60 entirely random things you never wanted to know about Jaq
1. I am double jointed and when I bend my index fingers inwards at the middle joint, it usually repulses people.
2. I have retinal albinism. This, along with being myopic and astigmatic, means that my eyesight is not 100% correctable.
3. I failed a driving test because I couldn’t read the number plate from the required distance. (see No.2)
4. I grew up in a pub.
5. I have known one of my closest friends since we were 8 years old.
6. My fiction genre of choice is detective fiction.
7. I have been a vegetarian for 23 years.
8. I try very hard not to take life too seriously.
9. I have lived in London all my life.
10. When I was 7, I fell off the bar and ended up in casualty because my tooth went through my bottom lip and pierced my chin. Frankly, the hospital dash was more due to having a hysterical mother than to it being a bad injury.
11. When I was 4, my older brother slammed my finger in a door and the nail came off. (Do we see a pattern emerging here?)
12. I believe that my hearing damage was from standing too close to speakers at gigs during my teens.
13. I am horribly squeamish.
14. I suffer from vertigo.
15. I have never broken any bones bigger than my little toe (both of which sadly, make up for the rest in the number of times it has happened!). Oh and it’s okay, I touched wood after I typed this.
16. I have excellent circulation and, as a result, am often too hot when everyone else is shivering.
17. I am a natural blonde.
18. I have only been in hospital once since I was born. When I was 18 months old, I had an operation to cure a lazy eye.
19. When my mother came to see me after the operation, the nursing staff had bound my ankles and wrists together to stop me scratching at the bandages. Mum created merry hell until I was allowed to be taken home.
20. I have a phobia about having my wrists and ankles restricted (oddly enough) and it is this that is the cause of the only time that I have ever punched someone.
21. I crack my knuckles.
22. I didn’t learn to drive until I was 27.
23. I am very stubborn.
24. I am a terrible housekeeper.
25. My favourite record is Another Girl Another Planet by The Only Ones, and has been since it was released in 1978. (I’m nothing if not consistent.)
26. I am still friends with one of the first people I met online in 1995.
27. When I was 17, I was hit on by Paul Cook, drummer with the Sex Pistols.
28. I worked as a baker for a year and a half.
29. Since I left home, I have never shared a house with anyone who was also from London. (Unless you count the cats of course.)
30. I am completely tee-total.
31. I love chocolate above all other foods.
32. I am an atheist.
33. I have a thing for red-heads (but they have to be natural red-heads - not bottle jobs).
34. My favourite colour is, and always has been, blue.
35. I loathe the colour green (unless it’s grass/foliage or eyes).
36. I cry very easily.
37. I love living alone.
38. I was meant to play the Angel Gabriel in the school nativity play when I was 6 but was off sick for a week. They gave the part to someone else and I cite this as the point at which I became an atheist.
39. I can flare my nostrils.
40. I like decorating.
41. I can knit.
42. I am a very good cook.
43. I am lactose intolerant but still eat chocolate and milky puddings even though I know I will find it hard to breath the next day.
44. I drink at least 8 cups of tea a day.
45. I loathe herbal teas. *shudder*
46. I have been known to judge people by their footwear.
47. I am fully aware that judging people by their footwear is not a sign of a healthy outlook on life.
48. The only time I did not live with at least one cat was during the first 3 years of my life.
49. I have 2 cats.
50. I once lived in a house with no hot water for a year.
51. I have endless patience for the most bizarre things.
52. I love doing jigsaw puzzles (see No.51)
53. When we were children, my older brother would take electrical appliances apart and leave them for me to put back together.
54. I am very good at fixing electrical appliances.
55. I love the Moomins.
56. I want to take singing lessons, just for my own pleasure.
57. I hate olives, avocado and grapefruit.
58. The first real DIY I did when I moved into my house was sand the floorboards of 3 rooms. Sadly, I decided to do it on the hottest weekend of the year.
59. If ever I move and want stripped floors, I am going to pay someone else to sand the floorboards.
60. My personal philosophy is “life’s too short”.
2. I have retinal albinism. This, along with being myopic and astigmatic, means that my eyesight is not 100% correctable.
3. I failed a driving test because I couldn’t read the number plate from the required distance. (see No.2)
4. I grew up in a pub.
5. I have known one of my closest friends since we were 8 years old.
6. My fiction genre of choice is detective fiction.
7. I have been a vegetarian for 23 years.
8. I try very hard not to take life too seriously.
9. I have lived in London all my life.
10. When I was 7, I fell off the bar and ended up in casualty because my tooth went through my bottom lip and pierced my chin. Frankly, the hospital dash was more due to having a hysterical mother than to it being a bad injury.
11. When I was 4, my older brother slammed my finger in a door and the nail came off. (Do we see a pattern emerging here?)
12. I believe that my hearing damage was from standing too close to speakers at gigs during my teens.
13. I am horribly squeamish.
14. I suffer from vertigo.
15. I have never broken any bones bigger than my little toe (both of which sadly, make up for the rest in the number of times it has happened!). Oh and it’s okay, I touched wood after I typed this.
16. I have excellent circulation and, as a result, am often too hot when everyone else is shivering.
17. I am a natural blonde.
18. I have only been in hospital once since I was born. When I was 18 months old, I had an operation to cure a lazy eye.
19. When my mother came to see me after the operation, the nursing staff had bound my ankles and wrists together to stop me scratching at the bandages. Mum created merry hell until I was allowed to be taken home.
20. I have a phobia about having my wrists and ankles restricted (oddly enough) and it is this that is the cause of the only time that I have ever punched someone.
21. I crack my knuckles.
22. I didn’t learn to drive until I was 27.
23. I am very stubborn.
24. I am a terrible housekeeper.
25. My favourite record is Another Girl Another Planet by The Only Ones, and has been since it was released in 1978. (I’m nothing if not consistent.)
26. I am still friends with one of the first people I met online in 1995.
27. When I was 17, I was hit on by Paul Cook, drummer with the Sex Pistols.
28. I worked as a baker for a year and a half.
29. Since I left home, I have never shared a house with anyone who was also from London. (Unless you count the cats of course.)
30. I am completely tee-total.
31. I love chocolate above all other foods.
32. I am an atheist.
33. I have a thing for red-heads (but they have to be natural red-heads - not bottle jobs).
34. My favourite colour is, and always has been, blue.
35. I loathe the colour green (unless it’s grass/foliage or eyes).
36. I cry very easily.
37. I love living alone.
38. I was meant to play the Angel Gabriel in the school nativity play when I was 6 but was off sick for a week. They gave the part to someone else and I cite this as the point at which I became an atheist.
39. I can flare my nostrils.
40. I like decorating.
41. I can knit.
42. I am a very good cook.
43. I am lactose intolerant but still eat chocolate and milky puddings even though I know I will find it hard to breath the next day.
44. I drink at least 8 cups of tea a day.
45. I loathe herbal teas. *shudder*
46. I have been known to judge people by their footwear.
47. I am fully aware that judging people by their footwear is not a sign of a healthy outlook on life.
48. The only time I did not live with at least one cat was during the first 3 years of my life.
49. I have 2 cats.
50. I once lived in a house with no hot water for a year.
51. I have endless patience for the most bizarre things.
52. I love doing jigsaw puzzles (see No.51)
53. When we were children, my older brother would take electrical appliances apart and leave them for me to put back together.
54. I am very good at fixing electrical appliances.
55. I love the Moomins.
56. I want to take singing lessons, just for my own pleasure.
57. I hate olives, avocado and grapefruit.
58. The first real DIY I did when I moved into my house was sand the floorboards of 3 rooms. Sadly, I decided to do it on the hottest weekend of the year.
59. If ever I move and want stripped floors, I am going to pay someone else to sand the floorboards.
60. My personal philosophy is “life’s too short”.