Witterings of a thirty something, occasionally meaningful, occasionally serious, frequently banal.
1. I am not known for my patience, however I do have a reputation for impatience
2. I can mostly handle my drink, but on the odd occasion when I can’t, I am a puker
3. I was born without a filter between my brain and my mouth
4. I love vegetables, but I am not a vegetarian, occasionally only sausage and mash will do
5. I have never met a cheese I didn’t like
6. I come from a line of strong women – there’s no escaping it
7. I have an identical twin, and neither of us particularly likes being a twin, but wouldn’t be without a sister.
8. I am competitive but was not actually aware of this until someone told me I was last year, at which point I stopped trying to hide it from myself.
9. I come from a competitive family.
10. Unlike everyone else I know, I actually like moving house.
11. I do not own property or a car.
12. My most valuable possession is my bike.
13. At the moment the things which are the most important to me are, in no particular order; Boyf, friends, work
14. When I’m feeling emotional my favourite thing to do is to watch a sad or extremely cheesy movie and let the tears roll.
15. I used to be moody, but now feel that life’s too short.
16. I am incapable of holding grudges, but I never fully forget.
17. I have an unfortunate habit of remembering things people tell me when I’m drunk – it freaks them out.
18. I do not think sleeping with someone on the first date is a bad thing, but the double standard that applies in regard to women as opposed to men doing this, is.
19. I like to watch TV, but these days have a short attention span, so can rarely commit to longer than an hour without doing something else at the same time.
20. I used to be a really good speller, but am too impatient now to bother
21. I like watching Top Gear
22. I have had one previous long term relationship and a number of shorter ones
23. I am in a long term relationship with a man called Kevin.
24. I used to take recreational drugs, but it never suited me
25. I am a non smoker
26. I make friends easily but am close to a select few
27. Being an incredibly organised person makes me feel in control
28. I am a control enthusiast
29. Although I have little sense of direction I have such good eyesight that I can see street signs and bus numbers from very far away.
30. I have my eyes tested yearly because I have always wanted to wear glasses, I think they make me look clever and sexy in a porno secretary kind of way
31. My parents were too overprotective of me when I was a teenager, but if I have kids, I’d be the same with them
32. I left home on my own at the age of 20 to go and live in big bad london. Being a late bloomer, I was so unworldy at the time that I’m really surprised i survived my first year.
33. I may never move back to New Zealand, but then again I might
34. My reputation at work is thus: a stroppy cow, but it works for me.
35. I have an unhealthy obsession with technology – but only the fun stuff like da interweb, ip phones, music players etc
36. I only own about 10 pairs of shoes (including trainers and boots), mainly because I have largish narrow feet and find it hard getting shoes to fit.
37. I used to be average height….for a British Male – 5′8″, but some time in the last 10 years I grew another inch and now I’m 5′9″
38. I’m skinny, but fit, and thats how I like it.
39. I get tired of having to justify my weight.
40. My favourite meal is stir fried veges and brown rice. It just tastes fresh and clean.
41. I would currently describe myself as: Stubborn cyclist, regular gym goer and committed drinker
42. I’m still not sure if I ever want to have children, but luckily am not in the position to have to make a decision at present.
43. I wear low cut tops, low slung trousers, skirts and heels to work because when I was 12 people used to mistake me for a boy and I’ve never quite gotten over it.
44. I’m a sucker for an englishman, even the most arrogant ones
45. I have a song lyric for any situation, I inherited this talent from my Dad. (today’s lyric; Every day is like sunday – in light of hangover)
46. I am a mercifully happy drunk, albeit sometimes an overly affectionate one.
47. I used to expend a lot of effort trying to fit in, but now I like being different.
48. I had never lived alone, until September 16th 2006. As of October 13th 2007 I am again co-habiting.
49. I find it difficult to trust people.
50. I have three best mates – one in Australia, one in New Zealand and one here in London, these are the people I first think of calling when I have good or bad news.
51. I find it easy to make changes but sometimes difficult to deal with the consequences of change.
52. I suspect that I am better at my job than I think I am.
53. I own 7 bikinis, but only really swim while on sun holidays
54. My hair is more managable now that I am older but as I result I have a fear of chlorinated water making it go fuzzy.
55. I am no longer sure of what my natural hair colour is, but it’s currently coloured very dark brown.
56. Like much of the media i suspect the high street has changed women’s clothing sizes so that now I wear a size 8 even though I am actually a 10. *Update* My size 8 clothing is a bit snug at present, I’m avoiding processing any thoughts on this.
57. I have an irrational fear of becoming chubby without noticing it happening.
58. I like food too much to diet and therefore choose exercise instead.
59. I am a cheap drunk.
60. I heart stationery
