100 Things About Me

The idea for this list was inspired similar list that I saw on the website of a girlfriend. It's 100 factoids about me that were spontaneously generated in about 15 minutes.

1. I am my parents oldest child.
2. I have 2 younger brothers.
3. My parents are divorced.
4. They are both re-married.
5. I have 11 step-siblings.
6. I know them all by name.
7. I don't have addresses or phone numbers for the majority of them.
8. That used to bother me, it no longer does.
9. I went to college at Oregon State.
10. I was in a sorority.
11. Living with 61 other women drove me crazy.
12. We didn't have pillow fights in our underwear.
13. My second grade teacher told my mother that I was loud because my voice carries.
14. My mother told her that I was loud.
15. I am a good cook.
16. I love experimenting in the kitchen with new flavors and inventing recipes.
17. My current passion is pairing the perfect wine with every dish.
18. I used to hate white wine.
19. Now I love it and prefer it to red.
20. My favorite color is red.
21. When I was a kid my favorite color was fuchsia.
22. I hate the color purple.
23. I have curly hair.
24. I love my hair.
25. Sometimes I wear it straight.
26. I live in Seattle.
27. And I love it.
28. And no it doesn't rain 9 months out of the year.
29. I like rain.
30. I wished it snowed in Seattle at least once a year.
31. Autumn is my favorite season.
32. I love sweater weather.
33. Christmas is my favorite holiday.
34. I love giving gifts.
35. I hate receiving them.
36. I like to watch people open gifts that I have given them.
37. I hate to open gifts in front of people.
38. I have been known to get a bit carried away with decorating for the holidays.
39. Last year I had 28 strands of lights on my tree.
40. Valentine's Day is my least favorite holiday.
41. I think it is a stupid holiday.
42. If you love someone you should tell them everyday.
43. I would love to have a dog.
44. I need to find the right dog for me.
45. I love football.
46. I prefer college match ups to the NFL.
47. I was born in Utah.
48. I have lived in Oregon, Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey.
49. I went to Girl Scout camp every summer.
50. I loved camp.
51. I was a CIT (Counselor in Training) summer of 1988.
52. My camp name was Gonzo.
53. I don't do a lot of camping as an adult.
54. The best part of camping is singing camp songs.
55. I often misinterpret the lyrics to songs.
56. This often leads to embarrassing moments.
57. I am not a very good singer.
58. I love to sing in the car.
59. I love music.
60. I saw my first concert at the age of 12.
61. It was Neil Diamond.
62. I have been to numerous concerts since.
63. And have seen Neil Diamond 3 other times.
64. I am a total klutz.
65. My family calls me "Princess Grace."
66. Slippery surfaces are a nightmare for me.
67. My family also calls me "The Camp Director."
68. I have always been the organizer of family functions.
69. When my mother remarried I passed out 4 page itineraries to the family.
70. I was not very popular that day.
71. I have always resenting being the one in charge.
72. Yet I always end up being that person.
73. I can sleep almost anywhere.
74. I snore.
75. I find it to be horribly embarrassing.
76. If I could change anything about myself snoring would be at the top of the list.
77. I love to have pedicures.
78. I love to read.
79. I love to escape into other lives and worlds in books.
80. I have a fairly good memory.
81. I tend to remember useless bits of trivia.
82. I am smart.
83. I love being smart.
84. I love playing board games.
85. I love coffee.
86. I got an espresso maker for Christmas last year.
87. The older I get the more I like tea.
88. I love my palm pilot.
89. It keeps my life organized.
90. I get teased by friends and family about relationship with my palm pilot.
91. I love technology.
92. My favorite TV show is Gilmore Girls.
93. I also like Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives and ER.
94. I usually watch my favorite shows when they are on because I can't wait to see them.
95. I am addicted to NetFlix.
96. I do not like to "browse" when shopping.
97. Except in bookstores.
98. I hate working out.
99. I always feel better when I work out.
100. I love living alone.