The ghosts of blogs past

So I was kicking back on the net, and I found an old blog of mine, that I stopped writing in 2006. Going back through the posts, I can see I am just as weird as I always was, but now with 30% less sugar.

Part of the blog was an old “100 things about me” list, so I thought I would see how things have changed since then. This is an abridged version, cutting out all the useless crap.

1. My favourite animal is the Yabby. Yep, still is.

3. After playing (hockey) for twenty years, I managed to only score 4 times. I played a lot since then, and got my goal tally closer to twenty now.

4. I Am Not Religious. But I do call myself agnostic not an atheist these days, thanks to clarifying my beliefs.

5. I’ve been married, and wont do it again. That wont change.

7. I am a morning person, 7am is a sleep in for me. It’s more like 5am these days.

8. My clothes consist of only one pair of jeans. No jeans now.

9. I have had about 40 broken bones. Now about 50, mainly fingers and a shoulder.

10. I have Dyslexia.

11. I’m left handed, but do most things right handed, because of a broken left arm when I was young.

13. I prefer my exclusive company, to the company of others. That still remains.

15. I am a master at building things with Lego. Currently building a working microwave from it. I laughed at this line so I tweeted it.

19. I love taking photos, especially of old bridges. I’ve really gotten slack at taking photos.

20. I use to bite my own toe nails. Now I just wish I could walk with out an aid.

22. I find fluro lights annoying.

23. I survived a 100km/h bus smash. Add to that now leukaemia and a lightning strike.

25. I like musicians who can play more than one instrument. While yesterday I played both the drums and a guitar, I hardly call myself a musician.

29. I’ve been on tv heaps, and no one knows it was me. A lot of people knew it was me when the lightning stuck.

31. I have two children, and I love them dearly.

34. I am allergic to mushrooms. 35. I am allergic to Aloe Vera. Add to that Pethidine, dairy and I get a rash from gold.

36. I have never tried coffee. I tried it, I wish I hadn’t. It tastes worse than it smells.

37. I want another motorbike, I miss mine. I’ve since had another bike, and sold it. Now I want another one.

38. I believe the Herald Sun only contains two truthful things, the comics and the page numbers. Sometimes they get the page numbers wrong. I still use this line, and it still gets a laugh.

39. I collect cows.

40. I don’t wear my glasses as often as I should. Now I have to wear them all the time.

49. I clean my toilet daily, if not more than that. Ok, so now it is only daily. After seeing this, I need to go clean my toilet again.

52. Peppermint Chocolate is my favourite. These days I wish I could eat chocolate.

53. I get about 300 emails a day. Down to about 200 a day now.

59. I donate plasma. Not any more since the leukaemia. I hope to go back to it in 2012.

61. I do character voices for animations. Need work, nothing for a good year now.

62. I think that James Brashaw has a sexy voice. Some things will never change.

65. I can cut people loose at the drop of a hat. Some things will never change.

66. I can eat a whole watermelon. I’m glad some things did change.

68. I hate flying, and even going to the airport. But I am thinking of getting my pilots licence at some point now.

69. I have never seen a porno. Started to see one, turned it off. Gross!

70. I can’t remember more than three numbers in a row.

71. My favourite perfume is Clinique Simply. I wish I could find my bottle of it.

76. I was bullied at school. Now I’m bullied at work.

79. I play golf right handed, but putt left handed. These days I swing either way, but still putt left handed.

81. I actually like South Australia…from a distance. Having rode across it, I like it up close now too.

85. I would drive 300km’s to my closest friends house if she needed milk, I wouldn’t do it for family. New record is 870km just to see how someone was going because they were not answering their phone.

86. The longest shift I ever did at work was 38 hours long.

87. I love test cricket, ho-hum about one day cricket, find Twenty/20 a joke. Twenty20 is fun to play, still can’t stand watching it.

91. I plan to live to 113, but I know I will be assassinated before then. Now I will be lucky to make 40 with the run I’ve had.

95. I have a fear of cars with out number plates. Add to that a fear of cut flowers now.

99. I sleep with a pillow over my head. I sleep with six pillows now.

102. I am sarcastic. It’s not sarcasim, it’s called “not bullshitting”

103. My favourite sandwich is Ham, Pineapple, Egg, Beetroot and Vegemite. Haven’t had that in years, would still go it.

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  1. wow… the things you learn…that’s awesome… we should chat about motorbikes one day.. I’ve had 4…the last one was a motard that hit a car doing a U-Turn without signaling at midnight… 5 ribs, shoulder blade and 3 broken vertebrae later… hmmm…that hurt a lot so I retired. Ellie

  2. @Ellie: Thankfully I always managed to stay upright on bikes. My list so far is:
    Honda RP125
    Kawasaki ZZr250
    Kawasaki ZZr600
    Kawasaki ZZr1100
    Honda VFR800

    Next thing I am thinking of getting is a Postie Bike, and eventually a Goldwing. With my age and injuries, my days of sports bikes are over.

  3. my list was:
    2 learners – Yamaha Virago 250 and Kawasaki GPX250
    Honda XR400 Motard
    Kawasaki GPz750.

    I still miss the smile on my face as I squeezed the throttle on the 750… magic

    Ellie

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