100 things about me

Thanks to G , here I go.  This was very hard!

1.  I have bungee jumped twice.  Both times I felt like I was going to die.  It was especially interesting that one of the two jumps had a big inflatable pad that said, "Have you gotten everything right with Jesus?"

2.  My first memory of life is outside an old country church with about 30 people.  I had continued to misbehave and talk out loud during church when my father had to take me outside for a little spanking.  I think it's funny it's my first memory and I joke around with my dad now that that was when life began.  I was probably around four.

3.  The same church didn't believe in taking medicine when sick.  My parents didn't believe that way.  I remember the Sunday school teacher lining us up in the front of the church and asking each of us about a tummy ache or a headache we had and what our parents did.  The stories continued, "Momma prayed, and I was healed."  "Daddy prayed, and I was healed."  They reached me and I said, "I had a bad headache and momma gave me tylenol and it went away!"  The whole church laughed, and I guess the little pharmacist was born.

4.  I used to always want three sons.  I was a tomboy and felt I'd be a better boy mom than a girl mom.  Now I just want one more and either sex will do.  (I won't be opposed to twins though I bet Jeff would flip!)

5.  I love dogs more than cats though I had a cat in college named Tasselhoff Burrfoot out of a character in a series of books I love.  She died in February 2007 at the ripe old age of 13.  My mom cared for her when I left for pharmacy school.

6.  I am a big fan of C.S. Lewis.  I wish that I could go back in time and be a member of the Inklings.

7.  I got into gaming in college.  I played some card games and board games, but I really loved MUSHs and MUDs .  My first one was Ancient Anguish and then later Elendor .

8.  I told my dad way back in 1991 that I thought AOL was far superior to Compuserve and others.  I wish I would have bought some stock back then!  He does, too.

9.  I hate wearing pants that are my true size.  I prefer them very baggy.  Some reason, this makes me feel thinner.  I can't stand thermal underwear.

10.  I have dyed my hair every color at one time or another.  I prefer it blonde.  My natural color is light brown.

11.  I had lasix in 1999.  Best money I've ever spent.  I'm still 20/15 in one eye and 20/20 in the other almost ten years later.

12.  I'm an ENFP.  I'd rather be an ENFJ.

13.  When asked what my favorite song of all time was - growing up - I'd say, "Boys of Summer," by Don Henley.  Today I'd say "Praise You in this Storm," by Casting Crowns.

14.  I have blogged semi-anonymously for many years.  A few have found the web address and I have to admit it has changed the way I write.  Sometimes I want to vent and it still be a public web addy.  I've learned to change the complaints into something better.

15.  I have always put more stock in intellectualness than beauty.

16.  I was in ROTC in college.  I also joined the Ranger Team and was one of two girls.  If I hadn't gotten into pharmacy school, I would have joined the Army.  When I went to pharmacy school, I almost joined the Navy.  I went through the entire military physical and decided not to at the last minute.  I don't regret not going today.

17.  I have run a couple marathons.  I'd love to do it again.  I am more fond of the 5K and 10K though.

18.  I have had the mumps.

19.  I started playing the piano when I was 4.  I started reading music before I ever learned to read.  I took classical lessons for 14 years.  I am unfortunately very rusty right now!

20.  I was a band nerd.  I should say I am still the nerd part.  I played clarinet, saxophone, french horn, and baritone.  This did not help my love life at all.

21.  I was a cheerleader in 9th grade and hated it.  I felt so fat.  I only weighed 120 lbs.

22.  I was in the school play every year from 7th grade through 12th.

23.  I find it amusing that purses, sunglasses, cars, and name brands show status.

24.  I won't eat liver.

25.  I was a vegetarian for several years.  It was all because of a video I saw of the way cows and chickens are slaughtered.  I couldn't get the images out of my mind for a long time.

26.  I have a sheltie named after Peyton Manning.  I don't like Peyton Manning much at all today since I'm a Titan's fan.

27.  I love Notre Dame football and its history.  I love UT a lot more.  My husband though loves KY so it's difficult.

28.  I am pro-life.  I think it's sad that no one considers the life that is being extinguished.  It's all about the mother.  I get that really I do... but who is taking up for the child with its own unique soul and DNA?

29.  I spend more money on gadgets and electronics than I do on clothes and home furnishings.  I'm waiting on the Blackberry Storm and a new laptop at the moment (got the laptop!).  Crazy.

30.  I mostly sleep on my back.  I prefer to sleep on my right side if on my side.

31.  I am comfortable at 70 F.  Over time that number has moved higher.  I used to like it 67 F.

32.  I have big feet.  Size 10.  Unfortunately they were that big in 7th grade when I was under 5 feet tall.

33.  I read the book Roots in 6th grade.  I loved Madeline L'Engle.  I read all the Nancy Drew books.  Book fair day was better than Christmas Day!

34. I love Spring and Fall the best.  Summer is close.  I despise Winter.  If I could have my way, I'd live in FL or somewhere where it is warm year round.

35.  When I was very young, I would tell everyone I wanted to be a marine biologist and live near the ocean. That never happened, but I am still deeply in love with the ocean.  If I could have my way, that somewhere warm would have an ocean as well within a mile.  Key West, FL would fit the bill.

36.  My brother and I have always been competitive.  Somewhere along the way our relationship has been horribly fractured, and I doubt if we'll ever be friends again.  This is sad, but it's the path he is comfortable with.  I am a family girl; he is not a family guy.  He's still not met his nephew.  Competitiveness definitely has its down side.  In fact most of the time I view it as a negative trait though it's a trait that makes a lot of people excel.

37.  I don't like fake plants.  My husband does.  There's a pile of them in the floor of the living room right now that are going to Goodwill.

38.  I think I'm a packrat in denial.  I'm constantly keeping stuff and moving it from place to place.  It takes me awhile to get rid of things, but I'm working on that.

39.  I never realized how much my parents loved me until I had my son.

40.  I really want to write a book before I kick the bucket.

41.  I love crab legs.

42.  I have an awareness of the present and how precious it is, but many times I will cry for no reason when thinking of reminiscing in the future about my present today.  For example, it really bothers me right now that my parents are in their fifties.  It bothers me to think that the lifespan of a human is around seventy years or so, and that my parents have about twenty years left.  I have been alive for 35 years.  My time with them is well over half finished.  This goes on and on.  I do this with my spouse, my dogs, my son, and anything.  I am always aware that this moment in time will soon be added to the big pile of memories in my brain.  And that although it may not seem to be the best time in my life (any time actually) later I always treasure the time more.  I need to enjoy TODAY more and stop this line of thinking.

43.  I absolutely love taking pictures.

44.  I'd rather take a bug outside rather than kill it.

45.  I have a bad habit of not looking at prices prior to buying something.  I'm married to someone that clips coupons.

46.  I used to want to skydive before I died.  Then, I grew up and got scared.

47.  My first plane ride was at the age of 29.  I always drove wherever... even if it meant to Denver, CO to ski, to Virginia Beach, VA to see a friend, etc...  I used to really put the miles on a car.

48.  One time on a blind date, I got nervous and left.  In the middle of the movie.  He scared me for some odd reason.

49.  I like to grow roses.  I love yard work.

50.  I used to not believe in soulmates until I met Jeff.

51.  I've never voted for a Democrat in the Presidential election.  I've now lost 3 times.  Clinton, Clinton, and Obama.

52.  Quality Time is my love language, too.

53.  I don't believe in astrology.

54.  I love Harry Potter.

55.  I'm not a big movie fan at all.  I'm married to someone who loves movies!

56.  One of my favorite books is by Ayn Rand - The Fountainhead.

57.  I have spent way too much money on iTunes.  As of now, I have 3057 songs.  Ridiculous.

58.  I have an obsession with clean floors.

59.  I procrastinate too much.

60.  I'm shy at first.  Some may interpret this as snobby.  I'm not snobby at all.

61.  I love sumatra coffee from Starbucks.

62.  If I have to order a specialty coffee it would be a grande nonfat decaf caramel macchiato.

63.  I really love to be around positive half glass full empty person rather than a negative half glass empty person.  It really drains me to be around negativity.

64.  I think that hand sanitizers and the misuse of antibiotics along with antimicrobial products are contributing to "super bugs."  It's pretty scary to see vancomycin resistant anything.

65.  I'm on the fence about global warming.

66.  I love being a mommy.

67.  I really want to learn to scuba dive.

68.  Internet shopping is so much better than going to the mall.

69.  I like video games.

70.  I really like to sit and think about the meaning of life, why we are here, and what the future holds.  I'm an intuitive person and my head are in the clouds.

71.  When I'm around kids it reminds me of being a kid again.  I've never felt comfortable as an adult.  I used to cry on every birthday because I knew I was getting older and didn't want to.

72.  I prefer to wear the same pair of jeans three times before washing them.  They really start to break in at that point!

73.  I love to swim.  The perfect home would have a swimming pool in the backyard.

74.  I love to go to church but have a hard time there because it seems like it's very difficult to get to know members of a church.  We no longer have Wednesday night services in the city.  I can be at my church every Sunday and still feel very lonely.  This really bothers me.

75.  I miss handwritten letters.  Emails and text messaging have lost their charm.

76.  I really like the book "A Severe Mercy" by Sheldon Vanauken.

77.  I love to bake and make anything sweet.  I'm not much of a cook for dinner.

78.  I really like 8-9 hours for sleep.  I like a really long shower.

79.  I was saved when I was 10 years old.  It was a very real experience that I treasure.

80.  I once did an impression of Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" on the piano in front of my entire high school back in 1990.  I cannot believe I did that.

81.  I was voted Most Studious.  I never studied.

82.  I am quick to categorize a person.  I really need to slow down and give people more of a chance.

83.  I love to debate issues.  Sometimes it's not a good thing.

84.  I have a hard time napping during the day.

85.  My middle name was Nicole.  Now it is Butler.

86.  I have been on the internet since 1989.

87.  I enjoy being a geek.  100% truly.

88.  My major in college was Chemistry.  My minor was biology.

89.  I will listen to a song over and over again.

90.  I've never had a tattoo because I imagine myself at 60 years old with one and how it would look at that age.  It keeps me away from the tattoo shop.

91.  I am super analytical.

92.  I am super impatient and stubborn.

93.  I can spell very well.  Sometimes I don't pronounce things so well.

94.  I learn better visually than I do audibly.

95.  I used to drive a 1967 Mustang 2+2 fastback.  I loved that car.

96.  I skim read much to my detriment.

97.  I have a birthmark on my inner left arm that most people mistaken for a burn.

98.  Autumn used to be my favorite season.  Now it is spring.  I used to like Spring less because I had severe seasonal allergies.  Thankfully, I have grown out of them in the past 30 years.

99.  I can iron, but I don't like to.

100.  I can type 100 words a minute.