draliman on life

Here is my post for Melanie’s Share Your World.

Is it necessary to trust someone you like? (friends, acquaintances or co-workers with whom you have no familial ties)
No. I like lots of people but don’t necessarily trust them all. It’s a good idea to trust close friends. I trust work colleagues with work stuff but wouldn’t necessarily trust them to look after £10k worth of used non-sequential bank notes “until the heat dies down”.

Do you hold grudges? What do you do when someone really irritates you?
It depends on how much they irritate me. I think I’ve mentioned my “acquaintance” before? The one who “makes it look like an accident”?

What’s the most sensible thing you’ve heard someone say?
Hmm. If it’s “sensible” rather than “philosophical” or “mind blowing” it was probably something boring. Like “don’t play in the road” or “don’t touch that, it’s hot”.

Is crying a sign of weakness or strength in adults?
It depends what I’m crying about. Did I say “I”? I meant people in general. Not me at all. I’m a real hard ass, me.

Here is my post for Melanie’s Share Your World.

Why do we dream?
Are they dreams? Or are they a separate reality? Are they the only reality? Am I dreaming now…?

(Dum dum DUMMMMM)

Do you think a person’s name influences the person they become?
No. Although my neighbour from up the street, Arsehole Divvybrain, is a right divvy brain. And he can be a bit of an arsehole on occasion.

I expect that’s just a coincidence, though.

Does hardship make a person stronger?
Not me. Hardship makes me pissed off.

Why do we judge ourselves by our intentions, but judge others by their actions?
We can’t know others’ intentions. I always know what I intend, though, for good or… evil bwahahahaha.

Here is my post for Melanie’s Share Your World.

What should you get rid of, that would make your new year better, and why?
Ooh, that annoying chap from up the road. It’s all in hand, though, I just need to scrape together “30 large” and the chummy I found on the internet said he’ll make it “look like an accident”.

No, wait, I can’t write that on here, this is a public website. Excess weight, that’s what I need to get rid of. Yes. Excess weight.

What’s the most daring thing you’ve ever done?
Ha, I’d rather not say. I was young once 😉

Does your family have a “motto” – spoken or unspoken?
No. Not that I’m aware of.

On a scale of 1-10 how funny would you say you are?
Aw, man, I can’t answer that. It’s like those self-assessment performance reviews some companies force you to do. How do you paint yourself in the best light possible while maintaining a sense of humility and modesty?

Here is my post for Melanie’s Share Your World.

What’s a relationship deal breaker for you?
The usual shizzles. Lying, sleeping with the local football team, that sort of thing.

Do you believe in extra-terrestrials?
There’s definitely a good possibility given the size of the universe and all the planets. It would be a pretty lonely universe if it was just us in it, on our tiny little planet perched on the edge of one little galaxy.

In the morning, do you hit the snooze button on your alarm (sometimes repeatedly) or do you leap out of bed, ready to face the day?
I used to, a long time ago. But I haven’t even needed to set an alarm now I’m working at home, as I always wake up early and don’t need the extra time to drive to work.

If you came back in the next life as an animal, which animal would you choose to be?
Definitely a cat. Spending all day eating and napping. How good is that? Imagine if your actual job was napping!

People sometimes say their cat is “looking at them funny” and maybe they’re thinking about attacking, or even taking over the world. They may be right, but at the end of the day, it’s nap time. Maybe take over the world tomorrow, or next week perhaps.

Here is my post for Melanie’s Share Your World.

Pick three words to describe this past year. (please keep them PG. Thanks).
Nice. And. Peaceful.

What were the best books you read this year? Or the best movie you saw?
Well, I can’t remember. Obviously I’ve read a lot of books and seen a lot of films, but I can’t remember what they all were. I would have been to the cinema, but that was February and I can’t remember what I saw. I expect it was very good, though!

More recently, I’ve watched Alita – Battle Angel, Ready Player One and Armageddon, each for at least the fifth time.

Because there was lots of time for looking inward, what is one big personal lesson you learned this past year?
I didn’t have a lot of time for looking inward, I was busier than ever.

Do you think Covid has strengthened or weakened societal bonds?
Initially, strengthened. Then people got fed up, reverted to type and started screwing each other over again (he said cynically).