20 I-My-Me's

I'm not really one to follow “blogging trends”, but the practise to listing 20 things about yourself is one that I am willing to indulge in. The reason is that I've decided that I should be more “open” on this website. It's foolhardy to peruse anonymity on a personal website. The reason has always been that I want to keep this website separate from my real life friends and family. To a degree, I still do, but I don't want to hide so much anymore. Anyway, that rant aside, here are 20 Facts About Me:

(1) I have, to date, never had tequila (at least not straight). I'm quite happy with vodka. I've also never smoked anything in my life (not cigarettes, marijuana or even a celebratory cigar) and I also don't have any desire to.
(2) My favourite Christian bands/artists are Jason Upton, Delirious? and dc Talk. I sometimes wonder whether it is “right” to have favourites among Christian bands: most of them are, after all, all praising Ha Shem and spreading the Christian message. On the other hand, I am disillusioned by how “big business” some of these bands are. I also dislike the Dove awards which itself is pretty commercial and ultimately judge certain artists and bands as “better” than others.
(3) In day-to-day life, I am reasonably spartan.
(4) I don't really know my dad's side of the family very well. I most associate with my mom's side of the family. Of them, everyone lives in the Western Cape except for my uncle and aunt who live in Phalaborwa. My dad's sister and brother lives in Gauteng.
(5) I have mild obsessive compulsive traits. I am not ruled by them, but I have wondered whether, coupled with my introvertedness, a bad doctor would've diagnosed my with some form of autism when I was younger.
(6) “Like riding a bicycle” my foot. When I was young, I forgot how to ride a bicycle after many years of not riding one. I learnt to ride a bicycle when I was very young (even though it took a long while to get rid of the training wheels) and had to re-learn later in primary school.
(7) I enjoy going on long walks, like hiking up a mountain, but I never go do something like that out of my own. Subsequently I hardly ever get the opportunity anymore.
(8) Occasionally, I forget to put my car's lights on at night. Or, I put only the parking lights on. I then drive for a while until I start to wonder why everything is so dark...
(9) I don't remember which way left and which way right is by thinking of which is my writing hand. I remember the time my grandfather effectively taught me which way round the directions are why I told him to turn the wrong way to get to the local petrol station when I was very young.
(10) The first time I effectively played “computer technical support” and solved someone's computer problem was when I was four. The panic-stricken family friend had forgotten to turn the computer on.
(11) Most of my dinners are frozen. I do not yet have the time “after hours” to learn how to cook properly.
(12) I am against the death penalty.
(13) Even though I find myself being cautious sometimes, I do not consider myself as superstitious.
(14) People like my hair. Well, I've had a few people comment on how much they like it. Not the style or colour, but just... I don't know, as is. I don't spend a lot of time on it or use special products on it. I guess I was just blessed with nice, healthy, thick hair.
(15) In general, I don't like parodies. There are exceptions, but especially parodical websites and books get on my nerves.
(16) At one stage, when I was younger, I drew a few pictures of a naked woman who appeared in a Sunday newspaper comic strip. This was also probably my last attempt at learning to draw, sketch or paint well – it's just not my talent.
(17) I would rather vacuum and do dishes than mow the lawn and take out the garbage.
(18) When I was young, I wanted to become a palaeontologist.
(19) I can't really throw. I don't have the power in my arms to throw a ball far and my direction isn't exactly always spot on. This made playing cricket difficult and, to a degree, unpleasant.
(20) I like cheese.

And there you go!