About Me

  • About Me: Either I'm the ditzy blonde with no clue, or the keen, analytical computer whizz. Occasionally I'm both at the same time. And I tend to assume that you will understand long words such as dichotomy. Live with it ;-)

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Tink, Petal, Rose, Holly
  • Nationality: British, goddammit!
  • Religion: CofE
  • Heroes: Mary Neal, My Mummy
  • Interests: Knitting, Ceilidhs, Musicals, Guides, Chalet School stories (collection and writing thereof), Bluegrass and mandolin (amateur status), Dancing, pedantry...
  • Expertise: Fluttering my eyelashes and getting my own way
  • Occupation: Computer related
  • Industry: Education/Research

Books

  • Favorite Books: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; The Diving Bell and the Butterfly; My Family and Other Animals; Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
  • Favorite Authors: Gerald Durrell; Douglas Adams, E M Brent-Dyer; Dickens; Austen
  • Favorite Genres: Humour; Sci-Fi; Biography
  • Favorite Quotes: "Mostly harmless?"

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Withnail & I; Carrington; Amelie; Jean de Florette; Singin' in the Rain; James Bond; Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  • Favorite Actors: Samuel West; Rufus Sewell; Dan Stevens
  • Favorite Directors: Truffaut; Cubby Broccoli; Wes Anderson
  • Favorite Soundtracks: Chicago
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: "I feel unusual." ""Accident Blackspot"? These aren't accidents. They're throwing themselves into the road gladly. Throwing themselves into the road to escape all this hideousness." "I must have some booze. I demand to have some booze" "Space is big..."
  • Movies I can watch over and over: Withnail & I
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Anne Hathaway

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Japanese/Chinese
  • Favorite Dishes: Anything rice based
  • Favorite Desserts: Chocolate
  • Favorite Drinks: Hot chocolate
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Hula Hoops
  • Best meal ever: Steak and Chips
  • Foods I hate: Wheat, 'cos it makes me ill