100 things

if you know me, you probably know a lot of these things, if you don't know me you must be pretty bored, but regardless, for your pleasure i present my 100 things:

1. i’m addicted to chai.
2. i use my superpowers for good.
3. i think glasses are way better than contacts.
4. i want to be a wine snob.
5. i was born in berkeley, ca (incidentally also the birth place of the peace sign).
6. i am an only child.
7. i am not spoiled.
8. life isn’t worth taking seriously.
9. i am the only person in the world that uses the word k-nifty.
10. i can raise one eyebrow.
11. i’m left handed.
12. i’m slowly becoming a feminist.
13. i am not becoming a femi-nazi.
14. i am not becoming a lesbian.
15. i will make a character judgment based on your reaction to The Princess Bride.
16. there are worse things in the world than being addicted to chapstick.
17. i ran away from home when i was 5 with a Care Bears lunch box determined to make it to school (impatience has been ever present in my life).
18. orchids are my favorite flower.
19. spelling things the british way is fun, but a bit ridiculous.
20. i like the phrase “tall glass of water,” although i’m not entirely sure when i could use it.
21. i used to play He-Man and She-Ra in the park with my kindergarten boyfriend, Shawn Cronan.
22. i have the power.
23. i still wonder what happened to Shawn.
24. i haven’t worn shorts outside in 10 years.
25. my four basic food groups are: chocolate, wine, bread and fruit.
26. i would classify myself as a nerd, but i don’t think i have the math skills.
27. i like grammar.
28. i don’t like speeling.
29. non-sequiturs are the essence of life.
30. i have a penchant for good japanamation.
31. i am a sucker for girlie magazines.
32. i have tried to give up diet coke 3 times and have failed 3 times.
33. i am the boggle queen.
34. the smell just after the first rain of the season is my favorite smell.
35. my favorite stone is amber.
36. i love perfume.
37. i have a crush on John Cusak.
38. my guilty pleasure is reading horror novels.
39. i haven’t had tv in close to 2 years, and that makes me happy.
40. i’ve replaced tv with the internet as official time waster.
41. organizing is one of my favorite things to do.
42. if i could sing, i would be in a band.
43. alternate career paths: film editor, marine biologist, and art curator.
44. add poppy seeds to any food and i’ll like it 10 times as much.
45. in a past life, i lived in san francisco.
46. i believe that songs speak to me.
47. i won’t wear shoes unless i have to.
48. when i was a child, i wouldn’t be caught dead wearing pants.
49. i like marlowe better than shakespeare.
50. it’s hard for people to make me truly angry.
51. i still play on swing sets.
52. the closest thing to i have to a phobia is a fear of birds.
53. the ocean restores my sense of well being.
54. i am a night person, but do my best thinking in early morning.
55. when i was little, i wished that i could be a cartoon character because they got to wear their favorite outfit everyday.
56. i envy artistic people.
57. i have a 90% accurate sense of inverse direction.
58. i want to spend a summer in italy.
59. research is like a treasure hunt for me.
60. i am crap at making decisions.
61. toast is the only food that tastes as good as it smells.
62. black humor is the best humor.
63. i want a great dane.
64. sites the resize my browser can send me into a rage.
65. i could play solitaire for hours.
66. all i really want is a claw foot bath tub with an endless supply of bubbles and books.
67. feet fascinate me – not in a fetish way, but in an engineering way.
68. blue is my favorite color.
69. my affinity for gadgets is verging on problematic.
70. i love bjork and am not apologizing for it.
71. anyone who can quote the Simpsons is alright with me.
72. i am prone to cavities.
73. the drummer from green day taught my cousin and i how to ride a horse at cub scout camp.
74. i am surprised that i have switched from regular underwear to thongs, who knew they could be so comfy?
75. i am the most sane insane girl i know.
76. i prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate.
77. i could spend hours in office supply stores, mostly checkin out the pen isle.
78. i am wondering if people read this far down.
79. i am my own worst enemy.
80. my favorite quote: “The heart isn't heart-shaped, that's one of our problems" - Julian Barnes
81. i still sleep with a stuffed animal.
82. seeing stravinsky’s rite of spring performed by the london symphony orchestra was as close as i have come to a religious experience.
83. seeing magritte paintings in person was the second closest.
84. i am not a religious person, but i am spiritual.
85. i am impressed when someone can use the word ‘penultimate’ in a sentence.
86. my favorite pair of jeans used to belong to my dad.
87. i’ve always wondered why they made us learn to write cursive as children.
88. i cuss way too much, and seem to have radar for when small children are around because invariably one will appear as i shout an expletive.
89. i’d be a genius if i could remember things.
90. i love flossing.
91. seeing a single person with a smile on their face for no apparent reason always makes me smile, as does watching people in love.
92. i have been stung by bees more times than i can count.
93. i could people watch all day long.
94. google has changed my life.
95. i refuse to believe that ska is dead.
96. there are such things as dumb questions.
97. i am frequently the asker of said questions.
98. i get a profound sense of satisfaction when an object fits perfectly into my cupped hand.
99. i’m a sucker for list making (can you tell?)
100. a girl's gotta have some secrets...