100 things about me - a working list

1. I have been on the Internet since 1997
2. I'm Welsh
3. I was born in Morriston Hospital, Swansea on August 14th
4. Which makes me a Leo
5. And a rooster
6. I have hazel eyes
7. I have worn glasses since J2 (aka Year 4 - that was before the UK changed to Year 1 to Year 6 for Primary school etc)
8. I don't like my face without glasses
9. I am very shy; other people always think I am very confident; I just think I have a good "front" to hide behind
10. I can keep secrets - can't I?? You know I can - don't you!
11. I am right-handed; but my mum said I was just as comnfortable as a "leftie" until I started school!
12. I am a brunette (but somewhere deep inside I am really blonde)
13. I love shoes
14. I have size 7 feet
15. I passed my driving test 2nd time around
16. I love cooking and eating with friends and family
17. My favourite restaurant is La Garissade ..... I sat at a table 5 foot away from Raymond Blanc last time I was there!
18. I love to play backgammon (thank you Ruth for teaching me and making me an addict!)
19. I am a primary school teacher
20. I listen to Radio 2 on the way to work
21. I stopped smoking in April 2000 and now only smoke when I am absolutley plastered and then regret it for weeks
22. I am 35 years old but right now I feel older
23. I have a tattoo
24. I am 5' 5 1/2" tall (DO NOT FORGET THE 1/2)
25. I can sing the whole of the theme song from the Muppet Show
26. I can name the four islands of Japan in order from north to south
27. I can't whistle
28. My favourite comedians are Billy Connolly and Eddie Izzard
29. Whilst we are on the subject Eddie Izzard - hubba, hubba; ding-dong (that's my bell ringing!)
30. Kiwi fruit makes my tongue tingle at the back and side
31. When I was 13-ish, I heard my rabbit drop dead
32. I have only been seen in work in my current job in a skirt (unless you count "fancy dress days") once
33. My favourite colour is lilac
34. I'd like to own a campsite in southern France
35. My least favourite word to write is Egypt - have a go, you'll see why!
36. I have a younger brother
37. I live in Kent but would prefer to live in France or New Zealand
38. I wanted to be a seismologist but failed my geography "A" level
39. I should have become a chef - but my comprehensive school careers advisor said I should do "A" levels - I shouldn't have listened
40. I find voices on the phone a real "turn on", I kept Simon's first phone message for 6 months and re-listened over and over again and then changed phone companies and lost it - duh!
41. I was a prefect in the sixth form only
42. I had a crush on Roger Taylor - the drummer from Duran Duran - everyone else liked John or Simon (K.R. - you know who you are - fancied Nick Rhodes!!)
43. My favourite tv show was/is/will always be Blackadder
44. ......... followed by Charmed
45. ......... followed closely by Will & Grace
46. I have only ever broken 1 bone
47. My favourite comfort food is sausage & mash with onion gravy (sausages interchangeable with toad in the hole)
48. My "last meal on earth" would be pan fried foie gras at the "Chasse de Bonnecoste"
49. I love Krispy Kreme doughnuts - custard filled choc coated
50. I speak French
51. I would like to speak Italian
52. I am addicted to JT Blocks at Yahoo!
53. I can say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch - which is easy if you are Welsh! But probably not so easy if you are not!!
54. I had a yellow fiesta called Percy
55. My parents nearly called me Jade
56. I play poker for money on Tuesdays
57. I hate marzipan
58. And tripe too
59. I don't like (saying) the words slacks and mince
60. I used to paint maps for a living
61. I panic if someone sings the theme from Jaws in the swimming pool
62. I have 4 nephews ( - and one more is on the way!)
63. I was born on my grandparent's ruby wedding anniversary
64. My favourite film ever is "Seven Brides for Seven brothers"
65. Some of my other favourites include Calamity Jane, The Shawshank Redemption & Cry Freedom (bigger list on my profile)
66. I read constantly - even on the loo (ok too much info, I'll stop now)
67. My favourite book is The Eight
68. The Eight would be one of my "Desert Island Books" (No idea what I mean? Click here)
69. I can think of lots of "irreverent things to write here!"
70. I re-read books I have already read, so do my dad and my brother - my mother just doesn't get this!
71. I have lived at/in 8 houses/flats in my 35 years and one of those was for 23 years
72. I love 70s disco
73. I love Hayseed Dixie
74. I never wear perfume - it makes me sneeze, even if other people are wearing it!
75. I cannot drink Dr Pepper's or Root Beer (scent reminds me of germolene)
76. I am terrified of spiders
77. I don't even like tomato stalks (my brother used to thrown them at me and pretend they were spiders - git!)
78. My alcoholic drink of choice is Brandy with lots of coke and lots of ice
79. And if I'm drinking wine - red or cava
80. The 2 best cures for a hangover I know are a "full English" or Heinz cream of tomato soup
81. I like to cross-stitch
82. My favourite take-out / junk food is KFC. My nephew used to call KFC - Ken-fucky Tried Chicken, this still makes me howl with laughter!
83. I cry watching Extreme Makeover Home Edition every time it is on (which is currently every day!)
84. I am agnostic
85. At the last census I listed my religion as Jedi
86. But I could easily become pagan!
87. My father still calls me tuppence - unless I call really early and then he calls me "Your mother's daughter" as in ....."Good morning your mother's daughter ..... why are you calling a this ungodly hour?"
88. I just "don't do domestic cats!"
89. I sing out loud when driving ALWAYS
90. I wish I could sing better
91. I love Philadelphia cream cheese and strawberry jam open sandwiches
92. I would love to be able to play the piano
93. I have a B. ED. degree in education and geography from the University of Wales
94. I can't listen to "Fields of Gold" without crying - Sting or Eva Cassidy
95. I am a geneaologist (but I don't think I can spell it!) btw - if anyone knows where my paternal great grandfather William Paddison Collins was born, I will be truly & eternally grateful
96. My favourite pizza is from Pizza Hut - spicy pork, onion and sweetcorn (I can feel/hear/see the pizza "purists" shuddering from here!)
97. I was on the school synchronized swimming team
98. I swam for the school. And I swam for county team - when it was still West Glamorgan - in 1986
99. Writing this blog is the first time I have ever written anything I didn't HAVE TO write - that's a major step for me!
100. I love reading other people's "100 Things about me"

I might have to add to this later!!!! Who said I had to stop at 100?