time for a tagging
So, onto my second tag of the weekend, Lis of Last Year’s Girl tagged me to reveal 6 random things about me. This is a difficult one, as I think I did them all in the 10 thing about me at the top of the site. Now I’m going to have to think of 6 more, goddammit.
Ok, here goes,
1. I was born a catholic, raised a protestant and now don’t know what I am. I spent my childhood (and even some time at University) going to church or Christian Union, but one day, well, I just stopped. I still go occasionally when i’m at home (with my mum) but I have no idea whether I’m a believer or not anymore. I’m not sure religion is something I should be confused about. I should know, shouldn’t I?
2. I collect toy monkeys. Ok, I don’t really collect them, people buy them for me, and I have quite a collection of them around my house (in plants, on the TV). My favourite probably has to be ‘evil monkey’ from Family Guy who sits on my fireplace. I also have cuddly monkeys called Opollo and Starbuck (see number 3).
3. I’m a closet geek to my friends. A few of them know about this here blog and read it (probably in case I write anything about them – hiya – *waves*) so know I can be a bit of an internet geek, but what they don’t know is that I also read heavy duty hard and space opera type science fiction (Reynolds, Ian M Banks, Peter F Hamilton, Asimov, Benford) and a lot of the softer stuff (Bradbury, Wells, Philip K Dick). Current top 3 books – The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick, The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson and Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds. My favourite TV show has to be Battlestar Gallactica, I even like the 70s version. Oh and a mention should go out for Firefly as well. Not buffy tho, or Star Trek.
4. Up to my current boyfriend, I have cheated on everyone I have been out with. I’m not proud of this fact, but I can at least admit that during my 20s I fought commitment fears by being a cheat. I generally didn’t even feel guilty. But I am now a changed woman, I promise.
5. I have not been able to give up smoking despite the fact I actually know its killing me. Yes I am that stupid.
6. I have major confidence issues, and paranoia. Oh and possibly depression. But I hate self indulgent people who use this kind of mental problem as a crux to stop them living their lives. Ok maybe if it was diagnosed I could be treated, but to be honest as I have said before, I prefer my life with rough edges, however hard my personality makes it for me.
Ok, phew I did it. Now it’s your turn, I tag:
Josh @ The Monkey Made Me Do It
Sarcastically Bitter
TishTash @ My Telephone Booth
Tara @ The Brain
Dan @ The Art of Panic
A @ Snarky Much
All Round Newbie
Andy @ Wild ARS Chase
Mwah
Kx
P.s if you dont want to put up another meme on your blog (or you hate them) you can add it to the comments like Josh has done..im interested in finding out more about my readers! x
I too have cheated on everyone I’ve ever been out with apart from the current one. I’m a totally changed woman too and would never ever cheat on him.
Oh, and I quite like Buffy. Ssh!
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First of all, you have such good taste in Sci-Fi. I am currently deep into the Dreaming Void trilogy by Hamilton and hooked as always.
As for BSG…just downloaded episode 11 of series 4….OMG it is going to be a tense ending to this show.
But enough about you…more about me. I don’t want to put this on my blog so here it is for you.
1. I am a champion procrastinator. If there were trophies for this, I would have a room dedicated to them. This may seem odd because I do lots of stuff, but if it bores me then it probably won’t get done or will get delegated.
2. I am very happy in my own company. Despite being out nearly every night of the week, being happy and confident public speaking or managing , teaching or leading groups of people, I actually crave time alone to practice my procrastination skills.
3. I have an excessively broad set of skills that makes me near unemployable. As such I have my own business so I can do more or less as I please. This is a function of point one. When bored I divert attention to things that interest me, get ridiculously focussed, learn all that I can then move on.
4. I am a very sporty geek. Despite owning too many computers, gadgets and loving sci-fi and movies, I am still happiest racing yachts, dancing, snowboarding, kite surfing, charging around on fast bikes or doing my mystery sport that shall not be named.
5. Despite all my success, I am still not content. I would not say I am unhappy but I don’t feel like I am winning. To quote Fight Club “We’ve all been raised on television to believe that one day we’d all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won’t. And we’re slowly learning that fact. And we’re very, very pissed off.”
6. I love big storms. The more destructive and humbling the better. I think we have lost perspective of our own importance in this universe and there is nothing like nature to smack us back into place every now and then. Despite that, a huge thunderstorm is just the best fun to watch at the end of a hot day.
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Happy new Obama,
He has to see this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odEmzjetGLY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVU1AUyi7eM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOQqhvplwdY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9yqy3rocmA&NR=1
He has to see Holocaust survivors
http://www.tahyyes.org/2009/01/more-holocaust-survivors.html
http://www.tahyyes.org/2009/01/holocaust-survivors-message-from.html
We will not go down without a fight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbr8LBR5k-8
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So with you on Sci-Fi. I freaking love BSG and I hate that I’ve finished Asimov’s entire Foundation series and can’t read it new all over again.
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ok you’re my kind of geek! I love Asimov.
and I collect turtles. again, I never buy them for myself, but everyone and their grandma buys them for me. I have so many I don’t even know what to do with them.
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I’m a catholic, but I am also not sure whether I believe or not.
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