I’m writing this instead of exercising, which tells you pretty much everything you need to know about me. But that’s just not that exciting, so lets all do one of those fancy 100-things lists all the cool bloggers have, yes.

1.I keep forgetting how old I am. It’s one of those ‘nothing’ ages.

2. For the record: 28. I survived rock-star-death year. Can I get that on a t-shirt?

3. I’m not religious, but I have tried. At the end of the day, I just don’t get it.

4. I once tried to start my own religion – surprisingly, it didn’t take and my one loyal disciple (my high-school boyfriend) quit after I dumped him.

5. I’m a leftie, and I used to get into political arguments a lot until it occurred to me that in the history of all political argument, the words ‘you know what? You’re right. I’m going to abandon what I’ve believed for xx years and vote with you!’ have never been uttered.

6. I don’t often dress up. I like the dressing up, but the doing-normal-day-stuff in dress-up clothes drives me mental.

7. Ditto make-up.

8. Ditto fancy hair.

9. Yeah, not much of a girly-girl, me.

10. I dabble in writing, painting and photography, and I’ve received compliments on my abilities in all three, so I don’t think I suck.

11. At school, however, I was a maths nerd. I’ve been known to win money for doing well in those cheesy multiple-choice competitions and I once came ‘first in the state’ in the science one.

12. That said, maths and science bore me.

13. Points 10 and 11 kind of make me a jack of all trades and a master of none. I sometimes wish I’d been given all that talent in one area, instead of a smattering across the board, because then I would be truly awesome at one thing.

14. Funny thing about point 11: A boy I went to school with beat me by several points in the science competition. Apparently there are seperate ‘first in the state’s for boys and girls. I got $100 and a presentation ceremony. He got squat. I still don’t know how I feel about that.

15. That boy found out we were going to the same concert in Year 11 and tried to arrange us going together. I was too spineless to tell him I found him duller than dullness, so I kept fobbing him off and on the day of the concert, I woke up super-early and took my phone off the hook and left it that way all day so he couldn’t call me.

16. I went with another boy. We hooked up and went out for a year.

17. The first boy never spoke to me again.

18. In case some of the above make me sound like a bit of a Mary Sue, I should clarify that all the musical ability I have would fit into your little finger. And that’s only if you’re also tone-deaf. If not, fingernail.

19. I read a lot. Mostly trash and modern character-driven fiction, with a bit of cult stuff thrown in.

20. In general, I don’t read science fiction. Or watch science fiction. Or … have any interest in science fiction. This is something a lot of people have to ‘overcome’ in befriending me, because I’ve heard it makes me a lesser person.

21. I don’t understand ‘non-readers’ – as in people who can read but would never choose to do so of their own free will. What do you mean you don’t read? That makes no sense.

22. Then again, it’s not unusual for me to pick my reading material based on the prettiness of the cover, so who am I to talk?

23. I don’t like second hand or ever borrowed books. I have to be the first person to read them or it’s just no fun.

24. I used to be really into movies, but I’m … probably not anymore. I like them when I see them but it’s such a drama and it costs so much and since video shops hardly exist any more, once they’re out of the cinema they’re gone.

25. I’m more about the TV.

26. And TV on DVD.

27. And downloaded TV.

28. But I no longer watch Neighbours. And I’ve given up The Biggest Loser. Because I don’t need that kind of shit in my life.

29. My elbows bend back past straight a fair way. It’s not exciting but it grosses some weak-stomached people out a bit.

30. I’m one of those sniffling, scratching people with allergies. Sorry. It’s not catching.

31. I used to spend money like water but I’ve become a total tight-arse the last few years.

32. Lately there are a couple of M-words that used to scare the shit out of me but that now seem kind of comforting and safe.

33. Points 31 and 32 may be indicative of the fact that I am now a grown-up.

34. Contrary to point 33, I’m still well capable of making any situation into a poo joke if I so choose.

35. I’m one of those annoying people who says that you’re a grown-up when you finally realise there is no such thing.

36. I don’t often bless people for sneezing. It’s not a faith-based thing, but I didn’t grow up doing it so it doesn’t always occur to me.

37. I find auto-blessers weird. There’s nothing more awkward than being blessed by the complete stranger sitting three seats over from you on the train. I’ve read that they’re just being polite but am I really meant to call out ‘thank you’ into the silence?

38. I think food is awesome.

39. I probably eat more of it than I should.

40. While I enjoy a good, fancy homemade meal of awesome fresh ingredients, I also think there is room on the modern palette for Macaroni Cheese out of a box (the Kraft kind, with the little tin of cheese), tinned spagetti and even a very occasional Quarter Pounder.

41. I would rather excercise for two hours a day than give up real food. Diet food scares me.

42. I actually quite like to exercise.

43. I also like to sleep. Usually even a bit more.

44. I don’t mind the odd bit of celebrity gossip but I get squicked out by footage of funerals, complete with commentary on the outfits and who showed up with who. There’s a line, and no-one goes to funerals to be seen.

45. My parents are divorced.

46. This is a good thing. I’m not sad about it. In fact, I wish they’d done it earlier.

47. But I do wish my mother hadn’t sat me down and told me about the first time she had sex, post-divorce. I didn’t need to know.

48. I don’t have a lot in common with my dad. I love him, but for people who’ve known each other for 28-odd years, we really don’t have a lot to say.

49. I’m closer to my mum, but I still think she’s a teeny bit mad.

50. I think the madness runs in my family, and I’m going to get a double dose.

51. My dad is remarried.

52. When I visit my dad and his new wife and her kids, the word ‘aspirational’ bounces around my head a fair bit.

53. As does the word ‘bogan’.

54. My grandmother died last year. I saw her about three times in 28 years, but I still miss her.

55. I have a uni degree that I don’t use.

56. I really didn’t like uni, especially once I moved out of home and started working several jobs to support myself and all my uni friends still spent all their time sitting on the freaking grass drinking coffee.

57. Coffee is awesome.

58. If I were ever to have babies, caffeine would be the hardest thing to give up.

59. No, I’m not thinking about having babies. Yet.

60. I don’t drink very much. This is a relatively new phenomenon.

61. As well as drinking a lot, I used to smoke a lot and sometimes not cigarettes. It was fun but in hindsight, I don’t recommend it.

62. I’m scared of the surf.

63. I very regularly imagine horrible things happening to people I love and get really freaked out about it.

64. Point 63 is why I tell The Dude to ‘drive really safely’ every single time he steps into a car.

65. And why I think we should get movers for our next house-move.

66. I have two tattoos, on parts of my body that I never see – so I’m counting on someone else telling me if they get all faded and gross.

67. I have no plans to get them removed, but I probably would if I could see them.

68. I love my job. It sounds cool in abstract, not cool at all in detail but I’m good at it and I think it’s awesome.

69. I still hate Mondays and love Saturdays.

70. My favourite colour has always been purple.

71. I never got to wear pink as a child, so I’ve developed a slight fascination with it as an adult. But it’s not nearly as cool as purple.

72. If I were ever to learn to drive, I’d want to do it in a Porsche 911 – preferably a dark purple one.

73. I don’t really have many friends.

74. But the ones I have, I adore unconditionally – even if they piss me off sometimes.

75. I’ve never lived on my own, except for two weeks between flatmates once. It was awesome.

76. I think part of the awesomeness of The Dude is that he leaves for work at 6am, and I get the house to myself in the mornings.

77. I don’t talk to anyone but The Dude until I’ve been awake for at least an hour, and had a cup of coffee and a good potter.

78. Pottering is one of my favourite things to do.

79. I also love re-filing things in my computer, and archiving photos and files.

80. Making lists is up there too.

81. Yesterday I was described as anal. This wasn’t unusual.

82. When I was younger, I wanted to be a lawyer – but like the ones they have on TV that are ruthless but at the same time always looking out for the little guys.

83. When I found out that most lawyers spend their days doing contracts, and not walking in and out of court looking cool, or sitting in darkened rooms with the falsely accused, eating chinese food and nutting out a defence, I changed my mind.

84. I also wanted to be a vet, before I figured out that there was blood and needles involved.

85. My first boyfriend went on to become an accountant. And not the ‘Chuck’ kind.

86. My second boyfriend smoked Winnie Blues.

87. I prefer not to think about what became of Boyfriends 3-10. But I mostly hope it was bad.

88. I pay off my credit card in full every month.

89. And yes, I’m smug about it.

90. I’ve driven a car twice, and only once on a public street.

91. The last time I rode a bike we were all going down a big hill and I got so scared I wouldn’t be able to make the turn at the bottom that I steered the bike into a ditch halfway down and sprained my wrist.

92. I took dance lessons for two months when I was 12.

93. Of the many reasons why I quit the black leotard with pink stripes down the middle is still the most disturbing.

94. My favourite place that I’ve ever visited is Venice, but I wouldn’t want to live there, or be poor there.

95. I’m a 3-stripe yellow belt in tae kwon do. That means I’m at the most advanced stage of total beginner.

96. I will quite happily call real-life people ‘noobs’, but cringe when I hear someone say ‘lol’ out loud.

97. I spend a lot of time twisting the Engligh language into incomprehensible babble. Just for fun.

98. My favourite words start with ’sp’.

99. I call my ipod Ploddy.

100. I’m never doing a 100 things list again. Sheeesh.