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Tuesday 8 May 2007

Get to know me even more.......

Linda at "Are we there yet?" tagged me for a Wikepedia meme but I did that a little while ago so I've pinched the "10 things you don't know about me" meme instead.

So here goes....

1. I passed my driving test first time but not until I was 38.

2. I have only ever driven on the motorway twice in my life, and one of those was by mistake - I got in the wrong lane where the road was coned off and didn't have any choice! You will have guessed by now I don't "DO" motorways.

3. I am very good at knitting. I don't knit so much these days but at one time all the family were kitted out with my creations. I even knitted a full length coat once - that was a bit of a mistake though because it turned out to be really heavy!

4. I have medals for tap dancing when I was a child. Shuffle, hop, step, shuffle, hop, step. See I can remember the steps even if I can't do them now.

5. I have pierced ears - nothing else just ears.

6. I have a tattoo of an orchid on my right shoulder. I had always wanted a tattoo so I bought myself one for for 45th birthday.

7. I can touch type 80 words per minute, this makes typing up my drivel very easy. :)

8. I can hang wallpaper. My Dad was a decorator and taught me from being very young.

9. I am a blood donor.

10. I have been on television. I cheated with this one cos you may already know if you read my post 'My Claims to Fame', but I couldn't think of another thing I might not have told you, well not that I could put in print anyway!

As I wasn't exactly tagged for this I'm not going to tag anyone else but please feel free to do it yourself if the mood takes you.

My knee
Tuesday 8th May
Feeling better today I think the extra exercise helped.

25 comments:

IndigoGirl said...

I was just about so tag you with a similar tag! If you'd like, details are on my blog!

Akelamalu said...

Indigogirl
I took a look but I couldn't think of another 7 things about myself to put in print! Thanks for thinking of me though. :)

Lo Kelween said...

wow...you are still donating blood at this age? i am impressed! :)

Akelamalu said...

Elween
What do you mean at this age?????

Only kidding.

Elaine Denning said...

Im 39 and still not driving. Perhaps I'll get round to it this year!
I need to find your Claims to Fame post now....

Akelamalu said...

miss u
Learning to drive was the best thing I ever did - you go for it!

Anonymous said...

I'm impressed. I've always wanted to type faster. And hang wallpaper correctly.

Akelamalu said...

Rhea
I've had years of practice at both!

Cream said...

Wow, that's fast typing!
Must sound like tapdancing...

Empress Bee (of the high sea) said...

i hate to drive on the freeway too! scares the snot out of me! ha ha ha

smiles, bee

Akelamalu said...

Cream
It does! :)

Akelamalu said...

Bee
Join the club!

Tammy said...

You sound like a very talented lady!
:)

Tammy said...

I just noticed your little commentary in your side bar about the butterfly...no problems here...I also love how you've got your comments as buttflies have landed...too cute!!

Akelamalu said...

early bird
Thanks honey - on both counts. :)

Anonymous said...

You are a very interesting person!

Queenie said...

Why haven't you told me these things before.. there is so much more to you than you have let me know. Have you a swimming stickiefoot???

Akelamalu said...

Josh
Thanks. :)

Queenie
I'm sure I have at some point in the past 17 years!
What's a swimming stickiefoot and have you got one?

CG said...

Great to learn more about you. I'm impressed; wish I could type!!

Queenie said...

Yes, three actually. One for breast stroke (don't start), one for front crawl (stop it), and life- saving, I got full marks for my mouth to mouth resuscitating, hee hee!!!!

Akelamalu said...

cg
As I say I've been typing for years in my job, so I've had plenty of practice!

queenie
Oh you mean swimming certificates! I got just the one for swimming 25yds.

la bellina mammina said...

80 wpm? impressive! Fuuny about nr 5. Thanks for sharing - always nice to know more about you.

Akelamalu said...

la bellina mammina
I could type faster than that at one time, I'm just out of practice at the moment.

Anonymous said...

I passed my driving test age 17, that was almost 23 years ago, then did it all again with a motorbike test 13 years ago. Regularly drive on the motorway but is necessity rather than a love of it, I much prefer to walk everywhere these days..
Nice to know a bit more about you..

Akelamalu said...

anonymous
Welcome, whoever you are.
I've never been on a motorbike, I must admit they frighten me, but not as much as motorways!!