101 Things

2009-06-26T14:30:00.000-07:00

1. My favorite flowers are gerbera daisies.
2. I received a trophy for how well I did in math at my high school graduation.
3. It's impossible for me to study for a test more than one day before it.
4. I've been keeping a blog since I was 13. I've had this one since I was 15.
5. I have an excellent memory. I have friends who call me "The Calendar" because I know how old we were when certain things happened.
6. I never untie my shoes.
7. I never throw away old magazines that I've bought. I have piles in my room from 2004.
8. I sing at the top of my lungs in the car.
9. And I think I could be Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera if I could just dance like a ballerina.
10. My middle name is Marie.
11. I've never learned how to rollerblade.
12. I'm allergic to bees.
13. I've never watched a whole episode of Friends.
14. My top three movies are Forrest Gump, The Departed, and Aladdin.
15. I can't get into the mood to clean unless I'm angry.
16. I have only gone to Catholic schools. Yes, really, since preschool. All the way through college.
17. My parents tell me that I was telepathic when I was little, and it scared the crap out of them.
18. I was REALLY into skateboarding when I was 13. I never did any tricks other than ONE Ollie. Then I quit skateboarding.
19. I am the nicest person I know. That's a fact.
20. I am not good at playing pool, but I usually almost win. I'll lose by scratching on the 8-ball.
21. I've only had one boyfriend.
22. I've never had my heart broken.
23. I worry really, REALLY easily.
24. I give excellent advice.
25. I'm not a crazy person, but I DO have a story that probably beats anyone else's crazy story.
26. I've had the same best friends since elementary school.
27. I have a pet snake named Lilith.
28. I've kept a diary/journal/blog full-time since I was in 5th grade.
29. I knew what a condom was in 3rd grade, even though I didn't really know what sex was yet.
30. I've never smoked a cigarette.
31. My favorite band is Sugar Ray.
32. I would LOVE to meet the mythbusters.
33. I want to be someone's muse. Either have a portrait painted of me or a song written about me.
34. I would work at Hooters.
35. But I've wanted a career in forensic science since I was 10 years old.
36. I got my first period when I was on vacation with my grandparents in Arizona when I was 11.
37. I never french-kissed a boy until after high school.
38. I come across as really innocent. But people who KNOW me know better. I'm more like a sneaky/sexy librarian.
39. I can't sleep with my closet door open because I'm afraid a life-size killer Barbie with razor-sharp fangs will bite me. True story.
40. My favorite color is purple.
41. I kinda have a thing for Harrison Ford...
42. My favorite movie growing up was Terminator 2.
43. I cannot watch a new tv series unless I've seen every episode from the beginning.
44. Likewise with movies I've never seen before. I have to start them from the VERY beginning. Not even two minutes in.
45. I love to babysit, and I'm kind of sad that I'm "too old" to be a babysitter.
46. I can't stand running for exercise. Like, I hate it.
47. I had my first real job at 15, working for my aunt and uncle's HVAC company as a secretary.
48. My favorite sport is football, but the only team I follow is the Steelers.
49. I DO NOT like professional basketball. I think it's WAAAY too easy for the players.
50. I really like being creative.
51. I developed acne when I was in 5th grade.
52. I was never really bullied in school, but there WAS one girl who thought our friends should stop hanging out with me in 6th grade.
53. I was petrified growing up that I'd become pregnant while still being a virgin. Like, at 8-years-old, I was afraid I'd spontaneously become pregnant.
54. When I was in second grade I wanted to be a nun. Until my mom told me that if I were a nun that I couldn't have kids. That changed my mind.
55. My favorite duck is a Canvasback. Not to eat, I don't particularly care for duck. But I think it's beautiful to look at.
56. I took piano lessons as a kid, but I wasn't really a "natural" at it. I actually had to study for it, and I hated that. School work came easy for me, but piano was TOUGH. I quit in 6th grade.
57. But learning the basics of piano and reading music prepared me for choir in high school. I loved singing (still do), and THAT came easily for me.
58. For my 4th birthday the only thing I REALLLLLLY wanted was a lamp. Yes, a lamp. I got one.
59. Growing up with divorced parents, I learned that I could get money from the tooth fairy at BOTH of my parent's houses if I just didn't mention WHEN I lost my teeth.
60. But then I learned that if I didn't tell EITHER of my parents that I lost a tooth, that the "tooth fairy" wouldn't actually come.
61. I develop heat rash if I'm out in the sun for multiple days.
62. I want to run away to Paris.
63. My friends and I eat more hummus than anyone else I know.
64. I don't want a traditional diamond wedding/engagement ring. I want a simple band with tiny inlaid diamonds. I definitely DON'T want a "rock."
65. I don't think children need cell phones until high school.
66. The summer I volunteered at a county coroner's office I removed the brain from one of the corpses by myself. It was probably the coolest thing I've ever done.
67. I have itty bitty fingerprints.
68. I met John McCain and Sarah Palin one morning during a hangover brunch at a little diner, while still wearing my clothes from the bar the night before and smelling like an ashtray. Classy.
69. I don't drunk beer. I don't really like wine, either.
70. I love getting dressed up.
71. I like to draw, when I have time to devote to it.
72. I buy tampons and pads obsessively because I'm petrified I'll run out when I really need them.
73. I love dating.
74. I don't like poetry.
75. I REALLY want to learn how to whistle with my fingers. People LISTEN to a woman who can do that.
76. I'm a HUGE flirt.
77. I think I like window shopping more than I actually like buying things.
78. I have a thing for men in the military. I just always seem to meet them, without EVER trying.
79. I watch more MTV than anyone else I know.
80. I know how to knit. I don't really do it anymore, though.
81. I like to bake! Cookies, brownies, cakes, whatever.
82. I love to dance!
83. I like dark chocolate. I'm "eh" about milk chocolate. And I hate white chocolate.
84. The first boy I ever had a crush on was Zack Morris from Saved by the Bell.
85. I LOVE reality tv.
86. My friend Caitlin and I want to be Co-Presidents of the USA together some day, lol.
87. My bra is a size 34D.
88. I want to be in college forever.
89. I've only puked from too much alcohol twice.
90. The best date I've ever been on was sushi for dinner, playing pool, and learning how to drive a stick shift. And that was on my first "first date" ever.
91. I hated my senior prom.
92. I love to drink hot tea with cream and sugar.
93. Carrots are my favorite vegetable.
94. I wouldn't mind being like my mom when I'm older.
95. I was a real goody-goody in high school.
96. I was 21 the first time I ever snuck into the movies, lol.
97. I buy the same clothes in different colors. Jeans, t-shirts, sweaters, you name it. If I like it, I'll get it in at least two different colors.
98. I sleep REALLY well during thunderstorms.
99. I love Charlotte from Sex and the City, and many people have told me that I remind them of her.
100. I can't stand barbeque sauce.