Seven Things About Me
I got tagged by parrotfish to share seven things about me. Here are the Rules
1. List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
2. Tag seven people to do the same.
3. Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag whoever wants to do it.
So
1 - I'm an Army Brat as Americans would say. My Dad was in the British Army until I was 7, so I spent the first six and a bit years of my life travelling hither and yon with him, my Mum and my younger sister. Including a stint in Hong Kong (I don't remember it - we went when I was 9 months old and came back when I was 2.5) and also Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles.
2 - I'm far older than I look as my Mum's side of the family has incredibly good genes in this respect. I'm 40 next year, but regularly get mistaken for a 20-something.
3 - I've got two degrees - one in Computing and one in English/History.
4 - Before David Tennant and "Doctor Who" stole my brain, my heart, my soul and my life, I used to write serious scholarly articles about fantasy fiction and children's literature. (These days I write non-stop fic - guess which gets me the most readers?)
5 - I read very fast. If I'm not interrupted, I can read 100 pages of fiction in an hour.
6 - I've read The Lord of the Rings nearly 30 times in 23 years, and I once read it three times in the same year as I was writing several articles on Tolkien and TLotR that year.
7 - When I was 14 I vowed never to get married and no one has persuaded me to change my mind. But if David Tennant proposed, I'd seriously consider it... (OK, I lie! I'd say "yes" like a shot!)
Being both lazy and rebellious (did I mention I'm a non-conformist?), I'm not going to tag anyone - but if anyone wants to play, feel free...
1. List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
2. Tag seven people to do the same.
3. Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag whoever wants to do it.
So
1 - I'm an Army Brat as Americans would say. My Dad was in the British Army until I was 7, so I spent the first six and a bit years of my life travelling hither and yon with him, my Mum and my younger sister. Including a stint in Hong Kong (I don't remember it - we went when I was 9 months old and came back when I was 2.5) and also Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles.
2 - I'm far older than I look as my Mum's side of the family has incredibly good genes in this respect. I'm 40 next year, but regularly get mistaken for a 20-something.
3 - I've got two degrees - one in Computing and one in English/History.
4 - Before David Tennant and "Doctor Who" stole my brain, my heart, my soul and my life, I used to write serious scholarly articles about fantasy fiction and children's literature. (These days I write non-stop fic - guess which gets me the most readers?)
5 - I read very fast. If I'm not interrupted, I can read 100 pages of fiction in an hour.
6 - I've read The Lord of the Rings nearly 30 times in 23 years, and I once read it three times in the same year as I was writing several articles on Tolkien and TLotR that year.
7 - When I was 14 I vowed never to get married and no one has persuaded me to change my mind. But if David Tennant proposed, I'd seriously consider it... (OK, I lie! I'd say "yes" like a shot!)
Being both lazy and rebellious (did I mention I'm a non-conformist?), I'm not going to tag anyone - but if anyone wants to play, feel free...