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1. I am about as Scorpio as they come: sun, moon, mercury, mars and venus all are in Scorpio and most are conjunct. 2. I also have no earth planets, and an Aries rising, which says a lot. 3. I used to be a math whiz. In ninth grade, I finished the Sequential One Regents exam in 45 minutes (it's a 2 hour test) and slept/drew pictures the rest of the time. I got 100%. 4. I was the second-highest scorer on my Math Team in 10th grade. All the other schools hated us because we actually *had fun* at competitionsÖ we had team mottos ("when in doubt, the square root of two over two!"), and we'd all kiss my stuffed cow for luck before every question. 5. I have an irrational fear that my parents, family and friends are going to die. I've mentally got the fated phone calls, gone to their funerals and tried to deal with the aftermath. But that doesn't help ñ at least the anxiety attacks over it only happen a few times a year now. 6. It may not be that much of an irrational fear ñ I've had two friends die in car accidents, one get hit by a car, one OD, one have a fatal asthma attack and one was murdered. 7. I once took a turn too fast and did a General Lee flying leap into grass island. I still haven't confessed that one to my parents. My father got suspicious of the story I gave them and my mother defended me, and I've always felt kind of guilty about that. 8. I broke a telephone pole in half with my car. 9. I've also spun into a complete 360 during a rushhour snowstorm on the thruway. 10. One night I woke up to a strange person on the couch I was sleeping on. He had broken into my house and was staring at me. I woke up in a cold-medicine stupor and yelled at him as he walked down the stairs and out the front door. He was eventually caught. 11. Suffice it to say, I've never really felt all that comfortable being the only one awake in a house. 12. I was almost mugged in college. The guy harassed us on the street, then followed us into the Metro. He didn't give up until my friend freaked out on him, yelling that he was a FINE ARTS college student who couldn't even afford to get drunk ñ on Mad Dog. Then our would-be mugger felt bad, looked as if he was going to give *us* money and said we made a cute couple and Adam should be treating me better. 13. I was visited by my grandfather's ghost the night he died. 14. If my grandmother had followed tradition, my father would have been named Sebastiano, making my brother a Sebastiano. I've always loved that name and figured I'd name my son that. 15. I have no urge to have children whatsoever. I'm so not babyminded that it's hard for me to understand when others have the urge. I wouldn't have a problem having my tubes tied right now. 16. However, I've considered adopting an older child when I'm much much older. 17. I get really, really upset when I see people spending insane amounts of money on fertility treatment when they can adopt a child and spend that money on someone who has nothing. 18. I was four and a half when my brother was born. I cried and cried when I found out that he wasn't named Sherlock, after the squirrel in "The Magic Garden." I'm still a little bitter about that. 19. My brother and I both look like my dad, although we don't look like each other at all. 20. My parents divorced when I was 13. My father called every day when I get home, so even though I rarely saw him he has a big presence in my life. 21. I've been told that I don't talk about my dad a lot, which I find surprising because I still talk to him almost every day. 22. Every so often I think about moving out, but I can't comprehend spending so much money to live in a shoebox when I have a house and a yard here. And, honestly, I quite enjoy my mother's company. 23. Both my brother and I dance fairly well, but neither of my parents have much rhythm. 24. I tend to yell a lot at other drivers, unless my brother is driving. Then I'm all zengirl because he gets very.very upset in traffic. 25. My brother and I have a deep, deep love for chicken cutlets. We get really excited when my mother makes it. It's kind of sad. 26. Like a goldfish, I will eat french fries until I explode. 27. French fries with mozzarella cheese and gravy on the side is one of my favorite.things.ever. 28. I hate mushrooms. HATE THEM. They need to be eradicated from the face of the earth. Along with Swiss cheese. 29. I like tomato products (sauce, ketchup) but not tomatoes. But I can now eat lettuce that has touched tomatoes. 30. I have a theory that all Matt's are gay or sexually ambiguous. Most people find it implausible until they consider all the Matts in their life... 31. I heart P.Diddy. (However, I think "P. Diddy" is a dumb name and I prefer "Puff Daddy.") Most people find it ridiculous until I explain why I heart him, and they often tend to agree. 32. Most of my current friends were met due to one online fandom or another. 33. I am the worst.emailer.ever. I've been nominated by several people. I'm waiting for the plaque. 34. I've been stopped at the side of the road returning to Moscow - the KGB confiscated our passports and wouldn't let us leave for an hour. 35. Aside from the night I spent in Heathrow airport, I haven't been anywhere in Europe aside from Russia. 36. Actually, aside from Russia and Canada - I've never been to another country. 37. Then again, I do not think that Canada is a country, but an amusement park. Really. 38. I nearly had to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the US/Canadian border to get back into the country. 39. I have never been on a trip with a boyfriend. 40. For two summers, I went to the Empire State Games to compete in flatwater kayaking. 41. The first time, I got my first kiss from a boy who was 19 (I was 14). That boy looked a lot like the boy I dated all through college. 42. Despite all our issues, my ex-boyfriend (from college) is the closest person to me. He has been the most stable thing in my life for the past ten years. 43. I'm more than a little bitter to see him do all the good boyfriendy things with his new girlfriend because he never did them with me. 44. I have watched so much television that I tend to explain moments and situations in my life in terms of particular shows. 45. It dawned on me a few months ago that my ex is more like my Dawson than my Noel. It made me hate Dawson a whole lot less. 46. I'm still bitter that Felicity didn't end up with Noel. But Pacey and Joey in the DC finale almost erases the Felicity pain. 47. I used to be a tiny girl. At one point I fit into 1/2 jeans at the Gap. 48. It really bothers me, when I tell people that, they look at me in shock and I can tell they don't really believe me. 49. And, it saddens me that I now have to squeeze into size 14s. 50. I've often said that I should have taken the thousands I spent on my education, and used it for plastic surgery - that I would have been much happier in the long run. 51. Yes, I know it's shallow. No, I don't care. 52. I have been colouring my hair in one way or another since 6th grade. 53. Up until about eight years ago, I was very photogenic. In fact, I looked much better in photos than in real life. 54. I think that's why I take so many pictures of myself when I'm feeling remotely attractive - it's far less about vanity than trying to recapture something I've lost. 55. When I was younger, I got mistaken for a boy a lot. Even when I developed a chest. It's probably why I feel very uncomfortable in baggy shirts and no makeup. 56. In camp (after 7th grade), they told me I looked like the girl in "Just One of the Guys." I don't think they meant is as a compliment. 57. I've now been told three times ñ and twice by complete strangers ñ that I look like one of the Sleater-Kinney gurls. I still don't see it. 58. I once described the girls I'm attracted to as short, curvy brunettes. My friend replied, "basically, you like girls that look like you." 59. am a good example of 'careful what you wish for': In high school, I whined about how I needed breast implants. I'm now a very natural 36DD. 60. I used to flash my friends at the drop of a hat. I've flashed Carlie in more public places than I could count. There's a classic 4am story that no one else finds nearly as funny as we do. 61. I have posed nude in an art shoot, and topless for my school magazine. 62. We won an award for one of the covers in which I was topless. 63. I first saw Revenge of the Nerds in the theatre when I was 9. I think it was about ten years later that I realized exactly what was going on in the "moon" scene. 64. I have been told by several male friends that I have a recurring, starring role in their late night fantasies. 65. Aside from a couple online-inspired dates, I haven't been with someone in five years. I've barely had any interest thrown my way. 66. I've had a crush on the same boy since I was sixteen. 67. We went out for drinks last year and he blew me off the following week. It upset me far more than it should have. 68. I am a fairly shy person IRL - I don't talk to anyone unless I have a reason to. 69. If I know I won't ever see someone again, I'm quite chatty. 70. I really, really wanted to go to Villanova when I was younger - solely due to my three cousins telling me I should go. They all went there and I completely idolized them. 71. I didn't apply to Villanova because I wanted to be an architect, and it doesn't have an architecture program. 72. I ended up applying to three colleges, one I knew I would never get into (Cooper Union), one I'd never go to (Arizona State) and University at Buffalo. 73. Aside from dalliances with graphic design and journalism, I graduated with a joint major in Philosophy and Spanish, with a minor in Russian. 74. I never took 100 level Philosophy courses, so when people talk about the philosophical foundations I have no idea what they're talking about. 75. I really can't remember much of my Russian or Spanish. I'd love to find a way to start practicing. 76. I had met my college roommate five years earlier at a birthday party. We hadn't spoken until we were roomed together, and she's one of my closest friends to this day. 77. I am a very good friend. 78. Once I find someone I like, I hang on for a long, long time. 79. However, I have very little patience for people in general. 80. I can take a lot from my friends, but once someone fucks with my trust, I cut them off completely with no regret. 81. My best friend in high school told some friends that I hated most people. 82. I was voted Most Outgoing in my senior class. 83. I did acid before I ever got drunk or smoked pot. I still don't see the appeal of the other two. 84. I rarely drink, so when I find a mixed drink I like, it's all I'll order for a year or so. So far, there's been three: Tom Collins, Midori Sour and Stoli and Grapefruit juice.. 85. I was super-super religious as a child. My church had a childrens' mass and it was so fantastic. I went to bible camp and came home reciting scripture. I loved it. 86. I do not understand the U2 obsession. I do not understand how people can think Bono is God. 87. I really have seen Grease 2 over 300 times. 88. I really did think Adrian Zmed was the dreamiest of all the T-birds in Grease 2. I don't know if it's because Paulette was my favorite, or if I was hit on the head as a child. 89. When I was about three, I was swinging on the railings of two neighboring stoops and fell about five feet, on my face, onto broken concrete. 90. I used to make up dance routines with my friend Lorraine. One involved the theme to Flashdance and one of us acting like we were a state coming to life. I think I was 10. 91. I had a rare viral infection in my joints when I was little. The pain I complained of was not, as my parents insisted, 'growing pains.' 92. I thought Kirk Cameron was really cute, but not as cute as Rob Lowe. 93. Out of all my celebrity crushes, I'm still embarrassed that I had a watermelon moment with Brendan Fehr. My moment with Kevin Smith was much, much better. 94. When I'm down, I'll pop in the "Chasing Amy" DVD. The comic convention outtakes cheer me greatly - the sight of Affleck and Lee cracking themselves up a la "What's a Nubian" is priceless. 95. I really, really want to finish "Doorway to a Thousand Churches" soon. I just need the ending to come to me, and to be happy with it. 96. I am a world-class procrastinator. 97. That kind of scares me, because I lack the motivation to further myself. 98. I've always felt that I should be doing something BIG AND IMPORTANT. It hangs over me and makes me constantly feel like whatever I'm doing now is not good enough. 99. I have no idea what the something BIG AND IMPORTANT is. 100. I fear that I never will. |
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