100 Things

1. I was born in Denver, CO.
2. I'm the youngest of 4 and the only girl.
3. Blue: my eyes and my favorite color.
4. If religion had not ruled my upbringing, I would be a professional musician.
5. I think funerals are ghoulish and I want to be cremated.
6. I believe in organ donation and transplants.
7. I LOVE Brussels sprouts.
8. I do not eat Brussels sprouts because I love my husband more.
9. My best friend in high school and college is 6'1" tall.
10. I am 5'4".
11. We never borrowed each other's clothes or shoes.
12. I believe in global warming and it disturbs me.
13. I graduated from law school at age 23, the youngest person ever at that school.
14. I never planned to attend law school.
15. My grandma is not related to me by blood.
16. I once drove from Lincoln, NE to Moscow, ID by myself, stopping only for gas.
17. I have visited all 50 of the United States.
18. I have never visited Europe or Australia, but I plan to remedy that.
19. Grammar and Linguistics was my favorite undergraduate course.
20. Anatomy and Physiology was my second-favorite.
21. I refused to take Accounting or Intro. to Business.
22. I am now a business owner. **sheesh**
23. I have worked in the medical field, the legal profession, the fitness industry, recreation and hospitality, and in music education, but never in a fast-food restaurant.
24. I once had an elk fall on my head.
25. In the 4th grade, I prayed for brown hair, seriously.
26. I'm a natural redhead, but I won't prove it to you.
27. I was "the kid with asthma" and struggle against that self-identity even now.
28. Asthma made me a better musician -- no time spent on sports as a kid.
29. I actually like Silk soy milk.
30. I LOVE cheese, especially brie.
31. I HATE Valentine's Day: Hallmark-induced romance isn't romance at all.
32. Band-aid brand bandages are the best.
33. Neosporin -- every cut, every time.
34. I took first place in two divisions at a bodybuilding competition.
35. I still wish my body could be better. **sheesh, again**
36. Bananas are best with green still around the base of the stems and no spots.
37. I doubt that anyone will read any farther than this.
38. I'm allergic to cats; I cannot keep from petting them at other's houses.
39. But dogs: I love, adore, and get ridiculous over, dogs. God spelled backward...
40. I'm a social liberal, but a fiscal conservative. Can you say "Sybil"?
41. I have voted in every presidential election since I was 18.
42. I have never registered with any political party.
43. I actually research candidates, even at the city/county level before I vote.
44. In 3rd grade, I took gymnastics for a month. I couldn't point my toes.
45. I still can't.
46. I wore braces...twice.
47. I can't believe that some women actually enjoyed pregnancy.
48. Coffee is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
49. I tie flies. I like it, too.
50. I also like wire-wrapping, and make jewelry when I have time.
51. Other than that, I am not craft-y at all.
52. Some of my favorite childhood memories are from the top of Long's Peak.
53. I was a "Daddy's girl."
54. I ride a Specialized Dolce Comp, and I'm about to get new rims. Yay!
55. I dislike running.
56. I want to summit Mt. Rainier.
57. If I had unlimited funds, I'd travel forever.
58. I won't go to scary/gory movies. My imagination runs amok and I can't sleep.
59. Last summer I ate my first lobster... on Cape Cod. I felt sorry for it.
60. I played the oboe, piano, flute, and bassoon back in the day.
61. I have no talent for interior design.
62. Backpacking into a natural hot spring in the Idaho wilderness is one of life's sweetest joys.
63. Especially if you schlepped in a bottle of excellent wine.
64. My first car was a Volvo, named Rufus.
65. Every other car I've owned has been a Honda.
66. I want to speak French.
67. I should learn to speak Spanish, but I'm going to learn French.
68. I can distinguish between a western or mountain Hemlock, a Grande or Douglas Fir, a white pine or Ponderosa.
69. One of my roommates was a forestry graduate student.
70. I can imitate the sound of a dental drill almost perfectly.
71. I've only ever had one cavity.
72. Another of my roomates was a dental student.
73. I wore an assymetrical haircut in the 80s.
74. I secretly like some country music.
75. I have every album Journey ever made.
76. I've lived in 5 different states.
77. Why are you still reading? I'm bored with myself by now...aren't you?
78. I'm terrible about sending "thank you" notes, but very good at showing gratitude.
79. My appendix was removed when I was eleven.
80. I hate to shop - for anything - but especially shoes.
81. I applied, and was accepted to medical school but never went.
82. My friend, Linda and I both applied to Harvard for undergrad; she wasn't accepted and applying had been her idea in the first place. I threw the acceptance letter away.
83. Sometimes I wish I hadn't.
84. Sometimes I'm glad I did.
85. I was never a Girl Scout.
86. I was never a Boy Scout, either.
87. I think professional athletes and owners and the whole industry is ridiculous, but...
88. I enjoy watching professional football and I'm a Broncos fan.
89. I cannot reconcile that dichotomy.
90. My standard order at Subway is the 6-in. turkey on wheat.
91. I have always wanted to play the guitar, but not enough to do anything about it.
92. I was in-house counsel for an enormous healthcare conglomerate for 3.5 years.
93. I sang the "Star Spangled Banner" to open a college-league baseball game.
94. My alarm is set for 4:15 every morning. Insanity.
95. I have been known to quote from the "Pink Panther" movies and no one gets it.
96. My grandpa played keyboards with the Tommy Dorsey Band in the '20s and '30s.
97. When I was 10 I had a hamster named Sniffer, and gave him a funeral when he died.
98. I was conceived via sabotage. If you simply must know, email me and I'll give you the details.
99. I blush easily but can swear like a sailor. Go figure.
100. My garage is a disaster and I'm embarrassed by it. Still, I'm here blogging...