nicked from brendan_moody

You are the color turquoise. A fairly tempermental
person, you're either upset or tranquil most of
the time. You can be as calm as your color.
You're a mysterious person, yet somehow
outgoing. You're balanced, simply put. You're
somewhat bold. You're generous and
sophisticated--but never ever snobby. You're
lively and rich in personality and attitude.
You're a beautiful person, aside from the fact
that you're a perfectionist and painfully
honest. But life is good to you!


What color are you? (Amazingly detailed & accurate--with pics!)
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A very cool meme

Found while trawling random strangers' journals based on their interests - I arrived at this one through ethology, evolutionary psychology and Star Trek... The particular random stranger was midnightmadness


Category VI - The Strange
Attractor

Though you're not quite sure why, people are drawn
to you like moths to a flame. You really
are too cool for words.


What Type of Social Entity are You?
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Sidenote: Max has spent the morning curled up peacefully under my chair, but every now and then he launches himself from a sleeping position into the air to catch a fly. Spike thought Max was crazy the first time he observed the obsessive bughunting, but he's been trying it himself lately and he's finding it quite fun.

new boots and partridges

I'd forgotten how much it can hurt to break in a new pair of boots. I have a lovely pair of new Doc Martens (birthday present from middle sister) and I also have a blister on one heel, aching calves, sore feet and an aching back.

Ah, well, this too shall pass...These are my new boots.

I only walked to the shops and back in them... on the way back, I saw two teenaged boys having a mock-battle with traffic cones in the shopping centre car park, and, even more weirdly, a dead grey partridge on the pavement by the bus stop. It occurred to me to take it home and cook it, but I decided the hassle of feathers and intestines wasn't worth the trouble... although, looking back, I should have grabbed it to see what baby Max would make of it...

a girly moment

My girly moment of the year: I bought a lipstick... Up until today I didn't own any but it's part of my 'get a social life and find someone to shag' offensive... it's a perfect shade of dark burgundy, dramatic but not too over the top. It actually looks bloody good on me, and its name is Bordeaux.

It smells nice, too.