A late-night Tweet among friends led to the following challenge: post 100 Random Facts About Yourself on Twitter or your blog by the end of the day. Granted, I’ve taken the liberty of using Australian time, and seeing as we set up the challenge at around 1am this morning, I’ve had a few extra hours to work on it. Please note, though, that I did sleep for a few hours this morning.
So, without further ado, here is a list of 100 Random Facts About Me:
1. I lived in Granite, Oklahoma for a year as an exchange student at age 15
2. Currently studying a degree in Media Communications
3. Although I get teased about it a lot, I like being short (5’2″!)
4. The older I get, the more I like my natural hair colour
5. If I could have any job in the world, it would be performing in musical theatre
6. As much as I wish I could, I can’t sing
7. I have a (possibly irrational, but very real) fear of internet dating
8. I love stationery. Probably too much
9. I was converted to a sports fanatic last year
10. If I could, I would watch all 8 matches of AFL every week
11. I barrack for the Geelong Cats (AFL), Baltimore Ravens (NFL), OKC Thunder (NBA), NY Yankees (MBA), and OU Sooners (NCAA Football)
12. I have a whole second family in the U.S., and I’m blessed to know every one of them
13. I get excited really easily
14. I love sandwiches!
15. I can touch type at 85 words-per-minute
16. I love to talk
17. I’m becoming a Google fan-girl
18. I’m embarrassed by things I did or said as a teenager
19. I think podcasts are the best part of having an iPod
20. I regularly listen to Leo Laporte‘s tech podcast shows
21. I think Hamish and Andy are funny
22. I want to pursue acting full-time
23. I think live theatre is important, and more kids should be exposed to it
24. The Bedroom Philosopher and Flight of the Conchords make me laugh
25. I hold my pencil so tight my hand aches when I write
26. My mum drives me crazy, but I miss her anyway
27. I don’t like comedians who make fun of others to get laughs
28. I don’t like being around animals, but I support Melbourne’s Lost Dogs Home to prevent cruelty and abandonment of dogs.
29. I’m scared of getting old
30. I take the saying, “live every moment like it’s your last” way too seriously. It makes me panic every time I say goodbye to someone
31. I like music and movies none of my friends have heard of, like A Balladeer and In Love and War
32. Bad spelling and grammar really annoy me
33. My best friend lives on the other side of the world
34. I used to freak out when people touched me, but now I’m a hugger
35. I love it when my Aunt Pam tells me I’m cute
36. I’m a terrible cook, and I don’t plan on improving
37. I’m a Christian, but I don’t like telling people, in case I scare them off
38. I like making people smile
39. I like riding trains and trams in Melbourne
40. I moved out of home when I was 17
41. I got my first job when I was 13
42. I don’t like being around kids, mostly because they don’t understand germs
43. My sister has called me Belle since I was 4, because I love Beauty and the Beast
44. I am one of 6 kids
45. My first job was in fast food
46. I don’t ever want to live in my hometown again
47. I love cheesy pop music
48. I’m a sucker for advertising
49. Every weekend I wear my Geelong Football Club outfit (beanie, scarf, knee-high socks, guernsey, shorts) to watch the AFL games on TV
50. I really want to die my hair like this (the girl on the right)
51. I hate having bare feet
52. I’m convinced that going to the bathroom is a more boring activity than blowing your nose
53. It took a lot of convincing before I read Twilight (now I love it, of course!)
54. I shop way, way too much
55. I love Google Reader
56. Chocolate is my favourite breakfast food
57. I often wish I was Canadian
58. If I could go back in time, I’d start acting lessons at age 14, and not drop out of school for a year at age 17
59. I was promoted to Retail Store Manager for the first time at age 20
60. I am teaching myself French
61. I think anything said in a New Zealand accent is hilarious
62. I didn’t know what a New Zealand accent sounded like until Flight of the Conchords came on TV
63. I wish I had braces when I was a teenager
64. I try to give people the benefit of the doubt, unless they’re psychics or mediums
65. Magic impresses me
66. I think gay marriage laws should be passed
67. Chewing gum gives me hiccups
68. I have pretty much no upper-body strength
69. When I was a kid I had a baby doll called Emma
70. Every night I sleep with my Build-A-Bear monkey called Malcolm
71. I’ve never had a serious boyfriend, and I don’t want one
72. I don’t ever want to have kids
73. I believe pretty much everything my Dad says
74. Good manners are super important to me
75. I like Shakespeare’s work
76. Not knowing what happens after we die really scares me
77. I like to eat my dessert first, in case I run out of room
78. When I was 18 I spent a week in New York City by myself
79. Disneyland, California and New York City are my two favourite places in the world
80. I worry too much
81. I’m a ‘thinker’, not a ‘do-er’. I’m trying to change that.
82. I’m still friends with my 12th grade drama teacher
83. I’ve never uploaded a video to YouTube
84. I can’t whistle or hang upside down on monkey bars with no hands
85. The Whitlams are my favourite band
86. I hate smoking
87. I’ve never taken drugs or had a cigarette
88. I get all my news online
89. The best holiday I’ve had was my 2007 trip to Oklahoma, California, and New York City
90. I prefer winter to summer
91. I’ve never been drunk or had a hangover
92. Seeing Beauty and the Beast on Broadway made me want to be an actor (more so, anyway)
93. I don’t have my driver’s licence, and I don’t really want it. I hate driving
94. I wear my watch on my right hand, even though I’m right handed
95. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and 28 Days are my favourite movies
96. When I was an exchange student in America, I wrote a newspaper column about my experience, and the different words we use
97. I prefer sunrise to sunset, because sunrise means possibility, and sunset means closure
98. I want to have a job where I can wear dresses to work
99. I really love coffee
100. I made some new Twitter friends by doing this challenge, and had fun!
Cool! I just finished mine- and I think you’ll find we have a lot in common…
http://bit.ly/97YzTC
Have a great day!
Erin =)
We have a lot in common! Especially numbers 6, 7, 13, 25, 31 (In Love and War was great!), 32, 86, and 96 (28 Days is one of my favorite too.)
Hi Amanda,
Thanks for your comment. It’s funny how many things you find you have in common with other people when you take the time to discuss it! I’m so glad you liked 28 Days and In Love and War, I don’t know anyone else who has even seen those films, but I really enjoyed both of them!
Corina