…though I draw the line at jumping off cliffs, I think.
[Spell your first name backwards]: dlihngaR
[How old?]: 28
[Where do you live?]: Oslo, Norway
[4 words that sum you up]: whimsical, lazy, helpful, reading
DESCRIBE YOUR-
[Wallet]: Black with embroidered Winnie-the-Pooh – I need a new one, though.
[Hairbrush]: Wooden handle, wooden – uhm, what d’you call ’em – spikes? on a rubbery base
[Toothbrush]: Braun Oral-B (finally found the adapter so I could recharge it and start using it again)
[Jewelry worn daily]: none, not even a wrist-watch – glasses, though, always glasses
[Pillow cover]: home-dyed green cotton (used to be white with pink flowers)
[Blanket]: 220cm long duvet – which I tend to bring with me when going away because I hate standard-length duvets.
[Coffee cup]: One or the other of a couple of Dunoon fine bone china straight mugs. One with different cat breeds cartoons and one with a Renoir painting.
[Sunglasses]: prescription glasses from Specsavers.
[Underwear]: panties from H&M with Minnie Mouse
[Shoes]: my grandma’s old ankle-length winter boots, brown, two zippers, fur-lined, with 3cm heels
[Handbag]: No handbag. Backpack.
[Favorite top]: midnight blue, velvet, tightfitting t-shirt
[Favorite pants]: A pair of lilacky-gray GAP bootcut flannel jeans with pearl embroidery – perfect fit and bought on sale for less than 10 USD.
[Cologne/Perfume]: Laura Biagiotti – Tempore Donna
[CD in stereo right now]: A Very Special Christmas 1 and 5
[Tattoos]: None
[Piercings]: None
[What you are wearing now]: Boots (see above), black socks, panties (see above), dark plum corduroy bootcut pants, purply blue ribbed sweather
[Hair]: Page-cut (though no bangs), chin length, dark blond
[Makeup]: Huh?
WHO or WHAT (was/is/are) –
[In my mouth]: not much
[In my head]: ditto
[Wishing]: A cure for cancer would be nice.
[After this]: (tonight, anyway) the whisky society board christmas party
[Talking to]: people
[Eating:]: food, I guess
[Fetishes]: uhm – no, I don’t think so
[If you could get away with it and murder anyone, who and for what reason?]: no one, probably – Bin Laden is an obvious candidate, but I’m not sure I think his murder would actually improve the situation
[Person you wish you could see right now]: Janne
[Is next to you]: paper, lots of paper (paperless office? Hah!)
[Some of your favorite movies]: Shrek, The Scarlet Pimpernell (Leslie Howard), Persuasion, Fight Club, Much Ado About Nothing, Robin Hood (Errol Flynn), any Disney feature-length cartoon, My Fair Lady, Singing in the Rain
[Something you’re looking forward to in the upcoming months]: Christmas!
[Something that you are deathly afraid of?]: Illness, I guess.
[Do you like candles]: Yes!
[Do you like hot wax]: Yes
[Do you like incense]: No – can’t breathe with incense burning
[Do you like the taste of blood]: Yes
[Do you believe in love]: Yes
[Do you believe in soul mates]: Yes
[Do you believe in love at first sight]: Kinda-sorta-maybe?
[Do you believe in Heaven]: Yes
[Do you believe in forgiveness]: believe in – yes? practice – well…
[Do you believe in God]: Yes
[What do you want done with your body when you die]: Organ donation if possible (I’d prefer to die of old age, though) – anything else that might help medical science. Then cremation followed by… sprinkling on the sea, perhaps?
[Who is your worst enemy?]: Myself
[If you could have any animal for a pet]: A dragon! (Alternatively – practically any reptile. Oooh, and I’d like a horse, too.)
[What is the latest you’ve ever stayed up]: From 8.30 am Friday to 11 am Sunday (with no artificial stimulation besides coffee – naturally high on adrenaline).
[Ever been to Belgium?]: No.
[Can you eat with chopsticks]: Yes. I’ve even eaten lasagna with chopsticks.
[What’s your favorite coin?]: British 20 pence
[What are 5 cities you wouldn’t mind relocating to?]: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Brighton, Cardiff – uhm, New York, for a while, anyway.
[What are some of your favorite pig out foods?]: pizza, tacos, curly fries (with garlic dip, mmmm), chocolate
[What’s something that you wish people would understand?]: That showing consideration for others is actually in one’s own best interest.
[What’s something you wish you could understand better?]: Other people.
[Anyone you miss that you haven’t seen in a long time?]: Janne (and Kjetil, Andreas, Linda, Tone, Roger, Sarah, Glenda, Donna, Nicolette, Francois, Abdul, Marianne – looong list – the disadvantage of knowing people in lots of different places)
[What’s one thing you want to make happen for tomorrow?]: I could do with sorting the remaining Christmas presents out…