100 Things

  1. I am in love with my best friend.
  2. I hate going to the mall.
  3. I have been mistaken for a “bottle brunette.”
  4. I was an English major.
  5. Most of the time, I hate reading poetry.
  6. I am an artist.
  7. I prefer the term artist to the term poet.
  8. I am lactose intolerant, aka, a “lactard.”
  9. My family is the most important thing.
  10. I’ve had three serious relationships.
  11. I never really dated in the casual sense of the word.
  12. My favorite color is dark red.
  13. My second favorite color is blue-black.
  14. I watch too much television.
  15. I procrastinate.
  16. I would rather go to the gynecologist than the dentist.
  17. I like the shape of my handwriting.
  18. I don’t like the shape of my hands.
  19. I am capable of winning awards where judging is involved.
  20. I am perpetually incapable of winning anything that depends on luck.
  21. I’m not a fan of cats.
  22. I love dogs, but not all dogs.
  23. I want to be a mother.
  24. I worry about being a bad mother.
  25. I look just like my mother.
  26. I am not a neat person.
  27. I did stupid things for shock value when I was younger.
  28. Perhaps I was an attention whore.
  29. I learned from doing stupid shocking things that subtlety works better.
  30. Sometimes, I’m dramatic.
  31. I sang in choir, and I plan to sing again.
  32. I am afraid of travel and places unknown.
  33. Sales people make me uncomfortable.
  34. Bra sales people, especially.
  35. My wedding day was the most perfect day ever.
  36. I have over 600 photographs to back that up.
  37. I wish my brain could hold more information.
  38. I forget things often.
  39. Including birthdays.
  40. I am an oldest/middle child.
  41. I have never shot a gun.
  42. I hate studying and writing papers.
  43. I like school and learning stuff.
  44. I prefer the city but enjoy the idea of the “great outdoors.”
  45. I am not a very good cook.
  46. But I can bake a mean apple pie.
  47. As long as I have a recipe to follow.
  48. I look at myself in the mirror a lot.
  49. Most of the time, I like the reflection I see.
  50. Sometimes, it makes me run to the gym.
  51. I eat Nestle Tollhouse semi-sweet morsels right from the refrigerated bag.
  52. I type with my fingers on the proper keys.
  53. I am frugal.
  54. I don’t like the taste of gin.
  55. I know how to play chess.
  56. I rarely play chess because I’m not very good.
  57. I have a tattoo on my lower back.
  58. I would get another if I knew where to go and had someone to go with me.
  59. I haven’t been able to find socks that feel as good as the ones my parents buy for me.
  60. When I get stressed out, I get zits.
  61. I am afraid of the end of the world.
  62. I read the Onion.
  63. I vote.
  64. I have never been able to tell the difference in the taste of water from different locations.
  65. I am not a connoisseur of anything.
  66. I chose to change my name with marriage.
  67. I am Catholic.
  68. I am pro-choice.
  69. I support homosexual marriage. 
  70. I would rather not be recognized for charitable donations. I have enough tote bags.
  71. I would like to be able to hire a maid.
  72. One of my guilty pleasures is celebrity gossip.
  73. But I don’t get involved with celebrity gossip.
  74. I have voted both republican and democrat.
  75. I try not to take things too seriously.
  76. I can be serious when the situation calls for seriousness. Seriously.
  77. My eyes are brown.
  78. I’ve always fallen for the “you have pretty eyes” line.
  79. I used to role-play.
  80. I wouldn’t be against doing it again some day.
  81. I don’t know how to make friends.
  82. I still own some of the same clothes I wore in high school.
  83. I sometimes dream I am a man.
  84. I don’t like makeup.
  85. I’m afraid of getting old.
  86. I hate the thought of death.
  87. I once considered a career in the sex industry. Briefly.
  88. I am afraid of not living up to my own expectations.
  89. My favorite fruit is a peach.
  90. My favorite berry is the raspberry.
  91. I have never eaten a kumquat.
  92. I like to say the word “kumquat.”
  93. I’m afraid of having ugly babies.
  94. I’m more afraid of having unhealthy babies.
  95. Sometimes, I’m just afraid of having babies.
  96. I miss my grandparents.
  97. I often feel socially awkward.
  98. I have bunions so I don’t wear heels.
  99. I drive stick.
  100. I like my life, but it’s still a work-in-progress, and there’s always room for improvement.