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<blockquote data-quote="Bic" data-source="post: 968638" data-attributes="member: 215944"><p>What is your name? </p><p>Barbara (Cecilia Lucina Sofia Marta Anna Eloisa… these in brackets being the names I would have much preferred to bear, had I been consulted at the time)</p><p></p><p>- How old are you?</p><p> I'm 51 (was diagnosed type 1 at 22)</p><p></p><p>- Are you male or female? </p><p>Female. Yes. Most of the time. </p><p></p><p>- Which country are you from? </p><p>Italy, and I'm lucky to be born in a very mixed family. </p><p></p><p>- Which city/area do you live in? </p><p>Torino (it's in the north of Italy, near the French border). Don't like this city. I grew up in the country and can't wait to go back somewhere quieter, cleaner and more restful.</p><p></p><p>- Are you religious?</p><p>I believe in God, but in no religion whatever</p><p></p><p>- Pick three words to describe your personality. </p><p>Snappish, lazy, curious. If want to you call that a personality, be my guest…</p><p></p><p>- Do you have any pets? </p><p>Used to have a (beloved) she-cat, but now she lives with my sister-in-law as my husband developed allergy. I'm suffering horribly, of course. Husband says I must be a reincarnation of the whole ancient-Egyptian people, so devout a cat-worshipper I am.</p><p></p><p>- Microsoft or Apple? </p><p>Apple! After all I'm 'a daughter of Eve', as they say.</p><p></p><p>- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? </p><p>None. I just like walking, dancing and riding my bike. (Then I do all the house chores, which I don't like at all but is still very effective in lowering my BG.) Can't stand sport, especially because so many people keep extolling it all the time. Really raise my hackles.</p><p></p><p>- Do you get angry easily? </p><p>Yes, a bit too much. </p><p></p><p>- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? </p><p>No, I don't like permanent changes to my look and/or body. Better to let things flow as life goes on.</p><p></p><p>- List your five favourite musicians/bands. </p><p>Apart from Mozart I have none, or better, I don't know their names (I like above all folk music, where the original artists are generally unknown)</p><p></p><p>- What would you say your favourite music genre is? </p><p>Folk music, especially songs, as long as it is authentic stuff and not fake. I also like some ancient music (XVIth-XVIIth centuries)</p><p></p><p>- What is your favourite flag? </p><p>Why, the Jolly Roger…</p><p></p><p>- Ever gone camping? </p><p>Yes, when I was younger, and liked it a lot. I tried again recently as well, but what with eyeglasses, aching arms, thinning hair, insulin to be kept cool and what not, that wasn't exactly the fun it used to be.</p><p></p><p>- Ever been in love? </p><p>Once too many, it would seem: I got married some five years ago.</p><p></p><p>- Ever used fake tan? </p><p>No way! I was brought up in a century that prized a lily-white complexion (a country Italian village in the middle Sixties was really pre-Illuministic Europe)</p><p></p><p>- Which countries have you visited? </p><p>Uhm… Italy, France, Austria, Yugoslavia, England, Ireland, Scotland (does it count as a country by itself?), Switzerland, Hungary.</p><p></p><p>- Favourite city? </p><p>I don't like cities, only villages or small towns. Let's say, Banon in southern France. There's a good book where you can find it described, "Le commissaire dans la truffière", by Pierre Magnan.</p><p></p><p>- List your five favourite TV programmes. </p><p>I don't know if the English names will be the same… the Inspector (?) Barnaby series, E.R., Grey's Anatomy… can't say I watch TV much, actually.</p><p></p><p>- List your five favourite films. </p><p> In random order, though: Master and Commander - Vas sin y brat (by a Russian director called Suksin) - Tokyo travel (though I don't know if that is the right English title; it's by Y. Ozu) - Lady Killers (the one starring Alec Guinness) - The battle of the red cliffs (by J. Woo)</p><p></p><p>- Are you wealthy? </p><p>Not in the least! <em>And</em> I've just lost my job: anyone looking for the services of an editor/translator/commercial artist/secretary, out there?</p><p></p><p>- Do you work? If so, as what? </p><p>Ok. As I said above: just lost my job because the publishing house I was working for has closed down. I was an editor and a translator. Still am, actually; only I am working much less.</p><p></p><p>- List the subjects you study/have studied. </p><p>Mostly languages, not always modern (I loved latin and ancient greek too): Italian, English, French, a little Japanese, a little German. Then the usual subjects: chemistry, maths, philosophy, history, geography, a sprinkle of sociology. Mostly humanities, however.</p><p></p><p>- What do you like most about yourself? </p><p>My… uh… praiseworthy modesty, for sure.</p><p></p><p>- What do you like least about yourself? </p><p>Being so easily discouraged.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bic, post: 968638, member: 215944"] What is your name? Barbara (Cecilia Lucina Sofia Marta Anna Eloisa… these in brackets being the names I would have much preferred to bear, had I been consulted at the time) - How old are you? I'm 51 (was diagnosed type 1 at 22) - Are you male or female? Female. Yes. Most of the time. - Which country are you from? Italy, and I'm lucky to be born in a very mixed family. - Which city/area do you live in? Torino (it's in the north of Italy, near the French border). Don't like this city. I grew up in the country and can't wait to go back somewhere quieter, cleaner and more restful. - Are you religious? I believe in God, but in no religion whatever - Pick three words to describe your personality. Snappish, lazy, curious. If want to you call that a personality, be my guest… - Do you have any pets? Used to have a (beloved) she-cat, but now she lives with my sister-in-law as my husband developed allergy. I'm suffering horribly, of course. Husband says I must be a reincarnation of the whole ancient-Egyptian people, so devout a cat-worshipper I am. - Microsoft or Apple? Apple! After all I'm 'a daughter of Eve', as they say. - Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? None. I just like walking, dancing and riding my bike. (Then I do all the house chores, which I don't like at all but is still very effective in lowering my BG.) Can't stand sport, especially because so many people keep extolling it all the time. Really raise my hackles. - Do you get angry easily? Yes, a bit too much. - Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No, I don't like permanent changes to my look and/or body. Better to let things flow as life goes on. - List your five favourite musicians/bands. Apart from Mozart I have none, or better, I don't know their names (I like above all folk music, where the original artists are generally unknown) - What would you say your favourite music genre is? Folk music, especially songs, as long as it is authentic stuff and not fake. I also like some ancient music (XVIth-XVIIth centuries) - What is your favourite flag? Why, the Jolly Roger… - Ever gone camping? Yes, when I was younger, and liked it a lot. I tried again recently as well, but what with eyeglasses, aching arms, thinning hair, insulin to be kept cool and what not, that wasn't exactly the fun it used to be. - Ever been in love? Once too many, it would seem: I got married some five years ago. - Ever used fake tan? No way! I was brought up in a century that prized a lily-white complexion (a country Italian village in the middle Sixties was really pre-Illuministic Europe) - Which countries have you visited? Uhm… Italy, France, Austria, Yugoslavia, England, Ireland, Scotland (does it count as a country by itself?), Switzerland, Hungary. - Favourite city? I don't like cities, only villages or small towns. Let's say, Banon in southern France. There's a good book where you can find it described, "Le commissaire dans la truffière", by Pierre Magnan. - List your five favourite TV programmes. I don't know if the English names will be the same… the Inspector (?) Barnaby series, E.R., Grey's Anatomy… can't say I watch TV much, actually. - List your five favourite films. In random order, though: Master and Commander - Vas sin y brat (by a Russian director called Suksin) - Tokyo travel (though I don't know if that is the right English title; it's by Y. Ozu) - Lady Killers (the one starring Alec Guinness) - The battle of the red cliffs (by J. Woo) - Are you wealthy? Not in the least! [I]And[/I] I've just lost my job: anyone looking for the services of an editor/translator/commercial artist/secretary, out there? - Do you work? If so, as what? Ok. As I said above: just lost my job because the publishing house I was working for has closed down. I was an editor and a translator. Still am, actually; only I am working much less. - List the subjects you study/have studied. Mostly languages, not always modern (I loved latin and ancient greek too): Italian, English, French, a little Japanese, a little German. Then the usual subjects: chemistry, maths, philosophy, history, geography, a sprinkle of sociology. Mostly humanities, however. - What do you like most about yourself? My… uh… praiseworthy modesty, for sure. - What do you like least about yourself? Being so easily discouraged. [/QUOTE]
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