abc meme

Another one pinched from WEG:

Accent: Many people assume I'm English (eg taxi drivers ask how long I've been here...) I'm hopeless at mimicking accents but somehow managed to lose my Australian accent when I lived in England. And I live with an English woman.
Booze: I don't like whisky at all. White wine makes me feel sick. I drink beer (Peroni or Coopers) and red wine and rose.
Chore I hate: Vacuuming. I only do it about once a year. (Co-parent does it.)
Dog or cat: I have both. I'd choose dog over cat.
Essential electronics: Computer.
Favourite cologne(s): In my 20s/30s, I wore perfume. Chanel No 5, Opium, etc. Now I don't own any. I occasionally rub some rose-scented cream into my wrists.
Gold or silver: Silver
Hometown: London and Sydney.
Insomnia: There have been periods in my life when I suffered from insomnia, this is not one of them.
Job title: Editorial programmer! (Writer and editor).
Kids: One
Living arrangements: I live with my partner and our child. Quite traditional, in all but the sexual orientation sense.
Most admirable trait: Depends on who's doing the admiring. I've been told I'm admired for my analytical mind.
Number of sexual partners: In double figures.
Overnight hospital stays: Three, all in/fertility related. First (one night) for a laparoscopy. Second (five nights) to have one ovary removed. Third (seven nights) for pre-eclampsia and caesarian.
Phobias: I don't think I have any true phobias. Just fairly standard fears.
Quote: "We're alive, we're together, we're on the ground". An oft-repeated quote from co-parent, after a particularly bad flight experience in India.
Religion: None. Raised as a Catholic.
Siblings: Four.
Time I wake up:  Usually 7-7.30am.
Unusual talent or skill: I can't think of any that are unusual.
Vegetable I refuse to eat: None.
Worst habit: Procrastination
X-rays: Teeth, hand, several of my uterus/ovaries
Yummy foods I make: Recently I've been cooking a good Moroccan vegetable stew with cous cous and harissa.
Zodiac sign: Cancer

Comments

[Jon Y]

Hey susoz,

Thanks for the blog submission. Great post (maybe you might consider using it as your 'About' page)

Having some experience of Sydney cabbies I found it funny that they would ask you where you were from :)

Anyway, drop me a line and let me know how you found out about us.

Cheers
Jon

[Cristy]

Enjoyed the meme so much that I decided to steal it. Thanks!

[Jody]

Given the quote, I'm surprised you didn't list air travel under phobias. ;-)

[susoz]

Good point Jody. I did in fact have several years of strong fear while flying. But I kept flying, so I don't think it qualifies as a phobia. The incident in India happened about four years into that phase. My fear of flying, which came on after many years of careless air travel, seemed to be triggered by my mother's death (though not immediately). It took me a few years (and psychoanlytic therapy) to come to the realisation that, in my case, it was an exaggerated form of seperation anxiety. I wouldn't say I am completely over it, I get slightly apprehensive in the days before a flight and dislike take-off. But my recent flights to Adeaide and back were the least tense I've had in many years, in fact I enjoyed them.
The Indian air story is one for another time - let me just say it was a near-death experience.

[Helen]

Could you post the recipe for the moroccan vegie stew??!

[elsewhere]

Not surprised to find that you're a cosy Cancerian!