moonlettuce | Ten Things Meme (Reply)

1. I'm female, 30 and British. I have girl!parts. There are girl!parts I curse, and there are girl!parts I'll never use, but they're still girl!parts. As for the UK side of it, this means free healthcare, chips and mushy peas and seeing Doctor Who before the rest of the world.

2. I have an arse the size of a house. I am not, by any definition of the term, a petite woman. I know this. I just don't care. I'm perfect the way I am, and if society has a problem with that, well then, that's society's tough shit.

3. I have Meniere's Disease. It's an inner ear imbalance that give me clinical vertigo. What this means is that, at times, the world decides to randomly spin around rather quickly, making me fall over. There are times it'll look like I'm drunk. I'm not, I'm just trying not to fall over and puke on the carpet.

4. I'm childfree. I have no intention of ever having children. I would, without doubt, be a terrible parent. In a toss up between buying clothes/food for a child and buying that month's comic order, the child would lose (but, ohh! Gambit!). I am entirely all about the shiny, and the flitting off at a moment's notice to various conventions. Relating to this, the one sentence guaranteed to get you the Look of Doom (tm) is "You'll change your mind." You'd never say it to someone who *wants* kids, so why do you think it is anywhere within the realms of politeness to say it to someone who doesn't? Because what you're saying isn't actually "You'll change your mind," it's "Even though you are a grown woman, you obviously don't know yourself well enough to make a decision, so I'm going to smile and patronise you like you're three. Because, even though I've know you for far less time than you've actually known yourself, I still know better. Now go and sit in the corner and shut up." *ahem* Sorry about that. *sheepish grin* So, yes, I'll save the parenting thing for those who are good at it :)

5. I've never labelled my sexuality. I'm attracted to who I'm attracted to. Simple as that. So, yes, Stephanie Romanov, David Hewlett and Roger Taylor in a schoolgirl's outfit are all good things :)

6. I have no impulse control. Seriously. As much as this is a joke among my friends, it's far too close to the truth. See, want, have. It's the motto to live by. Along the way, listening to this motto has got me a comic collection spanning back about 20 years, hair that hasn't been it's natural colour since I was 13 (or indeed, the same colour more than twice), seven flashing Stargate Atlantis necklaces, three tattoos and a pierced nipple. It's kinda fun being me ;)

7. I'm a fan. I do fannish things. I watch shows, I read books, I go to conventions. I *love* being a fan. I love being a geek. This is not a bad thing. Yes, I can name all the actors who've played Doctor Who (in order) and all the people who have captained the Enterprise (also in order). I love the squee and I love the meta. Hell, I'm even kinda fond of the wank at times. There's nothing I like better than being with a group of people and talking fandom until stupid o'clock in the morning.

8. I'm a slasher. And if you weren't aware of this one, then, honey, you really haven't been paying attention. Gay sex, yay! It's the choice of a generation ;)

9. I'm a tee-total vegetarian. I don't eat meat (including fish) and haven't done for over 2/3rds of my life. I made this decision because I was a bolshi child who decided that I couldn't be an animal lover if I was eating them. And I actually don't miss the taste of bacon *g* The tee-total thing is linked in with the Meniere's. When a simple attack leaves you feeling like you've had a three-day bender, actual three day benders tend to lose their appeal ;)

10. I have a phobia of clowns. Hate them. Hate their big shoes and their red noses. Hate the honking horns and the flowers that squirt water. I've been known to physically cross roads to avoid clowns. (Er, not that clowns walking down my local streets are an everyday occurrence, which is why it freaked me so much the day it *did* happen.)