100 Facts About Me

Stemming from a short-lived “trend” on Twitter, the #100factsaboutme hashtag resulted in the following…..

• 100. I enjoy making lists
• 99. I have a bald patch on my right wrist
• 98. I never drank coffee until I started work in an office
• 97. I am a convert to Apple products
• 96. My three favourite films are based on real-life events
• 95. I have an eBay feedback rating of 404
• 94. I have 405 followers on Twitter
• 93. My current camera of choice is a Panasonic Lumix TZ5
• 92. I became a Spurs supporter on 10th April 1981
• 91. I could happily spend a day watching test match cricket
• 90. I prefer the winter to the summer
• 89. Favourite Doctor Who is still Peter Davison
• 88. Favourite Doctor Who companion is Donna
• 87. My biggest failing is probably that I am a little bit lazy.
• 86. Starbucks of choice is Venti Vanilla Latte and a Cinnamon Swirl
• 85. I am a hoarder
• 84. If I could go back, I would change most of my educational choices
• 83. I have never broken a bone
• 82. The expression which best sums me up is “Jack of all trades, master of none”
• 81. I get incredibly moody when my team loses
• 80. I do not read books as much as I should
• 79. My best bit of Doctor Who merchandise is a UK100 “Time Crash” set
• 78. I am 179cm tall
• 77. I studied Geology for five years
• 76. I have worked at the same company for 19 years
• 75. Four episodes of classic Doctor Who have debuted on my birthday
• 74. I always have a bet on the Grand National
• 73. I couldn’t care less who wins the Boat Race every year
• 72. This is only the 29th entry in the list and I’m already struggling to come up with entries
• 71. I studied Maths, Geology and Economics for my A’Levels
• 70. I have never been arrested
• 69. I have been stopped by the police twice: once in a car, once in a shopping trolley
• 68. When I was young I always told people I had very, very dark brown hair
• 67. I have black hair
• 66. I am 14,719 days old
• 65. I once had an allergic reaction to a polystyrene surfboard
• 64. I find buying stationery very theraputic
• 63. My favourite ice cream flavour is vanilla
• 62. I wish I could speak another language without going to the effort of actually learning it (see #87).
• 61. I do not have a favourite colour
• 60. I have no tattoos
• 59. I could have been a contender
• 58. My commute to work is 17 miles each way
• 57. I do not throw enough things away
• 56. I bought a new watch today
• 55. I once swallowed my tongue
• 54. I am ashamed that I stopped being a Doctor Who fan soon after Star Trek: The Next Generation began (1988′ish)
• 53. I am happy that I became a Doctor Who fan again in 1998′ish
• 52. I am a liberal and believe in democracy. I might not be a Liberal Democrat though.
• 51. I have sung on a UK number one hit single.
• 50. I am easily swayed
• 49. For a 40-year-man, I have an unhealthy love of shopping
• 48. I was well in to my thirties before I ever threw away a magazine
• 47. The only sport I currently participate in is darts
• 46. I only wear ties to weddings, funerals, interviews and horse racing
• 45. The last CD I bought was Kate Miller-Heidke’s “Curiouser”
• 44. The next CD I am going to buy will be Elbow’s “Let’s Build A Rocket, Boys”
• 43. I have been known to make spreadsheets for fun
• 42. I could happily spend hours putting things in the right order
• 41. I still haven’t had my mid-life crisis
• 40. My internet “avater” is now four years old
• 39. I was going to list out my O’Levels as part of this list but I have forgotten what one of them was
• 38. I have an iPad 2 on order
• 37. I am going to see Take That this summer (my 30 year-old self would hate this)
• 36. In previous elections I have, at various times,  voted Tory, Labour, LibDem and Green.
• 35. I have made 5,305 tweets
• 34. I currently drive a Honda
• 33. I once attended a six-hour conference call: it made my ears hurt
• 32. I have been to see as many NFL games as Premier League games (3 each)
• 31. When I was a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut
• 30. I still want to be an astronaut
• 29. I am a sucker for a trendy logo
• 28. I love Christmas
• 27. I have 18 fish in my aquarium
• 26. I don’t know what my earliest memory is
• 25. The first gig that I went to was at Wembley Stadium – It was the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert
• 24. The most recent gig I have attended was Ben Folds at the Hammersmith Apollo
• 23. I find it impossible to stick to a diet
• 22. My most frequented holiday destination in the Lake District
• 21. This is definitely the most tricky list I have ever written
• 20. I am not entirely sure that there are no duplicates on this list
• 19. I was born at 6am
• 18. My favourite band is Queen
• 17. My least favourite thing about growing old is nasal hair
• 16. I am unsure how I would cope without the internet
• 15. I really dislike going to the beach
• 14. My favourite meal still has to be sausage, beans and chips
• 13. I prefer to holiday at home rather than get a flight abroad
• 12. Guinness is probably not that good for me but I do enjoy it
• 11. I share a birthday with Andrew Flintoff and Noel Clarke
• 10. My wedding anniversary is on the 10th of the month
• 9. I own nine pairs of shoes
• 8. I have called eight different addresses “home”
• 7. I have met seven of the actors who’ve played Doctor Who
• 6. While I don’t believe in lucky numbers, if I did, mine would be six
• 5. I support five sports teams
• 4. I have four cousins, all girls
• 3. I have only ever owned three cars
• 2. I only passed two of my A’Levels
• 1. Ooh, last fact, erm…. nope, cannot think of ANYTHING else.