Get to know me :) in Life as I know it...

**Get to Know Me**

1. What is you middle name? Adriaan (I go by my middle name)

2. How old are you? 23

3. When is your birthday? 1st of November

4. What is your zodiac sign? Scorpio all the way.

5. What is your favorite color? Blue

6. What's your lucky number? I don't know... 17?

7. Do you have any pets? Yes! Two little Yorkshire Terriers : Dobby and Diva (Collectively known as "The Wobbles")

8. Where are you from? Born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa.

9. How tall are you? 1.86m, in between 6'1 and 6'2

10. What shoe size are you? UK 12 which is US 13

11. How many pairs of shoes do you own? 6

12. What was your last dream about? That I was a professional wrestler. Just a couple of hours ago actually.

13. What talents do you have? Baking/Patisserie, playing guitar, quick-witted, writing.

14. Are you psychic in any way? Not particularly.

15. Favorite song? Oh God... So many. I've been listening to a lot of 90's and early 00's stuff recently so I'll have to say Sugar Ray - Fly, Sublime - What I got, pretty much everything by The Darkness, Queen - Under Pressure and Fat Bottomed Girls, Fatboy Slim - Praise you, Damien Marley - Road to Zion... I could go on forever. I go through phases.

16. Favorite movie? Shawshank Redemption, Radio, Patch Adams, 1st Harry Potter, Star Wars Phantom Menace, Misery, Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, Into the Wild, Grave of the Fireflies, Spirited Away, Barefoot Gen and many, many more.

17. Who would be your ideal partner? Somebody intelligent, witty, warm, loving, caring, honest, mature, easy-going and sensitive.

18. Do you want children? Yes.

19. Do you want a church wedding? Nope. We'll see how that goes down with my Afrikaans family...

20. Are you religious? Agnostic. Open to the idea, but haven't been convinced yet.

21. Have you ever been to the hospital? Yes, but we won't be going into detail.

22. Have you ever got in trouble with the law? Yes :/ Spent a night in the holding cells. Not that I know what happened or how I got there. Left with a fine for riotous behavior... gulp

23. Have you ever met any celebrities? Lots of rugby players.

24. Baths or showers? Showers, definitely.

25. What color socks are you wearing? Not wearing any.

26. Have you ever been famous? No

27. What type of music do you like? Alternative rock, Metal, Old School Rap & Hip Hop, some Pop, Rock Ballads, Drum & Bass, Electro, Old School Dubstep.

28. Have you ever been skinny dipping? Yes

29. How many pillows do you sleep with? Two. One below my head and one above.

30. What position do you usually sleep in? On my stomach (supposedly it's very bad for you).

31. What do you typically have for breakfast? Oatmeal, Goji Berries, Almonds and Peppermint or Pinuli Tea.

32. Have you ever fired a gun? No, but I'd love to know what it feels like.

33. Have you ever tried archery? Yes.

34. Favorite clean word? "Crikey"

35. Favorite swear word? Afrikaans : Poes, English : Fuck

36. What's the longest you've ever gone without sleep? Not very long, I love my sleep. Probably a day and a half.

37. Do you have any scars? = Yes, 2 from surgeries and a couple of smaller ones stemming from childhood shenanigans.

38. Have you ever had a secret admirer? I'm not sure. Probably.

39. Are you a good liar? Yes.

40. .Are you a good judge of character? Yes, although my judgement tends to be a bit more on the negative side, but overall, yes.

41. Can you do any other accents other than your own? Yes. Hannibal Lecter, Posh British, Cape Coloured and Xhosa.

42. Do you have a strong accent? Not at all. Some South Africans have terrible accents and I don't understand how people cannot reproduce what they hear.

43. What is your favorite accent? Deep Southern Accent.

44. What is your personality type? Introverted, shy and quiet, but once I feel more comfortable around you, I become very loving and caring, comedic, witty, more talkative and very kind .

45. What is your most expensive piece of clothing? I don't know. Probably one of the two suits I own.

46. Can you curl your tongue? Yes. I can also make a 3-leaf clover!

47. Are you an innie or an outie? Innie

48. Left or right handed? Right

49. Are you scared of spiders? Yes

50. Favorite food? Sushi, Seafood, Ribs, Bread, Pizza. Anything cheesy, garlicky, creamy and with a slight crust really. Oh, and Pistachio Ice Cream! Hmmmmm...

51. Favorite foreign food? Spanish. Seafood especially. Paella, Octopus, Squid, etc.

52. Are you a clean or messy person? Pretty Messy :/

53. Most used phrased? "Oh for fuck's sake" or "Are you serious?"

54. Most used word? I don't know... The/and/is/where.

55. How long does it take for you to get ready? 30 minutes including shower, shave and getting dressed.

56. Do you have much of an ego? A little bit. Depending on the subject.

57. Do you suck or bite lollipops? Suck

58. Do you talk to yourself? Yes, it can be better than talking to certain people.

59. Do you sing to yourself? All the time.

60. Are you a good singer? I think I'm pretty good. You won't see me on Idols though.

61. Biggest Fear? Male authority figures, moths, cockroaches, beetles, crickets, locusts and most creepy crawly or flying things. Lightning as well.

62. Are you a gossip? Yes. I can be very nosy, sometimes to my determent.

63. Best dramatic movie you've seen? Pride and Prejudice. Not the shitty new ones, the old ones.

64. Do you like long or short hair? Medium length for a guy I guess.

65. Can you name all 50 states of America? I'm not from the US, but I think I can.

66. Favorite school subject? History

67. Extrovert or Introvert? Introvert to the max.

68. Have you ever been scuba diving? Yes

69. What makes you nervous? Lots of people.

70. Are you scared of the dark? I can be.

71. Do you correct people when they make mistakes? Sometimes. If it is regarding something that I see as important.

72. Are you ticklish? Yes, very.

73. Have you ever started a rumor? Yes, but it turned out to be true!

74. Have you ever been in a position of authority? Yes. At work, school and sports.

75. Have you ever drank underage? Yes

76. Have you ever done drugs? Only weed

77. Who was your first real crush? Petronel :) She was soooooooo pretty. Now she's smokin'! :P

78. How many piercings do you have? None

79. Can you roll your Rs?" All "Rs" are rolled in the Afrikaans language.

80. How fast can you type? Very fast, except on fucking touchscreens. My fingers are too big.

81. How fast can you run? I was built for strength, not for speed :P lol. I don't know, average.

82. What color is your hair? Brown. My hair was bleach blonde as up until I was 12.

83. What color is your eyes? Blue/Grey with a Brown tinge. Really weird.

84. What are you allergic to? Cats!!!!!!!!!

85. Do you keep a journal? I have attempted to. This is the most successful attempt
    by far.

86. What do your parents do? My dad is a retired Civic Engineer who now owns and rents out lots of properties that he bought. My mom is a high school English teacher.

87. Do you like your age? Not really, I'm starting to feel old.

88. What makes you angry? Inconsiderate and arrogant people.

89. Do you like your own name? Not really, it's not really an internationally friendly name. Everybody messes it up.

90. Have you already thought of baby names, and if so what are they? No idea.

91. Do you want a boy a girl for a child? I am leaning more towards the boy side. If I have a daughter one day I would be too protective. God have mercy on the first boy she brings home.

92. What are you strengths? My perseverance even through rough times, intelligence and kindness. I am also very loving and caring (although I see this as a weakness sometimes).

93. What are your weaknesses? Very high levels of anxiety, fear, insecurities, feelings of inadequacy, self-loathing, pessimism.

94. How did you get your name? I was named after my mom's oldest brother who committed suicide on her 18th birthday. What is really freaky is that the two times that I have tried to commit suicide were both on her birthday as well, but it wasn't planned and didn't even register that it was her birthday at those times. Weird...

95. Were your ancestors royalty? Nope

96. Do you have any scars? I already told you.

97. Color of your bedspread? Beige and White.

98. Color of your room? Cream/Off-white.

Hope you enjoyed getting to know me better :) Thank you for reading.

Have a lovely day Adriaan