Meme post two

[blamebrampton]

elanna9 tagged me for the seven quirky facts meme. I am desperate to procrastinate, and therefore very grateful.

1. I am an excellent swimmer. This never ceases to amaze Australians.
2. I was raised by hippie lawyers and lesbians. In terms of reading and arguing, this was the childhood from heaven. In terms of grooming and girliness, it was akin to being raised by wolves.
3. I have broken lots of bones, mostly thanks to cars, which are attracted to me.
4. I do not drive. Given 3, I see no reason to tempt fate. Also, I like walking a great deal, and usually have an interesting time on public transport. For this reason, I tend to live in cities with decent public transport. (And my next move will be to a city with good cycleways!)
5. I have very little memory of 1994 and the first half of 1995 due to my most exciting car/body interaction. I am also very vague on a lot of other events and some nouns for the same reason. It's all still in my head, it's just hideously disordered. I make jokes about being forgetful, but the truth is I will either remember something very well, or not at all.
6. I have never, ever wanted to be married. When the other little girls were playing Bride, I was playing War or Astronaut, and encouraging them to join in. That said, my current relationship is coming up on its 13th anniversary and I think I'll keep him.
7. When I was five, I read King Lear, saw it played on stage, and saw Lon Chaney's Phantom of the Opera at the cinema. During this period I remember staying awake at night horrified at the realisation that there was nothing. NOTHING.  That I would die and be gone and that the world was wholly unfair, and that even if Gonerils died, so did Cordelias and nothing I did could change that. To allow me to get to sleep, I would lie there and chant "Fairies! Think of the fairies!!" This went on until I was about ... oh ... 22 or so.

Comments

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

Wait, why are we amazed by your ability to swim? *is confused* All Australians can swim, just like they can all slap a steak on the barbie and play touch football. ;)

But awww, it's nice to hear you're keeping your guy, despite all the cars attracted to you. *g*

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

It's because I'm secretly English and moved out here as a proper grown-up. Therefore all my Aussie mates are very surprised to realise I can a. swim and b. understand the ALP.

[lilian-cho.livejournal.com]

What's ALP?

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Australian Labor Party, whose history, factions and internecine struggles are only comprehensible after long study (I went out with one of them and remain astonished at the behind-the-scenes evil they get away with. Though it was rather cool hearing the then-Health Minister telling jokes about the then-Prime Minister.)

[lilian-cho.livejournal.com]

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X-D

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, I recall now your moving here to follow a certain Novocastrian-type. :)

But umm, I hear UK weather is (constantly) too cold to swim. Have we been fooled all this time, or are you simply in the minority? *g*

And umm, to be honest I don't think many Australians actually understand the workings of the ALP themselves. Just throw in a word like "factions" and you'll be much admired. ;)