100 things about me:

1. I'm 27 years old
2. I feel older
3. I always have felt (and acted) older than my actual age
4. I grew up in Abingdon, Oxfordshire
5. I lived there for the first 20 years of my life
6. I won't live there again
7. I got married when I was 22 years old
8. I'm still married, and intend to be for some time yet ;-)
9. My wife is four and a bit years older than I am
10. We have a daughter, she's 3 years old
11. I was surprised by just how strong the bond is between parent and child
12. I'm a news geek, I can't go for a whole day without reading, watching or listening to the news.
13. I don't drink enough (I'm not talking alcohol)
14. I've got blonde (ish) hair.
15. It's starting to recede
16. I want to have it shaved off
17. I'm too scared to actually do it
18. I have worked for the same company for 7 years
19. It's a big company with lots of divisions
20. I tend to change jobs every couple of years
21. I have been a "Manager" for 3 years
22. It means very little
23. I'm currently working in the Rail Division
24. I find it very frustrating
25. I drive lots of miles in this job
26. I find driving relaxing
27. I'm passionate about cars
28. Especially minis (proper ones)
29. I have a mini which is the same age as I am
30. I once drove from Amsterdam to Oxford in a mini Cooper, stopping only for fuel and the ferry
31. I am a quarter Scottish
32. I have only been to Scotland once
33. I'm desperate to go back
34. I have never broken any bones
35. I've never had to stay in hospital
36. I don't get ill very often
37. When I do, I want everyone to know about it
38. I worry about death
39. Specifically mine
40. This is a recent thing
41. I'm hoping it will pass
42. I have a Sister and a Brother
43. They are 8 and 6 years older than me respectively
44. Though I love them both, I feel like I have little in common with them.
45. I put it down to the age gap
46. My favourite drink is Red Wine
47. I would never order it in a pub
48. I don't drink alcohol very often
49. I do like drinking though
50. I also like being drunk
51. I don't really suffer from hangovers
52. I've had sex in an old peoples home
53. I have never been bullied
54. Nor have I ever been a Bully
55. People who think they can bully other people really "wind me up"
56. I'm 6 foot tall
57. I'm massive
58. I'm also more hairy than anyone else I have ever met
59. The rest of the males in my family are not particularly tall, big built or hairy
60. I often wonder if I was affected by taking Roacutane (powerful anti-acne steroidy drug thing) in my late teens
61. I worked full time in a pub for six months
62. I left school at 16 and did an apprenticeship
63. I regretted it for a long time, but I think it probably did me some good
64. I've Hiked up Mt Washington in the USA
65. I've been camping in Canada
66. I've Hiked to the top of the highest peaks in England and Wales
67. I've been camping when the temperature outside was minus 15 centigrade
68. I'm scared of Spiders
69. and Snakes
70. I love boats and sailing
71. The only time I have ever been windsurfing was on a day when there was absolutely no wind
72. Being happy doesn't come naturally to me
73. Sometimes I just don't have the energy to try
74. I am useless with money, always have been
75. I lived in Nuneaton for a year
76. I didn't really like it there
77. I used to be jealous of other people most of the time
78. I haven't felt jealous of anyone for years now
79. I have owned two houses (not at the same time)
80. I now rent a house (see #74)
81. I was having "second thoughts" in the months before I got married, I didn't tell anyone
82. They have passed now and we have been happily married for over 4 years.
83. I'm often pathetic
84. and stroppy
85. and oversensitive
86. and hypocritical
87. I like reading
88. I don't like Reading much though
89. I once set a large area of grass-land on fire by accident
90. I've got blue eyes
91. I want to be a Millionaire
92. I'd be broke in a couple of years though
93. I have been sacked from a job once
94. To be fair to them, for a couple of weeks I only turned up to clock in and out.
95. I've become quite interested in Politics
96. I would like to meet Bill Bryson
97. I want a VW Camper Van
98. I have 6 points on my driving licence
99. I seem to be quite good at winning arguments
100. I'm a geek