In which Demi introduces herself, two years late...

I had a flick through my old blog posts the other day, and came to the conclusion that I haven't actually ever given much information about myself before. Personally, I hate stumbling across a blogger and having no idea of who they are or what direction they're heading in. Sometimes you can read between the lines and pick up titbits... and sometimes it's easier to lay some facts down straight. So I thought I'd do a short post containing a few facts I think you, my invisible reader, should know about me.

• Demi is not my real name. It's pretty close to my real name, and also ties in my initials, so it was an easy choice.
• I'm at the end of my second year at the University of Nottingham, UK, where I'm reading English Studies. I don't know why we apparently 'read' subjects at University, but I have been informed that this is the correct terminology!
• I'm a bad English student. I'm extraordinarily picky when it comes to books, and find it very difficult to shift an initial dislike of a book once I get a bit more into it. Chances are, if I'm not a fan from the start, I won't be a fan by the end. I also hate 90% of the 'classics'. I threw Jane Eyre across my dorm room last year. I abhore Tess of the d'Urbervilles; we had to read it in Sixth Form and I am yet to come across another book that is as equally depressing, ridiculous and downright dull in my entire life. There's a whole bloomin' chapter devoted to turnip farming!
• In accordance with the last fact, I am a modern girl; I am not really one for vintage. The idea of wearing old clothes from thirty years ago kinda makes me itch. I love my laptop, and would probably die if separated from my phone. I find it hard to relate to 'classic' books, because of the freedom we enjoy in this day and age. Forgive me for not being able to relate to the thrill of raising a skirt above the ankle - probably because mine are already hovering above my knees.
• I love films. Love them. Pretty much anything but horror. In an ideal world, where I could work in any industry, I'd work in films.
• I am a huge romantic. I think we are driven by love, in various forms, to do everything we do.
• I am a control freak, and have been the 'mature one' since the age of about 14. My older brother was extremely displased to find that I was to be put in charge whenever my parents left us and our younger sister alone. My family have compared me to a 30yr old in a 19yr old's body.
• Psychology fascinates me. As does how humans react and communicate with one another.
• I make an amazing cup of tea. This is a well documented fact, not just me bragging. Probably due to the fact that I can happily drink about 8 cups of tea a day, when given the chance.
• I hatehatehate the taste of beer, wine, cider, champagne... basically anything with that sharp, acidic alcoholic taste. I'm a fussy drinker, which can make for expensive nights out. Ironically, having started drinking quite late compared to a lot of my friends, I can hold a surprising amount for my size (5'2" in case you were wondering).
• I'm not really a sporty person, but I adore swimming and skiing. I also used to go horse-riding every week for about six years, until I lost my nerve quite inexplicably one summer and never really got back into it.
• Early mornings reduce me to a comatose-state. I might as well not even be up, my brain doesn't really kick in until about 10am. I can also stay up quite happily until about 3am, when my brain suddenly shuts down and I need sleep. To say that I am something of a nightowl is an understatement.
• Although I never realised it until moving into my first student home, shared with 4 other girls, I am very fussy when it comes to cleanliness in the house. After the first week or so, when the counters were covered in stains and crumbs, and the bathroom was starting to get a bit grungy, I snapped and drew up a cleaning rota. I blame my extremely clean-freakish mum for this trait. Ironically, you wouldn't be able to tell this about me from looking at my room, which tends to be a complete tip... a trait I have inherited from my dad, whose office has been deemed a lost cause by mum.

 I could go on... but a bit of intrigue always has people coming back for more. xo.