BASICS
Your gender: Female
Single? Yep.
Want to be? For now, I guess. But not for forever.
Your birthday: 4th April 1980.
Your age: 25
Your height: 5’4”. I used to think I was 5’6” then my mum decided to bring me back to reality. I wish she hadn’t!
The color of your eyes: Green, at least I think so. I have had people say that they can be blue, and that they can be grey. And I also had someone say recently that they were teale?! Don’t ask, I don’t know. I can’t see them!
The color of your hair: Kind of a medium brown naturally, but I usually dye it a shade or two darker, but I’ve got some foils happening at the moment. Not sure if you can see that in the piccie.
Left/right/ambidextrous? Pretty much right-handed, although ambidextrous-ness is quite rife in my family. My dad and brother are both ambidextrous, as is my nan (father’s mother). I used to use my knife and fork back to front though, like my nan. Still can, but tend to be right-handed.
Have any pets? Geordie, my beautiful 4 ½ yo border collie. I think there’s a pic further down my blog.
What’s your job: At the moment I’m temping as a legal secretary, but I kind of thrive in a personal assistant role with stacks of pressure.
Piercings? Just the norm, one in each ear.
Tattoos? Nope. Have never even considered it, I don’t think. Just not high on my to-do list…
Obsessions? Having my desk clean at the end of the day, wrapping presents neatly, and that’s about all I can think of? I’m sure I have others…
Addictions? Sleeping in, “Alias” (even though I deny it, but when it comes back on, I’m sure I’ll get sucked in all over again…), oh, and black forest chocolate (which is why I *rarely* buy it).
Do you speak another language? I am capable of a smattering of Italian, and an even smaller smattering of French. With work though, there is potential?
Have a favorite quote? “In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.” – Mr Darcy to Elizabeth Bennet, Pride & Prejudice.
Do you have a webpage? A blog is about as close as I get to a webpage, and if you’re here, reading this, then “Welcome to my blog!”
DEEP THOUGHTS about life and you in it
Do you live in the moment? Maybe not. I like planning things. Spontaneous is good sometimes, and it’s fun, but most people are prone to kind of go with the flow, I guess.
Do you consider yourself tolerant of others? Mostly. And if not, I grit my teeth and try to avoid them.
Do you have any secrets? Of course!! *cackle*
Do you hate yourself? Nope. There are definitely things I don’t like about myself, but “hate” is a very strong word.
Do you like your handwriting? Mostly. My scrawly one, yes, but my “neat” one looks as though a 15-year-old wrote it. Not that that’s all bad. I guess I’ll just have to use it more as I get older!
Do you have any bad habits? Indeed. One of those is probably taking some things a little too seriously. Another is eating too much junk food. It’s one of those “think before you act” things that I wish I took more notice of. And I’m sure there are more…
What is the compliment you get most from people? My singing. At work it would be my hair. I had a friend say to me this week: “Suz, you’re such a chameleon! Every time I see you, you look different!” Maybe I should have asked a question there… :P
If a movie was made about your life, what would it be called? It’s a long way to the top. :P
What’s your biggest fear? Ah, one that *thankfully* will never be realized, and I’m *not* going to put it here.
Can you sing? Yeah. Never used to think so, and I wouldn’t say I’m great, but I enjoy it.
Are you a daredevil? When I am. :P
Is there anything you fear or hate about yourself? Haven’t we covered this before? The fear we *definitely* have. Things I hate about myself? That sometimes I take jokes too far, that I don’t act my age, that I’m too serious for my age (try and figure those two out!!), that I talk about myself too much, that I don’t care enough about other people, that I really have no idea what is going on. Now, as with most fears, they are unfounded, and not necessarily a true representation of the situation. So who knows what I’m really thinking/feeling, least of all me?! :P
Are you passive or aggressive? I dunno. Maybe I should do one of those Myers-Briggs test thingos? Just at a stab in the dark, I’d say aggressive?
Have you got a journal? Only this one, and I haven’t been that diligent… Every now and again when something milestone-ish happens, I have somewhere that I write all the hardcore stuff. But nothing’s been written in there for years…
What is your greatest strength and weakness? Umm … To be able to look at a situation or person from a number of angles/perspectives; and I am too sensitive to what people say to/about me.
How do you vent? Verbally. Quite heated, but controlled. Very logically.
Do you think you are emotionally strong? Mostly.
Is there anything you regret doing/not doing in life? Dumping my boyfriend in grade 6. Not that I regret ending the “relationship” (such as it was), but the reasons were so petty, and he was so nice and didn’t deserve me being such a cow to him. Poor thing. If I saw him now, I’d still apologise. He’d probably laugh at me! :P
Do you think life has been good so far? Mostly. It has improved, but I know that there are many things to come that will far exceed my expectations…
What is the most important lesson you’ve learned from life? Life’s a journey, not a supermarket.
What do you like the most about your body? My eyes, my hair, and… my ears. I thank God they’re not huge. :P
And least? Well, there are bits that will *never* see the light of day (which I won’t mention :P), and then there are bits that I don’t like, like my feet. And not just my feet, but anybody’s. I think they’re the ugliest party of anyone’s body. They’re just not a nice thing to look at at all.
Do you think you are good looking? Meh, pretty normal. Not that you’d think that with the number of pics on my blog. :P
Are you confident? Pretty much.
What is the fictional character you’re most like? :P ha! I used to be like Lydia Bennet from Pride & Prejudice. Thankfully, I haven’t eloped yet, even though I have been to Brighton (but not *the* Brighton from the book). But now? There’s a thought…
Do people know how you feel? Not normally. I’m usually pretty guarded about my feelings, but more so if I’m unhappy. If people find out, its either because I’ve told them, I’ve let the guard down a little or they know me really well.
Are you perceived wrongly? Probably. Because I rarely tell people what I’m really thinking or feeling.
DO YOU…
Smoke? Nope.
Do drugs? Nope.
Read the newspaper? Occasionally. More often than not, I read it on the net.
Pray? Indeed.
Go to church? Sure, don’t you?
Talk to strangers who IM you? I don’t think I’ve had a stranger IM me… although, I did dabble in chat a few years ago and kind of got scared if I found out someone was in the same state. :P
Sleep with stuffed animals? No, but do have some that sit on my bed after I made it. It’s funny. I had none, then suddenly all these ppl started giving me stuffed toys as gifts?! Who knows… maybe I looked like I needed a hug?! :P
Take walks in the rain? *love* walking in the rain. :P but not with straight hair – not an option!
Talk to people even though you hate them? I wouldn’t say that there’s anybody I hate. There are ppl who do stuff that I’m not a fan of, but I try to get past that when I’m with them.
Drive? Yep.
Like to drive fast? *sigh* yes. :P no speeding ticket yet, though, thankfully. I’m one of those ppl who thinks “okay, I’m only 5ks over, I’ll be fine”.
WOULD OR HAVE YOU EVER…
Hurt yourself? Not intentionally, I don’t think? Thinking back… Nope. Nothing there.
Been out of the country? Nope. But soon, soon!!
Been in love? Yes.
Gone skinny dipping? NO! too conservative… :P
Had a medical emergency? No.
Had a surgery? No.
Ran away from home? Contemplated it (seriously, many times), but no.
Played strip poker? Poker, yes. Strip? No.
Gotten beaten up? Nope, unless my brother counts? We had some doozies!! Throttling, mainly…
Beaten someone up? I swung the only punch.. he didn’t annoy me again. :P
Been picked on? Stacks. I reckon everybody has. But let’s not go there. Nope, it wasn’t fun.
Thought about suicide? Well, actually, yes, to tell the truth. Many years ago. Thought about it, but didn’t get any further than that.
Pulled an all-nighter? Of course – I’ve been to uni!! And have done the odd staying up at camps, etc, too. I got a bus from anglesea to Apollo bay after an all-nighter followed by 3 hours sleep the next night, and the bus driver had to yell and shake me to wake me up. :P
If yes, what is your record? Well, I guess that would make it about… 38 hours? Something like that…
Gone one day without food? An entire day? I don’t think so…
Talked on the phone all night? Not *all* night, but late into the night, sure.
Slept all day? Yeah, remember one day I wasn’t well and seriously slept until about 2pm, got up for an hour or so, then went back to bed at about 4pm and slept right through again.
Made out with a stranger? No!!
Had sex with a stranger? No!! Gee…!
Thought you’re going crazy? No… thought I was odd, yes, frequently. :P
Kissed the same sex? No!!
Done anything sexual with the same sex? No!!
Been betrayed? Probably, although nothing comes to mind.
Had a dream that came true? Dunno – I’ve got this one “dream” that I’m sure is actually a memory, but my folks don’t remember the ppl, but I remember *everything* about it, and so, well, we kind of concluded it was a dream?
Broken the law? Everyone has. Parking fines, stealing, jay-walking, etc, not that I have a criminal record, mind you.
Met a famous person? No, don’t think so.
Have you ever killed an animal by accident? Well I’ve run over a couple of things – a baby possum. Don’t want to think about that.
On purpose? No.
Told a secret you swore you wouldn’t tell? Probably, since when I was younger I kind of forgot the whole “don’t tell *anyone* thing”.
Stolen anything? A milky bar. I was dared, did it, and regretted it pretty much the moment I thought of doing it, let alone after doing it!
Been on radio/tv? Ah, no. I’ve been in the paper, though!
Been in a mosh-pit? Of course! There’s nowhere else to be at a concert! Can’t remember the last concert I went to and I didn’t mosh!
Had a nervous breakdown? Nope. Not at all. “Somewhere, a duck is watching.”
Considered religious vocation? Indeed.
Been criticized about your sexual performance? *sigh*
Bungee jumped? Nope.
Had a dream that kept coming back? Yeah … used to have the one of being chased and jumping and falling off the edge of a cliff. Would wake up terrified…
CLOTHES and other fashion junk
Shoe brand? Nothing in particular. Great fan, though. Marvellous invention, spectacular accessory!
Brand of clothing? As above (minus the accessory comment).
Cologne/perfume? Well currently its Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana. And it’s pretty low, so I have been thinking about a new one, but I’m not up with what’s out at the moment.
What are you normally wearing to school/work? Corporate. Black is wonderful, pants are comfortable, skirts are cold, scarves are fabulous, hats are great. :P
How about panties? Yes, I wear knickers. :P great fan of the boy-leg. Occasionally lash out on the G for a special occasion.
Wear hats? *love* hats! Have made sure I’m well-stocked this winter. It’s a little difficult when you have such a head of hair as mine…
Judge other people by their clothing? I try not to, but sometimes I find myself doing it and am sad. :(
Wear make-up? Indeed. Work kind of cries for make-up, and I would feel odd going to work without it. Weekends usually calls for mascara and lip balm at least, light powder foundation an option.
Favourite place to shop? I don’t really have a favourite place… my favourite things to buy are probably CDs and books, and can spend hours in a bookstore, and I like the *idea* of buying furniture. Love looking at freedom and ikea catalogues. :P
Favourite article of clothing? My new mottled blue hat, and that’s about all I can think of right now?
Are you trendy? I dunno. I usually try to avoid “current” fashions, since come the next year you kind of have to buy a complete wardrobe as the old one was phased out. I was recently termed by a youngster as “classic” – i.e., I choose/wear clothes that are great and never look out of fashion. This year though, I will admit, I have succumbed to the fashion slightly.
Would you rather wear a uniform to school? Yes!! Loved my school uniform (well the one at my old school, not my most recent school). Love the whole winter uniform dress thing with blazer, woolen jumper, tie, etc.
BELIEFS
Believe in life on other planets? Well I dunno. It’s not really something that I’ve thought about. *pause* Well actually, I think every time they go on about the Mars explorations I’m a bit of a skeptic, so there you have it. I guess that’s a no.
Miracles? Indeed.
Astrology? Definitely not.
Magic? As above (for astrology)
God? Indeed. There is only one!
Satan? Yes.
Santa? Thanks to my folks finally sitting me down, no… Sorry to anyone who didn’t already know.
Ghosts? Meh, no. Not as such.
Luck? You mean like a rabbit’s foot, etc? Not at all.
Love at first sight? No! How can it be *love* at first sight?! I just don’t get these books (which some friends have been lending me – thanks Nomes, Lerel & Rach) where the girl meets the guy for the first time, the heart rate, blood pressure etc sky-rocket?! What is that?! Get control of yourself, woman!!
Yin and Yang? No.
Witches? Of course. Some more odd/dangerous than others, but still all quite heading off on a bit of a wide path, if you catch my drift.
Easter bunny? Not since he stopped visiting me. No welcome mat out for you, stupid rabbit.
Believe it’s possible to remain faithful forever? Yes. I can see how it can be more difficult for some people than others, but I believe everyone is capable of being faithful forever – it just depends on the decisions they make on the way.
Believe there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Dad and I chased one once to try and find it. You’re lucky to find the end of a rainbow, let alone the pot. We never did find it. The end of the rainbow, that is. Do they ever end? And what about the fully circular ones?! Where does a circle begin and end?!
Do you wish on stars? No. I like the idea (since it seems kind of fanciful and *slightly* romantic), but no.
DEEP THEOLOGICAL QUESTIONS
Do you believe in the traditional view of Heaven and Hell? Traditional? What is traditional? That heaven is lovely, we sit on clouds with wings and harps, and hell is, well, fiery hot? Well one of those descriptions is more accurate than the other. You guess which, and I’ll tell you here and now – it won’t be St Peter greeting everyone at the gate…
Do you think God has a gender? Yes. Although that question has me pondering the origin of the Hebrew names for God (the numerous ones that there are) and seeing what they have to say for themselves…
Do you think that science counteracts religion? “Science”, as in scientific fact, or “Science” as in what they teach in uni as part of your degree is that the evolutional theory is fact? And religion is something else, too… Religion is just a socially acceptable work used to describe every kind of belief or theory, no matter which end of the scale it belongs to, or the entity. If the question said: Do you think that science counteracts Christianity? I would say no, I would just say that the belief system of Christianity and the existence of God is more profound and advanced than any scientific research is at the moment. Although, for a bit of a read, check out Creation magazine. I think that’s what it’s called.
Do you believe in organized religion? As in a church? Yeah, I guess I do, since I am a regular attendee/participant of one.
Where do you think we go when we die? Well I guess that all depends on one thing – Romans 10:9-10.
LOVE, and all that
Did you get frightened or uncomfortable seeing that as a section title? Not really. I smiled.
Do you consider love a mistake? No. Just an adventure that may not take you exactly where you anticipated.
What do you find romantic? Some of the traditional things, I guess (except roses!). Starry nights, beaches, late-night chats on the phone, sharing secrets looks and smiles, dancing (not stupid jiggy dancing that all the teeny-boppers do, but proper “in arms” kind of dancing that ppl do at weddings that you look at and sigh…). Things like that.
Turn-on? Eyes, smile, laugh, intelligence, humility, looks you in the eye, cologne. There is this one cologne that seriously turns my head, but I have no idea what it is. Haven’t smelt it for a while, actually – maybe it’s not in fashion anymore? Hope my dad doesn’t start wearing it. :P that would be *too* odd…
Turn-off? Self-importance, loud talkers, standard smells I’m not a fan of (e.g. cigarette smoke, BO and my dad wearing a nice cologne :P), limp handshake, lack of confidence.
First kiss? How traumatic. Year 8, guy named Craig. It was all very unfortunate, for both of us! I had managed to get conned in to being his “girlfriend” (such as it was, we only ever saw each other at lunchtime maybe twice a week, max) because he asked me out, I said no, and then my “friends” told him I said yes. He was all happy and everything and I didn’t have the heart to tell him I’d actually said no. I hadn’t even known who he was!! Two weeks later I mustered up the courage. But not before humiliating the both of us at one of those organized “kissing viewings” that kids tended to do?? What is with that?! *really* weird now, looking back. Everyone (well, in the large-ish group of people I knew) who was going out all got together at the same time and kissed so that everyone else (who wasn’t going out with anyone) could watch. Why would you want to? Hmmm… needless to say, I ditched the friends after a short time.
If you had no interest in dating someone who expressed interest in dating you, how would you feel? Terrible. it happened in year 11 and 12. one guy was particularly persistent… happily though, he was one of my good friends and didn’t let the fact that I’d said no on numerous occasions to allow our friendship to get all odd or anything. You feel as though you’re going to crush them, while they think you’re just being an uncaring, heartless bitch.
Do you prefer knowing someone before dating them? Indeed I do. Which is why I am yet to join the horde of the spoken for.
Have you ever wished it was more “socially acceptable” for a girl to ask a guy out? Don't really car, 'cos I wouldn’t do it, even if it was.
Have you ever been romantically attracted to someone physically unattractive? No. not that any guy I have ever been interested was a pin-up model for a magazine or anything, either. The combination of good attributes adds up to an attractive person as a whole. Once you get past the superficial appearance (whether good, bad or indifferent), there are other things that you appreciate.
Do you think the opposite sex finds you good looking? I wouldn’t know. I’ve never asked. I’m sure at least one person does. I have to be someone’s type! Actually, I did hear this guy secretly say to one of his mates once that if he wasn’t engaged to his fiancé he would have asked me out. But there you go. Fortunately, he *was* engaged, because I wasn’t interested, and only 18 at the time!!
What is best about the opposite sex? That they’re opposite. :P women can be psycho and excessively paranoid sometimes, I’ll admit that. The guy in the relationship tends to mellow things out a bit. Well, at least it’ll probably be that way for me.
What is the worst thing about the opposite sex? The worst?! Hmmm… well, I would be trying to pick the worst attribute of my brother as an example, but he’s my brother, so he’s not really a true representative.
Do you read porn? Sure. The motherload’s hidden under my bed. (please ensure you read that with the appropriate amount of sarcastic tone...)
What’s the last present someone gave you? Kez sent me one of the M.I.L.K. books for my birthday. Darling kez. Haven’t seen her for ages. Should call. The book was lovely. :P and the last present of a romantic nature? Well, that has been never (as far as I am aware?).
Are you in love? Maybe. Time will tell. Am I in love alone? Maybe. Time will tell.
Do you consider your significant other hot? My significant other… arm? :P Not applicable …
What would you do if you were walking down the street and saw some hot guy/girl standing on the sidewalk? Glance briefly, look away. Isn’t that normal?
Are you going out? Nope. Just got home from work, and it’s Friday night and I have nothing on, so it’s all pretty cruisy. Might whack on a DVD to entertain myself before heading in early. Had a long week…
What are you wearing right now? Half of what I wore to work. Windcheater, brown pants, black boots. :P
Body-part you’re touching right now: I’m not touching anything? Oh, except the keyboard, feet are crossed under the desk. Sitting in a chair. That’s about all?
What are you worried about right now? Not worried.
What book are you reading? Triumph of the Soul – Michael R Joens. About a third of the way through. Not bad, but I feel like he’s used so much story already – how much more intense could it get?!
Are you bored? Meh. No, not bored.
Are you tired? A little. Weary is probably more the word. Hence my early night tonight.
Are you talking to anyone online? Nope. Have made sure I appear offline, otherwise I’ll never get this finished. :P
Are you talking to anyone on the phone? Nope. Phone hasn’t rung at all!
Are you lonely or content? Right now? Content I guess. Later, when I’m waiting to go to sleep and thinking about stuff I’ll be a little lonely.
Are you listening to music? Not right now. Did have a song off the net playing but its finished and I just didn’t pop back to play it over again. Can hear the ducted heating, the TV in the kitchen, my mum banging cupboards, etc as she puts the dishes away, and well, that’s all.
Oh! And that was the last Q!! :P Well there you have it. A little light on Suz’s life.
Thanks Trish!!
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