1)Full Name:
Bridgitte Kathleen Te-Herenga Tipa

2) Male/Female:
Female

3) Were you named after anyone?
My aunt and a nun (not the same person)

4) Does your name mean anything?
Strength

5) Nick Names:
B, Bridge, BT (for reasons I shall not go into, but it doesn’t involve the initials of my names ….. )

6) What do you think you look like?
Body of a supermodel (I wish) with the mouth of a construction worker

7) Date of Birth:
May 1978

8) Place of Birth and Current Location:
Born in gumboot country (aka Taihape), now reside in Auckland, New Zealand

9) Nationality:
Kiwi ….. although I can get duel citizenship to the Republic of Ireland (thanks mum )

10) Astrology Sign:
Gemini

11) Chinese Astrology:
Horse ….. I think

12) Religion:
No thank you

13) What's your favorite smell?
Grilled cheese or a certain type of aftershave that I can never remember the name of

14) Political Position:
”To the left, To the left ….. “
(Actually, I don’t have a preference either way, I just like that song )

15) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Milo (it’s hot chocolate but doesn’t look like liquid pooh)

16) Hair + eye color:
Brown and pooh brown

17) Do you look like anyone famous?
I’ve been told Lily Allen and Jennifer Connelly ….. but I really can’t see it eh

18) What do you really look like?
Charlie Brown with a tan and boobs …..

19) Any unusual talents?
Absolutely none. Not even ones I can make stupid jokes about.

20) Righty, lefty, or ambidextrous?
Right

21) Gay, straight, bi, or other?
Straight ….. unless you add copious amounts of alcohol, then who knows

22) What do you do for a living?
Administrator for an auditing firm (for another 4 and a half weeks, then a student)

23) What do you do for fun?
Spend time with my kids, take my dog for a walk, go out to the movies/dinner, write, go for long walks.

24) What are your favorite art materials to work with?
Pencil and paper

25) What kind of materials would you like to work with?
Computer ….. would be so much faster, but it just doesn’t seem to work for me.

26) Have you met your grandparents?
Only both grandmothers and one grandfather. According to my mother, her father’s an asshole and not worth knowing ….. and I trust her judgement, so

27) Boyfriend/girlfriend?
Nada

28) Crush?
Only celeb ones ….. noone else is worthy <---- (just for you `Vlei )

29) What celebrity would you date if you could?
Keanu Reeves (yes, I know he’s old now but I don’t care!) or Jensen Ackles

30) Current worries?
What the fuck am I gonna do with my life? How the fuck am I going to feed my children on a benefit?

31) Favorite online guy/girl:
Sorry folks, we don’t play favourites here …..

32) Favorite place to be?
In bed sleeping

33) Least favorite place to be?
Out in the cold

34) Do you burn or tan?
Tan ….. I genetics

35) Ever break a bone?
Yes, greenstick fracture to my right forearm (don’t ask me for the technical name)

36) What is your favorite cereal?
Sultana Bran ….. it’s fibrous AND tasty

37) Person you cry with:
My daughter

38) Any sisters:
A step-sister

39) Any brothers:
3 brothers and 2 step-brothers

40) Any pets:
2 cats (Smokey and Casper) and a dog (Cheyenne)

41) An illness:
Asthma, hereditary hypertension ….. both well controlled

42) A Pager:
Oi

43) A personal phone line:
Well, it’s my house so yeah …..

44) Cell phone:
Two in fact

45) A visible birthmark:
Used to have a mole on my chest, had it removed when I was 14 and now there’s just a cockroach shaped scar there. Otherwise I have a skin “discolouration” on my left forearm.

46) A pool or hot tub?
Neither thanks ….. being hydrophobic and such

47) A car:
1994 Mitsubishi Lancer GSR (full rally specs, thanks so much)

Describe your...

48) Personality:
Funny, quirky with a little bit of moxy thrown in for good measure

49) Driving:
Non-existent. I don’t have a license and bus/walk everywhere.

50) Your clothing style:
Jeans and hoodies mostly

51) Room:
Eclectic, but tastefully so

52) What's missing?:
My kids. (They live with their father, so I only get to see them on weekends.)

53) School:
*snore snore snore* Oh sorry, what were you saying? …..

54) Bed:
^-^

55) Relationship with your parents:
My mother is fabulous. My father is selfish. Nuff said.

56) Do you believe in yourself?
Absarootely! It’s everybody else I have doubts about …..

57) Do you believe in love at first sight?
Lust at first sight? Definitely. Love at first sight? No.

58) Consider yourself a good listener?
Yes ….. so long as the topic isn’t too lengthy or boring.

59) Have a future dream you would like to share?
Travel the world.

60) Get along with your parents?
No really, stop repeating yourself!

61) Save your email conversations?
Only the worthy ….. er, I mean good ones

62) Pray:
On occassion

63) Believe in reincarnation?
Yes. But I also believe in karma so I’ll probably come back as an elephant’s penis or something

64) Brush your teeth twice a day?
Three times actually ….. ”As recommended by my qualified dental hygienist …. “

65) Like to talk on the phone?
Not so much

66) Like to eat?
AND HOW!?!

67) Like to exercise?
Yes

68) Like to watch sports?
Wrestling, kickboxing, baseball, basketball, V8 supercars

69) Sing in the car?
Yes ….. with the windows UP

70) What is a dream you have all the time?
Short version: I go into a creepy mansion and a giant claw jumps out to grab me. I’ve had it since I was a kid.

71) Dream in color?
Always

72) Do you have nightmares?
Yes

73) Sleep with a stuffed animal?
Yes ….. a white monkey named Tallulah

74) Right next to you?
Air

75) On your favorite coffee cup?
STRESS: The confusion created when ones mind overrides the bodies basic desire to choke the living shit out of some asshole who desperately deserves it.

76) On your mousepad?
Dust ….. and fluff

77) Your favorite flavor of gum?
Eclipse Spearmint ….. mmm phenylanoline

78) Your brand of deodorant:
Nivea ….. NOT tested on aminals thank you muchly

79) Your dream honeymoon spot:
Greece or Canada

80) Your dream husband:
HAWT!

81) Hiding in your closet?
My exes porn collection ….. I shit you not.

82) Under your bed?
My daughters old crib mattress

83) The name of one of your closest best friends:
Stephanie

84) Your bad time of the day?
3pm ….. it just seems to drag on from there …..

85) Your worst fears?
Something terrible happening to my kids, or being stuck in a giant cave that’s rapidly filling with water and no way to climb out

86) What's the weather like?
Cloudy with a mild breeze

87) Your favorite time of the year?
Winter

88) Your favorite holiday?
Easter ….. any excuse to stuff myself full of chocolate (yeah, ‘coz THAT’S what Easter’s ALL about)

89) A material weakness?
DVDs and CDs

90) The weirdest food and drink you like:
None that I know of

91) At the top of your to-do list:
See the Parthenon in Greece

92) The hardest thing about growing up:
Having to put up with other peoples shit

93) A pet peeve?
Bad enunciation and grammar

94) Your scariest moment:
When my son had his first seizure

95) Your attitude about love:
Meh

96) The funniest or most desperate thing you have done to attract someone of the opposite sex:
Can’t say I remember …..

97) The worst feeling in the world:
Period cramps

98) The best feeling in the world:
Hugs from my kids ^-^

99) Who sent this to you?
Nobody, I stole it

100) 6 People you tag:
Why would I???