So, here is how it goes - Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Please post them in your journal and explain what they mean to you.
Tyasante gave me the following:
Climb
Home
Mac
Freedom
Marathon
So, here we go...
Climb
I climbed for the first time for a friends birthday - I had utterly sucked at abseiling and was a little worried about how it would go. I was rubbish, but I loved it. 12 months later I went for my birthday and Troy and I said that we would definitely take climbing up properly. 6 months later we did the beginners course and haven't looked back since. Troy is a lot further down the line than me, and the move to London has thus far limited opportunities. Climbing is a weird combination of chess and intense physical activity as there is so much thought involved with getting up the routes. It is really really adictive! I struggle because of my weight and my lack of upper body strength, but it is fantastic to have found a sport where the physical attributes only counter for so much - it is your technique and the ability to think creatively that counts for more...
Home
I feel very lucky in that I have 2 homes now. I love the family homestead in Haslemere, I am pretty close with my family and like to have fun with them, and all my closest friends are in Surrey. But London is fast becoming a real part of who I am. There is so much variety here and a lot of friends from university have moved to London too. Add in the fact that I work in such a sociable industry and you get a lot of opportunities to do things. I miss Surrey and particularly the people there, but London is fast becoming the second home that university never really was.
Mac
Every PC I have ever had has been absolutely rubbish, so when I finally had some money after uni and decided to replace my laptop I thought 'sod it, I'm not buying another PC, I'll go for a mac this time to see how it works.' My G5 has been wonderfully stable and I love to use it, though I know that I don't know enough mac theory to get the most out of it. I do sometimes miss playing games, but to be honest it is hard to see myself going back to a PC and sitting on support hot lines again...
Freedom
I really want to know why I had this word chosen for me...
I suppose I like to think that I have a lot freedom. I am not persecuted or imprisoned. I have always got on with my family and never really suffered from any restrictions when I was growing up. I live independently and I am financially sound, which doesn't stop me from trying new things. I like to think, though, that a lot of the time I have a freedom from myself that means I don't stop myself from doing things (apart from talking to women). I like to think that you should always look at reasons why not to do something, rather than asking yourself why - you'll do a lot more interesting things if you are prepared to ignore the doubts and say yes, like go on holiday on your own, or go to an ice bar, or ice climb, or...
Marathon
I have always been big, and I'd say about 55% of the time it doesn't bother me. I have also always loved sport (playing and watching) and doing outdoorsy active kind of stuff (provided you have access to nice beds and showers at the end of the day). I have thought about doing a long distance run for a long time (though I never admitted it to anyone) and then the opportunity to do the royal parks half marathon came up at work and I thought, why not now? The charity I am running for is a great cause, and it is not as intense (or stupid) as going from zero running to a full marathon. I am absolutely loving the training, I'm already looking for the next run to enter for, and you all have to come and watch me in October...
There, does that make any sense?
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