Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Wednesday meme, because I say so

Stolen from Diane, this headlines as a "time wasting meme for a Sunday morning." It just happens to be a Wednesday today. Am I bothered?

1. What kind of soap is in your bathtub right now?
We don't keep any kind of soap in the bathtub. None of us use it. (The bathtub that is)

2. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator?
No.

3. Is there anything moldy in your refrigerator?
No. And there's nothing mouldy either.

4. Are there any dirty dishes in your sink?
We don't have a sink at the moment. Kitchen refit in progress.

5. What would you change about your living room?
I would have sealed the floor before laying the carpet, to stop the dust lines blowing up between the boards. And I would fit that cable tidy we bought 8 years ago, to tidy up the TV, PVR, PS3 and AV amplifier cables.

6. Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty?
Dishwasher not fitted yet. See #4

7. Do you have a can of mushrooms in your pantry?
No. No pantry. See #4

8. White or wheat bread?
Multigrain.

9. What is on top of your refrigerator?
Spare shelves; large pyrex baking dish; large ice pack for the cold bag.

10. What color is your sofa?
Dark brown.

11. What color or design is on your shower curtain?
Don't have a shower curtain. The door to the shower enclosure is glass.

12. How many plants are in your home?
5

13. How many candles are in your home?
About a dozen (not counting tea-lights)

14. Is your bed made right now?
Yes.

15. If you have a coffee pot, what color is it?
Brushed stainless steel.

16. Electric or standard can opener?
Standard.

17. Comet or Soft Scrub?
I have no idea what you're talking about.

18. Is your closet organized?
I imagine so. I never go in there.

19. What color is the flashlight that you use the most?
Black and yellow.

20. What kinds of things are in your junk drawer?
Radiator and gas meter keys, bits of string, rubber bands, flyers from local takeaways, instruction books for kitchen appliances, popular recipes, unpopular recipes, recipes of unknown popularity, spare batteries, old pens, freezer clips, ...

21. Do you drink out of glass or plastic most of the time at home?
Glass.

22. Do you have iced tea made in a pitcher right now?
No.

23. If you have a garage, is it cluttered?
No garage.

24. Curtains or blinds?
Curtains.

25. How many pillows do you sleep with?
Two.

26. Do you sleep with any lights on at night?
No.

27. How many ceiling fans are in your home?
None.

28. How often do you vacuum?
When the dust/bits become noticeable.

29. Standard toothbrush or electric?
Standard.

30. What color is your toothbrush?
Blue & white.

31. Do you have a welcome mat on your front porch?
Yes.

32. What is in your oven right now?
Oven not yet fitted. See #4

33. Is your microwave clean or dirty?
Clean. And it's the only thing we have to cook on at the moment besides the slow cooker.

34. Is there anything under your bed?
No.

35. Chore you hate doing the most?
Ironing.

36. What retro items are in your home?
Wood burning stove in the study (never used), several items retrieved from Mum's in the process of being sorted/sold.

37. Do you have a separate room that you use as an office?
Yes.

38. If you have a yard, who mows it?
Me. And being British, it's a garden. With a lawn. Whoever heard of "mowing the yard"?

39. Is there anything on your kitchen floor right now?
A stack of new oak flooring, the flooring man's tools and fixings, a door, quite a lot of sawdust.

40. How many mirrors are in your home?
Two in bathrooms (third bathroom yet to be kitted out), two on the study floor waiting to be hung.

41. Do you have any hidden emergency money around your home?
No. Emergency money lives in the bank.

42. What color are your walls?
Which ones? We currently have walls in the following colours:
Plaster; Natural hessian; White; "Gentle" (a shade of lilac); "Armagnac" (a shade of aubergine); Peach; Brown (can't remember the name); Olde English Gold; Willow Tree (pale shade of sage green).

43. Which rooms in your house have wallpaper?
None.

44. Do you have a peephole in your front door?
No. Some stained glass though.

45. Do you keep any kind of protection weapons in your home?
A small baseball bat. Oh, and the old Kalashnikov, of course, but everyone has one of those.

46. What does your home smell like right now?
Fly spray.

47. Fave candle scent?
Sandalwood.

48. What kind of pickles (if any) are in your refrigerator right now?
Mango chutney; branston pickle. Might be some old lime pickle in there at the back.

49. Who are in the pictures you displayed?
On here? In the house? We have a "family wall" with pics of, you know, family.

50. What color is your favorite Bible?
Well this will totally amaze my regular readers, but I don't have a favourite Bible. Or an unfavourite one come to that.

51. Do you have plenty of cabinet space in your kitchen?
Not at the moment (see #4). Once the refit is complete there'll be LOADS.

52. Do you own a stereo?
Not any more. See this.

53. How many TVs do you have?
Two.

54. How many house phones?
Two.

55. Do you have a housekeeper?
LOL.

56. What style do you decorate in?
The style of the 17th century master Emulsio Emplastro.

57. Do you like solid colors in furniture or prints?
I prefer them to colours made of, say, plasma.

58. In case of fire, what are the items you would grab if you only could make one quick trip?
Wallet, keys, and anyone who was in the house. I don't think I could carry the aquarium, so I hope the end will be quick for the fish :o(

59. Do you know how to work your electrical box?
Of course.

60. What temperature in your home is most comfortable to you?
20° works for us.

1 comment:

Don said...

Well done. I would have made it about halfway through (maybe).