Thoughts From a Wandering Soul, Now in the Charm City

101 Things about me

1. I do not eat cheese
2. Purple is my favorite color
3. I love diet pop (soda)
4. I am decidedly not a neat freak
5. I have more books then I know what to do with
6. I can't spell to save my life
7. The last 2 cars I have had have been bright red
8. I like to color my hair red
9. I love men who are blond
10. I am horrible at keeping up any kind of writing (as my blog displays)
11. Being genuine is hard for me sometimes.
12. When it comes to housekeeping, I am inept and lack the knowledge to do it properly
13. Cooking is a foreign concept for me
14. I love to listen to Podcasts
15. I have lived in 3 different countries
16. I am addicted to NPR
17. I had my first Beer in Germany, it was Schwaben Bräu
18. My favorite Belgian beer is Duvel
19. My favorite Polish Beer is Żywiec
20. My favorite Polish Vodka is Żubrowka
21. I have driven a car over 120 miles per hour (legally in Germany)
22. I have more Amber jewelry then anything else
23. I have had a car breakdown on an international border (No-man's land between Croatia and Slovenia)
24. I prefer sterling silver or white gold jewelry
25. my dating record leans toward older men
26. bubbly air headed girls drive me insane
27. Mini Coopers touch my soul in a way that isn't right.
28. I want to play curling before I die
29. One of my dreams is to become a pilot
30. I would like to have children before I am 30
31. I sell BMW's for a living
32. I know how to track anyone down with just the littlest piece of information
33. I am the oldest of all of my siblings
34. Right after the last presidential election I seriously considered immigrating to Canada.
35. Secretly in my heart, I wish that I could be someone that I am not.
36. I love ugly shoes, the uglier the better
37. Winter is my least favorite season
38. Fall is my favorite season
39. Going back to school for my PhD is something that I want to do.
40. There are still some adventures left in me
41. I love to travel
42. I have been to 21 different countries: The United States, Canada, Greece, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Italy, Switzerland, and Lichtenstein.
43. My first trip requiring a passport was at the age of 13 (to Greece and Turkey).
44. Even though I have seen most of Europe, I have never spent any serious length of time west of the Mississippi (there was this time that I went to Memphis, and we crossed over but it was only for about 30 minutes).
45. Sushi is one of my favorite foods.
46. I do not like eel or squid.
47. I am afraid of Death
48. To me the decade of the 70's is one that should be forgotten. The fashion was hideous, the music left a bit to be desired (Disco HELLO!), and the cars were nothing to look at ( i.e. Gremlin, nova, etc.).
49. I am addicted to The Sims and The Sims 2!!
50. I love to build houses for my Sims and create clothing for them.
51. I have not spoke to my father in 4 years.
52. MUN Changed my Life
53. International politics interests me more then sports
54. I like Hockey
55. I do not like football all that much
56. I want to start to golf again
57. I am an MSU fan!
58. I have been a Democrat all of my life
59. I shop like a man
60. I do not like cold weather.
61. I am proud to be from Michigan
62. I almost cried when I had to get an Ohio Drivers Licence
63. My sense of fun is warped, I like to go to debates and watch the House of Commons for a good laugh.
64. I am pretentious
65. My favorite artist is Jimmy Buffett
66. My favorite Jimmy Buffett song is Tin Cup Chalice
67. I do like some country music, even though for years I have hidden it from all my friends.
68. I have been two tracking and mud bogging
69. The Redneck side of me still has a jacket from a mud bog hole that has my name on it.
70. My sense of shoe fashion has been warped due to my extended stay in Poland
71. I love outrageous colors
72. I own a bright pink pair of rubber boots
73. It is a belief of mine that the women in my family are genetically predisposed to purchasing and collecting jewelry.
74. I hate having to come in to work on my day off to deliver a car that someone canceled on my 4 times the day before and then returned the car at the end of the week.
75. I hate girls that are thin and complain about their weight or size.
76. As I get older, I am feeling the pressure from people to get married and have children.
77. I obsess about the smallest things
78. I find it hard to believe that people can get along with me for long periods of time
79. I hold grudges
80. I have turned more conservative as the years have passed
81. I want my next car to be purple
82. I love my BMW, but I still want a Mini Cooper S
83. The list of jobs that I have had in the past rank low on the respectability scale.
84. I cried when I was forced to give up my Michigan Drivers Licence in exchange for an Ohio one.
85. I have walked the Mackinac Bridge!
86. I collect Polish Pottery
87. I do not like to stay in one city for too long
88. I love to study religion, politics, culture and all other subjects
89. I want to work in Politics again
90. I have friends all over the world
91. I am into older men
92. My Grandfather is the most important man in my life
93. Being social is sometimes hard for me
94. People always know where they stand with me, I always say what I think
95. I am a Techno Geek
96. I love to watch Soccer
97. I am not patriotic
98. I get along better with men then women
99. I love the excitment of not knowing the place that I am going
100. I believe that the best way to get to know a city is by getting lost in it.
101. I want to live in NYC

posted by Marquise at 1:40 AM