draliman on life

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Have you had any Easter Eggs this weekend?
Yes, both this weekend and Easter weekend 🙂 As usual, I “accidentally” bought too many so had to eat them myself… 😉

Is Easter Monday a holiday in your country?
Yes. Easter is a four day weekend.

Are you familiar with Cadbury Creme Eggs, and if so, which is your favourite?
I am indeed very familiar, in fact I ate one last night. I didn’t know there was more than one kind, so that makes my favourite the “original” I guess.

Do you prefer a bar of chocolate, a box of chocolates, or something with chocolate flavouring (ice cream, cake, etc).
Yes please, all of those please.

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What did you have for breakfast today?
I didn’t have anything. I don’t generally eat breakfast. I got out of the habit a while ago and now I’m just not hungry early on.

What is your preferred fruit juice?
I like orange and also apple. Apple is better when it’s hot weather as it’s not as sweet as orange and more refreshing.

What is your favourite snack?
Mmm, chocolate.

What is your favourite hobby or pastime, either now or when you were younger?
I like playing video games. Both now and when I was younger 🙂

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Who is your favourite Super Hero?
Hmm… maybe Wonder Woman (the modern one) because she’s kick-ass and well cute. Or maybe Captain Marvel (the modern one) because she’s kick-ass and well cute… I could go on. There’s a pattern emerging here…

Would you like to have a Super power?
Yep. I’d like to be able to transport myself anywhere. Though knowing my luck I’d get distracted while visualising my destination and end up in outer space or the middle of a volcano or something.

Who is your favourite James Bond?
Tricky. Sean Connery was good but I also liked Pierce Brosnan.

Have you seen Top Gun: Maverick with the late Val Kilmer?
Yes, Just twice so far but it’s in for another viewing fairly soon I reckon.

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Can you remember your first camera?
Yes, it was a little plastic thing. It took some weird size film, not standard 35mm, it was a sort of long cartridge. “120mm” rings a bell.

Can you remember when you had your first mobile phone?
Mid-late 90s. I don’t know who made it as it was branded “BT” (British Telecoms). I was the first person I knew who had one!

Can you remember your first car? If you don’t drive, can you remember your parents’ car?
It was a pale blue 1985 Ford Fiesta. Four gears. One litre engine. Not compatible with, or convertible to, unleaded petrol.

What was your first job as an adult?
I worked for three months at the local council when I was 18 in the IT department, earning some money before going off to university.

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Are you ticklish?
A bit, I think. I can’t really remember, and you can’t really tickle yourself.

What colour are your eyes?
A sort of dirty hazel, I think.

Do you wear glasses/contact lenses?
I have worn glasses since I was about 10 for short-sightedness. A few years ago I also got a pair for reading.

I did try contact lenses back in university, but I kept falling asleep in lectures and they kept drying out and getting very painful. A lot of work too, all the cleaning and whatnot!

Which is your favourite room in the house?
The living room. It has all my bits and bobs in it.

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Have you ever been to an auction?
No. I’d be too scared that I’d scratch my head and accidentally bid on a Ming vase or a set of novelty bookends.

Were you ever in a school play or concert?
Not as such. In my second year at “big” school my form tutor was the drama teacher and we put on a little comedy play for the other classes. I played the disgruntled caretaker who tried the blow the school up at the end but failed.

In your working life, were you ever rewarded financially for your services apart from your salary?
We get an annual bonus.

How are you feeling today?
Okay, I guess 🙂

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Have you ever had a pet that was NOT a dog or a cat?
Just goldfish from the fun fair. The ones you take home in a little plastic bag, pop in a bowl and go belly up after a week.

Did you have pets in the household when you were a child?
Just the afore-mentioned temporary goldfish.

Do/did you find pets therapeutic?
Cats can be therapeutic when they’re not racing around the place shredding the curtains.

How old were you when you had your first pet, or have you never had one?
Quite little, goldfish-wise. I didn’t have cats until I was in my twenties.

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Which of the following could you NOT do without? Automatic washing machine, TV/cable, Microwave oven.
I can heat food in the oven or air fryer and I can watch TV on the computer/tablet, but there’s no way I’m dragging my clothes to the laundrette.

Which would be your priority of these: a warm coat or a comfortable pair of shoes.
You can’t beat a comfortable pair of shoes. I can always put on more jumpers to keep warm!

Would you rather have a hot cup of tea/coffee or hot soup?
Coffee, unless I’m hungry. Then soup.

If you had the choice rather than necessity/cost effectiveness, would you rather rent a property, buy with a mortgage, or share with family/friends and split the cost?
I would buy a property, which is what I did. That way it’ll be all paid off once I retire and I can spend my pension on more important things. Like Lego.

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If money was no object, where in the world would you like to visit?
New Zealand to see the Hobbits of course 🙂

Would you like to visit Outer Space?
Not really. There not a lot there.

Have you ever been on a cruise?
No, but I’d like to once I have retired.

Would you like to go on an underwater adventure?
I would but “tourist submersibles” don’t seem very safe and I’m not really fit enough for scuba diving. Something around a coral reef perhaps, to see all the little underwater animals.

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If you were an animal, what would you like to be?
As always, a cat. Eat, sleep, repeat. That’s the life for me. That’s what I do on my days off, anyway. I’m a man-cat!

Do you prefer curtains or blinds at your windows?
Curtains, in general. I don’t currently have any blinds. I had some in the bathroom but they got all mouldy so now I have mouldy curtains instead.

Do you drive?
Yes. I live in a small village and the bus service isn’t amazingly good.

When was the last time you rode a pushbike (bicycle)?
I seem to remember having a quick go on my childhood bike when we found it in the garage years ago but apart from that, when I was a kid. It’s all country roads and nasty hills around here.