1. From Kirst – What is the largest animal in the world?
Well. I said elephant but MadFather tells me it’s a blue whale. So: there you are.
2. Raquela – when might you be babysitting cats in the future?!
Unfortunately, DoctorSister’sHusband has put a blanket ban on me babysitting the cats for the following reasons:
1. I left the heating on
2. I fed the neighbour’s cat, too.
So, there.
3. Nic says – who is your favourite member of McFly?
You know, I don’t know any members of McFly. Having looked at this photo I would have to say that the man on the far left has a huge face, the man second from the left looks like a middle aged housewife, and the other two look like bog standard indie boys except one has horrible hair. So: probably the one second from the right.
4. Justmeandb asks – do you watch Big Brother 9? Are you able to watch the US Big Brother 10?
I got into the very first few Big Brothers when they were not full of people being paraded for their abnormalities. The weirder they got, the less interested in transsexuals/bisexuals/witches/albinos I got. Funny that.
5. Suzy asks – who would be in your World 11 (football?)
Hm. I’m not really sure what this is. I think I would have MindReader, because he is very good at football. I would play too, if I could, just because that would mean I didn’t have glandular fever anymore. I would therefor also recruit some people to stand on the sidelines with me and gossip – Lucy, OldestFriend and MadFather – and um…… 6 more people who could play football quite well. There!
6. Suzy asks – why did Mike delete me as a friend?
Mike probably doesn’t want any mutual friends with me because he thinks I am evil.
7. Suzy asks – I’ve left my cardigan at work three times this month. Do you think I will make a good Mum, or will I lose the baby/ies?
Well, you probably wouldn’t be taking the baby to work and if you left it there I suspect a hospital isn’t the WORST place to lose a baby. Incidentally there is now an alarm (see here) that goes off when people leave their baby in the car instead of taking it into the supermarket with them. You know, dogs die in hot cars, and babies are just like dogs in terms of forgetting them (!).
8. Suzy asks – what colour bridesmaids dress?
OldestFriend came over last night and showed me a piece of ribbon that the dresses are to be based on. It is dark grey and swishy and shimmery. I have free reign on the design of my dress though which worries me since I couldn’t be less artistic.
Unless you mean mine? In which case I’d like them to be like this. That is – the colour. I don’t necessarily want all Asian bridesmaids.
9. Suzy asks – which nursery rhyme contains the line ‘the dish ran away with the spoon’?
Dum dum dum da da the cow jumped over the moon… Hey diddle diddle?
10. Suzy asks – what is your favourite property on a monopoly board?
Um. Park Lane. Because if I’ve bought that it means I might be winning.
11. It’s fun to bank asks – what’s the novel about?
Good question, I won’t even tell some of my close friends this. The novel begins the night before the main character goes to university. Her mum dies, and she was not close to her dad. The latter half of the book post mum dying is therefore about reassembling her identity after depression, and building a relationship with her father. It’s a little bit King Lear since she is horrible to him at some points in the book.
12. It’s fun to bank asks – Do you think you’ll be a full time lawyer/ novelist/ housewife or something else by the time you’re 45?
Well, as long as my health continues to improve, I should be a full time lawyer by September 2009, or 2010 if my health takes a little bit longer.
I am unsure on the novelist angle, it depends on so many things.
Housewife – well, I do want children, and before I got sick I never would have imagined not working for years in order to look after them. But now – who knows?
13. Kirst asks – what would be your three desert island books? And what would the desert island be?
Very very difficult question. I love lots of books.
On Beauty – Zadie Smith – because it is the best 21st century writing I have ever seen. I genuinely believe all of the characters exist on this Earth.
To The Lighthouse – Woolf.
The complete works of William Shakespeare.
And the desert island would be near the Maldives. They’re currently my desktop, and where MindReader’sSister is on her honeymoon, so I am very jealous.
14. OldestFriend asks – If you had a box of Lego bricks, what would you build?
I used to build towns/cities with roads and houses so probably that. Or just a big mansion.
15. Justmeandb asks – Since “Mike” has been referenced twice in this post I just HAVE TO know who he is! So, who is “Mike”?
Although you have retracted this I think I shall answer anyway for the avoidance of doubt. Mike is my ex-boyfriend. We dated from 16 October 2003 to 25th March 2007. He will tell you I left him for MindReader. I would like to tell him it takes two to ruin a relationship.
16. Kitania asks – Ok… what is it about MindReader that you love the most? Only one thing…
His bum. Look at it – it is the most perfect thing on earth.
No. Seriously. The thing I love most is hit wit. When I met him it was like I’d realise I’d only been half laughing for the first 22 years of my life, and he changed that completely. Sexy ass nonetheless though.
