Sharing My World 2016 Week 21
Here is my post for Cee’s Share Your World.
What is your favourite go to beverage? Water, coffee, tea, coke, soda (non-alcoholic)
Fizzy lemonade, Coke and fizzy water with lime cordial (all nicely chilled!).
Mmmm. Nearly no calories of tasty refreshment.
I just checked and I currently have over 30 litres of lemonade in the house. I wouldn’t want to run out.
Can you change a car tyre?
Well, probably. I had to do it a couple of times with a car I had years and years ago. The biggest mistake I make is jacking it up before loosening the wheel. I’d just have to find the tools – I assume they’re under the floor in the boot – and work out where the jack goes. Common with many cars these days, I have a “temporary spare” – a small, low-speed wheel designed to get you to a garage.
On the other hand, I might just call the AA (Automobile Association). I pay them enough and I haven’t called them out for well over a decade.
Are you a listener or talker?
Definitely a listener. I don’t do small talk, and I won’t talk in a group until I’ve at least got “the lay of the land” – evaluated personalities and so on.
Would you rather have no internet or no cell phone?
Whaaaat? Whaaaat? Noooo! I don’t like the sound of this situation at all. I guess if I choose “no internet” I won’t be able to get it on my mobile phone either, which would reduce it to “just a phone”. I rarely use that function!
So a choose… (drum roll)… no mobile phone!
FF – The Accidental Plagiarist
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week she also supplied the photo!
To read the other stories for this week, click on the blue froggy.
“The waves, with gentle susurration speak to me, as angels’ voices speak of peace…”
“You’re on a poetry kick again? It’s rubbish.”
“It’s for a poetry competition.”
“Seriously, it’s mindless pap.”
“Haters gonna hate.”
“Try again.”
“Okay. Water, water, everywhere and all the boards did shrink…”
“That’s better, but it sounds kinda familiar.”
“It’s cool. And then… Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink. I’m sending it.”
(click!)
“I’m sure I’ve heard it somewhere before. We don’t want a repeat of the last competition you entered. How did it go again?”
“I wandered lonely as a cloud…”
Our poet’s “inspiration”:
“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” (often known as “Daffodils”), William Wordsworth, 1804-ish
“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, Iron Maiden 1984 🙂 heh heh, or Samuel Taylor Coleridge if your prefer, 1797/8
Sharing My World 2016 Week 20
Here is my post for Cee’s Share Your World. Short and sweet this week :-).
When do you feel most connected with others?
Tricky one that. I’m not a “connecting” sort of person, as a rule. There was one memorable occasion a couple of years ago when Dad and I went on a little trip back to his roots. He showed me around the tiny village where he grew up (just a collection of cottages, really), and we had a lovely pub lunch.
What daily habit would you like to introduce to your life?
I’d like to introduce a bit of exercise. A little walk would be good. Maybe if I got up half an hour earlier…
What one mini-little-adventure would you like to have in the coming week?
Ooh, I don’t think I would like an sort of adventure, mini or otherwise. I’m a creature of habit, me.
List things or events that changed your Life: It could be as simple as a book or meeting a certain person?
- Going to university
- Working in Germany
- Starting a new life and career
- Buying my little house
FF – The Worst Idea Ever
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo comes courtesy of J Hardy Carroll.
I had problems thinking of a story for this one, so I’ve gone full silly. I apologise in advance, I’m not in the mood for writing thoughtful or sombre this evening :-).
To read this week’s other stories, click on the blue froggy.
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Limerick Challenge – Friday 13th
Here is a little Limerick I wrote for Mind and Life Matters’ Limerick challenge. This week the prompt is “Friday 13th”. In her own words:
“…your limerick must be based on Superstition or a Superstitious belief or something Supernatural. It can be scary, spooky, funny, sarcastic, satire anything you like so long as it follows the theme.”
To read the other fun Limericks, click on the blue froggy!
If a mirror broke Max made no fuss
“Superstition is nothing to us!”
A black cat crossed his path
He just stood there and laughed
Seconds later was hit by a bus.
Sharing My World 2016 Week 19
Here is my post for Cee’s Share Your World.
You win a pet monkey but this isn’t just any old monkey. It can do one trick for you whenever you want from getting a pop out of the fridge to washing your hair. What would be the trick?
Ooh, ohh, a helper monkey! Here he is, ready for action.
Ready for action
I think maybe he should be tasked to the job of dusting, as this is the (negative) imprint he made on the shelf when I removed him for his photo op.
Monkey imprint
Or possibly he should be tasked to cooking after last week’s little accident. Note to self: never put eggs on to boil and then go off to play Fallout 4 on the PS4. Because after 3 hours they explode.
Oops
What caring thing are you going to do for yourself today?
Nothing,really. Just a normal Sunday.
What colour do you feel most comfortable wearing?
Blue. And while it’s not really a colour, rather the lack thereof, black. Very occasionally I’ll wear something with a splash of some other colour on it, usually if it’s a lovely sunny day.
Complete this sentence: When I travel I love to…
… come home :-). It’s nice sometimes to visit somewhere new but it’s always nice to come home.
FF – First Contact
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle. Today’s photo was contributed by C.E. Ayr.
I saw a spaceship. Did anyone else see a spaceship?
To read this week’s other stories, click on the blue froggy.
The cooling stardrive glowed bright blue as the Zorkan mothership descended to Earth. It dropped majestically, nestling at last next to the river, a stream of blood flowing from its underbelly as some 120 people were inadvertently crushed beneath. A blisteringly loud voice boomed a message of hope…
“We come in peace!”
… rupturing 940 eardrums and resulting in seven million broken windows and 320 fatal car accidents.
Realising the harm it had caused the ship departed, its flaming take-off rockets accidentally incinerating 9,325 citizens. Most horrifying of all were the pamphlets they dropped upon leaving:
“Sorry about that. We’ll be back :-).”
Sharing My World 2016 Week 18
Here is my post for Cee’s Share Your World.
Who was your best friend in elementary school?
I met a lad way back in infants school (at around age 6, 7 maybe?) and we were friends all the way through secondary school. As is often the way, we began to grow apart, I went off to university and I haven’t seen him for nearly 30 years now.
On the other hand, a chap I “knew” as a baby (our dads were friends) who I lost touch with because he went to a different primary school, became my best friend in secondary school and we’re still close friends now.
What things could people do for you on a really bad day that would really help you?
What I want is to be left alone. If that’s the best thing for me, I don’t know. I don’t have many “really bad days” though :-).
If you could make a 15 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?
I’ve had it with you lot. I’m going back home to Tau Ceti 7. You’re all mad, mad I say!
Would you rather be an amazing dancer or an amazing singer?
Singer, I think.
Were you ever singing along to the car stereo, thinking you’re doing an awesome job, and then turned down the volume to bask in your own singing prowess? Don’t do it. It’s bad. It would be nice to do that and be singing in tune.
FF – Man vs Bird
Here is my story for this week’s Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Roger Bultot.
To read the other stories, click on the blue froggy.
Copyright Roger Bultot
It was a day like any other, when…
“Woah, look up there! It’s like that film with all the birds.”
“’The Birds’?”
“Yeah, that’s the one. They’re gathering, ready to pluck out our eyeballs. Death by a thousand pecks. Man the guns!”
“Calm down, you’re overreacting. Ooh, wait, pigeon pie! Attack!”
Meanwhile, outside…
“Woah, look down there! It’s like that film with all the humans.”
“’The Humans’?”
“Yeah, that’s the one. They’re gathering, ready to shoot us out of the sky. Death by a thousand air rifles. Beaks on standby!”
“Calm down, you’re overreacting. Ooh, wait, they’ve got snacks! Attack!”
Mutually assured destruction.
Sharing My World 2016 Week 17
It’s time once again for me to Share my World, courtesy of Cee on her photography blog.
When writing by hand do you prefer to use a pencil or pen?
I always use a black Biro. This isn’t the best implement for me, handwriting-wise, but it slips around nicely so I can write quickly. I only write notes at work and my shopping list, so it doesn’t matter that no-one can read my handwriting! I haven’t written with a pencil since infant school, but it would certainly be more legible.
What’s your choice: jigsaw, word, maze or numeric puzzles?
I like jigsaws. Nice and relaxing, no brain power involved. My second choice would be word puzzles. I don’t really see the point of maze puzzles (unless I’m in one) and I can’t do numeric puzzles because my maths is rubbish :-(.
Do you prefer long hair or short hair for yourself?
Short hair (which I have). Very easy to maintain, and tidy too! Though I occasionally get a rebellious thought and wonder if I should have long hair. I think I’m a bit old to be going through a hippy phase, though.
List five/some of your favourite blogs.
I think I’ll pass on this one. I wouldn’t want to miss someone out and upset them! As for types of blog, I follow all sorts – short stories, poems, photos, musings… anything goes!
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