100 Things - Revised
Life changes. As a result, so have some of my 100 Things.
1. I enjoy a good book or movie.
2. I'm thankful for libraries.
3. I'd like to feel love more deeply.
4. I'm allergic to avocados, some apples, Swiss cheese, and most recently flax seed.
5. I'm also allergic to penicillin, amoxycillin, and sulpha drugs.
6. Perhaps the most bizarre is that I'm allergic to loratadine -- the active ingredient in the allergy medications Clarinex and Claratin.
7. I'm devastated that as an adult I've become allergic to cats and dogs. 11/17/07 Decided to rescue a kitty in August, even if it meant medicine everyday. Miraculously, I've had not allergic reaction to him at all!
8. If i could be any animal it would be a house cat.
9. I married at 22.
10. I'm no longer married.
11. When I find a spider in my home I move him outside.
12. I like board games.
13. I have horrible body image. Then again, what girl doesn't?
14. I don't like caged rodents.
15. I didn't like any drink except water as a child/teen.
16. At 23 I went to Thailand and started drinking Coke out of necessity. I now love Diet Pepsi. This is something that frustrates me.
17. I'm fascinated by other cultures and languages.
18. Sometimes when I'm alone I talk in a foreign accent. This accent would probably not be distinguishable to the human ear.
19. If I could do college over again I would major in French and linguistics.
20. I'd like to learn American Sign Language.
21. I'm somewhat lazy. And disorganized.
22. I like a home to feel lived in and cozy.
23. I adore wood burning stoves.
24. I still think and dream about my first love.
25. He was actually my only love.
26. I am extremely introspective. This often gets me into trouble with myself.
27. I played the flute for eight years. It's been sitting in my closet for the last 13.
28. Sometimes I feel trapped by motherhood.
29. I love thunderstorms.
30. I would be quite delighted if there was no daylight savings time.
31. I don't use an umbrella or a hood when it rains.
32. My grandmother died in 1999 and I still have her microwave. This fact frightens me sometimes.
33. I want to visit as many countries and continents as possible before I die.
34. I design computer-based training for a living. I still can't figure out how to get YouTube on my blog.
35. I'm deeply concerned about how my boys will turn out.
36. I don't recycle.
37. I do my best to follow Christ and His teachings. Currently, I don't think I'm doing a very good job.
38. I don't know how to have a male friendship. I am working on this.
39. I like to tickle and wrestle with my boys.
40. Observing nature can bring me to tears.
41. I've owned four cars since I was 22. Three of them have been Subarus.
42. I was called to jury duty only once. I was released from serving due to clinical depression.
43. I've never owned a home. 11/17/07 I bought my first home on Friday, July 13, 2007!
44. I don't understand why "Dick" is a suitable nickname for Richard.
45. The only area of my life that I feel confident in is my professional life.
46. I often long for what used to be.
47. I'm financially responsible.
48. I am extremely fond of being alone.
49. I don't like throwing birthday parties for my boys. It stresses me out.
50. I've discovered that if you don't like a product and you complain about it to the company, they send you coupons for more of it.
51. I don't like feeling angry. I experience anger more often than I would like to.
52. I don't think I'd be here if it weren't for my friends and family.
53. Tongue piercings weird me out.
54. I sometimes question my faith.
55. I remember where I was when I first smelled the scent of honeysuckles.
56. My basement is a disaster except for a path from the stairs to the washer and dryer. 11/17/07 This is no longer true in my new house. I'll leave this though since it may be true in a few years.
57. I like when my house smells good.
58. Strong perfumes and cigarette smoke give me a headache.
59. I look at peoples' hands and teeth.
60. I get annoyed when people are oblivious.
61. I sometimes live with things I don't like because I'm too lazy to do anything about it.
62. I'm loyal and faithful.
63. I can easily keep a secret.
64. I don't give gifts or cards because I'm supposed to.
65. Sometimes Christian culture makes me cringe.
66. I use way too many paper towels.
67. I've learned that I don't have to do something if I don't want to.
68. I've also learned that sometimes it's important to do something even when I don't want to.
69. Being hot makes me cranky.
70. I love to sleep.
71. I can study a map for hours. They fascinate me.
72. I fainted at Great Adventure when I was a kid.
73. In the last two years I've had to pay a locksmith twice to let me into my house. And twice to let me into my car. 11/17/17 My new house only locks if you use a key from the outside. Yay! No more getting locked out of the house.
74. I now have spare keys hidden for both. 11/17/07 No longer.
75. I've never colored or highlighted my hair.
76. I love the Olympics.
77. Driving in the city makes me very nervous.
78. I'm completely black and white, all or nothing.
79. I haven't had a relationship with my mother in ten years. She has never met my boys.
80. I'm hairy. This pisses me off.
81. I get the oil in my car changed every 3,000 miles. 11/17/07 Or not.
82. Sponges gross me out.
83. I love baking.
84. I'm addicted to chocolate.
85. I'm a terrible procrastinator.
86. I don't like robes.
87. I'm passionate about cycling.
88. It disturbs me that I'm not more passionate about world affairs, social issues, and politics.
89. When I fly in my dreams it's accomplished by doing something akin to the breast stroke.
90. I don't like to use felt tip pens.
91. I once fell asleep at the wheel. Thankfully no one was hurt.
92. I've never broken a bone and the only surgery I've had was to remove my wisdom teeth.
93. I enjoy playing tennis and hiking.
94. Camping is not a vacation.
95. I cycled through Maine and Canada for 21 days carrying everything on my bike.
96. I don't like dark restaurants. I like to see who I'm with and what I'm eating.
97. I wear glasses.
98. I'm a picker.
99. I like the winter. It gives you permission to stay inside.
100. I like the word anthropomorphism.
25 comments:
Are you a Libra?
arm - interesting question. i don't believe in astrology, however my birthday would put me in the libra window.
I'm not the biggest follower of it. But I know the basics of my sign (which is Libra as well) and the signs of people who I'm close to. And I'll admit that read my horoscope every day. I only asked because this list is very...Libra-like.
Dude, you're pretty close to being the girl version of me. That should scare you as much as it does me.
This is wonderful, to get to know you even more and beeing proud of knowing you so well! My wonderful friend ... we are waiting for October :-)!
arm - "this list is very Libra-like". what day's your bday? i guess this is why we could write each other's posts, eh?
jake - our twin-ness doesn't scare me in the least. we've touched on this before, no? in fact, it's sort of comforting.
monilein - yes, my friend. you do know me so well ;-) i hope october can work!
Wow!
I still like you. :) Just so you know!
grinning.. 21 days, eh? You'd kick my ass on a cycle.
Once upon a time, I rode the bike in the living room for 20 minutes. I thought that was forever. Then I rode it for 45 minutes one evening. The end.
I love my horses - all I have to do is balance on them! :)
p.s. Thank you for sharing! :)
Great list! Very honest.The one w/Dick and Richard has always baffled me too. My fathers name was Richard but he was called Dick. (I used to refer to him by that name in a derogitory manner when I was teen. After years of that it was always painful for me to introduce him as "my father Dick".)
Oh the stuff I can use from this post to tease you. Awesome and thanks.
Huh, I read through the list and don't see any reason to poke fun at you. Must be the mood I'm in. Some of your items here surprised me a bit and were rather serious.
I also could stare at a map for hours on end. My dream would be to open a map/travel store someday. Thanks for sharing all this with us.
katie - so glad you still like me! i LOVE your bike story. just fantastic. I could probably tell that same story with many other things. jogging, let's say. ugh, i can barely run a quarter mile.
mary - i didn't realize how transparent i had been until several of you started mentioning that. eeek! oh well, it's all out there now. Oh, Mary. I feel for you on the "Dick" thing. That must have been quite the teenage challenge.
cervelo - i'm really quite surprised that you couldn't come up with anything good out of all that. sure, there were some serious ones, but there's enough teasing fodder for quite some time. i'll be waiting for it.
oooh, the map and travel store sounds delightful. let me know when it happens and i will come with my cup of coffee to stare for a while.
Oh, it's not that I didn't come up with anything. I guess some of your responses got me back into my quieter mood that has been around since Saturday.
I was wondering if I redid my 100 things - how much or how little would the list have changed.
Someone gave me this old bike. Last year. With flat tires. I painted it. It looks pretty. It still has flat tires. I remember I use to ride a bike for miles. OK.. LIKE 3. :) I do believe though that outside riding has to be better than indoor.
They finally started controlling the dog population ( ok I did. I took a lot of the neighbors' dogs in to get fixed. And shamed the rest). It might be safe to ride on the road now. We have one sidewalk on the edge of one road. That's it.
But at least most of the dogs are tamed and controlled by fences. The wild pack is gone.
I like hiking. I used to run before I wrecked my leg skiing. Now, I'm fairly lazy!
My bday is 10/12.
ARM, my mom's birthday is 10/12 also. Columbus Day rocks.
cervelo - understand ya, egan. you have a lot to process right now. life changes are such a....well, transformative time. profound, i know :)
katie - huh, i need to check out your 100 things. i've already thought of about a dozen that i'd like to add, or replace.
you're so funny with the bike thing. hey, 3 miles is better than none. but 3 miles on flat tires? oi - i'd rather jog! (i know you didn't ride on the flat tires, sweets!) and i can't imagine trying to ride with wild dogs around. that's terrifying.
hey - what happened skiing?
arm and egan - i'll pencil those dates in ;-)
Awesome, awesome, this was a wonderfully informative list!
I too love the word anthropomorphism! although I find your hatred of Sponges, well, baffling, I mean, after watching Spongebob, how can you not love sponges!
I laughed about the youtube thing... hehe,that's funny :)
Thank you for sharing, these things are intimate and I'm sure some things are hard to share but it's wonderful getting to know you!
seb - so very glad you enjoyed reading! now, now, let me clarify. i'm grossed out by sponges used for cleaning. sponge bob on the other hand is quite a riot.
Ok, I'm glad you clarified you love Spongebob. I feel better now.
seb - ;-) mais oui!
This is a wonderful list! Pardon me for noticing but you have allergies listed several times and now are experiencing headaches???Any possible connection? Best wishes on new additions for this wonderful list perhaps trail walks or birding or surfing!!!
very enjoyable list and a nice blog as well. #34 cracked me up. peace~art
art - the sad thing is that i'm really afraid of things i've never done before...so in all honesty i haven't actually tried, really tried, to get YouTube working. It just intimidates me for some crazy reason. hope you come back!
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