25 random things about me

A meme going around Facebook - slightly edited for annonymity.

1. I love music. My cd collection is rapidly spiralling out of control, and the discovery of emusic was the death knell to any prospect of recovery.

2. The most obscure cd I own is probably "The Snow Goose" by Camel.

3. I don't read nearly as much as I used to. I can still easily read over 10 books in a weekend though. I have run out of space for books.

4. I have been known to blog anonymously upon rare occasions. I have tried to resist the lure of Twitter.

5. I managed to break my nose. At this point it is the only bone of mine that has ever been broken.

6. The book I'm looking forward to most this year is book 12 in "The Wheel of Time".

7. The cruelest thing my parents could do to me as a baby was put me in a baby grow. I hate having things on my feet, and I still prefer not to wear shoes if at all possible.

8. I love evening dresses, and just never get a chance to wear them.

9. My PhD probably had a year added onto it due to the pernacious influence of Baldurs Gate 2, and the myriad forms of Civilization. Damn you Sid Meier and Bioware.

10. My labrador is named after a character from the Silmarillion. My home PC is named after one of the elven races. I have read "the Lord of the Rings" more times then I care to admit. I can expond for hours on all the flaws in the Jackson movies. That hasn't stopped me watching them more times then I care to admit.

11. My favourite movie is "Arsenic and Old Lace". Something about little old ladies being serial killers just appeals to me, I guess!

12. I make a seriously good tiramisu.

13. I only got my ears pierced in my late 20's, and that was only due to a friends nagging.

14. My hair is currently the longest it's ever been.

15. I still miss my grandmother.

16. I'm going to be an aunt this year! This is incredibly exciting.

17. I hate having my photo taken. The words "short" and "fat" always leap to mind.

18. I hate Valentines Day.

19. I can make pancakes at 1 am...

20. I'm fairly obsessive about some things; cd's are alphabeticised, books are vaguely sorted by height and author. Do not interfere with my organisation!

21. By the end of my PhD I was drinking around 2 litres of Coke a day. I am now down to practically nothing.

22. There are some pieces of music and songs that are practically guaranteed to make me weep.

23. I have never smoked.

24. I am a very good proof reader. I can spot a split infinitive at 10 paces.

25. My favourite piece of electronic equipment is my iPod.

Things that annoy me

I'm very sure that I've mentioned some of these before.

(1) Proof reading a document for the second or third time for someone, and realising that many of the changes you are making were made the first and second time you proofed that document. Just make the changes already!!!

(2) The really annoying habit of some drivers in this town to drive with their hazard lights on. It is as if they think that this provides them with immunity against driving properly. Driving with hazard lights on does not mean you can drive like an idiot. Morons.

Done stuff

Things I have done are in bold

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyworld
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day