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That meme thing. Day 01: Introduction
Aug. 29th, 2010 11:03 amApparently I've had this sitting in an empty entry for almost half a month. It really doesn't seem like that long ago.
Anyway. I'm Emily. I often have to think really hard about how old I am. For instance, I currently always want to say that I'm 33, but I'm 32. It usually goes the other way around, though. I currently work as a medical receptionist, but I really want to get back into Communications. I do not really enjoy searching for jobs, but I dislike my current job even more, so job search it is.
I live with my partner of almost 8 years. (I call him a partner because "boyfriend" seems a little weird after being together that long and living together for four years. And "common-law husband" sounds even weirder.) Lots of people ask us when we're going to get married. My standard answer is "We have a mortgage, we don't need a marriage." Perhaps if we were married, though, the fucking bank that took over our mortgage would finally fucking acknowledge me as a co-owner of our damn house. But really, it doesn't bother me one bit.
I am often sarcastic.
I'm not a big fan of writing bios/introductions of myself. Really, what do people want to know? I was painfully shy as a child; I'm still a little shy but tons better than I used to be. My favourite colour is blue. I really dislike feet in general, my own in particular, however I've been wearing sandals a lot this summer. I am a huge fan of argyle socks, with striped socks running a close second.
I am an avid consumer of pop culture. I love love love music, but I am a little bit picky about what I listen to. I have not willingly listened to the radio in years (but I did used to have to listen to it for work. Augh. There are no good radio stations in this area.) but I'll listen to the CBC if I think of it. I love to read (my ideal job would be a reader for a publishing house) and I will read almost anything. I will usually still try to finish a book, even if I hate it, if only because maybe somewhere there is something good in it. I love movies and tv, and often the badder the better! But I do like good things, too. I am especially fond of zombie movies. I will only watch horror movies with my friend Cameron (we have a tradition of getting together to watch a couple of movies, and eat delicious food at the same time. Sadly, now that we live in different cities, this doesn't happen nearly as much as I'd like it to). I realize that a lot of zombie movies are also horror movies, but to me, they're in a league of their own, and I will watch zombie movies anytime, anywhere. (But they are especially fun to watch with Cameron.) For my other favourite movies, the "so bad they're good" ones, it is especially fun to watch them with my friends Nat and Amy, but again, I will watch these anytime, too. I keep lists of the books I have read, and the movies/tv on dvd I have watched. Sometimes the yearly totals are scary. (Moreso for the movies than the books. I don't think there's such a thing as reading too many books. To many movies, however...)
I got a new laptop on Friday (happy early birthday to me!) and I'm still getting used to the keyboard and whatever that thing is that you use to move the cursor around that's not a mouse. Touch pad? Whatever. I keep making it do strange things. It's a little annoying, but I guess I'll get used to it soon enough. The number of typos this bilingual keyboard makes me make is ridiculous, though.
I'm not sure what else to put in this. I guess if you want to know something, you can ask in the comments (if anyone is still reading this! I have been very neglectful as of late) and I will answer.
( the meme )
Anyway. I'm Emily. I often have to think really hard about how old I am. For instance, I currently always want to say that I'm 33, but I'm 32. It usually goes the other way around, though. I currently work as a medical receptionist, but I really want to get back into Communications. I do not really enjoy searching for jobs, but I dislike my current job even more, so job search it is.
I live with my partner of almost 8 years. (I call him a partner because "boyfriend" seems a little weird after being together that long and living together for four years. And "common-law husband" sounds even weirder.) Lots of people ask us when we're going to get married. My standard answer is "We have a mortgage, we don't need a marriage." Perhaps if we were married, though, the fucking bank that took over our mortgage would finally fucking acknowledge me as a co-owner of our damn house. But really, it doesn't bother me one bit.
I am often sarcastic.
I'm not a big fan of writing bios/introductions of myself. Really, what do people want to know? I was painfully shy as a child; I'm still a little shy but tons better than I used to be. My favourite colour is blue. I really dislike feet in general, my own in particular, however I've been wearing sandals a lot this summer. I am a huge fan of argyle socks, with striped socks running a close second.
I am an avid consumer of pop culture. I love love love music, but I am a little bit picky about what I listen to. I have not willingly listened to the radio in years (but I did used to have to listen to it for work. Augh. There are no good radio stations in this area.) but I'll listen to the CBC if I think of it. I love to read (my ideal job would be a reader for a publishing house) and I will read almost anything. I will usually still try to finish a book, even if I hate it, if only because maybe somewhere there is something good in it. I love movies and tv, and often the badder the better! But I do like good things, too. I am especially fond of zombie movies. I will only watch horror movies with my friend Cameron (we have a tradition of getting together to watch a couple of movies, and eat delicious food at the same time. Sadly, now that we live in different cities, this doesn't happen nearly as much as I'd like it to). I realize that a lot of zombie movies are also horror movies, but to me, they're in a league of their own, and I will watch zombie movies anytime, anywhere. (But they are especially fun to watch with Cameron.) For my other favourite movies, the "so bad they're good" ones, it is especially fun to watch them with my friends Nat and Amy, but again, I will watch these anytime, too. I keep lists of the books I have read, and the movies/tv on dvd I have watched. Sometimes the yearly totals are scary. (Moreso for the movies than the books. I don't think there's such a thing as reading too many books. To many movies, however...)
I got a new laptop on Friday (happy early birthday to me!) and I'm still getting used to the keyboard and whatever that thing is that you use to move the cursor around that's not a mouse. Touch pad? Whatever. I keep making it do strange things. It's a little annoying, but I guess I'll get used to it soon enough. The number of typos this bilingual keyboard makes me make is ridiculous, though.
I'm not sure what else to put in this. I guess if you want to know something, you can ask in the comments (if anyone is still reading this! I have been very neglectful as of late) and I will answer.
( the meme )
