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The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past.


As Australian Pied Cormorant lurking somewhere between Frederick Henry Bay and Storm Bay one Spring morning. Clifton Beach, September 2010.

The pain from my tooth means that you get a meme. A meme All about Me!

What time did you wake up this morning?
6:07 am.

What do you like most about yourself?
An acute sense of loyalty and duty.

What do you like least about yourself?
My low threshold for imbeciles.

Can you sing?
I think so. I like to sing.

Can you dance?
Whether one can or can’t dance is such a subjective concept. I’m better than Elaine Benes, worse than Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Do you smoke?
No I don’t. I tell people off for smoking at bus stops.

Do you drink?
Very rarely.

Can you swim?
Of course I can. I live on island. I would be stuck if I couldn’t swim!

Year you were born?
1977, mere days before Star Wars opens in cinemas…

Favourite colour?
Blue. More specifically, the darker shades of blue. Even more specifically, I like Sapphire.

Sleep with or without clothes?
I sleep as naked as the day I was born.

What time do you go to bed?
Of late, I am in the bed at around 8:15 pm. I generally don’t try to get to sleep until 9:30– 10 pm though.

Comments

Carola said…
Like your questions and answered them on my bog http://areyouhere-areyouthere.blogspot.com/
Your answer to the last question sounds like a joke from Australia, at 8.15 pm in bed!
Kris McCracken said…
Carola, I love being in bed. It’s even better when you don’t have kids climbing all over you!

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