100 Things

This whole 100 Things challenge kicked off by Kristy, updated bySAM and improved upon byStacey and Stephanie, started off fun and has now become the bloggy equivalent of a term paper. No one is more surprised than me. I mean, why stop at 100? It's me, for Pete's sake. I could teach a class. It turns out by #15 or so I didn't find myself that fascinating either.

So, in no particular order, 1-51.

1. I had chronic head/neckaches everyday from around age 13 to 25 until I started Pilates.
2. When I was 13 a boy I had a crush on tried to "crack" my neck like a chiropractor. See #1.
3. I have a stripper pole in my house and know how to use it. Too bad it's collecting dust in storage.
4. I am told I look like Hilary Swank about once a week; I wish I found her attractive.
5. When I lived in LA I was told I looked like Mia Farrow about once a week. I found her attractive - pre-Woody.
6. I ran a marathon.
7. My first engagement was called off by my fiance.
8. On the day I was supposed to get married I raced in a triathlon for charity.
9. My skin and hair never looked prettier then when I was pregnant.
10. I am slightly awed by how much I procrastinate.
11. I've been in the presence of a ghost.
12. I was ten rows back from Dr. McDreamy on a flight that made an emergency landing.
13. I compulsively shop online but only actually buy about a 1/4 of the things I put in the cart.
14. My cat won second place in LA's fat cat contest.
15. I had a dream about my husband playing basketball years before I met him.
16. I'm intimidated by any kind of group sport. Even bacci ball.
17. I have terrible depth perception.
18. I can't watch Ali G or Borat or kind of show where the goal is to make people uncomfortable.
19. I was swindled out of a very large sum of money by a psychic.
20. I have a scar on my ankle from a motorcycle I rode in Italy.
21. I have been to Africa twice.
22. TV's Tony Soprano and Chandler Bing were dicks to me on 2 separate occasions.
23. Thanks to breastfeeding, I weigh less now than when I was in high school.
24. I make cookies once a week and I'm still a barely competent baker. I always manage to leave out one major ingredient.
25. I would rather spend my money on a great meal than a pair of shoes or clothing.
26. I am terrified I won't live anywhere else but Memphis.
27. I deeply regret being so co-dependent in my teens and twenties that I missed out on some great friendships.
28. I can spell almost any word without looking at it.
29. My husband is prettier than I am.
30. I eat chocolate everyday.
31. I enthusiastically sign up for continuing education classes but usually drop out before the term is over.
32. I leave clutter in my wake.
33. I have a large, round birthmark on my shoulder.
34. My torn earlobe made for a great conversation piece before my parents paid me to have it sewn up.
35. Because of a slightly downturned mouth, strangers often encourage me to smile which makes me want to inflict bodily harm.
36. I had a flare up of eczema on my legs so disfiguring that I wore jeans everyday for two years.
37. I gave bad directions to Penn Gillette.
38. I am usually always cold and would happily live in the Palm Springs desert for eternity.
39. I spent 2 years researching and writing a screenplay about the Bell Witch only to trumped by a fellow no-name who sold his Bell Witch spec for $$$ and got Reese Witherspoon attached.
40.I have been told by more people than I care to admit that they assumed I was a stuck up bitch until they got to know me.
41. Newborns still make me extremely nervous.
42. Getting on antidepressants has changed my life for the better.
43. I am learning to play the ukulele.
44. I am avoiding a crushing load of work by writing this.
45. It used to really, really upset me that my husband never complimented me or told me I was pretty. And then he called me a good mom.
46. I have really violent dreams.
47. When I was ten I thought I was a werewolf.
48. The best and worst day of my life both involve my daughter.
49. I don't think I'll ever be as great a mom as my own.
50. My 2 favorite genres of movies are horror and dance movies. I'm thinking it's time for a crossover.
51. Because of #50, I know the Thriller dance by heart.