... that you may or may not know about me (idea stolen borrowed from many other bloggers).

1. I don't like raw tomatoes.  I've tried, but no.  I will eat them cooked, however.
2. Because of this, I do not own ketchup.
3. I don't like raw onions either.
4. Jasper is named after this Canadian National Park, which I hope to visit in the near future.
5. Orion was named (not by me) after the constellation, but I like to tell people he was named after the electrode company. 
6. I am a natural blonde.
7. Also, the hair is naturally curly.
8. I love coffee.
9. Most of my friends are older than I am. It's fairly evenly balanced right now.
10. I like North Carolina, but I miss New England.
11. I do not miss New Jersey.
12. Except for the pizza.
13. I will not wear clothing with obvious branding.  If you want me to advertise for you, pay me.  I will not pay you for the privilege.
14. I am horse mad.
15. I consider myself a dressage rider, even though I have ridden in exactly 2 about 7 shows.
16. I prefer a paper planner to a PDA.
17. I drive a Nissan Sentra Ford Escape.
18. I bought it because it fits me I love it.
19. I'd like something bigger, but whenever I drive an SUV, I miss my car.
20. I cannot parallel park.
21. I love bridges.
22. My favorite pizza toppings are pepperoni and mushrooms.
23. I love to cook.
24. I am a good cook.
25. I don't cook for just me.
26. I cuss like a sailor, especially when mad.
27. There is one word I do not use. Ever. 
28. I went to Annapolis for a year.
29. Leaving was the best decision I ever made.
30. I love hardwood floors.
31. I have never lived anywhere with them.
32. My beverage of choice (non-alcoholic) is Caffeine Free Diet Coke.
33. There really is no alcoholic beverage of choice.  I vote for them all!
34. I have been to Spain, Germany, the UK, Mexico, and Canada.
35. I am the oldest of four.
36. The youngest and I are separated by 14 years.
37. Parties make me nervous.
38. But I force myself to go.
39. I have a good time once I get there.
40. I love road trips.
41. Actually, I love most trips.
42. Only one of my cats has front claws.
43. But that's OK, because the other one is the one with teeth.
44. I take hot showers. 
45. I cannot grow ferns.
46. However, I have no problem with African violets.
47. You want me on your trivia team.  My mind is an amazing repository of useless knowledge.
48. I am repulsed by and drawn to snakes.
49. I would like to get a fish tank again, but am afraid Orion would knock it over.  Or drown in it.
50. I hate hamburgers. I started eating them again after 20 years. No idea why.
51. But sometimes I crave a big, juicy steak.
52. I make my bed every morning.
53. I have a weakness for chocolate.
54. And a certain Van Morrison song.
55. No, I'm not telling which one.
56. I love Italian food.
57. And Mexican.
58. And Thai.
59. I'm meh on Chinese.
60. Ben and Jerry's Chubby Hubby is the best ice cream ever.
61. I also like mint chocolate chip.
62. But so does Orion.
63. I love cities with good public transportation.
64. I don't understand why one would drive when that is an option.
65. I am allergic to shellfish.
66. I wasn't always.
67. My Epipen is in my purse.
68. One of the reasons I love to go see my aunt in Culpeper is because I can curl up on the couch, reading and drinking coffee, all day.
69. I could do that at my house too, but I don't.
70. My aunt's house feels more like home to me than my parents'.
71. I have been known to go days without eating meat.
72. I love shoes, but also love being barefoot.
73. This works out well, as Jasper likes me to scratch him with my toes.
74. I am not very good at sleeping.
75. I prefer white wine to red.
76. I would love to study linguistics.
77. My sister and I shared a room growing up.
78. I can't imagine not having siblings.
79. I am very close to my mom.
80. Not so much to my dad.
81. My comfort meal is grilled cheese and tomato soup. 
82. I am the only member of my immediate family of legal driving age who doesn't drive an SUV. Now Bud and Goose don't.
83. My mom and I are the only ones whose vehicles aren't blue. There are only 2 blue cars left.
84. My favorite breed of dog is the Cardigan Welsh Corgi.
85. I am a very good cashier.
86. When I give a presentation, I have to have a plant in the back of the room telling me to slow down.
87. Because I can talk very fast.
88. I insist that people use coasters in my house.
89. Even though I hate my end tables. I have new end tables. I like them.
90. I am terrified of fire.
91. I had more fun and did less work as a grad student than as an undergrad.
92. My favorite city in the U.S. is Boston.
93. I spent more on video games than gambling in Las Vegas.
94. I want to go back and do more hiking. 
95. Cdub and I like to get to the movies early so that we can play House of the Dead. 
96. We suck at it.
97. I know from personal experience that when you are in a wheelchair, people pretend to not see you.
98. I was probably the same way.
99. I love buying makeup.
100. I don't wear it often.