100 Things About Me

Updated 23 April 2008

Okay, I’ve seen other people doing this, and I really didn’t think I ever would. I mean, I’d sat down long ago (in the Fall of ‘04) and listed out 100 things about myself, but I didn’t actually think I’d ever post it. Really, who cares to know that much about me?

HOWEVER, I’m taking the plunge. I’m putting them out there. Leaving myself open to mass mockery. The following 100 things are in no particular order except this was the order they came to me in. You may begin mocking, you’re about to learn a whole lotta nothin’ about me.

  1. I was obsessed with Steve Perry of Journey in high school. Okay. Maybe a little after high school, too.
  2. I’m a huge fan of melodic rock.
  3. I’ve worn braces twice. Once in the sixth grade and again in my 20s. My bottom teeth are still crooked because… (Not anymore! –04/08)
  4. …my lower jaw is too small. I’m hoping to have surgery to correct that soon. (No correction surgery, but I did spend the money with a dentist and my bottom teeth are no longer crooked. –04/08)
  5. I’m a Filipina/Irish/Italian.
  6. In third grade, I hated having almost black eyes because nobody would be my partner for the pupil dilation experiment. (Which probably has something to do with the reason I’ve been wearing gray contact lenses. I wear the lenses to see, the color change is just a bonus. –04/08)
  7. I have serious self-esteem issues.
  8. Seafood makes me gag.
  9. If music was banned tomorrow, I’d wither away and die.
  10. I don’t like to cook. (But out of necessity, I’m getting better at it! –04/08)
  11. I met SoundGuy in a country bar. He was with the band.
  12. I fractured my ankle in May 2004 — my most serious injury to date.
  13. Give me steak and potatoes any day!
  14. I’m slightly knock-kneed.
  15. I like my music loud (just ask SoundGuy!).
  16. I’ve always wanted to experience Mardi Gras in New Orleans just once as an adult. My last time was when I was seventeen.
  17. I’m a sucker for Kahlua.
  18. I love to take pictures.
  19. I love to sing.
  20. SoundGuy insists I sing well. I don’t believe him.
  21. When the grunge/Seattle sound hit the world of rock n’ roll, I switched to country.
  22. Like a singer’s voice, my handwriting must be warmed up before it’s decent.
  23. I’m a lefty.
  24. I’ve always wanted to visit Ireland.
  25. I’m fascinated by the fact that if you reverse the last two numbers in my birth year, you get the year I graduated high school.
  26. When I start a new project/hobby, I research it obsessively.
  27. When I was a teenager, people thought I was anorexic. I wasn’t.
  28. Nobody would think that about me today.
  29. Growing up, while all my friends aspired to careers in music, medicine, and the law, I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom with two kids and a good marriage.
  30. I have horrible stage fright.
  31. I love to read.
  32. I’ve kept my fingernails long since I was thirteen years old. When they start to break and I have to file them down, I have a hard time functioning.
  33. I prefer jeans to dresses.
  34. I got depressed when SoundGuy bought me a minivan. He traded it in on an SUV. I’m better now.
  35. I’ve got two kids, and I’ve sworn to never ever have any more. Two’s enough.
  36. I prefer the mountains to the beach.
  37. I lived in South Florida for nine years and learned to hate it.
  38. I didn’t like North Carolina much better.
  39. I love to daydream. Probably the reason I write romance.
  40. My hair is extremely thick, extremely coarse, naturally frizzy, and I have a lot of it.
  41. I’m a night owl — I struggle to get out of bed in the morning.
  42. I’m like a kid when I go to amusement parks. I want to ride everything and I want to do it now.
  43. I’m a basket case when making large purchases (houses, cars, etc.).
  44. My old, beat-up cowboy boots are my favorite footwear.
  45. I hate doing dishes. (Which is why that’s now MiniMe’s nightly job! –04/08)
  46. I envy SoundGuy’s ability to mix sound.
  47. I crack bad jokes when I’m nervous.
  48. My family moved around a lot when I was growing up.
  49. I learned how to adopt regional accents quickly in order to fit in.
  50. I went to four different high schools and six different schools in grades K-8.
  51. I never understood country music’s obsession with LeAnn Rimes.
  52. I got my first job at age fifteen. Burger King. The store managers lied to the District Manager and said I was sixteen.
  53. After watching the movie The Day After fifteen years ago, I was freaked out for weeks.
  54. I taught myself to read by watching Sesame Street and The Electric Company on PBS.
  55. I had a huge crush on Shaun Cassidy when I was in the fourth grade.
  56. I love the “easy out” feature of my truck’s driver’s seat. It’s like my own little amusement park ride.
  57. In my teens and 20s, I wanted to drive a Jeep Wrangler. Never got one.
  58. These days my dream car is a fully restored ‘69 Camaro SS, although the ‘71 ‘Cuda ain’t bad.
  59. I refuse to own a red car. They scare me because…
  60. …my first car was a red ‘77 Buick Regal. I wrecked it twice (once was my fault) and it was hit once while parked.
  61. I hate carrying a purse. They get in the way.
  62. I spent almost a year in fear for my safety while I was being stalked by an ex-boyfriend.
  63. I’ve always wished I was more athletic.
  64. I love to dance.
  65. I often say or do silly or off-the-wall things just to see SoundGuy’s reaction.
  66. Apostrophe misuse drives me insane.
  67. Tight-necked t-shirts bug me.
  68. So do turtlenecks.
  69. My ears have been pierced since I was two hours old.
  70. Show me a handsome man with long, well-cared-for hair (preferably dark) and I’m immediately drooling.
  71. Leather and/or Harley are optional, but a definite plus.
  72. A beautiful singing voice can bring tears to my eyes.
  73. I always cry when listening to Reba McEntire’s “For My Broken Heart” CD, released after her band was killed in a plan crash.
  74. I tend to be over-emotional.
  75. I’m mildly dyslexic.
  76. Growing up, I was the oldest of three children. Now I’m the oldest of five children.
  77. I’m normally attracted to dark-haired men, but I married a blond.
  78. Because of my coloring, Spanish-speaking people often think I’m Spanish-speaking, as well. I’m not.
  79. I’ve always wanted a blue-eyed Siberian Husky.
  80. I’ve never had the urge to bungee jump.
  81. As of the summer of 2005, Yellowstone National Park is my most favorite place on earth. (Still is! –04/08)
  82. I used to be known for my ability to remember song lyrics.
  83. I prefer showers to baths. Never understood the appeal of soaking in your own filth.
  84. Autumn is my favorite season.
  85. I’m fascinated by all things Celtic.
  86. Both of my children were born naturally — without the aid of pain mediation.
  87. I often tend toward sarcasm.
  88. I took my first typing class in the seventh grade on a manual typewriter.
  89. I try never to miss an episode of Gilmore Girls, Stargate SG-1, or The West Wing. (Sadly, not one of those shows is in production anymore. What’s that say about me? At least I have all the episodes on DVD. 8) –04/08)
  90. I wish I had the quick wit of Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls.
  91. I met my first love when I was fifteen — and hated him.
  92. I have three copies of the Shaw/Blades CD Hallucination.
  93. I love reading and writing Alpha males, but if I ever had to live with one I’d kill him. Or at least kick him in the shins.
  94. I think Mariah Carey is overrated.
  95. I’m a member of RWA and a bunch of different RWA chapters.
  96. All things paranormal intrigue me.
  97. Toilet paper should come out over the roll, not under.
  98. I love the smells of fresh-cut grass, fresh laundry, and a wood-burning fire.
  99. I would love to go up in a hot air balloon.
  100. I tend to talk in circles.

And there you have it! Aren’t you glad you wasted all this time reading these?