100 Things You Didn't Want to Know

This began as a comment on Ilene's blog in response to her list of 100 things, but the comment had obvious potential of being way too long.

She took this idea from our friend Shonda's blog. And now I am taking it. I didn't actually think I would come up with 100 things, but talking about myself is easier than I thought -- especially when my stream of conciousness is on a roll.

1. I am afraid of lasik eye surgery.
2. It took me a long time to buy my own furniture because I liked the freedom of owning nothing.
3. When a Hummer is in front of me on the road I get a little tense.
4. Whenever my mom casually mentions something that happened in church that day, I smile inside.
5. The “Little Women” soundtrack makes me feel at home.
6. Jet skis and motorcycles freak me out.
7. That violinist guy on PBS with the wavy hair and brooch annoys me.
8. I think those singing Celtic women wearing prom dresses and headsets on PBS are weird.
9. I really do like PBS most of the time.
10. I love cinnamon in my hot chocolate
11. I would cry during just about every episode of Party of Five back in the day.
12. If you write me a nice note or email, I keep it.
13. I have about twenty pens, pencils and markers in this drawer at my desk that I never use.
14. I get anxious before a haircut.
15. I love thunderstorms and I love to open the windows so I can smell the rain.
16. I really want to grow my own herbs and vegetables.
17. A well-balanced and beautiful-looking meal is incredibly satisfying to me.
18. Family Home Evening was infrequent at my house, but I looked forward to it and I tried to get my mom to organize them more often than she did.
19. Unless I’m a huge fan and I have a good seat, attending a rock concert isn’t my favorite thing to do.
20. I’m willing to pay the extra money for a better seat at a play or other performance (unless it’s the symphony. I don’t need to see anything there).
21. In college, my heart would ache as I passed the choirs rehearsing in the Madsen Recital Hall. I don’t regret taking violin lessons, but I often wished I stuck with choir.
22. I don’t like to begin a new project until I’ve cleaned up everything around me.
23. I feel lucky that I get to work in a historic building rather than an office building.
24. Fluorescent lighting depresses me a little.
25. I love getting emails from friends.
26. I take criticism about my character very seriously.
27. I hope Lisa knows that I think she’s a great sister.
28. I like wearing jewelry but don’t miss it when I don’t.
29. The Mamas and the Papas will forever remind me of our family road trip to Canada.
30. I’ve never been one to sun bathe. In fact, I try to avoid getting tan most of the time.
31. I don’t know how to dive.
32. I owe a lot of my self esteem and confidence to my dad.
33. I make it a point to eat breakfast every day.
34. I love to walk, but I don’t think I’ll ever enjoy running no matter how hard I try. Of course I don’t try very hard.
35. I wish I read more.
36. I love it when Ilene leaves me five minute voice mails about nothing.
37. Saving money is a sport for me.
38. Sometimes I feel like I’d fit in better on the east coast.
39. I don’t have to be, but I love being the hostess.
40. Mom was right when she said I wished I had Alex Keaton from Family Ties as a big brother. I don’t know why.
41. I wish I didn’t forget how to speak Italian.
42. I don’t like to let dirty dishes sit in the sink.
43. If you’re trying to set me up with someone and you say, “He’s got a lot of money,” to me that’s more a red flag than an attractive quality.
44. I love fancy cars, but they don't necessarily impress me.
45. I’ve had my iMac for six months now and I still use my PC at work for certain things because I haven’t learned how to do it the Macintosh way.
46. I used to be indecisive but now I'm not so sure.
47. I don’t remember the last time I bought white bread.
48. I used to think it was Crown Burger until Rhett told me it was Crown Burgers.
49. I can go about four days before I really start to crave meat.
50. A couple people have shown me how to change a tire but I’ve never had to do it by myself, so I’m not confident that I could.
51. Buying quality mattresses was one of the nicest things I’ve ever done for myself.
52. I’d rather look up a phone number on whitepages.com than in the actual white pages.
53. I look forward to moving into or building a house where I can design the lighting scheme myself, that way my art collection will actually look good.
54. I love checking things off my “to do” list. I even write down things I’ve already done so I can check them off.
55. I hope my kids have dark hair.
56. People with a broad vocabulary really impress me.
57. Good manners impress me.
58. I’ve watched the first season of the following shows at least twice on DVD: 24, Alias, Arrested Development, Gilmore Girls, and the West Wing.
59. I’ll do just about anything for you if you ask me to.
60. I am much better at writing than I am at talking.
61. I think I’m going to look into taking some graphic design classes.
62. Sometimes I wish my job was like a school year, so I could get a different “summer” job and then return to this one in the fall.
63. I think cuplets would taste a lot better than mini’s cupcakes.
64. I don’t think Adam Sandler is that funny.
65. I’ve never had fake nails.
66. Nail polish doesn’t last very long on my fingernails.
67. I loved it when my cat would jump up on my bed and take a nap with me.
68. I greet most animals as if we’re old friends.
69. The thought of people hunting rabbits and ducks makes me sad.
70. I don’t like violent and gory movies.
71. I don’t mind movies that don’t end happily.
72. If I couldn’t have my dad, I would choose Atticus Finch. More specifically, Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch.
73. It took me about three different sittings to get through Lawrence of Arabia.
74. October is my favorite month. Somehow, it makes me feel nostalgic, cozy and safe.
75. I love to window shop with people, but I usually only make purchases when I’m by myself.
76. Grocery shopping is relaxing for me.
77. I worry about potential problems too much.
78. I love it when people walk up to me and give me a hug, just because they’re glad to see me.
79. I like speaking in church.
80. I wish I knew how to dance.
81. I wish I knew how to take really good photographs.
82. I get cold pretty easily.
83. I don’t like to start any kind of project unless I’m confident I can do it well.
84. I love decorating for Christmas.
85. After cooking a lot of food, I don’t feel so much like eating it.
86. I’m not a camper, but I’ll pretend to be.
87. If I do get a finance charge on my bill, I’ll usually try to talk my way out of it.
88. I prefer to wash my car at home than go to the car wash.
89. When I do go to the automatic car wash, I refuse to get out of my car and “pre-rinse” it with the bucket of sudsy water. I don’t know when they started doing that, but to me, they’re sending a message that says “Our car wash doesn’t work that well.” If I wanted to wash my own car, I wouldn’t have paid for the car wash.
90. I hate WalMart. I hate the lines, I hate the layout, I hate how little they pay their employees. I especially hate that it’s not beneath me to shop there on occasion simply to save money.
91. I battle back and forth between the satisfaction of eating healthy (but spending a lot of money to do it) and saving a lot of money (but eating crap).
92. I like it when people have last names as first names (Carter, Anderson, Hales, Maxwell, etc.)
93. I don’t like watching people in uncomfortable situations.
94. My life would be easier if I wasn’t so afraid of people’s feelings being hurt.
95. If you can genuinely make me laugh, you can be my friend.
96. I don’t eat as much pasta as I used to.
97. I have little patience for kids that talk back to their parents.
98. The drowsy and loopy effects of NyQuil linger in my system for days.
99. I love giving gifts.
100. I wouldn’t want to return to a life before email and instant messaging.