Day 11 - List 15 of Your Favourite Things

I've been looking forward to this one since I first saw the list of topics. Without further ado (and in no particular order)...

( Brown paper packages tied up with string... )

Day 10 - What's Your Best Physical Feature

Well, the question doesn't say anything about the physical feature being external. Brains are technically a physical feature, right? If so...


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Day 9 - What are you worst habits?

Edit to add: meant to post this yesterday but got carried away playing Legend of Zelda.

I have a couple of bad habits.

• my inability to refrain from rolling my eyes whenever somebody says/does something outrageously stupid
• used to chew my pens but that pretty much stopped when I started buying fountain pens that ( Read more... )

Day 8 - What's In Your Handbag Backpack?

Things that are almost always on me and/or in my backpack:

( list of geek survival tools under this cut )

Day 7 - Your Pet Hates

Oh, where do I even begin! There are so many things that drive me completely insane!

• People with really poor grammar and punctuation. This probably bothers me a lot more than it ought to but there's just something about it that just drives me crazy.

( So, it turns out I have many axes to grind... )

Day 6 - Your 5 Senses Right NowSmell: bit of a blocked nose right now, so not much going on here ( Read more... )

Day 5 - 10 Songs You Love Right NowAnybody who knows me will know that the word 'eclectic' doesn't even come close to describing my taste in music. My favourite song will change at the drop of a hat and while it sometimes has to do with my mood, other times it's just a totally random whimsy. Lately, I've been gravitating towards the following 10 ( Read more... )

Day 4 - What are you afraid of

My greatest fear is that one day I will sell out on my principles and wake up in a job that I have absolutely no passion for. Other than that, not much else scares me.

( And here's what you can look forward to in future posts: )

Day 2 - 20 Facts About You

1. I am a massive caffeine junky (as my display pic will prove) and probably drink more coffee and tea than is safe/healthy for a human being.
2. I like to write haiku in my spare time. Used to write free verse but don't really have the time for that any more.
3. I have a highly addictive personality. Whenever I start anything new, ( Read more... )

Stole this meme from rocketgirl2. Like her, I seriously doubt I'm going to be doing 31 days in a row. Not because I'm too busy or anything like that but because I am: 1) incredibly forgetful, 2) incredibly lazy, and 3) easily distracted by... everything. Anyway, without further ado, I present to you...

Day 1 - Introduction and Recent PhotoHi all! I'm Alan, ( Read more... )