Reminisce with me
Oct. 26th, 2005 04:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xansWhen I was a baby, I couldn't stand to be apart from my mother. She couldn't go anywhere, or do anything, without me able to see her--or better yet, be in her arms. She would even have to leave the bathroom door open while she answered nature, so that I could see her. I'd set up an almight fuss otherwise. One time, when I was bout 18 months old and still clingy, she needed to hang out the laundry. So, she put me in the basket with the laundry. I remember thinking something along the lines of, "I don't want to be here. If I cry, I'll be picked up." I burst into tears. Mum took a picture.
I would also eat anything off her plate--except orange things. Pumpkin, carrots, no go. I'd eat oranges, or mandarins. But I couldn't stand orange vegetables. It wasn't 'til I was eight that I would eat cooked carrots, and even now I still prefer them raw. Can't stand pumpkin in anything but pumpkin bread.
By the age of four, I knew how to count to 31. Iain is three years older than me. When I was three/four, he would take me into the toilet with him, or I would take him with me. He would have me recite the numbers on the calendar hanging off the back of the door. He also starting teaching me fractions and algebra when he started learning them.
As kids, our favourite thing to have at Mcdonalds was fries and ice cream. Together. Sometimes with ketchup. My favourite drink was Fanta. Now my favourite drink is Cherry Coke, but I still like to dip my fries in ice cream on occasion. Usually, though, I have them with sour cream and sweet chili sauce.
The first time I saw snow was when I was three. Grandma Kuia, Mum, Dad, Iain, and I were on a trip around New Zealand. We went to the South Island, but my only memory is of when we drove onto the ferry--the rest is a blank. I don't remember seeing the snow when I was three. But I have pictures. More specifically, I have pictures of me laying in the snow, throwing a tantrum, because I didn't want to leave.
I used to wear this little outfit all the time. It was all red and white. When I wore it I was Strawberry Shortcake. I'd wear it for Christmas, for halloween, for any special occasion. Eventually I grew out of it--that was a sad day in my life. Other outfits I missed where ones mum had made for me, instead of buying. However, I never liked anything made out of wool--and I still don't care for it.
My favourite candy to buy from a nearby 7-11 when we lived in Colorado was Fun Dips. When I got older it became pixie sticks. At intermediate the girls and I used to dole out saches of unmade cordial and end up turning our tongues orange on that. I also loved sherbert when I learned how to make it. There's something slightly amusing that my favourite candy has been some sort of powdered substance. *giggles*
I've had ice skating lessons, recorder lessons, and piano lessons. But I never wanted ballet lessons. My favourite colour was purple, until I knew all girls were supposed to like pink. Then it was blue, even though that was a boys colour. Next it was green, and lastly it's orange.
Enough reminiscing for now. Maybe some other little stories and factoids later. And now, a quiz nicked from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
simple__man
You are a fallen angel. Used to be a warrior that stood for all that is good, you are now one of the darkest souls in existance. You are feared by most, and respected by the others. You feel as though all other things are under you. A very powerful creature indeed.
What dark creature are you?
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Fin.
I would also eat anything off her plate--except orange things. Pumpkin, carrots, no go. I'd eat oranges, or mandarins. But I couldn't stand orange vegetables. It wasn't 'til I was eight that I would eat cooked carrots, and even now I still prefer them raw. Can't stand pumpkin in anything but pumpkin bread.
By the age of four, I knew how to count to 31. Iain is three years older than me. When I was three/four, he would take me into the toilet with him, or I would take him with me. He would have me recite the numbers on the calendar hanging off the back of the door. He also starting teaching me fractions and algebra when he started learning them.
As kids, our favourite thing to have at Mcdonalds was fries and ice cream. Together. Sometimes with ketchup. My favourite drink was Fanta. Now my favourite drink is Cherry Coke, but I still like to dip my fries in ice cream on occasion. Usually, though, I have them with sour cream and sweet chili sauce.
The first time I saw snow was when I was three. Grandma Kuia, Mum, Dad, Iain, and I were on a trip around New Zealand. We went to the South Island, but my only memory is of when we drove onto the ferry--the rest is a blank. I don't remember seeing the snow when I was three. But I have pictures. More specifically, I have pictures of me laying in the snow, throwing a tantrum, because I didn't want to leave.
I used to wear this little outfit all the time. It was all red and white. When I wore it I was Strawberry Shortcake. I'd wear it for Christmas, for halloween, for any special occasion. Eventually I grew out of it--that was a sad day in my life. Other outfits I missed where ones mum had made for me, instead of buying. However, I never liked anything made out of wool--and I still don't care for it.
My favourite candy to buy from a nearby 7-11 when we lived in Colorado was Fun Dips. When I got older it became pixie sticks. At intermediate the girls and I used to dole out saches of unmade cordial and end up turning our tongues orange on that. I also loved sherbert when I learned how to make it. There's something slightly amusing that my favourite candy has been some sort of powdered substance. *giggles*
I've had ice skating lessons, recorder lessons, and piano lessons. But I never wanted ballet lessons. My favourite colour was purple, until I knew all girls were supposed to like pink. Then it was blue, even though that was a boys colour. Next it was green, and lastly it's orange.
Enough reminiscing for now. Maybe some other little stories and factoids later. And now, a quiz nicked from
simple__manYou are a fallen angel. Used to be a warrior that stood for all that is good, you are now one of the darkest souls in existance. You are feared by most, and respected by the others. You feel as though all other things are under you. A very powerful creature indeed.
What dark creature are you?
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Fin.
