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I got this from Liz at Los Angelista’s Guide, and I liked it. And since she, beautiful generous soul that she is, offered it up, I took it. So, as follows are 40 things about me. Seem to have been doing a lot of this sort of thing lately. Either I’ve gotten lazy, or I’m feeling blocked. Whatever. This one is fun. I recommend it.
What I was doing 10 years ago?
-Moving in with Wendy to her appealing little townhouse
-Sharing our accommodation for a weekend with two high-spirited girls from Up With People.-
-Slogging away at a small-town newspaper.
Five things on my to-do list today?
· Wait for Wendy to get here from Victoria
· Curse the rotten cold wintery weather we’ve been having this spring.
· Get back to a painting I’ve been avoiding.
· Get a good strong coffee from Starbucks and chat with the charming baristas.
· Do some reading.
Places I have traveled
· Hawaii
· The Cook Islands
- Across Canada
- Mexico
- The south of France and much of Europe
- The United Kingdom and Ireland
- San Diego
- Palm Springs
- Many others.
Five snacks or treats I enjoy:
· Hotdogs
· ice cream
· Reuben sandwiches
· watermelon
· French fries
Things I would do if I were a billionaire?
· Buy a lovely home on Kauai next to Tunnels Beach on the north shore
- Go on a round-the-world cruise
- Buy another place in Annecy, France
- Hire a chauffeur to drive the Bentley
- Create a fully-subsidized treatment centre for addicts based on Eric Clapton’s model of the same thing
· Write a lot, not caring if anything were to sell
Five of my bad habits
-Procrastination
-Feeling less than adequate
-Too flirtatious at times
.-Getting easily wounded
-Smoking. I smoke very little, but I’d rather not smoke at all
Five places I have lived
-Comox Valley
-Grenoble, France
- Victoria
-Vancouver
- Great Yarmouth, England
Five jobs I’ve had
-Secondary teacher
· Addictions counselor
· Reporter
· Editor
· Columnist
Actually, I came in at 41 things in this. Please forgive me for violating the rules. Give this a try; it’s a fun self-appraisal.
Labels: here I am, warts and all
posted by Ian Lidster at
10:42 AM
9 Comments:
Ooooh, what a warm and inviting picture!
Did it! :)
Mmmm, Reuben sandwiches. Saurkraut gives me chills.
You don't have a driver for the Bentley????
Isn't the weather something else?
How come you're avoiding a painting??
Can I be your next-door neighbor in Kauai? - I'm very quiet and keep to myself a lot.... :)
If you want to be even more vastly successful at flirting too much, give up smoking entirely.
I'm just trying to help.
I must be a voyeur because I love to read all about people via these memes!
Interesting as ever Ian.
I like me a good ol' hot dog too!
Cool meme and great answers, I may just pick this one up!
I might try this, it seems one of the more interesting ones... Great Yarmouth?! not too far from where I come from further south in Suffolk... x M
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