Okay, Cb's Boy can be blamed for me finally doing this. It was the fact that he has 50 gallons of beer on hand that did it...

1. My parents let me choose my own religion as a very small child

2. I went back and forth on a weekly basis between my Black Southern Baptist relatives' church, and my White Catholic relatives' church for years.

3. At eight, I decided to be baptized Catholic.

4. I recall it had something to do with the ritual of communion, freaking out at my Aunt getting the holy ghost, and the decision that when I got confirmed, I would get to pick a saint's name.

5. That saint was going to be Joan of Arc.

6. I was raised a feminist, and used to wear an "ERA Now" button until I was around 10.

7. I collected petitions around my neighborhood for that, and for "saving the whales," and sent them to Pres. Jimmy Carter.

8. I never did get confirmed Catholic.

9. The priest who baptized me is now married to an ex-nun.

10. I'm now a Unitarian Universalist, who identifies as somewhat of a polyglot pagan of some sort.

11. I haven't been to church on a regular basis since I went to Chicago in 2001.

12. I am easily distracted, and the Oak Park UU community seemed kinda snooty.

13. I went back a few weeks ago, and we no longer have a choir here, and I shall miss that.

14. I was the UU Faculty Advisor for a year, and I'd like to do that again.

15. I've taught UU Religious Education classes for the kindergarten set.

16. My first picket line was when I was six.

17. It was a teacher's strike, and my parents pulled me out of school for the duration.

18. Although I learned the metric system on my own during that time, I blame my math anxiety on this period of my life.

19. I made picket signs for my stuffed dog and my Barbies, and brought them to the line.

20. I was on TV for the first time in my life because of that.

21. I almost drowned in a clogged storm drain when I was 8.

22. I spent lots of time naked on beaches in Jamaica when I was 3 1Ž2.

23. I was a cheerleader my senior year of high school.

24. I was on the swim team for about three months when I was a sophmore.

25. I played league softball from ages 8-12.

26. I still have the glove my dad bought me when I was 7.

27. I can still use it.

28. I still have my All-Star patch.

29. My dad wanted me to play catcher, because many player-managers were once catchers: "they can see the whole game and can strategize."

30. I resisted, as it is difficult to blow bubbles with one's bubblegum whilst wearing the mask.

31. I played second-base and shortstop.

32. I once had my throw of a baseball measured at 95 miles an hour.

33. I was in Girl Scouts for six years.

34. I still regret never getting to bridge to Cadets.

35. Someday, I want to be GS Troop Leader, or a leader for the Campfire Boys & Girls

36. I would like to be a Big Sister.

37. I consider myself a fabric artist.

38. I want to re-do one room of my house into a serious studio.

39. That way, someday, I will actually finish the wall-hanging I promised the willas two years ago.

40. I entered college determined to become a psychologist.

41. So that I could become a parapsychologist.

42. And prove the existence of ESP.

43. I took introduction to sociology first.

44. I'm now a sociologist.

45. I have a BA in Spanish.

46. At one time, I was thoroughly fluent, and wrote analytical papers in Spanish.

47. I now have trouble remembering all my verb tenses.

48. After reading The Boys from Brazil, I thought I should try cloning some frogs as a science project.

49. I met my boyfriend through Match.com.

50. I've been dating him for 61 days.

51. I thoroughly love him.

52. I am a published author.

53. I really like little kids, especially reading to them and coloring with them.

54. I considered myself ready to vote when I was 10.

55. I love horror films.

56. I love books.

57. Sometimes, I really really love teaching.

58. Sometimes, I want to take off my shoe and throw it at my students.

59. I don't think there's much better than sitting around with a group of folks and gabbing, and having nibbly foods, drinking, and talking until way too late.

60. I haven't spoken to my mother in almost a year.

61. I want Joseph and Jennifer to be two of my persons of honor at my marriage celebration.

62. I paid off my car.

63. My office door looks like my door has looked since high school: covered in postcards, signs, etc.

64. People often think I am the work-study student, and not the professor.

65. I like martinis.

66. I am often anxiety-ridden, but do not have any specific phobias.

67. I have fibromyalgia, and right now, my back hurts.

68. I have two cats.

69. I am going to have redo the wallpaper in my hallway because of them.

70. I like to curse.

71. I have been known to curse like the proverbial sailor.

72. I like to wear t-shirts with sassy sayings on them.

73. Someday, I would like to get dressed up and go to a ball.

74. I got stood up for my Junior Prom.

75. I made my cousin Marc take me to my Senior Prom.

76. I'm going to my father's wedding on September 27, 2003, and I'm thrilled.

77. Sometimes, I put Little Shop of Horrors in the VCR, and play along, a la Rocky Horror.

78. Also, I do that with many, many other musicals. Many.

79. Ramen noodles make me inexplicably happy.

80. But not as inexplicably happy as shaved ice, with just a smidge of flavored syrup; preferably coconut or lemon.

81. Rugrats and Hey! Arnold; best tv shows ever!

82. I witnessed the making of the Tape That Does Not Exist at the Luxor.

83. I'm related to a famous Civil Rights heroine.

84. I still wish I took dance lessons.

85. I regret never getting far enough to learn en pointe.

86. Apparently, I release this regret at 54 in Las Vegas, and "shake my ass like it was on fire."

87. I have dyed my hair red, chocolate brown, and black.

88. There is photographic evidence somewhere that I actually wore leg warmers over my jeans, and ripped shirts.

89. See #'s 84-86 for implied explanation of #88.

90. I skied once.

91. I preferred the hot tub afterwards.

92. In addition to my love of musicals, I have delusions of starting a band.

93. We always used to make my friend Sean be Ritchie; because of the red hair.

94. I have a comic book collection that I started when I was 7.

95. I will never forgive Halle Berry for her interpretation of Storm.

96. I still miss Oz.

97. I've never been rollerblading.

98. I owned my own roller skates; with pom-poms.

99. I never could rollerskate backwards.

100. "And we're done." ;)