Subtitle: An Exercise in Narcissism
1. I don’t have a favorite color - I just love colors!
2. My favorite fruit is pineapple, as long as it’s not too sweet.
3. I’ve been a Christian since late 1993
4. I love to speak in fake accents - British, Russian, Irish, Southern…
5. I am not a good pet owner - so I don’t have pets
6. I love popcorn
7. I’ve met former President Jimmy Carter - twice
8. I’m not a democrat
9. I’m a good cook
10. I sleep with a teddy bear
11. I am genetically incapable of returning library books on time
12. I love to laugh - and do it loudly
13. I don’t act my age and have trouble remembering what it is
14. I like my oatmeal with about half the normal amount of water. It’s very chewy
15. I make my coffee strong - and drink it black
16. I don’t drink
17. I cannot be trusted around tortilla chips and salsa
18. I have performed in Carnegie Hall
19. I have performed in the Kennedy Center
20. I majored in BioChemistry
21. I did not get my degree…long story
22. I have an addictive personality
23. Right now I’m addicted to the blogosphere - big surprise
24. I have freakishly thick brown hair
25. I have green eyes
26. I’m definitely not tall
27. I love the ocean
28. I almost never go to the movies
29. I love a good thunderstorm
30. Tulips are my favorite flower
31. I’ve never been out of the country
32. I would like to go to Ireland
33. And Italy
34. And Australia
35. Speaking of Australia, the Crocodile Hunter cracks me up.
36. When I get to stay in a hotel, I scour the channels looking for the Crocodile Hunter
37. We don’t have any outside tv. No cable no antenna - Nada.
38. I almost never miss TV - except during the Olympics.
39. Diving, Gymnastics, and Figure Skating are my favorite Olympic sports
40. I can’t do any of those sports
41. I’m a decent swimmer.
42. You don’t want to put me in charge of things.
43. I procrastinate… a lot.
44. I’m good working with the youth group - but don’t put me in charge.
45. I love puns
46. I never liked history in school - but I like it now.
47. I especially like reading about the Revolutionary War
48. Still don’t like geography though
49. I was a regional spelling bee champion
50. I don’t wear shoes unless I have to
51. Friendship is incredibly high on my priority list
52. I love giving presents
53. I’m easily irritated
54. I have very keen senses
55. My husband and I were buddies for three years before we started dating
55. I had a skin graft when I was eight. 63 stitches!
56. I love big cats - lions, tigers, panthers - oh my!
57. I love to play board games -especially Scrabble
58. I am not a feminist
59. I am very ProLife
60. I hate illogical arguments
61. Illogical people frighten me.
62. Pizza is a gift from heaven
63. I’ve lived in five different states
64. I was born in Idaho
65. I love playing volleyball -but I’m not all that good at it
66. I need 8 hours of sleep a night.
67. I almost never get enough sleep
68. I’ve seen Sting in concert three times
69. I’ve never gotten a speeding ticket
70. I am very moody
71. My husband is a saint
72. I had a poem published when I was six
73. I adore my big brother
74. I talk to myself out loud
75. And I answer myself back
76. I’ve had four c-sections
77. My spiritual gifts are wisdom, knowledge, and hospitality
78. I think mercy, faith, and service are higher gifts
79. I like a lot of different kinds of music
80. I knew the entire Beastie Boys License to Ill album when I was in high school (not proud of it)
81. I’m still a pretty good rapper
82. I love romantic movies
83. I’m not all that romantic in real life
84. I find it hard to believe anyone will read all of this
85. My friends range in age from 15 to 39
86. I like to rhyme
87. Hablo espanol un poco. Hablo bien, pero my vocabulario es pequeno
88. I like the room cold when I’m sleeping
89. I’m very hot-blooded
90. I have to sit up front in church so I can pay attention
91. My favorite candy is SweetTarts
92. I’m not all that big on sweets
93. Coconut and raisins are of the devil
94. I love big words
95. My friends think I’m quite literally insane - just ask them
96. My husband thinks that even more than my friends
97. I struggle alternately with overweening pride and overwhelming feelings of failure
98. I don’t lie.
99. When I was growing up, I never imagined that being a stay-at-home mom of four was in my future.
100. When I was three I was hit in the head with a baseball bat. It explains a lot.
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