101. My favorite color is orange
102. Because not many people like it
103. I tend to be lazy
104. I love the desert
105. Especially how it smells after a rain
106. I have bottled up that smell
107. I love coffee
108. I tell people it is against the law for me not to love it
109. I love science
110. I hate talking about my views in politics
111. Because people get so heated
112. It is just politics
113. I still like people, even if their view is different form mine
114. I am not sure this is always reciprocated
115. I am very middle of the road.
116. I admire Goldwater
117. I am often confused for a bleeding heart liberal
118. But never for a member of the VRWC
119. I don't think I fit into either mold
120. I feel very exposed letting people know this about me
121. I think I have rose colored glasses when it comes to life
122. I don't think it is a bad thing
123. I try not to let new experiences pass me by
124. But I manage to let them slip past anyway
125. I am very paranoid about how others perceive me
126. And I hate this about me
127. I cry at the drop of a hat
128. I think that this is a good thing
129. People tease me all the time about it
130. I find that very hurtful
131. I like being naked
132. But I am not a nudist
133. I want another baby
134. I want a girl so that my mitochondrial DNA gets passed
135. I don't know why I want this
136. I wish that did not sound so weird
137. I have a tattoo
138. It is of a bird on my mother's family crest
139. It is of a jackdaw
140. It has no feet - meaning that they can never land and are always traveling
141. I felt that applied to my life
142. I was inspired to get it after reading about
Ta Moko and it being a way to identify kin.
143. I think kinship is very important
144. But it is hard to maintain kinship ties
145. I think it is worth it, and I wish more people did too
146. I love Pepsi
147. Not Coke
148. I consider CBS News Sunday Morning to be a guilty TV pleasure...
149. I hate moving
150. I am an Ecuadorian hula hoop champion
151. I have only ever won food items in raffles (all of them cakes)
152. I think the world is going to fast
153. I have thought this since I was six
154. I envy people who can write poetry (well)
155. I find my long ago previous attempts were cheesy
156. I like being cold
157. I hate the snow
158. And I love living in a desert
159. I want to write a book
160. But I am not ready to yet
161. I love taking pictures of my son.
162. I love my husband dearly
163. He is a moral man
164. I love this best about him
165. I think people can be very cruel
166. I don't know why this is
167. People often bewilder me
168. So much so that I often dream of being a hermit
169. I tend to have really high expectations of people
170. So I am often disappointed
171. I try to remind myself that in the long run most of that is not that important
172. I love to cook
173. But my husband is better
174. And this intimidates me greatly
175. I often have a sink full of dishes
176. Even though I have an automatic dishwasher
177. I read every day
178. I read because I think I need to
179. I don't think I am all that smart
180. But people tell me I am
181. I don't know why I can't believe them.
182. I practice mindfulness based stress reduction
183. It helps me get over myself
184. I really need to do it more often.
185. I am often a follower
186. But people tell me I am a leader
187. I envy people that can pick themselves up when they hit bottom
188. Because I worry it will happen to me
189. And I won't be able to
190. I hate that I worry about things so much
191. I don't feel like I have a "home" to go back to
192. Because it is spread over thousands and thousands of miles.
193. I wish that I had a fairy godmother
194. I wish I were more able to take risks
195. I am terrified of knives
196. Someone told me once it is probably related to watching my father bullfight
197. I wish I took better care of myself
198. I removed many things I wrote on this list
199. Having them out there made me feel REALLY vulnerable
200. I still feel vulnerable after this list.