1 - I work in Visual Effects for feature films as a 2D Compositor. The first film I was a compositor on was Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr Fox.
2 - My eyes and hair change colour depending on the weather. ( I don't believe this is unique in any way, but I find it interesting).
3 - I have a slight phobia of Ancient Egyptian Mummies because of an Audiobook I listened to at school when I was in Middle School. Specifically - the nightmare the protagonist is having set in a tomb during the books opening and his scream as he wakes up.
4 - I run a Tabletop Roleplaying Game with my flatmates called "Call of Cthulu". Meaning I own several rule books and lots of dice.
5 - I have been on camera. I was an extra in V for Vendetta, Children of Men and the Da Vinci Code. I was also stand-in for (just for a day during DoP tests) Draco Malfoy on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I got to wear the robes, though.
6 - I've played Guitar since I was 16. I am about as good as someone who started playing at 16 and then stopped after 2 weeks.
7 - I climbed Crib Goch (Snowdonia) with my first ever pornographic VHS in my backpack at the time.
8 - I earned a Marksmanship award shooting the L98 Rifle, but am not a gun ownership advocate.
9 - Over two days, I kayaked down the Ardeche River in the south of France.
10 - I conquered a fear of heights when I was 18 though remain an Arachnophobe.
11 - I've been to Switzerland twice. The first time was ski-ing, during a big series of avalanches, the second time I spent a week in an abandoned pig farm, helping shoot a movie.
12 - I used to aggressive inline skate, though despite persisting for several years - was never any good. I also used to attend Judo lessons as well as a small amount of time fencing.
13 - I taught myself web design, flash actionscript and Flash animation at the age of 16 because it just seemed interesting to me. My current skill set in the above remains on that (low, low) level. The skills I later made a career with are ones I sought on my own initiative rather than through University. I am a very ordinary self taught geek.
14 - I google everything. Most people that think I am intelligent don't seem to realize this.
15 - I've done Jury Service. It was uninteresting and no one believes me when I tell them.
16 - 'The Ring' is the scariest film I've watched. The Japanese original, not the western remake.
17 - I cry when I watch movies all the time. Even adverts set me off sometimes. However - I am very good at not showing my emotions if I'm watching a movie with someone else. The best example of this is probably when I watched "Into the Wild" with my brother. We were both on the verge of crying - yet managed somehow to man it out.
18 - The Most embarrassed I have ever been is a time when a girl who had recently slept with a friend who fancied her, drunkenly crept into my bed in the middle of the night. I was too shocked/mortified to do anything other than pretend to be asleep until she left. She doesn't know I know.
19 - When I was 19/20, I had a fight with my dad which ended in me being kicked out. The dispute was very teenage and temporary - but during the whole thing, one of my closest friends and his family looked after me. He is someone I hope to know forever.
20 - I've been Dr Horrible for Halloween 3 years in a row. It's getting old.
21 - I saw The Rocky Horror Picture show for the first time in my life, 2 days ago. It's fun, I enjoyed it.
22 - One of my pet hates is when someone is filming something with a video recorder/camera and they turn it sideways. That doesn't work.
23 - Someone once told me I look like Christian Bale "From the side". It's still the best compliment anyone has ever given me, ever.
24 - The main reason I don't have any tattoos is because of the very loud criticisms of any mention of Tattoos from my parents.Which is pretty lame.
25 - My younger brother (Aged 24) Skipped University so he could live at home with the parents, working weekends and doing nothing to further or start a hobby or career other than playing computer games all week. I envy his lifestyle, but sincerely fear for his future prospects. I am the typical older brother.
26 - The first time I ever went to laser Quest was when I was 12 or so. It was a friends birthday party. I was too scared to go in, and cried outside instead as all my friends played laser Quest. I would correct this later, spurred into being amazing at Laser Quest.
27 - I used to be in the Masters of the Universe Fan Club (He-Man). My membership name was "Mandock". I was also a member of "Rolf's cartoon club". Ah, my childhood.
28 - Sometimes I worry that I lack something fundamental to the process of being human. I can be too cold. I worry that things I dislike about myself are things other people like about me. I am self-critical and can be a perfectionist.
29 - I didn't like the taste of Bacon until I was 20 years old. I still don't enjoy Mushrooms.
30 - My bedsheets have been on TV. But that's a story of it's own.
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