100 Things

  • I was born in 1974- you do the math.

  • I live in sin with my boyfriend of three years.

  • I'm originally from Michigan.

  • I've lived in Chicago for 8+ years and love it.

  • Sometimes I miss living in a small town.

  • I hate e-mail forwards and always "break the chain". So far, nothing terribly bad has happened to me despite that.

  • I'm a "glass-is-half-full" kinda person.

  • Despite not really liking Will Ferrell, I absolutely love "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy".

  • I hate talking on the phone and sometimes go weeks before checking my messages.

  • I have two wonderful, but crazy, dogs named Bo and Luke (yes, after the Dukes of Hazzard).

  • Personality Type: ENFP.

  • First "Loves": Ricky Schroeder and Bo Duke.

  • My #1 of the 7 Deadly Sins: Sloth (I'm lazy and procrastinate).

  • The smell of burning leaves, tequila or incense makes me nauseaus.

  • I was a pretty sensitive child growing up. I'd cry for the toys that my sister got for Christmas that she never played with because I felt bad for them (yes, the TOYS).

  • For the most part, I really, really, really detest Reality TV.

  • I think that manners have gone out of style and desperately need to make a comeback.

  • One of my greatest fears: being forced to eat a stick of butter.

  • Secret, frequent daydream: to take six months off and travel around the country visiting small town USA, similar to William Least Heat Moon in "Blue Highways".

  • I was very religious growing up, but due to religious intolerance and personal experience, I now consider myself an agnostic more than anything else.

  • I was a virgin until I was almost 22, because I was so afraid of going to hell if I had sex before I was married.

  • If I had to be blind or deaf? I'd choose deaf (who has ever chosen Blind for this one?!?).

  • I love taking Sunday afternoon naps.

  • My Kinsey Scale Number: Between a high 1 and a low 2.

  • I was anorexic in college because of an offhand comment made by my father about looking "a bit chubby".

  • When I have kids, they will not have video games and will have to resort to playing at their friends' houses. I secretly worry that they'll be considered "uncool" because of that, but I'd rather have them outside playing than inside getting carpel tunnel syndrome and eroding their imaginations by playing stupid shoot-em-up games.

  • I can't stand the thought of eating scalloped potatoes.

  • I used to be very liberal, but now consider myself more of an independent. Partisan politics have left a bad taste in my mouth.

  • One class I'd go back and pay full attention in: History.

  • I'm sorry, but I just don't get why so many people love "The Big Lebowski". Forgive me if that makes me unhip.

  • Favorite Movie: "The Shawshank Redemption".

  • The show that rules my TiVo: Lost.

  • My #1 80's fashion offense: Big bangs (long live Aqua Net!)

  • I'm terrible at remembering names.

  • Favorite hobbies: reading, taking photographs, exploring new places.

  • Greatest accomplishment: completing a marathon.

  • I have panic disorder.

  • I'm obsessive-compulsive and have to eat snack-type foods (like chips and M&Ms) in threes.

  • I've never been anywhere that's required a passport (which I still don't have).

  • As a child, I loved the taste of that pink, chalky penicillin.

  • In middle school, I was so gullible that I believed my friend was trying to sell me weed when it was actually dried oregano.

  • I've never seen "Flashdance" from start to finish.

  • In another lifetime, I would have been an explorer or adventurer.

  • My wish for the world: That everyone would live by "The Golden Rule" and treat others as you want to be treated (regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, age, socioeconomic status, or nationality). If we all practiced that, things like poverty, racism, homelessness and terrorism would cease to exist.

  • Some of my favorite books: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, A Prayer for Owen Meaney, A Confederacy of Dunces, To Kill a Mockingbird, & Choke.

  • My "Top 5": Kirk Herbstreit (ESPN College GameDay analyst), Paul Rudd, James Denton, Mark Ruffalo and Clive Owen.

  • Favorite U.S. cities (other than Chi-town): San Francisco, New Orleans, New York & Las Vegas.

  • I have a strange fascianation with abandoned buildings, old sanitariums/mental hospitals, abandoned theme parks and cemeteries.

  • Stores at which I rarely leave without spending at least $100: Borders, Best Buy, Target, Calumet Photo, and PetSmart(damn spoiled dogs with their ridiculiously expensive dog food!).

  • A word/words I wish people said more often: "Thank you".

  • I don't shave my legs as regularly as I probably should (blonde hair makes it easy to be lazy!)

  • My non-girly traits- I have stubby and unpolished fingernails most of the time, wear baseball caps on casual weekend days, own under 10 pairs of shoes, like sports (go Cubs!) and love electronics and tinkering with things around the house.

  • My girly traits- I love: scented candles, receiving flowers, dressing up for a special occasion, sparkly things, going to the spa and sweets.

  • My least favorite commercial pitchmen/women: Joan Cusack (U.S. Cellular) and Baby Bob (Quiznos Subs). Baby Bob creeps me out and Joan Cusack is just annoying. Has she always overemphasized every word with her mouth?!?

  • Unhealthy vices I'm in the process of giving up: drinking, compulsive eating, picking the skin on the sides of my fingernails.

  • Personal strengths: I'm intelligent, compassionate, creative, strong-willed, optimistic, curious, and open-minded.

  • I feel naked in the car if I'm not wearing my seatbelt.

  • Favorite nut: cashew.

  • Actor/actress I can't stand to watch anything they're in: Jennifer Tilly.

  • Personal weaknesses: I'm a procrastinator, a bit lazy, headstrong, have an addictive personality, am clumsy and have body-related self esteem and acceptance issues.

  • The only bones I've ever broken have been 4 ribs.

  • Favorite Band: U2.

  • I can't bend my thumb, which makes it impossible to win at "Thumb War".

  • I'd like to say that I'm a good poker player, but I'm probably worse than I think.

  • I'm a horrible joke-teller.

  • I once stole a street sign, pole and all.

  • I've never been, or ever plan on, being arrested.

  • My 5 dinner guests (dead or alive): the Dalai Lama, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bono, Marilyn Monroe and Jim Hendry (GM of the Chicago Cubs).

  • There are times when I miss being a kid.

  • I'm afraid of flying and swimming with fish in lakes.

  • I'm intrigued by ghosts and the paranormal.

  • I've been to a strip club (with an ex) and got a lap dance.

  • I avoid opening e-mails from friends who I know are mad at me for not ever getting back to their e-mails.

  • I'm terrible at RSVPing for weddings.

  • Fall is my favorite season.

  • I wish I didn't live so far away from my family, but never want to move back to Michigan.

  • I'm a Cubs fan who secretly cheered for the White Sox to win the 2005 World Series!

  • I couldn't keep a plant alive even if you paid me.

  • I love eavsedropping in on strangers' conversations.

  • I am a horrible cook- I have no patience for it.

  • I once got so drunk that I just peed my pants rather than waiting in line for the bathroom.

  • I learned the hard way that once you shave something once (i.e. your toes), you'll have to do it for the rest of your life.

  • I believe I was put on this earth for a purpose, I just haven't quite figured out what that purpose is at this point.

  • Things that remind me of my youth: Barnum's Animal Crackers, grilled cheese, a red rubber kick/dodge ball, sparklers, sprinklers, Halloween.

  • Things that remind me of college: "Hey Jealousy", Pearl Jam, Boones Farm, skipping class to watch "Days of our Lives", "Melrose Place", prank calls, "walks of shame" and pre-parties.

  • My boyfriend once puked on me. I'm still with him today.

  • Words that make me smile: believe, hope, dream

  • Things I wish I could go back and tell my 21-year old self: Love yourself for who you are, don't go into marketing, everything in moderation and don't take things so seriously.

  • Pearl Jam or Nirvana? Pearl Jam.

  • Places I'd like to and plan on visiting: Maldives, Tahiti, Greek Isles, Europe, anywher that is secluded and has white sandy beaches and aquamarine water.

  • I love cheesy 70's easy-listening music.

  • Favorite subject in school: English.

  • Until only a few years ago, I thought euthanasia was actually "youth in Asia". F--k off, I'm blonde!

  • I hate chit-chatting with my stylist when I get my hair cut.

  • When I'm depressed, I like to listen to music and watch movies that make me cry. It's cathartic.

  • My karaoke standards: "Livin' on a Prayer" and "I Touch Myself". And I'll sing sober too.

  • In my 20's, I was "blackballed" from a pizza delivery store because of repeated orders for pizza and then passing out before it'd be delivered.

  • I enjoy the freedoms that being an American gives me, but sometimes feel that overzealous patriotism ("Buy American", "If you're not with us, you're against us") is annoying.

  • I'm more Mary Ann than Ginger, more Elizabeth than Jessica ( Sweet Valley High books), and more Watts than Amanda Jones, although I'd never be attracted to Erik Stoltz-ick.

  • I'm hopeful for the future.