seven things you probably did already know about me

I am finally responding to Jane's meme, sucker, as I am, for any meme. Especially when I get to talk about me, me and more me.

I worry that after 5 years and 469 posts surely there can't be seven things you don't already know about me, but here goes:

1. I have a phobia of squirrels. I discovered this aged 29 walking through Kensington Gardens in London, which was close to where we lived. Going out to any English park became a trial for me because disease carrying rodents with long twitchy tails scamper about threatening to ... I don't know ... scare me. When Soy and I visited Bryce Canyon in the American south west I was not-so-delighted to discover that I am also mortally afraid of chipmunks. I can rationalise all I like about relative size, how cute they are etc, but nothing changes the fact that they make me break out in a sweat and feel dizzy. If one came too close, I swear I would faint - that's how physical my phobia is. Go on, laugh at me. Even my most beloved have made fun of my phobia but ridicule does not lessen my fear. I thank the Lord I live in Australia where I only have to encounter deadly spiders and venemous snakes. I'm fine with them.
2. Although all my tertiary study has been humanities based, and despite the fact that I am now a writer, my favourite homework in High School was always maths. When I was struggling with an English essay or falling asleep over my French verbs, I would reach for my maths homework because it was concrete and real and I could always get an answer in the end. That was until the day in Year 12 when I learned about imaginary numbers. When numbers become imaginary I don't want to know about them anymore.
3. I have three ear piercings. I started out with the normal two - one in each ear. Then one day in University my friend Vic and I decided that we each wanted another hole in our left ear. So we went to a hair dresser together and got one ear done each. I haven't worn an earring in my extra hole for about 15 years so it has probably closed up by now, but the hole is still visible.
4. I eat "left handed". I hold my knife with my left hand and my fork with my right. I don't know why I do it, but I have always eaten that way. I could attempt to blame my mother, who is left handed, but I suspect she might eat the other way.
5. The first album I ever bought with my own money was ABBA's Arrival. I need say no more.
6. I have no dental fillings.
7. When I was three years old I fell off a wall while I was eating a Splice iceblock, and broke my nose. I never ate another Splice but I still have a bump in my nose.

Comments

[Bwca]

oh I like you.
I eat with the knife in my left-hand too, and I think ARRIVAL is a great album from a great band ... the first album I ever bought was My Generation by The Who (the year it came out).

I see you are reading Albert Tucker. Decades ago when I first saw his painting at the gallery in Victoria I was really impressed and after that, all my art class paintings were dark green and black.
Happy Trails to you

[jano]

So sad, not to eat Splices! I love them, they taste of childhood (but not of sore noses, thankfully).

[Elissa]

which one did you already know?

[annette]

Well I didn't know 6 of those 7 and I have known you longer than the 469 posts!

[Kirsten]

That's funny, I am the same with the maths and humanities breakdown. Maths was my favourite subject right from first grade. Only at Narrabundah college did my allegiance change to english and philosophy. And I also have three ear piercings, achieved in the same fashion. I haven't worn an earring in the third hole for only about 5 years though. And my first purchased record was an Abba record. But the slice incident. well, we part ways there. I love slices (and my nose is just fine).