The 'Just About Average' Meme

Okay, I got the message! Thank you Dearmeid for enlightening me on the mysteries of the 'meme'. I must admit that I still don't see the way those memes are used here as doing the initial meaning justice, but however, I filled in the one you sent me, here it is. Hope you appreciate it - the thing took me two hours to complete because I wanted to be really thorough.

Well, it's about time to leave this 'rotten' place, leave the buckets to themselves and pray for the roof to remain in place. While I prepare for my three hours drive, here you have something to read (and don't dare telling me I'm not being personal enough ...)


Lillebroers 'Just About Average' Meme

• Three pastimes that make you feel really good...
- watching clouds and stars, listening to nature's sounds, walking & wandering.


• How would your friends describe you on a good day?
- loyal/faithful, helpful, witty, imaginative, sympathetic, reliable.


• ... and on a bad day ..?
- impatient, nerdy, iffy, prejudiced, moody, reserved, smart-assed.


• What are you reading at the moment?
- I could read the sky/Timothy O'Grady, Moment by Moment/Jerry Braza.


• Are you terrified of spiders?
- No, but of big furry moths. Nasty!


• What would you do with one million dollars?
- Repair my house..? - Quit work and travel, I guess, spending my life wondering ...


• Is there something you really loathe?
- waste of any kind, injustice, betrayal, ruthlessness, greed.


• What is the average amount of money you spend each day?
- As much as necessary and as little as possible.


• When have you been heartbroken for the last time?
- literally heartbroken? As in 'falling out of love'? Ages ago.


• If you could choose any place in the world, where would you live?
- wherever I can feel at home and at ease, not one specified place.


• What time do you normally go to bed/get up?
- go to bed at around 1 a.m. Often later. Get up at about 8 a.m


• What do you typically eat for breakfast?
- Eat..? I have a tiny glass of café cortado and maybe a banana. Sorry. Not very healthy, I know.


• Who has been the biggest influence on your life?
- My grandfather, 'Opa Daddy'.


• What was your first car?
- A bright orange 1975 Citroën 2CV with flower patterned seats and Jim Morrison's silhouette on the boot panel.


• And your favourite song to blast while driving it?
- Janis Joplin's 'Bobby McGee' and Melanie's 'What Have They Done To My Song, Ma?'


• Who was the first male actor you have ever fancied?
- Gregory Peck in 'The Yearling' and Michael Landon as 'Little Joe' when I was about eight.


• What colour are your bedroom walls painted?
- A shade I would desribe as dark cornflower blue, very spirit-soothing.


• What size is the last pair of jeans you've bought?
- I don't know. 27/32 or 28/32 maybe.


• As a kid, what did you want to be when you grow up?
- A ballet dancer. But my spine dissented at age 14 so I decided to become a designer instead.


• Which foreign language would you like to master?
- I wish I had never given up Gaelic, it's a beautiful language but a bit out of use... Apart from that, Spanish.


• Who do you think is the most attractive male celeb of our time?
- I kind of like Keanu Reeves, Kevin Spacey, Michael Stipe, Billy Crudup, John Malkovich. Oh, I forgot one: the German football goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann.
There's also some females I find rather attractive, like Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Nastassia Kinski and Christy Turlington ... what they have in common, I have no clue.


• What's your favourite piece of jewelry?
- I don't really wear any jewellery except for my claddagh ring. I got it in 1988 and I'm afraid it's about to disintegrate...


• High heels or sneakers?
- neither nor. I like 'chaplinesque' vintage kind of boots. Or Havaianas. Or going barefoot.


• Is there a sex symbol that leaves you totally cold?
- Brad Pitt


• What attracts you in the opposite sex?
- mainly: charisma, personality, thoughtfulness, sensitivity, profoundness, kindness, humour.
what helps: a certain smile, dimples, a warm complexion, a touch of freckles, a firm handshake and walking step, a height between 5'7 and 6'2, warm eyes, nice hands, defined cheekbones, a slight melancholy, and, and, and... ;-).


• What do you believe in?
- kindness


• Your favourite food or dish?
- vegetables, fruit, cheese. As a dish, Palak Paneer.


• What's your signature scent?
- it used to be 'Yvresse' but I don't really use any perfume these days - so most likely it will be Lactovit bodylotion ... very unexciting.


• Who's your favourite artist?
- Andy Goldsworthy! And others from all different eras.


• Who were the idols of your childhood?
- Pippi Longstocking, Catweazle, Sandy Ricks (of the TV Series 'Flipper'), Mr. Rossi (Signor Rossi)


• Is there an invention you could do without?
- Telephone and TV