Sunday Stealing Follows That Dream

I’ve taken a long weekend - okay, the doctor signed me off on Friday as she wanted me to relax to try and get my blood pressure down. I had a lovely day. Today I saw an extraordinary piece of theatre and went to an art gallery, and my blood pressure is down around the realms of normal. Yay. 

Now it’s time to get the questions out the way, provided, as always, provided by Sunday Stealing.

1. My bestie and I once ...

…Took his infant son and went and played games on the Southend-on-Sea esplanade. The boy was less than a year old, and we rugged him up and went and played mini golf, as well as a lot of other games. It was a really daggy day after which, we had lunch at the pub. We had to ask the barman to warm up the child’s bottle and their microwave, while we had a beer and some chips. In our defense, we had taken the train there and back. Said child, is now 27 years old and has a PhD. It can’t have done him too much harm. I do like how the English take their kids to the pub every now and then.

2. When I'm nervous ...

…I babble more than I normally do. I’ve recently been diagnosed with ADHD, and most of my emotions tend to be internal rather than outward facing, but I do get very chatty when I’m nervous.

3. My hair ...

….Is not as long as it used to be, nor as thick as it used to be, and I have to get my temples and hairline coloured in every six weeks. I still like having it long. I’m a Leo. We need our manes.

4. When I turn to the left, I see ...

… my cat sitting on my office chair. I would like to sit on my office chair and be typing this on my laptop which is on the table instead of dictating this into the phone, but the cat is on my chair and it’s not up to me to move him.I do have the heater going in my bedroom and I have put a hot water bottle under his blankey. Do not tell me that my cat is spoiled. If you own a cat, you know this is what you do.

5. My favorite aunt ...

…died a couple of years ago at the age of 94. She was my mother’s sister and one of my most favourite people on the planet. She was a midwife for most of her life. Very practical. She didn’t have an easy life. She was very loved.

6. I have a hard time understanding ...

…. All of the following. War. Antisemitism. Genocide. The American medical system. Actually, American politics at the moment. Why they don’t colour a few crocodiles up in the Northern Territory. Why there isn’t more of a focus on learning languages at schools. Why people like badly written books. Why people barrack for Essendon. Essendon supporters are the worst. Rugby - both codes. How people can be cruel to animals. 

7. You know I like you if ...

… I make you something. If I go out of my way to make you something odds-on, I like you. Bake a cake. Knit a hat. Go out of my way to do something for you. If I do that, I like you. 

8. When I was 5 years old ...

… I think I wanted to be an astronaut. Don’t all kids want to be astronauts? I loved the sky and the stars. I still do.

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