One-Line Bio
I am a mystery, wrapped in a riddle, wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in a Twinkie.
Biography
100 Things About Moi
1. I am more content now that I have ever been.
2. I cannot live without music.
3. I am a Cancer. I display all the personality traits, thereof.
4. I love to read science fiction, especially time travel novels.
5. My favorite holiday is July 4th.
6. I have a knack for remembering phone numbers.
7. My blog has been read on NPR.
8. I"ve been chubby my whole life.
9. My favorite number is 9.
10. I was diagnosed with Rhumatiod Arthritis at age 28.{Edit: At 40, it was determined I had LUPUS, not RA.}
11. At one time I had a legendary temper.
12. My Great Grandmother nicknamed me Google. It became Goo. Many in my family still call me that.
13. My favorite book is Love Medicine by Louise Erdridge.
14. I'm a Trekkie, not a Trekker.
15. I like to fly.
16. I can fall asleep just about anywhere.
17. I have a thing for beards.
18. I would rather be told the ugly truth than a pleasant lie.
19. I eat green bean sandwiches.
20. I'm a right brain thinker.
21. I think M*A*S*H is the greatest TV show ever.
22. I don't like the smell of roses.
23. I stress the first syllable when I say the word 'macaroni', MAC-aroni.
22. I have tiny, tiny toes.
23. I sing in harmony without trying.
24. I have a 'hat face'.
25. I think all pets should be named after literary characters or artists.
26. I never attended college, but I believe myself to be smarter than many around me who did.
27. I'm way more humble than you.
28. I sleep with 1 foot outside the covers. If I don't, I smother.
29. I can't wear a watch. The batteries die within days.
30. I can sing La Bamba.
31. I took 2 years of Spanish and can only remember a few curse words.
32. I don't like peanut butter.
33. I love my iPod and am never without it.
34. I had my ears pierced in 9th grade. {Edit: I got my nose pierced when I was 40.}
35. I have 2 holes in my left ear and one in my right.
36. I used to dye my hair unnatural colors.
37. I liked the attention.
38. I've had multiple dental surgeries and spent thousands of dollars on my teeth.
39. I've never broken a bone or spent a night in the hospital. {Edit: Spent 19 days in the hospital in Oct/Nov 2009.}
40. My favorite movie of all time is "Raiders of the Lost Ark".
41. I get everything I want.
42. My mother says I'm spoiled.
43. I love Animaniacs.
44. If I don't like you, it shows.
45. I think my best quality is loyalty.
46. I buy too many clothes.
47. I have watched "Days Of Our Lives" since I was 2 years old.
48. The women in my family live well into their 90's.
49. I wish I could draw.
50. I'm halfway through my list.
51. I have 2 cats.
52. I didn't exactly 'meet' my husband. He's just always been there.
52. I detest hot weather.
53. The first book I remember reading was a children's biography of George Washington.
54. My niece Hayley is my clone.
55. I make a delicious sweet potato casserole.
56. Autumn is my favorite time of the year.
57. I love the smell of burning coal.
58. I can type 90+ words a minute.
59. I adore Paul Simon.
60. I want to see Paris again.
61. I am a Sign Language Interpreter.
62. Because of #10, I don't eat pork or red meat. {Edit: Gave up the vegetarian lifestyle in 2009.}
63. I am a Christian.
64. When I got married, I changed my middle name to my maiden name.
65. I like wearing glasses. (People assume you're intelligent.)
66. I have no depth perception.
67. I could live at Pier 1.
68. I was a cheerleader.
69. I took dance and gymnastics classes until I was 13.
70. I placed 2nd in a school talent contest when I was 12.
71. By the end of the year, I will have seen Third Day in concert 50+ times.
72. I don't like coffee. {Edit: I have developed a taste for flavored coffees.}
73. I drink Chai tea.
74. I only wear silver jewelry.
75. I cut my waist-length hair the day after my wedding.
76. John is my favorite Beatle.
77. I don't remember my 3rd or 4th grade years of elementary school.
78. I can quote several Shakespearean sonnets from memory.
79. I'm proud of my southern accent.
80. I learned to cover my accent when I worked as a switchboard operator.
81. When I'm scared, I cry.
82. I am terrified of dragon flies.
83. Most of my friends will tell you I'm a lucky person.
84. I am a quilter.
83. I go barefooted every chance I get.
84. I don't think Jim Carey is funny.
85. I've been to Texas twice. After October, it will be thrice.
86. I love going to the movies in the afternoon.
87. Jason was my best friend in high school.
88. He still is.
89. I didn't get a drivers' license until I was 18.
90. I name all my cars.
91. My VW bug is named Garcia Gruber, Gigi for short.
92. I collect frogs.
93. My name was supposed to be Jocelyn. My father couldn't remember it.
94. I have 1 older brother.
95. I still read Nancy Drew books.
96. My best friend in elementary school was named Tracey.
97. I got married at age 25.
98. My favorite flavor of ice cream is rum.
99. I laugh when I get nervous.
100. Funerals make me nervous.
