100 things

ok this comes from the 100 things web site. i'm not sure what the point of this is, really, other than giving would-be stalkers way too much info about me, but whatever....and if you find yourself reading all the way to 100 - stay at least 100 yards away from me. for some of you, most of this information will not be new (especially if you're on jenny's survey list). and for the clickers, i made it a hypertext.

UPDATE - 6/7/05: i've added 102-151.

  1. my middle name is nicole
  2. 4 colleges (1,2,3,4), 3 majors (1,2,3), 1.9 degrees (1,.9)
  3. i'm a dog person
  4. je suis francophone
  5. my favorite color is blue
  6. i can climb a 5.10
  7. aspiring gymnast
  8. prefer white wine to red
  9. each year when i blow out the candles, i make the same wish
  10. i drive a manual transmission
  11. my eyes turn hazel when it rains
  12. know how to needlepoint
  13. spent 5 weeks in china during the summer of 2002 and 2 weeks in kenya during the summer of 2004
  14. LOVE black beans
  15. LOVE the feel of warm sun on my skin
  16. there are 4 women in the world who KNOW me (no, susan, not in the biblical sense)
  17. i think i may be numerically dyslexic, aka dyscalculaic
  18. can't say "bowl" - it sounds like "bull"
  19. only child
  20. e.e. cummings and pablo neruda fan
  21. LOVE puzzles
  22. every time i watch "romeo and juliet" i hope balthazar doesn't deliver his message to romeo
  23. met anne rice at a booksigning
  24. practically own stock in hallmark
  25. southwest rapid rewards are through the roof
  26. i can juggle
  27. like to tie cherry stems in knots without using my hands
  28. LOVE sean connery, harrison ford, john cusack, kevin spacey
  29. deal cards left-handed
  30. never broken a bone
  31. had my tongue pierced for 3 years
  32. my hands are always cold
  33. i have 5 tattoos
  34. like to rollerskate and have my own skates
  35. the first (and last) dog i was allowed to name was "parsley"
  36. i once went to two funerals in one day
  37. i can't get past chapter 2 of the hobbit
  38. HATE math
  39. have a scar on my right cheek and don't know how i got it
  40. played the flute in 5th grade
  41. i've always wanted a chimpanzee
  42. LOVE granny smith apples
  43. new favorite show: animal cops on animal planet
  44. favorite of the 31 flavors: peanut butter n chocolate
  45. HATE ignorance
  46. my best ideas come to me in the shower
  47. i often speak in hyperbole
  48. good with chopsticks
  49. good with a skilsaw
  50. don't eat fish
  51. at in-n-out i order the grilled cheese
  52. LOVE beach volleyball
  53. paralyzing fear of sharks
  54. no mayo on my sandwiches
  55. i first registered to vote under the "birthday party"
  56. know how to knit and crochet
  57. LOVE jeopardy
  58. i've perjured myself in court
  59. spelling bee champ 2 years in a row
  60. got my first speeding ticket in nowhere, arizona
  61. saw "my big fat greek wedding" 3 times in the theater
  62. LOVE legos
  63. i've snorkeled in the bahamas
  64. like the smell of wet asphalt
  65. french fries, margaritas and chocolate constitute a food group
  66. used to work at juvenile hall
  67. been drinking coffee since i was 9
  68. LOVE the lakers, packers, sf giants
  69. always wanted to go to uc berkeley
  70. took a country line dancing class for phys ed credit
  71. sock, shoe, sock, shoe
  72. my homepage is set to google
  73. mesmerized by 12 string acoustic guitars
  74. HATE guacamole
  75. prefer silver/white gold/plantinum to yellow gold
  76. don't like beer
  77. a round of applause for captain morgan and his friend jose
  78. least favorite word: a tie between the "n word" and the "c word"
  79. favorite word: onomatopoeia
  80. always wanted to go to hawaii and paris
  81. i'm a valley girl - born and raised
  82. like step aerobics
  83. LOVE the l.a. county museum of art (lacma)
  84. don't like to fly
  85. every time i'm at a general admission concert, i end up near the speakers
  86. favorite starbucks drink: grande nonfat cinnamon spice mocha, no cinnamon powder
  87. in-flight beverage of choice: cran-apple or ginger ale
  88. rode a bike for 5 hours straight (100 miles) to raise money for cancer research
  89. witnessed a miracle on december 29th, 1996
  90. only like the green, yellow, and orange skittles
  91. favorite sociological theorist: karl marx
  92. bought a laptop from dell and received two
  93. have seen peter, paul, and mary in concert twice
  94. haven't watched cnn since the events that happened one morning while i was watching before work
  95. LOVE tracy chapman, fleetwood mac, toad the wet sprocket
  96. favorite musical: RENT
  97. like to do yoga
  98. met patrick volkerding at comdex, 2000
  99. can recognize fonts in print and on signage
  100. once saw timothy leary backstage at a concert in l.a.
  101. jenny made me do this!
  102. political discussions get me heated
  103. so do men with facial hair
  104. i am not an expert at any one thing
  105. to make up for it, i like to try a bit of everything
  106. i love to learn languages
  107. especially when i'm immersed in other cultures
  108. i'm still afraid of the dark
  109. i often wake up at night and think someone is in my room waiting to kill me
  110. yet i don't keep a weapon by my bed
  111. in my teens i dated musicians, in my twenties, engineers
  112. i hate feeling trapped
  113. but i'm slowly learning to relinquish control
  114. sometimes i hate being white
  115. and sometimes i wish i had green eyes
  116. i don't have many regrets
  117. but i wish i could take back some things i've said to people
  118. all in all, if i could do it all over again, i wouldn't change much
  119. because my experiences have made me who i am today
  120. and i am finally starting to like that person
  121. my friends are my rock
  122. i don't know what i'd do without them
  123. sometimes everything around me is too quiet...and that creeps me out
  124. i spend way too much time online
  125. as a result, i usually end up one step ahead of internet trends
  126. i sent my secret to postsecret
  127. they haven't posted it yet
  128. but if they do, i can't tell anyone it's mine, and that sucks
  129. i used to take things way too personally
  130. one of my bad habits is interrupting people when they talk
  131. i never used to do that
  132. i'm sorry if i've done that to any of you
  133. lately i can't remember things
  134. i'll ask a question twice or answer a question two days later
  135. for some reason i want to trade in my accord for a sports car
  136. i love being tan
  137. what i miss most about california: my friends
  138. what i miss almost as much: the beach
  139. i hate star trek
  140. but i have a picture of myself talking to a klingon
  141. lately i've had more self-confidence
  142. though i'm not sure why
  143. everyone i know is married or getting married, and i'm not ready
  144. for the first time ever, i'm ok with that
  145. jigsaw puzzles are my ultimate weakness
  146. i'll work on them for hours without stopping
  147. there are moments when i feel like i have a connection with certain animals
  148. sometimes those moments make me cry
  149. i know this makes me a freak
  150. but so do a lot of other things, like my aversion to avocados
  151. i've always wanted to be a mensa
  152. but if i passed the test, i wouldn't tell anyone