| My 100
1. Lived on the East Coast from January, 1977 – April, 2006 (minus some time in France)
2. Number of people I knew upon moving to Portland: 0
3. Graduated from college: 1999
4. Am a chronic overthinker
5. Use e-mail a lot
6. Listen to music everyday
7. Favorite band of all time: Afghan Whigs
8. Seeing Greg Dulli in person makes me speechless…yet I have his autograph
9. Times I have seen Pete Yorn perform to date: 18 (as of August, 2009)
10. Will travel to see a band
11. Am a fangirl, not a groupie
12. Am too cynical for my own good, but working on that
13. Was voted “Most Likely to Succeed” in high school
14. Began learning the French language at age 12
15. Favorite colors are black and blue
16. In the 4th grade, I wrote a petition to get the music teacher fired because he pushed students around and yelled at them. He wasn’t there the following year
17. In kindergarten, I was busted with a friend for drawing pictures of naked people
18. Yes, I have dimples
19. Believe that subtlety is a good thing and is becoming a lost art
20. Call my voice “East Coast Barbie”
21. T. Roosevelt’s quote, “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far,” is how I choose to live my life
22. Was an active member and served as president of the College Democrats for two months
23. Registered as an Independent since 1999
24. Consider myself to be a political junkie
25. Attended Bill Clinton’s second inauguration
26. Met Hilary Clinton when she spoke at a previous workplace (nice lady)
27. Have worked on a couple of local political campaigns
28. Not a huggy person, but will make exceptions
29. Was a vegetarian for 7 years
30. Have worked with computers since age 8
31. Currently do not possess a valid driver’s license
32. Took my first flight ever at age 20, now fly at least twice a year
33. Lived in Strasbourg, France
34. Favorite cities outside the U.S.: Amsterdam (NL), Strasbourg (FR), Vancouver (CA)
35. Favorite cities in the U.S.: Boston (MA) and Portland (OR)
36. Think meditation is a wonderful thing and try to do it at least a couple times each week
37. Am a photographer/”Budding Rock Photographer”
38. Enjoy watching films by either Stanley Kubrick or Russ Meyer
39. Probably spend too much time/money/effort on candles, incense and other air fresheners for my home
40. Hate cleaning the bathroom, but do it anyway
41. Grew up on a farm
42. Saw a pig slaughtered
43. Saw a cow give birth
44. Braeburns and Honey Crisp are my favorite types of apples
45. If you don’t know about a band I love, I will make you a mix CD and you will become a convert
46. Walk fast and dislike slow walkers who get in my way
47. Own two French Press coffeepots
48. Once, when my boss quit, I followed her to her new company a few months later
49. Favorite word is anomaly
50. Dislike most rap music
51. Love alt-country music
52. Favorite movie: Beautiful Girls
53. In my head, I’m the best dancer ever…in reality, not so much
54. Cashews are my favorite nut, but…
55. Dark chocolate and hazelnuts are my crack
56. Drink flavored sparkling water
57. Have a tattoo
58. Name a popular TV show and there’s an 85% chance I’ve never seen it
59. Tend to like the quirky-indie films about awkward people
60. Love vodka…my latest drink is Stoli Vanilla & ginger
61. Have a strange fascination with Rasputin
62. Share a birthday with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
63. Can type upwards of 95 words per minute
64. Played the clarinet until my sophomore year of high school
65. Never practiced playing the clarinet at home, but eventually became 1st chair and received achievement awards from the State of Maryland
66. Prefer cold weather to hot temperatures
67. Name my computers — Plath, Esther Greenwood, Kubrick, Dr. Strangelove, Milez
68. Daydream a lot
69. Want to master the art of making great bread
70. Never leave the house without putting on some make-up (at least lip gloss)
71. Think Philosophy products are awesome
72. Saw A Clockwork Orange for the first time at age 10
73. Think pizza for breakfast is an awesome thing
74. Curse a lot
75. If I had a dollar for every time someone has made a pun with my name, I’d be able to buy a sweet 3-bedroom/3.5-bath condo in Manhattan
76. Have a great Bullshit detector…and it’s always on
77. My gaydar is on the fritz, so I now assume that everyone is gay until proven otherwise
78. Can sleep anywhere and on anything
79. Am an insomniac
80. Like to laugh a lot
81. My love life is a work in progress and I’m OK with that
82. Love public radio
83. Have danced for money
84. Have learned to never say “never”
85. Have sent myself calla lilies on my birthday
86. Love a good soft pretzel with honey mustard
87. Love going to baseball games
88. Consider myself a domestic diva in training
89. Enjoy spicy food
90. Yes, they’re real.
91. Want to write a book, but need to figure out the right subject/topic
92. Am a Mac convert
93. Think having good manners will get you everything (in time)
94. Would like to meet the other people who share my name
95. Would like to know what the people who teased me from kindergarten through my senior year of high school are doing now, hope they’re worse off, so I can gloat
96. Feel bad about wanting to gloat…a little
97. Always use spell check
98. Don’t have a lot of friends and like it that way
99. Favorite number: 9
100. Usually have a smirk on my face, but I probably won’t tell you why
