A bit of housekeeping to catch up on with memes. First was from feisty MM with 7 memes for seven bloggers
7 things before I die
Put decking out back; Paint pantry door; Finish car port; Find a suitable plant for the spot in the side garden; Tidy up book pile next to bed (done!); Get steel bins for outdoor table; Fix chain guard on bike
7 things I like about blogging
No need to dress up; Or go out; Can be done individually or in groups; Able to turn thoughts into action; Abundance of inspiration on the internet; Practically free; Avoid potentially uncomfortable physical contact with others
7 Movies/DVDs I Watch Over & Over Again
Hard Boiled; Tonari no Totoro; Stone; Led Zeppelin live DVD; Spinal Tap; The Right Stuff; Spinal Tap.
7 Books I Love
The Cordon Bleu at Home; Reader's Digest Book of Strange Stories and Amazing Facts; Don Quixote; Anything by Sven Hassel; Gravity's Rainbow; Heart of Darkness; Candide.
7 things I don't say most often
And as you can see, this is why the equation won't work; no I'll stick with the soda water thanks; and the amazing thing is, I've never had professional dance instruction; *that's* how you do a fifteen minute Jimmy Page guitar solo my friend; there you go kitty, it's your favourite, Salmon!; no it doesn't need butter; wait, what are you doing to my trousers?
Thank you to egglerati Jeanne for giving me the Too Much Information meme which requires you to share with the world 10 little-known and random facts about yourself. All my work's been done for me thanks to the Kateometer!About as reliable as anything I could come up with, some are spookily accurate.
1)Anthony can be very poisonous if injected intravenously; 2)Anthony was originally green, and actually contained cocaine.; 3) All of the roles in Shakespeare's plays – including the female roles – were originally played by Anthony; 4) Pacman was originally called Anthonyman; 5) Apples are covered with a thin layer of Anthony.; 6) Anthony can eat up to four kilograms of insects in a single night; 7) Long ago, the people of Nicaragua believed that if they threw Anthony into a volcano it would stop erupting!; 8) The pharoahs of ancient Egypt wore garments made with thin threads of beaten Anthony; 9) Influenza got its name because people believed the disease was caused by the evil "influence" of Anthony; 10) The difference between Anthony and a village is that Anthony does not have a church.
Finally, a bunch of fives from TEd
Five songs to which you know all the lyrics:
1. Bring the Noise- Public Enemy; 2. Power in a Union – Billy Bragg; 3. Minimum Wage – They Might Be Giants; 4. Holiday in Cambodia – Dead Kennedy's; 5. White Riot – The Clash
Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:
1. give it to charity; 2. not change one bit; 3. find happiness elusive; 4. invest diversely; 5. pimp my Volvo
Five bad habits:
1. not paying attention for more than 10 seconds; 2. not remembering stuff and not writing it down; 3. writing things down but illegibly; 4. forgetting people's names 5. not chewing my food
A while I'm at it, iPod 10
Who Needs Forever? – Astrid Gilberto; What Who the Fuck – PJ Harvey; Ave Maria – Tsukamoto Isao; The Darker Days of Me and Him – PJ Harvey; One of the Truth – Piggies; Milk Tea – Piggies; Comment Te Dire Adieu – Tokyo's Coolest Combo; Trading Air – Athlete; Rame no Pantaron – Yura Yura Teikoku; Planet of Song – Pixies
That should do it for a while. Have at it if you want it.