Indulging the witter

There's another meme going round - I think it started out as a cunning bonding exercise in-world, but was dragged to the blogosphere and has begun doing the rounds out here. Which is the medium I shall therefore choose, in the interests of keeping up with the times and, of course, finding an excuse to show off some of the pictures I've made.

1. What time did you get up this morning?
8.45 - I like to leave these things to the last minute, now that work is just a 15 minute walk away.

2. Diamonds or pearls?
Diamonds, although I do like pearls if properly placed.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Iron Man, as extensively documented in a previous post. Seeing Doomsday on Monday, which is not even slightly relevant to the question.

4. Favorite TV show?
Battlestar Galactica, very closely followed by Buffy and Heroes.

5. What do you usually have for breakfast?
I don't eat breakfast, it would involve getting up with more than 25 minutes to spare before I have to leave, which is just never going to happen.

6. What is your middle name?
Diana, for my grandmother.

7. What food do you dislike?
Seafood, because it gives me the heebie jeebies.

8. What is your favorite CD at the moment?
Too hard to answer as I don't buy CDs any more, but I suspect either Avenged Sevenfold or HIM would qualify.

9. Favorite sandwich?
Ham and cheese.

10. What characteristic do you despise?
Laziness, there's just not enough life to go wasting it doing nothing.

11. Favorite item of clothing?
My coat, it's black with a furry hood and I adore it!

12. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be?
Egypt, to explore the mythology - the most fascinating ancient culture of them all, it was.

13. What color is your bathroom?
White tiles, white everything - really quite dull.

14. Do you make friends easily?
SL-wise, I'm pretty wary, I've come into contact with an awful lot of idiots over the years and am of the general opinion that most people are after something. But there's a lot of people in both lives that I would be a very unhappy bunny without, so I'd say I just don't move from acquaintance to friend very easily.

15. Where would you retire to?
Tuscany, in a beautiful, sunny country setting, where life is slow and the days are long. Assuming they have a good internet connection.

16. What was your most recent memorable birthday?
Going to Cyprus for my 21st.

17. Favorite sport to watch?
Football, but only international games.

18. How many towns have you lived in?
Three - Bournemouth, Exeter and London.

19. How many do you think will send this back?
Hatty may do it, and curse me for it, but I'm not sure anyone else will.

20. Whats on your bedroom floor right now?
A huge pile of books and the throw I keep kicking off the bed.

21. Favorite saying?
The definition of an expert: ex, the unknown quantity, and spurt, a drip in a hurry.

22. When is your birthday?
February 1st - and sometime in June on SL, I forget the exact date.

23. Are you a morning person or a night person?
Night person, I'm far more dithery in daylight and tend to get much more done in the evenings.

24. What is your shoe size?
Size 7 - I have no idea what that is in any other country.

25. Pets?
None, not really allowed them in my rented flat, but I so badly want a cat and a hamster.

26. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us?
Not yet :)

27. What did you want to be when you were little?
A journalist.

28. Which talent would you most like to have?
Artistic, because as you can see my pictorial talents are somewhat primitive.

29. Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
All of them.

30. What is your favorite flower?
Orchids and white lilies

31. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
May 25th, because it's a bank holiday weekend.

32. What color are your eyes?
Dark brown

33. What was your favorite toy as a child?
A fluffy cat my grandparents gave me and I used to carry around with me absolutely everywhere. I believe it was called Pussy...oh dear.

34. Summer or winter?
Until this week I would have said winter, but for some reason I'm happy as can be in the sunshine this year and really enjoying the stirrings of summer.

35. Hugs or kisses?
Both, please.

36. Chocolate or Vanilla?
I'm a girl, of course I'm going to say chocolate.

37. Do you want your friends to send this back to you?
Yes, but I'm going to shrug nonchalantly and say I'm not bothered. I've been taking lessons from my teenage brother.

38. When was the last time you cried?
A week or so ago, because something reminded me of someone I really miss.

39. What is under your bed?
Nothing, I sleep on two mattresses as my bedroom is a cubby hole and isn't tall enough for a proper bed.

40. Who is the friend you have had the longest in SL?
Vicious Firefly, I've known her since my first week, I think.

41. What did you do last night?
Played LOTRO with TimothyL and had a night off from escorting my brother around London.

42. Favorite smell?
Potatoes and minted peas cooking on a spring morning.

43. What are you afraid of?
Death, spiders and not achieving my ambitions.

44. Plain, sweet, or salted Popcorn?
Plain popcorn is stupid, salted is the work of the devil, so sweet please.

45. How many keys on your key ring?
6 and a rainbow heart that Laura gave me for Christmas.

46. How many years at your current job?
I suppose that would be 'freelancer' and therefore I have been doing this for almost a year now.

47. Do you have any scars?
A little one on my arm from where I got trapped under a roundabout as a small, foolish bairn.

48. Favorite day of the week?
Friday.

Please do feel free to consider yourself tagged, if such a thing would please you.