Wow, I am fuzzy in the head today. I've been having trouble falling asleep lately so I tried a strong antihistamine which has sedative properties to get me to sleep earlier. Didn't really work on Tuesday night, but I tried again last might ... slept for fourteen hours and I feel rather woozy now. *sigh* Stupid sleep cycle.

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Found this meme typed up but apparently never posted! So here, have some ABCs.

A - Age: Mid-twenties

B - Bed size: Double

C - Chore you hate: Well, anything that exhausts me. Which is pretty much everything. I wouldn't mind cleaning and tidying so much if the results just lasted longer.

D - Don't eat: Seafood, bananas and anything that's more than mildly spicy.

E - Essential start-your-day item: Madura English Breakfast tea with some lowfat milk and a tiny bit of sugar. For a while I used a little bit of Butterscotch Honey instead of sugar, which was awesome but I can't find it anymore!

F - Favorite color: Deep purple.

G - Gold or Silver: Gold

H - Height: 5'2 1/2" / 159 cm

I - Instruments you play: I had piano lessons as a kid but I didn't like my teacher and eventually quit. I regret that now - or I regret not asking to find another teacher.

J - Job title: *snorts* Pensioner. Although Mum calls me her personal chef sometimes.

K - Kid(s): no

L - Love or lust: Love

M - Mom's name: Er, to me? Mum.

N - Nicknames: Not in RL. Except for the objectionable name my brother calls me - which I object to on the grounds that he called our old dog by the same name.

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: None. Plenty of doctor's visits though and I did spend a few hours in Casualty with a rather alarming allergic reaction to God-knows-what.

P - Pants or pantyhose: Does that mean trousers or stockings? In that case, I have one pair of nice black trousers that currently don't quite fit and a pair of very nice dark jeans. Usually I wear skirts or dresses. Stockings make an appearance once every few years or so.

Q - A Favorite Movie Quote: I never realised that "Live long and prosper" could sound so much like 'Fuck off and die'. Go Spock!

R - Right or left handed: Right

S - Siblings: One older brother

T - Time you wake up: These days it's usually between midday and 2 p.m. This week, more like 4 or 5 p.m.

U - Underwear: Uh, I wear it?

V - Vegetable favorite: Lebanese cucumbers. Been my favourite for many years.

W - Ways you run late: I forget things. And I always underestimate how long it will take me to do things. I think I'm better than I used to be though.

X - X-rays you've had: Um. I've had a couple of CAT scans, an MRI, an EEG (I think that was it) ... I've had dental x-rays ... I don't think I've had a regular x-ray. Huh.

Y - Yummy food you make: Lots. I like to cook and I like to bake. Mostly, I like feeding people and seeing them enjoy what I make. I have repeat requests for Florentines and lemon curd from some friends (two things I don't really like myself.) Mum likes my tortellini soup, my lemon lentil soup ... and most things that I make. I'm very fond of my brownies and white chocolate and cranberry biscuits.

Z - Zoo favorite: Ooh, there are the snow leopards. But I always feel a bit bad for them. And the tigers! Oh and the red pandas. And there were the otters at Washington Zoo. And the giant pandas!