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sereneAnother 100, because I like them.
Instructions:
1. Copy this whole list into your journal.
2. *Asterisk* the things that you have in common with me.
3. Whatever you don't *asterisk*, replace with things about you (optional: that are related to the things you replaced).
*01. I am a woman
02. I am sometimes uncomfortable with prolonged eye contact.
03. I like being quiet with people I'm comfortable with, but I babble when I'm nervous or excited.
04. I often obsess over how I've behaved in public.
05. I am related to Frankie Avalon.
06. I am as annoyed by fundamentalist atheists as by fundamentalists of a religious bent.
07. I own several small power tools.
08. I have mixed feelings about touchy issues such as abortion and capital punishment.
09. I only own two pairs of shoes.
10. I can walk for miles and miles without getting too tired, as long as there aren't a lot of hills.
11. I used to be straight.
12. I have never done karaoke.
13. I am not attached to any of my belongings.
*14. I don't understand why some people crave increasing amounts of power.
*15. I have both more and less patience than I used to, and I like it that way.
16. I hate peanut-butter-and-jelly.
17. I read every Nancy Drew book that came out before 1980.
*18. I have a lot to learn.
19. I have been stung by a stingray.
*20. Onions and garlic smelly yummy when cooking.
*21. I don't understand how some people can listen to music with lyrics and work at the same time.
*22. I love rainy days.
23. My house is not currently as clean as I'd like.
*24. I think some short men are incredibly hot.
*25. I doubt I will ever be a parent.
*26. I have a few issues, but generally I'm pretty satisfied with how I handle them.
*27. I listen to new music, but find myself going back to old favorites more often.
*28. I torture myself about social gaffes or thoughtless acts I made decades ago.
*29. I like personality tests and horoscopes and Tarot and stuff, although a fair amount less than I used to.
*30. I don't really believe in them except as ego-stroking thought-provokers.
31. I used to read romance novels as a kind of soft porn.
32. I would love a house with a guest room and a library.
33. I don't mind being tired if I'm enjoying what I'm doing.
*34. I wish I had more energy.
35. Sleeping sometimes feels like wasting time.
*36. I feel sorry for cats with dirty boxes.
*37. I think people are basically people.
*39. I like them anyway.
39. I can do a really good handstand under water.
*40. I think cut-tags are good and happy things.
*41. I really enjoy creative and personal gifts, even if they cost nothing.
*42. I wish people were more tolerant of sex in movies and TV than violence.
43. I think I'm an ethical person in general.
44. Sometimes I think I'm beautiful, and sometimes I don't.
*45. I don't own a chess board, and know very little about playing chess.
46. I don't have any non-human pets.
47. I have a few friends I don't like much.
*48. I am rarely vindictive.
*48. I don't miss being a child for a single moment.
49. I don't mind if people I'm really close to believe things that I don't believe.
*50. I don't like talking on the phone.
*51. I like silence at times.
*52. I am ambivalent about traveling to Japan.
53. I buy CDs rather than downloading music, because I love liner notes.
54. I often declare myself a slut, but deep down I don't really think I am one.
*55. I LOVE office supplies.
*56. I dislike The Three Stooges.
*57. I know far too few songs.
*58. I would not like to be more flamboyant.
*59. I am not usually very sentimental, but sometimes I really surprise myself.
60. I could eat popcorn every day.
61. I am often dubious when people I respect say they like and/or love me.
*62. I create clutter.
63. Usenet is my favorite social venue.
*64. I can be emotional.
*65. I dislike diamonds, but I like many other gems. Pretty rocks!
*66. I generally prefer staying in with friends to going out to a large social event.
*67. I want not to worry about money.
*68. I never solved my Rubik's Cube.
69. I was 25, and had lost my virginity already, when I went on my first date.
70. I get turned on by hearing people talking about codegeeking things.
71. I have never seen anyone who I didn't think looked sexy in fishnet stockings.
72. Live music seems to pop up wherever I go.
73. I wish I could sew.
*74. I have written pretty good poetry.
*75. I thrive under pressure -- for short periods.
*76. I resist jumping to conclusions.
*77. I am usually not very aggressive, except on the Internet.
*78. I have a hard time guessing people's ages.
*79. I sometimes laugh silently at inappropriate times.
80. I love being touched and having my hair played with.
*81. I've used pirated software.
*82. I wish there weren't such huge wealth disparities in the world, but I don't know what to do about it.
*83. I think people are often mistaken about what "lifting" [other people up] is.
84. I think life is probably meaningless, but that encourages me rather than discouraging me.
*85. I don't like smugness.
*86. I am sometimes too unconcerned with the problems of those closest to me. But I like that I have more choice about whether to worry about other people's problems than I used to.
*87. I almost never wonder how my life could have turned out if I had made different choices.
*88. I wish people were better at accepting responsibility for their actions.
*89. I'm right-handed.
90. I like moving.
*91. I'm scared of hurting people.
*92. I wish I knew the truth. But when I do and no one else believes me, it feels lonely and weird.
93. I feel frumpy in clothes that are loose on me.
*94. Pornographic video has been taken of me, and as far as I know, not distributed.
95. I have never successfully baked a good loaf of bread, though I've tried and tried.
96. My mother is one of my best friends.
97. I like feeling sexy.
*98. Briefs or boxers: whatever.
99. I never had a date in high school or college.
*100. I like doing silly surveys.
Instructions:
1. Copy this whole list into your journal.
2. *Asterisk* the things that you have in common with me.
3. Whatever you don't *asterisk*, replace with things about you (optional: that are related to the things you replaced).
*01. I am a woman
02. I am sometimes uncomfortable with prolonged eye contact.
03. I like being quiet with people I'm comfortable with, but I babble when I'm nervous or excited.
04. I often obsess over how I've behaved in public.
05. I am related to Frankie Avalon.
06. I am as annoyed by fundamentalist atheists as by fundamentalists of a religious bent.
07. I own several small power tools.
08. I have mixed feelings about touchy issues such as abortion and capital punishment.
09. I only own two pairs of shoes.
10. I can walk for miles and miles without getting too tired, as long as there aren't a lot of hills.
11. I used to be straight.
12. I have never done karaoke.
13. I am not attached to any of my belongings.
*14. I don't understand why some people crave increasing amounts of power.
*15. I have both more and less patience than I used to, and I like it that way.
16. I hate peanut-butter-and-jelly.
17. I read every Nancy Drew book that came out before 1980.
*18. I have a lot to learn.
19. I have been stung by a stingray.
*20. Onions and garlic smelly yummy when cooking.
*21. I don't understand how some people can listen to music with lyrics and work at the same time.
*22. I love rainy days.
23. My house is not currently as clean as I'd like.
*24. I think some short men are incredibly hot.
*25. I doubt I will ever be a parent.
*26. I have a few issues, but generally I'm pretty satisfied with how I handle them.
*27. I listen to new music, but find myself going back to old favorites more often.
*28. I torture myself about social gaffes or thoughtless acts I made decades ago.
*29. I like personality tests and horoscopes and Tarot and stuff, although a fair amount less than I used to.
*30. I don't really believe in them except as ego-stroking thought-provokers.
31. I used to read romance novels as a kind of soft porn.
32. I would love a house with a guest room and a library.
33. I don't mind being tired if I'm enjoying what I'm doing.
*34. I wish I had more energy.
35. Sleeping sometimes feels like wasting time.
*36. I feel sorry for cats with dirty boxes.
*37. I think people are basically people.
*39. I like them anyway.
39. I can do a really good handstand under water.
*40. I think cut-tags are good and happy things.
*41. I really enjoy creative and personal gifts, even if they cost nothing.
*42. I wish people were more tolerant of sex in movies and TV than violence.
43. I think I'm an ethical person in general.
44. Sometimes I think I'm beautiful, and sometimes I don't.
*45. I don't own a chess board, and know very little about playing chess.
46. I don't have any non-human pets.
47. I have a few friends I don't like much.
*48. I am rarely vindictive.
*48. I don't miss being a child for a single moment.
49. I don't mind if people I'm really close to believe things that I don't believe.
*50. I don't like talking on the phone.
*51. I like silence at times.
*52. I am ambivalent about traveling to Japan.
53. I buy CDs rather than downloading music, because I love liner notes.
54. I often declare myself a slut, but deep down I don't really think I am one.
*55. I LOVE office supplies.
*56. I dislike The Three Stooges.
*57. I know far too few songs.
*58. I would not like to be more flamboyant.
*59. I am not usually very sentimental, but sometimes I really surprise myself.
60. I could eat popcorn every day.
61. I am often dubious when people I respect say they like and/or love me.
*62. I create clutter.
63. Usenet is my favorite social venue.
*64. I can be emotional.
*65. I dislike diamonds, but I like many other gems. Pretty rocks!
*66. I generally prefer staying in with friends to going out to a large social event.
*67. I want not to worry about money.
*68. I never solved my Rubik's Cube.
69. I was 25, and had lost my virginity already, when I went on my first date.
70. I get turned on by hearing people talking about codegeeking things.
71. I have never seen anyone who I didn't think looked sexy in fishnet stockings.
72. Live music seems to pop up wherever I go.
73. I wish I could sew.
*74. I have written pretty good poetry.
*75. I thrive under pressure -- for short periods.
*76. I resist jumping to conclusions.
*77. I am usually not very aggressive, except on the Internet.
*78. I have a hard time guessing people's ages.
*79. I sometimes laugh silently at inappropriate times.
80. I love being touched and having my hair played with.
*81. I've used pirated software.
*82. I wish there weren't such huge wealth disparities in the world, but I don't know what to do about it.
*83. I think people are often mistaken about what "lifting" [other people up] is.
84. I think life is probably meaningless, but that encourages me rather than discouraging me.
*85. I don't like smugness.
*86. I am sometimes too unconcerned with the problems of those closest to me. But I like that I have more choice about whether to worry about other people's problems than I used to.
*87. I almost never wonder how my life could have turned out if I had made different choices.
*88. I wish people were better at accepting responsibility for their actions.
*89. I'm right-handed.
90. I like moving.
*91. I'm scared of hurting people.
*92. I wish I knew the truth. But when I do and no one else believes me, it feels lonely and weird.
93. I feel frumpy in clothes that are loose on me.
*94. Pornographic video has been taken of me, and as far as I know, not distributed.
95. I have never successfully baked a good loaf of bread, though I've tried and tried.
96. My mother is one of my best friends.
97. I like feeling sexy.
*98. Briefs or boxers: whatever.
99. I never had a date in high school or college.
*100. I like doing silly surveys.