Sunday, August 8, 2010

A few of my favorite things...

1. I love the smell of men's deodarant. I sometimes put on Matt's deodarant because I prefer the smell of his to my own.

2. I am addicted to "Clearly Canadian" flavored water (especially Wild Cherry).

3. When I get bored at work I play "Club Penguin" to help my son obtain extra points/coins for his penguin (this is a children's website).

4. I love the smell of brand new cars.

5. Sometimes I wish I could quit my job and just be a life time student.

6. I am a liberal Democrat.

7. My fiance is so hot I sometimes wonder how I snagged him.

8. I once hooked up with Johnny Knoxville on a trip to NYC (pre-fiance of course).

9. I love Oprah.

10. During one year of college I spent an entire year falling asleep each night to the movie "The First Wives Club".

11. I love one of my hairless cats more than the other.

12. Even though I own two cats and no dogs, I am more of a dog person.

13. Quitting smoking was the hardest thing I ever did. Even harder than going through a divorce.

14. I prefer hard wood flooring to carpet.

15. I once called into work because I spent the whole previous night reading the new Harry Potter book.

16. I love election years.

17. I give great advice but don't always apply it to myself.

18. On average, I read at least 2 book a week.

19. I have read the entire Harry Potter series no less than 5 times.

20. I prefer reading to watching television.

21. I have been to Jamaica and would like to live there during the winter.

22. I once slept with more than one guy during the same week.

23. I have written a children's book.

24. My mother is my best friend.

25. I pray for world peace and peace of mind each morning I wake up.

26. I believe in reincarnation.

27. I hate the smell of coffee and refuse to drink it.

28. I dont drink often but when I do I prefer a Budlight to anything else.

29. I love the ocean.

30. I love to decorate to the point I painted 8 rooms in 8 days before we moved into our house (this is something I will NEVER do again).

31. I love living in a small town again though I never thought I would.

32. I like watching Spongebob Squarepants (alone).

33. I thought labor was easy even though my son weighed 9.14 ounces at birth.

34. I love fruit but I dislike all pies.

35. I had my nose pierced until last year.

36. I have 5 tatoos.

37. I lost my virginity 3 months before my 16th birthday.

38. If someone wrote a book about the personal lives of my co-workers, they would have a best selling novel.

39. I have been divorced and have chosen more wisely the second time around.

40. My sister Amanda has met several famous people while working in NYC (thus how I met # 8).

42. I like watching the really bad singers on American Idol.

43. I think Johnny Depp is sexiest in his role as Captain Jack Sparrow.

44. I love to laugh and love people who make me laugh.

45. I hold my pen the wrong way when I write (I always have).

46. I plan on taking two days off work when the last Harry Potter book comes out this summer.

47. I would rather go to the library than to the movie theatre.

48. I prefer sex in the evening to sex in the morning.

49. I hate the word "batch".

50. The first two people I would hire if I were rich would be a cook and a full-time hair and make up person.

51. I want to travel throughout Europe someday.

52. My undergrad GPA was a 3.78

53. I feel more comfortable around males than females.

54. If I could have one super power, I would choose the ability to fly.

55. I was 7 the first time I kissed a boy (on the cheek).

56. I love blue eyes (though mine are brown).

57. I love accents, especially European and Austrailian.

58. I love my life.

59. My favorite day of the week is Friday and my favorite season is Spring.

60. I once dated a guy for 7 years. We are friends to this day.

61. My favorite co-worker is Trish who sends me funny pic messages on my phone.

62. I type really fast.

63. Back in my clubbing days, I was also known as "Gina".

64. In 1998, I dreamed (repeatedly) that UK won the NCAA championship. That March they did.

65. In 1996, I dreamed my then boyfriend was cheating on me with a girl named Amanda (a girl I never knew existed). While on vacation that summer he called to breakup with me for a girl named Amanda.

66. On September 10, 2001 I couldn't get "God Bless America" out of my head.

67. My granny has a crystal ball that she swears will shatter on its own accord the momment of her death and I believe her.

68. I am a Libra (100%).

69. I am against the war in Iraq (I always have been and always will be).

70. When I visit my family in NYC I really play up my southern accent for attention (New Yorkers eat it up).

71. I got the idea for starting my own list from my favorite blogger, Stephanie Klein.

72. I have seriously considered writing a memoir about my divorce entitled, "Out Came the Sun".

73. I have three sisters, one of whom is 21 years younger than me.

74. I love animals so much I would have become a veternarian if I wasn't so allergic to animal hair/dander (thus the reason I have hairless cats).

75. Though I was fairly popular in high school, I never felt like I fit in or belonged there. I have become much more comfortable with myself with age.

76. My parents would have named me "Jared" if I had been a boy.

77. I was a conceived "love child".

78. My fiance reminds me of Matthew McCaughnehay (spelling?)

79. For those who are suspicious: I was born on Thursday, October 12th near midnight...I barely escaped being born on Friday the 13th.

80. I wish I could play the piano or guitar.

81. I'm not going to my ten year high school reunion (though I will likely attend my 20th).

82. I believed in Santa Claus until I was ten years old. Then when I had my son, I began believing in Santa once again.

83. I wish I had the type of hair that I could easily wear straight or curly.

84. If I could change one thing about myself it would be to grow several inches taller.

85. I am the shortest person in my immediate family.

86. I am the first person to graduate college in my immediate family.

87. When I was little I wanted to grow up to have 3 or 4 children. After being a nanny in college for 6 children (all ages 6 and under at the time) I changed my mind to 1 or 2 (total).

88. My dad still calls me "Shanna-Banana".

89. I don't always wear underwear.

90. Vanilla scented candles are my favorite.

91. I love campfires but hate camping.

92. The best concert I ever attended was John Mayer.

93. I like watching Scooby-doo (the older cartoon versions).

94. I still listen to the female group "Wilson-Phillips".

95. Sledding is my favorite past-time in the winter.

96. I like taking naps during thunderstorms.

97. I can't believe some of the stuff I have included on this list.

98. I hope my dad doesn't read it.

99. I think shorts are unflattering on most people.

100. I love to dance.

101. I still enjoy playing board games including Life, Clue, and Trouble. I also still love "Uno".

102. I danced on a professional clogging team for five years.

103. I have never met my birth father, half sister or two half brothers.

104. My mother is the strongest person I know.

105. My favorite muppet is "Animal" although I was somewhat frightened of him as a child and he still frightens me a bit as an adult.

106. I love wearing acrylic tips but am usually too lazy to keep up with the twice monthly refills so I usually bypass the whole process.

107. I wish I could sing beautifully.

108. Someday I would like to become fluent in Spanish.

109. My Granny is a professional Masseus.

110. I believe in channeling.

111. I have great respect for open minded people.

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