Imogen Lily ([info]imogen_lily) wrote,
@ 2009-01-05 14:50:00
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17 things about me

I'm bored and suffering from a horrid cold. This is the result of my cold-filled brain. I got it from someone's journal, but I can't remember who, so sorry in advance!

1. I have a dog (actually a puppy) called Milo. He's five months ago, and is the 'baby' of the family. He's a cocker spaniel and caramel coloured with a white chest

2. My real name is Jennie. Contrary to popular belief it's *not* short for Jennifer. , I'm just Jennie.

3. I call myself Imogen Lily here because, my mum wanted to call me Imogen, but the rest of the family wouldn't let her. I love the name so I use it here. Lily is my middle name and also my paternal grandmother's name (she was Lillian, I'm just Lily) but I never met her

4.  I have three siblings, who's names all begin with J. This was not intensional! I also have two step-siblings. Out of all six of us, I am the second youngest

5.  I am facinated with history. I find the present and future boring in comparison. This is probably why I adore fantasy but find sci-fi boring

6. I have absolutely no interest in celeb's lives. I hate, hate magazines like US Weekly, People and Now (British mag) to making us all feel we should be facinated by other people's lives, romances, shoes and mishaps. I've got my own life to shruggle and deal with. 

7.  I developed a love of comic books and computer games from my brothers and I still love them now. My favorite character is Gambit from the X-Men.

8.  Before my sister was born, I played with Transformers hidden under my brother's bed instead of Barbie dolls

9. I have never dated anyone or been in a relationship, I want to have a relationship but  I don't want to be with anyone I'm not certain with, and I haven't been certain of anyone yet.

10. I *hate* all alchol, so I don't drink. Period. It's nothing to do with religon or morals, I just hate the taste *shrugs* I'm a fussy eater generally

11. Due to my dyspraxia there are certain foods/clothes that I can't stand the taste/texture of. I am not trying to be deliberately awkward!

12. I have no memories of my dad who died when I was seven. He wasn't around me and my sister much before he died, so there isn't much to remember

13.  Until I was 7 I wanted to be a witch. Then until I was 15 I wanted to be a history and drama teacher. Now I have no idea what I want to be, but I know I want to help people. My current idea and the one the appeals to be most is becoming a dramatherapist, but this takes about five years of training and doing an MA which is expensive...

14. I'd love to be able to write, be a published author (like most of the world) and I'm planning on doing a creative writting MA, but I tend to have too many ideas and not enough staying power right now. Hopefully that will change....

15. My school days were the worst of my life. I spent them in a bubble of almost perpetual fear over forgotting homework, being disorganized, dracoian unforgiving teachers and not having any friends. Things got better when I finally went to university. Despite my hatred of school, I still have a passion for learning that I'm glad I've still got

16.  Most of my closest friends/social network revolves round friends I've met via the internet. I hate that these friendships are seen as less...valid somehow. I consider my 'internet' friends my best friends, and they have helped me through some really difficult times, as I have with them. I resent that we are portrayed as sad, disturbed loners. For people who are sick, like I was when I first got ME, the internet is often the best communication tool you have and it has saved my sanity on occasion.

17. I live my life by music. My iPod is one of my most valued and used tools. I always use it when walking anywhere, in the car, exercising. Songs are the quickest way to cheer me up - apart from chocolate (which doesn't last that long) I love all kinds of music: pop, rock, clasical, country, classic rock, blues, jazz  - I love it all.

18. I'm not sure I want children. A part of me does, but another part of me thinks I'm too selfish and disorganised. I also worry that I - or the world would mess up my children, there's so many terrible things in the world, not just wars etc, but just day to day stuff like bullying and peer pressure that really weigh children down. That scares me.

19. I hate travelling, I'm very much a home bird and I get homesick if I'm away too long (read: over a week) I love learning new things and cultures, but at the same time I love and crave the familar and safe

20. I believe in God, but not in the church. I don't go to church, but I still pray. I despise how people warp it and take the Bible/Qu'Ran/Torrah out of context to fuel their own hatred and bigotry. Christians that go on about Wars on Terror, or saving America  from homosexuals etc, should re-read the New Testiment. Jesus did not descriminate - in fact he went out of his way to befriend tax collectors, prosistutes - not the good and virtuous. He told people to love and forgive and most importantly not judge. Those that can't aren't real Christians in my books.

bonus: 21: My lucky number is 8. Dunno why!

I'm tagging Steph aka littlegreenleaf, Christina aka house_of_lantis, Anna aka cameilla_bloom and Persephone aka inkbymidnight - if any of you happen to see this entry that is!




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[info]littlegreenleaf
2009-01-05 07:16 pm UTC (link)
I'd do this, but I don't think there IS 17 things about me! I loved reading about you, though. Even though I knew 99% of that, there were still things I learned about you. One thing I love is that you're posting again. I just love to open up lj and see your name up! *love you*

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[info]lolabelleb
2009-01-06 04:21 am UTC (link)
I'm sorry about your cold but glad to see you posting again on LJ. You were so quiet most of the Fall.

I'm also interested in helping other people. I've spent my life working in the world of non-profit and currently am associated with a probono legal service that services the financially disadvantaged. I'll never get rich doing this kind of work but it's soul satisfying.

Good luck on your writing.

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[info]inkbymidnight
2009-01-08 10:10 pm UTC (link)
16 --> I totally agree. Just because I met x_urbia through LJ everyone gives me a strange look when finding that out. As though just because I didn't happen to bump into her one sunny afternoon at school that somehow my friendship with her is fake.

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[info]mangacat201
2009-02-10 09:01 pm UTC (link)
Sorry to bug you again this way, but I send another mail and if the mailer-demon chucked it again, I don't know how to give you the first few pages *sobs*
So by the way of also contributing to this post, I totally support the history thing, which is why I study and I totally LOVE English history (which is not lectured enough over here)
over and out
Cat

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[info]imogen_lily
2009-02-10 11:47 pm UTC (link)
Hey Cat

Don't worry you're not bugging me :D

What's your email address? I know I've probably got it but I can't remember it off hand. Once I get it I'm going to mail you - and drop you a line here so I can see if you can get my mails *sighs*

Sometimes things get filtered to my junk or something so I wnat to check that too. Normally I just delete the stuff.

my mail is also a bit tricky, as it's a spelling mistake that stuck *G*

It's bageria8@hotmail.com, I know loads of times I've been caught out and typed something wrong.

If that doesn't work send it to my googlemail address, I rarely use it, it's more of a back-up one. The address is: bageria8@googlemail.com

Don't worry, we'll crack this, I promise :D I can't wait to see what you've written!!

take care
Jen

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[info]mangacat201
2009-02-12 12:01 am UTC (link)
So, I sent it to the googlemail addy now too, I hope that the technical problem doesn't lie in my part of the field (I just remembered there was a glitch warning in my Mailaccount yesterday, but I got sending-confirmation for every mail and it only would fit for the last one anyway) still, I hope you can find it somewhere on the internet, where data flies free and the thoughts are restricted to O's and 1's *g* and then let's see if we can get Jensen fighting for a bit.
Cat

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[info]jhisksan
2009-04-19 05:57 pm UTC (link)
Hello there. It's me the one who emailed you about adopt your bunny about, Gangster JDM. Anyway. Just dropping by to say hello, and I found this entry interesting.

I also have a dog, she's 1 and half years old. Her name is Bunso, which in our language literally means youngest in the family.

I love that your siblings all have names starting J. All of my cousins, including me and my brother, have names Starting in J. People Call me Jen.

and thank you for 20.
I also believe in God. But sometimes the churh's ways squirks me.

♥Jen

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[info]ai_hen
2009-04-22 06:55 pm UTC (link)
*waves*
Do you remember last year asking about the old community faces fit? It has changed into respect 4 moments.
http://community.livejournal.com/respect4moments/

You can only get in through an invite, would you want one? Apparently they found an old comment of mine in which I suggested you ;-)

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