100 things
1. I fall asleep everywhere. Everywhere.
2. My first pet was a turtle named Lord Cavendish.
3. The very top thing on my wish list is: a house.
4. I am the procrastination queen of the world.
5. When I was young, I had a thick Texan accent.
6. When I was older, I wished I had a British accent.
7. My favorite instrument is the bass.
8. Before high school, I pronounced it ‘bas (like the fish).
9. My family nickname is Mimi. It’s supposed to be the sound that Vietnamese kittens make. Go figure.
10. I’m pretty sure I have adult ADD.
11. I’m also pretty sure I’m a hypochondriac.
12. Once, while playing tennis, hit a ball, fell to the ground, and couldn’t walk. I’ve had back problems since then.
13. My first email address was sillykimmymaru.
14. I once fed a cheerio to my fish.
15. I’ve learned better since then.
16. I think that I am really much too old to have not accomplished anything yet.
17. My birthday is on Halloween.
18. I want a cherry red Vespa.
19. I own an obscene number of pens.
20. I have a strange affinity for gay men.
21. Alcohol just makes me sleepy.
22. Coffee just makes me sleepy.
23. In my next life, I think I want to be a male lion.
24. If I ever start making money, I’ll be at the spa every week. Manis, pedis, facials, massages, everything.
25. I think the best part of playing tennis is the clothes.
26. I hate being so far away from the beach.
27. When I lived close to the beach, I rarely went.
28. In my youth, I wanted to be a writer. My mom convinced me that I could never live the life of a starving artist.
29. I really suck at writing.
30. It’s a good thing I’m not a writer.
31. I had a math professor in college that smelled like rotten baby food.
32. I’ve really never smelled rotten baby food.
33. I’m very sarcastic.
34. I fear the common man.
35. I take a LOT of pictures.
36. I wish I could take more.
37. I’m quite unskilled at makeup application.
38. I have video of myself wearing a paper mustache.
39. I have stayed up all night fixing html code.
40. I snore very loudly.
41. I’ve actually woken myself up because I snore so loudly.
42. I have poor posture.
43. I buy lip gloss like mad.
44. I rarely remember to wear them.
45. At one point in my life, I was quite obsessed with sailor moon.
46. I really like cardiology.
47. My dreams are always filled with either fear or uncomfortable situations. Sometimes both.
48. I eat sushi much more often than I can afford.
49. I long for superpowers.
50. If I had them, I’d keep it a secret.
51. I really really really need a maid.
52. A personal trainer wouldn’t be bad, either.
53. I’m a sucker for nice packaging.
54. For my sister’s birthday one year, we stuck candles into the side of her cake, placed it on a lazy susan, lit the candles, and spun the cake round and round and round while she blew the candles out. I have video.
55. I want a pug.
56. When I was young, I liked to pick the almonds off of the sides of my birthday cakes.
57. Now, I just buy bags of almonds.
58. It’s just not the same.
59. I like to watch tv shows while I’m in the bath.
60. I don’t get to take baths very often.
61. But I do have a bath bomb in my car.
62. I’m perpetually late.
63. I have a lemon tree, an avocado tree, a jujube tree, and an overgrown tomato plant.
64. I was once addicted to green tea prune candies.
65. I hate hot dogs.
66. Every once in a while, though, I have an unbelievable craving for a hot dog on a stick.
67. I used to do yoga twice a week.
68. I miss it.
69. I wasn’t in school at the time.
70. I was earning little more than minimum wage.
71. And going to the spa every month.
72. I love the spa.
73. I think Italian chemists who play guitar are HOT.
74. I also think Charlize Theron is hot.
75. I actually had a crush on my first chemistry professor in college.
76. He looked like a turtle.
77. My first webpage was hosted by Tripod.
78. It wasn’t that exciting.
79. Embarrassing, actually.
80. It’s still active.
81. You can quite easily woo me with chocolate.
82. Dark chocolate.
83. Godiva, Green tea infused. On a strawberry.
84. None of that Hershey crap.
85. I have a tendency to overhaul my website every time school stresses me out.
86. I have a tendency to ramble, space out, and ramble some more.
87. It’s a good thing I have a lot of night & weekend minutes.
88. It’s a really good thing that my boyfriend likes me enough to listen to me.
89. I know him better than he knows himself.
90. I used to think he was KGB.
91. His family is straight from 7th heaven.
92. I really don’t watch 7th heaven.
93. When I’m at home / school, I check my email a gazillion times a day.
94. If I don’t, it builds to a terrifying load.
95. I wake up to Kevin & Bean on KROQ.
96. I want a grey suede couch.
97. And a cushy chair named Trevor from Pottery Barn.
98. My life would be easier if I had free dry cleaning.
99. I’m becoming more and more like my dad.
100. I miss him.