100 Things About Me

100 things about me you probably don't want to know, but curiosity has led you here. So, like the cat in the old adage, prepare to die!

1) I used to be a technical writer.
2) Hated it, but loved the people.
3) I'm a member of Mensa.
3.14159) Pi is my favorite number.
4) Used to be a scuba instructor.
5) Hated the politics, but loved the job and the students.
6) I met my husband, at age 16, at SPACE CAMP!
7) I majored in physics.
8) I almost changed my major five different time because of Fs on physics tests.
9) Our twins were conceived with the help of fertility treatments.
10) I was a huge Janet Jackson fan in the 1990s.
11) I had a crush on Captain Kirk.
12) And Scotty.
13) I am addicted to finding out latest radar images of my area when it's raining.
14) I'm pissed that "Heather" is not in the NOAA list of hurricane names.
15) I didn't attend my 10-year high school reunion.
16) I won't attend any of my high school reunions.
17) I was my high school band drum major.
18) Orion is my favorite constellation.
19) My favorite color is purple (duh).
20) I was a volunteer diver at the Tennessee Aquarium.
21) I want to retire on the island of Bonaire.
22) I once ran a marathon.
23) Well, it was more like shuffling.
24) Tanzanite is my favorite gemstone.
25) I'm allergic to my wedding band. No, really.
26) Fiscally, I'm a Conservative.
27) Socially, I'm a Liberal.
28) Two of our three children are named after characters on the TV show Big Valley.
29) I am a deist.
30) I've taken one good black and white picture in my life.
31) The picture was of a dead tree.
32) I never learned to play chess.
33) I was diagnosed with depression after my father's death.
34) I still miss him very much.
35) I joined a sorority in college.
36) I don't like wine.
37) My favorite animal is the eel.
38) I love fall.
39) I hate summer.
40) I will never live in Ohio.
41) I love Disney World.
42) Cross-stitching calms me.
43) I hate Rooms To Go.
44) I have dressed up as a Star Wars Stormtrooper.
45) I want to get a tattoo.
46) Ty-man won't let me.
47) P. Buckley Moss is my favorite artist.
48) I have always wanted to visit the world's smallest countries.
49) Already been to Lichtenstein and the people were asses, completely ruining the experience.
50) I have a strange fascination with Henry VIII and the Tudor dynasty.

Whew. Halfway there. Take a breath, sip of coffee. 'Kay, ready? Let's go. Just 50 more to go.

51) Used to be an Anne Rice fan.
52) If I was rich and eccentric, I'd have a whole room dedicated to Halloween.
53) I still display and dust my band trophies.
54) I prefer rainy days to sunny ones.
55) I believe in ghosts.
56) I've taught myself to play the hammered dulcimer.
57) Someday, I want to go to Japan.
58) I collect rosaries.
59) I'm not even Catholic.
60) I once tried to learn how to read Tarot cards.
61) Gave it up 'cause I suck at it.
62) I want to be cremated.
63) Wonder Woman is my favorite superhero.
64) I've had a paper published in a scientific journal.
65) My 1st car was a 1992 Toyota Tercel (mint green).
66) My favorite car was a 1999 silver Mazda Miata.
67) I prefer stick shift over automatic.
68) I don't forward chain letters or junk/joke e-mails.
69) I dislike texting.
70) I sleep on my right side.
71) I had my tonsils removed when I was six.
72) My favorite photographer is my late uncle, Curtis Scarbro.
73) If I had been a boy, my name would have been Sean or Simeon.
74) Somewhere, out there, I have a half-brother.
75) I like sci-fi conventions.
76) I refuse to eat at McDonald's.
77) The Bonaire flag is hanging on my office wall.
78) My favorite flowers are daisies and purple roses.
79) I have anxiety/panic attacks over a deep fear of death.
80) Late-night TV and getting held by Ty-man calms said panic attacks.
81) I wish I lived in a tree house.
82) I like mayonnaise sandwiches.
83) Kevin Smith is my favorite movie director.
84) Joss Whedon is a script-writing genius.
85) I hate cockroaches.
86) I am a Federalist.
87) I wish I was two inches taller.
88) I wish my extended family could be more like my husband's extended family.
89) When on the beach, I like a good romance novel.
90) I keep hard copies of all my posts in a 3-ring binder.
91) The 3-ring binder is purple.
92) Sean Connery is my favorite Bond...
93) ... but Timothy Dalton most accurately portrayed Bond.
94) I hate river birch trees.
95) I hate neighborhood associations.
96) I like nutmeg.
97) I know one phrase in Danish.
98) I love the smells of honeysuckle and my kids.
99) I like bluegrass music.
100) My dad would be proud of me for that admission.