1) The older I get, the less organised I become.
I'm sure it's not meant to be that way - surely you grow up and get better at things like that? Take this Seven Things Thing almost a month late. And my revision. I peaked at 16 for my GCSEs - a miracle I've got as far as I have. I'm also now less tidy - which irks me - and I'm now more of a hoarder.
2) I'm afraid of the barbershop
I don't like going. I know what to ask for now but it took me years to work out how to ask for it. It's probably due to the soup incident at the age of four. Plus, I don't like sitting in front of mirrors which can be a bit of a nuisance in some restaurants.
3) I'm also afraid of being the sole customer in shops
I rarely go into shops if I am the only customer, or if I do I minimise time there. I think I'm scared I'll be accused of shoplifting or, worse, the shop assistant will come up to me and ask if I need help.
4) I get angry once every six months.
Obviously things irk me from time-to-time but I do think I'm quite placid/laid back. What will be will be. However, twice a year I will get absolutely livid for often no apparent reason. I'll just be in a foul mood. Mutter to myself and charge round the house or listen to music loudly. It'll last a couple of hours then it's done for the season after next.
5) Ducks are the complete animal.
Cute as babies, enthralling as couples waddling along the road, utterly delicious after an hour in my oven.
6) I don't collect anything (number 1 accepted of course)
But if I did, I'd collect clocks and maps. I love the elegance of a classical clock-face and the beauty of the mechanics of the mechanisms. And maps are fascinating records of nature and man's effect on the landscape.
7) We concentrate too much on difference
When you see the poor and the rich, the Western and Eastern, the good and the bad die every day, you know that the fundamental difference between individuals is zero.
