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13 Would you rather never have to clean a bathroom again or never have to do dishes again?

Bathroom. Dishes aren't bad if you keep on top of them.

12 If you could choose to have sex with anyone, living or dead, who would you choose?

First, I'd have to be in love with the man, then I'd choose to have sex with him. I don't do casual sex.

As for who he is, I don't know. I haven't met him.

11 What's the most benign fairground or playground ride that has properly scared you?

Hmmm. This was 2005 when I was having falls and found it really hard to get up. I hadn't been given a diagnosis then.

It was a ride at Disneyland. It had a sliding floor, so you could stand still and be carried along to the further carriages. I didn't realise and I stepped onto the slidey bit and almost fell. That was terrifying.

10 If every time you farted a fairy died (in agony) would you stop farting?

What? Everyone farts. Cats fart. Bel, my last cat before Daisy, was champion at it. She'd stand on the desk, wave her tail and gas me.

It's a natural biological function. Forcng yourself to never, ever fart would be bad for you.

I'm changing the question to: Have you ever embarrassed yourself by farting?

Yes. I was waiting near a bus stop and I seriously needed to let go. It hurt. There was a woman waiting at the bus stop, so I tried to be stealthy.

OMG. It practically broke the sound barrier. You know when someone's face sets because they're trying to avoid reacting? That was her. Then MY bus came and she got on it! I was so embarrassed, I waited for the next one.


*No fairies were harmed in the making of this post.

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Day 9: Video games

I love playing video games! My first -

Daisy interrupted this post to let me know there are - apparently - monsters down the side of the armchair cushion. I tried to help but that (again, apparently) caused the monsters to jump on my hand. Daisy chased them (and me) off and went back to routing them out from the side of the cushion. Now she's finished, Daisy's eaten some biscuits and gone outside to play in the wind.

Where was I? Oh yeah. My first experience of video games was the ubiquitous Space Invaders game followed by Pac-Man played on those huge machines. And I was absolutely terrible at them.

Then, some time later, I tried Sonic on a friend's Sega Master System, followed by Alex Kidd, and I was hooked. Then, I tried the Sega Mega Drive. It's still my favourite game system. I play video games on my pc and my Kindle but they don't compare to the sheer elation and thrill of the Mega Drive games. They were brilliant. Maybe it's nostalgia coupled with a time in my life when I was able-bodied and more in control of everything around me but I've never found anything that matches.

That's not to say I haven't played some excellent games on my pc. The Dark Parable series are excellent story based games while the Jewel Quest match 3 games are fun to puzzle my way through. I've got some puzzle games (like Elven Mists 2) I play over and over. I really do enjoy video games.

8 Would you rather have a magic mirror in which you could see your dead relatives as if they were alive again but couldn't speak to you and could only glumly wave or a 2 for 1 voucher for any main meal at a Pizza Express (Monday to Thursday)?

The magic mirror.

Seriously?

7 What's the most bizarre wrong number text that you've ever received?

I don't think I've received any bizarre wrong number texts. But I will tell you about the wrong number saga from many years ago that monumentally pissed me off.
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Umm... hmmm. Well. I happen to have one of these on my desk so I might as well confess.



Cadbury's Caramel Egg. Um, eggs. It's a chocolate egg filled with soft, gooey caramel. And they are so, so good. They appear in the shops in boxes of 3 or 5 - or you can buy one by itself but how long will that last you? Seriously, a minute? Two? Then no more for a year? What kind of self-denial weirdo are you?

Anyway, from January to Easter I buy boxes of 5 and make them last as long as possible.

One. One egg. No one could do that.

Day 4: My Kindle Fire.

I spend up to 12 hours a night trapped in bed. When I can't sleep, my Kindle Fire and mobile phone are the only things I have to keep me occupied when I can't sleep.

My Kindle Fire lets me surf the internet, read books, watch TV, watch YouTube, and play games. I'm really glad I have one because I can be awake for easily 6 hours a night and that's a long time with nothing to do.

Day 3 is: Amazon Video.

It's my main streaming service and I really enjoy it. It allows me to watch a huge number of TV shows and films without having to struggle with changing DVDs. Because I'm a Prime customer, I get access to whatever films and shows are available to watch for free. I watched Star Trek: Insurrection last night. I haven't seen it in years and I'd forgotten most of it.

I've bought a large number of films and shows on Amazon Video, and they're always in my 'library' so I can watch them again.

Basically, it's a huge source of entertainment for me and I'm glad I have the ability to access it.