I was bored so I did this:
1. What time did you get up this morning? 7.30am. Had to get Victoria up in time to watch "Harry and his bucketful of Dinosaurs" or risk sobbing toddler...
2. Diamonds or Pearls? Diamonds (shiney!)
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? "The Prestige". I really really liked it.
4. What is your favourite TV show? God, I don't know. Currently obsessed with "Life on Mars", but it changes...
5.What did you have for breakfast? Cup of tea, bowl of Rice Crispies (fake Tesco ones tho)
6. What is your middle name? Elizabeth
7. What is your favourite cuisine? Good old English - Roasts, Pies, things with gravy
8. What foods do you dislike? Prawns, Mushrooms, soup that has lumps of "stuff" in
9. Your favourite Potato chip? Er... depends
10. What cd have you been listening to lately? Not any one CD, more a mix of stuff on my mp3 thing - 80s pop, goth stuff, some Kate Bush and some Bowie, fairly sizable chunks of Paradise Lost
11. What kind of car do you drive? I don't. Can't. But if I did I would have a black PT Cruiser or Crossfire.
12. Favourite sandwich? Greggs Xmas Sandwich. Only available in December :(
13. What characteristics do you despise? Two-facedness, immaturity, bullying
14. What are your favourite clothes? my corsets, long skirts (bustles or crinolines), olde-stylee hats
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Russia
16. Favourite brand of clothing? Of high street brands, Per Una at M&S (although only in sales or via ebay because it costs far too much), otherwise things from ebay and various odd shops
17. Where would you want to retire? If I thought I could get away with it, Whitby. I can imagine lots of goths say this, so there would be a fairly big community to belong to! Goth Retirement Homes, I can see it now...
18. Favourite time of day ? Beautiful sunsets, or early foggy mornings
19. Where were you born? Portsmouth
20. What is your favourite sport to watch ? This is sad - Formula One racing
21. Who do you think will not send this back?
22.Person you expect to send it back first?
23. Pepsi or Coke? Coke
24. Beavers or Ducks? Ducks (does this have a weird meaning???)
25. Are you a morning person or night owl ? Usually owl-ish
26. Pedicure or Manicure? Manicure, although in my job, you can't keep nails
27. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? Exciting? Are you having a laugh?
28. What did you want to be when you were little? Teacher, or (ironically) a librarian. Of course the real ambition has always been to be a writer
29. What is your best childhood memory? There are so many! Playing in my first garden with my brother, getting our first cat (Dino), staying at a huge country house on a school trip that I totally fell in love with, watching creepy childrens dramas on TV, Camberwick Green etc, Bagpuss, playing "Dogtanian" and wanting to be the evil cat woman instead of lame old Juliet...
31. Been in a car accident? No
32. Favourite restaurant? Does KFC count?
33. Favourite flower? Lilies / Roses
34. Favourite ice cream? Asda Summer Fruits Cheesecake flavour
35. Favourite fast food restaurant? Ah, that's where KFC goes!
36.How many times did you fail your drivers test? Never. Never taken it, that is.
37. From whom did you get your last e-mail? some work person who sends too many "all-staff" spams
38. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Probably a Japanese Lolita clothing store online (I lust after so much of their stuff, even tho I'm *far* too old to carry it off!) Either that or a store selling BBC period costumes (I believe they exist, somewhere!) from dramas
39. Who are you most curious about their responses to this?
40. Last person you went to dinner with? Emily, in the staff room
41. How many tattoos do you have? Two
42. How many people are you sending this to?
43.What time did you finish this? something past midnight
44. Favourite magazine? Don't buy one in particular
45. If you could meet any famous person, who would it be? Can they be dead? Er... meeting people might ruin your illusions... I'm hoping I get to meet Russell Brand after his gig in Portsmouth in March!
46.If you could choose another first name, what would it be? People at work call me Poppy. I like Elizabeth.
47. If you could change your profession right now, what would you be doing? Writing. Researching Victorian lives. Costumed interpreter... PhD student?