1) Reading - to the point where, when I was little, my granny used to tell me off for spending pocket money on books rather than dresses or toys or whatnot.
2) Saying words repeatedly until they don't sound like words and you get a bit confuddled.
3) Dancing in my room - note to self: ALWAYS close the curtains beforehand or Creepy Greenhouse Guy who lives behind you will watch. And I doubt that was a cucumber he was holding... shudder
4) Lady Grey Tea - it's lovely jubbly, especially black with a slice of lemon.
5) Music - I love any kind and couldn't live without it.
6)Writing - kind of obvious and goes hand-in-hand with no. 1
7) Correcting people on their grammar - it really gets on my goat when they say things incorrectly!
8) Talking like a farmer - as all my friends are city folk the expressions on their faces when I say 'How's she cuttin' boi?' Are priceless!
9) Out colloquialisms - such as the almighty SCUNDERED!
10) Potato bread
11) Playing Piano
12) Playing Gurglies (a Delilah patented game)
13) Playing Pillow Wrestling
14) Rugby - when playing I destroy my sister, when watching... Well Craig Gilroy doesn't look half bad in those tiny wee shorts ;)
15) Baking
16) Staring other drivers down on the motorway
17) Learning and applying useless bits of knowledge (like the first bomb the Allies dropped on Germany in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo)
18) Yoga
19) Sleeping
20) Doing nothing - a very refreshing activity
21) Knitting - yes I'm 17 going on 80 but it's nice to give your friends something unique and special for Christmas
22) Doing a leprechaun kick when crossing the road
23) Singing lovesongs when third wheeling
24) Writing letters to strangers - I like to think someday I'll make someone smile
25) Eating - need I say more
26) Babysitting my wee cousin
27) A good old Ulster Fry
28) Spending hours in Waterstones
29) Our meaningless chats in politics class - we talk about everything, from horse meat to weirdos taking dead bodies on roadtrips across America
30) My dogs
31) My friends
32) My family - (they should have been no. 1 shouldn't they?)
33) Feel-good films
34) Cycling through the countryside
35) Mucking about in the rain - unless I have to be dry for something or other
36) Tayto cheese and onion - the king of all crisps (or chips for our American friends) but avoid civilisation for about a week after consumption.
37) Beaches - except for the ones with all the shingle that really hurts your feet
38) Singing - although I'm not sure the shower head would define the noise as 'singing'
39) When the volume on the radio or TV is even or a multiple of five
40) Summertime in general - although it doesn't visit Northern Ireland very often
41) Graham's ice cream - to die for!
42) Laughing - although I hate my actual laugh
43) Building forts
44) Sliding down the stairs in a sleeping bag
45) North Africa - wonderful people and wonderful culture
46) Folk stories
47) My bed
48) Carving pumpkins at Hallowe'en
49) My faith
50) Going for a walk on a breezy day
51) Long hot showers
52) Chocolate
53) Playing guitar
54) Embarrassing myself - not necessarily the process but the hilarity of it afterwards
55) Hiking
56) Camping
57) My wellies
58) My sweats
59) Open fires - beautiful and warm
60) Swimming - the floating, peaceful kind
61) Dormice - so cute!
62) Rocket team - nerdy, I know, but great craic
63) Playing in the snow
64) School - I do genuinely enjoy it, all of it. Except the headmistress, she's not the best person in the world but hey ho, no-one's perfect.
65) Autumn leaves - great fun
66) Snowdrops - a sure sign spring has sprung
67) Lambing season - those little guys are just everywhere and so adorable
68) The Vintage Rally - basically a parade of vintage cars, tractors, motorcycles etc. through our village each summer. The neighbours always have a barbecue so everyone can get together.
69) Christmas - I love all of it, unless it starts in November, that really drives me up the walls
70) French - a beautiful language
71) English - equally as fantastical
72) Cookie Box milkshakes - very scrummy
73) Clear nights - you can look up at the stars and be both lost in the universe and found within yourself. The galaxy is stunning
74) Disney films
75) Candles - a reminder of a simpler time
76) Cuddles
78) Chopsticks - making eating fun AND frustrating
79) Being right - doesn't happen often but it feels so good when it does.
80) Order and organisation
81) Looking at old photographs - cue hideous 90's patterns!
82) Peace - just being at peace
83) Perfection - at least in my own mind as no such thing exists
84) Resplendent - it's a cracker of a word
85) The feel of a book in my hands - I could never stand a Kindle or the like
86) Free stuff - as long as it's good
87) LP bowls - fun to make and useful. Dad wasn't so pleased though...
88) Russian dolls
89) Tree climbing
90) Pretty flowers
91) Dungarees - would love a pair but not too sure how odd I'd look
92) Rain coats - like the plastic yellow Paddington Bear kind I had when I was a kid
93) The smell of fresh laundry
94) Smores
95) Sliding down banisters
96) Talking into the wee hours at sleepovers
97) Country air - it's much more clear and fresh than city air
98) Coming home - nothing beats getting in the front door after a long day or some travels. Although when you land in Belfast it will ALWAYS rain.
99) Bacon butties with a Nutty Crust pan loaf
100) Northern Ireland - it's home, it's green and it's probably the only place on Earth who celebrates a ship that was no good and a footballer who died because of a bad liver.
And there you have it, my long list of... Well weirdness.
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