A Survey: Part 1: The Past

First Grade teacher's name: First Class teacher was Inion Ui Riain, and I believe she was subsequently banned from teaching in Ireland.
Last word you said: I don't know.
Last song you sang: Something from The Jungle Book
Last person you hugged: Rob.
Last thing you laughed at: My colleague singing Jungle Book songs.
Last time you said "I love you": Either this morning or last night, to Rob.
Last time you cried: Night before last, when I was very very tired.

A Survey: Section 2: The Present

What's in your CD player: The Shrek soundtrack
What colour socks are you wearing: Striped! orange, green, blue, pink, yellow.
What's under your bed: Dust and small things - it's a divan, so there' snot much space down there.
What time did you wake up today: I think about 7:30, but I didn't feel awake until 8:15.

A Survey: Part 3: The Future

Where do you want to go:
Places I have never been: Canada, New Zealand, large swathes of the USA (but I'm reluctant to go while the shrub is in power), large areas of the UK.
Places I have been: Ireland, to see my mother and friends, Sweden, to see Rob's family, the Netherlands, especially Leiden and Delft.

What is your career going to be: I have no idea.

Where are you going to live: Reading, England.

How many kids do you want: About 3, probably, but we'll see how I feel after the first one...

What kind of car will you have: Hopefully, none. Hopefully, feet and a pushbike.

A Survey: Part 4: Current

Current taste: Tea, made for me by a colleague.

Current hair: waist-length, tied back in a ponytail with a scrunchie. Slightly wavy from having been plaited.

Current clothes: Jeans and a purple blouse-top.
Current annoyance: Work. People who lie.
Current smell: Office dry air.
Current longing: To have all the DIY finished in my house.

Current desktop picture: My kittens, in a plant pot, when they were very wee.

Current favourite artist: Hah! You want me to choose one? I don't think so.

Current book: Um, one Bill Bryson, one A. S. Byatt, an Italo Calvino and that's all I can think of off the top of my head. Textbooks don't count, right?

Current worry: That I will copntinue tohate my Open University course and do badly.

Current time-wasting wish: To read newsgroups and livejournal instead of working.

Current hate: People who lie.

Current favourite word: Hmm. puritybrown chose "loquacious", which I like because it's what my computer is called. That'll do. Oh, no - Effervescent!

A Survey: Part 5: Random Questions

Story behind your LJ username: It's my name.
Favourite article of clothing: Um, purple or yellow?

Favourite physical feature of the opposite sex: height? Shoulders?

Last CD you bought: I can't remember; possibly a Best Of Fred Astaire.

Favourite place to be: Um, my library at home.

Least favourite place: The stairwell in the train station. It smells of wee.

Strong in mind or strong in body? Mind.

Time you wake up in the morning: Naturally, about 9. Alarm clock, 7:30-8:00.

If you could play any instrument, what would it be? Something portable, like a tin whistle.

Favourite colour: Yellow or purple
Do you believe in an afterlife? I don't know.
How tall are you? 5'1"
Favourite book: This is an unreasonable question.
Favourite season: All of them.

One person from your past you wish you could go back and talk to, but can't: No-one I can think of, unless dead people count. If so, then Blathnaid Cadwell, who was at school with me and was killed by an illegal driver a few months ago. I met her in September and didn't take the time to stop and chat.

Favourite day: Sunday. It's more laid back than Saturday.

A Survey: Part Six: Type

A line you remember from any book: "I am surrounded by stone walls of my own building, with only my brainy nails to tear them down." Possibly a misquote.

A line from the last thing you wrote to someone: "Is the meter cabinet on site? Can I book mainswork?" I'm at work!

A random lyric: "Oo oo oo, I wanna be like you oo oo"

Identify some things surrounding your computer: Post-it notes, a diary, index cards, desk tidy with biros, small cup of sugar sachets, calendar, chocalte bar, paper cup of tea.