Welcome to 1991! This very special train is taking everyone back to being 17 :-) Lots of my friends are also 17 today, though they may be in slightly different time zones...
There's Kate, Helen, Jools, Nightwolf, Naddie, Laura, Sian, Beverly, Becky, Deb, Christy, Siobhan, Jo,
Sara, Monica, Gen, Abi (she's the train driver), and Jay (the platform guard). And me, of course. But you already found me ;-) Hope you enjoy the trip!
Would you like to get to know me a little bit better? Well, firstly, here's a pic:
Sorry, I hate having my photo taken! Most of the pics of me have my hand hiding my face, or are a side view or something because someone snuck up on me and I didn't realise they had a camera. Like this one:
Here are some facts about me:
My hair colour is: brown with a hint of red.
My hair style is: non-existent! Long hair, no fringe, no style as such…
My favourite brand of makeup is: none, I don’t wear make-up.
My "fashionable" item is: Um… You seriously think I might have a fashionable item?!
My favourite outfit is: jeans with a baggy t-shirt.
I drive a: Peugeot 309 when I can borrow it from my mum!
On a Saturday I go: to work in a bakery (my Saturday job).
On a Saturday night I go: home from work and stay in. I don’t have much of a social life :-(
On a Sunday I go: round to a friend’s house, or just stay in (see above!).
Monday-Friday I go: to school (6th form – to do A-levels in English, Maths, German and General Studies).
My best friends are: Caroline (even though she’s moved away), Catherine, Clare
My favourite place to go out is: nowhere really (see above…).
My favourite subject at school is: English. But I also really like Maths.
When I grow up I want to be: a teacher.
My favourite drink is: pineapple juice with lemonade.
My favourite food is: salt and vinegar crisps. (I’m a vegetarian. I’m not keen on vegetables though.)
My favourite shop is: the bakery where I work. Great boss, yummy cakes, and the odd freebie :-)
I want to marry: I have no idea! I suppose Marti Pellow would do nicely… ;-)
My favourite actor is: Kevin Costner. Or maybe River Phoenix. And I like Alan Rickman, too.
My favourite band is: Wet Wet Wet.
My favourite TV programme is: The Crystal Maze.
The one thing I want to do but can't (yet) is: go to university. I can’t wait to finish my A-levels and go to uni :-)
My most used mode of transport is: my feet!
If I had all the money in the world I would: go on holidays with all my friends :-)
I wish I could visit: New Zealand. I don’t know why, but it really appeals to me.
My favourite sport is: football (to watch, not play!)
This autumn I: started having driving lessons (they were a birthday present).
At Hallowe'en I dressed up as: nothing, I don't do anything for Hallowe’en.
I recently saw: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and thought it was: excellent! Kevin Costner AND Alan Rickman, mmmmm…
I am reading: Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, Sylvia Plath’s poetry, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennesse Williams, The Rainbow by DH Lawrence (all for my English A-level). Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis by Bertolt Brecht and Das Brot der Fruehen Jahre by Heinrich Boell (for my German A-level). Touch Not The Cat by Mary Stewart for myself!
The big newspaper story this year is: Terry Waite got released from captivity. Also, Freddie Mercury just died.
The most dangerous thing I've ever done is: provoke my step-father.
The furthest away from home I've ever been (from the UK) is: Crete.
I seem to lead quite a boring life :-(
But also, I should maybe let you know that my Mum reads my blog sometimes....
I picked 17 of these facts about me and made a layout with them. Here it is:
(I meant to zoom in and crop that photo before I printed it. *doh!* I shall do that and replace the one on the layout some time...)
The background is dark brown card. I covered chipboard numbers with linen-textured pink card and inked the edges in brown.
The rest of the title I die-cut from the same pink cardstock. I printed the journaling in brown on the same cardstock, using Crushed Out Girl font. I cut the journaling into strips and arranged them on the page.
The journaling took up so much space that I couldn't fit much patterned paper on the page but I wanted to use a little bit, so I cut two pieces the same size as the photo, inked the edges in brown, and used them as a photo mat by angling them either side of the photo.
Thanks for visiting me here in 1991 :-) Now it's time to travel Back to the Future - you see, Abi really is 17! Wishing you a safe journey xx
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