Introducing Spotlight of the Week Pombina! 2.12.06-2.19.06

Originally Posted by sweetiecat3

Hi how ya doing today? Hi! Im good today! Happy valentines day!

"Keep the questions comin'", eh?
Ok then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


-Are you bored? Well I've been in work for 20 minutes and yes I am bored
-If not oh well here come the questions.........................

-Post a picture of your 2-euro slippers that you love so much

Ok I am so bad I forgot to post pics last night so Ill try and remember tonight to catch up with all the pictures I owe but will definately show you my slippers!
-Who do you love more: Sleeves & Nismo or Mark?? haha thats not fair! I love them all millions and millions, we've only had Nismo since December but I love her so much
-How long ago did you meet Mark? How did you meet him? I met Mark about 3 years ago, we both used to work together and both had partners at the time...I knew I wanted to be with him though and he was the same so eventually we gave in and finished with our SO's, I was his boss so it was pretty hard to hide that we were together, a lot of people guessed.Eventually we both left the job and I moved up to Dundee to be with him and got a job here!
-What kind of bread is in your fridge right now? I try not to eat bread so theres none, but I do have Food Dr Wholemeal Bagels mmmm
-Have you ever had a cavity? Yes, one. My Dad was so upset, I was really young though
-Do you ever watch those tv designer shows? Do you mean the house ones? If so yes, I love the property programmes
-Does Mark make fun of you when you blab on about TCS? Yes! But he can't talk because he is the same about a car forum, I used to make fun of him for that but now I understand lol
-Describe the funniest moment in your life: The most recent one was a weekend away in Dublin with 4 other girls 2 weeks ago, I don't ever remember laughing so much in my life, and not really at anything in particular! Just everything!
-Favorite subject in high school and why? Art, because I excelled at it so it was enjoyable
-Least favorite subject? Why? Maths, not my strong point, although when I got a home tutor this really helped me
-Do you ever mail letters anymore? As in written paper letters, not email? When? Yes I do, I have a friend I met on holiday about 10 years ago and she lives in Inverness so I hardly see her, she's rubbish at checking her e-mails so I love writing her letters
-Do you have any nicknames? Like from your friends or parents of bf, etc.. Yes - my little brother and sister used to find it easier to call me Lozza instead of Lauren and it stuck, so I get that or Loz, never liked that much when I was younger but because it came from the kids I think it's cute, Mark also calls me this, and babe, baby, the usual. My family also call me LB which are my initials, they never call me Lauren unless they are angry with me

-If so do you find any of them annoying? No I've come to like them all
-How about a picture of Sleeves and Nismo laying together?? **Pictures to come**
-Smilie you find most annoying:

-Would you rather swim in a pool or the ocean? A pool, but abroad, I get a bit scared in the sea that something might bite my feet off lol
-Do you ever put your hair up? Is it long or short? Usually to work I tie it back because its too long to worry about when Im rushing for work, but today I got up earlier and straightened it because Im going out for dinner tonight so want it nice. It is very long though, Ill try and post a picture
-What is something you have a very strong opinion on? Monogomy, if you're my boyfriend, do it or die lol
-What drives you crazy sometimes? When guys get together and bitch about their girlfriends, then when they are with them are all lovey dovey, Marks friends do it all the time and I hate it!
-Do you like running in the spring? I love it!! Last year I went out every morning before work it was lovely! Its the only time of year Ill run outside
-Have you ever been skiing? Was it successful? Have you ever skiid since? Yup I am a pretty good skiier, I had lessons when I was younger and have been to the mountains around here to ski, Ive also been on a week long skiing holiday to France it was amazing. Mark took me snowboarding last year aswell which I picked up quite fast!
-Do you like jewlery? If so, favorite piece and why? I have 3 favourite pieces, a white gold ring with 3 diamonds and a sapphire which I got from my dad for my 18th, a white gold ring with 2 diamonds and a pink diamond which I got from my Mum for my 21st and a watch I got from Mark for Christmas. I loooove jewellery!
-Do you belong to any other pet forums? I did register with a UK one a long time ago but have never been on it!
-How often do you use Google? probably everyday for one thing or another!
-How early do you get up on weekday mornings? 7am
-Do you/did you ever play an instrument? What? I used to play the piano and clarinet, wish Id kept the piano up!
-Are you still enjoying being in the Spotlight? Yes it's really good I think it's a fab idea!! The questions are great!
-Do you celebrate your cats' birthdays? Well neither of them have had one yet but Sleeves is 1 on 15th May so we will definately be celebrating!
-You're shopping at your local supermarket. What are the first 8 things that end up in your cart? Mark and I have a routine at the supermarket we are so sad

tins of sweetcorn, big carton of smoothie, apples, peppers, cucumber, carrot, cauliflour and brocolli. Wow that sounds healthy! The first few isles are the fruit and veg ones so it all goes downhill from there!
-Just for fun, post a s milie you've never used before:

-Do you believe in ghosts? Have you ever had a 'weird' experience?? When I was about 11 2 friends and I decided to do a Ouja(is that how you spell it?) board at my house, anyway I thought it was a load of rubbish but while we were sat at the table one of the lamp shades on the dresser went on fire, we put that out with a tea towel, totally scared, went outside and found that my dog had ran away! We didnt even have a gate on the side of the house because she was so loyal and had never ran away in 8 years! My friend ran out of my street and found her about 5 minutes away about to cross a very busy road! I think something scared her...
-Have you ever had cats before Sleeves and Nismo? When I was tiny we had 5 cats, I can't remember them really except for Tigger, who eventually lost her balance and you had to hold her head to eat or shed just fall over it was very sad.
-When was the last time you saw actual good news on tv news shows, or heard/read good news in a newspaper, newspaper site or radio? What was it?You know what, Im racking my brains and I can't think of anything, how bad is that! it just shows you not much good stuff gets talked about!
-Do you like getting dressed up once in awhile for special occasions? I love it! Im dressing up tonight because its valentines day, and its also Marks brothers 21st birthday so we're all going out for dinner. I feel special when I dress nice
-What are the cats' favorite place to sleep? Nismo has a shoe box she loves sleeping in! Or on our shoulders or backs, or under the bed covers! Sleeves loves sleeping on 'his' chair, the top of the cat tree, or on the carpet in the hall where a pipe runs underneath and its really warm
-Describe the day you got Sleeves: I had been out the night before and was quite hungover but I couldnt sleep! We werent allowed to go to the lady's house until 2pm and it was the longest day of my life waiting! But when we picked him up I was so happy! when we got home he slept for about 5 hours and didnt come out of his carrier, we fell asleep on the bed waiting for him! Then he came up onto the bed and snuggled into Mark! It was also such a hot day I felt so bad for him I woke up about every hour that night to make sure he was ok!
-What brand of cat food do you buy? Whiskas
-Do you have any other pets? Yes, we have a tropical fish tank and have quite a few fish in it, a few of them have names, Janet, Peter, Nigel to name a few! lol
-Do you like air fresheners? Do you have any? Yes I have quite a few in my car, I never seem to throw the old ones out! I also have one next to the litter tray
-What was the worst trouble either of your cats ever got in? They've been pretty good actually! The worst damage they've done was to my Christmas tree, they were very naughty then!
-Scariest moment that you can remember? My car accident

-Favorite kind of ice cream? mmm not a huge ice cream fan as I have quite sensitive teeth but I do like a Mr Whippy 99 with a flake!
-What kinds of fruits are in your house right now, if any? Theres none I need to go shopping big style!
-Are you really a quick typer? Yes! too much time spent on MSN when I should have been doing home work lol
-Name something you are good at that your friends are not: Martial Arts
-Worst movie you've ever seen, in your opinion? And why? I saw Wolf Creek the other night and it was disgusting, its about backpackers in Australia who get kidnapped by this psycho guy and tortured, apparently based on a true story, why would the families of these people want the story of their kids death exploited like that?
-Do you own a hairdryer? Do you ever use it? Yes, I have a super dooper one, which mark bought for me, I use it everytime I wash my hair otherwise it's just a big frizzy mess!
-Do you have a cellphone? Yes, it is surgically attached to my hand lol
-What are 3 small things that made you happy today? Well so far today Mark has not made me happy! he hasnt given me my card! But I did wake up to Nismo purring very loudly in my ear, my shower was lovely and I made myself a lovely cup of tea - those things made me happy
-If a + b = 3, and e + f = 11, what does a + c equal?? 2 million - I have no idea lol
-What's the best joke you've ever heard? Ooooh I can't say it on here!!
-Favorite summer memory? Probably last summer, going to Portugal with Mark and one night we went out for dinner and then walked on the beach it was so romantic
-What is your favorite thing about winter? Christmas!!
-Are you into gardening at all? I am not! Although I used to cut my Mums grass in the summer to avoid studying
-Do you have any favorite magazines? What? Yes, Cosmo and Heat
-Do you ever wear sunglasses in the summer? Yes when Im driving
-When was the last time you went to an amusement park? A few years ago I went to Alton Towers which is a big amusement park near where I used to live in England
-Do you like roller coasters? Love them!!
-BIG HUGE rollercoasters? Yes!!!!
-Do you like ice-skating? Yes! I used to go every Saturday when I was young but now I like going at Christmas, they have an outdoor skating rink in Edinburgh
-Do you like roller-blading, or have you ever at least tried it? I used to own my own skates!
-Favorite board game/group game? Monopoly! My mum got the modern version for Christmas and I love it!
-Do you like to dance? I love dancing! Thats the reason I go out!
-When was the first time you went out of the country? When I was about 4 or 5 I went to the south of France
-Would you ever like to be on a tv show? Which one? Why? mmm not a reality TV show because I have an ex boyfriend who would tell lies about me as soon as the public heard my name, maybe Id like to be an extra in something like Hollyoaks (its a soap set in liverpool)
-What do you like better, hiking in the woods or up a mountain? Mountain
-What is your impression - honestly now - of America?? I would just love to visit, there would be too much to see though, I wouldnt know where to start!
-Did life exist before TCS???

No, it has been erased from my memory
-Are you s'posed to be on TCS at work......? eeerrm nooo! Dont tell anyone!
-Will you be fired if you're caught??

lol I doubt it but Im waiting to hear about a job I had an interview for last week anyway so maybe Ill leave before they sack me haha
-What are your plans for the future? Why a police officer?

(I didn't catch the story behind that and couldn't find it in any of these posts for the life of me.. sorry) I just think I'd be good at it, I watch programme after programme on the TV and I want a piece of the action! Im doing my criminology course too which is giving me an understanding of the criminal mind. Its either the police or primary school teaching!
-Weirdest dream you ever had? I had a dream I had a baby! Man was I broody when I woke up!
-Are you tired of member of the spotlight yet? No way! Bring it on!
-Favorite veggie? Parsnips
- 2 + 2 = ? 4
-Did you try the Color Test yet? (there was a topic on that) It wouldnt work on my computer at work, I meant to try it at home but forgot - duh
-Favorite kind of chocolate? (white chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, etc.) Milk Chocolate
-Do you like peanuts? Oooh yes, a little too much sometimes!
-Favorite kind of weather? More specific than just sunny- Sun splitting the pavements and making me sweat!
-Do you like sports drinks? I don't drink them too much, but I occasionally buy lucozade to give me a boost before the gym

Alright that's it for now.
I hope you have a good night!

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Originally Posted by Pombina

-Would you ever like to be on a tv show? Which one? Why? mmm not a reality TV show because I have an ex boyfriend who would tell lies about me as soon as the public heard my name, maybe Id like to be an extra in something like Hollyoaks (its a soap set in liverpool)

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Originally Posted by Sar

Hmmm, Lauren!! Hollyoaks is set in Chester!!

They do the indoor filming in Manchester!! Is Chester not in Liverpool? Am I digging a bigger hole here?

Some more questions for you!

1. Could you draw a quick characture of yourself and show it to us, please?
What do you reckon LMAO? That green stuff under me is grass, I got kind of sloppy when I did that, my hand was hurting, the mouse on our laptop is one of those tiny lumps in the middle of the keyboard. Im not really blue by the way I just couldnt find a colour I liked.

2. If you could have any animal as a pet, what would it be? (obviously you have the space and means etc!) A Cougar!

3. Where are you from originally? Nottingham

4. Have you ever visited Chester?

Liverpool? Manchester? My Mum is from Liverpool, thats why I thought Hollyoaks was there

Yes been to Manchester loads and drove through there a million times on my way to Nottingham

5. Do you like water sports? Mmmm I take part when Im on holiday somewhere and the reps organise a game of something, Ive never really done anything else

5.1 If so, which is your favourite? I like all the ones Ive done

6. Which song reminds you of something really special? You know what, this sounds ridiculous but that Daddy Yankee song Gasoline? Well they played it everywhere in Portugal last year and so I dont mind it anymore because it reminds me of sunny times

7. Can you do DIY? No! It took me 2 hours to put together a small shelf unit from Ikea

8. Can you do flat pack furniture? See above lol

9. Favourite shop to buy things for your home? Tesco! Or Habitat

10. Can you do Kipper Plaits? Can I what?

I'll leave it at that for now, but will be back!!

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Originally Posted by Pombina

Is Chester not in Liverpool? Am I digging a bigger hole here?

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Originally Posted by Phenomsmom

1.What is your favorite candle scent? Mmm probably lavender

2.What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Lemon Meringue Pie or Mr Whippy 99 with a flake

3.Do you like highlighters? Love them! I am the highlighter queen at work!

4.What is your favorite time of day? When I leave work

5.What is your bigest pet peeve? Nismo climbing my legs! It hurts soooo so bad!

6.What is your favorite picture of? Photograph? I've got one of Mark from holiday, with a sunburnt nose and a pint of beer in his hand I love it

7.Gel in pens or regular ink pens? Gel pens, although I don't have any just now

8.Blue or black ink? Blue

9.What brand of cellphone do you have? Samsung D500 but it's up for renewal, I can't decide what new one to get

10. What is your favorite restaurant?

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Pizza hut!! Im easy to please

Originally Posted by Sar

Even bigger hole, I'm afraid!!

Chester is in Cheshire and Liverpool is Merseyside!!

Ok, geography is not my strong point

Totally loved your characture!!

I can see the resemblance!!

I know, Im thinking I like the blue skin aswell...

I think I'm the only person in the entire world who knows what a Kipper Plait is!!

I'll do one in some of my hair and show you!

Righty, some more questions!!

1. Were you spoilt as a child? Nope

2. If you had the choice between owning the new Mini or the original, which would you choose? The new one, a lot more space although the old ones are much cooler

3. Have you ever been camping? Lots of times, we used to go away in our caravan, but Ive been in a tent lots. We used to go to places in Yorkshire and to Dorset in the summer. I camped last year at the East of England Showground for a big Jap car fest, the day after I got back from Portugal - it was fffreeeezing

3.1 If so, where did you go? Did you like it? Ooops, see above lol. One time I didnt shut mine and my sisters tent properly and we went out for the day, when we got back it was dark, and I went into the tent and it stunk, I couldnt understand why until my sister shone the torch in, there was a hedgehog on her pillow. I totally freaked and she ran out the tent screaming. In the end we had to get my stepdad (who was sleeping in the caravan next to us) to come out and sort it. But everything was stinking, I don't know whether it had been to the toilet or what but we had to sleep 7 of us in a caravan, we didnt even have any bedding. Joy. Attack of the Killer Hedgehog!

4. Do Sleeves and Nismo ever nibble your toes when you're in bed? Nismo does, shes a monster

5. What is your favourite item of furniture in your home? Why? Oooh my sofa. Ill post a pic of it when I get home its soooo comfy

6. What is your favourite item of clothing? Why? My new boots, from River Island they are just the bees knees, Ive nearly mastered how to walk in them and everything

7. What is the oldest piece of clothing that you still wear? Haha I have loads! I revive stuff. Probably the black shirt Im wearing today, I love it and its great for work

8. Have you ever made a devastating faux pas? Explain!! Oh I make them all the time! When I was younger, my sister used to go Ice Skating everyweek with her friends, I started tagging along and watched how people dressed, it was...different. So I started copying them. One day I went out with a MASSIVE Charlotte Hornets jumper (I didnt even know who they were), huge baggy jeans a perm and a bandana, I was only 11 but I thought I looked incredable

9. Have you ever dyed you hair an odd colour? No, Im very careful with it. I like having it light and always get the hairdresser to do it. I did have an ex boyfriend who litterally made me dye my hair very dark I looked awful, he was a strange one...

10. Have you ever broken any bones? Which and how come? Yes, well kind of, I fractured my hand breaking a board at Tae Kwon Do. It was very painful.

More to come when I can think of some!!

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Originally Posted by sweetiecat3

So glad you're enjoying this!

More questions-

-How did Valentine's Day go? Tell us all about it!!!

It was very good! We went out for a meal with Marks family as it was his brothers 21st. We had a lovely time, then went back to Marks Mums house and had a couple of drinks. I am very tired today but it was a lovely night.
-What colors are you wearing right now? Black trousers, a white top underneath a black shirt and a long bead necklace which is oranges and browns, just to brighten it up a bit
-Craziest thing you've ever done? Drive along a road which was like a sheet of glass (icey) and total my Mums car

-Something your friends made you do which you are glad they made you...if you can think of anything? Go out and get back into life without my ex boyfreind ( this was a few years ago), if they hadnt Id probably still be sat on my bed crying lol
-What is something you are really looking forward to? Marks graduation ball, Im going to get a lovely dress! Also him graduating and getting a job and us moving house!
-Most embarassing moment?...I have at least 500 a week. A few years ago I flew to my Dads in Northampton. When I was waiting for my bag, I saw this holdall coming around the carousel with one of the pockets half open and lots of, how do I put this politely..., 'lady things' falling out, and lying all around the bag. I remember thinking, my god how embarrassing for whoever that bad belongs to. Well guess whos bag it was! Yes mine! I was mortified, I even asked the woman next to me if she would pick it up and pretend it was hers but she said no.
-Do you really have teatime in England???..Seriously I don't know call me clueless

Yes! Afternoon tea!
-Biggest accomplishment: Owning my own car, moving out and being independant. Also not letting the things that life has thrown at me bring me down.
-Pancakes or waffles? Or neither?? Pancakes mmm yummy
-Why would you like to become a teacher, if not a police officer? Oooh I love kids! I think they are brilliant, theres never a dull moment around them
-So you don't like to cook - what do you usually eat then? Raw Vegetables! Seriously! Thats what I eat for lunch. For tea Ill have pasta or something, something very easy or microwavable
-Do you have a screensaver on your home computer? What is it? Nope
-What's the screensaver for the computer at work? Dont have one, just a boring green background
-What is the wallpaper on your computer desktop screen? [/b]lol see above, Im not sure if Im allowed to change it [/b]
-Do the cats ever walk all over the keyboard?aaah! all the time! Just to annoy me! Usually when Im posting something quite long on TCS and they manage to wipe the whole thing!
-Do they watch you go on TCS? Yes! they watch everything its so cute
-What's the view from the closest window from where you are right now? I sit right next to a window and I can see a huge pong, grass, trees and a few cars. Its a nice view
-What do you do on rainy weekends? Go to the gym then go home and hang out with Sleeves and Nismo, read magazines and go on here!
-Even though you don't like swimming in the ocean do you still like going to the beach? Oh yeah! I do like swimming in the sea, Id just choose a pool over it. I always swim in the sea, I just wear these stupid sandal things so that I dont stand on anything slimey
-Did you have some sort of collection when you were young? What was it of? I used to collect cat ornaments!!Ive still got them all at my Mums
-It's a hot, sunny summer day,..mid-July, no clouds in sight, the sun's burning in the center of the sky. You have nothing to do - no work, no chores, no cleaning, nothing. What do you do? Where do you go? The beach!theres a beach near where I live, its very windy and not too warm but we have such a laugh when a few of us go!
-Do you have any antiques in your house? How old are they? No I dont think so, its all pretty new stuff

Alright I'll give you a break now!! Besides I can't really think of many more questions...

Hope you have a great day!

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Originally Posted by Sar

Loved your answers!

1. Task: make or attempt to make an origami bird!

(pictures when you get home!) Oh my word that will be fun. I promise all these pics are coming BTW Ive been out the past 2 nights so I havent had chance to sort it out but I owe lots of pictures.

2. Which car would you absolutely not be seen driving? A skoda
3. Now that the 'Body' is coming back into fashion, are you going to indulge?!!

Whats the 'body'?

4. Do you like computer games? Yes I do, car racing ones and fighting ones

4.1 If so, do you own any consoles, which ones?PS2

4.2 Which is your favourite game? Need for Speed

5. If you had a garden, would you attempt to grow your own plants, fruit, veg?!! We've had this conversation

I would try but I cant promise anything

6. Which era would you have loved to have lived in? Why? Id have loved to live next door to Martin Luther King, 50's - 60's. He was just amazing, everything that was going on at this time just amazed me.

7. Do you own any original pieces of artwork/fashion etc? Nope although I keep the things my Mum did in Art College, I swear she will be famous one day

8. What do you miss about Nottingham? My friends, and family

9. What do you really not miss about Notts? Some of the people, they're like a different breed of human, I suppose some areas just live differently...

10. When you first moved to Scotland, did you understand what people were saying to you?! No!! I used to go to school and people would ask me something and Id just say 'yes' and they go 'wow really?!?' and Id go 'I have no idea what the hell I just agreed to!' It was so hard. They used to (still do) copy my accent all the time

11. What was the best thing about moving to Scotland? My life took a different turn, if Id stayed in Nottingham I would be a completely different person. Things were not good there for us. My sister stayed and ended up in a big mess, shes just finally given in and moved up to live with my Mum

12. Are there any music artists that you feel kind of silly about liking? Yes! I love Jon Secada, he's Spanish. My Mum and Dad loved him when I was younger and I listen to him in the gym on my mp3 player, look him up its lovely music

13. Can you set up the connections between a TV, Video, DVD, Freeview Box and Games console, so you don't have to plug and unplug to use any of them?!!

No!!! Thats Marks job, we have the sky, phoneline, lap top, tv, dvd recorder and playstation all plugged in around the same area, I just can't understand it!

14. Do you speak any foreign languages? Which? I did French and German at school, Im not fluent, the odd phrase or word comes back to me occasionally but Im pretty rubbish. I also know how to say thankyou in Portugese.

15. Are you a 'sonsey face'?

I can't remember what you said that means!!! Oh no!! Am I going to have to google this?

Right, i'm sure I'll be back once I have more questions!! Glad you're enjoying them!!

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Originally Posted by Pombina

Whats the 'body'?

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Originally Posted by Sar

Don't you remember the tight leotard type top with buttons in the crotch - from the 80's?!! They were also called Body Suits!

Oh Yes I had loads! I will most definately Not be getting any this time around!

I remember my Mum and I asking for directions in Glasgow and we sat there and listened to the guy and as we drove off, we were asking eachother if we got any of it - obviously, we hadn't got a clue!!

I'm sure you are a sonsey face!!

Ah ha! Yes I am cheerful!

1. Do you now have any Scottish twangs? No I actually don't I still have a very strong English Accent (thanks god hehe)

2. If you weren't vegetarian, would you try haggis? No!

3. What is the strangest thing you've ever eaten? Tomatos

4. Have you ever been on TV or been in the paper? At Alton Towers, Mikaela (excuse spelling) Strachen and Neil Buchanan were filming a programme, I was in the background on that drinking a milkshake. Ive been in the paper when I won an art competition, and with my Tae Kwon Do class

4.1 If so what was it? Lol I am getting bad at jumping the gun! See above...

5. If you could be famous for one thing, what would you like it to be?Inventing something really amazing

6. What is your favourite feel good outfit? Jeans, A cream top I got in the sale at River Island and a Cardy I got in the sale at Next, oh and my boots! I'd have to be wearing my hair down too, I feel better when it's done.

7. What do you like to wear when you're chilling out? My Pj's, I usually have them on within half an hour of getting home from work

8. Do you wash and valet your own car? Or do you get Mark to do it? I haven't washed my car for 8 months. But he wouldn't do it. Why waste time washing my car when you can be polishing your engine?

9. Do you like to go to gigs? The last one I went to was Sean Paul in Edinburgh when MTV awards were here, it was brill. I do like them yes, but I don't go a lot. I went to see The Lighthouse Family when I was 15 with my Dad. How cool

9.1 Do you enjoy the experience from the mosh pit? God NO!

10. If you could change your name to anything, what would you call yourself? Princess Consuala BananaHammock. Anyone watch friends??

You are very quick at answering the questions!!

It's putting a strain on my brain to think of more to keep you busy!!

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Originally Posted by AbbysMom

Hi Lauren

Sorry if any of these have been asked before. I have read through many of your answers, but not all.

What's your favorite part of Portugal? Well I've only been to where my Dads house is, it's in a place called Carvoeiro you heard of it? Its beautiful

Have you been to the Azores? No I havent but Ive just looked it up on the internet and it looks lovely
Do you speak Portuguese? No! I know what thankyou is! I really want to learn though!
Favorite Portuguese food? To be honest Im not too adventurous when Im abroad, so havent sampled too much of the local cuisine! Im so sad! Im going to start being braver though. I did have a beautiful pasta dish once though...
(I'm 1/4 Portuguese

)
Are you enjoying your week in the Spotlight? I am really enjoying it! People ask really good questions and I hope people are getting to know me better!
How do you feel about gnomes?

Well some of them are quite cute, some people go a bit overboard with them and I don't agree with this, I think anymore than 3 in a garden might be too much
Best gift you have ever received? My private reg!
Worst gift you have ever received? A jewellery box from my stepmums parents, its massive and really hideous
favorite vegetable?

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Originally Posted by Pombina

Does this look like a bird?

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Originally Posted by Sar

Very good - it's almost bird like!

I bet Mark thought you were crazy trying to make an origami bird!

Hhaa he was out so nooobody knew I did it! I could only find note paper too, A4 would probably have been better.

I'm back, anyway with some more questions for you!

1. Did you go to wild house parties as a teen? Oh yes, there was a party on every weekend while I was at school, sometimes Friday night and Saturday night, we all had really good parents.

1.1 If so, details please! I was always the 'friendly drunk'. Always sick in the morning. I used to walk around asking people to pray for me, that I wasn't going to be sick. Never worked. Very stupid girl I was.

2. Have you ever done anything silly that you had to go to hospital for? Yes a few times, one was driving on an Icey road I knew I shouldn't have even attempted and having quite a bad crash, another was after a night out, my shoes were killing me, and this guy from my old work told me to jump on his back, he obviously meant, at some point next week or next month because when I went to jump on his back he just fell back onto me, and I smacked the bottom of my back onto the pavement, with his weight on top me, and he was a big guy. I couldnt walk the next day, I had to get my Mum to drive me to hospital and I had an x-ray of my whole back. I was fine though, just bruised. Silly girl.

3. Can you show us a picture of your great new boots please? I certainly can but when I get home

4. What is the silliest song that you know all the words for? Dora the Explorer

5. What is the worst alcoholic drink you've ever tasted? Why? Whiskey. Bllllaaaaaaahhhhh it's disgusting

6. Are you a closet gnomey?!!

Maybe I am... I'll find out for sure when I have my own garden

7. When you go on holiday, do you plan or play it by ear?I've booked last minute once, it was ok but the company was rubbish (an ex boyfriend) all the others Ive usually had booked months in advance. This summers looking pretty sketchy though!

8. If money was no object, what would you buy for Sleeves and Nismo? An outdoor enclosure, I know they would love to be able to go outside but Id never let them walk the streets

9. If money was no object, what would you buy for yourself? A Mazda RX8, A Celica GT4, and a big house so I could foster kitties.

10. Do you keep your computer and photos organised? Usually yes, I have folders for different things. I have a load in the bluetooth folder so I really need to put them in their folders I just can't be bothered

11. How often do you defrag your computer? Say what now?

12. Can you perform general maintenance on your car? Yes! I can change tyres and oil and fill up water etc. I've actually learnt things from hours spent watching Mark and his friends remove engines and put them back again. I know what other stuff is, but I also know girls are not allowed to touch!

13. Do you speak to family and friends - often - on the phone? I speak to my sister everyday, my mum probably every other day, my dad once a week and my friends probably once a week too. Im a big texter though, I text people all the time

14. Do you like to visit galleries and museums? Yes I do, I love going to Art Galleries with my Mum, she's the only other person I know who appreciates them. I also like museums, I love history, I like to be in a place I know things happened hundreds of years ago.

15. What one thing would you really love to be knowledgable in? Nutrition! Id benefit so much if I actually knew what I was meant to be eating and how different foods affect your body
Hope that keeps you going!!

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