Wednesday, March 25, 2009

100 Things (Updated)

I started blogging a little over a year ago. I lost my old blog because I got freaked out when an anonymous commenter seemed to know a little too much about me. I can't believe it has already been a year, but I thought to commemorate I would update my 100 things about me that I wrote for my original blog. I think it will be fun to roll it out every year and see what has changed.


1. I have very curly hair.
2. It is reddish.
3. I was married Aug. 19 2000
4. I kept my last name when I got married
5. My sons first name is my husbands last name. We are crazy like that.
6. I love cheese
7. and bread
8. I love Lost and Friday Night Lights
9. I call my baby by a very unique nickname, I think it will be safe to say no other kid will have the same nickname.
10. So does most everyone that knows him
11. My son is in daycare and I'm OK with that
12. I have a dog, her name is Siela. Pronounced to rhyme with DIE LA
13. I have two cats. Ramona and Niles
14. I used to live in Alabama
15. I went to Auburn University
16. I started in 1994 and graduated in 2000.
17. My husband used to be in several bands
18. I now live in New Jersey
19. We are considering moving back to Alabama for my husband to get his PhD. (Update: We are moving back to Alabama, we signed a lease for 8/13/09)
20. I have a MA in Counseling
21. I used to be in the marching band in high school. I played the saxophone.
22. I love dance songs
23. I like beer. Cheap beer is fine.
24. I can name all 50 states in Alphabetical order.
25. I probably could not find them all on a map
25.5 I had to Google html code to find out how to strike through
26. I love to take pictures
27. I have a lot of issues with anxiety
28. I work full time
29. I like working.
30. I love to eat
31. I'm constantly struggling with my weight. (Update: I have currently lost 42 pounds with a combination of Weight Watchers and working out)
32. I like to clean
33. I hate to do laundry
34. I haven't had a washer or dryer for 7 years
35. I haven't owned a car for 7 years
36. I hate to be hot
37. I'm very anxious about possibly moving back to Alabama (Update: still anxious)
38. I hate lots of stuff
39. I like to gossip
40. I make myself feel better by talking about other people
41. I have gone to therapy twice.
42. I'm not sure it worked
43. I hate television aimed at infants
44. I try very hard to be a "good" parent
45. I'm not always sure what a "good" parent should be
46. I had Postpartum Depression. It was awful.
47. I did not feel an overwhelming love for my baby when he was born, it took several months to feel that way.
48. I had Postpartum Depression. It was bad enough to write it twice.
49. I'm scared to have another baby because it might happen again
50. I love to read
51. I'm pretty good at Super Mario Brothers
52. I don't like to watch movies
53. I have a sister
54. I do not have any living grandparents
55. I'm 5 feet 2 inches tall
56. I used to say that I really liked punk rock
57. not so much any more
58. I really love Journey
59. I have a Myspace page (Update: I have abandoned Myspace for Facebook)
60. I love to buy clothes for my baby
61. I spend a lot of time wondering what life would be like if I wasn't so anxious
62. It makes me sad to think I'll never know
63. I still balance my checkbook.
64. I love to read blogs
65. I have never left a comment. I did it, I left a comment. Now I'm all nervous and dorky feeling, like what if they don't like me and want to be my friend.
66. I live in a third floor walk up
67. I really like candy
68. I LOVE presents
69. tee hee. I laugh at stuff like "69"
70. I like porn
71. I do not go to church
72. I am not a fan of most organized religions
73. I try to be open minded, but I'm not always good at it
74. I'm really craving a bagel with cream cheese (Update: I don't remember the last time I ate a bagel with cream cheese...)
75. I live one block from Dunkin Donuts
76. I find Rachel Ray to be extremely annoying
77. I don't have any tattoos
78. I had my belly button pierced in college
79. I love coffee
80. I like to watch documentaries
81. I work with people with HIV/AIDS
82. I have a weird sense of humor.
83. I think the word "retarded" is funny
84. I like to make up words
85. I say noonies instead of testicles
86. My husband has a blog.
87. He writes about children's music
88. My sister and my niece also have blogs
89. that is why I started this blog
90. I started this blog as a way to help me sort through some of my anxiety
91. I anxious about whether any one will read it
92. My mom is an alcoholic
93. My dad probably is too, he just functions better
94. I would like to learn how to knit (Update: I just finished my last knitting class, I can knit!)
95. Specifically to make my baby a hat that looks like a candy corn
96. I really like board games
97. I am very competitive
98. I LOVE holidays. All of them.
99. I hate IM speak and smiley faces
100. I was in labor for 32 hours then had a C section.

9 comments:

Not Your Aunt B said...

You have to post on how to do the strikethrough because I want to do it and have no idea how.

I love to use the word retarded. So un-PC of me, but I have been using it since high school and can't get it out of my vocab.

Ditto on the love to eat, love to drink beer, and bread and cheese.

And YAY on the 42 lbs!

And I could write more, but then I would be a comment hog.

creative kerfuffle said...

totally gonna be a comment hog because i LOVE that you did this!
1. I have very curly hair.--me too
6. I love cheese--ditto
7. and bread---ditto
8. I love Lost ---ditto
9. I call my baby by a very unique nickname, I think it will be safe to say no other kid will have the same nickname.--i love nicknames
11. My son is in daycare and I'm OK with that--my kids are too and so am i
13. I have two cats. Ramona and Niles--also two cats and i'm happy (after all this time of reading you) to learn that you have cats and a dog
24. I can name all 50 states in Alphabetical order.--i am totally impressed w/ this.
31. I'm constantly struggling with my weight. (Update: I have currently lost 42 pounds with a combination of Weight Watchers and working out)---i am so happy for you
32. I like to clean--i think you are insane.
36. I hate to be hot--ditto
46. I had Postpartum Depression. It was awful.--i had it w/ the boy and had to take drugs (the legal kind) for a couple of years
69. tee hee. I laugh at stuff like "69"--me too : )
70. I like porn---me too!
72. I am not a fan of most organized religions--me neither, and yet we go to church. go figure
75. I live one block from Dunkin Donuts--omg--i would be the fattest woman on earth if i lived that close to dd.
82. I have a weird sense of humor.--which i love.
83. I think the word "retarded" is funny--so do i and i still say it; and i have a retarded cousin.
85. I say noonies instead of testicles--pronounce like noon or non?
100. I was in labor for 32 hours then had a C section.---sounds like my experience when the girl was born.

Penny said...

CK- I love your response! I say noonies to rhyme with noon. I took drugs after Eli's birth too and I think that is how I finally got to be "normal" again.

DAVs said...

I liked re-reading these. And I was all like "Memories...all alone in the..." singing because I remembered reading this list when it originally was posted, way back when...which inspired me to do my 100 things post. Which seems like a lifetime ago.

I can name all the states, too. Because I learned a song about it. I can still sing the whole song, too. It's actually quite useful sometimes.

Penny said...

I learned the song too! That is how I know it, Oh next time I see you we are totally singing the song!

Hotch Potchery said...

I fucking hate that song.

I never knew you took drugs for the ppd, I am really sorry it was that bad.

DAVs said...

Is your song called Fifty Nifty United States...from thirteen original co-LO-nies?

If so, we are definitely going to sing that one loud. To annoy Teddy and Leebot, but maybe Eli will like it.

Penny said...

Hmm I don't know the name of my song, it is literally just the 50 states but it has a specific tune to it...does yours have other words other than just the states?

HP: the song is AWESOME and you are jealous because you don't know the AWESOME, so there.

DAVs said...

Oh yes, my song has a whole chorus:

Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies,
Shout 'em, scout 'em, tell all about 'em!
One by one 'til we've given a name to every state that's...
In the U.S.A....in the U.S.A.

and then it launches into the states. But maybe the state part is universal and some dweeb just wrote a chorus and made it into a choir song. I actually sang this as a duet in a choir competition. Wheee!