In celebration of my two years on the blog, here's a classic meme that I've never gotten around to doing: 100 Things.

1. I generally hit the snooze button an average of five times in the morning.
2. I have been pulled over three times and gotten a ticket once.
3. When I find a piece of clothing that I love (which is rare) I'm not above buying it in three or four colors.
4. I don't like pickles.
5. My favorite poem is "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking."
6. So far I have learned or attempted to learn to play the piano, the guitar, the saxophone, and the violin. Oh yeah, and the recorder.
7. My head is too large for most hats, which is sad because I love hats.
8. The best hat I have, which does fit, is a denim newsboy cap that I got in London (before Britney made newsboys popular!) because it reminded me of Eponine, and then I wore it in the rain and sang "On My Own."
9. I despise reality TV.
10. Candy canes are the thing that most quickly gets me into the spirit of Christmas.
11. But the smell of pine and fir trees will also do the trick.
12. Sand is my least favorite part of the beach.
13. My Starbucks drink is a tall Vanilla latte with no foam.
14. As an Ed major, I once had a college class about how to design bulletin boards.
15. Ear buds never fit my ears.
16. I prefer spiral-bound notebooks and journals, but my most recent journal is, well, whatever the opposite of spiral bound is. I bought it because the paper is cool and I love the cover.
17. It takes me 3-4 four years to fill up a journal.
18. I have never grown out of my love for climbing trees.
19. I recently posted in the Fiddy Five thread on The Leaky Lounge...
20. but, I have never written fan fiction.
21. I love, love, love to read aloud.
22. I had appendicitis when I was seven and almost died, thanks to my high pain threshold.
23. I grew up in a Free Methodist church, where we didn't observe Lent.
24. But I started observing it (and Ash Wednesday & Maundy Thursday) in college.
25. And now I love that whole part of the church calendar.
26. I have never learned to surf or snowboard.
27. September is my favorite month.
28. Maples are my favorite trees (with Dogwoods at a close second).
29. I have a (recently updated) Amazon Wish List.
30. Dasani is my favorite brand of bottled water. I like it because the bottle is blue.
31. I much prefer hymns to contemporary worship songs.
32. I'm a huge fan of Pre-Raphaelite paintings.
33. I wear a lot of pink.
34. If I could have one superpower I would want to stop time, like in that wretched teen movie, Clockstoppers, that came out awhile ago. Then I would have "world enough and time" for everything I want to do, plus get enough sleep, even do well in grad school.
35. Contrary to what many of my friends believe, I think there are worse things than being buried alive (drowning, say, or being tortured to death).
36. My favorite book as a kid was What Katy Did, by Susan Coolidge.
37. I don't particularly like showering.
38. (But I do it anyway.)
39. I love rope swings.
40. I used to be a pro at catching frogs, tadpoles, salamanders, and grass snakes.
41. In fact, once I caught a 6-inch fish with my bare hands in our old creek.
42. I'm very proud of the fact that I share a birthday with Harry Potter.
43. I truly hate horror movies.
44. But I like cheesy vampire movies.
45. A fact that slightly horrifies many of my friends and relatives.
46. I bit my nails for years when I was younger and tried everything I could to break the habit. Eventually I just stopped without realizing it. But I still tear them when I'm really nervous.
47. I have an obsession with Russia that I absolutely can't explain, but I'm dying to go there and learn Russian.
48. I get seriously annoyed with popups.
49. Once I was on a puppet team. It didn't work out.
50. I did name a cat "Puppet" once though.
51. I'm pretty sure I don't own any cool music.
52. Given the choice to be invisible or fly, I would definitely want to fly.
53. Sometimes I dream that I can fly, and then I never want to wake up.
54. I like to do laundry and wash dishes, but I hate vacuuming.
55. My phobias include spiders, extremely tight spaces, jumping off things, and touching plants with my feet underwater.
56. I have no desire whatsoever for a tattoo.
57. Another piercing is not out of the question, though.
58. I love algebra, especially ratios.
59. I've never really been all that impressed with either Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt (although in Troy...)
60. I don't really care what kind of car I have, as long as it runs (and has power windows).
61. I've never had a manicure or pedicure, and I really don't have a desire for either one.
62. I care less than nothing for professional sports.
63. And I usually get ticked off when people ask me about them.
64. I think it would be cool to be a pilot.
65. Walking onstage for a curtain call is one of the best feelings in the world.
66. I don't know if I'll ever have kids, but I still keep a running tally of good names in my head.
67. The current ones are: Anne, Tessa, Griet, Lucy, Keetje.
68. Boys' names are all boring.
69. Spitting in front of people is gross. Even if you're exercising.
70. I don't pay attention when they weigh me at the doctor's office. The nurse always tells me anyway.
71. I used to be an over-achiever. Grad school has stamped this out of me. Hopefully someday it will return.
72. I usually think I'm pretty much right about almost everything.
73. I can balance 10 encyclopedias on my head. While walking up and down stairs.
74. I have been to Honduras.
75. I only recently realized that the logo for Target is, in fact, a target.
76. I have bad handwriting that I've always thought looks like a boy's.
77. But I heard somewhere that bad handwriting means high intelligence, and ever since then I've been kind of proud of it.
78. I only like children and dogs that I know.
79. And that have manners.
80. I don't really have a best friend.
81. Monopoly is fun. Especially when I win.
82. I'm good at games with strategy, but I have zero luck.
83. I think Piglet is annoying.
84. But Eeyore is hilarious.
85. Gold is ok. Silver is better. Don't really care for diamonds.
86. I don't shout when I'm angry. I don't like being shouted at by angry people. People should argue in inside voices.
87. My middle name is Ora.
88. I wish I had a British accent.
89. I hate the smell of Corn-Nuts.
90. Most girls' blogs make me want to get to know them; most guys' blogs make me want to run far away (excepting yours, of course, John).
91. I love roses and hate carnations.
92. I don't really collect anything. Unless you count books.
93. I've pretty much stopped taking pictures of my life.
94. I just don't really think it's that important any more (the pictures, that is. My life is important.)
95. If I ever have kids, I'll probably homeschool them. Not because public schools are evil but because they're ineffective.
96. I kind of want to be famous.
97. I really hate to watch people eat. Even people I like.
98. I hope I never stop enjoying my birthdays.
99. Toilet paper should come under the roll.
100. This wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.

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Saturday, February 11, 2006