Is this me me or her her?

Date: 30 January 2009 21:04:39

Just out of interest, I am stealing Deeleea's meme and doing it for me, but instead of simply writing 25 amazingly uninteresting things about me, I am going to leave in place all the ones of Deeleea's which apply to me too, on the grounds that reading hers felt remarkably like reading about myself... with one or two notable exceptions.

I like using computers for lots of things, but think that you can't actually beat pen and paper for letters and cards... and for organising my diary (not that I do too well with pen and paper either)

I am the baby sister of three, aunt of three nephews, two great-nieces, four step-nephews and four step-great-nieces, godmother to two-and-a-bit.

I didn’t get my driving license until I turned 21, which was far later than most of my peers, but I wasn't too bothered about that.

I am ridiculously uncomfortable in crowds unless I have some sort of purpose, love being 1:1 with friends, and am curiously content on my own (except when feeling lonely).

I nearly went to China as a teacher a lifetime ago.

Despite having lived here for 20 years, I love the fact that the Isle of Wight isn't attached to the mainland and still love crossing the Solent - I just hate the cost!

I hardly ever drink at all. In fact, my alcohol consumption has been described as binge-drinking. About two units a year (though this year I've drunk a little more, mainly in hot chocolate to help with sleeping.)

If you ask me what I think I will probably drive you mad trying to work out precisely what I do think as I can usually see both sides of an argument.

Money and the management thereof scares the crap out of me and also bores me rigid.

I’m a total sucker for crime fighting drama. Even more so if the detective is attractive (guy attractive, not girl attractive.)

I live near the beach and walk past it often but spend far too little time on it.

If I had to give up coffee permanently I’d be really, really, really pissed off (the same goes for cheese).

I am considering giving up my safe job to do... goodness knows what. (And am very scared!)

I have only just given in and bought an MP3 player - but splurged somewhat and went for MP4 - after never having wanted one at all. I love it, but I hate the sensation of things stuck in my ears.

I’ve been a Christian since I was in my teens, but it feels longer because I was born and raised in the church. I think it’s a blessing, except for the days when I don’t. Usually those days I’m thinking of doing something I ought not to do.

My favourite place at school was the library. Nerdsville. Actually these days I read a whole lot less than I’d like to but I’m a whole lot more discerning about what I read.

If I had to grow my own food it would be a really steep learning curve for me… problem is not getting things to grow, it’s staying committed to the process… I get bored easily when things don’t happen fast enough.

I generally never write about my work online. I have a big fat rule that says never put anything out there that you wouldn’t want someone to know/hear because once it’s out there you can never get it back.

In a related thought, I reckon it’s really stupid to write letters to people when you’re pissed off. But I'm no good at doing them face to face in conversations. I write a mean letter when I'm calm, though!

I have discovered that lighthearted bullying is the teaching style to which I respond best and that as long as I can see myself making progress I love to push myself to the limit and respond to the challenge - but if I can't see any progress I'm inclined to give up.

When I get angry it always ends in tears and I can’t keep angry for long it turns into sadness. I think this is a real plus because I’d hate to be the kind that holds grudges.

If I had my life to live all over again, I'd mostly make the same mistakes.

I’m a cat person. I like dogs, really I do, but actually don’t want to own one.

When I get anxious, which I try not to do but fail pretty often at, I get a really badly knotted stomach and feel sick, so sick. Once I was anxious for 3 months and ate little more than toast. I lost 2 dress sizes… but I won’t let that happen again. (The anxiety, that is, I’d love to lose the dress sizes…)

I have to go now cos there's a crime drama on TV .