100 Things About Me

1. I am naturally blonde.
   
2. I have been married for 2½ years.
   
3. When I got married, I didn't change my last name.
   
4. I have three cats, but no children.
   
5. I am not sure I want children.
   
6. I have a fairly small family.
   
7. I have a younger sister.
   
8. I also have a younger step-sister.
   
9. I am 5½ years older than my sister and 16 years older than my step-sister.
   
10. Growing up, I wished I was an only child.
    
11. Now I am glad that I have sisters.
    
12. My sisters and I aren't as close as I wish we were.
    
13. I was very close to my grandmother.
    
14. Sometimes I miss her terribly.
    
15. If I ever have a daughter, I will name her after my grandmother.
    
16. My ancestry on my mother's side is Norwegian.
    
17. I was a bridesmaid at my mom's second wedding.
    
18. I was a breech baby.
    
19. I was born on a Wednesday.
    
20. I am a Gemini.
    
21. I was named after my dad's two prettiest cousins.
    
22. I used to suck my thumb.
    
23. I used to bite my nails.
    
24. Sometimes, I still do.
    
25. When I was little and I got mad, I would bite people.
    
26. I took ballet lessons when I was a kid.
    
27. I can still do cartwheels.
    
28. I wasn't Homecoming Queen.
    
29. I was a cheerleader.
    
30. I play tennis.
    
31. During my teens, I wasn't as rebellious as I thought I was.
    
32. I always wanted to be a groupie.
    
33. I still find guys with long hair that wear leather sexy.
    
34. I went to my 5 year class reunion, but not my 10.
    
35. I studied in Paris for 6 months during my junior year of college.
    
36. I speak English, German, and French.
    
37. I can't spell (in any language)!
    
38. I can count the vegetables I like on one hand.
    
39. I like to cook.
    
40. I hate to exercise, but I try to do it twice a week anyway.
    
41. I love Coke. (Coca-Cola, not cocaine)
    
42. My favorite comic strip is Garfield.
    
43. I like stripes.
    
44. My favorite colors are blues, purples, and greens.
    
45. I hate to wear skirts and/or dresses.
    
46. I love roller coasters.
    
47. I love horror movies.
    
48. I don't like to cry.
    
49. I like to fly.
    
50. I like nuts in my chocolate.
    
51. I like to be alone.
    
52. I like to travel.
    
53. I am not very fond of orange juice.
    
54. I love to read.
    
55. My favorite author is Anne Rice.
    
56. I don't like to talk on the telephone.
    
57. My favorite season is Spring.
    
58. My favorite flowers are violas.
    
59. I have two tattoos.
    
60. I got my tattoos because I had wanted them since I was a kid, not because it is the "cool" thing to do.
    
61. I have smoked pot.
    
62. I have lived in four different states and on two different continents. (North America: Iowa, Texas, Mississippi, Oregon and Europe: Germany and France)
    
63. I have ridden on a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
    
64. I read "Dear Abby."
    
65. I used to drive a red Mustang.
    
66. I can read a map.
    
67. I have been known to confuse left and right.
    
68. I have never bungee-jumped.
    
69. I am afraid to do so.
    
70. I can cross-stitch.
    
71. Despite many attempts, I can't crochet.
    
72. I have small feet (US size 6, Internation size 37) for my height. (5'7"; 170cm)
    
73. I wear contacts.
    
74. I have 5 wisdom teeth (even though only one has broken the surface).
    
75. If I don't eat enough, I start to throw up.
    
76. I am right-handed.
    
77. I have a sweet tooth.
    
78. I have a birthmark on my neck that looks like a hickey.
    
79. My ears are pierced a total of 11 times. (7 in the right ear and 4 in the left)
    
80. My ears are the only part of my body that is pierced.
    
81. I don't wear thong underwear. (I spent most of my life looking for a pair of underwear that doesn't go up my butt... I refuse to buy a pair that does so on purpose!)
    
82. I think I am getting hard of hearing.
    
83. I can't sing, but I like to do so anyway.
    
84. I can be rather vain about my hair.
    
85. I used to be a waitress.
    
86. Normally, I don't have any problems falling asleep at night.
    
87. Someday I would like to get my PhD.
    
88. I don't know why.
    
89. I don't believe in PMS (though I have been known to become hormonally imbalanced from time to time).
    
90. I don't believe in God.
    
91. I don't NOT believe in God either.
    
92. I started studying Wicca, but decided I wasn't spiritual enough to take it seriously.
    
93. Medical needles freak me out.
    
94. Crowds try my patience.
    
95. I have never been to a friend's wedding.
    
96. I am bad about writing letters.
    
97. I have published 2 articles.
    
98. I haven't worked for two and a half years.
    
99. I miss working (sometimes).
    
100. I found this list easier to compile than I thought it would be.

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