Music Meme

) Convict state

2) Ground control to Major Tom - Space Oddity, David Bowie (Ruthy)

3) You can go out dancing

4) (Hey hey)When everything goes wrong - Hey Little Girl, Icehouse (Obsessed7)

5) Meet me down by the jetty landing - Reckless, James Reyne (Ruthy)

6) When the truth is found to be lies

7) They call me the wild rose - Where the wild roses grow, Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave (Ruthy)

8) And I saw her face - I'm a believer, Eddie Murphy (Ruthy)

9) Well you wonder why I always dress in black - Man in Black, Johnny Cash (Ruthy)

10) When you’re alone and life is making you lonely - Downtown, Petula Clark (Ruthy)

11) I wonder if one day that you’ll say that you’ll care

12) You’re such a good friend

13) A winning love is hard enough to find

14) Every kind of love

15) They came from nowhere with nowhere else to go

16) I looked under chairs

17) We skipped the light fandango - A Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harum (Ruthy)

18) You left me and you went away

19) I will never be as cute as you

20) Is she really going out with him? - Leader of the Pack, The Shangri-Las (Ruthy)

Procrastinating

I should be doing housework, but I've been reading blogs instead. Saw this at Anna's and just had to do it!

Music Shuffle Survey
Use "Windows Media Player" to answer the questions below.
Choose the setting of "Shuffle".
The answer to the question is the name of the current song.
Skip to the next song when on the next question.
1. What do you want to be when you grow up?:	Legend of a Mind - The Moody Blues
2. What kind of dreams do you have?:	Waiting For a Dream - Rufus Wainwright
3. What do you think of Christmas?:	An Ocean of Memories - Titanic Soundtrack
4. What are your current thoughts?:	Dancin' - Chris Isaak
5. What would you say to the person you liked?:	Skin and Bones - The Sundays
6.What do people think of you?:	So Easy - Teddy Thompson (I don't think so!)
7. What is you favourite possession?:	Love For Sale - Vivian Green
8. What do you do in the evenings?:	Skin Trade - Duran Duran (Uh, no I don't!)
9. How do you say goodbye to your friends?:	Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
10. How do you say goodbye to the person you like?:	San Francisco Days - Chris Isaak
11. What would you use to kill someone?:	Sally Ann - Rufus Wainwright (Yeah, get someone else to do it for me!)
12. What would you like you bf/gf to be?:	Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
13. What do you think of life?:	Serious - Duran Duran
14. What do you do for your friends on their birthday?:	Live to Tell - Madonna
15. Who is your best friend?:	The Tourist - Ray Davies
16. What does it smell like?:	A View to a Kill - Duran Duran
17. What do you often shout to people?:	Feel Like Floating Away - Amber Claire
18. What is you current mood?:	Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Madonna
19. What did you do last night?:	Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran
20. Which possession do you use most often?:	Closing Time - Leonard Cohen
21. What did you do last time you got drunk?:	Merano - Chess (Original Cast)
22. What is the meaning of a funeral?:	Girl From the North Country - Johnny Cash / Bob Dylan
23. What are you scared of?:	Greek Song - Rufus Wainwright
24. What hurts you the most?:	All She Wants is - Duran Duran
25. What do you want to do when you see a school teacher?:	Pictures of Lily - The Who
26. What has one of your friends done?:	Danny Boy - Rufus Wainwright
27. Where is your newest teddy bear?:	Tower of Song - Martha Wainwright
28. Your bf/gf is?:	I Should Get Up - Teddy Thompson
29. Your favourite food is?:	Forbidden Love - Madonna
30. What do you hate the most?:	Billy - Justin Hayward
31. What do you think of the quiz so far?:	Peron's Latest Flame - Antonio Banderas (lol because it's not a complementary song)
32. What do you spend the night doing?:	Ring Ring - Mika (I hate the phone)
33. What do you get sick of doing?:	Far Away - Martha Wainwright
34. Where is your best friend now?:	Some People - James Reyne
35. Angels or devils?:	Children of Paradise - Justin Hayward
36. What do you say to anyone who enters your house?:	I Don't Want to Say Goodbye - Teddy Thompson (aww)
37. What’s your favourite lessons at school?:	Altered State - Teddy Thompson
38. What do you think of people in general?:	(Ghost) Riders in the Sky - Johnny Cash
39. When was the worst day of your life?:	In My Secret Life - Leonard Cohen
40. What was the last thing you said to someone?:	Union of the Snake - Duran Duran
41. Do you play an instrument?:	Over My Head - Ray Davies
42. What do you want at the moment?:	Everybody Move it - Teddy Thompson
43. What do you want to do right now?:	December Snow - The Moody Blues (a white Christmas would be nice)
44. What did you buy yesterday?:	The Reflex - Duran Duran
45. What do you think of me?:	One Night in Bangkok - Murray Head
46. What do you think of your neighbours?:	Fall of Rome - James Reyne
47. What do you think of heaven and hell?:	Memphis Skyline - Rufus Wainwright
48. What is your biggest goal?:	First We Take Manhatten - Leonard Cohen (yeah, I want to take over the world!)
49. What do you enjoy experiencing?:	Sand and Foam - Donovan (actually, I hate the beach)
50. What will you repost this as?:	Old Whore's Diet - Rufus Wainwright
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It's funny the number of Duran Duran songs that have come up. I guess someone's trying to tell me I should be working on my Writer in a Drawer story. This week's prompt is to use a Duran Duran song.

Update

Not a lot to report. I've been hit with another abcess. Same general area, just opposite side. So I've been feeling pretty crappy. It's still really painful, I've had more surrounding inflammation this time. Just waiting for the antibiotics to kick in. Mood wise, I'm back to normal. It was as I'd suspected, just hormonal.

I've stolen the following meme from Jules, one of my myspace friends.


First off, let's get to know each other.

How are you today?
Tired and a bit sore

Really? Why?
Abcess

So, what's your name again?
Jayne

What was the last thing you ate?
Chocolate

Are you listening to music now?
Yes

What is it?
My allsorts playlist. It contains everything but my Christmas and Classical music.

What kind of toilet paper do you use?
Whatever is on special. I bought some today, but have no idea what brand it is.

Do you know anyone who doesn't use toilet paper?
No

Are you crushing, single, or taken?
Single

Have you ever seen a live hippo?
Yes, but only in zoos. I've never seen one in the wild.

Do you have any medical problems?
Generally no. Just this abcess.

What's your social security number?
Don't have one. Even if I did I wouldn't be stupid enough to put it on here!

What do you want to name your kid if it's a girl?
Emma or Lydia. Not that I plan on having any kidlets.

What if it's a boy?
Don't know. I like the older names like Daniel. I like nice strong, manly, boys names.

Is there anything you're obsessed with?
Currently Torchwood and Doctor Who.

Did you ever wet the bed when you were little?
Yep.

Do you wear polos?
No, although one of the tops I where for work is kind of polo styled.

How many shoes do you own?
Five I think. I do need to do some shoe shopping.

Are your school dances good or bad?
I never went to any of them. I do vaguely remember a disco when I was 13. It was okay.

What is the closest thing to your right hand?
The arm of the sofa

Look behind you. What do you see?
The wall behind me, and the window.

Do you have any pets?
Grizz, my cat back in NZ. Otherwise only my brother. *g*

Bush. Yay or nay?
Don't mind them. They look pretty when they flower. (Yes, I'm being deliberately obtuse.)

Are you for or against abortion?
Essentially against, but accept that there are special circumstances.

Have you ever been to New Zealand?
Born there.

What's the most expensive piece of clothing you own?
Probably my Stella McCartney camisole.

What colour do you absolutely despise?
Orange

When was the last time you wanted to kill someone?
Haven't been that desperate, but I have wanted people to disappear.

Do you like Lamb Of God?
Not exactly sure what this is getting at, but if you mean Jesus, than yes. I love Him. :)

Are you one of the few who don't have a myspace?
Nope. I have a myspace. Don't use it much, but it's there.

Do you have a myspace, but find it quite boring?
I'm not really interested in making friends off it, I prefer to use it to connect with friends I've made elsewhere.

How do you feel about this survey so far?
Okay as far as these things go.

Have you ever heard of deviantart?
Yes

What colour are the walls in your room?
White

Is there a scanner near you?
It's in the next room.

Where's your cell phone?
On the coffee table in front of me

What kind of music do you listen to constantly?
Just music in general. Whenever I get a new cd, I'll play it over and over.

What song can you play over and over again and never get tired of?
Lot's of Moody Blues stuff. I still get shivers whenever I hear Adagio from Spartacus by Khatchaturian.

Have you heard of The Postal Service?
Reading the question below, I'm guessing this is a band. Therefore the answer is no.

How about Jack's Mannequin?
Nope

How many X-Rays have you had?
Lots

What for?
Toe, right ankle, both knees, spine, neck, skull, chest, teeth, right wrist, bladder and kidneys. Toe and wrist were to check for broken bones, the others were looking for abnormalities. Chest was to check for TB.

Is there something you should be doing instead of this?
I could be doing dishes, but they can wait until tomorrow.

When was the last time you got so drunk you couldn't remember your name?
I don't drink alcohol, so I've never been drunk.

Have you ever smoked weed?
No

Have you set your hair on fire?
No

Have you ever kissed someone of the same sex?
Only rellies, and none of them were snogs.

Have you ever been kissed at all?
Yes

What colour is your underwear?
At the moment it's pink, and it's actually a matching set.

Do you wear boxers?
No. Though I used to have a satin pair to sleep in.

What's your favourite flower?
Tulips

Do you have allergies?
Dust and one particular flower that I haven't yet identified.

Who is your best friend?
I don't have a best friend, but one of my good friends is Rebecca.

Let's hear about them.
I've been friends with Rebecca since 1988 and the 2nd year of high school. We've been through some tough times together - her father's death, the divorce of my parents, and the death of our friend's mother. We lost touch for a bit when I moved to Dunedin, but we've gotten in contact again. We chat every so often through MSN and I'll catch up with her next time I visit NZ.

Don't people who lie to make themselves seem better suck?
While I don't like liars, I kind of pity those who are so insecure in who they are that they have to lie. It's sad really.

How many instruments do you play?
I think I can still play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on the violin. I wasn't very good to start with, I hate to imagine what I'd be like now. I don't currently play any instruments.

Do you know anyone who has lost their virginity?
Lot's of people. I doubt that their children were conceived immaculately!

What are your plans for this weekend?
I'll be working all this weekend.

Are you in a band?
No.

What grade will you be in next year?
Left school many moons ago.

Can you draw well?
No. Even my stick figures look odd.

Do you even know who Jesse Lacey or Brand New is?
Probably some other obscure band.

Do you even know what MUSIC is?!
Yes, because I buy albums by artists who don't have to use myspace to promote themselves.

Have you ever ran into a door because you didn't see it?
No, but I have come close to a few poles!

Do you know who People In Planes are?
Blah blah blah.

Where does your dad work?
Some factory. I think it manufactures venetian blinds.

How about your mum?
She's an early childhood teacher and works in a daycare centre.

What's your grandmas name?
Jean and Edna

Have you ever been to the hospital?
Yes. 2 admissions, and several ED visits.

Do you use teeth whiteners?
No

What was your 4th grade teachers name?
I don't remember. It might have been Miss Davidson, but I'm not sure.

Do you think you're fat?
Hate the word fat. Yes, I'm overweight.

How much do you weigh anyway?
Less on the moon than I do on earth. In other words, mind your own business!

Do you have OCD?
No, but I do have some things that I like just right. E.g. I prefer to use the same washer and dryer every time I do my washing, but I can cope if they're in use.

Don't you think that 'Wife Swap' is the lamest show ever?
I don't particularly like reality shows in general. They're all as bad as each other.

Doesn't 50 Cent suck?
Don't listen to his/their music so I can't say one way or the other.

What drink do you drink constantly?
Water. Coke Zero and Coffee are pretty high on the list.

Do you still watch animated Disney movies?
Only if I'm watching something with my niece and nephews. Since they're not here, I don't.

Have you ever been to California?
Yes

Do you like spandex?
Depends on who's wearing it. Some people should stay far far away from it!

What song are you listening to now?
Leonard Cohen - The Future

Random Music Meme Take Three

It's been a while since I've done this, and I've added some new music since the last time I did this.

Here's how:
1.Open your music library.
2. Put it on shuffle.
3. Press play.
4. For every question, type the song that's playing.
5. When you go to a new question, press the 'next' button.
6. Don't lie.


Opening credits: You Raise Me Up (Por Ti Sere) - Il Divo
Waking up: Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
First day of High School: I Know Him So Well - Elaine Paige/Barbara Dickson
Falling in love: A Simple Game - The Moody Blues
Fight song: Mellow Yellow - Donovan
Breaking up: Notorious - Duran Duran
Prom: Candle of Life - The Moody Blues
Life: Can't Be Sure - The Sundays
Mental breakdown: Codine - Donovan
Driving: Is There Something I Should Know? - Duran Duran
Flashback: Nights Winters Years - Justin Hayward/John Lodge
Getting back together: What The Soul Desires - Donovan
Wedding: It's Not Too Late - Justin Hayward
Birth of child: Winter Lady - Anna McGarrigle, Kate McGarrigle, Martha Wainwright
Final battle: Anthem - Leonard Cohen

Random Music Meme Take Two

I love this meme, so I'm doing it again.

Here's how:
1.Open your music library.
2. Put it on shuffle.
3. Press play.
4. For every question, type the song that's playing.
5. When you go to a new question, press the 'next' button.
6. Don't lie.


Opening credits: Children of Paradise - Justin Hayward
Waking up: Love in Motion - Icehouse
First day of High School: Candle of Life - The Moody Blues
Falling in love: The Story in Your Eyes - The Moody Blues Awww!
Fight song: Learning the Game - Justin Hayward
Breaking up: These Flowers - Martha Wainwright Hmm, will the flowers work or won't they?
Prom: Think Again - Teddy Thompson
Life: No Way To Be - Teddy Thompson
Mental breakdown: Voices in the Sky - The Moody Blues LOL! This is perfectly appropriate. Yes, if you were hearing voices one might think that you were going slightly mad!
Driving: Hey Little Girl - Icehouse There is nothing wrong with the song itself, but used here it looks kind of creepy. Have this mental image of a pervert in a car trying to entice a child.
Flashback: It's Not Too Late - Justin Hayward
Getting back together: Things Are Gonna Change (The Morning After) - Ray Davies
Wedding: I Can't Explain - The Who
Birth of child: Altered State - Teddy Thompson
Final battle: Damned Ladies - Rufus Wainwright

LOL! Some of those work out great.

Random Music Meme

Here's how:
1.Open your music library.
2. Put it on shuffle.
3. Press play.
4. For every question, type the song that's playing.
5. When you go to a new question, press the 'next' button.
6. Don't lie.


Opening credits: Daughters of the Northern Coast - Australian Crawl
Waking up: Natasha - Rufus Wainwright
First day of High School: All Over Again - Johnny Cash
Falling in love: Sister - Icehouse
Fight song: Mr Froggy Went A Courtin' - James Reyne
Breaking up: Flesh and Blood - Johnny Cash
Prom: Always the Way - James Reyne
Life: Remember Me, My Friend - Justin Hayward/John Lodge
Mental breakdown: Tell That To My Heart (Amor Venme A Buscar) - Il Divo
Driving: Little Sister - Rufus Wainwright
Flashback: Missing Children - Teddy Thompson
Getting back together: Days in the Park - Teddy Thompson
Wedding: Things are gonna change (the morning after) - Ray Davies
Birth of child: Oh no, not you again - Australian Crawl
Final battle: Gimme A Little Somethin' - The Moody Blues

LOL! Some of those fit, the titles if not the song itself. That was fun, I'll have to remember to do it again.

Exhausting Music Meme

Name your 10 most played bands/artists:

1. James Reyne
2. Chris Isaak
3. The Moody Blues
4. The Who
5. Rufus Wainwright
6. Teddy Thompson
7. Justin Hayward
8. Il Divo
9. Icehouse
10. Johnny Cash

What was the first song you ever heard by 6 (Teddy Thompson)?
I Don't Want To Say Goodbye off the Brokeback Mountain soundtrack. I heard parts of the sountrack played on the radio and was really taken by his voice. I bought his first CD solely on the basis of hearing him one time.

What is your favorite album of 2 (Chris Isaak)?
Hard to decide. I have all his albums although I only have his Best Of with me at present. I don't think I could pick just one. I like songs off each one. I'll always have a soft spot for Wicked Game because that was the first one I bought.

What is your favorite lyric that 5 (Rufus Wainwright) has sung?

I'm quite partial to You're heaven's inventions, steel eyed vampires of love from Go or Go Ahead.

How many times have you seen 4 (The Who) live? None.

What is your favorite song by 7 (Justin Hayward)? Concentrating on him as a solo artist rather than with The Moody Blues, I'd have to say Something To Believe In, followed closely behind with Billy. Billy is such a sad, sad song.

What is a good memory you have involving the music of 10 (Johnny Cash)? My Dad's always been a big fan of country music, so listening to Johnny always makes me think of the good days growing up listening to the different tastes of my parents. I always love A Boy Named Sue.

Is there a song of 3 (The Moody Blues) that makes you sad? The only one I can think of is On This Christmas Day.

What is your favorite lyric that 2 (Chris Isaak) has sung? That's too hard to answer! I don't have a clue where to start. The entire lyrics of Wicked Game? That's the first song that I ever heard of his and started my collection.

How did you get into 3 (The Moody Blues)? Okay, this is a long story. It started when I was house-sitting for a couple at church. Bored with the music I'd taken with me, I started on what they had. One song I took an instant liking to was Forever Autumn by Justin Hayward. As I was just getting into the internet at this stage, I did a search on the song and artist. I found that it was off Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. I bought said CD and then discovered that Justin was from The Moody Blues. I was familiar of course with Nights in White Satin, and discovered we had some other songs. I'd liked the song Go Now for ages as well. Nothing much happened until 2003. This was when I went to the US. I picked up a very cheap discman. Needless to say I had to buy a CD. It was a mission to find a cheap CD. I finally settled on a Moody Blues- best of. I was surprised just how familiar I was with some of the songs - I just hadn't known who the artist was. Toward the end of 2004 I discovered that they were coming to NZ and I just had to go. Before the concert I started collecting every album I could get my hands on. Finally completing my collection of studio albums last year. Whew, I told you it was long! When I say studio albums, I mean those from Days of Future Passed. I'm not really into the early Moodies (pre Justin Hayward and John Lodge.)

What was the first song you heard by 1 (James Reyne)? As a solo artist it would be Fall of Rome. With Australian Crawl it would be Reckless or Downhearted.

What is your favorite song by 4 (The Who)? I've got a couple of favourites. I really like Behind Blue Eyes, but I have a soft spot for Boris the Spider.

How many times have you seen 9 (Icehouse) live?
Never.

What is a good memory you have involving 2 (Chris Isaak)?
Seeing him in concert last month and getting him to sign a t-shirt and photo. I had a wonderful time and was so impressed that he came out afterwards to sign things.

Is there a song of 8 (Il Divo) that makes you sad?
Not that I can think of.

What is your favorite album of 5 (Rufus Wainwright)?
I'm going to pick both Want One and Want Two because they're very similar and I know that you can buy them together.

What is your favorite lyric that 3 (The Moody Blues) has sung? How on earth am I supposed to choose? My song at the moment is What am I Doing Here? So, I guess it would be the following lyrics

Tenderly bury the fair young dead
Place a wooden cross at his head
All the words you can say
Have been said
It's for you my tears are shed

But I'd find it difficult to ever get past the following from Nights in White Satin:

'Cause I love you,
Yes, I love you,
Oh, how, I love you.

They get me every time I hear them, and even more powerful live.

What is your favorite song of 1 (James Reyne)?
I could cheat and say Reckless because he has done several solo versions of it. I like Coin in a Plate, Fall of Rome and heaps more. How am I supposed to only pick one?

What is your favorite song of 10 (Johnny Cash)?
Too many to number. I've always liked A Boy Named Sue, but I also like I Walk The Line, Jackson and many others. His version of Hurt is amazingly powerful and moving.

How many times have you seen 8 (Il Divo) live?
None yet, although they are coming to Melbourne in February next year. It's going to be a bit of a toss up between that and the Australia v New Zealand cricket match.

What is your favorite album of 1 (James Reyne)?

James Reyne. His first solo album, and the first album I bought with my own money. My original copy is the LP and I spent years finding it on CD. I wanted a copy the same as my LP which is the Australian version, but for ages I could only find the US version which had one song different.

What is a great memory you have considering 9 (Icehouse)?
Watching the video to Crazy. There are two version of the video - my favourite being the one where Iva Davies gets hit by a Mack truck. *G*

What was the first song you heard by 8 (Il Divo)?
Unbreak My Heart (Regresa A Mi)

What is your favorite cover by 2 (Chris Isaak)? Solitary Man although I also like I Want You To Want Me

fictional character meme

I wasn't going to do this because I didn't think I fancied any fictional characters as such. Then I got thinking and realised that there's actually quite a few! I tried to concentrated on characters and not just actors themselves. I really should have been sleeping when doing this.

List 10 fictional characters you’d do without hesitation and tag 5 people:

In no particular order:

1. R. Daneel Olivaw (a humanoid robot from several of Isaac Asimov's robot novels.) I've always liked him. I also have to admit to having a thing for Data from ST:TNG.
2. Severus Snape (This is Allan Rickman's fault.)
3. Armand from Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. Okay, I probably can't 'do' a vampire but humour me. *G*
4. Kerr Avon (Blake's 7) That's why he's half my domain name.
5. Clarke Kent (Dean Cain's version)
6. Mr Darcy (as played by Colin Firth)
7. Wolverine (doesn't matter whether it's comic, animated series or live action. I've liked him since the movies were even thought of.)
8. Mart Belden
9. Dan Mangan
10. Captain Blue from Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet.

Just as an aside, my first crush on a fictional character would have been Fred from Scooby Doo. I would have been about 6 or so.

Is there anyone left to tag that wants to do this?

A-Z Song List

Think of twenty six (or as many as you can think of) songs each starting with a different letter of the alphabet. You can even list the artist if you'd like. Enjoy!


A Adagio of Phrygia and Spartacus - Khatchaturian - from the ballet Spartacus
B Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
C Can't Do A Thing To Stop Me - Chris Isaak
D Don't Believe Anymore - Icehouse
E Everybody Move It - Teddy Thompson
F Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
G G.P.T - Martha Wainwright
H Hey - Julio Iglesias
I If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
J Jealousy - Pet Shop Boys
K King And Queen - The Moody Blues
L Let Me Down Easy - Chris Isaak
M Meanwhile - The Moody Blues
N Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
O Other People's Lives - Ray Davies
P Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones
Q Question - The Moody Blues
R Reckless - Australian Crawl
S Save A Prayer - Duran Duran
T The One You Love - Rufus Wainwright
U Uirchill an Chreagain - Clannad
V Vicious World - Rufus Wainwright
W White Wedding - Billy Idol
X
Y You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties - Jona Lewie
Z

I can not think of any X or Z titles. I found that for some of them it was really hard narrowing it down to just one.

A Meme

As seen at Susan's

What Famous Leader Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com


And another I did:

What Classic Movie Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

Copy Catting

As seen on TV, oops I mean other blogs. *g*

1. How many people have you dated that were not naturalised citizens of your country?

None

2. Have you ever dated someone that was not of your race? How did that work out?

No. Not that I'd be against it.

3. How many different countries have you visited?

Australia, USA, Canada, and Mexico (2 hours in Tijuana *g*) and of course other parts of my own country.

4. If you could go to a specific country of your choice … no expenses spared … where would go visit, and why?

How am I supposed to choose one country? Maybe USA to visit all my Trixie friends. :) I'd rather choose a continent, then I can say Europe and have many countries to choose from. I'd also quite like to visit South Africa.

5. What is your favourite international flavour?

Indian. I do like a range of foods. Just so long as it doesn't have seafood or seaweed I'm happy.

6. I love French and Indian movies. What other countries’ movies do you enjoy?

That's hard to pick because I haven't watched many. I've seen one Spanish - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. That was pretty funny. Had Antonio Banderas in it. One French - Eight Women. That was unusual, but I really enjoyed it. My all time favourite movie would be Das Boot, which is German. Like Susan, I prefer subtitles to dubbing.

7. How many other languages do you speak besides your native language?

I know a little French, a little Spanish and a teeny amount of German. I read better than speaking.

8. Do you have international friends, and what countries do they come from?
I do indeed! They're from Australia, Canada, Germany, USA (waving back at Susan). I used to have a French penpal, and an English e-pal. I have a friend from Costa Rica, and one of my workmates is English. I've worked with quite a few different nationalities: Middle Eastern, Irish, English, Scottish, Australian, Nigerian, Fijian, French, Malaysian, Chinese, and I think one of our new doctors is Dutch.

From Mary

Another Bookish Thing To Do

Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18 and find line 4.

Das Boot by Lothar-Gunther Buchheim. English translation.
"The diesel mechanic I've got to get rid of, he's a dead..." (it finishes loss)

In other things, not much. Made coconut ice last night. Yum! I hadn't made it in ages. I had to multi-task while making it. I'd been IM'ing with Kimberly and we'd been talking about coconut ice and peanut slabs. I had to text my sister for the recipe and she decided to ring instead. So, I ended up carrying on an IM conversation, chatted to my sister and made coconut ice. I was quite impressed actually. The only thing that went wrong was that I got a little bit carried away with the food colouring, so instead of being pale pink it ended up crimson. Doesn't alter the taste though!

Watched Bodies which I taped last night. It's a British medical drama which has some very realistic scenes. It's one of the most realistic medical programmes I've ever seen. It's set on an obstetric/gynaecology ward. When they show a birth scene, the really show a birth scene.

It ain't Half Hot Mum is out on DVD on Friday. I love that show. Windsor Davies always cracks me up. I know I don't need more stuff, but it can be my birthday present to myself. I'm sure there's something else I'm wanting to get, but it doesn't spring to mind. I have a voucher to get 15% off DVDs, so I'll just have to have a wee browse.

Have decided to get rid of any clothes that don't fit me. Just because I like them is no reason to hold on to them. If I ever lose the weight to fit them again, I can go and buy new ones. There's not point having them sitting around in storage when someone else could make use out of them. Plus, it's a perfect excuse for going shopping. Not that I ever need an excuse. *g* I've been very good this week. I've had to be strict with myself because I paid for my laptop out of my pay rather than dipping into my savings. It's been a bit tight, but I am pleased with myself. Made a donation to the SA for the Indonesian earthquake appeal. I'm trying not to use my credit card, but this is a special case.

I'm trying to dredge up the energy to go to the supermarket. I need something for tea. But I'll have to change my clothes, and it's too cold for that. It's probably warmer outside, but it wouldn't be a good idea to get changed on the front lawn. I don't think the neighbours would be impressed. LOL!