Five Question Friday

1. What is the first nightmare you remember?

Didn't I just do a post about this subject? The first nightmare I remember is the one about the grinning skeletons in the forest, hanging from nooses, while I ran frantically down a dark, narrow path. I believe I was around three or four at the time.

2. Even if you're not a sports fan, what's your favorite sport to play/watch?
I like to play soccer and badminton; I also like playing catch, and sometimes even volleyball (though I always make the ball go soaring in the opposite direction I want it to). I like to watch hockey, but only if its live; I can't stand hockey on tv because the non-stop commentary irks me (mostly because I don't understand all the jargon). I love watching the summer Olympics, especially the water sports like diving, synchronized swimming (not lane swimming though, borrrring); and the gymnastic events like the uneven bars, floor routines, balance beam, etc. I also really like figure skating. I was privileged enough last year to see Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir's emotional and breath-taking Gold-winning Olympic performance. On tv, not live, didn't mean to make it sound that way. But the tv commentary person even agreed that it was second only to Torville and Dean's Olympic performance back in the 80s (which I have seen on youtube and agree that it was the most elegant, flowing, emotional, stunning ice performance EVER).



3. If you could pull off one piece of trendy fashion, what would you want it to be (jeggings, hats, thigh high boots, etc.)?
Omg, I would never wear jeggings (jean leggings), ack! But that look, of the skinny jeans/pants, is one I wish I could pull off gracefully and stylishly; instead, I'd look like an apple on toothpicks, lol! Also, I've always wished I could pull off a cool scarf, wrapped funk-ily. I now know that my own friggin' Diva Fashionista daughter, at age five, can pull off that look (thanks Granny Hag, its her new favorite outfit, she wore it to school today!) like she's been doing it all her life. She even knows three different ways to tie/wrap the scarf. And she looks amazing! So funky and cool and just plain awesome. I'd probably look like a nerd who was trying too hard to be cool. *sigh*



4. Did you make good grades in school?
Of course! I was lucky, though, to be blessed with a photographic memory and a genuine love of learning. School came easy to me, I never had to study for tests or exams (at least until grade 12, when suddenly I found myself having to make an effort to get those good grades, it SUCKED!). The subject that was easiest for me was always English; I aced all the essays, words and thoughts just seemed to flow onto the page. It helped that in the eyes of Mrs. Berry, the English teacher, I could do no wrong, I was her Golden Child. She even asked to keep a copy of my "The Art of Being Cheap" short satirical essay, and years later my brothers excitedly told me that they were studying the "composition" of that very essay in their English class! Kind of thrilling: my one educational claim-to-fame, haha. Also, I do recall that grade nine math was a cinch, 100% or close to on every test. (What can I say, I loved algebra.)



5. What magazines do you subscribe to?
None at the moment. I used to subscribe to Star magazine (celeb gossip) because the school was having a magazine fundraiser and I got the subscription for like 80% off what the average person would have to pay. $20 or something for a year's subscription, can't beat that. Of course, now I just get all my celeb gossip from my favorite websites, like A Socialite's Life, Bitten and Bound, D-Listed, Celebitchy, In Case You Didn't Know, Crazy Days and Nights (great blind items), and Celebrity Smack.