Well, we are off on another adventure soon. Two weeks in Tonga, coming up in November. Haven't been anywhere much this year, apart from back and forth to Melbourne and a week in the Kimberleys for work.
A couple of interesting things about us going to Tonga.
Firstly, when we are there, we will be celebrating 6 years of being together. That's right folks, 6 years since the 2001 election, which was the night we got together. What's more, it's 6 years since Scott asked me to elope with him to Tonga. That same night. Before we even kissed.
I've never been exactly sure why Scott asked me to elope with him to Tonga. We had had a few drinks. Which might also explain why I said 'yes'.
But as many of you know, we haven't been exactly flush with cash the last few years and realised our families would never forgive us if we actually did elope. But I have never stopped checking the cost of airfares to Tonga, and when some cheap virgin blue flights came online, we booked our tickets.
So, as to why Scott wanted me to elope with him to Tonga: "Because I had some friends there who I thought were part of the royal family and I thought we could drop in and visit them". Hmmm, somehow I don't think that's going to happen.
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
The differences between men and women
I was browsing through my bookcase last night when I came across a copy of the book "Why men don't listen and women can't read maps". It used to belong to Scott's Dad, but has ended up in our house. I decided to have a bit of a read. It takes a pseudo scientific view that men and women are wired differently, and that gender differences are all nature, and nothing to do with nurture.
This morning in bed I came to a section "The brain wiring test" which is a multiple question test apparently based on the work of a British geneticist. It is based around the idea that you can have feminised or masculinised brains depending on how big a dose of testosterone you got in the womb. By this time I was reading with a decent dose of scepticism, but I decided to take the test to see whether I have a masculine or feminine brain.
Well, I had some definite female characteristics. I like talking, and am good with words, etc. I don't cope that well with spacial relations or mechanics, and I don't know where north is if I'm in an unfamiliar place. I make lists of what I am going to do, and I get upset if someone doesn't respond when I'm trying to argue with them (Hi honey!).
Most things I was sort of in the middle, but then it came to my masculine characteristics... I have no difficulty reading maps, I can't cook a complicated meal while talking on the phone and listening to the radio, I explain things verbally (like directions or concepts), I can't remember songs, use facts in my decision making and argumentation(can you imagine?) and I completely lack intuition about whether my friends are having affairs. When I shop, I read the labels and compare costs. I like trying to solve problems, and yes, I admit, I like reading non-fiction and autobiographies.
The upshot. Brains that are wired for feminine thinking score higher than 180, brains wired for masculine thinking score below 150 (there is a bit of overlap). I scored 100. This means that I demonstrate strong logical, analytical and verbal skills and tend to be disciplined and well-organised. And.... The lower the score for a woman, the more likely she will be to have lesbian tendencies! I have a male brain! (Aaagh help!)
Sorry Scott- you should have thought twice before marrying a woman who can read maps....
This morning in bed I came to a section "The brain wiring test" which is a multiple question test apparently based on the work of a British geneticist. It is based around the idea that you can have feminised or masculinised brains depending on how big a dose of testosterone you got in the womb. By this time I was reading with a decent dose of scepticism, but I decided to take the test to see whether I have a masculine or feminine brain.
Well, I had some definite female characteristics. I like talking, and am good with words, etc. I don't cope that well with spacial relations or mechanics, and I don't know where north is if I'm in an unfamiliar place. I make lists of what I am going to do, and I get upset if someone doesn't respond when I'm trying to argue with them (Hi honey!).
Most things I was sort of in the middle, but then it came to my masculine characteristics... I have no difficulty reading maps, I can't cook a complicated meal while talking on the phone and listening to the radio, I explain things verbally (like directions or concepts), I can't remember songs, use facts in my decision making and argumentation(can you imagine?) and I completely lack intuition about whether my friends are having affairs. When I shop, I read the labels and compare costs. I like trying to solve problems, and yes, I admit, I like reading non-fiction and autobiographies.
The upshot. Brains that are wired for feminine thinking score higher than 180, brains wired for masculine thinking score below 150 (there is a bit of overlap). I scored 100. This means that I demonstrate strong logical, analytical and verbal skills and tend to be disciplined and well-organised. And.... The lower the score for a woman, the more likely she will be to have lesbian tendencies! I have a male brain! (Aaagh help!)
Sorry Scott- you should have thought twice before marrying a woman who can read maps....
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