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84 facts about 84 – 2nd edition

It has been 900 days since my previous 84 facts about 84 post so I thought I would update it. Some of the facts are new and others have been updated.

  1. My name is Hannah
  2. I’m taking my ALevels this year
  3. I am currently in online school
  4. I go to a small mixed Sixth Form
  5. I’m taking 3 ALevels in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics
  6. I took an EPQ project (which is the extended project qualification and the step higher to the HPQ)
  7. My favourite subject is still Maths
  8. I dance frequently
  9. I started dancing at the age of 3
  10. I currently take Contemporary dance lessons and sometimes will take a Ballet class
  11. I started Scouting at the age of 6
  12. I was the only girl in my Beaver colony
  13. I’m now a Beaver young leader
  14. My Beaver young leader name is Snail
  15. I went to a different troop for Cubs and Scouts than I did for Beavers
  16. I was a Rainbow
  17. I was a Brownie
  18. My Mum is a Rainbow leader
  19. My Dad was a Cub
  20. My Nan was a Brown Owl
  21. My Great Grandma was an Akela with Cubs
  22. My Aunt was a Guide leader and a Ranger leader
  23. I’ve been to Brownsea Island
  24. I’ve been to Australia
  25. I’ve been to Singapore (if a flight change over counts)
  26. I’ve been to America
  27. I’ve been to France
  28. I’ve been to Wales
  29. I’ve been to Germany
  30. I’ve been to Belgium
  31. I’ve been to Canada *this is new*
  32. I’ve been to Poland *this is also new*
  33. I can understand 2 languages – Python (a coding language) and English
  34. I know a bit of German and French
  35. In binary 84 is 01010100
  36. My ‘new kitten’ is now 2 and is called Rufus
  37. I have two more cats which are Rufus’ sisters
  38. They are called Twiglet and Hallie
  39. Cats are still better than dogs
  40. I love hoodies, cardigans and slipper
  41. My favourite colours vary between blue, grey and purple
  42. My favourite TV show is The Flash
  43. I have still never seen all the Harry Potter movies
  44. I presume fence posts are hard to hammer in
  45. I’m left handed meaning that I am part of the 10% of the population which aren’t right handed or ambidextrous
  46. I spent the last Friday at home due to being in a national lockdown
  47. I love to read
  48. I’m on my 48th fact – backwards 84
  49. My favourite book series at the moment is the ‘Red Queen series’
  50. I have 16 cousins with three sets of twins
  51. I like to tell jokes
  52. My favourite dish is lasagne with garlic bread
  53. Wasps are the worse insect and so I despise them, they are evil
  54. I’ve been stung twice by wasps after staying calm
  55. I have my own domain name
  56. My favourite Nintendo Switch game is Animal Crossing New Horizons
  57. I use the following to often: : ) : D : P
  58. I’ve got the same size feet as both my Mum and my Sister
  59. The year 2087 is when I’ll turn 84
  60. My favourite superheroes are all DC
  61. I’ve started a thought journal in December 2020 and am still writing in it
  62. I’ve got my Bronze DofE
  63. My sister is annoying
  64. 64 zoo lane
  65. My go to outfit is usually a striped top with jeans
  66. I know the whole of the phonetic alphabet
  67. Pepsi Max is nicer than coke zero
  68. I own a Vaude tent
  69. Mint choc chip ice-cream is the best
  70. I’m learning my flags
  71. I have a west country accent (but I don’t come from there)
  72. My favourite kids’ TV programme was Charlie and Lola
  73. My music taste at the moment consists of Lemon Demon, Mother Mother and AJR
  74. I have green greyish eye which change colour depending on the clothing I am wearing or the lighting
  75. I enjoy embroidery
  76. I miss camping
  77. Stripy tops >> Spotty tops
  78. I love marmite and cheese on toast
  79. I love marmite and cheese with pasta
  80. I love marmite and cheese in a toasty
  81. Grilled cheese and cheese toasties are both amazing
  82. Dinosaurs and Space are awesome
  83. My favourite movie is the Karate Kid with Cobra Kai the series also being an awesome show
  84. This is my 84th fact : )

That’s not my quiz

it’s for Sis84

Last Friday I had a break from my own fundraising, to go along to a quiz being held to fundraise for my sister’s gang show. I didn’t really want to go but I was reminded that Sis84 has been dragged along to multiple fundraising events for me.

So off we went braving the icy roads to get to the scout hut. It turned out to be a very popular evening as they had to sort out extra tables as there were so many teams taking part.

It started with a table quiz of picture questions on Christmas best selling toys and an alphabet take from sweet wrappers which we had to name the sweet. We started off great, with Dad84 naming all the Lego variations and Mum84 doing well on the sweet wrappers due to her sweet tooth.

The first challenge came with the title of the first round ‘Sport’ well Fam84 are not particularly into sporting events so we dreaded this round. The first question was a complete guess, but had they listened to me they would have got it correct – cricket. Mum84 excelled in her sporting knowledge, knowing the answers to a few including who first ran the four minute mile.
We did so well that at the halfway point we were in 2nd place. Amazing …

The second half was also fun, yet again we guessed a few (OK more than a few!) Dad84 disappointed us by getting the name of the newspaper that Peter Parker works for wrong and Mum84 had a good stab at the musicals and film theme songs. The last two rounds were our best – dingbats and logos. I hate to say it but I just don’t get dingbats even though its say what you see. Thanks to my celebrity big brother guess for one of the logos Mum84 correctly got ‘Bird’s Eye’.

We had a great evening and ended up coming 3rd! Not bad for an amateur team. It has to be noted that the winning team consisted of the family of my Beaver Leader. Congratulations.

Residential

So this week I had the opportunity to go on quite the opposite of a usual camping trip. I went on a relaxing residential with my school as a thank you for doing so well as a year in our mocks.

We arrived and were treated warmly where our first activity was indoor curling. Even though we weren’t doing it on ice we still thought that we had to scrape/ brush the floor. We got told that we had gone wrong and the thing which actually looked like a brush was a stick to push the curls?

We then did t-shirt printing where I went for the flick paint on look. Followed by going to our rooms and then having a buffet tea.

Our evening activity consisted of a quiz where the only answer I’m sure I got correct was when we were asked where beavers lived. I knew the answer was lodges straight away through my scouting experiences. Nether the less, other rounds included, Disney characters, sport trophies, famous celebrities and brand names.

The next morning we did candle making and bisc painting. We then got our chance to go and use the swimming pool where there was a hydro spa and sauna.

In the afternoon, I did Bollywood and street dancing followed by ice skating. In the evening we had a disco where we had the classic school disco songs were playing; a bit of cha cha slide and macarena.

The next morning we played pool and then headed off back home with many new memories having been made.

Beast of the future

Unfortunately this is not another snow camp unlike the beast from the east but it was another camping trip.

I went camping last weekend with my friend who I hadn’t camped with for a couple of years. It was nice to catch up and because we were the only ones from our unit, we made friends with other explorer groups in our county. I saw my Jamboree friends as well, who as well as I were taking a well deserved break from fundraising.

On the Friday evening I failed at circus skills but instead aced a game of cards. Followed by a disco, to then finally fall asleep at 1am the next morning.
The next day we could choose which activities we wanted to do. I did archery, rifle shooting, caving, a blind folded trail, tomahawks, arts and crafts, laser tag, bushcraft and many more.
The evening entertainment consisted of a silent disco where half the room would be dancing to the cha cha slide and the other half of the room would be singing and dancing along to YMCA. This finished gone midnight so yet again, I finally fell asleep at 1.
The final day consisted of rain and more rain – luckily this hadn’t been over the whole weekend. I did some more arts and craft by building a tower from spaghetti and sweets, did some archery and played some more cards. I went home having had an amazing time and meeting some amazing new friends.

13 things I hate about being left handed

Another weekend and another camp to recover from!

I’ll write about that another time but to give me a chance to rest here are 13 things I hate about being left-handed (Fact 42)

  1. When writing you end up with pen all up the side of your hand.
  2. You have to go out of your way to buy left handed scissors (all the supermarket school stationery sections only stock right handed ones)
  3. Bumping elbows with a righty.
  4. Being told you’re left handed by someone who you knows you and suddenly realises and asks how long have you been left handed.
  5. Having to self teach yourself how to do things oppositely like archery.
  6. Most door handles are made for right handed people.
  7. The mouse being defaulted to use with your right hand ergonomically.
  8. Having to buy left handed stuff in general i.e. can openers, rulers, pencil sharpeners, screwdrivers, etc.
  9. The constant threat of being burnt at the stake for being a witch.
  10. The annoyance of being the odd one out in a family of right handers.
  11. Everyone complaining that I’m not really a lefty as I used to eat right handed, although rather inefficiently.
  12. People always assume everyone’s right handed – in restaurants tables are set up for right handed people.
  13. Being told “I bet you’re really creative.”

But the best thing about being left handed is the left handed handshake comes naturally.

PS there’s a town called Left Hand in West Virginia.

84 facts about 84

I thought for this blog I would tell you some facts about me.

  1. I’m a girl
  2. I’m taking my GCSEs next year
  3. I went back to school last Thursday
  4. I go to an all-girls school
  5. I’m taking 12 GCSEs
  6. I took the equivalent of a GCSE this year – it was a HPQ (which is a higher project qualification)
  7. My favourite subject is Maths
  8. I dance frequently
  9. I started dancing at the age of 3
  10. I dance contemporary
  11. I started scouting at the age of 6
  12. I was the only girl in my Beaver colony
  13. I’m now a Beaver young leader
  14. My Beaver young leader name is Snail
  15. I went to a different troop for Cubs and Scouts than I did for Beavers
  16. I was a Rainbow
  17. I was a Brownie
  18. My Mum is a Rainbow leader
  19. My Dad was a Cub
  20. My Nan was a Brown Owl
  21. My Great Grandma was an Akela with Cubs
  22. My Aunt was a Guide leader and a Ranger leader
  23. I’ve been to Brownsea Island
  24. I’ve been to Australia
  25. I’ve been to America
  26. I’ve been to France
  27. I’ve been to Wales
  28. I’ve been to Germany
  29. I’ve been to Belgium
  30. I can understand 2 languages – Python (a coding language) and English
  31. I know a bit of German and French
  32. In binary 84 is 01010100
  33. I have a black cat
  34. I have a new kitten
  35. I have two Bunnies
  36. This one isn’t about me but it needs saying – cats are better than dogs
  37. I love hoodies
  38. My favourite colour is lilac
  39. My favourite TV show is The Flash
  40. I have never seen all the Harry Potter movies
  41. Fence posts are hard to hammer in
  42. I’m left handed meaning that I am part of the 10% of the population which aren’t right handed or ambidextrous
  43. I spent the last Friday of the summer holidays round a campfire
  44. I love to read
  45. It’s one of my many Auntie’s birthdays today – Happy Birthday
  46. I have 16 cousins (not all with the same Auntie)
  47. I like to tell jokes
  48. I’m on my 48th fact – backwards 84
  49. I went to the cinema today
  50. I’ve broken one of my habits over the summer holidays
  51. I’m rubbish at replying to emails – sorry guys
  52. I’m 5/8 through my fundraising
  53. I despise wasps
  54. I got stung by a wasp in the summer holidays
  55. I’ve been stung twice by wasps
  56. My favourite dish is lasagne
  57. I have my own domain name
  58. I’ve got an elf on the shelf
  59. Our elf on the shelf is called Eddie
  60. I’ve got around about 40 of the unit badges
  61. I am aiming to get all 100
  62. I’m lazy as I started writing this on Sunday and it’s now Wednesday (Edit: its now Saturday and I’ve decided that I’ll back track the date.  Edit: now it’s a week late!)
  63. My unit name is very cheesy
  64. 64 zoo lane
  65. My favourite Nintendo Switch game is Mario Kart
  66. I’ve got the same size feet as both my Mum and my Sister
  67. The year 2087 is when I’ll turn 84
  68. My favourite superheroes are all DC
  69. I’ve started bullet journaling
  70. I’ve got my bronze DofE and I’m going to start silver soon
  71. My sister is annoying
  72. My go to outfit is usually a striped top with jeans
  73. I know the whole of the phonetic alphabet – ish
  74. Pepsi Max is nicer than coke zero
  75. I own a Vaude tent
  76. Mint choc chip ice-cream is the best
  77. I’m learning my flags
  78. I have a west country accent (but I don’t come from there)
  79. My favourite kids’ TV programme was Charlie and Lola
  80. I love classic 80s music
  81. I’m a bit addicted to Costa mint chocolate chip Frostinos
  82. I’ve just walked out of Frankie and Benny’s restaurant
  83. I need one more fact as it’s very hard to come up with facts
  84. One of the above facts is a lie