100 Things About Me

I used to have a blog over in another world, but have since decided to migrate over here.  Hopefully this will be a better home for me!  The title of this post is pretty straightfoward, so I’ll just get right to it… 

1. I was born without a pretty freaking important part of my brain – the corpus callosum.

2. I fell into a fish hatchery when I was about 7. It was traumatic. Especially because my aunt and cousin laughed for a minute before helping me out.

3. Even though I’ve seen every episode at least 5 times, I will never grow tired of watching my Sex and the City dvds. If you turned off my cable and left me with only those, I probably wouldn’t even complain.

4. When I rub my eyes they make this really weird squishy noise. I’m not sure if this is something I should be alarmed by.

5. I can pop my jaw in and out of socket. But it makes a horrid sound. And got stuck open one time.

6. I almost died from mono. Yes. The kissing disease.

7. I had to wear an eyepatch (underneath coke bottle glasses, nonetheless) for a year when I was a kid. You can bet that I wasn’t in the “cool group”.

8. I was raised an only child (always the only kid in the house), but I have 2 half brothers and 4 step sisters.

9. I have this completely unfounded and irrational fear that I am going to find a dead body every time I go into the handicap stall of a bathroom.

10. Everything that I have the ability to program – alarm clock, microwave, etc. MUST end in a 7.

11. I haven’t eaten a piece of meat in over 4 years.

12. I am so proud to be Italian and embrace my heritage.

13. I absolutely CANNOT stand the word nourish. I cringe even typing it.

14. I own so many pairs of underwear and shoes that I could go at least 2 months without wearing the same pair of either.

15. My favorite number is 517. Don’t ask why. I have no idea.

16. I seperate my eyelashes with a safety pin after putting mascara on.

17. When I was 5, I had such a severe concussion that I temporarily lost my eyesight.

18. I won the spelling bee when I was in 5th grade.

19. Because I’m Italian, gravy is not that gross brown shit you put on turkey. It’s what you common-folk would normally call marinara or bolognese. So if I say I’m making a pot of gravy, don’t look at me so weird.

20. When I was a baby, I had no hair for the longest time so my mom would TAPE bows to my head.

21. I got a tattoo when I was 19. My mom practically disowned me. Then, for her 50th birthday, she decided to get one herself. Nice.

22. In the year 2002, I attended 9 Dave Matthews Band concerts in a 4 month period in 3 different states.

23. I’ve been to a total of 19 Dave Matthews Band concerts since 2001.

24. I have a Yorkie named Dolce and I never knew my heart could burst with so much love for an animal.

25. I am NOT a morning person.

26. I only want one child – a daughter. I will name her Ariana.

27.  After being blonde my ENTIRE life, I just recently dyed my hair burgundy.

28. One time a man stopped me, totally flustered and shaking, and asked for my autograph. I asked him who he thought I was. He said Christina Applegate. HUH???

29. Every year at Christmas time, my mom and I make homemade ravioli. Everything is done by hand, and from scratch. They take all day. They taste like little pieces of heaven and I seriously want to cry when I eat the last of them because I know I have to wait another year to have them again.

30. I have 11 piercings – nose, navel, lip and the rest in my ears.

31. I don’t handle lisps very well.

32. Or studders for that matter.

33. If I don’t have dental floss readily available after eating corn on the cob, I may just have a panic attack.

34. I have my toenails painted some shade of hot pink 98% of the time.

35. I don’t think there is any one ‘group’ that you could accurately put me into.

36. Despite the many differences we have, my mother is still one of my best friends.

37. I’ve come to realize that one of my biggest pet peeves is improper eating habits.

38. I’ve found my soulmate. Well, I actually found him for the first time when I was 15, but we were young and spent 8 years apart in the middle. But I have him back now. And I couldn’t be happier.

39. I crumple, not fold.

40. Sometimes I get these bursts of energy and let out little, high pitched squeals. They are rather ear piercing. I apologize in advance if I do this around you.

41. My top 3 favorite bands are: Dave Matthews Band, TOOL & My Chemical Romance. A little eclectic, I know.

42. I have a dark sense of humor. I can’t think of one thing that I find inappropriate to laugh at or make fun of in the right situation.

43. Shy people make me nervous.

44. I’m determined to become fluent in Italian so that I can raise my future daughter to be bilingual.

45. Most of the times, I prefer going shopping by myself.

46. 99% of the time, I’m the first to say goodbye on the phone and never wait to hear the other person say goodbye…I just hang up immediately. I’m not sure why.

47. When I was a kid, I watched the real people version of
Alice in Wonderland (the made for TV one) so many times, I wore out the VHS tape. I tried watching the Disney version and HATED it.

48. Although I’m a vegetarian, I hate most of the things they put on menus that are meat free – eggplant, portabella mushrooms, squash…

49. It took the first 22 years of my life to find a true best friend. She’s my soul sister. I love you, Emily.

50. You DON’T want to fuck with me. Believe me.

51. When I was in 3rd grade, I had THE biggest crush on Bryan Adams. I saved my allowance up just to join his fan club and then sent him a letter asking him to marry me. All I got in return was some crappy, photocopied newsletter.

52. I get annoyed on the phone if it is just pointless conversation. Hang up or come B.S. in person.

53. Sometimes I totally and completely SPACE OUT….like everything goes dark and I don’t hear a word you’re saying. Most of the time it’s not intentional. )

54. I can make myself throw up (without using anything) even if I’m not sick or hungover.

55. I would LOVE to get a full back tattoo of angel wings, but probably won’t because I can’t stand unfinished things and that would require several sittings.

56. If I see a clock that says 11:11, I HAVE to make a wish and touch my finger to it.

57. My best friend and I have nicknames for just about everybody. Most of them aren’t nice, but make us laugh hysterically. Hog Beast Pig Monster, Blacktooth, Freckle Face, Gums…just to name a few.

58. Music is one of the few things in life that I don’t think I could live without.

59. Cheese is the one food group I could not do without.

60. Most people annoy me. It takes A LOT for me to be impressed by someone enough to want to know them.

61. At various points in my life, I’ve thought I wanted to following careers: swimming lesson instructor, model, teacher, lawyer, fashion designer, hair stylist and being a mom. The only one that I still want to do is being a mom.

62. Although music is such a passion of mine, I am TERRIBLE to my cds. It’s a wonder any of them play anymore. I’ve bought my favorite DMB cd 6 times now from scratching it so badly. I’m beginning to see the value of an iPod.

63. I’ve been told that I make facial expressions that say more than words ever could.

64. I’m going to be that crazy old grandma who’s always drunk and cusses and lets the grandkids get away with murder. Oh. And I’ll wear fake eyelashes.

65. Horses scare me…I’ve never had a bad experience with one, but they just freak me out and I don’t like being around them.

66. I despise zoos and circuses and places that exploit animals for our entertainment. I would like to put people who support them in cages and treat them with the same consideration.

67. I often look at people and see strong resemblences to animals. Betcha didn’t know you were really a giraffe or hippo or lemur, huh?

68. The whole endangered species thing pisses me off. They’re going extinct for a reason…it’s called evolution. May the strongest survive.

69. Although vegetarian, I still drool at the smell of bacon being cooked. And I’m afraid that if I ever walked into my dad’s house when he was making beef jerky, I would have to give in and eat a piece.

70. It FREAKS me out when they use computer animation to make babies or animals talk in commericals or TV shows. If they don’t already talk on their own, don’t make them.

71. I want to punch people that pronounce it EXpresso, not ESpresso. There is not an X in there, you ass pirate!

72. When I was a kid, my mom didn’t have to work and we would play ‘pretend’ all day long. Beauty paegents, cooking shows…you name it, we did it. I credit my imagination to those special times.

73. I really hate feet. They freak me out. I don’t know how people work in nails salons and give pedicures all day long. I would throw up 5 minutes into it.

74. I have a very photographic memory. If I look at a phone # written on a piece of paper, I’ll know it. 2 years later, I can remember exactly what I was looking at during a conversation, but not even remember what we were talking about.

75. I used to think that ghosts/spirits were not real until I’ve been in two different houses that CRAZY shit would happen that could only be explained by a ghost or spirit being present.

76. I’ve never received a ticket, yet for some reason I pay a ridiculous amount for car insurance.

77. Sometimes my mouth gets me in trouble. I almost always speak my mind and rarely sugar coat ANYTHING.

78. I used to be very involved in music, theater and dance. I don’t know why I ever stopped, but I regret that I did and am now scared to try to get back into it because I fear that I’ve lost the talent.

79. I want to go sky diving. I’ve been saying that for 6 years now, so I guess I should just do it…huh?

80. To me, one of the most exciting things is to find THE perfect gift for someone. I get so excited, I can hardly stand it and want to give it to them immediately.

81. I don’t trust people who can’t make eye contact or who have a limp handshake.

82. I want, more than anything, to go explore
Italy. For a month. And get married on a beach there.

83. I give my heart and self to very few, but if I do, it’s 110%.

84. If you go on a weekend trip with me, plan on seeing enough luggage for at least a week. And don’t expect me to change my ways on that.

85. Despite appearing like what most would call a ‘girly girl’, I love camping and actually prefer to just go in the middle of woods – not at a campground that has bathrooms and showers and other people around. And yes…I’ll still overpack.

86. There are only a handful of cds that I’ve discovered in my life that I can listen to over and over again, without skipping over a single song. I treasure these cds like I do my life.

87. I would LOVE to have chunks of hot pink dyed in my hair. For now, I just have removable extensions.

88. I miss my grandpa. He was the greatest man I’ve ever known and I never want his legacy to die.

89. I need to exercise more, but can’t seem to find the motivation.

90. When I was 17, I was hit head on by a lady going 45mph. The airbag definitely saved my life, but I still had serious injuries.

91. I don’t do well with car rides AT ALL. In my opinion, if it’s more than 4 hours away, you should fly.

92. I no longer care what others think about me. Just go out with me one night and you’ll see that within 2 minutes.

93. I’m bad with credit cards. I can’t have them. I have no concept that I’m actually spending money. Credit cards are the devil.

94. I’m sarcastic as hell. Deal with it, or go away.

95. I’ve had several dates FROM HELL. Like going-down-in-history-you-can’t-believe-this-is-happening BAD.

96. I think it’s funny how I now LOVE all the things I hated as a kid – mustard, onions, salsa, sour cream…

97. I freaking hate Gnarls Barkley. STOP PLAYING HIM!!!

98. Despite seeing them probably 50 times, I never tire of seeing the 80s cover band Tainted Love. I think only one other person shares this sentiment, and she is my best friend.

99. I find that first impressions are almost always correct.

100. I think you’re a rockstar for reading all the way to the end.

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