Dr Who
1. bake cupcakes for: The Doctor he needs mothering, and I'd use lots of really icing
2. trust with the keys to my car (if I had a car): Martha - Donna would put them in a bin ;-)
3. put thumbtacks on their chair: The Master
4. have a crush on: Too Easy - The Doctor - Tennant version in particular although Eccl. was sexy too
5. pack up and leave if they moved next door: I could be very harsh and say Rose's Mum because she's a bit too Kath and Kim for me but I'd be a lot more worried if The Master moved in next door.
6. vote for President: Martha, she'd listen to the people but she could make the tough decisions
7. pick as my partner in a buddy movie: (a) for scary movies - The Doctor because somehow you'd feel (b) to be my sidekick - Donna
8. pair up: The Doctor, okay in real life Danny was far more emotionally available but I'm naieve enough to imagine getting through to him and Danny was as boring as a doornail, The Doctor is both mentally and physically interesting (I originally typed stimulating but that sound
9. vote off the island and into the volcano: The Master
10. wheedle into fixing my MP3 player: Captain Jack - okay so The Doctor could do it in two seconds with the sonic screwdrive but it would take a bit more effort for Captain Jack so it would be more meaningful (the fact I'm now fantasising about having a romantic or bonding moment over an MP3 player is odd)
The West Wing
1. bake cupcakes for: Charlie. Josh has Donna to look after him, while I love Zoe I don't think she bakes cupcakes. She's more of a cupcake receiver.
2. trust with the keys to my car (if I had a car): Donna or Charlie, I can (and am now) imagine scenes whereSam/Toby/Josh/Jed would total it. I would have said Will because he has a heart of gold too but I can imagine him doing something clumsy or awkward and totalling it.
3. put thumbtacks on their chair: Any republican except Ainsley? ;-)
4. have a crush on: Josh
5. pack up and leave if they moved next door: the anti-semetic woman who said Toby and Josh had 'New York humour' Mary something I think
6. vote for President: Jed - well obviously - although some of the Catholic values could be a problem for me (e.g. I'm pro choice) but I love him dearly, he inspires me. I'd love to say Toby but he lacks the optimisim required. Sam is wonderful but I'm worried he's too much like a puppy - Rob Lowe's character on Brothers and Sisters seems more up to the job despite the republican thing. If I had to chose a republican president I'd choose Ainsley or the guy played by Alan Alda (it's late and my memory's not working) I did love Santos also but Jed was my first presidental love. (Now there's a sentence I never thought I'd use ;-))
7. pick as my partner in a buddy movie: scary - NOT Sam - because he'd be more scared than me or Josh because he'd mock it, sidekick - CJ or Sam
8. pair up: while I'm more attracted to Josh as a fictional character in real life I'd be more interested in Sam. It's a bit like when you watch House - you think wow he's hot but in real life no one wants to date a House or worse marry him. He's too screwed up. Josh is too work crazy. I love him with Donna but in real life it's be like CJ and Danny - years of breaking up and getting back together until they both quit and could finally make it work. Hmm 'real life like CJ and Danny' is an odd line as it implies CJ and Danny 'are' real life.
9. vote off the island and into the volcano: Mary whatshername (see number 5)
10. wheedle into fixing my MP3 player: Charlie - the others would never get around to it even if they said they would, Charlie would come through for you, he notices the little things. And that's why he deserves the cupcakes :-)
On a totally different note today was my fourth 'good' day in a row in terms of diet and exercise - yea me! I finally feel like I'm getting back on track at little bit. Knowing my daughter is now 9 months really makes me realise that it's time to get in control of my body again (ready for the next one to invade and take control ;-))
- Mood:accomplished
I saw this meme on Melli's LJ and I couldn't resist. Only problem is I'm too impatient to wait for suggestions so I'm going to post at least one set of answers before anyone asks.
Pick a fandom! It doesn't have to be television. And then I will say who from the fandom I would...
1. bake cupcakes for:
2. trust with the keys to my car (if I had a car):
3. put thumbtacks on their chair:
4. have a crush on:
5. pack up and leave if they moved next door:
6. vote for President:
7. pick as my partner in a buddy movie:
8. pair up:
9. vote off the island and into the volcano:
10. wheedle into fixing my MP3 player:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1. bake cupcakes for: Dawn - poor kid needs some mothering, between being the key and then losing her Mum and having a sister who's mostly too busy coming back from the dead to notice her
2. trust with the keys to my car (if I had a car): Spike - just kidding ;-) I was gonna say Willow but then I remembered the whole evil Willow phase and decided to go with Tara, she's one of those people who has a gorgeous personality and is so trustworthy, I listened to 'Goodbye to You' for a month after her and Willow broke up (I've never told anyeone this but while I was pregnant I tried several times to talk my husband into letting me name our daughter Willow)
3. put thumbtacks on their chair: Riley - cute but I just could never like him.
4. have a crush on: Spike. Angel's great but Spike is s*x on legs.
5. pack up and leave if they moved next door: Spike, I clearly couldn't function in life knowing he was next door - plus can you imagine asking him to keep the noise down. He's gorgeous but scary!
6. vote for President: Tara, because she'd listen to everyone or Giles.
7. pick as my partner in a buddy movie: Does this mean to be your buddy in the movie or to keep you company when watching a scary movie? I'll answer both (a) Dawn, she's make a great sidekick and she'd just be thrilled to have a major role. (b) Buffy, because you couldn't look scared in front of her! No Xander because he'd be even more of a wimp than me! (He wasn't really a wimp but I could imagine him being one in a movie)
8. pair up: I'd love to say Spike or Angel but I think in real life I'd probably be more likely to end up with Weasley
9. vote off the island and into the volcano: Cordelia before she joined Angel.
10. wheedle into fixing my MP3 player: Other than the three nerdy boys (I've forgotten their nickname)... Probably Willow.
Okay if those answers don't inspire ask me about another fandom. If you're not sure what else I'm into theres: Alias, Big Love, Angel, Gilmore Girls, Scrubs, Dr Who, Grey's Anataomy, Heroes, just to name a few.
3. Three of your favourite songs
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Dear Mr President - Pink
Father of Mine - Everclear
4. What do you think about legalization and/or decriminalising drugs?
Only cannabis for medicinal purposes. I'm all for rehab and treatment but I don't think cigarettes should even be legal let alone anything that's already illegal. I know there are arguments that legalisation allows greater control and that protects people but I think of the kids who are yet to try anything and are goody two shoes like I was (and still am) and won't touch something if it's illegal and for them I think it's more than worth keeping it illegal. Plus I think there should be penalties for drug use - to say it only hurts themselves just plainly isn't true.
5. What is love for you? And when is love a bad/unhealthy thing?
Love is knowing that someone is so important to you that to let go of them would be to cut a small peice of your soul off. Love is caring about someone as much as or more than you care about yourself. (The more bit I believe applies only to children - I think it's unhealthy to care more about a lover than yourself but I think it's fairly natural that a parents' first instinct is to protect their child overthemselves.) I think love becomes bad or unhealthy when the person you love is a bad influence or doesn't return your love or doesn't treat you right or when love drives you to forget yourself. Love should never be a band-aid for your problems. But I think real love and obsession are two seperate things so people who have an unhealthy obsession with a person are not actually in love.
9. If you could give Kevin Rudd five policy priorities, what would they be?
Good question!
1. education - more prep time for teachers, more staff in schools, smaller class sizes, more funding for resources, the opportunity for students to actually learn languages beyond year 7 outside of a few scattered schools - which means having more than one language teacher in each school, with a focus on PUBLIC education
2. health - free, accessible, quality healthcare for all especially those in Sydney and rural areas (lately I can't work out which is worse)
3. reduce energy use
4. support of sustainable agriculture
5. reform of child welfare so that DOCs has real power and the money and staffing to protect children at risk
While I wouldn't put it as a top 5 priority I'd also like to see adoption laws mainstreamed and made uniform across the country especially overseas adoption, gay marriages recognised, better inter-racial understanding starting with recognition that Islamic schools are no worse than Catholic schools and neither are necessarily bad things. I also support some forms of stem-cell research (e.g. using embryos that would otherwise be destroyed but not creating them purposefully to conduct research).
10. How much of a role do you think religion has to play in politics?
Much much more than we realise and too much. On the one hand I think people's values should shape policy and yes people's religious beliefs influence their values but I think at the end of day policy and law need to be based on informed decision making not knee jerk reactions based on religious panic.
1. Friends
2. Sex
3. Music
4. Drugs
5. Love
6. LiveJournal
7. Family
8. Animals
9. Politics
10. Religion
To get started I'm going to answer the questions I asked Melli because it seems rude to ask questions I'm not willing to answer myself.
1 Who are you generally closer to - male or female friends? These days female but for a long time male.
2 Name one location you have fantasised about doing something or anything sexual (it could be making out in a movie). Actually making out in a movie was always a bit of a fantasy of mine. That and I used to really like the idea of kissing in the shower but these days I'm more likely to just want space to wash my hair. LOL
3 Name the last song you listened to. I think it's called Lovesong. "I'm not going to write you a love song because you asked me.."
4 What is your attitude to cannabis use? Hate it - the only exception in my book is for cancer patients or other people whose suffering it can alleviate.
5 Describe the perfect romantic 'date.' One of my first dates with my husband we walked to a dam on campus and sat and talked there and then walked back. It's amazing how romantic something as simple as that can be without the chocolates and champayne which have done on other occassions and which is lovely but I still think it's intensely romantic to simply talk to someone you are just discovering or know well and are touching base with.
6 What is one topic you wish you posted more about on LJ. Or Alternatively what is the one topic you wish your flist posted more about on LJ. Maybe current affairs. It's always dangerous talking politics because no two people have exactly the same views let alone a group of friends but I'm always watching Sunrise and wishing I could have my say on things (I admit I sometimes SMS in but as far as I know they've never read anything I've written out) so maybe I should do that more here but on the other hand I am truly concerned about offending friends, I know how easy it is to say something that is insulting.
1. First Name: Ramble ;)
2. Age: 24
3. Location: NSW. Aust. The Milkyway. Earth.
4. Occupation: Teacher
5. Partner?: Yes. Married.
6. Kids: One. 7 months and far cuter than any button I've every seen but also playful with a mad sense of humour and definate sights of a tenacious outgoing personality.
7. Brothers/Sisters: Nope. Grew up fairly close to five younger cousins on Dad's size, but since being an adult have grown closer to cousins on Mum's side.
8. Pets: Fish and Dog.
9. List the 3-5 biggest things going on in your life:
Motherhood - my beloved little girl
Spartan History
Teaching School Certificate
Thinking about next year - workwise and family wise - basically I'd like to lose at least five kilos before I try to get pregnant again - but because I had a casesarian that's out until at least November and at this stage it looks like I probably won't be able to get pregnant until Chrissy is weaned (by body's not interested in combinining pregnancy and breastfeeding - I suppose I can't blame it ;-))
Writing a novel (sort of)
Photography - okay not that professionally or anything but I've been playing with photos of the ickle cute one and of my bday tulips.
10. Where and for what did you go to school for?
Public co-ed tiny central school all the way and proud of it.
UNE for uni. Bachelor of Arts/Teaching. Part Dip Mod Lang but not finished. Majored in Ancient History, should have minors in sociology and aboriginal studies but my uni doesn't recognise minors in arts. loved first year psych but it's not a teaching area.
11) Parents?
My best friends and too beautiful for words. They have frustrated me at times but the older I get the more I forgive and the more I respect. Dad is a beef cattle farmer who is stepping back and focusing more on growing cacti and succulents, Mum was a "full time" Mum and farmhand but has chronic bowel problems so is in and out of hospital a fair bit.
12) Who are some of your closest friends?:
Don't want to say too much about offline friends. I have one close friend from uni that I adore but who sometimes makes me feel crap about myself even though she doesn't mean too (I've noticed in her family they all put each other down so I really think it just shows how close we are that she speaks to me the same way). I have a group of teacher friends who I adore even though sometimes we see things very different and it can be hard being friends with people you work with. I am just getting to know a group of mums which is great because there are things you can only share with other mums. By greatest friend is my husband but words cannot express the huge role Avon plays in my life, uni friend is also invaluable despite the complexities of our relationship, and life would not be the same without Melli, Laura and PA. I don't know what I'd do without the Canley Arms - it has been a constant in my life for so long now when so few other things were constant. When the people there are hurting I hurt too. When they are happy I'm happy. When anything happens I want to share it with them.
Motherhood is always being just a little bit worried about something.
Motherhood is being filled with pride.
Motherhood is knowing that nothing else you ever do will be as important as raising this person.
Motherhood is just being happy to offer a finger to chew on.
Motherhood is sharing joy and anguish whether it be the joy of playing with a zipper or the anguish of teething.
Motherhood is always, it is constant, it is forever. It is not a loss of self but a redefinition and an expansion of self.
Motherhood is a journey with many small steps and I have just begun.
Happy mothers day to mums and their kids everywhere and also to dads and other relatives who fill in for mums who can't be or aren't there.
- Mood:
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For Avon
» why I friended you.
Well I really only got an LJ because of you and Melli - and mostly you - there was so much stuff going on with work that I knew you couldn't talk about on the CA and I felt like I was a pretty pathetic friend if I couldn't properly support you in terms of being there and knowing what's going on and being a shoulder so to speak, and I got the feeling that in general for both of you guys it was getting a bit annoying having to double post stuff. Plus I also wanted somewhere I could post a bit more privately.
» Associate you with something - fandom, song, color, photo, word etc.
Colour - red/ginger (LGHSA)
Fandom - The Bill (even though we know share so much else)
Word - LGHSA?
» something I like about you.
Your sensitivity - I know you've been accused of being "too PC" but some unmentionables but this was one of the first things that I loved about you - I think it shows that you have a huge heart and are so caring and empathetic that you really do think about how others would feel instead of just mouthing off. I hope that I have learned a little bit about that from you :)
» a memory I have of you.
When you mentioned my wedding I thought immediately that you were one of the first (if not the first) face/s I looked for in the crowd - I'm not sure you're meant to look for faces in the crowd and mostly I was looking at my beloved husband-to-be but it meant so much that you were there and it felt like a hugely meaningful thing in terms of how far our friendship has come over the years - when we first met I was really just a kid and although I'm sure there are still many big-sisterly feelings (and little-sisterly) feelings between us it's nice that we are now grown-ups together if that makes sense ;)
» something I've always wanted to know about you.
If it's not too personal - what was your first boyfriend/relationship like? this can be kid-crush or grown-up or whatever -and you sooo don't have to answer if you don't want too but I suppose I've always had a bit of curiosity about this because it's not something you talk about much. (Not that I'm criticising - I sort of assume there's no guy currently in your life and god knows I don't spend hours blogging about past relationships!)
» my favorite user pic of yours.
They're all so shinny how do I pick? I like the star and the eggs and the west wing and the writing one. Hmm are there any others? If so I mustn't like them as much because they don't spring to mind but I'm always excited by your pics because they're so vibrant and pretty.
For Melli
» why I friended you.
I think partly to keep up with your american aventures or at least that's probably when I really got into reading your LJ, but also because I really only joined LJ to get to know you better (plus the reason above re Avon)
» Associate you with something - fandom, song, color, photo, word etc.
Fandom - West Wing - as I feel this is where I've gotten to know you better and although we were both Bill fans at one stage I feel like we have more common ground on WW. Although if I'd answered this question a few years back I would have said LOTR of course because of your fangirl days (I don't mean that derogatorily - I was much more of a tragic fangirl than you! Not to imply that you were tragic.. hmm maybe I'm digging myself a hole :))
Colour - blue (because of your old layout plus in the CA your username is blue.)
» Tell you something I like about you.
That you make me think bigger. That you are so full of energy and vibrance and that you inspire me. That you love writing and life and work and tv and so many other things in such a way that I feel greater passion for these things also and that as a result I feel more like myself when I'm around you - in an online sense of course - I don't stalk you I promise!
» Tell you a memory I have of you.
It's silly but I think it's more of an imaginary memory - when you first said you were going to the US I just imagined so many times different things you must be seeing or doing. Melli in the airport. Melli at uni. Melli on the whitehouse steps. Etc. I felt priviledged to be able to share a little of this great adventure and I felt so so proud of you for having the courage to do it.
» Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.
You don't have to do this but I'd love to read -
One paragraph on where you'd like to be in 10 years.
One paragraph on where you'd like to be in 40 years.
One paragraph on where you'd like to be when you die (if that's not too morbid).
Because I think there's so much I know about you but I think that how we imagine our futures' is very private (and therefore if you don't post this I will totally understand).
» Tell you my favorite user pic of yours.
Anything with the West Wing of course! Esp CJ.
- Mood:
sleepy
Thanks to Avon for asking for this because it's a wonderful topic to think about. And teddy bear's picnic is definately a good one - I'm not sure how much of it she will understand when we do it for her naming ceremony but we can always do it again and again and again. Ditto re tea-parties.
In no particular order and not necessarily my top top five because I couldn't possibly decide between the millions of things I would like to do.
1. Kick a ball. I know this might sound silly, but one of my best kid-and-parent memories from being a kid was going outside and kicking a soccer or football with my Dad - my favourite part was not kicking it back and forth but getting him to kick it straight up in the sky so that it went so high it looked like the moon (well the soccer ball did ;-)) and just feeling total and complete awe that he could do that. Part of me thinks this is something I should hand over to Matt as he's the Dad but he's not really a ball-sports kind of guy and hey it can't help to teach her young that girls can do sports too right?
2. I'm now tempted to put backyard cricket as number 2 AND/or kicking the football over the telephone line at Mum and Dad's house (I wouldn't attempt this in suburbia!) as these were two favourite things when I was a kid but I think this list needs a bit more variety. So how about building sandcastles. I think every parent looks forward to the first time their kid really discovers the joy of sand.
3. Discussing a novel - preferably something we both really really enjoyed. Okay it's not fair to assume that she will enjoy reading like Matt and I do but as neither of my parents read novels I've never had that experience as a kid-parent thing (I've told them about books I've read but they've never read any of the ones I've read) it would be nice if I could share that with her.
4. Build a cubbyhouse by draping sheets over chairs and tables. I loved this as a kid and did it soo many times. My poor mother couldn't leave me alone for a second without me raiding the linen closet. One time I was so proud of my enormous construction that I insisted it not be dismantled until after I had invited my grandmother to have a "housewarming party" and I will always love her for bringing a housewarming gift (a little ceramic fish-shaped toothpick holder with toothpicks in it - I must look for this one day - I think it's in the china cabinet at Mum and Dad's) I treasured it so much. Poor Mum and Dad weren't allowed to reclaim the kitchen table and chairs until the next day I was so excited. (I'm sure Avon and everyone else who had siblings and therefore didn't get away with running the show is reading this and thinking I-can't-believe-she-got-away-with-that)
5. Going o/seas. I don't want to travel with her so much that she takes it for granted but some friends of ours have just taken their first overseas trip in 20 years and they took two of their kids (who are now about 15 and 20) and I think that would be a wonderful thing to do. Also I'm impressed that they are such a close family that they wall wanted to go as a family - so many people I meet don't want to spend that much time couped up with their parents at that age. I hope that when Chrissy is 20 spending a couple of weeks walking the great wall or seeing the rock formations at Guilin with her parents won't seem to dorky - and there were so many places Matt and I visited overseas where we said - wouldn't it be amazing to bring our kids here one day? Also although I respect that she may not be a linguist like her parents it would be nice if she did decide to pick up some Chinese or Indonesian or something else.
I can't describe the feelings that just thinking about this stuff evoke. Everyday I am blown away by my beautiful little girl - and by beautiful I don't just mean cute (although she is gorgeous) but beautiful in the sense of refering to a magnificence that can't be embodied by things or objects or even by people other than your own child (using the term "own" loosely - I don't distinguish between birth children and adopted children for instance). I often now think that whatever else I do with my life has so little consequence compared to the enormous responsability of trying to raise this precious human being.
- Mood: contemplative
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