100 Things

Here goes:

1. I'm 28 29 (and almost 30!).
2. I'm a Leo.
3. I was born in the Chinese year of the dragon.
   
4. I went to law school.
5. And pass the NY bar. the first time.
6. And still (2.5 years later) haven't gone to get sworn in.
7. I'm not practicing law now anyway.
8. I love my job.
9. I'm a workaholic.
10. I have one cat, but live with two.
11. I live alone (other than the cats, I mean).
12. I have 3 siblings - a younger brother and his wife, a younger stepbrother, a younger stepsister.
13. I am the oldest of 28 (including me) first cousins. (The youngest, twins, are 2).
14. I grew up in Michigan. The west side. The best side.
15. I now live on the East Coast.
16. But not in NYC. :(
    
17. NYC is my favorite city ever.
18. And the Yankees are my favorite sports team. And any naysayers can suck it.
19. I have an 18 year old son.
    
20. Not really. I call him my son, but I'm really mentoring him. But, he is just like my son.
21. I have a blue star tattooed on my right ankle.
22. My mom disowned me for a week because of it. She still hates it.
    
23. I love it. And I want have another tattoo (it's the Chinese symbol for "dragon").
24. If I got another tattoo (besides the first two), it would be a tribal batman symbol.
    
25. Batman is my favorite superhero.
    
26. I also love hello kitty.
    
27. Actually, I love chococat better than hello kitty.
28. And I also love strawberry shortcake (the character, although the dessert isn't too shabby).
29. I've been to 13 16 countries outside the U.S. (In order of visitation: Canada, Costa Rica, England, Scotland, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Turkey, Mexico, Jamaica, China, and Japan).
30. I wish I've been to Spain, Portugal, Greece, Australia, Cambodia, South Africa, ....
    
31. I've only been to 19 of the US states (In whatever order I remembered them: Michigan (grew up here), Illinois (mom lives here), Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia (drove through) (stayed in Atlanata for a weekend), Florida (lived here), Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland (lived here), Washington D.C. (live here), Delaware (drove through), New Jersey (drove through), New York (love! love!), Texas, Arkansas (drove through), and California.
32. I wish I've been to Seattle, San Francisco, Portland (Oregon), New England, New Mexico, and Arizona.
33. I'll probably end up going to China (did it!) (I'll probably end up in either Greece, Cairo, or Iceland next, because I'm heading back to Turkey this summer and I'll tack on a "bonus country" to the end of that trip) and either California (did it!) or South Dakota (not yet) next. (Actually, I'll probably go to Vegas next, since I'm going there in August to celebrate my 30th birthday).
    
34. I won't stop traveling until I've seen it all.
    
35. I love chapstick.
36. And gum.
37. And office supplies.
38. And green eyes.
39. And biting. reaow!
40. My favorite band of all time is Weezer.
41. Right now, though, I am loving My Chemical Romance and Ludacris (and Cold Play and Kanye West).
42. I love to read. My favorite books include:
43. Walden Two by BF Skinner
44. Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut
45. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
46. The Truth Machine by James Halperin
    
47. The Time Wars series by Simon Hawke
48. The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
49. The Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
50. Good to Great by Jim Collins
    
51. The book I recently read that I really like is "A Hope in the Unseen" by Ron Suskind. I recently read and enjoyed Jennifer Government by Max Barry.
    
52. Also, I own a copy of almost (like missing two or three) every book ever written by Nora Roberts.
53. And I'm more than a little ashamed by that fact.
    
54. Nora Roberts is an excellent writer, though!
55. I lurve technology.
56. I am obsessed with my laptop, iPod, digit camera, and blackberry Treo 650. I brought my laptop on my cruise vacation.
    
57. And I used it!!
58. I HATE reality shows.
59. Excluding Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (EMHE). That show makes me cry every time.
    
60. I never have time to watch TV, but I used to make time for EMHE and Alias (Now I watch Alias on DVD--I have seasons 1-4!). If I catch them, I also like Joan of Arcadia and Grey's Anatomy and House and CSI and Without a Trace and Numbers.
61. I have a GI Jane/Spy/Superhero fantasy thing.
62. I almost went into medicine.
63. I still think about going to med school, and would go if I were ever idly rich.
64. I really like the Cadillac Escalade. A lot.
65. But I drive a 1995 Dodge Minivan on it's last legs. I don't own a car anymore.
66. I've paid more in parking tickets than my car is was worth. In fact, they impounded it for $1,100 dollars in tickets, which was more than the Blue Book value on it, so I let them keep it.
    
67. How come these lists are so much shorter when you are reading them?
68. I don't believe in mono (the illness).
69. If I could have any super power, I would want to stop time, like Edie from "Out of This World."
70. Until I visited Germany and saw the reruns (proof!), my friends were convinced I hallucinated the cartoon "Kidd Video."
    
71. MacGyver is one of my role models.
72. I spent a year building houses for Habitat for Humanity.
73. I hate it when people try to put a woman in her place.
74. I dislike flowers and abhor chivalry (please, please, don't open the door for me--I can handle it myself!)
75. I rather be a vegetarian, but am too lazy and easy-going to completely cut meat from my diet. (And now, protein is a requirement of my diet, so being a vegie is out.)
    
76. I'd love to be a Jeopardy contestant, but I'd probably make more money on Wheel of Fortune (or Deal/No Deal!).
77. I've written a multi-page plan just in case I win the lottery.
78. In my family, I'm closer to my Dad, but I talk more to my Mom.
79. My parents are divorced.
80. Thank god! Both of their lives are so much better now.
81. I was a "mistake." unplanned.
    
82. My parents both loved me so much right from the beginning that it has never bothered me.
83. When I was younger, I wished I was a twin. I secretly hoped my twin (who had red hair and green eyes, but still looked like me) was separated from me at birth.
84. I hated dolls growing up and never owned a Barbie.
85. I had one doll that I cared about when I was very young. Her name was Banchum. The name made perfect sense at the time.
86. I now have a cat named Bantam. This has nothing to do with Banchum. Bantam is an anagram. (you figure it out!)
87. I am a night owl.
88. My favorite color is blue.
89. I hate the smell of vanilla.
90. I almost never wear makeup, but I love buying it. Especially lip gloss.
91. Mexican food (American Mexican) is a gift from god. Especially burritos.
92. My favorite beer is Guinness.
93. I used to smoke. I quit for seven years. Then I started again. I've quit again.
    
94. I'm skeptical of doctors but open to astrology.
95. I wish Meijer was everywhere!
96. I dislike crying. I almost never cry at real life, but cry at the drop of a hat for television shows or movies.
97. I think Val Kilmer was the best Batman/Bruce Wayne combo. I don't care what you think. Oh! Now this one is hard, because Christian Bale did such a good job in Batman Begins.
    
98. I only watch action movies, comedies, or chick flicks. I really dislike "dramas," historical films, artsy films, and hate horror movies.
99. I'm a scrabble beast. I challenge you!
100. I'm part Italian, part African American, and mostly mutt.
101. And thank god this list is done!