I stole this idea from Jenn, who likely stole it from someone else. Theft all around.
100 Things About Me
1. I love God
2. I am totally in love with His Son.
3. I am English – and still a resident alien, rather than a citizen in America
4. I have two AMAZING brothers
5. I have the best parents known to man
6. I have a Boston Terrier named Asher. And yes, he is amazing.
7. I have a strange and extreme love for office/school supplies
8. My favorite pen is the Pilot G2 .38 in black.
9. I don’t have a favorite color
10. But, I like colors
11. I will eat a can of tuna with ketchup on top, straight out of the can, and consider it a meal.
12. I refuse to eat anything Avocado related
13. My favorite candy of all time is a Crunchie Bar (and they’re made by cadbury, English, and you can find them at Cost Plus World Market, or at English import stores)
14. I don’t have wisdom teeth. Never have.
15. At one point, I had 13 piercings.
16. Now, I have 11.
17. I can play the flute, and was first chair in district honor band in Jr. High. Impressive, I know.
18. I’m artsy.
19. I’m a bit OCD about organization at work
20. My room is an entirely different story
21. I wish I had a permanent tan, but I’m uber pale
22. Jazz usually makes me want to throw plates at a wall
23. I love children
24. At one point, my goal in life was to be in a movie SO AMAZING, that they made me into an action figure.
25. I’m brilliant at coming up with ideas and starting projects, but crap at finishing them.
26. I hate horror films a lot
27. I can sit in silence for hours and be quite happy about it
28. I can fold a pizza box behind my back
29. I love chocolate
30. I hate dark chocolate, and can’t even force myself to eat it.
31. I am SCUBA certified
32. I have only read about 1/6 of the books I own.
33. I have two tattoos. The one on my ribs is my drawing.
34. I love going to concerts
35. I speak a bit of french, italian, sign language, and spanish. (but don’t test me)
36. I swam with dolphins on my 21st birthday
37. I am fiercely protective of the ones I love
38. The angrier I am, the quieter I get.
39. I hit my head on concrete when I was 5, and gave myself brain damage – the result of which was me having to re-learn how to read and write (something I was fluent and quite good at…English education system is quite different than American and starts younger). The docs told my parents I’d always struggle with language. Turns out they were quite wrong.
40. I play soccer – doesn’t mean I’m good at it.
41. I hate the gym unless I have company
42. I have a high I.Q. I’m not arrogant enough to share it.
43. I hate politics.
44. I think cockroaches are pointless and disgusting creatures.
45. My heart gets tugged by the Marine Corps…and one Marine in particular.
46. I think the United States Judicial system is a joke
47. I own some pretty amazing Benchmade knives
48. I like running other people’s errands
49. I love music
50. I care more than I let on
51. I am equally happy to let someone else have their way rather than mine
52. I love U2.
53. I love Delirious.
54. My first celebrity crush was David Bowie in Labyrinth.
55. Most iconic pop-culture related movies I have not seen.
56. I don’t like “stupid humor” movies.
57. I’m extremely tactile
58. I usually sleep naked.
59. I like roses
60. I like receiving them even more.
61. Gift giving is not really one of my “love languages”, though I appreciate and love the thought behind it
62. Money is of little importance to me
63. I’ve never been career or money driven
64. My focus in life has been God and my relationships
65. I love acting
66. I enjoy playing Rock Band – and I kinda kick ass at it, too
67. I know how to build the walls of a house.
68. I like power tools
69. I hate the word “moist”
70. I enjoy candle-lit baths
71. As a child, I wore pink and dresses more often than not.
72. I’m not nearly as cool as some have assumed
73. I’m actually a dork, in many regards
74. God made a soundtrack to my life and gave the lyrics to Phil Wickham. True story.
75. I love hugs.
76. Sushi is one of my favorite foods
77. I have been known to eat packets of sugar straight
78. If I’m going to drink, it’s either going to be wine or something in the Vodka family
79. Unless it’s beer. Then it’s Newcastle.
80. I could live just about anywhere and be happy
81. I randomly burst into song
82. I enjoy the physically demanding and potentially dangerous aspect of my job the best
83. I’ve always fallen for guys who I find out later play the guitar. Every. Single. One.
84. I don’t have a ‘type’
85. I’m a sucker for Australian accents
86. I over analyze everything
87. I am an amazing girlfriend
88. I love kissing. Men, that is.
89. I am my own worst critic.
90. I love my eyes. They’re rad.
91. I’m pretty sentimental.
92. I’m remember dates of significant events and time periods.
93. I usually feel bigger than I am cuz I’m tall
94. I don’t hold grudges easily – I generally forget why I was mad/upset/hurt within a week.
95. I love laughing
96. My mom’s berry crumble and Golden Spoon are weaknesses I’ll never be able to fight.
97. I want to be a wife and mom someday
98. I like to be over-informed
99. I love rain! I love listening to it, walking in it, watching it…
100. I rarely manage to show the ones I love how much they mean to me. I need to work on that.
Jenn Said:
on November 28, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Yay! You finally did it.