Eight Things…

Cause I got tagged! How exciting. Seriously, I was actually excited. Just an aside before I start, I bought a gold watch today, and it’s my new favourite thing. Also, yesterday I got new perfume, and I smell so damn good. I’ve been sniffing myself constantly ever since. So, basically… I love myself right now. And my awesome taste in things.

Okay, Eight things!!!

Eight things I am passionate about (in no particular order)

1. The French language. I am not particularly good at speaking it, just because I don’t have much of an opportunity to practice, but I love it. It’s just inherently beautiful.
2. Travelling. I get itchy feet. Even just heading out of town to the beach for the day makes me feel better.
3. My friends. I have lots of acquaintances, but my true friends are just so, so important to me.
4. Justice. You know what makes me so mad? When someone gets acquitted in a trial, and people go around saying ‘oh, they did it, they just had a good lawyer.’ You can’t deprive someone of their freedom unless you’re 100% sure that they committed the crime, that’s just wrong. That’s why the jury must be convinced beyond reasonable doubt that the accused did it. I hate people who have no faith in the legal system! Try fucking living without it, douchebag. See how you like that.
5. Music. I am not very musically talented, but I listen to a lot.
6. My best friend. I know I mentioned my friends in number 3, but the two of us are just on a different level.  I love that girl to death and I’d do anything for her, including dying.
7. Bright colours – that sounds stupid, but I feel happier when my surroundings are colourful. If I’m wearing a dull-coloured outfit, I always brighten it up with jewellery or shoes.
8. Faith. I have faith something is out there. I’m not sure what it is, but I believe we’re being taken care of.

Eight things I want to do before I die

1. Go to Gallipoli for Anzac Day
2. Fall desperately in love – and get married to the person!
3. Take a girly holiday (I’m doing this in November. My best friend and I are surprising another friend who we’re bridesmaids for with a trip to Rarotonga.)
4. Pay off my student loan
5. Find a job I’m passionate about, even if I don’t like it all the time
6. See Architecture in Helsinki live again
7. Learn how to do completely selfless things
8. Have children (way, way down the track. I saw my sister give birth, I will put doing that off as long as I damn well can. But not forever)

Eight things I say often

1. Fuck!
2. Like, actually (to emphasise something, not in a bimbo girl way)
3. Yuck!
4. Bullshit
5. How can I help? (at work)
6. People make me so fucking mad!
7. Umm… yup (in that, I don’t really want to do that, but I’m going to say yes so you’ll feel bad and not make me do it type of voice)
8. Get one up ya (usually to my best friend)

Eight books I’ve read recently

1. The Persimmon Tree, Bryce Courtenay. Despite my inherent dislike of his cardboard cut-out characters, I liked this one. Except, please don’t write in a lingo. Let the readers imagine it. Please.
2. The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde
3. Lost in a Good Book, Jasper Fforde
4. The Well of Lost Plots, Jasper Fforde
5. Something Rotten, Jasper Fforde
6. First Among Sequels, Jasper Fforde (I read the whole series, if you can’t tell)
7. Cross bones, Kathy Reichs
8. Candide, Voltaire (I’m such a wanker. We had to read it for French, and I loved it.)

Eight songs I could listen to over and over again

1. Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Elton John and George Michael
2. Special Ones, George
3. What’s In Store, Architecture in Helsinki
4. Like It Or Not, Architecture in Helsinki
5. The Well And The Lighthouse, Arcade Fire
6. Silly Things, Sophie Koh
7. Leaving Jesusland, NoFX
8. Company Sin, John Butler Trio

But if I was making a triple cd (8 x 3) I’d include…

1. Birthday, 28 Days
2. Monosyllabic Girl, NoFX
3. Bog Brother, Mad Caddies
4. Zak and Sara, Ben Folds
5. Throwback, The Sneaks
6. Inside Outside, The Grates
7. Getting High On The Down Low, NoFX
8. Fire In The Sky, John Butler Trio
9. Lay Down Your Guns, Jimmy Barnes
10. Forever Song, Josh Pyke
11. Nothing New, The Waifs
12. Mother Greer, Augie March
13. Fire, The Black Seeds
14. Bro, Goldfinger
15. You’re Just As Confused As I Am, The Mint Chicks
16. The Bad Guy, Reel Big Fish

Eight Movies I Have Seen Eight Times - this sucks. I’m not that into movies.

1. Freaky Friday. Shut up. It’s not my favourite.
2. 10 Things I Hate About You
3. Bones season one. Does this count? Because I watch it a LOT.
4.  Transformers (okay, I haven’t seen it eight times but I wish I had. It’s hilarious.)
5. Queen on Fire: Live At The Bowl – it counts. Shh.
6. The Sound of Music – my dad is a big fan.
7. The Castle
   
8. Supertroopers (‘ohhh, bikers!’ ‘No, embarrassed like in ‘77 when you got caught fucking your cousin’)

I’m going to cheat and not tag people, I don’t know enough bloggers!