important?

Yeah, as much as anyone else is, and I think we are all decently important. Everyone has an incredible agency to chase happiness and I think that's amazing and deserves something.

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