100 Things
Ok, so I stole this idea from the fabulous Miss Joan it just took me longer (as usual) to write it. So here is an almost entirely new list of things.- I'm an Aries/Taurus Cusp kid. I was born directly in the center of the "Week of Power" which should explain a lot.
- I used to speak fluent Spanish…I even dream in Spanish when I'm really tired.
- While I was in college I taught myself Latin. I also read and comprehend French.
- I lived in N. Hollywood for a while. The city sucked...the apartment rocked. You can see it in Fast and the Furious.
- I used to be head of PR for an independent clothing company…we had a huge celebrity following but the start-up capital wasn't there and the company folded despite its popularity.
- I used to live in Mexico every summer...if I could move back there for good I would do it in a heart beat.
- My scariest moment happened before my senior year in high school. I was almost kidnapped in Mexico. I was dragged two blocks and down some stairwell before anyone got to me. If one of my friends hadn't been there...I wouldn't be here now. To this day I will not willingly set foot in Tijuana.
- I like a man who knows how to use his hands; in fact, hands are one of the first physical features I notice on a man.
- My favorite place to watch a sunset is the Ferry Landing in Coronado
- My favorite artist is Shano; my favorite poets are Viggo Mortensen and Henry Rollins
- I was born a firstborn...but after my parents adopted or took in other kids, I am now a third born....I'm still not used to being bossed around.
- It’s been three years, but when I tell time my brain still automatically calculates the time in Iraq.
- I see other people's dreams all the time. Sometimes more vividly than they see it themselves...it used to scare me.
- I dream walk...I have since I was 5 years old. It gets kinda crowded in my head sometimes.
- There are three people I feel to the core of my being at all times.
- If given the opportunity, I would trade my opposite soul for what’s behind door #2.
- I wasn't always an insomniac. It started when Clark went overseas…only recently has my body readjusted from Operation Iraqi Freedom time.
- Other girls intimidate me sometimes. Guys make more sense to me.
- I am irrationally terrified of lawn gnomes. I really do freak out if I see one unexpectedly.
- I'm also afraid of green parrots...I don't like birds, but it's mostly green parrots that scare me.
- The first concert I ever went to was the Moody Blues when I was three.
I am a recovered anorexic purger. I don’t ever get on scales. If required to, I face backwards and close my eyes…just in case.
I have colored my hair since I was 11...I don't actually know what my "natural" hair color would be now.
I was a competitive cheerleader when I was a kid. Then, I coached cheer in college. I was also in colorguard in high school. (I know MOH is cringing to read this) ;-)
I was a ballet dancer for 12 years. I passed all my examinations through the Royal Academy of Ballet, London. That means I fall gracefully.
I quit dancing to ride horses competitively. I own two horses but I haven't ridden since high school.
I have broken all of my toes except my big toes. (Some more than once). I've also broken three ribs, my tailbone and my elbow....only a few of these happened because of my clumsiness.
The only food I really crave is California burritos from Santana's. They only have Santana's in San Diego County…well, and sometimes I crave chiliquiles
My house in San Diego almost burned down in the fires two years ago...the dirt lot was all that saved it....most of the neighborhood was damaged or destroyed
I used to sing karaoke every week with professional drag queens
I'm still friends with my kindergarten best friend (I'm her daughter's godmother)
My first boyfriend is now a professional bull rider
I can't stand wearing anything other than a g-string during the day.
I am a die hard football fan. I love my 49ers in the good years and the bad. You don't want to see me if is miss a game. I live for football season.
I got hooked on basketball the year the kings got Mike Bibby. It was coincidence...but now he's my favorite player. He also lives in my home town
I used to be a seatfiller and crowd controller for awards shows. I don’t get to go anymore because I have grown-up responsibilities.
I LOVE to drive. Driving fast relaxes me.
Lancers are my favorite car...if I had a million dollars to spend on a car...I would still buy a Lancer....it would be the Ralliart Edition though or the Evo VIII. (I don't like the new ones)
Doc Holiday (the best known vocal coach and producer in Hollywood) told me I had a great singing voice. (He caught me singing Michael Jackson songs in the hallway of a hotel when I was working security)
I still love cartoons. Rocky and Bullwinkle are the greatest. I even named my Pomeranian Natasha Fatale (we call her Tiny) because I loved Rocky and Bullwinkle so much. She was the greatest villain…did every thing in heels and full make-up and her hair was always perfect.
I've gotten the suicide call from someone I loved. (He's actually ok as far as I know)
Except for pot, I have NEVER done any illegal drug. Pot was only twice and I have an adverse reaction to it...it makes me aggressive and downright mean. I can't even get contact high
A contact high was the reason I got kicked out of a Tim McGraw concert...I got in a fight with a dumb bitch who was picking on some kids.
If it weren’t for Adrian and the new job, I would move to Chattanooga TN in a heartbeat...other than that I wouldn't want to leave Cali...except maybe to go to Mexico.
I have never smoked a cigarette in my life.
My extended family is really close...my cousins are like my siblings.
It takes a lot to offend me. I grew up in a fire house and it shows. It’s actually the only way I can survive where I work now
I make less money as a contractor working for Homeland Security than I did working as a receptionist at a seafood distribution plant.
I hate sleeping alone. I sleep much better with someone else. Staying with Adrian is actually what ended my insomnia.
If I could quit my jobs for a year and have my bills taken care of I would go get my mechanic's license.
I free-lance as a make-up artist and I would quit my job tomorrow to work for MAC.
I only wear MAC make-up and I convert everyone I come into contact with.
I almost never leave the house without full make-up on…I figure that other people have to look at me too.
It pisses me off when people don’t even bother to brush their hair before leaving the house.
I love tall heels. I have probably 30-40 pairs of tall heels.
I've been told that I should work for a 900 number
I won't date a man who is shorter than me...I'm only 5'3...I don't think that's asking a lot
I used to be a compulsive weight lifter...I used to bench press my body weight...the decline is my favorite...
I got out of running stadiums in high school because I bet my PE teacher I could out bench her...I did and she didn't make me do stadiums for the rest of the year
I've been an EMT since I was 18 and I LOVE EMS work…I thrive under pressure.
I will sacrifice of myself if someone I care about needs me. I am loyal to a fault. I stand up for the people I care about to my own detriment.
I used to skip class in high school to go beat old men at pool.
I got kicked out of my parents’ house on a routine basis from the time I was 15 until I was 21. (the last year I didn't live there but they still had my stuff) To this day I’m not quite sure why they kicked me out most of the time.
It doesn't bother me if strangers make assumptions about me but it pisses me off when my friends do
I am much better at long distance friendships than I ever thought I would be
My grandma is one of my biggest heroes. I want to be like her
My biggest struggle with organized religion is the hypocrisy of other "Christians"
I am completely left-handed...I only have a right arm so I don't appear unbalanced
I don't believe in rebound relationships. Two reasons: 1) there aren't enough good ones to go fucking them up with drama 2) if he's not one of the good ones, then I don't want to waste my time
My English teacher during my senior year of high school is the reason that I went to college and that I understand my faith.
I wish I had even a fraction of the writing ability of MOH.
I rarely like “chick flick” movies, but every once in a while, I fall in love with a cheesy Hallmark movie.
I despise working with women…I love that my current job has me working with 28 men and three females.
I relate to everything through music…I only wish I could be as articulate with my own thoughts.
Sahaj Ticotin’s voice has gotten me through all of my tough times since I first heard him six years ago.
I’m not particularly superstitious, but I do think that much of my recent drama is because I broke my rearview mirror two days before Christmas.
I’ve lived near the Napa Valley for much of my life, but I despise all wine I’ve ever tried…I just never acquired the taste.
My libido could power a third world country…I think that intimidates some of the guys I hang out with.
If I ever get married, I want a Mardi Gras-type wedding…based on several of Shano’s paintings.
Most people are surprised to find out that I only have one tattoo and I only got that one recently.
One of the best pieces I’ve ever received came from my dad. He told me, “Always remain childlike without being childish.”
My passport only has one stamp in it and I think that is a tragedy. I want to fill all of the pages.
I have a tendency to quote movies…frequently.
Halloween and Christmas are my favorite holidays.
Almost every weekday (and some weekends) for the last six months I have gotten a venti unsweetened black iced tea from the same Starbucks. I won’t hardly darken the doors of another Starbucks…I love mine too much.
I love to cook but I hate to eat whatever I’ve made. I would much rather feed others.
I met one of my old roommates on a street corner in San Francisco.
It grosses me out not have my toenails painted….they are always red or burgundy.
I collect Rosie the Riveter stuff…the more unusual the better.
I really want children…whether I give birth to them or adopt is immaterial.
Most days at work I’m afraid that someone will realize that I am completely unqualified for my job and take it away from me.
Some days I wish they would and then I could go back to just being a receptionist.
I almost mailed a postcard in to Post Secret, but before I could, someone else mailed in the same secret as mine…the same way I was going to.
The last three places I’ve worked have nicknamed me porn star names.
A man growling in Spanish is one of my biggest turn-ons.
One of the biggest compliments I’ve received recently was being told by a spec ops soldier whose specialty is psychological warfare that I read people too well for mind games to actually be effective. He told me that very few people can see through him like I could.
I have failed “sensitivity training” before. I didn’t get offended at the right things and I said the wrong things out loud…personally, I think that’s how I get along better with people.
I used to spend my summers in “Tornado Alley” in Kansas…I’ve never been scared of tornados; but I’ve always had an unnatural fear of basements…I talked my parents out of buying a giant Victorian house one time because I was so terrified of the basement I wouldn’t set foot back inside that house.
There are very few words that really bother me…most are racial slurs…the others would surprise most people.
I firmly believe that a person can’t be happy with anyone else until they can be completely happy with themselves. Sometimes I wish I didn’t believe that so strongly.
I get scared at times that I will never have someone love me as deeply as my dad loves my mom.
The things I fall in love with person for are things that most people don’t even notice. For me, it’s the little things. Like with Adrian, it was actually his hands and the laugh lines around his eyes and the light that emanates from him that made me find him so very beautiful. I believe that you have to love a person for their flaws not in spite of themLabels: The Nun's Story
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