100th Post

I'm not creative enough to step away from the tradition of the random 100 facts in celebration of the 100th post. I sure hope it doesn't bore any of you to tears.

1. When I was about two years old I got drunk after I got into the window wash.
2. I was rushed to the hospital to get my stomach pumped.
   
3. As a child I was very quiet and shy.
4. Most people I meet now don't believe this.
5. I went to the first three days of Kindergarten in pull-ups.
6. When I realized that all the other kids really WERE using the potty, I grew a desire to wear the big girl panties.
   
7. For the majority of my childhood, I would only consume macaroni and cheese and peanut butter and watermelon sandwiches.
8. I hate watermelon unless it's on a peanut butter sandwich.
9. I only like extra crunchy peanut butter.
10. I get that from my stepmom.
11. I only say stepmom because I have to. If I didn't have to differentiate between my two moms, I wouldn't. They are both my mom.
12. In fact, "step" isn't really part of my daily vocabulary.
13. I did gymnastics until I broke my arm in the fourth grade by falling off the high bar.
14. I wore a Snoopy sling for months.
15. When they said I didn't need it anymore I cut it up into small pieces and lit those pieces on fire.
16. I was way too cool for that stupid Snoopy sling.
17. I grew out of the hating Snoopy stage.
    
18. I believe in Christ, His gospel and church.
19. Those beliefs make me the happy one.
    
20. In elementary school and junior high I was involved in musical theatre.
21. I still have a passion for acting, singing, and dancing.
22. I'm not too great at any of them. Except maybe singing.
23. I have a fiery passion for music of every kind.
24. I think the passion was always there, but my piano teacher was the one who lit it on fire.
    
25. I've played the piano for ten years.
26. A year or two before I quit taking lessons my piano teacher told me she had come close to quitting many times and that my talent, dedication, and success was one of the main reasons she kept sticking with it. The second she said that, I knew I wouldn't play for anyone except her.
27. I still feel guilty for quitting.
28. I've played lacrosse since I was in 8th grade.
29. During my senior year I pretty much single handedly started a lacrosse team at my high school.
30. It was one of the best experiences of my life.
31. The wonderful coach of that team started calling me Megs.
32. It's my favorite nickname.
    
33. I grind my teeth when I sleep. This causes me to have frequent headaches.
34. Because my jaw muscles are so exhausted all the time, I rarely chew gum. It intensifies the headache.
35. My jaw pops every time I open it, but only on the left side.
36. Almost every one of my joints pop with out much force.
37. I have arthritis. I know when the weather is about to change.
    
38. If given the choice, I will always pick something that is on my left side. Or the bottom of a stack.
39. When I'm shopping at the grocery store, I never take the front item. Especially if it's chips. It's because the ones in the back are touched less.
40. I will always pick odd numbers. For instance, the T.V. volume must be an odd number.
41. The only exception to this is when eating. Equal/even amounts of food to each side of the mouth.
42. I love alliterations and use them frequently when I'm writing creatively.
43. I love poems and short stories.
44. I took a creative writing class and wrote a few short stories and some poems.
45. My teacher bribed me to submit them to a teen literary magazine.
46. I have no idea if they got published or not. I don't really care either way.
47. Writing has always been more of a stress outlet for me than for an audience.
48. I also experiment with art as a stress outlet. I find it soothing.
49. There are millions of books on my reading list. I often go to the bookstore and drool.
    
50. Something tells me I wont get to all of them.
51. I daydream about my future everyday.
52. I look at my niece and nephews and wonder what my kids will be like. What kind of mother I will be.
53. No matter where I am, I always sleep with my back towards the entrance of the room.
54. I feel like if I'm not constantly progressing in some way or another, I'm moving backwards.
55. I hate cold weather.
56. I must have at least two sons and one daughter because I already have their first and middle names picked out.
57. Future Husband has absolutely no say in the matter.
58. Well, unless he likes the names. Which he will, or I wouldn't have married him.
59. I have a pretty good idea of what kind of person Future Husband will be.
60. I have a hunger for traveling and experiencing other cultures.
61. I say hunger because I feel like I'm living without a major necessity having never left the U.S.
62. My best friend and I share this hunger. Ever since we met we've had this joke that once we both graduated high school, we would get enough money for a plane ticket and work our way around the world. Nomads.
63. We both know that the other is in no way joking.
64. I love school supplies.
65. One of my very favorite movies is You've Got Mail. I identify with Kathleen Kelly.
66. Not in the emailing and falling in love with a perfect stranger who happens to be the man who puts me out of business kind of way. More in the I love books and simplicity and Jane Austen and daisies and bouquets of newly sharpened pencils way.
67. I love pictures because they seem to speak without words.
68. I have a coat hanger in my room.
69. It holds purses and scarves... and coats.
70. I pride myself in saying that I have a childlike sense of adventure and curiosity.
71. Speaking of pride, my sisters say that I will grow up and have 12 kids and a perfect garden and wonderful kitchen and so on. The epitome of a soccer mom.
    
72. I always bring it up in a mockingly bitter tone when my future is being discussed with out my input.
73. One time after I did, my sister said that an emotion is visible on my face every time I say something about it and that emotion is pride.
74. She's right.
75. It's because I can't think of anything better to do with my life then raising a happy family.
76. It's also because they believe I'll be good at it.
77. I bring it up in a bitter way because I hate being so predictable.
78. I am actually accepted by both the pirate and ninja communities.
79. I have never lost an ugly face war.
80. I would almost always rather listen to oldies music than the music from the decade I was actually born.
81. I write in my journal almost every single day.
82. Sometimes I read it and realize how far I've come.
83. Sometimes I read it and laugh.
84. Sometimes I read it and want to throw it away because no one should have to read THAT!
85. But I never do.
86. Because what if my great grandchildren read it and can relate to my craziness?
87. I'll tell you what. They'll know that they are doomed to become like the giggling old lady in a rocking chair that pinches their cheeks and won't stop talking about rainbows and butterflies.
    
88. Sometimes I have panic attacks.
89. Don't worry, it's rare and I'm learning how to keep it under control.
90. I love hugs.
91. I love rings.
92. I love collages.
93. I love photo booths.
94. I can sew a pillowcase.
95. I can bake some great chocolate chip cookies.
96. I can't take a shower that lasts longer than 15 minutes.
97. My favorite colors are yellow, orange, and green. They are the happiest colors. Friendly.
98. More of my personality comes out when I'm extremely tired.
99. I have a razor scooter with a basket and bell. I ride it often.
100. I will never half-heartedly commit to something that's important to me. Sometimes I'm even a bit of a perfectionist.