I was tagged for this by Beki, the idea is that bloggers list five things about them which aren't generally known in the hope that 'writerly' people can pick up ideas, or find help with research or character development. So, here are five things about me, that you may not know . . .
2) As a student I spent a summer holiday providing maternity leave cover in a computer dating agency - yes, I will blog about that some day.
3) When I was at school both Ford and British Leyland offered me a job in their design departments. I decided to go to art college instead, but you already know that bit.
4) About ten years ago I chased a man after I saw him kicking his dog outside a chip ship in Scarborough. It was silly thing to do, but turned out ok because several other people joined in, the chip shop owner called the police and the man was arrested.
5) When I was about nine, I became undefeated 'hanging off the goal posts' champion in the village I lived in. This wasn't a big deal to me, it came about because I happened to be the only girl of my age in the place. One day, after hearing yet another boy say 'you can't do that because you're a girl', I thought I would show them the error of their ways and none of them ever beat my time either!
I thought of telling you about my Torquay error, but that's too embarassing (blush)
I'm tagging Steg ~ Nixxie ~ Kim ~ Cotswoldgent ~ Attila the Mom & Cherrypie but if anyone wants to have a go please do, and don't forget to leave the link in the comments below so we can all come and have a peep.
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Remember that it isn’t always the sensational stuff that writers are looking for, it can just as easily be something that you take for granted like having raised twins or knowing how to grow beetroot. Mind you, if you know how to fly a helicopter or have worked as a film extra, do feel free to let the rest of us know about it :-)
11 little notes:
Good for you for chasing the bastard that kicked his dog!
You know what I'm going to say now, you silly, slip of a girl you.....
we want the "Torquay error" story. Or at least I do and will keep banging on about it until you relent and post the gory details in full!
Hi. I found you through Beki's blog.
The dating agency stories sound like it's gonna be good but you know everybody's just dying to know about the Torquay thing. You can't say A without saying B, y'know ;-)
I've done mine, hon.
Now, what's all this about Torguay?
I will get to this....
probably monday:)
I used to live near Torquay, so I'm doubly interested in what your Torquay Error might be.
The problem with this 5 things meme is that during the course of my blog I've done the 6 Weird Things About Me meme and, even worse, 101 Things About Me which means trying to think of 5 more that I haven't already mentioned is pretty unlikely.
However, if you want to ask me 5 questions that you don't already know the answer to, then I'll give you an honest answer. Will that do?
Good job on the dog-kicking prat. And the goal hanging.
Hope that dog kicker got what was coming to him! As a youngster I was a goal hanger, but that was cos I never knew the offside rule!
My five are done!
Steg - No, it wasn't the brightest move I have ever made, but I didn't really think about it. One minute I was walking out of a book shop, the next I was chasing this man shouting that he should come back and see how he'd like it if I did that to him.
Hi Sharon, thanks for dropping by :-) The dating agency was a real eye opener (to say the least), I just need to be careful not to reveal any indentities.
Steg - OK, you aren't going to let it lie are you LOL I will tell you about my Torquay error - I warn you it's not that interesting, just rather blush-worthy.
OK Nixxie, I'll pop over and have a read.
Kim - see above for news of the Torquay error. I will think of five things to ask you, hmm, now what could they be . . .
Asterisk - the goal hanging was a fluke. All the local boys were rather sturdy, while I was one of those tiny waif-like girls, but I also did gymnastics, so was probably stronger than I looked.
Cotswoldgent - the dog kicker got a fine and a ban from keeping dogs. But, the dog was taken away from him, so hopefully ended up with a family who appeciated him.
Now, the offside rule, I could explain that to you, if only I had salt and pepper pots and a bottle of tomato ketchup LOL
I'll pop over and have a look at your five things . . .
Hey! I'm double jointed too. I can't use that one then.
I'll have to have a think about this. I'll let you know when I'm done.
And I always thought Devon was IN Cornwall for years so don't feel so bad about the Torquay thing.
I'm so mproud of you bringing the nasty dog kicking man to justice!
And yes, you must blog about the dating agency - I've always wondered about the going on behind the scenes. Was it like Carry On Loving?!
CP - it's nice to know I'm not the only person who mislays parts of the country they wre born in LOL
Beki - no, unfortunately not like Carry on Loving ... it was more akin to Carry on Screaming.
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