Day 6

day 6 - write 30 interesting facts about yourself.
Sorry its late, 30 facts is really hard!

01. My middle name is french, not because my parents wanted something unusual but because they wanted something that sounded like Marie. Problem is they hated Marie, so Cherie.
02. I'm allergic to watermelon.
03. I am actually related to Florence Nightingale.
04. I can't sleep on my back unless I'm propped up on a pile of pillows.
05. My first sentence was "I can dodit myself!"
06. The first book I read (on my own) was May Gibbs Complete Works of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie - I was turning 7 and in grade 2.
07. I grew up next door to a very large doberman x rodegian ridge-back and have no fear of large dogs thanks to Mia. She was 2 foot tall at the shoulders.
08. I once sang with the Australian Youth Choir.
09. I've only broken 1 bone in my entire body - the Metatarsal V.
10. I like dipping my french fries in my chocolate milkshake.
11. My parents once filled and entire side of a card with my various nicknames.
12. I can't roll my 'r's
13. I filled a terrabyte external hard drive in less than two months.
14. I've hurt my right wrist so often I'm partially ambidextrous. I can't write, but I can (badly!) play guitar, use chopsticks and aim.
15. I've had the same best friend since year 7. Which was 12 yrs ago.
16. I love arts and craft - especially mosaics and collage.
17.I grew up in Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
18. I like chilli in my cocoa powder.
19. I'm bisexual but have only had sexual relations with a female (so far).
20. My first LOTE language was Greek. I swapped schools and had to start over with Indonesian.
21. My dream job is working for a publishing house in America or England.
22. I've had three sets of grommets to help my ears.
23. I love animals.
24. I can't draw for shite. I can colour pretty well though XD
25. I've had 6 dogs, 10 cats (23 if you count the kittens we gave away), 2 rabbits, 3 budgies, 2 parakeets, 2 guinea pigs and a horse.
26. I was strawberry blonde as a kid.
27. I like almost all types of music. The only ones I don't like are screaming metal where I can't hear anything over the guitar and drums rap music.
28. I was in a car crash before I was even born.
29. I'm teaching myself calligraphy.
30. I understand Auslan.