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Day 13: History

I love history! I love reading about people's lives in different times. How they survived, what kinds of jobs they could have, the food they ate, the clothes they wore. It's absolutely fascinating.

My favourite time periods are Tudor times, the Regency, Victorian times, and 1910s-1940s.
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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.
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Day 12: Magic tricks!

Of course, they're slight of hand and not magic at all, but here's a video of Matt Edwards and he's hilariously funny, IMO. The video shows his first performance from Britain's Got Talent.




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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.
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Day 11: Georgette Heyer's books.

I'd say 'historical romance' but I've never found any historical romances that compare to GH at her best. She was amazing.

Her characters are real, flawed human beings who you can't help but love. If you haven't read any, but you like historical romance, give them a go. I recommend The Talisman Ring or The Toll-Gate for adventure.
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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.
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10. The Golden Age of detective fiction.


This would be classic murder mystery novels mainly from the 1920s-30s. Famous authors include Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Margery Allingham.

There's a certain elegant style to the books. The world they inhabit is full of grand houses and servants, cocktails, fast cars, young men with slicked back hair, and young women in short dresses.

There is a drawback though: The language is of its time. Anti-semitism and racial slurs abound. The books, plots, and writing are excellent, but it's a heck of an eye opener to read them.
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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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9 What's the most expensive thing that you've had eaten by a pet?

Fortunately, none of my pets tended to eat stuff. My dog, Hobbes, once chewed up one of my mum's brand new books but that was all.

So, the answer is a book. I think we got off lightly. I've heard of people whose dog ate the wall.
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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.
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Day 8: Iced coffee.


Especially a mocha. OMG, they're so good. Mmm...
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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?
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Day 8: Tracing my family tree.

It's puzzling, confusing, frustratng, and addictive. The sense of achievement when you finally find a relative's birthdate or figure out another maiden name is immense.

I find myself getting very fond of my relatives and talking to them through the computer. It also extra nice that I've managed to copy a number of relatives' pictures. When my mum's parents moved back from Germany* the container which had all their photos in was dropped into the sea, so we don't have many pictures from before the early 60s.

*My Grandad worked as a civilian in the RAF after the war and he was posted to Germany. His wife and kids went with him. My mum said it was amazing. They had an indoor toilet at home.
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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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6 What is the worst perk you've ever received because of your job?

I really can't think of anything. When I worked for the DWP (Dept. of Work and Pensions), we didn't have perks but the line managers would do fun things for special occasions - like selection boxes for Christmas or Easter Eggs for Easter. That would have sucked if you didn't like chocolate.
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Umm... hmmm. Well. I happen to have one of these on my desk so I might as well confess.

One freaking Cadbury's Caramel egg. One! You need a lot more than that.

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.
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5 Have you ever fallen down stairs?

Urgh, yes! In the last place I lived, there was a set of really steep stairs with a short spiral at the bottom. The spiral bit was sided by a wall.

I slipped at the top, skidded down the stairs on my side (so my right thigh hit every step), then crashed into the wall at the bottom. I could hear my mum panicking in her bedroom - she was disabled and couldn't get downstairs - so I shouted I was okay, then hobbled off to the sofa where I managed to avoid fainting.

The bruise on my right thigh was amazing in size and colour.
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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.
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4 If you won the lottery would you still buy a ticket every week? What do you think of people who win a second time?

If I won a fortune on the lottery then, no, I probably wouldn't bother buyng more tickets. It doesn't bother me that people win and keep on playing though.
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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.

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