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Wednesday, February 25, 2004
a kind of twist on 100 things about me
ANOTHER meme, I know. dang. But this is the kind of thing I was planning for my 200th entry, except that I was going to do one with 200 things I'd made up myself. TOO exhausting. Anyway. Here's how this works.
Instructions:
1. Copy this whole list into your journal.
2. Bold the things that you have in common with me. If you don't know how to make something bold, I dunno, put asterisks around it or something.
3. Whatever you don't bold, replace with things about you. Take note, ALL 100 are about me, the bold ones I have in common with the writer of Peyton's Place, where I got the list. You bold what you have in common with me then make up new things about YOU for the rest. You can make the non-bold things somehow related to the things I had in that place -- which is what I did -- or just make something up, as you prefer.
Please add a comment if you do it so that I can come read it!
01. I drink Diet Coke or Diet Cherry Coke all day long.
02. I love to sit quietly and listen to my children play when they don't know I'm there.
03.I like to read.
04. I am really happy with my life.
05. I love meatloaf.
06. My mother and I have had more ups than downs.
07.There are some things I would possibly go back and change, but if I did, my whole life would be different. I’m not sure if I want that.
08. I wear glasses.
09. I love to cook, but I am not as fond of cleaning.
10. I like cats.
11. I like dogs.
12. I am married.
13. I've never been to Bermuda.
14. My favorite color is cobalt blue.
15. I didn't go to college, but I will.
16. I enjoy a variety of musical styles.
17. I like to spend small sections of time by myself but most of the time I like my family around me.
18. I like shopping.
19. I want to travel (some of) the world.
20. I'm neither a morning person nor a night person. I can function at either time but don't prefer one over the other.
21. I feel guilty when I sleep in too late.
22. I don’t like certain foods, and I don't have to eat them. Yay for being an adult!
23. I love the smell of coffee.
24. I have been employed in fields far from my original career ambition.
25. My biggest vice is laziness.
26. I consider myself very analytical.
27. I am pretty creative.
28. I see a lot of my extended family.
29. I’m not a perfectionist in the least.
30. I don't hesitate to give up on a book, or shelve it to try again later, if I am not drawn into it in the first 50-100 pages.
31. I have four pillows on my bed.
32. I love baby animals. Like who’s going to say, “Damn, kittens suck!”???
33. I have no use for pretentious people. Another no brainer.
34. I think I'd rather live in the past than in the future.
35. I believe in absolutes.
36. I am pretty happy with where we are financially, if we could just stay disciplined, we'll do fine.
37. I have voted every time I had the chance since I turned 18.
38. I haven't been in the spotlight for so long that I've forgotten what it was like, but I think I liked it pretty well at the time.
39. My parents have been married for 32 years.
40. I tend to get in over my head taking on too much because I see things that need done that aren't getting done, and then I don't get them done either.
41. I really enjoy thoughtful gifts, even if they cost nothing.
42. I love to make people laugh and smile.
43. I have two living children.
44. I can't grow nice nails.
45. Patience is something I need to work on, but I'm trying.
46. I tolerate coleslaw.
47. I don’t really follow comedians.
48. I've never seen an episode of Sex in the City or the Sopranos.
49. I obsess when my computer isn't working right.
50. I’ve driven since I was 16.
51. I like silence at times.
52. I'm a spiritual person and I go to church most Sundays, as well as a mid-week Bible study and assorted similar activities.
53. I possess an above-average I.Q.
54. I procrastinate.
55. I hardly ever wear earrings.
56. I’ve never been snakebitten.
57. I still enjoy coloring books and crayons.
58. I used to have so much on my plate I often became overwhelmed.
59. I am not a member of the mile high club.
60. I generally know where my purse and keys are.
61. I had jobs in high school but I haven't worked outside the home since I had kids.
62. I try to do the right thing, but sometimes I slack.
63. I overreact about things sometimes. Don’t we all?
64. I have a (very) few really close friends.
65. I often remember my dreams.
66. I like to people watch.
67. I like witty people.
68. I prefer cool weather to really HOT weather.
69. I have never been to a rock concert.
70. I have never smoked pot.
71. I like going to the ballet.
72. I like an occasional candlelit bath.
73. I love my online friends.
74. I have learned to say no.
75. When confronted, I'll debate and argue, but I get all trembly. I do much better at this sort of thing via email than in person.
76. The original #76 on the list I have was a leeeetle too personal to print here, but it was true. If you follow the link back to where I got this, I'll still blush, but at least I won't get bizarre Google hits from it.
77. I own one pair of scratched sunglasses.
78. My bra and panties almost never match.
79. I think hairy, muscular men are more aesthetically pleasing than skinny, hairless ones.
80. I am sometimes overwhelmed and astounded by how much it is possible to love my children.
81. I am succeeding at losing weight for only the second time in my life.
82. My boobs are natural. (and nothing to get excited about, that's for sure)
83. I love the water and I swim like a dolphin.
84. I don’t have any known allergies.
85. I love to fly. (and I've done it all of twice).
86. I daydream sometimes.
87. Sometimes I talk to myself -- or more specifically, I imagine conversations and say my parts out loud.
88. I am very, very happy in my marriage.
89. I don’t mind spiders but I hate centipedes.
90. Noisy eating really annoys me.
91. I am easily amused.
92. I'm ready for this list thing to be over.
93. It bothers me that some news stories get huge amounts of coverage, when the same thing gets totally ignored under different circumstances.
94. I don't have a ton of true friends, but I love the hell out of the ones I have and value them highly.
95. I have secrets.
96. I am curious about everything. When I encounter something I don't know about, I love to research it until my curiosity is satisfied.
97. I like to help people.
98. I miss my grandfather.
99. I buy things for people just because.
100. I'm glad this is done!
Also, while I'm making a meme entry, I'll stick this quiz result in:
You're The Dictionary!
by Merriam-Webster
You're one of those know-it-all types, with an amazing amount of
knowledge at your command. People really enjoy spending time with you in very short
spurts, but hanging out with you for a long time tends to bore them. When folks
really need an authority to refer to, however, you're the one they seek. You're an
exceptional speller and very well organized.
Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.
