50 Random Things About Me
Gacked from allygatorkin
1. I played Mary in an infant school nativity play and peed on the haystack.
2. I beat my brother at poker every time.
3. I am a complete fanfiction addict to the extent that when I enjoy a book or film etc my first impulse is to go online to see if anyone’s written about it.
4. I sometimes wish I could live in the 30s in a PG Wodehouse book.
5. I spend a ridiculous amount of money on my hand cream.
6. I am an atheist with the occasional leap into agnosticism which usually goes away if I have a lie down and a nice cup of tea.
7. Sometimes my father drives me completely mad.
8. My favourite meal is afternoon tea with a poached egg, some kind of cake/scone combo and a hot pot of tea, preferably taken by an open fire (which, therefore, only ever happens when I stay with my grandparents).
9. I covet my grandparents’ house (not because of the open fires).
10. I have a serious inferiority complex about the whole didn’t-finish-university thing which is quite pathetic.
11. I hate confrontation.
12. The earliest story I can remember writing was hugely crap and involved me falling asleep in a haystack and going back in time. I only wrote about three paragraphs before getting bored.
13. Tequila does not agree with me. In fact, it radically opposes me at every turn.
14. I occasionally get fed up with my websites.
15. I still am known (though only by myself, as ‘twere) to dress up and play make-believe.
16. My office is painted a pale salmon pink which I like very much but at which everyone laughed when I chose it.
17. I have seen all of “Tinker Tailor” and “I Claudius”, but never in the right episodic order.
18. I love history.
19. Ditto mathematics.
20. I like clubbing with really cheesy music. And also with not-so-cheesy music.
21. I have Blackadder on tape and more or less know all the words off by heart.
22. I am deeply cynical about the state of the NHS.
23. I once cut off my hair while waiting to be picked up from junior school.
24. I would like to have children one day.
25. Haagen Dazs raspberry sorbet is my favourite iced thing in the whole wide world. And you can no longer buy it normally. Alas.
26. I get very, very pissed off when someone assumes I am incompetent.
27. I’m quite an antisocial person.
28. My brother and I collaborated on a dramatic version of “Sir Patrick Spens” when we were in primary school, which included the use of a sheet to indicate the sea.
29. I am having trouble pinpointing which party most truly represents my political beliefs.
30. I have my doubts about democracy. After all, people who read the Daily Mail are allowed to vote.
31. I type at about 60 wpm.
32. I can read French without having to translate it in my head, if you see what I mean.
33. I am occasionally known as the Label Queen at work.
34. Also the Queen of the Unofficial Audiology Biscuit Tin.
35. In common with 99% of the population, I have been sadly disappointed by the recent Star Wars films.
36. I passed Grade VI Flute (a minor miracle).
37. I had a huge crush on Ivanova when Babylon 5 was first on.
38. I doodle incessantly on every piece of paper I use.
39. I enjoy writing crap poetry, but have never felt inspired to write anything serious.
40. I was confirmed when I was eleven, even though I didn’t really get it at all.
41. I thought Finding Nemo was by far the worst of the Pixar films.
42. Though I am in many ways a bit of a slob myself, when I moved I spent an afternoon meticulously washing all the communal cutlery because it wasn’t up to scratch.
43. I once met a boy on holiday for two days and then corresponded with him for six months (with as much innuendo as two fifteen year olds could fit into a shared passion for maths).
44. I could never live with my parents again, as much as I love them.
45. I am very shy. Except, obvs, when I’m with people I know.
46. I hate my job with the fiery passion of a thousand suns.
47. I hate admitting when I’m wrong.
48. Mushroom soup makes me nauseous.
49. Blossom always makes me feel happy.
50. I can almost never ask for help.
1. I played Mary in an infant school nativity play and peed on the haystack.
2. I beat my brother at poker every time.
3. I am a complete fanfiction addict to the extent that when I enjoy a book or film etc my first impulse is to go online to see if anyone’s written about it.
4. I sometimes wish I could live in the 30s in a PG Wodehouse book.
5. I spend a ridiculous amount of money on my hand cream.
6. I am an atheist with the occasional leap into agnosticism which usually goes away if I have a lie down and a nice cup of tea.
7. Sometimes my father drives me completely mad.
8. My favourite meal is afternoon tea with a poached egg, some kind of cake/scone combo and a hot pot of tea, preferably taken by an open fire (which, therefore, only ever happens when I stay with my grandparents).
9. I covet my grandparents’ house (not because of the open fires).
10. I have a serious inferiority complex about the whole didn’t-finish-university thing which is quite pathetic.
11. I hate confrontation.
12. The earliest story I can remember writing was hugely crap and involved me falling asleep in a haystack and going back in time. I only wrote about three paragraphs before getting bored.
13. Tequila does not agree with me. In fact, it radically opposes me at every turn.
14. I occasionally get fed up with my websites.
15. I still am known (though only by myself, as ‘twere) to dress up and play make-believe.
16. My office is painted a pale salmon pink which I like very much but at which everyone laughed when I chose it.
17. I have seen all of “Tinker Tailor” and “I Claudius”, but never in the right episodic order.
18. I love history.
19. Ditto mathematics.
20. I like clubbing with really cheesy music. And also with not-so-cheesy music.
21. I have Blackadder on tape and more or less know all the words off by heart.
22. I am deeply cynical about the state of the NHS.
23. I once cut off my hair while waiting to be picked up from junior school.
24. I would like to have children one day.
25. Haagen Dazs raspberry sorbet is my favourite iced thing in the whole wide world. And you can no longer buy it normally. Alas.
26. I get very, very pissed off when someone assumes I am incompetent.
27. I’m quite an antisocial person.
28. My brother and I collaborated on a dramatic version of “Sir Patrick Spens” when we were in primary school, which included the use of a sheet to indicate the sea.
29. I am having trouble pinpointing which party most truly represents my political beliefs.
30. I have my doubts about democracy. After all, people who read the Daily Mail are allowed to vote.
31. I type at about 60 wpm.
32. I can read French without having to translate it in my head, if you see what I mean.
33. I am occasionally known as the Label Queen at work.
34. Also the Queen of the Unofficial Audiology Biscuit Tin.
35. In common with 99% of the population, I have been sadly disappointed by the recent Star Wars films.
36. I passed Grade VI Flute (a minor miracle).
37. I had a huge crush on Ivanova when Babylon 5 was first on.
38. I doodle incessantly on every piece of paper I use.
39. I enjoy writing crap poetry, but have never felt inspired to write anything serious.
40. I was confirmed when I was eleven, even though I didn’t really get it at all.
41. I thought Finding Nemo was by far the worst of the Pixar films.
42. Though I am in many ways a bit of a slob myself, when I moved I spent an afternoon meticulously washing all the communal cutlery because it wasn’t up to scratch.
43. I once met a boy on holiday for two days and then corresponded with him for six months (with as much innuendo as two fifteen year olds could fit into a shared passion for maths).
44. I could never live with my parents again, as much as I love them.
45. I am very shy. Except, obvs, when I’m with people I know.
46. I hate my job with the fiery passion of a thousand suns.
47. I hate admitting when I’m wrong.
48. Mushroom soup makes me nauseous.
49. Blossom always makes me feel happy.
50. I can almost never ask for help.