1. Relatives: Aldhun, first Bishop of Durham, is a direct maternal ancestor; my great-great-granduncle James Gilchrist was a fairly well-known violin-maker, one of 2 known as 'the Scottish Stradivari'; my great-great-great-grand-half-aunt (my greatx3grandmother's half-sister) Jemima Poppy (later Mrs Bausum) was a 19C missionary teacher in Malaya and China. Friends: Academics of various sorts - famous in their research fields.
2. I have various books signed by favourite writers, including some now-deceased poets; one or 2 movie pics. I curse the fact I gave away my signed Runcimans a few years ago...
3. No-one living. (Plenty of dead ones.)
4. Writing, too.
5. I don't tend to pay much attention to modern 'celebrities' (too many old ones to play with). But I'm inclined to agree re: Mel. He hits so many of my 'hate and despise' buttons. I never thought he was cute, even when he was younger and less drink-addled.
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Date: 2006-12-29 05:19 pm (UTC)Friends: Academics of various sorts - famous in their research fields.
2. I have various books signed by favourite writers, including some now-deceased poets; one or 2 movie pics. I curse the fact I gave away my signed Runcimans a few years ago...
3. No-one living. (Plenty of dead ones.)
4. Writing, too.
5. I don't tend to pay much attention to modern 'celebrities' (too many old ones to play with). But I'm inclined to agree re: Mel. He hits so many of my 'hate and despise' buttons. I never thought he was cute, even when he was younger and less drink-addled.