1. I'm a Norwegian - Daniel Bruce

2. My last name should be Emanuelsson (Swedish), but somewhere along the line my grand^x father took his wife's name. - Daniel Bruce

3. I was born in Norway, but lived the first two years of my life in Sweden. I deny any allegations that this makes me a swede. - Daniel Bruce

4. I default to speaking English, and am more comfortable with it. This obviously causes problems among my fellow countrymen. - Daniel Bruce

5. I was born with two heart problems, that in tandem caused me to survive. There were complications that caused a chamber to not work properly, but a hole in a chamber wall kept me /just/ alive until they could get me into surgery. Or so I am told, I don't know many details. - Daniel Bruce

6. I have a small scar in the back of my head where hair doesn't grow, due to amount of time I spent lying in one position during and after the operation. - Daniel Bruce

7. I also have a metal wire all the way down the middle of my ribcage. with a tiny "knot" that's feelable from the outside. This is also from the operation - Daniel Bruce

8. I'm a compulsive problem solver, if I am presented with a problem, I can't help but think of ways to solve it. It can get annoying. - Daniel Bruce

9. I have a bad/good habit of picking up the most random pieces of information, making me a powerhouse at trivia quizes. - Daniel Bruce

10. My vision is bad enough that I'm not allowed to drive without correction (not that I drive at all), yet I don't use glasses (or lenses) and habitually sit on the last row in lectures. Haven't had any problems yet. - Daniel Bruce

11. I love reading, but I have only read about 5 fiction books. Everything else has been tech-related. - Daniel Bruce

12. I can't work properly without loud, fast paced metal music. It helps me focus. - Daniel Bruce

13. It also calms me down when I'm not working. No better way to relax than some powerful, fast paced metal. - Daniel Bruce

14. I'm almost 6ft, but I only weigh about 125 lbs. Yet, I eat more than my friends who weigh more than me. I'm working on increasing my weight. - Daniel Bruce

15. I wish I could play music, but my hypermobile fingers makes it hard to work the frets on string instruments, and pianos/keyboards are too expensive. - Daniel Bruce

16. I can't help but to dislike people who ask me for advice (particularly in programming) with the only intention of getting me to solve their problem so they don't have to learn anything. - Daniel Bruce

17. I hate TV, but I love TV series. - Daniel Bruce

18. I have filled nearly a Terrabyte of disk with anime. (and I'm not stopping there) - Daniel Bruce

19. I love learning, but hate school. - Daniel Bruce

20. Even so, I'm probably going to stay in school another 4 years (I am 22, and nearly done with my second Bachelor's degree) - Daniel Bruce

21. I really, really want a killer lego robot - Daniel Bruce

22. I am 22, but people always guess I'm somewhere between 15 and 18 - Daniel Bruce

23. I have broken my right front tooth thrice, all accidents. - Daniel Bruce

24. I really can't stand sports. - Daniel Bruce

25. My mother raised me strictly christian, but I rebelled against it early. I'm still religious, or spiritual, or whatever you call it, though. I am not agnostic. - Daniel Bruce

Meme fulfilled! - Daniel Bruce

There is so much good fiction to read though. As a child I read a lot of non fiction, but I believe that ideas are best explored in non fiction. - RAPatton

The fiction I've read: Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy (5 books, but I count it as one, because it was a collection book), Choke by Chuck Palahniuk, a few Terry Pratchett books and the first half of The Dark Tower series (also as a collection book) - Daniel Bruce

I want to finish the Dark Tower series and read more Terry Pratchett though, when I have time... - Daniel Bruce

#5 - very cool. - The Fat Oracle

For the record, I am perfectly fine now. The operation grafted new channels, so my heart chamber functions have been switched. I have been to checkups every year or so since, and the heart is coping fine, only downside is that I have less running stamina by default. Not that I run much =) - Daniel Bruce

So glad you battled your way through early on to be here with us now. Great list :) - Nicola Quinn

#12 is how i did all my math and science homework. thanks for sharing. - Surprisingly Monstrous

I can't believe I missed yours, and Daniel I am now subscribed to you! I don't do notification emails, so I sub to people as I interact with them. And learning 25 things about you THEN subscribing was the best way to 'meet' you. ;) Thanks for sharing. - Mona Nomura

Have to agree to the music part. It really helps to concentrate :) - Neya