Getting to know you...

I've been on the bloggosphere for a little while now so I thought it was time to let you know some more about me. I've found some rather interesting questions on the internet, and will do my best to answer them honestly- here we go!

1. What is your name? April Turner (occasionally known as Ape, Apey and Turnip)
2. How old are you? Fiveteen, and I'll give you three guesses what month I turn sixteen in, but the first two don't count.
3. Where do you live? Britian, but no more details than that you stalker.
4. What are you favourite bands? My top two would have to be 'The Horrors' and 'Crystal Castles', but from there it branches out into all corners of the genre field including 'These New Puritans', 'Miss May I', 'Of Mice and Men', 'The Smiths', just to name a few!
5. What are your favourite films? I always go for the really deep ones with lots of open psychological interpretation, so 'Tideland', 'Fight Club', 'The Fisher King', 'War of the Worlds' and 'Amelie' would be my top five.
6. What are your favourite books? I was an avid bookworm as a child, munching through five books a week, but I havn't really the time to read now. Although when I find a good 'un I'll stick it out till the early hours of the morning, and the best of those have been 'The Wasp Factory', 'Interview with the Vampire' and 'The English Patient', all just as deep as my film choices. Also, some good adventure series' have been 'Mortal Engines', 'Gone' and 'Leo'.
7. Where do you work? I'm afraid I have no money making place yet, although I do volunteer at a swimming club for the disabled and their families. (brownie points for me!)
8. What is your favourite place? In my house I like to spend most of my time in my bed, or on the sofa with the family and a film. Nationwide I love Camden Market in London and make a point to visit every year on my birthday; It's where I was born, and feel drwn to the city like a magnet. Worldwide, I love the atmosphere in Rhodes Town as it's full of market stalls, cobbles and mopeds.
9. What are your hobbies? I shouldn't really include school subjects in here, but I do spend lots of my time labouring through (and sometimes enjoying) art and textiles. I'm a big lover of fashion and hope to work in film and theatre costume design one day. Another enormous chunk of my life is going to scouts. Many non-scouts think it's just for ten year olds who do lots of charity work and knot tying. But in reality it is one of the most amazing experiences anyone could ever take a part of. I just wish I could invite the entire world to a scout evening just so they could see how much fun it is. In an average month we will do rock climbing, kayaking, outdoor cooking and fencing. Plus there's all the little awesome bits in the middle like playing hide and seek in the dark in the attic, getting over exited about meat cleavers, getting chased by horses while hiking at two in the morning and playing capture the glowstick in the middle of the forest. Other hobbies extend to musical talents, and I have been playing the guitar for a year and a half now. I've recorded one original song and am currently in the process of recording a cover of 'House of the Rising Sun'.
10. What are three words to describe yourself with? Eccentric (I'm one of those strange ones), stubborn (but in a good, determined way...sometimes) and empathetic (I can be quite sensitive about other people, making me a rather selfless person, although sometimes I need to learn to just be selfish and say "every man for himself, you're not having any of my cake!")

I reckon that's enough to be going on for the moment, so turn off your computer and get some fresh air. I meet you back here in a little while, you bring the battenburg and I'll bring the writings.
 
 Lots of love, stay freaky! xx