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August 15, 2004

100 bits & bobs about me

CURRENT DATE FEB 14 2008
(The date you see at the top right is just the date the page was first constructed)
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Go grab a cuppa tea or a Voddy and read on...


1 Im a giant person. 5ft 10 1/2". People think Im teeny when they see photos of me and nearly die when then they meet me.. It wasn't fun at the first school dance, all the Catholic girls had to sit on one side of the hall, and all the Catholic boys on the other, boys would come over to the girls side and ask for a dance..(cruel of the nuns to devise this torture for the poor boys, the room became the arena of humiliation if a girl said "no" and they had to cross back over it in defeat)... I only got asked by one 16 year old, and when I uncoiled myself and stood up to my 5ft 9 height at that stage, the pimply weedy 5 ft 3 boy ran away.. Needless to say I danced by myself the entire night.. hence the birth of independence. (LOL LONG number one.. better than a looong number two! ha ha ha.. potty humour already!!!) (ffffppt* ooo sorry)

2 Ever see a Labrador puppy that gets all manic when thrilled, and the tail wags so much that it knocks everything off the coffee table? Well, thats me! Im clumsy.

3 Im a hopeless romantic. Hopeless..

4 Serial monogamist.

5 Straight.

6 Yes they are my own cheek bones, I didn't "buy" them! LOL

7 Cant say the same for the boobicles! (Although about 3/4's are mine!)

8 Mums nickname for me was "Gardenia"

9 School "friends" used to call me "Baby Huey"

10 Have 3 brothers (Arron, Peter and Graham) and a sister (Lorraine) and three grandmothers.

11 Ive lived in the public eye my entire adult life (since I was nineteen)..

12 When Im traveling away from home working at a convention, please leave me alone before I have my breakfast. I need time and solitude to rev up to speed. Thats the only time Im "grumpy" for no reason, so watch-out! LOL

13 Im sickeningly jolly when Im at home before breakfast.

14 Im not a late night person.

15 I dont drink or smoke or take drugs.

16 Im single.

17 I got my Greencard .. which is BEIGE!! Huh?

18 I was raised and educated in both Sydney Australia and London England. Ahh, that explains it..

19 Youre always asking me... well... um.. OK.. I like artistic, Spiritual, quirky, romantic, soulful, interesting guys with twinkly eyes.

20 John Cusak would sum that up perfectly! (Im NOT a fan-stalker John)

21 Because I traveled so much as a child, and lived in two totally different yin/yan countries as an adult, England and Australia, my needs for "home" are somewhat polar.. I would love to live on the beach somewhere in a stylish home and walk on the beach in the mornings with the wind in my hair and a doggy romping by my side, away from the mad throng.. (No, not mad thong! LOL) .. But there is also a side of me that loves the city and chic restaurants, art galleries and hip living in the fast lane .. and yet another urge, to live in the English countryside in a manor house with land, apple trees and horses .. No wonder Im such a gypsy, I cant make up my mind where I want to be! LOL.. Im hoping my soulmate will want to gravitate between the 3 lifestyles, just as I would like to..

22 Fav JUNK food = Bakewell Tarts

23 Was married for 6 months in the UK when I was 21.

24 Still have the same best friend Ive had since 19. Mari Vendrame. She lives in Steak n Kidney. (Sydney)

25 LOVE Monty Python humor. (fart) More tea Vicar?. (burp) And the address?

26 My real name is Diedre Platterbottom.

27 Ive become claustrophobic since having to endure a full plaster head cast twice for my character 'Zhaan" in the TV show Farscape. It absolutely horrified me and the side-effects haunt me. Its like being buried alive in hot concrete!

28 I love homemade Anzac biscuits. (Australian cookies)

29 I have been meditating since I was about 13.

30 I cant play tennis nor hit a baseball.

31 I used to LOVE dancing and would take classes every day in Covent Gardens at the Floral St Dance Centre with Arlene Phillips as my teacher. I wasn't very good, but I LOVED it! Would love to take some dance classes with a loved one.

32 I am lying about my real name.. It is Virginia Hey! LOL

33 LOVE animals and the sea and fountains!

34 Im a big wous when it comes to swimming in the DEEP sea! Im afraid of the deep dark water! (Shark territory in Australia!)

35 My toes are like little fat sausages. Bless them!

36 I can speak 4 languages .... and all of them are English! (Cockney, Aussie, American and Queens English)

37 I once thought that a thong was a rubber sandal (flip flop), and was horrified when I heard two girls talking about their new "thongs" rubbing and chaffing their butt bits in the water when they went swimming!!!!!!!

38 Im a loner, fiercely territorial about my privacy, and Im quiet at home, (seriously), but have the ability to switch into extrovert easily, un-aided and quickly.. So I made a living out of that talent! LOL

39 I dont wear any make up when Im not working or "on". In Australia I often get twits saying "Oooo, you dont look like you do on the telly!"... My answer is "Well this morning I didnt have the lighting man following me around with a giant arc light and two make up artists painting me for an hour and the hair stylist teasing and spraying my hair and putting pieces in it.."...Grrrrrr

40 I dont like answering the phone and almost never do!!! I find it intrusive! weird huh!

41 Had my first kiss (peck really) at 9 in the middle of the ocean on a cruise ship on its way to England from Sydney with my whole family aboard.

42 HATE HATE HATE sealed-in hotel rooms with no window that opens, and the horrible recycled air unit that cools or warms the stale filthy air.. Arrggghhhhhhhhh! I often have to move hotels because of this.

43 LOVE LOVE LOVE Hagen Daz Vanilla and Strawberry ice cream... recently discovered Mochi! Bllllrrrrghgrhrgrhghahah (sugar coma!)

44 Dont like talking on a plane, I like to read and be left alone. Dont know why, its just the way it is.. LOL.. So dont be offended if Im seated next to you..

45 My mothers name is Coryl.

46 One of my beloved fur children was called Heckle, (He is in Heaven), and one was called Jeckle. (also there)

47 Im an eye girl... Love men with slanted or exotic eyes.

48 Loved that UK TV show "Cracker".. Love "House".

49 I used to wonder what it would be like to bite Ben Browder's bum.. (the lead in the TV show I was in, Farscape).. Ahh, those black leather pants with those botty mounds like two freshly baked loaves.. Um, did I say I was an eye girl? Well Bens Butt is the only exception! (sorry Bens wife.. hee hee.. only fantasizing)

50 LOVE "Cafe Del Mar" CDs

51 Dont like the American love, Cinnamon! YUK! Pumpkin Spice.. Blllllrrrrghghghghhhherk .. LOL

52 Got my USA drivers license June 2007.

53 I love Labrador doggies and really want one one day when I grow up and have my own house. When I was little we had two goldens at different times, and I managed to convince my parents to call them both Kim.. (???)

54 I have written two books, One filled with love-poetry called "Treasues" and one on romantic notions called "100 Romntic Ways", I haven't published either and I wrote them in 1993. Im a HOPELESS romantic.. men run from that.. its such a shame.. (looking for the soulmate who wont run..)

55 I once dated a king. Dont ask! (no, not Elvis! LOL)

56 I dearly wish I could tell you the REAL DIRT about me.. LOL You'll have to wait till Im in Heaven, then that book will be released! Hee hee.. At that moment the trap door will open and I will be shunted to Hell! LOL

57 One of my fav books is "Conversations With God".

58 I had a deeply religious vision when I was 14, if it was the 13th century I would have either been sent to a convent to become a nun, or burnt at the stake!

59 This was our house number in the first house I ever lived in as a child in Coogee Beach Sydney Australia.

60 My mother and I went to art school at the same time. She had completed 2 years of Fine Arts before she had children, she waited till I was grown (I was the baby) and then went to the conservatory of Music and studied classical composition, and afterwards went back back and completed her Art degree at 60 years of age! Not unusual nowadays, but at the time it was considered outrageous! GO MUM!!!

61 My mother and I had the same operation, on the same day in two completely different countries un-be-knownst to either of us till later.. It was a hyatis hernia and we dont know to this day who had the real condition and who had the "sympathetic" condition! Deeeee doooo daaaaahhhhh dooooooooooo duuuuuummm (Close Encounters music!)

62 I am a perfumer now and have my own signature perfume called rei.Kii , and another for men called Czar. Both are VERY sexy indeed.

63 I am an advanced level reiki practitioner. I studied it before Id even heard of Farscape. No one knows that! Thats why "Zhaan", my Farscape character, seemed to be filled with Spiritual energy, I channeled it through, that part wasn't acting, it was real! hee hee.. (Sorry if that sounded pompas, wasn't meant to be..)

64 None of the Farscape cast or production knew that I had multiple certificates in natural therapies, Reiki and Lightwork. They didnt ever ask me, it was not ever discussed.. My secret till now!

65 I cant spell.. its a misteree.. hav no idear Y..

66 Mum gave birth to me when she was 41.

67 I was teeeeenie, only 6 pounds.. I SURE made up for being so tiny then..

68 I have fine hair.. My sister got the hair gene, her hair is so thick hairdressers run a mile..

69 I am the lightest sleeper and I have not EVER gone to sleep and stayed asleep the whole night. If I ever marry a snorer I'll... well.. I could never marry a snorer I dont think, not unless we live in different houses! (hee hee)

70 My fave commercial perfume is Clive Christian #1. Alas, the price tag is out of this world for we mere mortals.

71 I moved to Florida from LA, Im halfway back to England .. Wonder if I will make the leap, or settle here..

72 I got a cheque for $96 Australian for my Zhaan merchandising for 5 years for the sale of Zhaan t shirts, DVDs, posters, mugs, photos, key rings, trading cards, figurines, games, video games, books, VHS, etc etc etc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lani framed his cheque!!!!! After tax and commission I bought a pint of milk with the money. (Grrrr)(1...2....3....4...5...6...7..8...9...10 Feel better now)

73 Hate G Strings.. (thongs) Do you REALLY like wearing G Strings? They are bum floss and NOT hygienic surely.. Peeee-uuuuuw!! Soooooooo uncomfortable.. And... whats the point? Why wear them? Isnt the function of underwear to cover you, protect your bits and to provide a hygienic shield? What do g strings do except thrill men who glance at them! ... Wot? (reacting to everyone groaning at me) well.. its true if you think about it!

74 Dont like coffee, its too bitter... Im not addicted, I guess thats why I dont like it. I will, however, drink it socially with LOTS of sugar milk to take the bitter edge off.

75 Something very satisfying about a good poo... wot? Well, admit it? Read a magazine, settle in.. its fab! LOL

76 I have crystals dotted around my home, love them.. Chunks of real and natural crystal like Rose Quartz, clear quartz, tourmaline, Amethyst, Celanite (looks like moon stone and is VERY good at healing ills), Apophilite and Aragnite.. NO NOT those HORRIBLE little twee anal shiny faceted crystal cats and figures.. aaarrrggghhh, thats torture to an artistic person, (I mean no offense).. its like making me look at children and clowns painted on velvet, or plastic covered sofas, (why do that??????) or frilly teenie Laura Ashley floral print living rooms or plastic flowers... arrrrrggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Sorry, dont mean to be judgmental, just being honest about what my eye doesn't like........ The other eye is more tolerant!

77 Why cant American restaurants put the egg ONTOP of the toast at breakfast.. And what is with the oil-soggy fried potato strings slapped in a huge mountain on the plate smothering it.. I like an egg ontop of a piece of buttered toast for brekie.. and a cup of English Breakfast tea, yes, with milk in it.. NOT lemon..

78 I dont date.. A man will have to work VERY hard to catch me.. Im not a cold person at all, but Im independent.. and sick of cheaters and liars, and men who cant be honest, serial liars, and cant communicate. Id rather be alone.

79 Im STILL waiting for someone to write a spin-off of Mad Max 2 so I can be Warrior Woman again... Or, since she is dead, her sister, or daughter... or a cyborg!

80 I had warts on my fingers when I was a kid.. Horrible damn things. They disappeared in time for me to look pretty on teenage dates thank God!

81 I cant sleep with the sheet tucked in at the bottom of the bed, I HAVE to kick it out and free it to make some space for my sausages! LOL.. I cant sleep with both feet contained in the bed, I have to have at least one foot out of the covers. (???)

82 I used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day!!!!!!!! I had hypnosis to stop 14 years ago, and now whenever I smell smoke I have an instant profound repulsion. I am EXTREMELY aggravated when people smoke anywhere near me, I value my air and my lungs and resent being FORCED to smoke along with them.. sorry, but thats a fact!

84 I dont like Chillies, they burn and the sensation is one that perplexes me, why would you not want to taste your food at all and have the only sensation you experience be one of scolding heat frying and burning your GIT.. Sounds like torture to me! I presume that chilli eating is some sort of elitist ego driven pursuit. One upmanship.. who can eat the chillie without flinching.. Id rather stick pins in my eyes!

85 Love the sea air .. and the sound of the waves.. Its like listening to nature breathing.. VERY calming! I have always taken my troubles to the sea to have the soothing sound wash my angst away..

86 I dont take sleeping pills, or any medication for that matter. I try to heal naturally. I take echinacea when Im traveling .. and lots of vitamins. When I get a cold or flu I take Golden Seal along with echinacea, it is a natural Antibiotic and the only antibiotic that doesnt give me billions of pimples like a heat rash. Im allergic to ALL modern antibiotics.

87 I find that a sleep meditation CD is better than any medication..

88 Love sunsets, very moving to sit and watch them quietly on a beach! The dance of the sky! Best lightshow in town! Remember lightshows! Hee hee.. They would use a coloured oil slide in a projector and shine the moving coloured blobs of light over bands.. whooooo-eeeeeee we have come a long way since then!

89 I miss the yogurt we have in Australia.. Our second language is a combination of Greek and Italian, so we have the BEST food.. The greek yogurt is VERY thick, gluggy and creamy and not thin and slick and shiny..

90 HATE those pants that hip men and boys wear that have the crutch below the knees and the bunched up bottoms that drag on the floor .. Ha ha, I saw a man who thought he was SO cool and 'rap' at the airport the other day..Bless him.. he had on the hanging pants that expose a foot of the boxers, and have the crutch below the knee and the legs that bunch up at the bottom.. He was late for his plane and had to run... well, LOL LOL LOL, he couldn't run, he was hobbled by his pant's crutch sitting below the knee, so he had to waddle really quickly with very very little staggered steps like a baby with a huge nappy.. VERY stupid! Who on earth ever told guys that girls like the look of all that hobbling and material.. We like to look at a mans legs.. Ahhh.. back to the thought of Bennies Butt!....

91 Bright yellow is dreadful on me.. I look green.. I have Scandinavian yellowy gold skin and bright lemon on me clashes.. Bit of trivia for you! Are you bored yet?

92 I LOVE hats.. No not twee girly "day at the races" hats, or "do I look coquettish" black veiled cocktail hats, I like funky earthy golf caps and pull down hats.. Cant explain, Ill just have to show you one day..

93 Marvin Gaye I love you.. "Whats Going on" and "Lets Dance" are the finest of all!

94 LOVE Stings music. Very Zen..

95 I dont like coloured bath towels... Only white.. Theres something very clean and fresh about a bright white bath towel..

96 I LOVE nature.. Its the mightiest stress buster that there is.. I love to just sit under a tree with my back against it and let the buzzie energy of nature heal me.. Aaaahhhhhhh.... bbbblllliiiiisssssssssssssssssssssssss

97 India Arie's song "I am ready for love" (from her first album) is one of the most beautiful song Ive ever heard, it really touches my soul. Have a listen, that the REAL me, thats Ginny talking through her............

98 My favorite flowers are Gardenia and Casablanca Lily. Lets see if you are paying attention? (LOL) (Babies Breath and Carnations just dont do it for me... tooo Nana & tweeee.. know what I mean?)

99 I was born 19th June in Sydney Australia. A Gemini/Cancer cusp. Im more of a Cancer now.. I used to be more Gemini in my crazy youth however, but did not ever take on the trait of coldness, fickness or infidelity that Geminis are supposedly famous for.. Im a REAL warm homebody!.. But when Im working, as you know, I can flick into the Gemini spark and dazzle and child-like energy..

100 My dream is to own my own stately home near the ocean that has french doors that open to a lovely wild English garden for Heckle, Pumpkin and I to just hang in the sun together in.. (sorry I didnt make it in time Heckie. He passed April 27th 2005, it devastated me forever!).. and to have an artist studio attached to the house.. and to build a meditation centre in the city for folk to come and de-stress at.. My dream! ... Also.. Aussie actors are all poor, we dont get residuals, merchandising or royalties.. So Im hoping that my White Flower Lei perfumed products and one day a lovely film or TV role will help me achieve my dream in this land of milk and honey.. God Bless America!

The end.. or is it the beginning!

Posted by Virginia Hey at August 15, 2004 06:19 PM

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