When were you happiest?
Last night at the LCD Soundsystem gig* gets pretty close (see also Arcade Fire/LCD Soundsystem gig on Randall's Island a couple of years ago, just dancing my brains out with TOH). Our holiday in Hawaii last year might be a contender: hot tub, fresh papaya daiquiris, and no one to bother us - anywhere.
What is your greatest fear?
Losing TOH.
What is your earliest memory?
Eating ice cream as a very young child. And then it skips forward to being in a horse-drawn cart in Ireland somewhere with my mum and dad.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Loudness and inability to think before I speak. Utter self-absorption, too.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Ill manners (ha!) and hypocrisy (see the Republican party, Glenn Beck, ugh).
What is your most treasured possession?
My beautiful camera which was a gift from TOH last year for my milestone birthday. [NB: Mary said "my life." yep, she did]
What would your super power be?
Flying.
What makes you unhappy?
Spurs losing; being so far away from my family; not having been to Barcelona for six years.
What is your most unappealing habit?
There are far too many to compile here. No, really.
What is your favourite smell?
Chips. And I mean proper ones, covered in salt & vinegar, on a cold winter's day. Yum yum yum. Second: hyacinths in spring.
What is your favourite word?
Discombobulate is glorious.
What is your guiltiest pleasure?
I read recaps of The Biggest Loser every single Wednesday morning.
What do you owe your parents?
Owe is a strange word, but I am a pretty secure, happy, confident person with a very strong internal sense of wrong and right but with, mostly (I hope!) the ability to not judge people for living by a different code. And that's because they are wonderful.
What would be your fancy dress costume of choice?
A banana. Oh no, wait, that's for the cats.
What is the worst thing anyone's said to you?
You're Australian, right?
To whom would you most like to say sorry, and why?
To my parents, for living so far from home and for not being great at communicating regularly.
What or who is the love of your life?
TOH (NB this answer does NOT indicate I believe in "The One" or other stupid concepts that are designed to make people feel bad about not having attained "The One")
What was the best kiss of your life?
No one cares. And of course, it was with TOH.
Have you ever said "I love you" and not meant it?
Yes. But that's normally to the tv or people who have just done me a favour.
Who would you invite to your dream dinner party?
TOH (duh!); my mate Adam (raconteur par excellence); David Attenborough and... goodness knows who else. Hugh Laurie.**
What is the worst job you've done?
I've not really had a terrible job. Boring, yes, but nothing so terrible that I hated the specific tasks. Pretty lucky in that respect.
What has been your biggest disappointment?
Well, I liked the second season of The Wire, so not that, unlike some people. Spurs' complete and utter failure to reach the Champions League is bad - that season where we missed out on the final day of the season was godawful. And England's performances against Australia basically from 1987 to 2005 - particularly our failure to ever get Ian Healy out.
If you could go back in time, where would you go?
To last night, and I would do that LCD gig all over again.
When did you last cry, and why?
During Someone Great last night (nb: it is about parental death, and a good friend's father died yesterday - I'm not a complete sap).
What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
My knee working again so that I could run and play football again.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
My fringe.
What song would you like played at your funeral?
It's so hard to not have a cliched one here. But I think All My Friends by LCD Soundsystem would get close. Also: Chime by Orbital, and Forth and Back by Slum Village. There's not enough dancing, and I love the idea that any grandkids could not believe I used to dance to that stuff.
How would you like to be remembered?
With copious amounts of alcohol and laughter.
What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Don't wear the wrong day-of-the-week socks (i.e. Tuesday on a Thursday) - something bad will happen.
** Because he is a "national treasure" this of course automatically includes Stephen Fry for all British folk.
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