This topic from Long and Short Reviews was a difficult one,
because I don’t think I’m a particularly unusual person, so trying to find ten
unusual things about me was a struggle. However, I did manage to come up with a
few.
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My
favourite film is “Heavenly Creatures” – People always consider that to be
weird, because it’s a film about a real-life murder and ends with one of the
most horrible murder scenes I’ve ever seen. However, Peter Jackson directs the
skin off this film, and Melanie Lynskey is a spectacular actress.
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My hair
is blue – It took me a year of highlights on top of highlights to get it
this way, but my hair is now all-over blue, and not a day goes past without a
child shouting “Mummy, blue hair!”
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I have
eight tattoos – Fairly vanilla these days I suppose. My favourite one is
the kingfisher on my clavicle, which was also the most painful.
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I went to
see “Pointless” being filmed – We got free tickets when we were in London
and sat in the audience for two episodes of “Pointless”. Alexander Armstrong is
a class act.
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I was on
an episode of “The Chase” – Didn’t win, but I did make it to the Final Chase
only to get caught by Anne Hegarty.
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Until I
was 21 I had gone up in a plane but never landed in one – I used to
skydive, so I went up in various Cessnas and Islanders but had never taken a
commercial flight until I was 21.
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I used to
want to move to the USA – I fully intended to emigrate and get my green
card, but life happened when I finished university and I never made it. I can
still quote all the state capitals.
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I wanted
to be an actress until I was 18 – However, after an actor friend dumped his
girlfriend over his “passion for the theatre”, I decided I didn’t share that
passion.
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I want to
own a pink Cadillac Eldorado – I love classic American cars, and this one
is my favourite. Would be hell to park though.
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My
ambition is to see all Shakespeare’s plays live – I’m working on it!
So what’s unusual about you?
You have led an exciting life! And, you are right.. this one was hard for me. Here's mine: http://jhthomas.blogspot.com/2019/04/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-ten.html
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't feel that exciting, but thanks!
DeleteI actually got a drama scholarship for college, but was talked out of pursuing acting as a career (it wasn't practical). Sometimes I regret that choice. Do you? I'm here today: http://www.mariannearkins.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-10-unusual-things-about-me/
ReplyDeleteNo - I still love to watch plays and films but I don't think I'd have been cut out to be an actor.
DeleteYOur life is sosososos much better than mine!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't know about that - it seems pretty ordinary to me!
DeleteI think it's really cool that you have eight tattoos. Are you planning to get any more? How do you decide which designs you want?
ReplyDeleteMy post.
I have at least three more planned. How I choose them can vary - some I had had in mind for years, but I also follow tattoo pages on Tumblr and keep track of any that I like.
DeleteI bow to your ability to jump out of airplanes. I couldn't do it. But I have found my sister from another mister. I've got blue hair, too. Been blue for at least 8 years. I get pointed out as 'one of those people'. Whatever that means.
ReplyDeleteGreat list. Love it!
I keep being told I'm brave for having blue hair. I think it's just about not caring after all this time!
DeleteThat's really an interesting list - I hadn't thought about mentioning tattoos in my own list, and you've reminded me of a pre-screening of Shaun of the Dead that Beautiful Wife and I attended that probably merits a post of its own. I've never been sky-diving, either.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I'd want to skydive now, but at the time it was great fun.
DeleteWell to say I don't think you're normal doesn't come out right, does it? So...I'll say you are definitely not your every day normal boring person. I think your an interesting one and I like your post too.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I do my best!
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