Who am I..? 51 Things about Me
Thursday, February 07, 2008 - Filed
in: At the House
1.
In my husband's eyes, I'm 10 years younger.
2. I adore my son.
3. I like to write about my dog.
4. I believe coffee is a necessity.
5. I believe life's too short to drink bad coffee.
6. Think the Beatles are the answer.
7. Passed my driver's license on my 16th birthday, then got my first job the same day (mall clothes store).
8. Received a ticket for making an illegal left turn on my 21st birthday (while sick with a cold).
9. My favorite solo artist is Elvis Costello.
10. I'm a court reporter (depositions).
11. I'm a (very) part-time student.
12. I don't mind change except when it involves technology.
13. I still haven't mastered our universal remote control.
14. I don't take myself too seriously.
15. Am married to a creative genius.
16. I read 30 books while I was pregnant.
17. When I was young, historical figures I most wanted to meet: J.R.R. Tolkien and Walt Disney.
18. Am fascinated with Martha Stewart.
19. Am fascinated with the word "defenestration."
20. Have never had a manicure.
21. Older women love the men in my life (Husband and Charlie).
22. I don't care for Starbucks coffee.
23. I believe in volunteering.
24. Am a font of useless pop culture trivia.
25. Talk politics in the home a lot.
26. Have a husband who automatically takes the opposite side in an argument just for fun.
27. Spring and fall are my favorite seasons.
28. Spend too much time on the internet.
29. I waited tables in a Kosher-style deli/restaurant where I learned to love matzo ball soup.
30. I'm a cancer survivor.
31. My mother-in-law loves me.
32. I watch too much T.V.
33. I'm completely befuddled by social media.
34. I once did a T.V. show taping for a court show - as the court reporter. (Didn't get it.)
35. Am a native Californian.
36. Have an activist mother.
37. Have three great sisters and a sometimes sweet brother who's the oldest (who has a very large CD collection).
38. My parents met in radio school.
39. Am a news junkie.
40. Won a city-wide essay in the 5th grade: How I see our town in the year 2000. (Let's see, moving sidewalks; reduced school days; food in pill form. No, no, and no.)
41. Would be lost without my lip balm.
42. Am anxiously awaiting the new season of "Lost."
43. Favorite music era: '60s - British Invasion and Motown.
43. Grew up listening to Gilbert & Sullivan and the Singing Nun.
44. Believe that love is the most complex of all human emotions.
45. Have learned to love ABBA.
46. Love the Kids in the Hall (favorite Kids' song "These are the Daves I know, I know).
47. Still watch Seinfeld (and it's still funny).
48. Listened to AC/DC, Pat Benatar, and The Pretenders in high school.
49. Believe that Mounds is the king of the candy bar.
50. Believe that good will always win/am an optimist.
51. I have double-jointed thumbs.
2. I adore my son.
3. I like to write about my dog.
4. I believe coffee is a necessity.
5. I believe life's too short to drink bad coffee.
6. Think the Beatles are the answer.
7. Passed my driver's license on my 16th birthday, then got my first job the same day (mall clothes store).
8. Received a ticket for making an illegal left turn on my 21st birthday (while sick with a cold).
9. My favorite solo artist is Elvis Costello.
10. I'm a court reporter (depositions).
11. I'm a (very) part-time student.
12. I don't mind change except when it involves technology.
13. I still haven't mastered our universal remote control.
14. I don't take myself too seriously.
15. Am married to a creative genius.
16. I read 30 books while I was pregnant.
17. When I was young, historical figures I most wanted to meet: J.R.R. Tolkien and Walt Disney.
18. Am fascinated with Martha Stewart.
19. Am fascinated with the word "defenestration."
20. Have never had a manicure.
21. Older women love the men in my life (Husband and Charlie).
22. I don't care for Starbucks coffee.
23. I believe in volunteering.
24. Am a font of useless pop culture trivia.
25. Talk politics in the home a lot.
26. Have a husband who automatically takes the opposite side in an argument just for fun.
27. Spring and fall are my favorite seasons.
28. Spend too much time on the internet.
29. I waited tables in a Kosher-style deli/restaurant where I learned to love matzo ball soup.
30. I'm a cancer survivor.
31. My mother-in-law loves me.
32. I watch too much T.V.
33. I'm completely befuddled by social media.
34. I once did a T.V. show taping for a court show - as the court reporter. (Didn't get it.)
35. Am a native Californian.
36. Have an activist mother.
37. Have three great sisters and a sometimes sweet brother who's the oldest (who has a very large CD collection).
38. My parents met in radio school.
39. Am a news junkie.
40. Won a city-wide essay in the 5th grade: How I see our town in the year 2000. (Let's see, moving sidewalks; reduced school days; food in pill form. No, no, and no.)
41. Would be lost without my lip balm.
42. Am anxiously awaiting the new season of "Lost."
43. Favorite music era: '60s - British Invasion and Motown.
43. Grew up listening to Gilbert & Sullivan and the Singing Nun.
44. Believe that love is the most complex of all human emotions.
45. Have learned to love ABBA.
46. Love the Kids in the Hall (favorite Kids' song "These are the Daves I know, I know).
47. Still watch Seinfeld (and it's still funny).
48. Listened to AC/DC, Pat Benatar, and The Pretenders in high school.
49. Believe that Mounds is the king of the candy bar.
50. Believe that good will always win/am an optimist.
51. I have double-jointed thumbs.