Three things I’ve never mentioned before

This entry was posted on October 30, 2007

Personal blogs are just that: personal. I have a personal blog, yet it’s not often I sit down and describe myself in detail. Let’s do that now! Here are three things about me I’ve never mentioned before in my blog.

1. I’m extremely musical.

I play the clarinet primarily (even passed my ABRSM Grade 8 with Merit) and the alto saxophone second. I’m probably better at the saxophone than I’d have everyone believe, but given the choice between the two, I’d pick the clarinet every time. For me, the saxophone is a lot less “refined” than the clarinet and I like precision. I’m currently teaching myself to play bass and I can string along a tune on the piano. On occasion I’ve been known to play the base clarinet, the tenor saxophone, recorder, guitar, and even a duck call and cuckoo! I regularly play in a saxophone septet and a woodwind group, members of which may or may not be reading this. *waves*

2. I’m an MSA-registered Kart Timekeeper.

This probably won’t mean much if you’re not interested in motorsport, so let’s break it down into an example you might recognise. When you watch motorsport on television you’ll often see graphics pop up on screen telling you who’s in which position, how long their laps are, how many laps are in the race, and how many laps are left, and so forth. In Karting, that’s my job! I work the computer that gathers all of that information. I also help out and write down people’s positions by hand, which is a lot harder than it looks!

3. I have a motorcycle license.

Yes, that’s right. I can legally ride a motorcycle on the roads in the UK without the need of L plates. That automatically makes me cooler than all the 17-year-old boys that ride past on their 50cc hairdryers trying to impress me. Oh if only they knew. I currently don’t own a motorcyle, but that doesn’t mean I can’t ride one. And because it’s been two years since I got my license (time flies!) I’m not restricted to the engine size / power anymore. However, I’m only little and not very strong, so I highly doubt I’ll be getting my dream bike anytime soon.

So there we have it: three things you probably didn’t know about me but now do! Feel free to borrow this idea for your own blog and share with your readers three things they didn’t know about you.

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