100 Things About Me
I decided that posting 100 things about myself might be more interesting than trying to go over what and who I am. Here goes:
Ten
1. I’m pretty sure I have A.D.D. but have never been diagnosed.
2. Gadgets get me excited.
3. I love power tools (read that how you want pervies:-)
4. One of my pet peeves is people talking on the phone and driving. I have been known to embarrass my children a time or two to make people aware of my stance on this issue. Do not get me an air horn. I will use it.
5. I ride a motorcycle. (I do not sit on the back of one). I absolutely love it.
6. I have a thing for fingers and toes.
7. I love to travel although I don’t get to near as much as I would like.
8. I am allergic to cats.
9. I get really upset when underdogs are stepped all over.
10. I paddle in a six man canoe as a sport.
Twenty
11. I have had a guitar for almost ten years and keep thinking I’m gonna learn to play it one day.
12. Romance novels are a small obsession of mine (you should see my Kindle list!)
13. I have a small social phobia.
14. My memory sucks!
15. I used to smoke cigarettes. (Quit on 12/28/09)
16. Once, during a low point in my life I actually decided to become an alcoholic. After two weeks I realized it sucked, so I quit.
17. My childhood dream was to be a professional jazz dancer. The closest I got was taking one tap dancing class in the 7th grade.
18. For 10 years I actively researched my family tree. See some pictures.
19. I am very comfortable around the ocean and am a very strong swimmer.
20. I have a Mac AND a PC.
Thirty
21. I worked as a cocktail waitress in a nightclub for a little bit in my early 20′s. Fast Eddies in Kailua (now torn down)
22. I once in an episode of “Hawaii” a now-canceled t.v. show.
23. I was also the main character in a short movie.
24. Rock n Roll is in my blood.
25. Music makes my life amazing.
26. I once was homeless.
27. San Francisco is my absolute favorite city.
28. I have a very naughty, sarcastic sense of humor (including potty mouth).
29. My default happiness level is much happier than most people’s. Either that or I’m Bipolar.
30. The Law of Attraction is the cornerstone of my daily thinking.
Fourty
31. Even though I am overweight, I do not suffer from a bad body image.
32. I’ve never really dieted.
33. I don’t watch t.v. much. I never watch the news (there is a story there read about half way down).
34. My personality type is ISTP or “The Mechanic”
35. Around the age of 16 I actually wanted to be a mechanic. I still love tinkering. In fact I can have my bike apart and be changing the jets in my carburator in ten minutes.
36. I seem to have a pretty healthy grasp on how people think (I’ve been told that I should have been a therapist many times). NO THANK YOU!
37. I am learning my way around my DSLR camera.
38. Seventeen years ago I met my husband on a blind date.
39. I like geckos.
40. My brother is one of my best friends.
Fifty
41. I didn’t finish college.
42. Jokingly, I refer to myself as a serial entrepreneur.
43. I went to eleven different schools and not because of the military.
44. I have a bucket list.
45. As of this writing, I am experiencing a *small* midlife crisis.
46. I have been doing other people taxes for fifteen years.
47. Once I was an account manager for a CPA.
48. I was fired from a bookstore a few years back after telling the truth. I now have a very strong opinion about large corporations.
49. I witnessed the moment someone’s entire life changed because of a thought. It was amazing.
50. I like the concept of religion.
Sixty
51. I was once baptized Mormon. I was about 14 years old. (I grew up in a Mormon community even though my family was not) I do not practice it nor have I ever.
52. More frequently than I would like to admit, I wonder why the Mayan calendar ends in 2012.
53. I am tired of dooms day t.v. shows.
54. I scare really easily.
55. I am terrified of fire. I can be seen running around the house like a crazy person screaming “WHAT”S BURNING?!?” when I smell something suspicious to which my husband will roll his eyes. This phobia is a result of the fact that I lived too close to the 1991 Oakland Firestorm.
56. Frequently nostalgia will consume one of my days.
57. My husband is not nostalgic. This drives me crazy.
58. I like listening to music really loud. Sometimes I secretly wish I were in one of those cars that shake the road.
59. Screaming rock scares me.
60. My willpower is strong. This was the bane of my mother’s existence when I was growing up.
Seventy
61. I don’t like living in Hawaii.
62. I have a thing about the color white. I represents something pure to me.
63. My favorite color is maroon.
64. Once I spent several months trying to learn Astrology. I figured out that it’s still all guesswork where your future is concerned.
65. I lost all my childhood stuff and high school memorabilia in a flood twenty years ago. I still get bummed when I think about it.
66. I suffer (and I do mean SUFFER) from heartburn.
67. My all time favorite movie ever is The Matrix.
68. I try and teach my children to think independently and then get frustrated when they do.
69. I was born in 1969 (clever right?)
70. My zest for living wildly is at an all time low. I am still nostalgic for it though!
Eighty
71. My husband and I are complete opposites in almost all regards.
72. I once ate too many tacos.
73. I tend to be very loyal but am very selective about who I am loyal to.
74. I have read Travels by Michael Crichton every few years since I was about 16. I still laugh every single time.
75. I drink WAY too much coffee.
76. I tend to talk WAY too much as well. My husband is a saint for listening (most times).
77. Thankfully I have overcome the jealousy that crippled me in my younger years, in part by learning to like myself.
78. Actually, I love myself. Warts and all.
79. This allows me to really enjoy the beauty of life in all it’s forms. Corny, I know. Get over it.
80. I made a vision board.
Ninety
81. Ants drive me crazy and I’m terrified of cockroaches especially the B52 bombers we have here.
82. I know my way around Photoshop pretty well. In fact, I am a Bert Monroy flunky.
83. I have tried my hand at html and Flash.
84. I started a faux finishing business a few years ago right before the economy took a dump and no one wanted to spend money on such things. It didn’t work out.
85. I DVR Oprah
86. I am an auditory learner. (My daughter is visual, one son is auditory and the other is tactile).
87. I was married before.
88. I am the network administrator in my home.
89. Words intrigue me to the point that I read the dictionary for fun.
90. I can knit.
and One Hundred (Whew!)
91. I don’t drink soda. I used to drink tons then stopped. I’ll sneak one on occasion but am then reminded about why I don’t drink it anymore.
92. For almost 20 years I had fake fingernails. I don’t anymore but I still love getting my toes done!
93. I would rather have a few close friends than a ton of acquaintances.
94. I am not very organized (I hear you laughing Mike!)
95. I am spiritual but not religious.
96. I have a compulsion to write. Before I started a blog, I would regularly write 50 page plus journal entries.
97. I go bat shit when I am ignored.
98. I am slightly far-sighted (but because my corrected vision is 20/15 it is really noticeable to me) Usually at night.
99. I spend WAY to much time on Facebook.
100. I can’t believe you made it this far!