Jumping on the bandwagon of another blogging trend. I saw Kev post answers to these ten questions and I thought I’d do the same. So without further ado: here are ten pointless facts about me.
Do you floss your teeth?
No, no I don’t. I know that I should, and my dentist and family all say that I should. And I’ve tried a few times (although reluctantly). But I couldn’t do it. I don’t like the sensation of a bit of thread against my teeth and gums.
Tea, coffee, or water?
All three. I’m quite a heavy coffee drinker in the morning (maybe a little too heavy). Then over the course of the morning I start throwing in some tea into the mix: both caffeinated and herbal. Then it’s one more coffee around lunchtime before switching to herbal tea exclusively after mid-afternoon. There are exceptions, such as having a coffee after a meal out, but I try not to have too much caffeine after three as it throws my sleep out. Style of water: still when I’m working, and sparkling during my down time.
Footwear preference?
I tend to prefer runners, despite not doing any activities that require running of me. They’re just a nice comfortable shoe to wear. Although they never last long, and I’m trying to mix up the shoes I wear just so I’m not buying new pairs every 6 months.
Favourite dessert?
Probably tiramisu. One of those deserts where you grew up loving the version prepared by your grandparents.
The first thing you do when you wake up?
Straight to the bathroom for the usual routines, then get dressed, then straight out the door to work. Go to whoa in around 15 minutes. If it’s a weekend I will do a casual read on my iPad after doing all that, but I try to keep much of that for the cafe.
Age you’d like to stick at?
Probably early thirties, where you’re still young enough to do things yet still have enough money that you’re not scrimping too often.
How many hats do you own?
How many hats do I own? Ooh… probably 7: 3 beanies and 4 wide-brimmed hats, but I do tend to stick to one or two of each. Given the time of year, I’m usually wearing a hat when I’m outside, and right now that’s a blue wide-brimmed hat I wear for sun protection. No caps thought: they don’t keep the sun off.
Describe the last photo you took?
This is a little embarrassing. It was this photo, of a sign in a carpark warning people that thieves were targeting GPS units:
I took it with the intention of posting it here, with a quip along the lines of, “Oh, GPS units? Nobody uses those anymore. The thieves can have it” (although only after I spent some time workshopping it). 😛
Worst TV show?
This one’s a hard one as I don’t have a lot of patience for shows I don’t like. There are a few shows I tried that others rave about but just didn’t work for me. Mad Men is one such show, but I wouldn’t call it “the worst”. Probably the most recent one I tried that I had the most contempt for was Sugar. It just seemed vapid: that they had an idea of a show set in a particular time and place, and the remaining attributes — plot, characters, etc. — were little more than cardboard cutouts designed to fit the space. But I only watched the first episode so this may be an unfair characterisation.
As a child, what was your aspiration for adulthood?
Being a huge fan of trains, I was telling others that I’d would like to be involved in the railways in some capacity: either a signalman or a driver. I did have a passing fancy of becoming a priest: having gone to a catholic school they had an air of leadership that was amenable amongst us kids, plus the robes were cool. But after encountering a computer and learning how to program, I think my fate was pretty much sealed.
If you’re interested in participating, David has the questions listed that you can copy and paste, plus a link to a few others who’ve posted answers.