Thanks to my friend Kate for tagging me a “More About Me” type questionnaire. I’ve seen a few similar blogs recently, and as I don’t want to be accused of plagiarism, I’ve added some of my own questions. I’m not entirely convinced that I should be sharing some of these answers but here goes.

Four names that people call me, other than my real name:

• The Professor
• Einstein
• Crazy Legs
• Lanky Legs

 Four jobs I have had (not counting any current jobs): 

• Hydrologist
• Customer Assistant at M&S (I loved this job!)
• Waitress
• Saturday girl at my local stables

Four random facts about me:

• I can burp on command
• I don’t have a Brummie accent
• I used to suck my thumb (I had to wear fixed braces when I was 14 & 25)
• My hair started to go grey when I was 14

Four of my favourite quotes/sayings:

• Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes
• A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
• Even with the best of maps and instruments, we can never fully chart our journeys
• Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up

Four movies I’ve watched more than once:

• Home Alone
• Speed (due to my massive Keanu Reeves crush)
• Human Traffic
• The Sound of Music (not really a movie but I was addicted to the Sound of Music)

Four books I’d recommend:

• Running with the Kenyans – Adharanand Finn
• Hurry up and Wait – Isabel Ashdown
• To Miss with Love – Katharine Birbalsingh
• City of Sin – Catherine Arnold

Four musical instruments I can play:

• Recorder (I think everyone learnt how to play the recorder at Primary School)
• Oboe
• Cor Anglais (not very well)
• Violin

Four musical instruments that I wish I could play:

• Cello
• Organ
• Piano
• Viola

Four places I have lived:

• Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield
• Marylebone, London
• Headingly, Leeds
• Lower Wick, Worcester

Four places I have been:

• New Zealand
• Tunisia
• China
• Singapore

Four places I want to visit:

• Iceland
• Chicago
• Japan
• Norway

Four places I’d rather be:

• New Zealand
• London
• Australia
• New York

Four things I don’t eat:

• Nuts
• Leeks
• Liquorice
• Nandos

Four of my favourite foods:

• Chocolate profiteroles
• Strawberries
• Bacon
• Smoked salmon

Four TV shows that I watch:

• The Apprentice
• Holby City
• Casualty
• Top Gear

My four greatest/proudest achievements to date:

• Completing my BSc & MSc degrees
• Learning to drive & passing my driving test the first time
• Bungy jumping off the Kawarau Bridge in New Zealand (I am not great with heights)
• Having the bottle to present my research at a major International conference

Four things I am looking forward to in 2015:

• Defending my PhD thesis
• Starting a new career (hopefully)
• Moving away from Four Oaks (definitely)
• Going on holiday for the first time since 2009 (university conferences don’t count)

Four things I’m always saying:

• See you later (I think this is a Brummie saying)
• Is it time for lunch/dinner yet?
• Don’t be a muppet
• Shut up

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