A Fun List A senseless act of random information; lots and lots of things you didn't want to know about me, and therefore didn't ask: is named triona has the middle name louise louise was her dad's mum's middle name too her family call her treen or boo has her birthday on 7th august that makes her a leo the lion is 5'6" approximately is english is an only child played mostly with sindy dolls and toy farm animals when she was little her sindy doll was married to the six million dollar man loved books as a child, especially ladybird books still has all her children's books gets on well with both her parents was born in west london, around the corner from paddington bear currently lives in a north london suburb which has a population of 220,000 people, and has a history going back to pre-roman times the place where I live is named after an anglo-saxon word meaning temple or sacred grove didn't like first and middle school one of her middle school teachers drove a car like starsky and hutch all the mothers thought he was cool didn't mind high school so much had a very small part in a school production of west side story her favourite teacher was miss clutterbuck who took english literature classes studied anne bronte's, the tenant of wildfell hall, in miss clutterbuck's classes still has a major soft spot for that novel to this day has no living grandparents two of her grandparents died before she was born has a very large extended family doesn't see much of them except for the odd wedding or funeral has 16 cousins one of her cousins was killed by a drunk taxi driver 11 years ago he was sentenced to just a few months in prison has 3 cats (levi, geordie and murphy), 1 dog (milo) and 3 cockateils (george, mildred and pj), none of which show any inclination at all to get a job and pay their share of the household bills sponsors a dog (frank) who lives at a dogs home and can't be rehomed smiles a lot slacks a lot rarely wears a watch would like a bookcase that opens up into a secret room likes the cardboard tubes you find in tin foil firmly does not believe that good things happen to good people or bad people get what they deserve or fate or anything like that hates it when people say one thing then do another is terrible at asking for things and always feels like she is imposing even when she's not is a bit of a tomboy owns land on the moon if she could paint the world one colour, her colour of choice would be purple her other favourite colours are dark green, brown and silver her least favourite colours are orange, red and yellow she has a purple bedroom thinks she believes in spirits will never be sure until she has actually seen one for herself doesn't particularly want to see one spooks herself out a lot feels more scared upstairs than downstairs will walk very quickly through any unlit room until she finds a light switch thinks the 21st century doesn't really have a lot going for it victorian england would maybe be her era of choice thinks her sense of humour might be a bit off knows it's not hard for people to get on her nerves tends to deal with some rather stupid people can be rather intollerent on occasions has a lot of self discipline has confidence that she can accomplish anything she puts her mind to very rarely loses her temper and when she does she really does is a quiet, shy person who lives a quiet life and likes it that way dislikes drawing attention to herself doesn't like talking on the telephone distances herself from people who intimidate her. if forced to deal with them she usually gets to know them and eventually admires them enjoys her own company is easily entertained and never gets bored looks upon that as more of an advantage than a character flaw has a bad memory always writes things down if she knows it is something she has to remember is laid back can often be cold and unsympathetic has teeth that are somewhat wonky doesn't understand why because she spent half her childhood at the dentist likes raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens likes waking up to rain in the morning loves the sound of heavy rainfall when tucked up in bed at night wonders why weather forcasters assume everybody wants sun likes rainbows once saw a double rainbow likes looking at the clouds and seeing funny shapes is very anti sunbathing and never sits directly in the sun is very appreciative of nature and wildlife loves feeding and attracting birds to her garden wishes she was surrounded by more areas of natural beauty thinks that people who are are very fortunate indeed wishes she didn't live in such an overcrowded country would like to live in a cottage surrounded by flowers on the edge of a forest loves trees and touching tree bark loves running through crunchy fallen leaves in autumn likes winter trees best so she can see the stark branch formations loves the sound of flowing streams doesn't like smudgy mirrors tends to find indecisive people annoying is rather obsessive about hand washing is a bit weird about touching things like door handles, keyboards and computer mice that are not her own thinks there's no place like home believes that reality is purely perceptional, and not really scientific is interested in rational environmentalism but believes extremism is sometimes necessary to get things done tries to do the right thing was taught as a little girl to bring her rubbish home with her if there was no bin available never drops litter and dislikes people who do because there is no excuse for it tries to re-cycle stuff as much as possible dislikes political correctness likes black and white photos, especially from the 20's and 30's thinks praise and blame are all the same likes people who have manners likes black rimmed glasses likes to wear black rimmed glasses likes other people who wear black rimmed glasses hates square manicured fingernails bites her nails used to have decent length nails that were always painted black or purple hates suburban sprawl likes being creative doesn't believe in destiny likes intelligent nerdy people has an irrational fear of wasps likes candles but seldom lights one can't stand drama queens can't stand sympathy queens either likes people that try likes people that want to know doesn't care for surprises likes sleeping generally goes to sleep early and is not a stay up all night person sleeps a lot more nowadays than she used to tends to sleep with her feet uncovered has slept on a futon for the past year or so can't sleep if her pillows are too high sleeps with earplugs in her ears can't sleep if there is any noise going on wishes it was night all the time likes chilly nights with clear skies likes looking at the moon and the stars on work days, almost always wakes up before her alarm goes off likes cafes in book shops drinks her coffee white with no sugar avoids cow's milk because she doesn't like the unnatural manner in which it is obtained drinks several glasses of soya milk every day her favourite cereal is shredded wheat only likes plain simple food that has been fussed over minimally can't stand spicy, oily, fried, foreign, curry, garlicy or any type of fast food has a problem with olives is a dedicated vegetarian loves every kind of fruit except plumbs eats lots of raw vegetables and fruit every day likes potatoes, bread and chocolate but not all at once can't cook, so doesn't bother trying drinks a lot of water is afraid of japanese tourists with cameras is afraid of american tourists with camcorders hates cell phones with a passion hates people who drive while talking on their stupid phones because she thinks it is very dangerous can't stand it when people walk around with their cell phone in their hand like their life depended on it, constantly fiddling with its buttons thinks people who walk around with a cell phone clipped to their person are total idiots doesn't care for fluorescent office lights and bright unnatural light in general likes reading old tombstones and wandering around old graveyards has dark brown eyes and dyed black chin length hair dyes her hair approximately every four weeks can't stand hair hanging around her neck likes pigtails and bunches likes clean wet hair washes her hair every day, sometimes twice thinks highlighted hair is in bad taste has very thin eyebrows and is obsessive about keeping them that way always notices eyebrows on people uses a weird contraption to curl her eyelashes it looks like something you might find in a clockwork orange does not watch much television but is a repeat junkie; ab fab, blackadder 2 and 3, jeeves and wooster, the office, and classic 70's series like the sweeney, the professionals and man about the house is very tidy is not very trusting of people in general doesn't have much faith in the goodness of people loves clothes is a terrible clothes snob has a black belt in shopping has a thing about well worn vintage adidas trainers pretty much lives in flared jeans and t-shirts loves corduroy trousers and has a pair in just about every colour loves t-shirts and has way too many hates it when people wear washed out black clothes really, really hates leather jackets really, really hates denim jackets double and triple checks things a lot likes watching people and how they act in situations has never (touch wood) been hospitalised has never broken a bone thinks this is a miracle really because she somehow ends up being rather clumsy way too often recently tore several ankle ligaments by slipping down some stairs tries to accept what is there and not worry so much about what isn't is a big fan of music in general likes a little bit of everything likes discovering new music likes making mix tapes/cds finds it hard to part with any piece of music has lots of vinyl records prefers the crackles and clicks of vinyl records to digitised music still buys second hand vinyl when she gets the chance is good at accumulating unnecessary mp3s has a complete list of every mp3 she has ever downloaded on an excel database finds pretentious online music snobs a bit of a bore has a very long list of favourite bands/artists so won't go into it here likes unusual and unexpected cover versions can't play a musical instrument could pick out a few chords on a guitar at gunpoint though likes taking her dog milo for lots of long walks really really hates animal cruelty of any description would probably have difficulty restraining herself if she witnessed somebody mistreating an animal on the street and would have to intervene likes scruffy blokes with messy hair, but not hair that is too long really really hates "manly" blokes with muscles of any sort likes wimps and nerdy types really, really hates "lads" and immature pub culture like boys in eyeliner, but only certain boys is a bit of a perfectionist likes blood and gore likes blood and gore probably a bit too much has a strong fascination with serial killers and likes to read about them avoids anything to do with politics used to work for a political group so knows what politicians are like likes her privacy has a long memory holds grudges, acts like she doesn't, but silently does resents a few things, wishes she didn't, but thinks she has a right to anyway finds northern english accents attractive is right handed, but uses a mouse with her left hand mostly likes 70's and 80's stuff doesn't care what people think of her has been told that she has small veins for several years she used to donate blood regularly but on the last two occasions she tried had a bad turn and passed out, so can't do so any more feels very regretful about that doesn't like make-up and doesn't wear any accept for a bit of powder on her nose sometimes is seriously addicted to lip balm and it has to be a certain brand works in environmental health doesn't like being bossed around because she knows what she has to do finds she is taken for granted a lot likes waking up for work then realising there is no work hates clocks that tick by definition, is an atheist, but doesn't like that term though because she thinks it sounds negative for some reason likes cows enjoys spending an afternoon at an art gallery and museum likes museums she can spend the whole day in likes doing touristy stuff even though she's not a tourist doesn't like to be patronised thinks that hypocrites, greedy people and people who have abortions are amongst the biggest sinners on the planet gets very angry about abortion issues would like to see the death penalty re-introduced for certain crimes has rarely been out of london, let alone england likes england has been to france a few times wishes she could draw better would like to get a tattoo but never seems to get around to it likes putting cute stickers on letters and envelopes, even when just paying bills sometimes watches a lot of films, mostly british/independent/foreign/silent/cult type stuff if she likes a film, she can watch it over and over often watches a film over a space of a week or more, 15 minutes here, 15 minutes there, etc. likes merchant ivory productions admires the work of david cronenberg adores peter sellers, jim broadbent, ewan mcgregor and john cusack loves italian horror films, particularly the work of dario argento loves the zombie films of george a. romero and zombie films in general thinks withnail and i may be her favourite film ever wonders why people go to see a film, then talk all the way through it has always had a thing about the australian film picnic at hanging rock gets bored if she has to talk too much gets really really bored of people who talk too much enjoys lounging around doesn't like furniture and other large clutter likes easy going non pretentious people likes scooby doo but not scrappy doo likes to buy blank notebooks is always scribbling stuff down doesn't take compliments too well likes tinkering with computers dislikes the font times new roman always has to use arial font at work but is sometimes a rebel and uses verdana drives a white car passed her driving test first time at age 17 doesn't care much for driving has terrible direction sense wouldn't mind going on a road trip across the US if somebody else drove likes travelling by tube likes crows has the tendancy to swear a lot is a bit of a dilettante in some things can be a bit of a snob is glad she is a girl and not a boy likes roller skating likes ruins likes decaying abandoned buildings likes victorian mental institutions likes stained glass isn't keen on babies and children especially those who are not well behaved has each ear pierced 5 times and likes little earrings doesn't owe anybody any money thinks money is boring but necessary likes making up words collects small teddy bears took typing classes at high school types withf 10 fingers so can touch type extremely speedily prefers simple things and a simple lifestyle loves to watch lightning storms hates suntans knows the difference between a good witch and a bad witch can't iron clothes to save her life, especially shirts doesn't mind washing dishes adores p g wodehouse likes nick hornby's novels loves alice in wonderland and variations enjoys the harry potter series recommends philip pullman's dark materials trilogy to anybody who will listen likes to collect penguin classics loves stephen fry's novels loves to read in general often re-reads books she loves owns loads of books, both fiction and non fiction likes new books is a bit weird about touching other people's books especially library books likes beatrix potter illustrations believes in euthenasia/assisted suicide thinks that we are not alone in the universe knows practice makes perfect likes to be outside when it's foggy, especially at night likes winter likes plastic jewellery has loads of chunky rings likes wearing rings on her thumbs likes beady bracelets has lots of amber jewellery likes catbert, dogbert and dilbert thinks that dolphins may be smarter than humans can't bowl, but will sometimes go anyway believes in faeries is not much of a romantic thinks the key to perfection is imperfection is a terrible cynic has never smoked and really, really hates cigarettes doesn't drink alcohol has never done drugs and wouldn't touch any with a barge poll would sprinkle glitter on everything if she had her way can be flippant and doesn't care prefers subtlety can be a bit on the haughty side is never late for work or appointments gets really aggravated if she has to wait for people finds some words hard to forgive is very into being healthy and keeping fit owns a treadmill and a rowing machine tries to go running or do some sort of keep fit for 45 minutes each day, at least 4 days a week has a few lapses now and then but is usually pretty dedicated likes running up hills enjoys keeping fit in general is not a very good swimmer doesn't whistle very well makes no claims that she is sane is good at acquiring useless stuff wonders where her time goes wastes a lot of time makes up for it by doing lots of things at once likes buttercups and daisies likes sticking sequins on bags thinks anybody reading this list will think her a bit of a nut case can be emailed at triona7@aol.com has this icq # 33738528 is trionalou on AIM is done for now phew!