Birthday Post // 20(.5) Random Facts About Me

After 365 days of waiting, it's finally THE DAY! I'm no longer a broody, moaning, whining teenager. I am now a mature and strong-minded 20-year old. I honestly dreaded this day until I realised I was a step closer to achieving my life goals.

So to celebrate this glorious day, here's 20 random-ass facts about the face behind the Absurd Nerd...

Tom & Avan

1. My favourite numbers are 1, 9 and any number that adds up to 9.
   (1.5. I have a weird obsession with numerology).
2. My passion, aside from writing, is learning about different cultures and languages.
3. I am fluent in Maltese, English, Italian and French, and can understand Spanish.
4. My first (and current) job is as a sales advisor in a well-established department store.
5. I share my birthday with Tom Hiddleston and Avan Jogia, who also happen to be in my Top 10 list.
6. I hate cheese and coffee.
7. I don't have any tattoos, but I'd like to have several inspirational quotes and song lyrics.
8. My biggest fears are heights and clowns.
9. I used to love playing football (soccer for Americans) when I was younger.
10. My favourite movies of all time are Avatar and Stand By Me.
11. Apart from becoming a writer, I want to become a travel journalist.
12. I collect merchandise of my all-time favourite band, The Beatles. I have everything from DVDs, CDs, books to posters and original vinyl records.
13. My impulse-buys are usually books, particularly biographies.
14. I love horror movies even though they make me wet my pants and spend a whole week not sleeping.
15. If I had to choose one last meal, it'd be a triple chocolate and marshmallow cake.
16. I've tried doing yoga but my brittle bones don't allow it.
17. I can drink up to five pints of tea a day.
18. I have a mild case of OCD, where all my books are divided into fiction and non-fiction, then furtherly subdivided into genres, authors and year published. My CDs are also similarly categorised.
19. I have a weird obsession with foals and ponies.
20. I've been to Tunisia, France, Spain, Italy and Sicily. I've planned ahead holidays to Germany, Austria, England, Ireland and America.

(Take note): 9 Things I'd Love For My 20th Birthday

I'm turning the big 2-0 in exactly 13 days (so mark your calendars!) and despite having just about enough possessions, I can always dream and long for more, so here are 9 things I would love for my birthday

1. Trip to Liverpool

By now everyone on my social media life (and outside) knows that I have a special love for Liverpool. Before you jump to conclusions, it's not because of the football team. From a young age I knew my all-time favourite band was born and raised there, which makes Liverpool the capital city of music. So far I've only dreamt of going there. I might eventually move there if I become a well-established writer with money to throw away because let's face it, putting aside all the landmarks related to The Beatles, the place is perfect for me.

2. New phone

This is a feeling I always seem to have whenever I get used to the current phone. Since my online life seems to be far more elaborative than my normal life, I find myself urged to download apps that suit my needs, but the majority of these apps can't be installed on my lousy Nokia C3.

3. JIBCON

JIBCON (short for Jus In Bello Convention) is a yearly convention of my favourite TV series, Supernatural, held in Rome in May. Passes, even the 'cheapest' ones, aren't at all cheap. And passes always sell out within the first few hours they are released.

4. Vinyl records

My collection is very limited (and rare) and seeing as this was how people in the older days listened to music makes me want to have more. Because... well, just because!

5. Free makeover

It's never not time for a new makeover, especially when its free.

6. A weekend alone in a cottage in the middle of the forest

The ultimate dream. I'd write several novels while there, surrounded by nothing but the sound of nature.

7. 1955 Ford Thunderbird Custom

This has been my dream car ever since I knew what a custom Ford was (alongside the 1967 Chevrolet Impala for obvious reasons).

8. Unlimited tea supply

Tea. Tea. Tea. TEA. I'm probably the biggest tea person you'll ever encounter.

9. Books, books, books

You can never have too many books.