Who is Mum Revised?

I was on holiday for the last 10 days and I am feeling a bit like I need to reintroduce myself. If any of you are still listening, that is.

I have shared many stories of drugs, sex and rock & roll in the past year. Actually, I have shared none of that. I have also shared none of this. Here are 20 little known Kristine facts. They may not be earth-shattering, but they are mine.

1. I am allergic to horses.
2. I have riden a camel in Australia. Her name was Lubby, and I lubbed her.
3. I adore the game Cards Against Humanity because it is so bad it is good.
4. I like the spin-type rides at fairs. I will avoid anything that ‘drops’ me. I panic.
5. I bite my nails when I am nervous. I wish I didn’t and there are lots of occasions that I stop for no particular reason. I know it is an awful habit, but I can’t control myself.
6. I rely on spell check every time I try to spell occasion, surprise, a lot (I always spell it as one word) or separated.
7. I prefer beer over wine, coffee over tea and ice cream over any other dessert.
8. I brush my hair maybe once a week. I wash it and put it in a messy bun and that is where it will stay for most of the day. Every so often (avoiding the use of occasionally) I will run my fingers through it and realize it is a knotted mess and resign myself to brushing it out the next time I am in the shower.
9. All my clothes face in the same direction in my closet. They face left so that if I push them right they will be facing me. Please tell me you do the same?
10. I believe that spirits are around us and that my grandmother comes to visit sometimes.
11. Rome is my favourite city in the world (so far), followed closely by New York City and Melbourne. I would put Toronto in the top 5.
12. I applied three times to be on the Amazing Race Canada with my niece. They rejected us three times.
13. I have a serious love of fighter jets. I would buy a fighter pilot calendar over a firefighter calendar any day. That might be in part because my brother is a firefighter and it just seems weird.
14. MOM stands for Mean Old Mommy in our house so I spell mum the Aussie way when I am being nice. Besides, it sounds like mum so that makes more sense. That is why Mum Revised is spelled the way it is.
15. I can eat the same thing for lunch or breakfast everyday for a year and not get bored.
16. I went bungee jumping in New Zealand.
17. When I get together with my girlfriends we usually make a human pyramid for our group photo. I am always on the bottom.
18. Basil is my favourite of the herbs, dill is a close second.
19. I clench my teeth in my sleep so I get to wear a super sexy night guard.
20. I own at least 5 pairs of good sunglasses and still think I should buy more every time I pass a Sunglass Hut. Stop me! But, I can never find any of the good pairs when I need them so I often have to wear the crappy ones I leave in the car. I have two on my desk as we speak.

Now, tell me something I don’t know about you. Since I know very little, you can tell me what colour socks you have on and I will be fascinated. I am not wearing any, but I do have on my fuzzy slippers. I love slippers and wear them ALL the time. Even in the middle of summer. OK – that was 21.

And now for your amusement (and for my proof):