Another 100

[serene]

This one is from piranha_gooroos. Again, I don't like bolding a bunch of stuff, so I'm using asterisks for the ones I keep. Also, this one has a new rule, which is to replace the stuff that doesn't apply with related stuff, so it should be easier than thinking up all new stuff.



01. I would rather be an hour early than a minute late.
02. I know a lot about my mother's ethnic heritage, and nearly nothing about my father's
03. I like getting/giving gifts on birthdays and anniversaries, but care nothing about other gift-giving occasions/holidays.
04. I only met two of my grandparents -- both after I was a teenager, and I disliked them both.
05. I love to swim.
*06. I get excited about the mail coming (snail mail).
*07. When I'm depressed, it often manifests itself as inertia.
*08. I have more than one sibling. [I didn't know this about you, piranha]
09. I love kettle chips.
*10. I'm struck daily by how much I don't know.
*11. I'm smart, and I know it.
12. I feel socially awkward, but I still do fairly okay in social situations.
13. I had a lot of building and brainteaser toys as a child.
14. I fight my slob tendencies every day, and I'm somewhat successful.
15. I picked up a southern (US) accent from a love, and haven't quite lost it yet.
*16. I am neither amused or annoyed when people don't see things that are right in front of them, but sometimes surprised when i am one of them.
*17. I read a lot, but the Internet has cut down on my non-fiction reading.
*18. I am not sure how to measure how geeky I am.
*19. I don't want children, but am pleased with and proud of my nephew.
*20. It makes my day to get an email from someone. (Depends who it is, but there are definitely people for whom that holds.)
*21. i love driving, the more winding the road, the better.
22. I sing nearly constantly -- if I'm not singing out loud, I'm singing in my head.
23. I have really long hair.
24. I have a few white (not gray) hairs.
*25. I don't particularly care whether people dress up for things.
*26. I was taken to an opera dress rehearsal when I was in grade school; it didn't take.
*27. I love hearing new kinds of (good) music.
*28. I'm a weird person (to the extent that this is a meaningful statement--everyone is someone else's weirdo).
29. My mother lives nearby, and we are good friends.
30. I like bad movies, but I can't bear bad music or bad television.
*31. i am neutral towards people as regards matters of trust until they show their colours.
*32. I've never sung in front of the mirror and pretended to be a pop star; I don't see the point.
33. I kept paper journals sporadically for several years. They were dull and stilted.
34. I am not easily frustrated.
*35. I look forward to living a lot longer.
*36. i actually like doing dishes sometimes; especially when i come in from working in the garden, because there's nothing like immersing my grubby paws in nice, warm, soapy water.
37. I've never accidentally broken a bone.
*38. I'd rather like to own a house, not for the property as such but because I want the space and the chance to garden.
*39. I wish I had more money.
*40. I tend to avoid fights.
*41. I really enjoy thoughtful gifts, even if they cost nothing. I'll like almost anything just because the person took the time to pick it out.
*42. I have less alone time than I really need.
*43. When something hurts my feelings, I usually feel sad first; sometimes angry later, but not always.
44. I think I'm fairly healthy emotionally.
45. There is very little I'd be willing to kill or die for, but the safety of my loved ones is one.
*46. I sometimes laugh when I'm nervous.
*47. I seem to worry less about morality than I used to.
48. My political views are entirely different from what they were when I was young, but I think I'm basically the same person.
*49. When I'm walking across a high bridge or standing on a subway platform, I sometimes get a strange urge to jump. It's not suicidal, but I don't know what it is.
50. I like animals in theory, but I don't really like having them around, or caring for them.
51. I think all clothing is drag, and I like girl-drag, boy-drag, and in-between-drag.
52. I haven't shaved anything in more than 20 years.
53. I sometimes feel callous because there are some old friends that I would still love to hear from, but I don't miss them at all.
54. If I died today, I feel I would have lived a successful life.
*55. I don't like the telephone, but prefer talking in email.
56. I feel neutral about Los Angeles, but I don't want to live there.
57. I use my computer to remind me of dates/times when things are happening or have happened -- otherwise, I would forget.
58. I didn't go to my first non-school concert until I was in my mid-teens.
59. I write and speak well, but I have a tendency to malapropisms when I talk.
*60. I have an infinite capacity for introspection.
*61. I think that if I said everything I was thinking, I'd be sorry, but I suspect that some of the things I blurt out, and some of the ones I keep to myself, are the wrong ones.
*62. i have trouble finding shoes i really like fit- and fashion-wise.
63. I am happy with the level of friendly contacts in my life.
64. I have a television, but I haven't pulled it out of the closet to watch it in months.
65. I like that I don't care much about money.
*66. I'm not as good at following through on things as I would like.
67. I am a feminist.
*68. Sometimes, when making snarky comments about people on the street, I talk louder than I think I'm talking.
*69. I try to ignore boy bands and other manufactured pop groups.
70. I notice imprecision in language, but I ignore it unless it affects my communications with the person.
71. I use fairly unadorned, common speech in general, with lots of slang and curse words.
72. I don't much like coffee unless it's fancy-foofy with lots of cream and sugar.
*73. I'm online a lot. This is part of my social life.
74. I wish I had a comfortable recliner at home so I could sit still longer.
*75. I occasionally wish I had pursued a medical career, back when I was making choices in college.
76. I am not easily distracted by movement.
77. i write a lot of stuff that never sees the light of day.
78. I ate glue and playdough when I was a kid.
79. At least two of my grandparents were first-generation Americans.
80. I rarely wonder what my future will be like, and if I'll be happy with it.
*81. I don't like calling strangers on the phone to ask for things, even simple information.
82. I sometimes wonder how much responsibility I have for my partners' partners.
*83. I am pleased with the schools I went to, and know that some of that was pure luck.
*84. I would love to be mechanically gifted, another area I haven't really investigated, and fear that I'm too clumsy.
*85. I like teaching people things.
*86. I love to wrap presents.
*87. I don't mind rain, or dark overcast days when it doesn't rain.
*88. I get pissed off when other people try to argue with me about who I am, because if I'm not right about it, who is?
*89. I am opinionated.
*90. I think some of the norms we have that have to do with being polite are attempts to suppress certain kinds of valuable information. [piranha: I LOVE this. I never found words for it before.]
*91. I like the idea of owning a bookstore, but suspect I would dislike the day-to-day reality.
92. I'm not generally a picture-taking sort of person. I prefer to experience stuff rather than document it.
93. I like, but can't find, my digital camera.
*94. I can get so caught up in tasks that I lose hours at a time.
95. I love clothes, but don't spend much money on them.
96. I am lazy, but I also have a strong work ethic, so I get more done than I would if I gave in to my laziness.
*97. I think my attention span has decreased since I was young.
*98. most people i really like live far away from me.
99. One of the best things about the place I live now is that it has space for company.
*100. I don't overanalyze, but sometimes go over the same topic repeatedly instead of doing anything about my conclusions.