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Getting to know you - A Fun 'My Favourite Things' Quiz
I have to agree with you there. I do like Colin Morgan. Ian Somerhalder is too 'Hollywood' for my taste.
Gail "cyborg" wrote: "I have to agree with you there. I do like Colin Morgan. Ian Somerhalder is too 'Hollywood' for my taste."What do you mean by too hollywood?
I'm not sure I understand lol
Hollywood has a mould that all actors have to fit into. After a while they all look the same, very Brad Pittish. I can't tell them apart. Boring. The British and Australian actors are allowed to have far more character, the women especially.
Gail "cyborg" wrote: "Hollywood has a mould that all actors have to fit into. After a while they all look the same, very Brad Pittish. I can't tell them apart. Boring. The British and Australian actors are allowed to h..."Ahh yes I can see that. Personality wise though Ian is far less than Hollywood.
But I agree. The British and Aussie actors are generally more diverse.
Elise wrote: "Gail "cyborg" wrote: "Hollywood has a mould that all actors have to fit into. After a while they all look the same, very Brad Pittish. I can't tell them apart. Boring. The British and Australian a..."I liked Ian Somerhalder in LOST. I was so sad when they killed him off.:(
I can't say that I've seen him in anything. I was basing my assessment purely on his looks.
Gail "cyborg" wrote: "I can't say that I've seen him in anything. I was basing my assessment purely on his looks."I'm not usually online at this time of day. Have I been missing something. Is it 'cougar time' between 7 - 8pm?? LOL. I like the girl talk.:DD
@Mandy. He was brilliant in LOST. I cried when he was killed off. @Gail. He has some done some amazing roles. Worth checking out :)
I'll confess to a bit of a crush on Hugh Jackman and there's another actor but I can't for the life of me remember his name... he played Chopper and the Hulk, awfully cute but his name currently escapes me ????
Eric Bana was the perfect Henry De Tamble for me....but I already knew that he was more than just a comedian from his performances in Munich and Black Hawk Down. He's managed not to be typecast at all! As a dyed in the wool Trekkie I even thought he made a wonderful villain as Nero in the new Star Trek movie lol.
Leave the girls alone for a moment and ...Perhaps you should take this discussion to another room. I mean thread.
Murray wrote: "Leave the girls alone for a moment and ...
Perhaps you should take this discussion to another room. I mean thread."
I would have to agree with you Murray. I think we are potentially scaring away people wishing to post their favourite things.
Perhaps you should take this discussion to another room. I mean thread."
I would have to agree with you Murray. I think we are potentially scaring away people wishing to post their favourite things.
No problem at all Carmel we just got a little distracted... :D
It happens all the time.
It happens all the time.
I hereby declare the Aussie Romance Readers thread open for business for all girlie discussions related to guys we like...http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...
And to get us back on track for newbies wanting to post a list of their favourite things here is my list again but filled out with my second favourite things:
My Favorite...
1. Time of Day: When I've just delivered a baby and see the mum and dad's face when they see their child for the first time. Magic!
2. Food: bananas
3. Drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic): Banana smoothie!
4. Band/singer: Paul Simon's Graceland Album is an all time favourite.
5. Actor: I think Toni Collette is our best actor.
6. Spot in Australia: Climbing Mt. Warning in Northern NSW.
7. Team/Sport: Filing my fingernails
8. Car: Can I opt out of cars and say jet skis. I love them. They're like the naughty children of the water world. Other boaties and swimmers are always complaining about them going too fast and being in the wrong areas!
9. Animal: I'm a dog lover.
10. Activity: Chatting with you guys on Goodreads.:)
11. Things to collect: Perfume bottles.
You read my mind Mandy. I was just about to re-post my second list of favourite things. I'll be back in a sec.
You are so naughty Mandy, Jet skis are on my list of pet hates. I prefer a sailing boat.
You are so naughty Mandy, Jet skis are on my list of pet hates. I prefer a sailing boat.
Gail "cyborg" wrote: "You read my mind Mandy. I was just about to re-post my second list of favourite things. I'll be back in a sec."You know what they say about great minds Gail.;D
1. Time of Day: Still first thing in the morning, before anyone else in the house wakes up.
2. Food: My daughters cooking – she is getting really good.
3. Drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic): Corona with a slice of lime.
4. Band/singer: Kate Bush.
5. Actor: Cate Blanchett.
6. Spot in Australia: The blue Mountains.
7. Team/Sport: I like to run
8. Car: Any cute small car.
9. Animal: Spiders.
10. Activity: Chatting with you guys on Goodreads.:)
11. Things to collect: Other than books I don’t collect anything.
2. Food: My daughters cooking – she is getting really good.
3. Drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic): Corona with a slice of lime.
4. Band/singer: Kate Bush.
5. Actor: Cate Blanchett.
6. Spot in Australia: The blue Mountains.
7. Team/Sport: I like to run
8. Car: Any cute small car.
9. Animal: Spiders.
10. Activity: Chatting with you guys on Goodreads.:)
11. Things to collect: Other than books I don’t collect anything.
Gail "cyborg" wrote: "No problem at all Carmel we just got a little distracted... :D It happens all the time."
You're such a woman, Gail. We men are never distracted by eye c...
Sorry. Someone just sent me a link to a picture of Jessica Alba. What was I saying?
Oh yes. We men are never distracted by eye candy!
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1. Time of Day: late evening
2. Food: chocolate
3. Drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic): mocha
4. Band/singer: Bon Jovi
5. Actor: Julia Roberts
6. Spot in Australia: Port Douglas
7. Team/Sport: Geelong Cats, AFL
8. Car: Toyota Yaris
9. Animal: Dog
10. Activity: Reading!
11. Things to collect: Books
Brenda wrote: "4. Band/singer: Bon Jovi..."Bon Jovi! Love those 80's power ballads.:D
My Favorite...1. Time of Day: early evening, love going for walks then
2. Food: steak
3. Drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic): milk
4. Band/singer: Queen
5. Actor: Alan Rickman
6. Spot in Australia: The Grampians
7. Team/Sport: Geelong Cats!!
8. Car: Holden Kingswood
9. Animal: Cat (evil potential!)
10. Activity: Reading/ walking/ shopping/ knitting
11. Things to collect: Books! and Fairies
Bella wrote: "My Favorite...5. Actor: Alan Rickman..."
I like Alan Rickman too Bella! I've got a bit of a crush on Professor Snape... Shhh... don't tell anyone!;D
Hey Bella, welcome to the group. I went one a driving tour of Victoria BC, the Grampians are beautiful. (I also managed to catch a game of AFL, in Geelong, Gary Ablett (senior) was playing, I forget who the opposition was, Geelong managed to squander a huge lead to lose on the bell. It was fun anyway.)
::making note of Bella's interest in evil::
::making note of Bella's interest in evil::
Do you collect the fairies for your evil cat, Bella?
oh dear! i love Geelong, best games ever!Snape is so awesome, and kind of have a massive 'old guy' crush on Rickman =P
My evil cat would love some fairies, though she's way too fat to bother with them, hence why I have to chase the Cockatoos off the balcony myself =)
My Favorite... 1. Time of Day: Getting home from school/bedtime
2. Food: Pasta, pasta, pasta!!!!
3. Drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic): Mineral water
4. Band/singer: Rolling Stones, Missy Higgins, James Blunt
5. Actor: Jim carrey/Robert Downey Jnr.
6. Spot in Australia: Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens, South Australia. (Harndorf in a close second)
7. Team/Sport: Love to watch AFL, team supported: Port Adelaide. However, I play defensive mid-field in soccer
8. Car: Dont give it much thought...
9. Animal: cat! Ive owned two cats, one died, one ran away when we moved house.
10. Activity: hanging out with friends or reading
11. Things to collect: books!
Booklover23 wrote: "My Favorite... 9. Animal: cat! Ive owned two cats, one died, one ran away when we moved house..."
So SAD!!:(
:O I know! Wolfee (first cat) was alive for 13 years. Which is like...woah! for a cat. Our second cat Lenee ran away after three years, when we moved house.
Pretty devastated at both :(
your poor cats! i had one that lived for 19 years, but he was basically a semi feral alley cat with cuter tendancies, he was built for sturdiness. I'm fairly sure he was born fully grown in a garbage bin.
My Favorite... 1. Time of Day: About 11pm. Best time to write or get anything done.
2. Food: At the moment it's probably beef vindaloo
3. Drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic): alcoholic; screwdrivers (vodka and orange), non alcoholic; watermelon and grape juice (surprisingly addictive)
4. Band/singer: um either The Cat Empire, Tom Waits or Nirvana
5. Actor: Christopher Plummer
6. Spot in Australia: Depending on mood, either halfway up Mt Ossa on a slightly overcast day, or the isthmus of Maria Island (the best beach I've eevr seen)
7. Team/Sport: Tennis or volleyball
8. Car: Aston Martin
9. Animal: cat
10. Activity: Either reading or writing
11. Things to collect: foreign currency, comedy and conversations
Kurt wrote:" 6. Spot in Australia: Depending on mood, either halfway up Mt Ossa on a slightly overcast day, or the isthmus of Maria Island (the best beach I've eevr seen)"
Both gorgeous spots Kurt. I haven't been to Tasmainia yet. It's on the to visit list ASAP.
Both gorgeous spots Kurt. I haven't been to Tasmainia yet. It's on the to visit list ASAP.
Carmel wrote: "Jessica, I'm impressed, not only are you a Sth Aussie (I come from Adelaide but live in Vic) but you also play soccer! I used to play "sweeper" for our local soccer side and consider soccer to be one of my favourite sports to play!! "Awesome :)
I used to play sweeper as well-in my first 2 years of soccer. Then I moved to Right defence. I wasnt very good at either. Probably weakest player in the team I would say.
At the start of this year-seasons finished now-we got a new coach, and he moved me to defensive midfield.
I got three goals for the season (including one in our Grand Final) and set up plenty.
I also came top three in our best and fairest count :)
I guess changing position was a great move.
EDIT: that sounded super boastful , and I apologize
My Favorite... 1. Time of Day: when I walk in the door after a long day at work.
2. Food: Love Italian and Mexican
3. Drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic): Sauvignon Blanc from NZ!
4. Band/singer: I've been an ABBA fan my whole life, but have plenty of contemporary 'faves'. Off to see U2 in December...
5. Actor: Can't think...
6. Spot in Australia: I grew up on the Sunshine Coast, but have lived in Newcastle for most of my adult life. We've travelled to many places that are all unique and beautiful in their own ways - cities, beaches, country towns etc, but there's just no place like home.
7. Team/Sport: Newcastle North Stars Ice Hockey!!!
8. Car: At the moment, my little pulsar 'cos it just keeps going! Love the new Mazda but my husband is hogging it.
9. Animal: my pussy cat
10. Activity: reading (!), shopping, going on holidays
11. Things to collect: traditional silver charms for my charm bracelet. I try to buy one each time on holidays as a momento of where we visit. I've also inherited my mother's infatuation with 'Old Country Roses' though am yet to buy anything - I just keep conveting her collection!
You played against an American side?!?! Thats so cool, how did you go? And I know what you mean about tough games, after woods you just feel dead. And its even worse if you loose (Our Grand Final was a TOUGH game. 2-2 then, Extra time, then penalties. We lost. However it wasnt the toughest all year, that would go to the time we came back from 4-0 down.)
Anyway, got on a little rant there :S
Yes, I played indoor soccer before I played outdoor soccer.
Yes, it is incredibly fast, and Veeerrrry tiring! Im not sure if I enjoyed it better, but both were fun. It gave me an excuse to both defend when tired,run through the midfield and score heaps of goals :P
Water Polo...we played that in P.E class at the aquatic Centre this time last year.
It was super fun, but also incredibly tiring.
I think I would like to play for school, however whilst I am pretty fit for soccer, I dont think I could stand water Polo.
My Favorite...1. Time of Day: Free time! Time to read. Time to exercise. Time to hang with friends. Time to chill.
2. Food: Pasta in all of it's various forms and serving suggestions.
3. Drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic): Alcoholic would be midori and non-alcoholic would be water seeing as I kicked the fizzy drink habit.
4. Band/singer: Nightwish
5. Actor: Johnny Depp. Actually, no. I never say Hugo Weaving even though he is in three of my favourite films so Hugo Weaving.
6. Spot in Australia: My bed! I really need to see more of our beautiful country.
7. Team/Sport: I've been told I'm un-Australian because I don't like sport. :'(
8. Car: I also don't know cars. I like my car. I named it Lady Car Car.
9. Animal: My Siamese Fighting Fish is pretty cool and I miss my dog (RIP). As for beyond my own backyard, llamas amuse me.
10. Activity: Reading and following Slender Man stories online. I'm so lazy right now because I'm recovering from a knee injury.
11. Things to collect: I have a rather small collection of badges and a collection of stones and gems. Remember Nerds? The Wonka lollies? Yeah, I used to have a collection of those that were in weird shapes...
I love playing in the rain! To bad you got beaten, but you kept trying! Ive never been kicked in the shin, but If I was you id probably have quit, so good work! Our Grand Final was played in such conditions. The field was just mud. There was NO GRASS what so ever. Usually its a great pitch, but not that time.
By the end of it we were all covered in mud, head to toe. We must have looked like mud people, some people even had it on their faces!
The score was 2-2, and we lost 3-1 in a penalty shootout (I score the only penalty that day). And it was heart breaking to loose, but such a fun day.
Good luck with your water polo!
Hi Kurt, I'm intrigued - you collect conversations -now that'..."Yes I do like to collect conversations. Because so much of my contact back home is by typed correspondence, it's quite easy to copy a transcript of it into my computer to view at leisure later. This can help a lot because often it's at some crazy hour like 3am and I forget what I've said. And Plummer also played a magnificent role in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.
Collecting conversations....now that is interesting.... Im sorry, but I like that a lot.
I myself, have some saved conversations from MSN or the old days when I had facebook. And I agree, they are hilarious to look back on. To laugh yourself silly, think about how wrong you were on a matter and to remember great (and forgotten) memories.
But collecting the, Im fascinated.
Christopher Plummer is a great actor, yes. I prefer him in Sound of Music, but he was great in the Imagenerium.
The movie itself was good. I got lost and confused towards the end, through the first hour was very good.
Both gorgeous spots Ku..."It's something to be made a priority :D I have been known to take guided tours through the overland track so I'm very aware of Tasmania's natural beauty.
Terra wrote: "My Favorite...4. Band/singer: Nightwish
8. Car: I also don't know cars. I like my car. I named it Lady Car Car.
9. Animal: My Siamese Fighting Fish is pretty cool and I miss my dog (RIP). As for beyond my own backyard, llamas amuse me.
10. Activity: Reading and following Slender Man stories online. I'm so lazy right now because I'm recovering from a knee injury..."
I enjoyed your faves Terra! I don't know that band Nightwish. If you ever feel like it we have a "what music are you listening to?' thread in the Just For Fun folder (you might have to click on 'view all' to see it). You could put a link to one of their songs. We love listening to other people's music recs.
I've always thought people who name their cars are really cool!! Poor you, my little dog passed away a few months ago and I really miss him too.:( I've never heard of Slender Man comics either. Maybe you could tell us about them or give us a link?:)
Samantha wrote: "My Favorite... 4. Band/singer: I've been an ABBA fan my whole life, but have plenty of contemporary 'faves'. Off to see U2 in December.
11. Things to collect: traditional silver charms for my charm bracelet. I try to buy one each time on holidays as a momento of where we visit. I've also inherited my mother's infatuation with 'Old Country Roses' though am yet to buy anything - I just keep conveting her collection!..."
I LOVE ABBA!!! Have you ever sung them on Karaoke? I've embarrassed myself a few times that way! LOL. Is Old Country Roses, real roses or a dinnerware pattern? I'm curious...:)
*Bump* You two, over to the sport thread, I think you know who I mean. :)
Mandy wrote: "I enjoyed your faves Terra! I don't know that band Nightwish. If you ever feel like it we have a "what music are you listening to?' thread in the Just For Fun folder (you might have to click on 'view all' to see it). You could put a link to one of their songs. We love listening to other people's music recs.I've always thought people who name their cars are really cool!! Poor you, my little dog passed away a few months ago and I really miss him too.:( I've never heard of Slender Man comics either. Maybe you could tell us about them or give us a link?:)"
I posted a YouTube link over in the music thread if you want to hear some symphonic metal from Finland. :D
Well, as far as I know there are no Slender Man comics but... you may have just inspired me. Ha ha! Slender Man is a scary internet meme that stalks people. People write fake blogs about having experiences with him and some people actually film their stories and post them on Youtube. It gets pretty Alternate Reality Game-y. I do have plenty of web comic recs, though, if people were to want them.
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5. Actor: Ian Somerhalder
Would it be a bit crass if I said YUM & that he's gorgeous (please don't tell my kids:)
Cheers"
Haha not at..."
Agreed. Colin is gorgeous and so talented.