50 things about me

So I've been watching a lot of YouTubers doing this tag recently, and as I've slightly neglected you in the last few weeks, I feel I owe you something decent. So here you go: 50 things about me!

1. I lived in 5 different houses in three different towns before I moved, when I was 10, to where I am now.
2. I was born in London, and I was registered, in Lambeth, on Christmas Eve.
3. It took me a long time to decide whether I wanted to do Biology or History for A-level, and it took until my first history lesson to realise that I made the right choice.
4. When I was about nine, I went through a phase of winning loads of magazine competitions, but unfortunately, that has been and gone.
5. My little sister is nearly thirteen, although she looks about nine.
6. I am 5'11" - taller than my mum!
7. I only discovered Nerdfighteria and the wider joys of YouTube in the summer of 2013.
8. I was planning on going to Summer in the City this year with my friends, but it appears that it sold out without telling anybody, so that plan's gone down the drain.
9. I did gymnastics for four years, but I was never good enough to be allowed to compete - I did the "rec group" once a week just for fun.
10. I have a tendency to fangirl A LOT (so it's probably a good thing I'm not going to SitC!)
11. I have mocks on Wednesday and Thursday :(
12. When I was younger, we used to have to dress up on World Book Day, and I have dressed up as Mildred Hubble from The Worst Witch, Clarice Bean, and Yvaine from Stardust to name a few.
13. I have a VERY sweet tooth.
14. I can easily spend an entire afternoon reading.
15. I can read VERY fast.
16. I was one of the first in my class to learn to read, and I skipped out two shelves because I could already read the books easily.
17. After that, I became the school's youngest "Free Reader" - I could read books for older children (shock horror!)
18. I read the sixth Harry Potter book when I was 7.
19. The first concert I ever went to was Lostprophets, which, in light of recent events, I'm not so proud of.
20. The last concert I went to was Kasabian.
21. I have a slight obsession with pens, notebooks and stationery in general.
22. When I was in year nine, I made a silver necklace for my DT GCSE, and I wore it for every single one of my GCSE exams from 2011-2013, AND on results day, to bring me luck. It worked :)
23. I am afraid of spiders, doctors, dentists and pain.
24. I'm also scared of speaking in front of people, but I'm dealing with that.
25. (Half way there!) I am a grammar Nazi :L
26. I've always been quite low in the social standing at school, purely because I read and am quite clever.
27. When I did my History coursework in year 11, I listened to ONLY Coldplay in each writing session (6 hours' worth) and there are now some Coldplay songs that I associate with castles.
28. In the whole of GCSE, I never got lower than a B grade.
29. I am part of many many fandoms.
30. Macarons from Ladurée in Covent Garden are some of the nicest things I have ever eaten.
31. I like to be tidy, but I don't dislike untidiness.
32. I'm slightly OCD when it comes to page layout and tables/grids and things like that.
33. I am appalling at art and drawing.
34. I work as a waitress/coffee maker at a café in my town.
35. I am addicted to the Internet.
36. I never wear make-up.
37. I play in a steel band called "Panem" at my school.
38. At the moment, I'm reading The Mortal Instruments, and I'm about to start City of Glass.
39. My favourite colour is red.
40. I wear a daffodil on my coat because Marie Curie Cancer Care looked after my Opa before he died in 2012.
41. I've taken taster classes in Ballroom, Latin and Flamenco dancing.
42. The other day, I wrote "2012" in my German book instead of "2014".
43. I never wanted to learn Spanish, but after a couple of lessons with a fantastic teacher, I was hooked.
44. I learn three foreign languages: French, Spanish and German.
45. Last summer, I did five days of work experience in the MFL department at school and loved it.
46. I'm an introvert.
47. I enjoy baking, but I never have enough time nowadays.
48. My guilty television pleasure is Waterloo Road.
49. Next summer, I hope to spend three weeks Interrailing around Europe with my friends to celebrate the end of A-levels before going to university.
50. I still have my two favourite toys from when I was little, named Rabbit and Piggy. Rabbit has had several ear transplants and full facial reconstructive surgery.

So there you go, now you know a little bit more about the person behind the words, as it were. I hope you enjoyed it and will carry on reading!

P.S. Don't forget to check out the new blog that I've started with my friend Jenni: makestwoofus.blogspot.com :)