July 17, 2005
100 Things
- I was born in August 1970 and embody everything about a Leo.
- I have the most difficult hair ever.
- I am 5’9” and am not afraid to wear heels.
- I love food and cooking and am addicted to Food Network.
- I am tall and thin, but not healthy.
- But I’m working on it.
- I love profanity used appropriately.
- I think the world should work on a school calendar that begins in September. And we should all get excited about new school supplies every year.
- I love makeup and face products, but I get zits because I am often too lazy to wash my face at night.
- Which may be why I need the products and makeup.
- Barry Manilow was my first concert (with my parents). Journey was my first concert with friends.
- I gave up sodas while I was pregnant and it was almost as bad as giving up wine.
- I got kicked out of The University of Texas with a 1.25 grade point average.
- After fixing my grade point average at the local community college, I transferred to and graduated from the University of Missouri. Until I went there, I never knew Columbia, MO existed.
- I’ve only been back once.
- I still root for UT first and MU second.
- I am married and have three beautiful daughters (25,19 and 4). I inherited two when I got married. Guess which two.
- Because of this, at the age of 36 I will be someone’s mother in law. And that title freaks me out.
- My husband has had 4 knee surgeries and he’s not done yet.
- I left a very lucrative career to work in philanthropy. I love my job, but hate my salary.
- When people meet me many think I’m wealthy and a bitch. They’re half right.
- I can eat a dozen glazed donuts without thinking twice.
- I suck at math.
- Husband and I share distinct moments when we could have met in our lives, but didn’t.
- He is my bashert.
- I have always had schnauzers as pets.
- I believe I will win the lottery, but always forget to play.
- I still have both grandmothers in my life.
- I believe psychics can communicate with dead people. And I have the session notes to prove it.
- I have been a member of all three of the major synagogues in my city at one time or another.
- Nobody believes I’m a native Texan when they meet me.
- I listen to pop, alternative, and rap music, Dr. Laura AND Opie & Anthony.
- I fall asleep when I read so it takes me forever to read a book.
- The only places I’ve been outside this country are Mexico and the Middle East.
- I will never drive a minivan.
- I have too much respect for the master painters to ever try to paint myself.
- I would love to learn how to cut a diamond. And then get to keep it.
- I believe I could have been an actress. Not a starlet.
- I have never jumped off the high dive.
- I love that The Swimmy knows her grandparents AND great-grandparents.
- I have a plan to write a series of books.
- I cry at Steel Magnolias every damn time.
- I love animals, but hate cats.
- I cannot sing.
- I prefer baths to showers.
- I’d like to learn how to take really amazing photographs.
- I cannot wait to redesign and rip out my kitchen.
- I love TV, but rarely watch network shows.
- However, I’m currently obsessed with Grey’s Anatomy.
- I always wanted to be a redhead.
- I’m a good dancer and, when I was younger, wanted to do it professionally for awhile.
- I reschedule a bikini wax 2 times before I actually show up.
- I covet many techy gadgets.
- I think Bruce Willis’ storyline in Pulp Fiction could have been eliminated from the movie and it would have still been just fine.
- I think cumin smells like B.O.
- Indian food kinda scares me.
- But I love sushi.
- I never had mall bangs.
- I believe I could kill someone to protect my family from harm.
- I hate working.
- I think people who say “I could never NOT work – I’d get too bored” lack imagination.
- I love bed linens. The higher the thread count, the better.
- I don’t really relax on vacation until the third day.
- Thanks to summer camp, I can do some synchronized swimming.
- I wish I were tanner.
- I’m a hacker wannabe.
- I have a problem with red underwear.
- I always fell for really smart men who make me laugh.
- I believe NO is a complete sentence.
- I have texture issues with some foods. For instance, peas and tapioca.
- If we never hear from Britney Spears again, it will be okay by me.
- My checkbook is beyond repair. And my husband is okay with that.
- I believe charity is something everyone should embrace.
- I want to have the brilliant ideas, but not be the one who has to execute them.
- I love stand up comedy.
- It is hard for me to forgive or forget.
- But I’m working on it.
- I totally “get” the Swimmy.
- I would like to be rich, but not necessarily famous.
- I can play a snare drum.
- I can type really fast.
- I trust my husband implicitly.
- I cannot garden, but my rose bushes are self-sustaining somehow.
- I am the network administrator in my house.
- I linger in grocery stores.
- I once played craps in Vegas for 4 hours straight. And broke even.
- I am à this far ß from a gambling addiction.
- I shop when I’m stressed.
- I wish I had better HTML and coding skills.
- I laugh at and with the Swimmy every day.
- I would love to be someone’s artistic muse.
- No matter how often we wash our dog, she still smells.
- Good thing she’s cute.
- I’d like to be better at needlepoint, but I don’t have the time or patience.
- Big Bird is better than Barney.
- I never liked coffee.
- I think the feminist movement was a complete disaster.
- I want to go back to camp.
- I discovered that I had faith on my 30th birthday.
- I don’t want my kids to wait that long.
Posted by pammer at July 17, 2005 1:05 PM
Comments
"If I'm curt with you, it's because time is a factor here. I think fast, I talk fast, and I need you guys to act fast if you want to get out of this. So, pretty please, with sugar on top, clean the fucking car."
-- The Wolf, Pulp Fiction
"The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize."
-- Clairee Belcher, Steel Magnolias
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I feel so enlightened now! Excellent 100 things! :-)
Posted by: Chris at September 19, 2005 5:51 AM