Must be getting old, I quite fancy answering this one :-P

1. What bill do you hate paying the most?
TV License.  I don't watch TV.

2. Do you miss being a child?
Really not, freedom is important to me.

3. Chore you hate the most?
Clearing the hairtrap in the shower, with two long haired people in the house it's really quite gross but thankfully only needs doing once a month :-/

4. Where was the last place you had a romantic dinner?
La Romantica, a very nice little Italian Resteraunt not far from here (so, the rough part of town, lol).  It had candles and everything.

5. If you could go back and change one thing what would it be?
I would go back to a specific moment in my childhood, hug my little self and tell me to run out the door and keep going all the way home.

6. Name of your first grade teacher?
Miss Woods, she was pretty with long curly blonde hair, I had a major crush on her..

7. What do you really want to be doing right now?
Skating, but I'm not well enough just yet (been pawly this last week).

8. What did you want to be when you grew up?
Daisy Duke.

9. How many colleges did you attend?
One.  Shoulda got a job instead.

10. Why did you choose the shirt that you have on right now?
It's a black t-shirt, I needed something to go with the yellow & black tartan miniskirt and simple is best!

11. What are your thoughts on gas prices?
I pay about £450 a month for gas, it sucks.

12. First thought when the alarm went off this morning?
Why is my alarm going off?  It's Saturday, damnit.

13. Last thought before going to sleep last night?
Here's hoping I can skate tomorrow, I'm rusting up.

14. What famous person would you like to have dinner with?
Dave Grohl, in the vain hope of persuading him into bed afterwards.

15. Have you ever crashed your vehicle?
At 5 mph into the back of a 4x4, yes.  When driving a car with bald tyres it's gonna happen sooner or later ...

16. If you didn't have to work, would you volunteer?
It would be nice to do something to help folks, I used to do volunteer work for a place helping diabled kids which was very rewarding, karma-wise.

17. Get up early or sleep in?
Up early, when the suns bright.

18. What is your favorite cartoon character?
Tank Girl, hands down favourite.

19. Favorite thing to do at night?
Go skating, then eat & drink, then some sort of sordid sexual inproprietry.

20. When did you first start feeling old?
When I got thread veins on my ankles, about 4 years back.

21. Favorite lunch meat?
Erm, I looove a nice big crunchy salad for lunch.

22. What do you get every time you go into Wal-Mart?
A plastic bag?

23. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual?
Really not, I'm looking forward to a nice (but modest) wedding and being Mrs. Holly :-)

24. Favorite movie you wouldn't want anyone to find out about?
I have no secret movies, just ones I would describe as 'guilty pleasures' such as Wall-E, which always makes me cry a whole bunch.

25. What's your favorite drink?
Tea.  None of that Earl-Grey shite either, I'm talking PG Tips, with milk, in a mug, like it should be!

26. Who from high school would you like to run in to?
My friend Scott.  I don't know where he is and I miss him.

27. What radio station is your car radio tuned to right now?
None, my car radio is broken and I'm in no hurry to fix it.

28. Sopranos or Desperate Housewives?
Neither, I'd rather be cleaning the hairtrap in the shower than watching TV.

29. Worst relationship mistake that you wish you could take back?
Moving in with a Sociopath.  Protip - don't try this.

30. Do you like the person that sits directly across from you at work?
Nobody sits directly oppositte me.  I like the person who sits behind me and sometimes have dreams about her and me doing *things*

31. Have you ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purposes?
Nope, never had one to hand when I've set a kitchen on fire (which has happenned twice), always improvised instead.

32. Last book you finished reading?
Irish Myths of Faeries, an interpretation of old Celtic scripts which makes them readable.

33. Do you have a teddy bear?
I have a little Fox cuddly toy, a Little Miss Daredevil, a Flat Eric and a Tux the Penguin.  I don't sleep with them, that would be wierd.

34. Strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth?
In a nightclub bathroom, back when I was working as a DJ.  Not all that strange TBH.

35. Do you go to church?
Don't you swear at me!

36. How old are you?
Too old, but not so old that I can't waste time answering Memes ;-)

In a week where I could have really used an easy ride, things have got complicated.  Wednesday afternoon at work was quite pleasant, I pottered around, looked bemused and didn't get lost.  I even got some errands covered after making myself a little to-do list.

Then on Thursday morning my car decided to have an embolism.  It needs a special part which won't arrive until tomorrow and barely moves under it's own steam at the moment.  Stranded, I spent Thursday at home and did my best to be active; the grass has been cut (long overdue, it was over a yard high!) and the Shelby has been given a good clean.  Seeing the Shelby all nice and shiny has prompted me to get it sorted ... so it's now insured and taxed and the (hopefully only) required spare part is winging it's way from America as we speak.

Working on the cars in combat trousers has given me a distinctly Butch vibe which I've not felt in a long time.  It will evaporate tomorrow since it's leg waxing time (oh thank goodness I've got time for that at last!).

I'm still getting headaches, though less severe, my cognitive capacity is a bit lower than it was (I can still work stuff out fine, it just takes me longer) and I'm unable to hold my hands still, they have a little shake all on their own ... I hope these are temporary problems.  I plan on returning to the ice on Sunday afternoon, although at a steady pace for a while.

I'm at my best when I have a challenge so today I've set myself a tough target - this afternoon I'm going to work.

Doesn't sound like much, eh?  I need to drive on a motorway, get off at the right junction and remember my way around the small town where the office is.  Mix in the fact that I can't remember where I'm going and there's your challenge.

I'm taking Evie's Satnav along in the car with me but I'll only use it if I get lost, other important things like when I took my pills or what days things are happening on are getting written down methodically (on my hand and calendar respectively) after I found reading my own internet posts helped prompt my memory.

I'm getting much better, I can remember most of yesterday and I think I can recall some moments from Sunday before the accident - though they feel like trying to remember something from five years ago.  It's all in there somewhere!

Yesterday, while pirouetting serenely around the ice rink (read: my usual wobbling around, but I don't think I'm doing too badly) I fell and hit my head ... hard.  What I've been told since is that I knocked myself out cold (no pun intended) for about 10 seconds and from then on couldn't remember much of anything ... like my whole life, who I am and so on.

I had a cat scan and haven't scrambled my brains but it's going to take a while 'till my memories start making sense; I'm making this post so that I can start getting my thoughts in order.  There's a bunch of stuff going on in my life at the moment, it will have to wait though as right now I'm remembering stuff like when my pet dog died or when I first learnt to drive.  It's like mentally wading through treacle right now but I'll get there.

This morning I woke up and was thrilled to find that I have a tattoo, for instance ... then disappointed that I only have one.  It's very weird right now.

Fortunately I'm surrounded by awesome people who all want to help me get better :-)

David Cameron hit by an egg in Cornwall

This made me feel wistful that I no longer live in a part of the country where people pelt Conservative leaders with eggs *sigh*

One line from the report really struck me:

"A 16-year-old student - who was wearing a hooded top - was arrested briefly but then released."

Is the BBC joining the Daily Fail in saying that anyone who wears a hoodie is up to no good?  I have hoodies and am sometimes not up to anything "unsavoury" so I really resent the association!

Two Americans in the MovieBuffs comm have said that after watching Avatar they threw their 3D spec in the bin rather than the recycling box.

Last week someone in another comm confirmed that they didn't have recycling available for electronics goods.

Is America really like that? Do people really not care about stuffing rubbish in holes in the ground? I realise I'm no environmental saint (an hour's drive to work does not make for a low carbon footprint) but I don't go out of my way to throw more things in the bin than I have to!

Gah! It just seems so damn backward, especially in the world's richest country ...

First up, I'm seeing lots of photos of people suffering in Haiti.  Do the photographers help their subjects after getting their needed pics?  Are the newscasters getting their hands dirty in any way?  Or are they just profiteering from the misery of others?

Somehow I don't think I could live with myself if I were there and didn't give my food to someone who really needed it ...

In other, brighter, news - the Two Lumps comic tackles the controversial topic of Avatar

I don't know if anyone else does, but I crave the burning sensation you get when muscles are exhausted ... a dull deep hot feeling from inside my muscles.

Feeling like a break from housework today, I went for a walk in the last of the sunshine.  With the temperature being "wintery" outside you have to move reasonably fast to keep warm, so this was a brisk walk!  I went up through the village and just kept on going until my legs ached, then turned around and walked back, just as fast.

I covered about 4 miles, this shows how out of shape I am; it's been about 15 months since the last time I went running, at which point I could have run those 4 miles and still been ok.  Time to get back in shape again, I guess!  This will be much easier after Vernal Equinox when it's nice and warm; leaves and flowers growing back also helps :-)

So, it's just as well I like that that burning feeling, teehee

Most of the big decisions in my life up 'till the age of 30 have been made because of emotional factors.  It was quite a ride and took me to places I didn't initially imagine it could.

Out of fear I left University partway through my second year exams.  From emotional dependance I moved in with someone for 10 years (and on many occasions I made the decision to stay with her despite it being a destructive relationship) ... and there are other decisions which are beyond the scope of an internet journal; if you know me, you know what they are.  Taking the option which was easiest on my emotions rather than the logical best choice has led to a lot of pain and I know here and there it has caused me to hurt others - not when the call is made, but some time later, when I sort myself out and try to set things right.

Then there are the good decisions, of which there are a reasonable number (one in particular keeps my faith in the good of the world - meeting Evie).  I can easily say though, that those were cases when the chips just happened to land in my favour

Now though, as I get older, I find the emotions take a back seat to experience - hopefully this means my life will get better, the head winning over the heart might not bring as great benefits, but it's less of a gamble :-)

Is it me, or does the article here kinda miss the point(s)?

One thing that annoys me is "articles" which scrape the smallest-possible amount of info from something (or in this case, mis-represent the subject matter) while simultaneously insulting reader's reasoning skills. 

Avatar raises an awful lot of little ponderances in regard to the wars we are engaged in, where the world itself is heading, use of technology, scientific morality, and so on.  Thats part of why I love it so much, outside of the special effects there can be a personal challenge in contemplating the subject matter evenly.

*sigh* speaking of even contemplation, am I wrong to dislike this article's assumptions? or is that by being more accessible more people will think of the deeper meaning when they might otherwise not have considered such questions?