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Sharing My World Week 29
It’s Week 29 of Share Your World, hosted by Cee at her photography blog.
Have you ever been in a submarine? If you haven’t, would you want to?
I’ve never been in a submarine, but it sounds cool. I’d like to look around a military submarine in the dock as they look quite interesting, but it would be boring taking a trip in one as they have no windows. One of those tourist subs with a glass floor would be great for looking at coral reefs and such.
Sharing My World Week 28
The twenty-eighth week of the year has rolled around and so it’s time to Share My World! The questions are posed by Cee over at her photography blog.
Have you ever been a participant in a parade? What did you do?
Hell yeah! I pretended I was ill so I didn’t have to go to school. I ended up on a parade float singing “Twist and Shout”. I was on TV and everything! Everyone at school thought I was really ill and started a collection to help me. Here’s a picture.
Look at me! Look at me!
(Picture taken from fanpop.com)
Oh, wait a moment. That doesn’t sound like me. That was “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off“. It wasn’t me at all 😦 .
No, I’ve never been in a parade.
If you were handed free opera tickets, would you go or sell them? Why?
I would go, just to see if opera is as annoyingly awful as it sounds on the TV. There’s always a chance that I’ll enjoy it, as I often enjoy arty stuff live that I don’t when it’s recorded.
Why did you start your blog?
I wanted somewhere to post my life musings to the world – all the little bits of witty wisdom I’ve picked up over the years. However, I quickly ran out of wisdom and started writing little stories instead. I also post photos sometimes!
I think it’s great that modern technology gives us a chance to put our stories and photos out there where people can see them, rather than requiring some sort of professional contract with an agent or gallery in order to showcase our work.
What is your favourite tradition? (family tradition, church tradition, whatever)
I like Christmas dinner with the family. We all meet up, open presents, have a lovely dinner and then play little games.
I also enjoy my own little traditions – “fish ‘n chip van Friday”, “pizza Saturday” and “sausage Sunday”.
My traditions seem to be very highly food-themed 🙂
See you all next week for another edition of “Share Your World”!
Sharing My World Week 27
It’s Share Your World time, with the questions posed as always by Cee over at her amazing photography blog. There were some tricky questions this week.
If you were the architect of one existing building, which building would you select?
Oh dear, I don’t know anything about this 😦 . I see buildings around, but I don’t particularly remember much about them. I seem to recall from photos that there are some nice-looking buildings in Dubai. I’ve also seen some great buildings in other people’s “Share Your World” posts.
Since I’m at a loss, I’m going to go for the “Walkie Talkie” in London. Here’s a picture.
Picture taken from BBC website
Although it’s not the most amazing building architecturally, its shape allows it to melt objects in the street below! I reckon being the architect of a secret death ray building would be really cool.
What is one of your favourite quotes?
I know I’m probably supposed to come up with something inspiring here, but I got nuffin’. Therefore I’ll point you at some Terry Pratchett quotes, as he’s one of my favourite authors.
Here are a couple:
“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
“Build a man a fire, and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.”
“Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.”
What colour do you feel most comfortable wearing?
Blue, black, grey. Almost all my clothes are these colours (if you wish to define “black” and “grey” as colours). I might have a sock with a splash of red on it somewhere 🙂 .
What is something you learned in the last week?
Oh dear. I don’t think I learned anything, really. Most weeks are like that. I learned how to stab someone in the ankle with an arrow after dodging an attack in Lara Croft on my PS4. Does that count? It’s important because it allows me to riddle them with bullets while they’re reeling from the shock.
Dodge, stab, riddle
(Picture courtesy of engadget.)
Bye bye for this week!
Sharing My World Week 26
It’s half-way through the year and time to Share My World once again. The questions are posed on a weekly basis by Cee – go check out her wonderful photos!
Is your refrigerator, organized or a mess inside?
I’d call it organised, though some might brand it a mess. Everything always goes in exactly the same place every week, so I know where everything is, so that makes it organised.
However, I’ve had it for nearly 6 years and have never cleaned it, so that makes it a mess 🙂
When I moved house in February, the freezer part at the top was so full of ice it filled an entire sink. There’s lots more room in it now!
This is the day before my weekly shop, so it’s quite empty!
As I’m feeling generous, here’s a bonus pic – the freezer portion, which sits on top of the fridge.
Ice cream and pizza. Who’d’a thunk it?
If you could be famous for one thing, what would it be?
I’m not really sure I want to be famous, but if I were I think it would be as a novelist, in common with many others who have answered this challenge.
Then I would be invited on all those comedy panel shows and I’d be awesome and everyone would love me and I’d be rich and I’d be the nation’s hero and women would throw themselves at me etc etc BWAHAHAHAHAHA.
But I wouldn’t let it change me ‘cos I’m really well adjusted.
What one thing have you not done that you really want to do?
Choose just one thing? That’s a tricky one. Maybe visit New Zealand. Did I ever mention Hobbits before in these challenges? I think I did.
The scenery is very beautiful!
Where do you eat breakfast?
On a weekend, I only have coffee. In fact, coincidentally, some is brewing at the moment! I drink it in the living room.
Here it is, sitting in front of my trusty George Foreman grilling machine.
On a work day I also indulge in a Kellogg’s Special K “Biscuit Moment”, which I eat at my desk.
That’s all for this week, see you next week!
Sharing My World Week 25
Here we are at week 25 of Share Your World, hosted by Cee over at her photography blog.
What is your favourite type of dog? (can be anything from a specific breed, a stuffed animal, drawing, cartoon or character in a movie or TV show)
I’m really a cat person. I spent my childhood afraid of dogs ever since one ran off with my underwear on the beach while I was tiny 😦
I prefer cute little dogs, like the Andrex puppy (in case you don’t have this brand where you live, it’s toilet paper).
The Lads.
Name one thing not many people know about you.
If I told you lots of people would know it, instantly making my answer a lie.
Have you ever gone scuba diving? If you haven’t, would you want to?
I’ve never gone scuba diving, but it sounds wonderful. Floating around in the peace and quiet, watching all the little fishies swim past.
What was the most important event in your life last week? (anything goes it can be a good nights sleep, finished a reading book, winning the lottery, or getting married)
I didn’t win the lottery and I didn’t get married (not that I remember anyway). I was on holiday, so nothing important really happened that I can think of. It was more a time of little victories. I got out of the house (it’s not unknown for me to spend my two week holiday never going out except to get groceries). I did jobs around the house. Stuff like that.
Sharing My World Week 24
It’s time to Share My World again, courtesy of Cee over at her photography blog. Check her blog out for great photos and tips!
What makes you feel the most secure?
Money. Cash. Moolah. Dosh. Readies. Dough. Nelsons.
Just enough so that I’m not constantly worried about paying the bills.
If you were a shoe, what kind would you be and why?
I’d be a trainer. It’s pretty much all I ever wear, unless I’m going somewhere special. Soft and comfortable. Here are my current trainers. I wear them until they fall to bits, then I buy a new pair.
Although, thinking about it, would I really want to spend all my time all sweaty and smelly? Maybe a clog would be a safer bet.
How many languages do you speak?
Well, English of course. I’ll add American English to that, as thanks to American TV programmes and books I know a lot of strange American words, such as “elevator”, “sidewalk”, “airplane”, “diaper”, “stroller” and “faucet”. The list goes on and on!
I know enough German to hold a conversation and more or less understand TV and simple books. I can order food and stuff in French, but unless they slow down I can’t understand what they are saying.
What was the largest city you have been to? What is the one thing you remember most?
I guess that would have to be London. I most remember the parks – little oases of green and peace in a sea of confusion and noise (I apologise for placing an oasis in the middle of a sea there – sloppy I know but this isn’t fiction).
I think I was so traumatised by all the people and noise my mind has blocked it all out, leaving only the parks 🙂
See you again next week!
Sharing My World Week 23
Here is the Sharing of My World, week 23! Wow, week 23 already. We’re almost half-way through the year, and I’m now on 2 weeks annual leave. I have quite a few jobs to do, but I know from past experience that the more time I have, the less I do, so we’ll have to see how it all works out. I’m pretty sure I’ll be using my PS4 a lot, if nothing else.
Share Your World is hosted by Cee over at her photography blog. Head over there for great photos, photography tips and more.
Would you rather be stuck in a small plane with mild turbulence for 2 hours or be a passenger in a car racing the Daytona 500?
I’ve Googled “Daytona 500” and it appears to be 500 miles of driving round in circles. That’s not for me! The plane trip sounds lovely, even with “mild turbulence”. I could look out the window, maybe have a nap.
Would you rather be alone with nobody in the vicinity for one month or never be alone not even for a minute for one month?
I can’t imagine not being alone at all for a whole month. That sounds like some fresh circle of Hell. Being alone for a whole month sounds idyllic. Maybe the plane ride drops me off somewhere nice and it’ll be back in a month to pick me up.
Would you like to sleep in a human size nest in a tree or be snuggled in a burrowed spot underground?
Tricky. Being up a tree would afford a good view, but it seems too exposed. I’ll go for snuggled underground. It would have to be bug-free, however. I’ll need some surveillance cameras to see what’s going on above-ground, too. The only problem would be lack of natural light. Once of those houses buried in a hill-side would be nice.
In a car would you rather drive or be a passenger?
Generally I would prefer to be a driver. I’m so seldom a passenger I’m not really used to it, and I very seldom have passengers in my car.
The only time I’d rather be a passenger would be when driving in a unfamiliar city. In that circumstance I’d rather be navigator(*) – I’m quite good at looking ahead on the map(**).
Notes for young people
(*) Navigator: a SatNav in human form
(**) Map: a representation of the local area, printed on paper(***)
(***) Paper: made from pulped trees, “paper” was used to record information before hard disks, CDs and the Cloud
Sharing My World Week 22
Wow, I can hardly believe it’s time to Share My World again! It’ll be Christmas before we know it.
In Sharing Your World, Cee poses four weekly questions for us to answer. Check out her blog full of wonderful photos!
Regarding animals would you prefer not having them around or having domestics pets, farm animals, or seeing them in nature or the zoo?
I’d like to have a little cat again. Pets are quite a responsibility, though, and I’m not sure I’m ready for that just yet. Maybe sometime in the future (at least now that I own a house I can if I want!).
Regarding “wild” animals, I love seeing them in nature. I know that zoos serve a purpose – educational as well as preserving very endangered species – but all things being equal, animals should be left in their natural habitat.
It’s very sad to see a big cat in a cage. Or in some celebrity’s back garden.
Roam free little Dartmoor poneh!
Are you a collector of anything?
Not really. Stuff I have a lot of (books, DVDs) I have for what they contain, not what they are. I don’t have a library of books because I love the smell and touch of books or whatever, I have the books for the stories they contain. My DVDs allow me to slip into other lives for a while. Digital copies of books and films are just as good.
That said, I do have a house full of crap. I have trouble throwing stuff away (though not on the scale of those poor souls you see on TV reality shows who can’t move for falling over piles of newspapers).
If you could know the answer to any question, besides “What is the meaning of life?”, what would it be?
I have no idea. Maybe I don’t know myself well enough to know what I really want to know? My question could be “what do I really want to know?” Then I could spend my life trying to find the answer.
If you were to treat yourself to the “finer things” what would you treat yourself to?
Once I’ve outfitted a home cinema room, I would stock the industrial size fridge with quality cheese, ham and so on – quality nibbles for a quality cinematic experience. After sitting for hours watching films and eating cheese, I would probably also require a quality personal trainer!
See you next week where I will Share My World once again!
Sharing My World Week 20
Right on the verge of Share Your World Week 21, here I am with Week 20, hosted as always by Cee over at her photography blog. Since I’m running late(r) this week, I’d better get stuck in.
If you could go back and visit any time period, what time would you travel to and why?
All of time is my oyster – this is quite a decision. I could see the dinosaurs! Watch knights in shining armour riding around the countryside. Visit the stomping grounds of Dickens and Shakespeare. Visit ancient Rome or Greece.
I’ve made my decision! I shall travel back to a week last Saturday. My pizza was particularly well baked and I watched a double episode of Stargate SG-1 while I was eating.
Ah, halcyon days.
If you could have three wishes granted for you alone, what would they be? This is a time for you to dream and have fun.
Hmm, I’m good at dreaming but not so good at having fun.
I left this one to the end. I’ve still got nothing. I’m not the sort of person to grant wishes to, sorry.
Wanting something to quench your thirst, what would you drink?
Mmm, Diet Coke. Accept no substitutes! A tasty can of chemical goodness. Nicely chilled, of course. Warm drinks don’t quench my thirst.
Or a nice cold fruit smoothie. Goodbye teeth! Welcome, sugar overload! Tasty, though.
If you watch TV what are your favourite three television shows?
Well, this is a tricky one to answer. There are way more than three! My dream list would contain such classics as Dr Who (that’s a no-brainer), Stargate, anything in the crime vein (CSI, NCIS, Criminal Minds, Dexter, Castle and so on), Bones (for sure), anything medical-related (ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Casualty, Holby City), Buffy, Angel, Lost Girl. I’m sure by now you can see the sort of stuff I like to watch!
See you all again next time.
Sharing My World Week 19
It’s time for Share Your World, a weekly series hosted by Cee over at her photography blog. Let’s dive straight in!
Do you prefer shopping or going to a park?
Yay, shopping! Hunting around for a parking place. Traipsing around a busy town. Pushing my way past a billion people. Basking in the noise. Breathing in the fumes.
No, wait. That’s not right.
I’m changing my answer to “going to a park”.
What is the highest score you’ve ever made in bowling? Actual or virtually played.
With or without the buffers up? 🙂
It’s been years since I went bowling. I can’t handle the (real or imagined) smug looks on other people’s faces as my ball consistently falls in the gutter. Plus it’s very expensive, like £4 per person per game.
I think the best I ever did was around 160 or something. I can bowl a “good” game, then the next game I hardly hit anything.
Name the foreign countries you’ve been to.
I’m not particularly well travelled. I’m probably the only person I know who hasn’t been to Spain or Egypt 😦
Germany – two school exchanges, worked there for a year, went there for a friend’s wedding, went to a conference.
Switzerland – weekend trip while I was living in Germany.
Republic of Ireland – worked there for four years.
France – three day business meeting. Caught the ferry back to England after living in Germany.
Belgium – drove through the edge of it on the way back from living in Germany.
The Netherlands – one day business meeting.
Wales – holiday, conferences.
Scotland – holidays.
And last, but not least, as I’m Cornish I am including England!
Describe your own outlook on life in seven words or less.
It happens. Deal with it. Or not.
That’s all for this week. Have a great week everyone!
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