Known Knowns

100 Things About Me (In No Particular Order)

And 99 Of Which You Probably Don’t Care About

1. I’m left handed.
2. I hate onions and I will spit them out of any food, even when I’m assured they aren’t in there.
3. I am frequently cold. Once my feet get cold, it is extremely difficult to warm them up again, without a hot shower.
4. I like to write, but only what I want. I don’t like to be forced to write.
5. My second grade teacher was the one who pushed me to write, and to become a nurse.
6. I’m currently in nursing school, and scheduled to graduate in December of 2008.
7. Despite the fact that I already have one degree.
8. Which is in Psychology, but was almost in Technical Theatre.
9. I wrote my senior thesis on attitude acquisition.
10. And even I found it boring to read. Imagine trying to write that bitch.
11. I have a blog specifically about nursing school. You can leave me a comment on how to contact you if you want the address.
12. My favorite drinks are the following: a Junebug at TGI Fridays, Woodchuck’s Pear Cider, and a good ol’ Jack and Coke.
13. When I’m drunk, I often flash or moon people.
14. So I try to avoid those situations unless I’m with very close friends.
15. I’m still driving the same car I drove to my high school graduation.
16. I hated high school.
17. I went to a performing arts middle school and loved it.
18. There were bullet holes in the front door.
19. And my dad has them on videotape.
20. I love all animals, even the creepy ones, but consider myself a cat person.
21. And I have no love for cockroaches or ticks.
22. I chew on my fingernails.
23. I’m very cynical.
24. I love to travel.
25. I sometimes get an itch for a road trip.
26. I haven’t done it yet, but I swear someday I’m going to sky dive.
27. I want to retire abroad.
28. I think Jeff Bridges is totally hot.
29. But my male celebrity cop out is Jesse L. Martin.
30. And my female celebrity cop out is Jennifer Connolly.
31. I have a crude sense of humor.
32. I love to get a rise out of people and will say anything for a reaction.
33. I’m terrible afraid of the dark.
34. I have hypnogogic hallucinations when I’m really anxious about something.
35. I’m a girl who loves my sleep. I go to bed early and sleep in late.
36. I do not want to have children.
37. I love acronyms.
38. I once dyed my hair neon orange.
39. Many of my closest friends are quite a bit older than I am.
40. I had my appendix out.
41. I love to sew.
42. I don’t like being told no.
43. I’m a good negotiator. Actually, a really good negotiator.
44. I’m an ENTJ.
45. I’m SCUBA and Nitrox certified. The worst part of the class was taking my mask off underwater.
46. I can be quite cold towards others without realizing it.
47. I dislike facial hair on most men.
48. I have a very loud laugh.
49. I have one older brother.
50. My favorite color is purple.
51. I believe in karma, but not in god.
52. I’ve never been to California.
53. I used to be a telemarketer.
54. I was very rude to my orthodontist but I don’t regret it.
55. I try very hard to take good care of myself.
56. I like the Dixie Chicks.
57. I love to multitask. It is actually very hard for me to do just one thing at a time.
58. I have been treated for depression.
59. I’m terrified of being stung by a jellyfish.
60. I like the smell of gasoline.
61. I can eat Equal straight out of the packet.
62. I like hearing about people’s medical histories.
63. I make really good gnocci.
64. I often wish I had a trillion dollars.
65. I’m a libertarian who votes democrat when the candidates aren’t complete tools.
66. My favorite movies are V for Vendetta, Love Actually, and Chicago.
67. I dislike it when people drive in the left lane. Like, a lot.
68. I’m CPR certified.
69. I can be a real bitch sometimes.
70. If I ever had trouble sleeping, Mom would tell me to read the Bible.
71. I absolutely cannot stand religious fundamentalism. Well, any kind of fundamentalism, really.
72. I know HTML and could design a decent looking personal web page if I wanted, but I’m just too lazy.
73. I don’t trust Google.
74. I very cheap.
75. Except my education is pricey. Or priceless. Something like that.
76. I startle easily.
77. I don’t love to cook, but I don’t hate it.
78. I talk in my sleep and occasionally relocate myself or change clothes, but I think there’s probably some awareness that I just don’t remember.
79. I love Spaghetti O’s.
80. I dislike modern art.
81. I have had lessons for voice, guitar, piano, and violin, but I leave the real music to my brother.
82. I took ballet for fifteen years.
83. And that may have something to do with why I’ve had two knee surgeries.
84. I tend to do poorly on standardized tests, although I got a perfect score on the GRE writing test. (Twice, too.)
85. I’ve been to the Aushwitz Concentration Camp in Poland.
86. I do have a few regrets thus far, but they change depending on the day.
87. I don’t suffer fools well.
88. I named my first cat Klark, after Clark Griswold.
89. I don’t mean to insult people, but I think it happens more often than I realize.
90. I sometimes secretly wish that a lot of people read my blog and I could start advertising on it and then quit my job.
91. The sight of blood, mine or someone else’s, does not phase me.
92. People have often described me as “odd.”
93. I cannot see crap without my contact lenses.
94. I have a cat allergy but live with two cats. I’m fine most days, as long as they don’t lick me or put their wet noses on me.
95. I enjoy rock climbing.
96. I’m a terrible interior decorator.
97. I have nice calves.
98. I love to read about all kinds of things on the Internet. I could do it for hours. To me, it’s like reading a book.
99. I wonder what I will be doing five years from now. It should be something pretty exciting.
100. I’m thrilled that you’ve read this far.