69 Random Things (Too Much Info)

  1. One of my worst nightmares was a dream where I was told I was being transferred to the customer service department and had to answer the phone. I am not a people person.
  2. Avarice bothers me.
  3. I knit; it's constructive doodling, in a way.
  4. I prefer to be nude when on the beach. [Most people look better naked than in a bathing suit.]
  5. I am a stickler for correct punctuation.
  6. I go commando on weekends, unless I'm shopping for pants.
  7. I eat beef, preferably only slightly under well-done.
  8. I lack patience with other people.
  9. I like to be right; and hate being wrong.
  10. Knots are fascinating, except in my shoelaces.
  11. I am 5'4" (or less; you shrink with age, you know).
  12. I am a bad patient.
  13. I enjoy cooking usually.
  14. I dislike business management fads which are marketed on faith; they are nothing more than secular religions.
  15. I've gotten lazier as I've gotten older.
  16. I talk back to the TV commercials; fortunately I amuse my husband when I do.
  17. I love the new Dr. Who.
  18. My beard is turning white, not grey.
  19. I love paper.
  20. I am allergic to just about anything that floats in the air, to the occasional environmental unknown and, now, alpaca.
  21. I dislike strong religious opinions and most vocal conservative Republicans.
  22. When I was 17, I got a recruitment letter from one of the military academies inviting me to apply, provided I was 5'4" or taller. I was 5'3-1/2" at the time. It didn't do much for my opinion of the military as a group. [Wow, I really can hold a grudge.]
  23. I really like Hendrick's Gin, but don't work for them.
  24. I also like Port, other gins, Scotch, good rye whiskey, boutique beers, wine and peppermint schnapps (in case you were looking for gift ideas).
  25. I'm careless with money. I don't waste it. I neglect to collect it.
  26. I am fascinated by maps and aerial views and doodle suburban street maps..
  27. I have a cat, named Rose, but I call her Little Monster because she likes to get a bit rough now and then.
  28. I was born and reared in Texas.
  29. Not a Judy, Liza, Barbra or Bette fan. Celine and Whitney make me cringe. [Just find the stupid note and stay there.] Mariah opened a Best Buy: need I say more?
  30. I have lived in Missouri, California and New York.
  31. I have problems understanding accents. I might as well be deaf. The number of times I've looked at a waiter with a blank expression on my face is uncountable.
  32. I'd eat Tex-Mex every night, if I could get away with it and there were a decent take-out nearby.
  33. I will now admit I sang better before my voice changed.
  34. I grew up listening to Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Ian & Sylvia etc.
  35. I hate being embarrassed even more than being wrong. I can&srquo;t even watch other people do things they should be embarrassed about.
  36. I think most people need to walk faster.
  37. I used to be cold all the time, but I've added 20lbs of natural insulation and now I'm always hot.
  38. I am a convert from XP to Mac OS X.
  39. I prefer altos to sopranos and baritones to tenors.
  40. I dislike shopping, particularly in crowds.
  41. I plow through books. Four days is a long time for me to spend with one.
  42. I've done the born-again and Fundamentalist scenes (really embarrassing), but dropped it and out of Baptist seminary after a fling with another student, a married guy, at that. I was almost 29, and he was my first.
  43. I really cannot dance.
  44. I have been known to admit when I'm wrong, but, damn, it hurts to say so.
  45. I like to learn, but would rather do it on my own.
  46. I believe faith is a mental shortcut that should be used with restraint.
  47. I love cheese, particularly blue cheeses.
  48. I will immediately reread the last chapter of a really good book, e.g., John Irving's A Widow for One Year.
  49. I'd eat Indian every night, if I could get away with it and there were a decent take-out nearby.
  50. I shave my head twice a week, usually on Mondays and Thursdays (a common question).
  51. Our bedroom is painted in two shades of bright red: I chose the colors.
  52. Stupidity bothers me.
  53. I have three two piercings and two tattoos. I took one out.
  54. My favorite body part is... (take a wild guess)
  55. The only jewelry I wear is a wedding ring, except for the piercings, of course.
  56. I was raised Roman Catholic, but not strongly so.
  57. I have a bike, but I haven't been out of Brooklyn or Queens with it yet.
  58. I have a morbid fascination with my birthday, and have an uncontrollable urge to make everyone else suffer with me.
  59. I came out in a gay bar in S.F. two weeks before my 30th birthday. I snuck out actually. A guy who was hitting on me asked how long I'd been out. "Not long," I said.
  60. I'm proficient in SQL.
  61. I've been reminded by my husband that I don't eat shellfish or pork, except pepperoni on pizza or in spaghetti sauce. And green beans are poisonous. And, hell, eggs in any form but cakes, cookies, meatloaf or meatballs are just gross.
  62. I cannot put down a book if there are less than 50 pages remaining, no matter how late it is.
  63. I have a degree in Math from U of Texas.
  64. I don't like to be photographed.
  65. My least favorite body part is my hips; they are too wide for my height. My stomach is running a close second.
  66. I love the smell of new leather.
  67. As I've gotten older, my eyebrows have turned blond and are disappearing, except where the hairs get enormously long.
  68. I used to be one of those annoying persons that complains about how fat he is. Now, my BMI is a bit high.
  69. I prefer cats over dogs, and dogs over children. And the top end of childhood gets redefined upwards every year.

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