Things you probably didn't know about me #1

Following on from the excellent idea given in 'things you probably didn't know about me – 25 at a time', I have compiled my initial list.

So 25 things you probably don't know about me…

1. My middle name is Michael

2. When my wife adopted our 5th and 6th rescue cats I found out the following:

Names: Bilbo and Frodo
Breed: Norwegian Forest
Breed featured in Norse Mythology

My three favourite reads have been:

The Lord of the Rings
Norwegian Wood
Norse Mythology tales

3. My wife was first a colleague, then a friend, then my girlfriend. The one constant is she's always been hellish critical of my work. She's made me a better writer.

4. I support my home town team of Barnsley FC.

5. I have one brother, Paul.

6. I own an online store with Mrs B called Helping Hand Holistics.

7. I went travelling on my own in 2008 and got left behind on a night safari.

8. I got married on my father-in-law's 65th birthday.

9. My wife suffers from depression and boy have I dispelled a lot of myths from my own head about it!

10. Of our six cats, we only named one: Charlie.

11. One of our cats only has one eye after 'blunt force trauma' to the other one. He was found on the streets with the injury at just five weeks old. His name is Buggles.

12. My father lives in Thailand.

13. My favourite book used to be The Lord of the Rings until I read Norwegian Wood several years ago.

14. I love World Cinema and Anime.

15. My wife makes me watch appalling horror films because she finds my reviews funny.

16. I'm not very sociable and often prefer a film, a beer and a pizza at home to a night out.

17. I don't like any vegetables but I love fruit.

18. I love jigsaws.

19. The other day Kain got into the bedroom, mistook a jigsaw I was doing for a litter tray and did a wee on it. Needless to say I did not finish that one.

20. I went to Cologne, Germany for a belated honeymoon and loved it.

21. I'm quite introverted and promoting myself feels wrong and hard work. Mrs B is very forceful when it comes to such matters though!

22. I will be 30 next year.

23. I am very clumsy, as is my wife. We try not to buy breakables, such as ornaments. Our crockery and glassware supply is beginning to diminish.

24. My favourite film is Blade Runner.

25. I can eat an obscene amount of chocolate in a day.

So, what are your 25 things?