Hey! I got tagged by Debs. It is an A-Z questionnaire, so here goes.
A- Available or Single? – Unavailable to most people.
B- Best Friends? – I'm a great believer in friendship but DISbelieve in "best friends" for that very reason ...
C- Cake or Pie? – Pie bc I prefer savouries to sweets (generally). But it has to be home-made and not some awful 80% air industrial supermarket's version. Strangely I have never seen "air pie" marketed. How odd.
D- Drink of Choice? – Alcohol for the effect. Otherwise milk as long as it's in chocolate shake (good for the teeth (the milk, that is; not the chocolate or sugar)). Red wine. Fizzy freezing cold white wine or perry for summer. Pina colada. Single malt. Dutch/German/Czech beer ("lager"). Alcopops eg Berries flavour Reef. Limeade made with lime juice. Pomegranate juice as of today; it's like melon juice but strong enough to dilute into cyder and still dominate the flavour....
... for completeness I ought to include the drink I imbibe the most: White Star cyder 7.5% ABV. Flavour: occasional hint of apple. Effect: liquid alcoholic brillo pad. ...
... O man ... HOW could I leave THIS out? There is NOTHING like a GOOD cup of PROPERLY-MADE tea. White. Strong (not stewed). And sweet. But not too sweet. English breakfast blend is best. Never ever scrimp on tea. It's not like expensive tea is "expensive" in the scheme of things. So get the best you can. Always. Especially if you live outside the UK or Ireland as I have grave reservations about the quality of foreign teas. Sometimes, in cafes, they even bring you a mug full of fairly hot water, the teabag BESIDE it ... as if that is going to brew properly. Boil water THOROUGHLY (you cannot OVERboil it, not for tea). Heat the pot or mug you are going to use by swilling with boiling water. If using teabag in the mug do not allow a spoon (especially a metal one) to stand in the mug. Infusion must be as hot as possible. Squeeze bag and stir after about 2 mins. Stand another 2 mins. Repeat bag squeezing/stirring. Tea not brewed for four mins minimum just ain't tea. I'm sorry. And don't drown it in too much milk.
That is how to make the perfect cuppa!!!
E- Essential Item? – Pen and Paper. Never let you down, unlike electronic would-be "replacements"--!!
F- Favourite Colour? – Blue. What else??!
G- Gummi Bears or Worms? – Can you eat these? I thought Gummi Bears was a cartoon on retarded morning TV, probably clashes with the Hoobs so I wouldn't watch it even if I WERE paying attention ... well it has to be worms then.
H- Hometown? – London
I- Indulgence? – Too much of it!
J- January or February? - February bc post-Xmas hangover has dissipated, it's more full-on winter (usually) & is closer to spring
K- Kids and Names? – Don't have none but I love the name Nabila /Nabeela for a girl. But I'm not an Arab or a Muslim.
L- Life is incomplete without? - Breathing. OK am I meant 2b more circumspect/etc? OK then: dreaming. There you go, bc sleep is the nearest thing to death and dreaming obviously distinguishes the "final two" most certifiably.
M- Marriage Date? – Late August 1982. Both parents REmarried OTHER PEOPLE the SAME bankholiday weekend in 1982 and torn between offers to live with both I went a little CRAZY.
N- Number of Siblings? – ONE blood brother ONE step brother
O- Oranges or Apples? - Oranges
P- Phobias/Fears? – Wasps, Spiders, Scorpions, Crabs, Lobsters, Octopods/pusses/pi/whatever they're meant 2b called, Centepedes, Millipedes/etc ... I could go on, but get the theme? I love bumblebees tho...
Q- Favourite Quote? - "And the lamb shall lie down with the lion and the little child shall lead them." Isaiah something (Bible).
R- Reasons to smile? - When things are funny!
S- Season? – Spring. How original! Yeah, I know.
T- Tag 3 People? Here is 4:--– Nicole, Ruth, Wayward "Crystal Clean" Son, & Chipper....c'mon get answering quicker than I did!
U- Unknown Fact About Me? – Is anything about me not known to SOMEone? I honestly doubt it. One thing I learnt long ago, not to let secrets have power over me. But to know when to keep one. (I hate people who can't keep secrets they are truly pathetic.)
V- Vegetable You Hate? – Parsnips; they are GROSS
W- Worst Habit? – My Drug Habit
X- X-rays You've Had? – Can't remember. Loads of dental ones for my forever-rotting teeth. Probably my shoulder when I got hit by a lorry but I don't remember it. Was told I had a broken something there. Idiot doctors let me go and yet I couldn't tell where I was for half the next week. Went to the doctors but couldn't tell her what I'd forgotten. Ie had REAL concussion not the theatrical type and the medical profession let me down as badly as they always have done when I've needed them. At least the driver was courteous enough to stop otherwise I'd have wandered off somewhere and would still be traumatized to this day as I STILL cannot remember getting hit.
Y- Your Favourite Foods? – Fish, (tinned) sardines in brine are pretty nice (a new discovery). Of course fresh ones in Spain =nicer. Cod in parsley sauce. Sild and skippers. Sprats and whitebait deepfried. (I lurve fish, one great reason to live by the coast.) Also they're the only animal I can observe swimming: silvery, torpedo-shaped and very much alive and STILL they make me hungry!!! I'm a thorough carnivore... pyskivore? piscivore..??/whatever.
Z- Zodiac? – Pisces/Water Rat (Chinese)/Ash(I think/ else willow (Celtic tree calendar))
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Busy uploading photos at the moment but promise I will do it! Have I missed your birthday as you're Pisces...when was it?
It was 2 weeks ago but I didn't want no one to know!!!
WOW! lOVE THIS..................PLEASE pm me, i WOULD LOVE TO DO THIS, BUT WILL PROBABLY FORGET IT BY TOMORROW......................PLEASE REMIND ME!
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I hate tags.
Excellent list! Now I know why the tea is always better in England; I just haven't been making it right. I even buy my tea in London and take it home ... but it never tastes the same when I make it. 4 minutes, is it then? I shall try your recipe at the weekend.
And I accept your challenge! I'm off to do the tag right now ...
That verse is Isaiah 11:6. Would love to hear why you like that verse. (still praying for you)
A- Available or Single? – Unavailable and unsingle.
B- Best Friends? – My friend Suzanne comes the closest to that description.
C- Cake or Pie? – Probably cake.
D- Drink of Choice? – Green tea, ginger tea infusion, Martini Bianco with lemon and ice, a good red wine, Caipirinha.
E- Essential Item? – My Apple Mac computer and an internet connection.
F- Favourite Colour? – Depends on many factors. Some colours I'd never wear or decorate with but like to see on flowers or other items. Hard to say. I like shades of orange, green and blue and don't like red much.
G- Gummi Bears or Worms? – Gummi Bärchen, and only the original from Haribo in Germany.
H- Hometown? – Vukovar (Croatia).
I- Indulgence? – All the time.
J- January or February? - Depends which hemisphere I'm in. January in Europe... come to think of it, January in Australia too.
K- Kids and Names? – Can't stand the little bastards, unless they're smart and thoughtful. There are a few kids I do like, some of my friends have managed to breed successfully and reared their kids into fine, little people. Names Maya, Namibia, Oscar.
L- Life is incomplete without? - Travelling.
M- Marriage Date? – Not married, but celebrate our anniversary every December 9th.
N- Number of Siblings? – One younger sister.
O- Oranges or Apples? - Oranges.
P- Phobias/Fears? – Don't like birds getting too close to me. Would probably not like to touch them.
Q- Favourite Quote? - "Never argue with idiots, they drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."
R- Reasons to smile? - Sunshine, flowers, animals.
S- Season? – Summer and autumn.
T- Tag 3 People? That's a bit of a stretch for me. You can be happy that I filled this out.
U- Unknown Fact About Me? – If I write it down it won't be unknown anymore.
V- Vegetable You Hate? – I don't think I hate any vegetable. I don't like meat.
W- Worst Habit? – Going to work every morning.
X- X-rays You've Had? – A few dental ones when I was younger and of late it was abdominal X-rays to check on a stent that was placed in my bile duct and lung X-rays to check for infection... but that's over now.
Y- Your Favourite Foods? – Fish, seafood, vegetables, sushi, Mediterranean food and Thai food. I like most things, so long as it's not meaty or greasy.
Z- Zodiac? – Virgo (sun), Aquarius (moon), Pig (Chinese).
I just read your birthday was 2 weeks ago!! What date??? My friends Suzanne and Marisa are both Pices (born on the 15th).
Help! This is my very first tag and just when I thought I had no virginity left to loose!
I am uninformed about how to respond to tags. Do I post it here in the comments or on my blog or both?
WS
WS...the norm is to post your answers on your blog, which is nice because then we get to come and visit you!! But Nicole's response made me realize that posting here, in the comments, is a good way for all the answers to be shared in one spot.
So I was no damn help at all, was I?
Gled...I think these things are great because we learn little things that we didn't know about people.
I was very surprised to read about your phobias...very interesting.
And please let us know your birthdate...was it back when you were really depressed?
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