baybeasts

Eek! We’ve been tagged by Erin and Maria to do a meme.
We have been dreadful at doing memes when tagged (sorry and sorry! and any others we have missed) so we will try to do this one right away rather than wait for something interesting to say…

1) What were you doing 10 years ago:
bean
I was 24 and it was a big year. I moved from Brisbane to Sydney (I never bonded with Sydney), started my first hospital job as a registered midwife, became uncomfortably familiar with the low after the high of party drugs, and started my first long-term relationship with a woman.
sorenson
Oh, 1998, how I loved you - you were indeed a Very Big Year. I spent 1998 in Japan, ostensibly on exchange at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, but actually spending most of my time hanging out and partying with a wildly fascinating group of queer artist types (and I learnt a lot more Japanese from them than I did from my classes!). It was one of the best years ever.

2)What are the five things at the top of your “to do” list:
bean
a) decide if I am going back to my old job or if I am going to do something completely different
b) weed the garden
c) work on ‘regaining my figure’ (as my grandmother’s bridge friends would say)
d) decide if we are ever going to (try to) have more kids
e) learn to cut hair to save money
sorenson
a) finish at least some of my endless unfinished craft projects
b) empty the worm farm
c) clean out the chook coop
d) prune the climbing roses
e) write more blog posts

3) What are five snacks you enjoy:
bean
a) a banana with a cup of tea
b) fruitcake with a cup of tea
c) an apple (Fuji) with a cup of tea
d) a bikkie and a cup of tea
e) baked-at-home wheat based treats with a cup of tea
sorenson
a) home baked goodies
b) any piece of fruit that I have grown myself (except the tamarillos)
c) toast with butter and honey
d) cracker with peanut butter and honey
e) cheese

4) Name some things you would do if you were a millionaire:
bean
Buy a home in the country and one by the sea and one in the heart of the city with housekeepers and groundskeepers and maybe a chauffer while I’m at it. Hmmm… maybe a million doesn’t go that far any more.
sorenson
Oh, exactly the same as bean!

5) Name some places you have lived:
bean
Germany, Chile, Japan, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne.
sorenson
Apart from a slow migration south from Queensland to Melbourne (Coolangatta, Sydney, Albury, Melbourne), only Japan.

6) Name some bad habits you have:
bean
Not putting the top back on the toothpaste properly, not separating colours, eating when I’m not hungry and being easily defeated (especially by craft projects).
sorenson
Not putting the lids back on jars properly, making a huge mess in the kitchen when I cook, picking at the food as I cook, not finishing craft projects.

7) Name some jobs you’ve had:
bean
audio-visual assistant at the state library, fast food job in high school, nursing home assistant, registered nurse, registered midwife and lactation consultant.
sorenson
mucking out horse stables, corner store assistant, selling books, teaching English in Japan, waitress, cultural studies tutor, public servant.