Sunday Stealing - Eight Things About Me

 I'm off to the theatre to get me in some Shakespeare. Henry V is my absolute favourite Shakespearean History (just pipping Richard III), so I'm making a start on the Sunday questions before I go out. 

The questions, as always, have been provided by Sunday Stealing. 

1. What habit do you wish you could break?

Some people would say I should stop sucking my thumb, but as I only do this at home, that can stay.

I really do wish I could stop procrastinating. It’s a really bad habit. I am seeing a psychiatrist in the next few weeks to get assessed for ADHD. Maybe the drugs might help. A lot of the reason I’m doing if this is because I’m having a lot of trouble with focus. We will see what happens.

2. Where is your favorite vacation spot?

I think that’s more like where isn’t my favourite vacation spot? 

I love going to Europe and I’m going back in a couple of months. I really wish I could spend a couple of months roaming around England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. I love the weather, but don’t tell anyone.

For a 'toes up' holiday where you sit by a pool and do nothing, I love going to Bali in particular, to Ubud, but I also like the north of Thailand. Chiang Mai is fantastic.

In Australia, I’d just be happy with a holiday home somewhere. Preferably by the beach. I must admit, I would love to go up to the Bungle Bungles and the Kimberley, and there’s far more of the Northern Territory that I would like to see more of.

3. How many years of formal education have you completed?

Let me see, seven years of primary school, five years of high school, it took me five years to get my bachelor's degree, and another four years to do my Masters. Mind you, both my bachelors and masters were done on a part-time basis.

Never stop learning I say.

4. Have you ever had a job that required you be certified or licensed?

Sort of. As I do a bit of training with my job, they like us to have a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment on top of your degree.

When I did bar work many years ago, I think we needed a Responsible Serving of Alcohol certification.

Very occasionally, I’ve had to go through security vetting for jobs dealing with telecommunications. It’s low level but it has to be done.

5. Do you enjoy camping?

No. Okay, caveat - Glamping is okay as long as there is running hot and cold water and lots of bug netting. Otherwise, I'm not into camping, at all. 

6. Tell us about a time you got away with something.

Does living in England without a visa for six years count? What can I say? It was the 90s. You could get away with stuff like that back then. Would not suggest doing it now.

7. Where have you lived the longest, and what do/did you like best about it?

I have spent more of my life in Melbourne than any other place on the planet. Although I identify as a South Australian and was born and raised in Adelaide, Melbourne has been home for 25 years.

I love that Melbourne is multicultural, has a great art scene, fantastic coffee, all sorts of great food, polite people for the most part, reasonable public transport and it’s not too hot most of the time. The same can’t be said for many other Australian cities. 

8. When you were a kid, were more of your playmates boys or girls?

When I was a child, I tended to hang out with girls, because boys are strange and they smell funny.

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