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This could be a long one….

The Indecisive Eejit29 Comments

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I’ve a lot to say, so bear with me, this could be a long one.

Ben Howard is playing in the background as I type. I’m attempting to sort out new playlists for my journeys as I am back to train travel as from tomorrow morning. It’s time to get ruthless, some music is going to have to go to make room for more. You’d wonder how with an Ipod which has about 15GB of music I can still be bored.

I’ll miss my traveling companion. At the start, being a bit of a loner at times, I lamented the loss of my blog reading time, but I quickly came to love the chat and banter. While I will again be able to read all the things you guys write, I am really going to miss the company. It made the start and the end of the working day so much more bearable.

Periodically over the last month or so the changes to the WordPress platform have really been getting on my wick, but I refrained from saying anything as it’s a great platform, for which I am very grateful. Now though, I miss the Stats page, my notifications go a little awry, I have to multiple click to get to the old WP Dashboard and is there even any point in me voting that I prefer the older stuff if they are not going to change it. I know I am not the only one who feels like this though, so for once it’s good to be in a majority.

I’ve been having a bit of a clean up with regards to the blogs I follow. I finally got around to removing the ones that were no longer active. Periodically WordPress will still do it’s own cull for me, which is a pain in the arse as it’s usually blogs I want to keep following. I never was the kind of person to just follow someone because they followed me, I will only add if it’s something I actually want to read. It’s hard enough trying to keep up without just following people for the sake of it. Everyday I am being introduced to new ones, keep em coming.

Finally, Wee Blue Birdie, who is well worth a follow if you have not already. kindly put me forward for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award. Those who have followed for a while, will know that I long since stopped doing these kind of awards, however by way of compromise, I did agree to answer WBB’s questions. After finally sitting down to take a good look at them, I was all WTF have I let myself in for, but never one to back down from a challenge, here goes.

The Weird and Wonderful Questions of a Wee Blue Birdie

1. What kind of bird would you be and why? – Well that would have to be a Penguin. Why? just because. They are penguins ffs, they need no justification.

2. Which people of history had the best clothing? – It’s questions like this that make me wish I had studied History a little harder at school. I do have to say though, I liked the 80’s. I used to think I was all that with my white shirt, my pink tie and black beret. If I could go back in time, I’d slap myself senseless! Had I the figure for it, it would be the dresses from the Tudor period, all heaving bosoms and tight corsets. I mean who needs to breathe when your waist is the same size as your thigh.

3. In which film do you wish you had played the lead? What would you have brought to the role? – To be honest I wouldn’t want the lead. I’m more a behind the scenes kind of person. There are no specific roles I would have liked, anything in the Lord of The Rings trilogy would have been fine. I could probably have been an orc, without the use of any make up! What would I bring? Probably chaos.

4. What was your favourite toy when you were a child? – Again there is no one toy that I can remember being overly attached to. I was a lover of cuddly toys and I could have told you where every one came from. I have a Snoopy somewhere in the attic that I was quite fond of, will that do?

5. If you could be in the Olympics, what would your sport be? – Chasing men and trying to get them to kiss me, in a very non stalkerish way of course. Only joking, it would be the javelin, because 4 days out of 7 I already feel like spearing the shit out of things *smiles sweetly*.

6. If you could cure one human illness or disease, what would it be and why? – Aww that’s a hard one, there are so many horrible things out there, but I guess for me personally, it would have to be Cancer and Dementia, I think everyone knows the answer why without me having to explain.

7. What is your favourite urban myth, and why do you want it to be true? – Fairies. Can you imagine being able to go to the bottom of your garden to have a cup of magical tea with a fairy. One I would not want to be true is Banshee’s. One night while slightly tipsy, I stumbled into the house with an urgent need to use the bathroom. Feeling I would be unable to make it up the stairs in time, I used the downstairs one. Whilst in the act of lowering my underwear in order to sit, I heard this high pitch kind of wail. I raised the underwear and sort of stood mesmerized. Silence. Repeat process, and again, the same thing. I was petrified and thought a Banshee was coming for me. When sense set in, I realised it was the whirly washing line twirling in the wind. It’s true what they say, when the drinks in the wits out.

8. What is your favourite unusual word? – Oxter – which means armpits. There is something refreshingly satisfying about saying ‘feck aff, I’m up to me oxters!’. ‘Feck’, now that would be my absolute favourite.

9. How would you like your writing to influence the world, or affect those who read it? – That’s easy, I’d like it to make them smile. Simples.

10. What is the best thing about being you? – That’s a hard question to ask someone with low self confidence who always thinks their glass is half empty. My Family and friends, both in real life and online. They are without a doubt the best thing about being me.

There you go Wee Blue Birdie, just for you. I’m away to lie down, I’m worn out now!

29 thoughts on “This could be a long one….”

  1. Hey, I am proud of you. You didn’t swear either, lol. Javelin is a good sport, I would imagine you would be quite good at it. ;) Hey, I’ll join you being an orc in Lord of the Rings. Maybe we could be in the Lord of the Rings — Musical!! :lol:

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  2. Quite entertaining. Loved your answers to the questions. Also, am totally on board with you on both the WP “improvements” and following blogs because I want to and not because they followed me. Am hopeful your commute won’t just be you reading blogs, but instead making more great posts! Need more of our Eejit on here!

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  3. Such entertaining answers…..I mean seriously, the 80’s???? I was reminded earlier this week of my fluroscent ankle socks, not to mention my accidental mullet – and not in a god way! I think this was the decade that fashion forgot. One good thing in the 80’s was the BT advert with the penguins – Chop, chop, busy,busy, work, work, bang, bang – no idea wha that has to do with telephones. Stil those shoulder pads will get you extra room on the train tomorrow :-)

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      • I’m not really sure, but I would guess that it’s the same with our music as it is with our clothes – we listen to 20% of the songs 80% of the time. I use Google Play to have access to my music library from anywhere so I’ve been trying to create some of my own playlists to switch things up a bit. They’ll also create playlists for me, but I don’t always care for those because I have all of my Christmas music uploaded and their playlists often throw in a random holiday tune.

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  6. I’m curious – if there were blogs you liked that no longer post, why unfollow them? They may pop up again.
    I dropped a whole bunch that I followed and didn’t read. Made my email a lot more manageable.

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    • No these ones had actually gone, as in site deleted. I was surprised by the number but I’d never had a look before so i suppose it was two years. I wouldn’t delete ones that were still there, because like you say i’d be hoping they came back :)

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  8. LOL — you had me just dying, as usual – when I read your posts, even if it’s after 1 a.m. and I’m not tipsy or buzzed- yet …. c’mon meds work ;)

    Seriously, javelin throwing – I can see you excelling at that – and for some reason, it makes me giggle, like I’m keeping some badass secret about you ;)

    As for the Banshees —oh feck woman, you have me laughing so badly now, I may have to waddle with legs tightly together in the hopes of making it to the loo – and I’ll be mindful for high-pitched wails and shrieking – ‘cos truth be told, there are spirits and all things para*normal hanging about these parts – and I’m not just referring to my girlie bits!

    Sweetie – you totally rock – all of the time. And god knows, I love ya for it :D

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