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!

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