Giving it a shot
I was surfing around the blog forum and read the challenges section. I thought I might try my hand at one of them, and so I decided to make the list of one-hundred things about me. So here goes:
1. My favorite pizza is Tony's Pizza in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
2. I wonder why I like to watch crime shows.
3. I am the president of my local community theater.
4. My first pet was a cat named snowball.
5. If I wasn't a teacher, I would be in the Coast Guard.
6. I am terrified of snakes, spiders, and being hit in the face with a ball.
7. My dream is to retire to a place beside the ocean.
8. I value my family the most.
9. I named my dog Gatsby after my favorite book.
10. I believe you are never to old to learn.
11. I believe in public education.
12. I LOVE to write.
13. I was a fish in a past life. Okay, so I don't know about the past life thing, but I really love the water.
14. I am the only person in my immediate family who has not had skin cancer. I intend to keep it that way.
15. Mean people puzzle me.
16. My decedents came here on the Mayflower.
17. My favorite city is Washington, DC.
18. I play the guitar. Badly.
19. I sing in a bluegrass band.
20. I am hopelessly addicted to chocolate.
21. I hate laptops with touch pads.
22. I HATE to be tickled.
23. I am a hopless romantic.
24. I LOVE TO READ more than just about anything.
25. I hate extreme cold and extreme heat.
26. I have a commercial driver's license.
27. I get pedicures to have someone rub my feet.
28. I watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas every year.
29. I hate to exercise.
30. My mom is my hero.
31. I am an unrepentant nerd.
32. I eat yogurt like it's my job.
33. I hate reality television.
34. I never get tired of "The Cosby Show"
35. If I was the queen of the world...war would be illegal.
36. I wouldn't mind being a dog (owned by a good owner) for a day.
37. I envy those who don't procrastinate.
38. I love Boone, North Carolina.
39. I prefer the term "survivor."
40. I had a stroke two years before my mom. I was 29 she was 60 something (it would be rude to reveal her age).
41. I want to be one of those "quirky" Southern women when I get old.
42. Steel Magnolias reminds me of every wonderful Southern woman I have ever known.
43. I broke my arm when I was a kid trying to play "Snoopy" on top of the doghouse.
44. I took piano lessons for a long time. I am still terrible.
45. I am an English teacher.
46. It irritates me when English teachers correct a grown person's grammar.
47. For a brief period in college, I considered becoming an ordained minister.
48. I am the oldest of two children.
49. I think brains are sexy.
50. I think good grammar is really sexy.
51. I think good writing is the sexiest of all.
52. I know the story behind the Kingston Trio song, "Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley."
53. Most modern music makes me depressed.
54. I am an old soul.
55. Rutabagas (sp?) are delicious.
56. Mark Harmon is my celebrity crush.
57. I still love Mickey Mouse.
58. Sesame Street is still one of my favorite shows.
59. My nephew is the greatest gift I have ever received.
60. I love the smell of book stores.
61. I embrace my sporadic gray hairs.
62. Halloween is my favorite holiday.
63. I wouldn't change anything about my life.
64. Camp Lejune Marine Corps base is built on land previously owned by my family.
65. Tobacco paid for my college education.
66. I like living by myself.
67. It is hard to believe I have been teaching eleven years.
68. I grew up near the ocean. I don't eat seafood.
69. I went into the "family business."
70. My first job was cleaning condos at the beach. People are nasty.
71. Manners are becoming passe'. That scares me.
72. I still love the feeling of riding a bike down a hill with my legs out to my side.
73. I miss playing in the woods.
74. I still believe in Santa Claus.
75. I used to be a track coach.
76. I still read children's books.
77. I believe in true love and soul mates.
78. The more I learn about John Wesley (the founder of Methodism), the more I respect him.
79. I am intolerant of intolerance.
80. I think music is powerful.
81. Nature is my muse.
82. I have eaten an ant. Not on a dare.
83. I believe in ghosts.
84. I met Harry Belfonte (sp?) in a NY diner. He sang for us. I was flabbergasted.
85. I am the least educated member of my immediate family. I have a bachelors degree.
86. I don't understand the big deal about "Gone with the Wind"
87. In some ways, having a stroke was the best thing that ever happened to me.
88. I believe in health care for all.
89. I am an Anglophile.
90. Words excite me.
91. I would rather get a letter in the mail than an email.
92. Math makes my head hurt.
93. I am a hothead.
94. "Trouble" by Pink is my theme song.
95. I think it is interesting that "dog" is "God" spelled backwards.
96. I would like to be an extra on Law and Order. I really love Sam Waterston.
97. I am not very competitive.
98. I hate meetings.
99. I believe in the underdog and standing up for the little guy.
100. This was easier than I thought it would be.
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