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In the Noclight: Fishie
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18-07-2011 9:55am#1
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I'm a girl
(This happens to me a lot, don't worry)
A thousand pardons, I had you mixed up in my head with another Boardsie gent who I've met before called Fysh. I've made the appropriate change though
Some questions since I'm here:
What brought you to Boards?
What made you stay?
Have you a favourite hobby?
Do you find being a vegetarian difficult?0 -
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Don’t worry, as I said it happens to me a lot – probably because I don’t have a feminine username or avatar, and this being the internet, people assume I’m male by default. I know Fysh as well, from the London forum.A thousand pardons, I had you mixed up in my head with another Boardsie gent who I've met before called Fysh. I've made the appropriate change though
I used to go to summer courses called CTYI when I was a teenager, and I heard about boards from someone there because there was a CTYI forum that was fairly active (it is still there actually, but the forum is pretty much dead now)What brought you to Boards?
I’ve gone through phases with boards– I got back into it again in 2005 when I was doing my Leaving Cert, the LC forum was immensely helpful in keeping my sanity. I drifted back in during my final year in college, possibly as a procrastination tool, and again sometime last year. I’m living in London now, and I like having the connection to Ireland, reading Irish newspapers isn’t as interactive as being on an Irish forum. Also, a lot of things on here are hilarious.What made you stay?
I’m trying to get back into sewing, last time my parents were over they brought my sewing machine and I’m starting again with simple stuff like cushion covers. I used to make my own clothes, nothing complicated, just skirts and trousers and things.Have you a favourite hobby?
I’ve only been vegetarian since February or March. It’s nothing like as difficult as I thought it would be, although I only cook for myself which probably helps – it would be a lot more challenging if I had a family or live-in-boyfriend. It’s more difficult when someone else is cooking for me, like when I’m invited to dinner with someone – I feel so damn awkward! Some restaurants have quite limited vegetarian choices. Also, I’ve been surprised by how many things aren’t vegetarian, I only discovered recently that Worcester sauce has anchovies in it, for example. :mad:Do you find being a vegetarian difficult?
Also, I have tried not to make a big deal out of it, so a lot of people haven’t realised that I’m vegetarian – a friend’s brother needed a place to stay in London a couple of months ago, and stayed at my flat, and he brought over a load of Superquinn sausages to say thanks. I loved Superquinn sausages. I didn’t have the heart to tell him, so I thanked him for them and afterwards gave them to my brother (who was delighted)
I also miss jelly sweets. Vegetarian jelly sweets just aren’t the same, the texture isn’t right.0 -
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I just checked and the most-played song on my iPod is ‘Take on Me’ by A-Ha, although I suspect this has something to do with it being the first song that plays when I haven’t put on the Hold button and the iPod starts playing itself in my bag. This happens quite a lot. It’s still a great song, even if I can’t quite hit the high notes. Also, the video is class.Favourite song of all time? And why is it your favourite?
This is a degrees-of-hairiness issue, I think. If they had a full coat of hair, like a dog or a bear, then I don’t think they would. However, if there was any skin showing at all, they would need suncream in very sunny weather or at least cover up those hairless parts somehow… I know this because I have had sunburn on my scalp, along my parting. Ouch!Do very hairy people need to put on suncream when it is sunny?
Not with me in London. I have two cats at home in Dublin with my parents though, one is technically mine because he was given to me, but really he’s my Dad’s cat because Dad is his favourite.Own any pets?
Originally I joined for the CTYI forum; CTYI was a summer course that I used to go to when I was younger. The CTYI forum is now full of cobwebs and nobody posts there anymore.Why did you join boards?
Technically I am not paying tax to bail out the banks since I live in London and pay taxes here, though some would argue that I am still paying for it since the UK is helping with the bailout. Either way, no I don’t like it, but I’m not sure what other option there is.You a fan of paying huge amounts of tax in order to help out the banks?
175cm, which I think translates to about 5’9”.How tall are you?
Not until you mentioned it! I wouldn’t mind visiting Zimbabwe, I know someone from there and it sounds like a beautiful country, though I doubt I’ll be able to go there anytime soon. I’ve been to Namibia, which is very close to Zimbabwe.Ever consider taking an extended holiday to North Korea or Zimbabwe?
I don’t know about North Korea though…0 -
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I’m not sure that I am, actually. I liked art when I was younger, but I was always better at copying things I could see rather than anything abstract. I love writing, but I think I am a much more factual writer. I don’t think I’m going to be the next Tolkien.do you consider yourself a creative person?
Nodo you have a drivers license?
I did my theory test when I was 17, but somehow never got round to doing the test. I have taken lessons, but my provisional is long expired. Actually taking some lessons is on my to-do list, apparently if you can drive in London you can drive anywhere, because it’s constant traffic. I don’t intend to get a car, there is no point in London, but it is a skill I will need to pick up sooner or later.
Kenya, I absolutely love it there. The diving is great, safaris are amazing (though expensive), and the people are generally friendly as long as you stay away from the tourist markets (the people there are like harpies) Alas, I am prone to sunburn, and my blood is like honey to the mosquitoes. Otherwise it's great!favourite country you've been to?
Just one? I want to go to Ecuador and visit the Galapagos. I’d also love to go to south-east Asia, maybe Cambodia or Indonesia. Now I'm just being greedy.country you haven't been to that you'd like to visit?0 -
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Hello!hello fishie!!
Only on Thursdays.do you have scales?
I've never had a fish of my own actually, probably because we always had cats. I used to have fish made out of glass though, which dangled from strings, and I had them in a giant brandy glass that was filled with water and had coloured glass beads on the bottom. It was pretty and they didn't need to be fed. Everyone wins!did you ever have gold fish as a kid?
One of my friends in primary school had tropical fish, which I always thought were pretty cool.
Well, I did read the books out of curiosity. It was interesting to see what everyone was going on about, but there are better books out there.do you like Twilight?
7, or 40/41 in European sizes.what size are your feet?0 -
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Sorry for my delayed responses, it is press week and I haven't had much time for faffing on the internet at work. Please keep asking me questions!
I don’t believe in god, and don’t fully understand why many people do. I especially don’t understand why so many educated people do, such as my flatmate (who is doing a chemistry PhD, so I really think that she should know better. Not that I’d ever tell her this, as it would be quite offensive)Tell me a controversial opinion of yours.
What type of impending doom are we talking? Global warming, aliens, nuclear war, terrorism, inter-racial conflict, asteroid impact?Pick a team of fiver, real or fictional, to save the world from impending doom.
I think I’m going to have to try to cover all bases here:
- Captain Planet, he’s our hero, gonna take pollution down to zero! While he’s at it, he could also sort out Northern Ireland and Israel/Palestine, as we saw in that memorable episode.
- Bruce Willis, he can take down terrorists and blow up asteroids
- Sarah Connor, she will hold off Skynet and generally kick ass
- Jeff Goldblum, he can defeat entire alien races using his laptop. Also, anyone who can evade as many dinosaurs as he has done must be useful in other situations
- Gary Johnston, he can use his acting to infiltrate terrorist organisations while also being a successful Broadway star
Stop worrying and take appreciate what you have. If you learn how to do this, please let me know.Any pearls of wisdom in regards to this thing we call life? :pac:0 -
Even without such a world, I’d still think kiwi fruit are evil. Why do they need so much potassium, unless they’re trying to poison people?In an ideal world where people wear hats on their feet and hamburgers eat people, would you say that kiwi fruit are evil?
No, and honestly I’m a bit sceptical that it even works. Much as I would love to be regressed into a past life and discover that I was once Marie Antoinette or something.Ever undergone hypnosis?
A few years ago I went along to a thing in the RDS with my Mum to pick up our numbers for the Mini Marathon. They had palm reading, tarot reading etc and my Mum thought that we should get it done for the laugh. They actually put my hand on a scanner and read it on a machine, I’m not even joking… It wasn’t the old woman in tasselled scarves that I’d been expecting. I can’t remember much about what the results said (on a computer printout, of course) except that mum Mum was weirded out that it twice mentioned that I’d had illness as a child, which I had… However I’d consider that confirmation bias, chances are most people can think of some illness as a child that they could link that to, even if it is something as common as chicken pox.Also ever go to one of those tarot reading/psychic crowd? If so, what did you think of the whole thing?
No, I didn’t even bother applying for tickets because the whole system is such a nightmare. Also, I don’t tend to know what I’m doing in two weeks, much less in 15-16 months (which was the timespan between ticket applications and the actual Olympics)Seeing as you are living in London, will you be attending any of the Olympic Games next summer?
Farting, definitely. The former is disgusting, the latter is merely a bit dull.Which is more inappropriate for a lad to do in front of a woman - fart like there is no tomorrow, or start talking about investment opportunities in Southern Yemen?
No, nor have I been to Northern Yemen. Am I missing out?Ever been to southern yemen? 0 -
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I’ll bear that in mind if I ever get the chance to go there.As regards Souther Yemen, yes you are missing out.
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!More Questions (Christ this is like the Spanish Inquisition):
I think it is certainly an under-rated skill! The ability to talk a bit of shíte has smoothed over many an awkward situation in my life.Is talking shíte an art form?
Hedgehogs are spiny as a form of self-defence, and I suppose they probably curl up into a ball because they don’t particularly want to be caught. They’re so damn cute though! One of my friends did TY work experience with a vet and someone brought in a baby hedgehog that they’d found in a drain, she got to help train it to be reintroduced into the wild. It was (rather unoriginally) called Spike, and was really friendly. Stroking a hedgehog when they’re not curled up is fine, because all their spines lie flat.Why are hedgehogs so spiny, and why do they curl up into a ball when you try and catch them?
In my last job, pension payments were taken automatically from my salary, I don’t know if I’ll get that back with my P45 or if I’ll get a teeny weeny pension from it when I’m 65 (I was only in the job for six months) With my new job, I think I start pension payments once I am past the probationary period.Have you started saving for a pension yet, or is it something you haven't considered yet?
Banning mobile phones, but they’d still be available on the black market presumably? Hmmm… I think I would definitely find it challenging, having a phone has become such a part of my life! I’d actually have to make concrete plans with people instead of “I’ll text you when I’m on my way”. I could make myself comply with the law if the punishment was something crazy like torture and death, but if it was a small fine I’d probably risk it. God that’s sad, isn’t it?If there was a law tomorrow banning mobile phones for ever, would you be able to comply with the law?
Journalist was one of those things I always thought sounded like a cool job, but it wasn’t a long-term career plan or anything. I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do when I left school, and the sort of career tests you do in TY used to give me results like ‘Clinical psychologist’ or ‘Religious leader – any denomination’ (??) I toyed with the idea of psychology for a while, as well as speech and language therapy or occupational therapy, but I went off the idea of doing a degree with a set career path at the end (like the therapist ones) in case I graduated and decided I wanted to do something completely different. I think for those types of courses you have to really know that you want to do it.Did you always want to become a journalist, or had you a different career in mind when you were younger?
I thought a general science degree would have better flexibility in that sense, and I thought it might be good to do neuroscience and get into psychology afterwards if I was still interested. I probably would have been quite happy in an English or Classics degree, but thought science graduates were more employable. I only picked up geology in first year because I didn’t want to do full maths, and then I found that I really liked it. I specialised in geology, but the options after that were either going into academia or going into industry, neither of which I was that keen on doing (my brother was getting to the end stages of his PhD in a different area of science and was a bit disillusioned with academia, which may have influenced this)
During the summer before my final year, I got chatting to a customer in the shop where I worked, and it turned out that she was a science journalist. I thought that sounded AMAZING, so I asked her all about how she got into it. She’d done a science communication MSc in DCU, but she said that the universities in the UK had better networks of contacts so if she was doing it all again she’d probably head over that way. That evening I looked up science communication courses online and made a list of places I wanted to apply. Imperial in London was top of my list, and I never thought I would get in, but I was accepted so I didn’t even bother applying anywhere else. Funnily enough the same customer came in about a year after our original conversation and recognised me, she was delighted for me when I told her I was heading off to London. It’s funny the way one conversation can change your life so suddenly.
(do I qualify for the ‘Long Answer of the Year’ award?)
How do you know that they don’t? Maybe they just think marzipan is gack, or structurally unsound.Why won't county councils give planning permission to build a house made out of marzipan?0 -
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I love curling up in bed and being all snug. I miss having lie ins! I could sleep for days if I was allowed. I’d even hibernate if I was allowed.where is you favorite place to be?
I have never really got into it! I played a bit when I was younger, but I wasn’t that great. My Mum loves watching Wimbledon but I’m not terribly interested. Maybe I should go along next summer, it’s probably fun to watch in person.do you like tennis?
I believe that a woodchuck would chuck all he could if a woodchuck could chuck wood.how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Hmmm… That’s a difficult one! I think I’d have to choose the person with bad BO… It’s a constant smell that you could get used to having in the background, whereas a rancid farter would assault your nostrils in waves with varying smells. Also, I’ve had good practice already for the BO one, because for six months I lived with a girl who didn’t wash very oftenif you had to be stuck in a lift for an hour with either someone with bad BO or rancid farter who whould you choose?
I’m not wearing socks today, because I’m wearing pumps. My socks generally match, however, unless I’m in a hurry or it’s something where it doesn’t really matter, like going to the gym or something.do your socks match?0
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