I have seen this doing the rounds on the Internet and as usual, after initially laughing at the thought of joining the rest of the sheep, I have pathetically crumbled under the weight of the social dependence that glues us all together.

So without further waffle…

1.

I never understand the interest in promotional band photographs that feature one member with their face slightly cut off because the person behind the lens didn’t bother to frame it properly – or, the more likely case – thought it would be cool to do so. This is probably linked to my desire for absolute constructs, such as the arrangement of objects in a specific manner on a desk.

2.

I don’t think The Simpsons is as funny as it used to be, but then that’s because once you reach such a high standard of writing (as they did in the mid 90s), it is hard to maintain or better that. I miss lying in bed watching it on Sunday afternoons.

3.

Why do people think that prattling on about the length of time they’ve been fans of a certain band is cool? At the end of the day if you like the music, who gives a fuck when you ‘discovered’ it? Fighting With Wire have been around for years and yet I only got into them last Summer – and I can safely guarantee that my enthusiasm for their music is not governed by how long I’ve known them. As with everything creative, music can be twisted by people’s desire to feel smarter or cooler than their fellow man/woman.

4.

I love the fact that I didn’t go to university to study Architecture/Technology and Design – I may have given my parents grief over a far more unstable lifestyle, but I gave myself an opportunity to find out what it was I truly wanted to devote my life to.

5.

Daydreaming, pondering, brain-farting – a general lack of an attention span governs my every action, although once it focuses it clamps into place with startling power. I once spent an entire day sitting in the sun, staring at the sky, listening to Staralfur by Sigur Ros. I was actually quite cold and sunburned by the time I realised what I was doing.

6.

Cats are magnificent animals, and whilst I own two currently, I would gladly invest in an entire herd of them; let loose to roam around the house as they please – like the little furry purring machines that they are.

7.

I ’see’ General Fiasco as ’sounding’ predominantly lime green (although there are other shades in there), A Plastic Rose as (a shocking, electric) blue and Boathouse as a sun drenched burnt brown – outside that every other band is a kaleidoscope of colour tones. Listening to Sigur Ros does feature a lot of sunset reds though.

8.

It scares me slightly that when I am forty I will still have the social awareness of a twelve year old – but then I see something shiny and I forget.

9.

When I was eight I spent an entire year converting a room in my house into a Jurassic Park (1993) play set – and through sheer determination, the gradual creation of hundreds of hand painted toilet roll trees; and the accumulation of toys related to the film, I succeeded.

10.

My first ever computer broke less than twenty four hours after it was bought, leaving me with two weeks off school, annoyed at not being able to play Championship Manager for the first time – which is one of the main reasons I ended up teaching myself how to fix them.

11.

At the 2007 BAFTA Awards ceremony in Covent Garden, London – whilst looking for my table – I bumped into and apologised to James McAvoy, who is smaller than me, slightly. I thought about mentioning this but decided that if I had he would have given me a Glasgow kiss.

12.

When nervous I tap my right leg, or left hand – and when excited, my left leg and right hand.

13.

I don’t believe in having a final aim, especially one that is based on a material/creative success – such as winning an Oscar, or having a photo published in Time magazine. I just believe in doing things.

14.

I once worked out that I have watched Aliens (1986) about 250 times. The majority before the age of eighteen.

15.

The first CD I ever bought myself was Echoes, Patience, Silence and Grace by Foo Fighters – but I download music like there’s no tomorrow.

16.

I am an avid collector of film posters.

17.

Practically every personal conversation I have is derived from planned answers. I think ahead to where a discussion is going and try to anticipate what the other person is going to say, then pick my replies accordingly. It helps to limit the amount of errors in communication.

18.

Kate Beckinsale is by and large the sexiest woman on the planet – if you are unsure of my reasoning behind this, just watch Underworld (2003).

19.

I love real butter, even though I’m sure the salt content will one day be the cause of my demise.

20.

Poptarts are the most delicious breakfast imaginable, but I rarely buy them because there is no such concept as ‘eating just one’.

21.

My first ever job was working as a medicinal packager, later moving on to dispensing the chemicals themselves into their vials – in this line of work I got to work with two massive walk in freezers which I found insanely cool (no pun intended).

22.

I have slept rough on at least seven occasions – I think everyone should do it at least once, just to experience it. The first time I did it was in France. I literally did it just to see what it would be like.

23.

I view anyone using textspeak as a serious form of communication outside of text messages (and even then, it pains me to use the bastard love child that is contracted syllables) to be of as much worth as a particularly sticky piece of excrement. An inability to use capital letters also warrants this opinion.

24.

I prefer Nikon cameras for photos, and Canon cameras for filming – even though keeping consistency between the two would mean I could interchange the lenses for both lines of work.

25.

My favourite book is The Stand by Stephen King.