101 Things About Me (or, I Just Got Back from a UC Berkeley Potluck and Need to Feel Special Again)
1. I was born in Big Stone Gap, VA, which is also the name of a wretched book (don't hold that against me).
2. I have only lived in two states--Virginia and California.
3. I lived with my grandparents for three years after my parents divorced.
4. My dad lives in West Virginia.
5. He is missing one of his teeth (but only one--and he does wear shoes).
6. My mom is a professor at James Madison University.
7. I have worn glasses since I was in 2nd grade.
8. My first pair had Donald Duck on them.
9. My favorite wine is a sauvignon blanc from the Hess Collection winery in Napa.
10. My favorite tv show is Law and Order and Law and Order: SVU.
11. The only time I have ever cried about the death of someone not related to me was when Jerry Orbach died.
12. I have freckles.
13. I am wearing a new pair of jeans.
14. My engagement ring is one of those three stone things.
15. My husband is a Russian literature Ph.d. student who hates Tolstoy and I am a cappucino maker/writer who loves him.
16. I think Benjamin Bratt is too skinny on that show E-Ring he's doing now.
17. I am obsessed with that show Prison Break.
18. My ringtone on my phone is Rock Lobster for calls, Under Pressure for Voicemails and Losing My Religion for text messages.
19. My husband's is The Dukes of Hazzard theme for calls, Ziggy Stardust for Voicemails and Hollaback Girl for text messages (keep in mind that he is a ph d. student and that seems even stranger).
20. I was once the ninth caller on the local radio show.
21. I won a t-shirt from that movie "Man of the House" with Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Chevy Chase.
22. I once posted my picture in Tiger Beat magazine to request pen pals.
23. A guy responded by stealing his neighbor's credit card and sending me a Vermont Teddy Bear and a bunch of chocolates.
24. I was 12. It was weird.
25. I won my first writing contest in the third grade. My story was a first person journal entry by a homesick orangutan.
26. In high school, I won a prom night writing contest. I got a limo and a free meal before the prom. It was sweet, and so far, the best thing my writing has gotten for me.
27. I like that really spicy ginger ale they sell at the Cheese Shop.
28. It is not sold on the west coast.
29. My favorite ice cream flavor is New York Super Fudge Chunk.
30. I have a bowl of ice cream just about every night.
31. I have an amazing ability to plumb (or fix a toilet. Whatever that is called.).
32. My house has a Japanese Garden.
33. I am going to buy a garden gnome for it.
34. My husband says this is a conflict of interest.
35. I baked a cheesecake for the potluck tonight, and I made some blue cheese dip because I was concerned that everyone would bring a dessert and there would be nothing savory.
36. I was wrong.
37. My favorite thing to make is cheesecake. I have recipes for nearly a hundred different kinds.
38. I give them away for Christmas (the cakes, not the recipes).
39. I am currently reading both a big French novel and a book of short stories by Eudora Welty.
40. Sometimes I do that (read two books at once).
41. My mom does that too.
42. If the Bart station wasn't in front of my window, I could see the Golden Gate Bridge.
43. The Bay Bridge scares me because of a bad TV movie I saw about the 1989 earthquake.
44. I have only driven over it twice.
45. I sped both times.
46. I was class president, and voted Most Unique and Best Dressed.
47. There were only 35 people in my class.
48. I was not voted Most Likely to Succeed because my classmates thought I was too flighty. Seriously. They told me this.
49. My husband was voted Most Likely to Succeed.
50. I was a vegetarian for 6 weeks in high school.
51. I love barbecue too much to stay that way.
52. I have been to three barbecue battles, and when Matt and I retire from whatever we end up doing, we are going to travel around the country all summer and go to them.
To be continued...(when the effects of wine are not so heavy on me...)
2. I have only lived in two states--Virginia and California.
3. I lived with my grandparents for three years after my parents divorced.
4. My dad lives in West Virginia.
5. He is missing one of his teeth (but only one--and he does wear shoes).
6. My mom is a professor at James Madison University.
7. I have worn glasses since I was in 2nd grade.
8. My first pair had Donald Duck on them.
9. My favorite wine is a sauvignon blanc from the Hess Collection winery in Napa.
10. My favorite tv show is Law and Order and Law and Order: SVU.
11. The only time I have ever cried about the death of someone not related to me was when Jerry Orbach died.
12. I have freckles.
13. I am wearing a new pair of jeans.
14. My engagement ring is one of those three stone things.
15. My husband is a Russian literature Ph.d. student who hates Tolstoy and I am a cappucino maker/writer who loves him.
16. I think Benjamin Bratt is too skinny on that show E-Ring he's doing now.
17. I am obsessed with that show Prison Break.
18. My ringtone on my phone is Rock Lobster for calls, Under Pressure for Voicemails and Losing My Religion for text messages.
19. My husband's is The Dukes of Hazzard theme for calls, Ziggy Stardust for Voicemails and Hollaback Girl for text messages (keep in mind that he is a ph d. student and that seems even stranger).
20. I was once the ninth caller on the local radio show.
21. I won a t-shirt from that movie "Man of the House" with Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Chevy Chase.
22. I once posted my picture in Tiger Beat magazine to request pen pals.
23. A guy responded by stealing his neighbor's credit card and sending me a Vermont Teddy Bear and a bunch of chocolates.
24. I was 12. It was weird.
25. I won my first writing contest in the third grade. My story was a first person journal entry by a homesick orangutan.
26. In high school, I won a prom night writing contest. I got a limo and a free meal before the prom. It was sweet, and so far, the best thing my writing has gotten for me.
27. I like that really spicy ginger ale they sell at the Cheese Shop.
28. It is not sold on the west coast.
29. My favorite ice cream flavor is New York Super Fudge Chunk.
30. I have a bowl of ice cream just about every night.
31. I have an amazing ability to plumb (or fix a toilet. Whatever that is called.).
32. My house has a Japanese Garden.
33. I am going to buy a garden gnome for it.
34. My husband says this is a conflict of interest.
35. I baked a cheesecake for the potluck tonight, and I made some blue cheese dip because I was concerned that everyone would bring a dessert and there would be nothing savory.
36. I was wrong.
37. My favorite thing to make is cheesecake. I have recipes for nearly a hundred different kinds.
38. I give them away for Christmas (the cakes, not the recipes).
39. I am currently reading both a big French novel and a book of short stories by Eudora Welty.
40. Sometimes I do that (read two books at once).
41. My mom does that too.
42. If the Bart station wasn't in front of my window, I could see the Golden Gate Bridge.
43. The Bay Bridge scares me because of a bad TV movie I saw about the 1989 earthquake.
44. I have only driven over it twice.
45. I sped both times.
46. I was class president, and voted Most Unique and Best Dressed.
47. There were only 35 people in my class.
48. I was not voted Most Likely to Succeed because my classmates thought I was too flighty. Seriously. They told me this.
49. My husband was voted Most Likely to Succeed.
50. I was a vegetarian for 6 weeks in high school.
51. I love barbecue too much to stay that way.
52. I have been to three barbecue battles, and when Matt and I retire from whatever we end up doing, we are going to travel around the country all summer and go to them.
To be continued...(when the effects of wine are not so heavy on me...)
posted by Southern Belle at 9:57 PM
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