1. Three things that scare me:
- poverty
- extremism: the ultra conservative right and the radical left
- fire
2. Three people who make me laugh:
- Phil Dunphy (Modern Family)
- Rebel Wilson
- John Stewart
3. Three things I love:
- solitude
- dogs
- pens
4. Three things I hate:
- extremism
- boasting (including Humblebrags) on Facebook and Instagram
- loud noises
5. Three things I don't understand:
- How perfectly nice, decent people can be so hardcore unsympathetic to those less fortunate than themselves (eg the Americans' deep antipathy to universal health care; many people's attitudes towards asylum seekers; how people with good jobs and earning good money don't understand they are also lucky)
- men's rights activists
- how The Greens would run a viable economy
6. Three things on my desk:
- towering pile of papers, DVDs, kids' drawings and notebooks
- pack of my daughter's Hubba Bubba
- a two-pole puncher that hasn't been used in years
7. Three things I'm doing right now:
- blogging
- laundry
- re-watching Final Destination 2 on DVD
8. Three things I want to do before I die:
- write a book
- live for a year in Y's Greek village
- get fit
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| iPad art by my daughter aged six |
9. Three things I can do:
- data mining and analysis
- learn a language fast
- talk in rhyming couplets
10. Three things I can't do:
- sing
- mix colours into ready-to-roll icing
- watch cricket
11. Three things you should listen to:
- birdsong in the morning when everything else is quiet
- your favourite music, regularly
- opposing points of view, at least sometimes
12 Three things you should never listen to:
- talk-back radio
- advertising aimed to make you feel inadequate
- anyone who claims to cure cancer with food
13. Three things I'd like to learn:
- how to write a novel
- how to stay calm and relaxed
- ballroom dancing
14. Three favourite foods:
- chocolate
- spanokopita: Greek spinach and cheese pie
- steak
15. Three beverages I drink regularly
- coffee
- Coke Zero
- water
16. Three shows I watched as a kid:
- Bewitched
- The Flintstones
- Get Smart
Wow...that's a fun questionnaire. Makes you think.
ReplyDeleteA great meme.
ReplyDeleteI share your dislike of extremists. Fundamentalist anything scares me witless.
It's the worst.
DeleteIt is very intetesting post
ReplyDeleteHi Jackie,
ReplyDeleteI might steal this meme. What are your tips for learning a language quickly? Or is it just your natural talent and ability?
I'm trying to do just that, you see.
:0)
Cheers
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It is just my natural genius ;) however I have always found it helpful to read lots of easy stuff in the language you're learning, such as trashy gossip magazines.
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