May 07 2008
100 Random Things About Me
Mama Moose made the challenge, so here is my list:
- I have curly hair.
- And I look bad in hats (Hi Kim!)
- I wear glasses, occasionally contacts (they don’t agree with me).
- I have a black Labrador retriever.
- The dog will eat anything.
- She once ate an entire gingerbread house (she’s okay).
- I wasn’t sure what I was going tell the vet.
- I have a cat named Darwin.
- He sits with me while I write and we watch the chipmunks together.
- I think chipmunks are really, really cute.
- I can play the piano.
- And the flute.
- My second son was delivered without medication.
- I didn’t ask for the epidural until it was too late.
- I’m glad it was too late.
- I love Indian food.
- I’ve been married for 11 years.
- I have two boys.
- When my husband mentions a minivan, I agree.
- Provided he drives it.
- So far, no minivan – lately, he’s used the word: convertible.
- I like Pierce Brosnan.
- At our wedding, we were introduced to the James Bond Theme.
- Macs, not PCs.
- I hate soda.
- I’m not overly fond of beer because it’s carbonated.
- I do like wine – red.
- I want an iPhone.
- And the Mac ‘air’.
- I love to travel.
- I’ve been to Egypt.
- And Greece.
- I sunburn easily.
- But hate the sun anyway.
- I used to want to be a marine biologist.
- But ended up as a cell biologist.
- Then started teaching anatomy and physiology.
- I’m moving to CT soon and leaving my job as a college professor.
- I won’t miss it.
- I have a sister.
- She’s due with her first child soon.
- My favorite cookie is the Oreo.
- I love Dove milk chocolates.
- I love ancient history.
- And am starting to appreciate American History much more.
- Writing my first novel made me notice a lot of things about my hometown that I’d missed.
- My youngest son loves trains.
- And horses.
- His favorite color is yellow.
- My oldest son’s favorite color is purple.
- My husband is going bald.
- I don’t care.
- He does, kinda.
- My grandmother’s first language was Ukrainian.
- She went to school not knowing what a toothbrush was.
- She plucked geese to sell their feathers for extra money.
- At my great grandmother’s house, cats lived under the house and in the barn.
- Barn cats are really mean, even as kittens.
- My great uncle was schizophrenic.
- We were scared of him as kids.
- My grandfather is 90 and stronger than I am.
- I grew up without air conditioning.
- I’m always opening windows if I can.
- I’m excited that our new house has an attic fan.
- It’s the kind that sucks the air from the whole house up into the attic.
- We won’t have to use the air conditioning as much.
- But I’m glad the house has it for the hot weeks.
- I was a lifeguard in high school.
- And played on the volleyball team.
- I’m 5’9’’.
- But I still wasn’t very good at volleyball.
- I was worse at basketball.
- I performed in a dance group in college.
- I love Sturbridge Village.
- I’d rather read than watch TV.
- My husband would rather watch TV than read.
- I lived in Savannah, GA for three years.
- Because my husband was in the U.S. Army.
- I miss the Spanish moss hanging from the live oak trees.
- But I don’t want to move back.
- My great grandmother went to the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.
- They lived in Indiana.
- When we visited, we chased chickens in the chicken run.
- I got to ride on really large farm machinery.
- It was a bit scary.
- I lived in NYC for three years.
- I went to college in Philadelphia.
- I went to graduate school in Baltimore.
- I own ice skates.
- But haven’t worn them in 10 years.
- I grew up in rural northern Pennsylvania.
- I taught myself to crochet.
- I like to cook.
- And eat.
- I like my in-laws.
- I hate wearing makeup.
- And bracelets.
- I’m addicted to all things ‘Will Write for Wine’.
- I’ve met Lani and Sam.
- They’re just as much fun in person.
10 responses so far
Yay, #24!
And #74…I agree. I do a bead show there every year. Unfortunately, it’s already over this year (it’s at the beginning of March), or I’d invite you!
100 Random Things About Me? Great job. Something we might want to do every year – check in with ourselves. No cheating by looking back over last year’s list, etc.
Love the multiple references to your family – all the way back to your great grandmother at the World’s Fair – the importance of family rings through your list and adds a fine, savory taste to your persona.
That was fantastic! I so enjoyed learning more about you and loved how you weaved history with the present.
I agree with Nan, the importance of family was very apparent and put a smile on my face.
Yes, I guess family is pretty important. I don’t think about it that way too much, they just come first.
And that same great grandmother used to enter local and state fairs with her canned peaches. I remember being led down into the cellar of the farmhouse and being shown the winning peaches. They were over 50 years old by then, but since they’d won the blue ribbon, no one was allowed to touch them. My dad used to joke that you’d better not, they’d homogenize.
I think there are a number of things that we share in common. I must taught myself to crochet this year! Making blankets for now. this is a good way ot learn about a person.
Actually, I noticed that there was a typo in the earlier post. I JUST taught myself to crochet. sorry…not the best typist in the world.
Hyun – Don’t worry about the typos!
I’ve only managed one full size adult blanket so far. I’ve mostly concentrated on baby blankets. I do have some really neat patterns – and the occasional bootie.
SQUEE! You mentioned me in your post!
My lab eats everything too! A couple of Christmases ago, she ate an entire one-pound bag of M&M’s, causing us to rush her to the doggie ER. They calculated her weight against the amount of chocolate and told us it wasn’t lethal, but we might be up all night with her. She paced all night and barfed about once every half hour for about four hours. So much for a “Silent Night” on Christmas!
I was going to say you cheated because not all 100 items were about you (ahem), but considering I couldn’t come up with 10 random things about me, I’m not going to point that finger.
Loved the post!
Kim – It was your challenge! And labs seem perpetually starved. Good Grief!
Pam – Yeah, I kinda noticed. But I figured perhaps they were more interesting than mentioning things like ‘I have blue eyes’. Besides, the fact that my son likes yellow means I am perpetually having to seek out all things yellow (with horses if possible) and I can’t even begin to tell you how the purple thing has affected my life…