A fun meme!
Posted on Feb 05, 2008 under Blog Surfing |I was tagged by Natalie!
Welcome to the new edition of getting to know your friends.
Here are the rules.
(1) Link to the person that tagged you.
(2) Copy and paste on your blog.
(3) Fill out.
(4) Tag random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
1. What time did you get up this morning? About 7 am.
2. Diamonds or pearls? Sapphires
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Man On Fire. That must have been in 2004!
4. What is your favorite TV show? Grey’s Anatomy, American Idol, Survivor, The Amazing Race.
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Fruit and nuts, but at the moment it’s only juice, of course.
6. Favorite cuisine? Mediterranean
7. What are your middle names? I don’t have a middle name
8. What food do you dislike most? Anything deep fried or vegetables with sugar added.
9. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Paul Simon’s Graceland. I used to have a copy, oh about 20 years ago, but it got stolen. Hubby gave me another copy for Christmas and I’m really enjoying it. I know I’m stuck in the eighties, but that was my heydey! Here’s a picture circa 1985 (look I had a neck!).
10. What kind of car would you drive? A luxury SUV.
11. Favorite sandwich? Hummus, tomato, lettuce, avocado, cucumber, sprouts
12. What characteristic do you despise? Victim mentality
13. Favorite item of clothing? I love wearing sarongs at home. They’re cool and unrestrictive.
14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be? New Zealand
15. What color is your bathroom? The walls are a savannah green colour and the tiles are beige. The accent colours are gold and maroon. That probably sounds strange, but it actually works. Here’s a picture.
16. Favorite brand of clothing? I haven’t worn brands in years, since most of my clothes are made by my mother, but I want a pair of Levi’s one day!
17. Where would you retire? The country. I’d go tomorrow!
18. What was your most memorable birthday? My 21st, which was in France. I spent the day in Le Mans with my friend Theresa and then got champagne and cake from my “family” that evening. Lots of people from home phoned me. Here’s another pic. (May the spiral perm never show its face again! Oh, and the scarf was a birthday gift.)
19. Favorite sport to watch? Formula 1
20. Furthest place you are sending this? Probably Canada.
21. When is your birthday? 5 September
22. Are you a morning person or a night person? A night owl.
23. What is your shoe size? British size 9
24. Pets? 3 cats - Bonnie, Lavis and Pepper
25. What did you want to be when you were big? A mommy
26. How are you today? Great
27. What is your favorite lolly/sweet/chocolate? Jelly babies
28. What is a date on the calendar you are looking forward to? Nothing springs to mind… I appreciate every day.
29. Piercings? Ears
30. Place of birth: Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
31. Love someone/something so much it made you cry? Yes, every day.
32. Favorite Restaurant: greek (that’s the name of the restaurant)
33. Favorite Alcoholic Drink: Good red wine
34. Favorite ice cream: I don’t eat ice cream - I’m dairy intolerant.
35. What color is your bedroom: The walls are crepe and we have wooden blinds and a wooden floor. Our linen is white.
36. From whom did you get your last e-mail? Cape Town Fish Market - promotional stuff.
37. What do you do most often when you are bored? I’m never bored. I wish there were more hours in the day for all the things I’d like to do!
38. Bedtime: About 11 pm.
39. What are you listening to right now: “What are you going to do with your life” by Echo and the Bunnymen.
40. What is your favorite color/s? All shades of blue and purple.
41. Which came first the chicken or the egg? Duh, the chicken. Nowhere does it say that God laid eggs!
42. What are you wearing? Clothes for a change! Blue top and navy pants.
43. What is the greatest place on earth? Home.
44. How would you react to a flat tyre? I’d change it!
45. How many people are you tagging: Nobody! This is totally voluntary.
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February 5th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Great bathroom! I love the sinks!!
February 5th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Great post, and Im glad kitty is back! I have two and would be heartbroken if one was lost. How’s the juicefeast going?
February 5th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
You got me at “fun meme” you know! I would love to do this one. I’m stuck in the 80s too, those were my salad days too (my 20s, sigh!)
What fun to read your answers, Hanlie - and those pics of you are lovely, just as you are now too. Glad the juice feast is going well.
One of my best friends in college was born in Johannesberg but grew up in Boston.
February 5th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
I love learning all of these little tidbits about you!
February 5th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Don’t you hate waiting around for someone to show up? It wastes an entire day.
February 6th, 2008 at 1:29 am
So here I am way over in Canada, happy to know that there is another person in the world besides my mother and my siblings who does not have a middle name! That was a fun meme to read and I enjoyed seeing your pictures. The 70s was my decade. Sometimes it feels like I’m reliving it now, with some of the colours and the clothes that are in style now being so similar.
February 6th, 2008 at 6:03 am
I loved reading your answers. And I love all the pics! Thanks for sharing.
February 6th, 2008 at 7:09 am
Your bathroom is beautiful!
Thanks for posting pics with it - it makes it so much more fun!
February 6th, 2008 at 10:44 am
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February 7th, 2008 at 1:01 am
you are sooooo pretty!! And..your bathroom is sooooooooo nice. I’d spend all my time in there–and you are..PEEING!! I want a picture of your bedroom too..if you decorated that as beautifully as the ol bathroom. Such an interesting, bright, full of sunshine lady , you are. Good to learn more. I am still trying to catch up with your posts!!..Super blogger…………..
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:03 am
This is 100% real. I’m so glad that internet has people, who write so wonderful, and who don’t lie online.