100 things

  1. I’m a Libra.
  2. I grew up as an Army brat.
  3. I lived in Germany for five years as a child.
  4. Because I lived in Germany, I can no longer donate blood because of the mad cow disease scare.
  5. I went to Disneyworld for the first time as an adult and loved it.
  6. My favorite ride at Disney is “It’s A Small World.”
  7. I love honking at bad drivers.
  8. I will sometimes honk at bad drivers even when I am not driving (aka “reachover honking”).
  9. I just made up the term “reachover honking” and claim that term as mine since it has no Google results as of right now.
  10. I have completed a marathon.
  11. I have completed three half marathons.
  12. I have run the Peachtree Road Race, the largest 10k in the world, several times.
  13. My body is not made for running and I have had to complete lots of physical therapy for my knees.
  14. One year I couldn’t run the Peachtree because I had viral meningitis.
  15. I had to have a spinal tap.
  16. I think spinal taps suck.
  17. I had jaw surgery in the tenth grade and was wired shut.
  18. I am actually pretty good at eating through a syringe.
  19. Ryan White was my childhood hero.
  20. I sometimes think I have adult ADD.
  21. I occasionally do part-time acting and modeling.
  22. I really really love to travel.
  23. I love to snowboard but I’m honestly not that great at it.
  24. I was in a band in college and we actually played a few gigs and had a song on the radio.
  25. I’m a total gadget freak.
  26. I have a chocolate miniature pinscher who is neurotic.
  27. I share custody of my dog with my ex.
  28. I was spelling bee champion in elementary school, even beating a fifth-grader one year when I was only in the fourth grade.
  29. The year my spelling bee reign was overthrown, I misspelled the word “faculty.”
  30. To this day, I blame the misspelling on a handwritten sign posted at the school that read “Falculty Meeting Today.”
  31. I was a Brownie and Girl Scout for several years.
  32. I used to be painfully shy.
  33. I get my hair straightened using the too-expensive thermal reconditioning process.
  34. I was co-captain of the color guard in high school.
  35. I was president of the Drama Club in high school.
  36. In high school, one of my friends and I turned extracurricular activities into a game to see how many we could join.
  37. I got into Harvard.
  38. My favorite musician is Sheryl Crow.
  39. I like all kinds of music, including country.
  40. I impulsively bought my current car without doing any research at all on a day when I did not intend on buying a car (which is so not like me).
  41. My car is paid off.
  42. I plan on driving it until I can’t drive it anymore.
  43. I once used to be kind of obsessed with nice cars.
  44. I was once in lust with the fancy-schmancy Toyota 4Runners.
  45. I can swim (albeit not very well) but I can’t tread water at all.
  46. I swam across a natural pond to a waterfall in Maui and was high on that accomplishment for days.
  47. My favorite place on earth is the Big Island of Hawaii.
  48. My dog is named after Kona, Hawaii.
  49. I used to work at an office that has a “dogs allowed” policy.
  50. I once got three managers at a past job fired for forgery.
  51. I once got a guy arrested for credit card fraud because I remembered his face and knew he was lying to me.
  52. I have never been pulled over for speeding.
  53. I have exercise-induced asthma.
  54. I have allergies and am convinced that I am allergic to more than just the “cats, dogs and grass” that my allergy test results showed. (I was right.)
  55. I didn’t have asthma or allergies until I got to college.
  56. I can do a very good imitation of a screaming newborn.
  57. I can also do a good imitation of Stitch, but that one only comes out for very special people.
  58. I can make a mean grilled ham and cheese sandwich.
  59. I’m lactose intolerant.
  60. I want to get a tattoo.
  61. The only place I think I want a tattoo is behind my right ear.
  62. I don’t like how painful getting a tattoo behind my ear sounds.
  63. I have a weakness for baked goods and Nutella, although not necessarily together.
  64. I love getting a good deal.
  65. I own a timeshare.
  66. I did not get a good deal on my timeshare, but I like it anyway.
  67. I’ve never had a cavity.
  68. I think I have a mild case of hoarding.
  69. I taught myself HTML in 1993.
  70. I eventually got a job as an HTML coder that defined the current path of my career.
  71. I have landed all of my jobs since college through referrals from friends.
  72. I once worked for Bose.
  73. I got to have a complete Lifestyle system in my home while I worked for Bose but had to give it back when I quit.
  74. I often cry at the smallest things…even a 30-second commercial can get the tears flowing.
  75. I have cried all three times I’ve watched Lilo & Stitch.
  76. I don’t mind watching surgery shows on TV and actually kind of enjoy them.
  77. I used to be pre-med.
  78. I changed my major after Organic Chemistry.
  79. I used to be really good at Street Fighter II and would put my quarters on the arcade machines to say I had the winner.
  80. I love shooting the mini-basketball hoops at places like Dave and Buster’s.
  81. I want to learn kung fu.
  82. I have a pituitary brain tumor.
  83. I am a total procrastinator.
  84. I was once told I have very nice hands and could be a hand model.
  85. When I actually started modeling, I was told I would never be a foot model because I have flat feet.
  86. My shoe size is 9.5.
  87. I love riding rides at carnivals and amusement parks.
  88. Freefall scares the crap out of me.
  89. I am insulin resistant.
  90. When my blood sugar drops, my vision gets very blurry, I get really shaky, and I feel like I am going to puke and pass out all at the same time.
  91. I used to be very politically and socially active.
  92. I’m not anymore.
  93. I met Michael Stipe after a political rally and saw him around town all the time while I was in college.
  94. I can’t drink mixed drinks or beer…I can only drink shots.
  95. The only kind of wine I like is Riesling.
  96. I spend way too much time online.
  97. I watch every episode of Oprah thanks to my TiVo.
  98. My favorite show right now is “Heroes.”
  99. I’m a sucker for reality shows like “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance.”
  100. I want to live happily ever after.