100. Blue Sky. Yellow Sun. Warm Air. Brown Earth. Furry cats. Gardening. These things make me happy.

099. I love living rurally.

098. Chipmunks are one of my favorite creatures.

097. I do not like chocolate.

096. I love potato chips.

095. I grew up in Bedford, Massachusetts, home to the oldest flag on the northern hemisphere.

094. In order to be progressive, I’ve become very regressive. That is, I’m learning to knit, can, raise chickens, etc.

093. I have one sibling, a younger brother.

092. I always wanted to be the middle child: a brother older than me to protect me and an older sister to look up to and emulate; a younger brother and sister so I could be the protectoress and heroine.

091. I love gendered language: heroine, executrix, actress, etc.

090. As much as I enjoy reading, I don’t sit down to read books very often.

089. When I was younger I wanted to be a firefighter in the worst way. I spent years trying to get on
a department but was unsuccessful. Now I’m too old for a full time department (you age out of the system at 32).

088. I’m a contrarian.

087. When I don’t know how to spell a word, and spell check doesn’t either, I make it up. See number 88 for example.

086. Watching sports is pure torture. I’d rather play them.

085. I teach CPR to the layperson and medical professionals. I, myself, have been CPR certified since I was 12.

084. I was born in the Year of the Rat on the cusp of Capricorn and Aquarius.

083. Despite being Pagan, I don’t know astrology very well. It’s something I leave to others.

082. I name all the houses I live in.

081. For me there’s a difference between being born and being raised. For instance, I was born in Arlington, Mass. but raised in Bedford, Mass. Ergo, I will say “I was born in Arlington and grew up in
Bedford.” If someone doesn’t say it like that, I correct them.

080. TV characters never have difficult to pronounce last names. Take CSI for instance. None of the main characters have a hard to pronounce name, neither do any of the secondary characters. It bugs the crap out of me because a good many people I know, myself included, have hard to pronounce last names. I want TV to be more representative of surnames in this nation, not just white bread versions of “America.”

079. I rarely use the word “America/n” because it’s a misnomer. When I do, I quote it for the most part. First off, someone in Mexico is an American, same with an Argentinian and Canadian. They live in Central, South, and North America respectively. Second off, I don’t want to be called an American. I consider myself a Statesian.

078. I came from a bireligion household. I never realized it until I watched family members on both sides get married. That’s when I noticed the huge differences in how my Catholic side celebrated the joining of two compared to my Protestant side. When I married I said “screw it” and eloped. I recommend it for everyone. It was easier than trying to please two Catholic families and one Protestant.

077. I love weddings. So much so I got myself ordained so I can preform them.

076. Often I blog naked.

075. My greatest aspiration is to be a crazy cat lady.

074. The first thing I notice about a person is their teeth.

073. I love meeting my blogger friends in real life. Twice now I’ve tried to set up Blogger BBQs but neither were attended. I was really sad.

072. “Rabidly pro-choice” is a good way to describe my feelings on abortion.

071. Until we have a justice system devoid of racism and classism I’ll be against the death penalty. In theory, however, I do believe in it. There are certain people who *should* be put to death: Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot, Jeffrey Dahmer, rapists, child abusers and neglecters. I know, however, death row is disproportionately lined with people of color so I work to eliminate it.

070. I cry every time another relative goes into the military.

069. Surveys = love. If telemarketers call for a survey, I take it every time. Also, I often participate in online surveys and even signed up for Polling Point.

068. I like my tea hot, strong, and herbal. No caffeine for me!

067. Coffee = bogus. Yuck.

066. Dogs are cute. Cats are cuter.

065. Violence hurts. Don’t visit it onto others.

064. I truly believe Earth will become a planet of pacifists. If we don’t poison ourselves first.

063. Even though I love to work in the garden, and even though I aspire to be a farmer, I cannot express to you how much I loathe having dirt under my nails. As soon as I see even a speck I’m cleaning them. I don’t know why I abhor dirty nails so much, I just do. And not just on me, on other people too.

062. When I stumble across a blog I haven’t seen before, the first thing I do is read the “about” page. If there isn’t one I’m immediately skeptical. Then, I look to see how long said blogger has been blogging. Generally, I like it when someone has been blogging at least a year. Two is preferable. It’s kinda the same with book authors. I have to read the “about the author” and I have to find out when it’s published. Then I can read the book.

061. I am a very slow, methodical worker. This annoys employers because I don’t work fast enough. And it annoys me because I annoy my bosses. It’s a terrible cycle that just keeps going round and round.

060. Criticism is not something I take well. Nor is being made fun of or picked on. I am very, very sensitive to both. It’s a handicap I think.

059. At night, when I can’t get to sleep, I mentally pack my backpack for the six months it takes to hike the Applalacian Trail. Other nights, I think about running the Boston Marathon. I even made it a goal to run the marathon when I’m 50. But honestly, I don’t think I’ll do either one. Why? I’m just not motivated enough to get off my butt and get some exercise, much less train for something as monumental as through hiking the AT or running the Marathon.

058. I’m fantastic about making plans. Terrible with the follow through. And I don’t usually finish things.