I'll see you your 8 WLFG and raise you 100! I was sent this today at work and thought I'd share because it was kinda fun to write - it's simple, write 100 random things about yourself.
1 For the purposes of this exercise my name is TG - if I told you my real name I'd have to kill you and I probably like you too much to do that.
2 I'm named after a renaissance painter's wife and my middle name after a Queen mother [not the British one]
3 There are various paintings of my namesake, I have a copy of one hanging on my wall at home.
4 I've also had a sculpture named after me which was entered into a competition and won second prize.
5 My fathers side of the family can be traced back to 1190 and I'm related to royalty waaaay back there. My ancestors were not convicts.
6 I come from a very creative family. My mother's side of the family are all painters and sculptors and my mother's uncle worked on restoring The Night Watch.
7 As a result I'm pretty creative, I paint, sculpt, draw, bead, sew, weave, been involved in the theatre in a backstage capacity for 18 years and am obsessed with interior design.
8 My little brother is my idol, he constantly amazes me with his talents and awesome personality. I want to be just like him when I grow up. I think he's a better person than I ever will be and I'm glad that he's learned from my mistakes over the years. I really wish I could have been a better big sister when we were growing up.
9 I've always wanted to have a close relationship with my grandparents but it never happened because we moved so often. Now that they're all gone I regret not making more of an effort.
10 I have visited or lived on every continent.
11 I secretly wish my parents would get back together even though they've been divorced for 14 years. At least they're good friends and we spend all of the occasions together as a family.
12 My family is very close despite the divorce and in some ways I think the divorce brought us all closer. We still do all of the holidays & birthdays together so it still feels like we're all together.
13 I'm over protective of my Mum and punched out her last boyfriend for 'abusing' her. I had to be restrained before I did him some serious damage. [this psycho killed one of her male friend's cat because he was jealous that she was having dinner with another male, he used to sneak under her house to see who was visiting her etc etc etc - a real fuckin psycho asshole]
14 Apart from psycho asshole there I've never picked a fight but have been in a few fistfights in highschool. I'm really tall and it was always the shorties with something to prove that picked me. In all those fights I've never 'lost'... heheh two hits... [me hitting you, you hitting the floor]
15 I thought I was queen shit of turd mountain in the last two years of highschool and had a rep as a toughie although never really did anything seriously bad to deserve it. Although I guess a few fist fights and being in detention a lot for skipping classes helped my reputation.
16 I've known my bestest friend for 19 years, we met in highschool and we've only had one real argument (which was last year).
17 I hated my next bestest friend and her group when we were in highschool. We've been friends for the last 13 years
18 We've almost always had a cat in the family but I'd still like to have a dog at some stage (or a snake).
19 His Lordship is the first cat that I've ever purchased. All our other cats have adopted us.
20 His Lordship's real name is really funny but I can't tell you that either cuz enough people know it blah blah see 1.
21 I screen calls when I'm home. The important people in my life know this and will chatter a bit on the machine until I pick up. I hate being bugged by telesales people but I will be polite when I tell them to bugger off as they're human too.
22 I won't answer the door if I see hawkers through the doorpeep.
23 I've been waxing since I was 14 and hardly grow any hair anymore and I LOVE the feeling of being waxed.
24 I love the smell of the inside of a washing machine and the inside of a M&Ms packet
25 I know what I want to be when I grow up but I don't know how to get there.
26 This frustrates the hell out of me! The longer it goes on the stronger the urge is.
27 I think I'm sexual deviant. I'm not normal. I've had over 12,410 orgasms and want to have my own bondage dungeon.
28 Further to that, there's not a lot I haven't seen or done.
29 I have more porn than anyone I know and have actually discovered some boring porn.
30 I can't stand it when people stop and have a chat in the middle of a busy walkway at the mall. I've gotten to the age now where if people do it I will stop and ask them to move to the side a little because if I don't I have to restrain myself from making snippy comments as I pass.
31 I hate the way other people drive like maniacs. I drive perfectly of course.
32 My biggest pet peev is bad customer service in a customer service industry. Drives me batshit!
33 That being said I strive for customer service excellence and won 4 CEO awards for it in 2004. YAY me!
34 I'd love to be an events manager or wedding planner. So up my alley organising all the little details.
35 I'd love to open my own restaurant [or cafe or bar]
36 I've always been a bit of a tomboy but I've found that in the last couple of years that I'm getting really girly girly. And I like it!
37 I have an irrational fear of twisting my ankle and falling down the stairs. For some reason I think about it a lot.
38 I really don't understand politics. It's all shit to me.
39 I can wiggle my middle toe independently of the others. On both feet.
40 I love Lost and Survivor especially since I have a deserted island fantasy. I'm not really sure why it appeals to me so much but I'd love to be on a deserted island [or own my own island so I can pretend!]
41 I love puzzles, brain teasers, sudoku, crosswords, riddles and secrets.
42 I find it really hard to make top 5 lists of movies or music because I like so many so I have to redefine it into top 5 right now or top 5 of all time because they're very different lists.
43 I fuckin like to fuckin swear, a fuckin lot.
44 I'm not religious although I'd like to believe that there's something out there watching over us and guiding us. Whether it's "God" or spirit or Universe or whatever. Guess that makes me sortof agnostic.
45 I believe that people should have the right to believe in whatever entity they want and not be judged or attacked for it.
46 That being said I don't understand holy wars. I don't understand how people have the strength of belief in something they can't prove. And in some ways I'm envious of that faith.
47 I’m scared of World War III happening in my lifetime.
48 I could quite happily get cosmetic surgery. No problemo.
49 I develop crushes too easily.
50 I hate it when people talk at you and don't listen to what you're saying. Like they're just waiting for to finish talking so that they can speak again.
51 Out of all the superpowers there are I'd like to be able to fly and read minds.
52 I can't live without my sunglasses
53 I must have at least one coffee in the morning or else the people in my vicinity just aren't safe. I am not a morning person and need that coffee to warm up the care factor. It's a 'rule' that's joked about at work - "Do not ask TG dumb questions before first coffee".
54 I sleep really badly and have extremely vivid dreams all night and wake up feeling unrefreshed. I used to sleepwalk a lot and occasionally still have the odd wander around the house when I'm asleep. Usually about once a year [or more if I'm seriously stressed] I've been a bad sleeper since birth.
55 I always remember my dreams and keep a dream journal
56 I have a few recurring dreams and they're pretty weird. There are 3 main themes to them. One is that I can touch my toes while sitting with my legs outstretched or that I can do the splits. The second one usually involves me wearing the retainer I used to have when I had braces at age 14. And the last involves gum, you know when you've been chewing a bit of gum for way too long and it starts to disintegrate - my dream is usually about gum that is all goopy like that and stuck to the roof of my mouth and I'm trying to scoop it out. Of course I have the usual plane crashing, falling off cliffs and sex dreams as recurring dreams but I think they're the oddest one of the recurring ones.
57 I've experienced deja vu from past dreams so I sort of believe in my dreams as I have dreamt of things happening in the future which have come true. I certainly pay attention to my dreams. Very spooky that.
58 I really want my mum to be a grandmother before she dies.
59 I'm scared of losing her to this brain tumour too quickly. It tears my heart to shreds to even think of losing her. While she drives me crazy sometimes I can't imagine what I'd do without her.
60 I’m also scared of physically not being able to have a child
61 I was pregnant when I was 19 and was beaten until I miscarried and since then I’ve had troubles with the ole womanly parts which is why I’m worried about 60. And I’m not getting any younger so my fertility is diminishing with every day that passes.
62 At the same time, kids can really shit me and I wonder how I’ll cope being a parent. I think I’ll be a good mother but I wonder how my patience will hold up considering it’s my own kid.
63 I hope my child turns out nothing like me.
64 And I really want a boy, I think I’d be a little bit disappointed if I had a girl if I’m honest with myself.
65 I cry at sad movies, happy movies too! Small kindnesses make me cry too. Just can't help myself - crybaby ;}
66 I still miss smoking pot. I used to smoke every day for a while but I'm so thankful that I've quit and got on with my life.
67 I don't think I'm as clever as I pretend to be. I often wonder how much smoking pot for so long has done to my brain and I thank god for the coping /cover up skills I’ve developed
68 I have a tattoo and want more
69 I love being a smartass and I usually get away with it as I do it in a cheeky matey matey way.
70 I love peanut butter and black current jam sandwiches, preferably on toast.
71 I love any sort of chocolate and peanut/peanut butter combination like Peanut butter M&M's Butterfingers, Reeces Pieces Peanut butter cups
72 love pancakes with bacon and maple syrup
73 I don't like Kiwi fruit [unless it's really sour and tangy], lychees, water chestnuts or lamb
74 I have a facial and a pedicure every Sunday and change the toe paint then too.
75 I try on every cute guy's last name... just in case it rings true.
76 I love reading the Sunday paper in the sun with the cat on my lap. True bliss
77 I don't like singing in public or in front of people, to the point where I often mouth Happy Birthday, but I love to sing at home or in the car when I know that no one is listening.
78 I'm a bit dyslexic, even when I type but because I can type fast, the delete key is often in use.
79 I really want to drive a Mac truck around, just once.
80 I hated school, so much I can’t even express it. I laugh whenever people say that school times was the best times in their lives. No no, not for me. I couldn’t wait to get out and every minute I’ve spent out of school has been my best time.
81 I won't leave the house without my eye makeup but I rarely wear lipstick.
82 I don’t like how I look without makeup and can be lazy about taking it off at night
83 I've been in 6 car accidents, 3 in which I was driving, two of which I was at fault. No serious injuries in any of them thanks to seat belts. The closest, most nastiest one was with a friend driving in a 4 wheel drive and she flipped the car a couple of times and we ended up upside down. I had only just put my seat belt back on as the Coca Cola had fallen on the floor and I couldn't reach with my seatbelt on. I've been VERY lucky. The 'funny' thing is that once we'd landed, the tape deck was the only thing still working and it was still playing and to this day I can't listen to Jimmy Barnes when he sings "River Deep, Mountain high", gives me the willys.
84 I always make a wish on a falling star, wishbone or when I'm blowing out candles.
85 I hate ironing and avoid it whenever possible
86 I almost never make my bed. I reckon that I'm only going to mess it up in a couple of hours anyway. BUT I do love fresh sheets and that's probably the only time my bed resembles a made bed. heheh although if there's someone coming over that needs impressing I can manage to drag the covers in an orderly fashion
87 I'm always on time or 5 minutes early. I'm a real stickler for being on time and if I'm not going to make it on time for some reason I always call. I hate being late!
88 Speaking of time, I've had the same alarm clock since I was 8
89 I don’t know how to forgive or forget. But I have learnt to tuck it away in my memory and not look at it so that it doesn't hurt as much.
90 I often want to runaway and not tell anyone. Just runaway and forget about everything. Sometimes being an adult sucks ass.
91 I love playing cards, any sort of card game.
92 I think I’m boring but I know I’m not
93 I wish that people could see me the way I see myself. Well certain aspects of me that I don’t share for whatever self preservation bullshit I spin myself.
94 I wish I could just let go and BE
95 I’m shit scared of flight turbulence. To the point where I’ll come off the plane with bleeding palms from digging my nails in my palms from clenching my fists so tightly. Stoopid thing is that I know that there’s nothing I can do about it and I know I‘m being dumb, it’s just a control thing. But I love travelling.
96 By the same token, I’m not a good car passenger. It’s because I’m not driving. (again the control thing)
97 There is no such thing as third chances with me. You only get one second chance and after that…zip. No third time lucky because in my experiences there's been no such thing.
98 I don’t like walking into a crowded room alone. Makes me really uncomfortable.
99 I often feel like the odd one out. I think it stems from a lot of things but that’s a whole other post
100 I can't pee if someone is within earshot. It's just physically impossible :]
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