50 Thing About Me

A lovely person on here inspired me to have a go at this. There’s more to me of course but this is what came out when I wrote the list off the top of my head.

My name is Denise, but since childhood I’ve been know as Dee.

I have a middle name I rarely tell anyone.

I can play a few songs on the piano, mostly by memory.

I’ve had more hairstyles than I can count.

I don’t know how to ride a bike.

I once stayed up for 36 hours just to finish a project.

My favourite film changes constantly depending on my mood.

I studied something completely different from what I do now.

I’ve worked in both quiet offices and very loud cafés.

I nicer travelled alone to a place where I knew no one in Central America.

I’ve had a job that required waking up before 5am.

As a teen I once got caught in a sudden storm with no shelter with a woman who I now consider a very close friend.

I’ve made something from scratch that I was genuinely proud of.

I enjoy rearranging my room more often than necessary.

I’ve tried learning a language and forgotten most of it.

I can cook a few dishes really well and improvise the rest.

I keep old concert tickets and random souvenirs.

I once wrote a long letter to an American president that I never sent.

I’ve never broken a bone.

I don’t like overly sweet drinks.

I missed a train because I was reading.

I’ve won something big in a competition once.

I can peel an orange in one long strip.

I’ve never liked horror games like ouija boards, but I’ll watch scary films.

I often packed far too much for a short trip.

I enjoy drawing, even if I don’t do it often enough.

I make a surprisingly good late-night hot snack.

I’ve flown on a plane in Cuba that was sold to them by Russians.

I’ve visited American cities that didn’t live up to expectations.

I can crack my knuckles, though I try not to.

I’ve never been skydiving and don’t plan to.

I’ve explored my sexuality at all ages and some I probably shouldn’t have.

I can’t do any card tricks but wish I could.

I’ve got lost in a building I’d been in before.

I’ve spent many days doing absolutely nothing productive.

I’ve been intimate in front of people.

I once shared a table with someone well-known without realising.

I can follow basic YouTube DIY tutorials.

I don’t need glasses (for now).

I’ve changed my style too many times over the years.

The furthest I’ve run without stopping surprised me.

I’ve been in long-term relationships with a man and a woman that taught me a lot.

I used to make up stories when I was little and have dreamed about them since wondering if they actually happened.

I’ve been to the top of the Twin Towers.

I make playlists that perfectly match certain moods and edit them regularly.

I’ve stood in a place I’d only seen in pictures before.
I’ve been in a small aircraft and hated it.

I joined a social media platform early before it became popular. Then left it.

I’ve visited a place in South Africa that is historically important.

I’ve been on a couple of rides that made me question my life choices.