100 things you [may or] may not have known about me:

1. I love cool socks!
   
2. my whole family works in social work/services of various sorts.
   
3. mint makes me want to hurl.
   
4. I have pocket like folds in my tonsils that are extremely adept at capturing food particles.
   
5. caffeine has little to no effect on me.
   
6. I once played Gephetto in a community education production of Pinocchio.
   
7. I have an insane ability to "win" things.

8. I could [and often do] live on Mac & Cheese.
9. my 1st grade teacher (aka "Miss Green Polyester" by my mom) called home complaining that I wouldn't stop 'contributing' to other people's Show & Tell.
10. I was born with black hair.
11. I originally aspired to be a lawyer.
12. I've watched DOOL since I was in grade school.
13. I'm a Math Olympic Champion.
14. I made the early discovery that, "God can make lunch boxes. If the lunch box makers were on holiday He could make lunch boxes!"
15. I like plain yogurt. Don't try and throw any fruit or flavor in it, it just wouldn't be "gurt".
16. I'd rather pass when it comes to chocolate. ¡Ni fu, ni fa!
17. any variety of "monkey" nickname is acceptable only from close friends and family.
18. I'm horrible with 'everyday' names, I inevitably interchange them: John vs. Justin...
19. I get car sick.
20. I have little to no bladder control. When I've gotta go, it's then and there. I once made a school bus stop on a choir performance trip.
21. my laugh is outrageously abnormal (think: tiny dog bark/yiping).
22. I collect Beanie Babies.
23. I grew up on communal hippy farm.
24. I had the chicken pox on Christmas.
25. I like to 'people-watch', sitting at the mall, or some place public, and simply observe.
26. I love to sing!
27. the only boyfriend I've ever had was in the 3rd grade.
28. it drives me nuts to have people constantly talking during movies or tv, on a first viewing.
29. I don't believe in Capital Punishment.
30. I am adamantly Pro-Life.
31. I get trigger-happy when it comes to cameras.
32. prefiero hablar en castellano.
33. I have an over-exaggerated Cordobés accent.
34. food makes me super-excited!
35. Torsten swears up and down there's an "Amancay Dance" (it contains excited bouncing and a slight swaying.)
36. reality television is a guilty pleasure of mine.
37. I have a tattoo.
38. I bite my nails.
39. purple makes me happy!
40. you can often hear me randomly singing, "La la la!"
41. I own enough underwear to go a good month without doing laundry.
42. my water is rusty.
43. I'm a 42D.
44. my dad is the only guy to ever send me flowers.
45. my pinky toe doesn't touch the ground. Amongst friends it's known as "el dedo volador".
46. alone at home, I tend to be in the buff.
47. I detest washing dishes. Nothing makes me happier than a man offering to do the dishes!
48. my mind is always in "jukebox" mode. A simple statement or phrase can result in me breaking out in song.
49. I sleep on the couch.
50. big lips are super sexy and alluring in my book (envision: Eugene on The Practice.)
51. I would consider myself a customer service advocate.
52. Heidi and I would put on Air Guitar-esque dances for our parents.
53. I have a huge candy stash [drawer], although I usually prefer to munch on salty snacks.
54. both of my grandmothers are amazing [women of God] role models.
55. 7th grade English teachers fought over who had to have me in their class. Resulting in my having to twiddle my thumbs as classmates fretted over spelling "roof" and "wharf"
56. I've always wanted to see Sami & Lucas kiss and make-up.
57. I'm really Princess Leia.
58. I find black men very attractive.
59. I own my own business.
60. I like to cook.
61. I drink coffee black (maybe with cream, but no sugar; no way no how.)
62. a man, dweeb factor irrelevant, when dowsed in Stetson is irresistible to me.
63. I'm oddly allergic to oranges & pineapple.
64. I could read something and pay attention to a conversation at the same time. Drove Mr. Geist nuts!
65. shoes are quickly discarded once I'm indoors.
66. I enjoy sporting events: the crowd, the excitement, the energy.
67. I've been online since 1995.
68. I love games!
69. it pisses me off when they can't wait until 5pm for their "Breaking News" so they air over an entire Days... only to find they finally decided to re-air it at the butt-crack of dawn, yet you are watching a recording days later. Grr!
70. my cats provide me with endless entertainment.
71. I'm a hopeless romantic.
72. interrupting is a pet-peeve for me, yet I'm a big-time offender.
73. I function better at night.
74. Peppy-ness in the morning annoys me.
75. free samples are my weakness.
76. motto: "Whooped cream makes everything better!"
77. sparklies make me feel girly.
78. rap and/or hip-hop are idyllic car music.
79. I can crank call without breaking character.
80. my laugh miraculously mutates around midnight, into a wispy tapping sound.
81. since 2001, I've kept an intense record of movies watched. I've been meaning to blog it out...
82. pencils were only meant for difficult math and some mind teasers. Otherwise, I prefer pens.
83. I can't ride a bicycle, never learned.
84. I miss hot-tub nights with Nela.
85. I'm deathly afraid of spiders.
86. I'd be lost without "my brain".
87. somehow I rarely get to sleep before 1am.
88. I've never done any drugs.
89. I don't plan on even kissing anyone until I'm married to them.
90. I played softball [in the 3rd grade.] Go team Squirt!
91. I'm a daddy's girl at heart.
92. My mom and I can carry super intense conversations covering political woes to pie filling preferences.
93. mom and I can get lost in fits of giggles.
94. I'm known as "Can-Amancay" by my madre.
95. I rarely run out of things to say.
96. I eat dinner "out" [mostly at my mom's house] more often than "in."
97. my cats are pampered... fountain, food, run of the house, etc.
98. fun hats make me happy!
99. I can't think straight anymore... (when will this end!?)
100. I've spent the greater part of almost 6 hours compiling this list. What I won't do for a good meme!

thank you! come again...

  scribbled by manky @ 20:27:19
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