One Hundred Things

I am competitive in a way that causes me stress.

I love cats and am sure I was one in a previous life.

I have many acquaintances and few friends.

I think too hard about lists like this.

I've been girl crazy since Kindergarten.

I am an only child and I love it.

I once wanted to be a professional actor on Broadway and I regret giving that up.

I am notorious for screening calls and not answering them, even if they are friends.

I hate that I'm short.

I ran the Rock n' Roll Marathon in San Diego last year in 3 hours and 48 minutes. It hurt.

I have a very large vocabulary.

I am an excellent standardized test taker.

People have little chance of beating me at pool.

People have little chance of beating me at golf.

People have a great chance of beating me at chess.

I have a paralyzing fear of roller coasters.

I'm learning how to swing dance.

I crave speed in the same way that some people crave sex.

I am terrible at asking for things I want.

I'm not very good at dealing with new things but I'm working on that.

I'm a pretty damn good cook.

I'm a pretty terrible cleaner.

More than one person has thought, or continues to think that I'm gay.

I'm not.

I'm not a movie buff but I could watch James Bond marathons all day.

Flyfishing is a hobby I love but suck at.

I love scotch.

I am extremely athletic and will sacrifice any part of my body to appear good at something.

I played soccer in college.

I was a drum major in my high school band.

I have a strong desire to be famous, even though I think it would suck.

I have the best mom in the world.

My dad's pretty cool too.

I have been in People magazine.

I am an inveterate NPR listener.

I will gamble on anything. Anything.

I feel a great deal of pressure to impress people.

I am a jack of all trades and a master of none.

I have bouts of insomnia.

Writing 100 sentences that start with "I" offends my grammatical sensibilities.

I am anti-capital punishment.

I am anti-gun control.

Procrastination is a major character flaw of mine.

I'm a compulsive book-buyer.

I still have all the notes from friends/girlfriends written in high-school.

My favorite color is red.

I have totaled 2 cars and had another one totaled for me. Each one was progressively worse.

I once got a speeding ticket for going 103 in a 65. It was expensive.

I love to ski.

I am unafraid of karaoke.

I have dreams of being a true Renaissance Man.

I can play the saxophone, though poorly.

Wolves scare me but I have pictures of them on my walls.

The Field Musuem is one of my favorite places.

I rarely take baths, but frequently take showers.

I seem incapable of writing 100 things about myself.

I love to have my head rubbed.

I lost my virginity when I was 16.

I flunked out of grad school.

I'm thankful that I did.

I'm a big fan of juvenile humor.

Poor grammar in everyday communication are a pet peeve of mine.

I don't have much desire to travel abroad until I finish exploring America but I'm going to France in March 2004.

I find it hard to believe that people will want to read 100 things about me.

I think Kenny G is the greatest jazz musician ever.

I have a dry and unexpected sense of humor.

I have a great girlfriend.

I'm a a closet computer geek.

I am pro-choice but I don't think males should have any real say in the matter.

I am a problem-fixer.

If I became allergic to seafood, I would have to commit suicide. Seriously.

I wish I could sleep less.

I wish I could laugh more.

I love college football.

If I were to die right now, I'd be comfortable with my philosophical choices.

I have been mugged at gun point. I pissed myself. I'm ok with that.

I wish I could worry more about myself and less about others, but I can't.

If I could have any super power, I would want to be James Bond. And yes, that is a super power.

I try not to repeat myself but fail on a regular basis.

I have been clinically depressed, tried drugs and therapy for it, and wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

I don't have a worst enemy.

Dying doesn't scare me but being dead does.

I have a hard time telling my mom I'm different from what she wants me to be.

I love to feel smart.

On a scale of 1-10, I'd rate the dirtiness of my mind as an 6.5.

Skinny dipping is fun.

My degree is worthless but the time I spent achieving it is priceless.

I once went 14 months without sex.

If I could live my life in a movie, I'd be Cary Grant in "An Affair to Remember." Failing that, I'd want to be Bogart in "Casablanca".

I never balance my checkbook.

I have been the cheater, the cheatee, and the cheated upon. All are experiences I'm glad I have, but never want to have again.

Boxer briefs.

I believe I'm completely comfortable in my own skin.

Half the time I sleep in underwear, half the time I sleep naked.

I have had sex in a public area before.

I have never fought with my parents. Never.

I love Google.

I think Buddhism fits my personality well.

I believe that I've seen every single Merry Melodie cartoon ever made. I also believe that's where my love of classical music came from.

I define intimacy as wholeheartedly trusting your being with another person.