• Catch-22, Joseph Heller.
• The Catcher In The Rye, JD Salinger.
• The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold
• Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen
  • i think mum has it somewhere...
• A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess
• Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte.
• War and Peace, Tolstoy.
• The Five People You Meet In Heaven
• Les Liasons Dangereuses, Choderlos de L...
• An Inspector Calls (again) - JB Priestley
• Gone With The Wind, Margaret Mitchell
• Dr Zhivago, Boris Pasternak.
• The Harry Potters, JK Rowling.
• 1984, George Orwell.
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenanc...
• The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf.
• To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee.
• Little Women, Louisa May Alcott.

• full english breakfast
• pancakes/crepes (banana/chocolate chip/blueberry)
• chili con carne with polenta/rice
• chicken and sweet potato curry
• eggplant parmagiana
• roast beef with vegetables, stuffing, yorkshire puds and gravy
• strawberry + walnut salad with poppy seed dressing
• chicken satay stir fry with noodles
• pasta with spinach and tomato sauce
• lentil soup (chicken stock, lentils and vegetables)
• wholemeal bread rolls
• pasta with cheese, bacon and leek sauce
• key lime pie
• lemon cheesecake
• eton mess
• fruit flan
• chocolate and raspberry torte

• our musical heritage...no, that doesn't include one direction
• the tube. specifically, central and jubilee line
• winter sunsets
• guildford at christmas
• the temperamental weather
• the sunday roast tradition
• english countryside
• stratford and the olympic park
• durham cathedral and the river during the summer
• optimism when concerning summer BBQs and parties
• jerusalem, as in the hymn
• wrapping up warm and taking a walk in fresh snow
• various accents, especially cornish ones
• roast beef, yorkshire puddings and gravy
• social awkwardness
• bath and the general somerset area

• Kelsey Grammar
• David Hyde Pierce
• Hugh Jackman
• Elijah Wood
• Sandra Bullock
• Courtney Cox
• Condoleeza Rice
• Holly Hunter
• Christopher Reeve
• Clint Eastwood
• Hugh Laurie
• Mickey Rooney
• Fred Rogers (Mr Rogers)
• Gary Oldman
• Geoffrey Rush
• RDJ
• Anthony Hopkins
• Richard Gere
• Jason Segel
• Fred Astaire
• Jamie Foxx

Because I'm British.

• green tea
  • prevents cancer
  • lowers bad cholesterol, heightens good cholesterol
  • stabilises blood pressure.
  • lowers blood sugar.
  • prevents tooth decay
  • boosts energy, helps burn calories.
  • minimises chance of skin diseases
  • inhibits halitosis
  • protects liver against alcohol
  • prevents blood clots.
• black tea
  • prevents clogged arteries
  • lowers bad cholesterol
  • reduces the risk of heart disease
  • improves digestion

• My TV volume has to be on a multiple of 5. No in between-ies.
• iTunes songs have to be capitalised in the right places, with commas and hyphens if necessary. I can't listen to the song if it's not perfectly correct.
• If you use my iPhone with greasy/dirty/sticky fingers, god help you. I spend the next half an hour wiping it with tissues, sleeves, anything...and then the half an hour lecturing you about it. Sorry.
• I feel the need to correct people's spelling. And if I see a typo on something official, like a DVD or in a book or something, I get really annoyed.
• If I'm walking somewhere unfamiliar, or walking down/up the stairs, I have to count my steps. If I don't, I panic.
• If I have a hot drink, it has to be in a mug, with a spoon, all the time. If I have a cold drink, it has to be in a tall gl...