Random and Useless Trivia

Inspired by Kristin, 100 little factoids about yours truly. Thanks for the idea, Kristin!

1. I have three older brothers and one older sister.
2. I am a Pisces.
3. I spent the first seven years of my life in a little town called Peculiar.
4. I've lived in Missouri, Nebraska, Utah, Texas, and Virginia.
5. I hate getting my hands dirty and gooey while doing the dishes.
6. My favorite breed of dog is a beagle.
7. I collect giraffes.
8. I worked at a zoo for about two years and thought it was one of the best, most fascinating experiences of my life.
9. I am a biologist. However, I'm one of the many that fail to use their degree after graduation.
   
10. I'm the only college graduate in my family.
11. I have diabetes.
12. I see a therapist once each week.
13. I've had five surgeries so far in my life.
14. I "recharge my batteries" by being creative or immersing myself in the great outdoors.
15. One of the grossest things I've ever done is stick my fingers up a dog's butt to express it's anal glands. Note, this is not some strange fetish. I worked at a vet clinic at the time.
16. My husband and I adopted our oldest child, Kayley.
17. I'm definitely a dog person.
18. As a teenager, I was a kleptomaniac. Despite the dozens of occasions on which I stole something, I was arrested only twice.
19. I've struggled with depression for years.
20. I was baptized a Methodist as an adult.
21. I love to travel, camp, and explore that which I've not seen before.
22. I have naturally curly hair.
23. I always wanted to be a veterinarian. I applied to Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine during my junior year in college. I made the alternate list, but was never officially admitted. Finally, I decided I wanted to be a Mom more than I wanted to be a vet.
24. I love to take naps. Love, love, love, love, love them.
25. I used to be a gaming junkie. I could sit at the computer playing a game for 12+ hours straight and have even called in absent to work so the games could go on.
26. I smoke but often wish that I didn't.
27. I love to drink wine. Hate beer.
28. While I can work and play well with others, I really don't prefer to be around lots of people.
29. I love to play Pictionary but am not all that crazy about playing Trivial Pursuit.
30. I played soccer for years and years as a kid.
31. I hate to drive at night, especially when it's raining.
32. My favorite season is autumn, followed closely by spring.
33. In retirement, I hope to live in the mountains.
34. I've learned that, despite my best-laid plans and a very efficient timeline, fate doesn't always agree with my intentions and almost always has a very different plan in mind for my life.
35. While hypnotized on stage at a comedy club, I once dry-humped a huge, inflatable penis. The video is quite dreadful.
36. I am a liberal through and through. However, I find that as I age, I'm not quite as liberal as I used to be.
    
37. I loved Bill Clinton as our President and I haven't seen a more prosperous time before or since his era. I really admire Bill for the philanthropic work he does today. Each time I hear him speak, I am excited by his passion and feel very inspired by his leadership. Makes me prouder than ever to be a Democrat.
38. I believe I can receive messages from the other side. I believe we can all receive these messages, if we only open our minds and learn to listen.
39. I have a good sense of humor, although it doesn't always agree with everyone else around me.
40. I wish I knew my brothers and sisters better than I do. I wish I could tell them that.
41. My favorite movies as a kid were Old Yeller and The Wizard of Oz. Today, my favorites are Braveheart, all Harry Potter flicks, JFK, The Polar Express, The Notebook, and Office Space.
42. I am an obsessive to-do-list-maker.
43. I have the tendency to have wild and careless spending sprees at times, especially when my depression is raging.
44. I love my children more than anything or anyone else on Earth.
45. When I die, I want a "green" burial. I also want Jimmy to play his guitar and sing Black Bird at my funeral, although he doesn't yet know this.
    
46. I love to learn and could easily be an eternal student.
47. I like my steaks thick, juicy, and rare as can be.
48. I love to collect differently colored pens and various kinds of paper. Love it.
49. I am an optimist and hope I always will be. Pessimists and cynics take the wind right out of my sails.
50. I have very few really good friends - I can count them on one hand.
51. I tend to be very judgemental and I hate that about myself.
52. My favorite numbers are 7, 8, 16, and 21.
53. I would like to have four children.
    
54. I love to ride horses.
    
55. I enjoy writing and it has always been one of my strengths.
56. I crave organization.
57. I am attracted to dark-haired men.
    
58. I don't watch a lot of network TV, but I really like Boston Legal, CSI, and Law & Order. My favorite HBO series include Deadwood, Six Feet Under, Big Love, and Sopranos.
    
59. I would like to visit every continent before I die.
60. I'm afraid of heights.
61. One of my favorite things to do is lie in bed in the AM and listen to my baby boy cooing in the next room.
62. I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
63. I like playing God, in video games that is.
    
64. I don't know if I believe in God or not.
65. My nickname is wapiti, the Shawnee word for elk, meaning white rump. The name is fitting as I have a, err... white butt.
66. While I enjoy managing a team of people, I am no longer interested in corporate ladder climbing.
67. My biggest pet peeves include coming home to a messy house after work, clutter, gossips, people who insist they are right or know best when their opinions differ from my own, an egregious use of profanity, wanton violence, people who play the victim, drama queens, and those that fail to consider the needs of others.
68. I like sleeping with the windows open at night.
69. I often feel helpless and hopeless when I look at the state of the world and what humans are doing to it and each other.
70. I hate watching sports.
71. I have recently discovered the joy of reading for pleasure.
72. I hate scrubbing the bathtub and toilet.
73. I love extra hot and spicy Mexican food. Chinese and Italian foods are next on my list of favorites.
74. My favorite colors are teal and plum.
    
75. I've seen the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. I prefer the Pacific.
76. As a teen, I smoked pot and huffed aerosols. I attribute my recent memory loss to this phase of my life.
77. I wish I had never hurt my parents while I was growing up.
78. I was married to a wonderful man on May 11, 1991, at the age of 20.
79. I have lots of gray hairs that have found their way to my head early in life, a trait I can attribute to my father's side of the family. I hate the grays. I hate it that I hate them.
80. I've struggled with my weight throughout my life.
81. I've worn eyeglasses since I was two years old.
82. I like pornography.
83. I dislike cooked spinach, but like most other vegetables.
84. Paper towels and toilet paper must come off the top of the roll.
85. I tend to obsess about negative issues, scenarios, or possibilities while I'm in the shower or trying to go to sleep at night.
86. I wish I would have listened when my Mother tried to teach me to cook.
87. I played the clarinet and the drums when I was a kid, but I had always wanted to play the saxophone. So... in my late 20's, I started renting a sax and took lessons for awhile. Cross that one off my "To Do in Life" list!
88. I love saltwater taffy, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and chewy caramel candies.
89. I like to spend a lot of time alone whenever I can.
90. I'm a people-watcher.
91. I am rather hot-blooded and so I prefer cooler temperatures as I get overheated easily.
92. I would rather stay up late and sleep in late rather than go to bed and rise early.
93. Although I worry about morning breath, I like morning sex.
94. I used to love fellatio, but not so much anymore. Now, I love doggy-style sex.
95. I love to ponder the wonders of the universe while looking at the night sky stars.
96. I'm a "what-you-see-is-what-you-get" type of person.
97. At work, I will always be one of the best employees on the team. If I'm not one of my Manager's favorite people, I feel very uncomfortable and ostracized.
    
98. I have only one living grandparent left; I wish I had had the opportunity to get to know my other grandparents as well.
99. I love geneaology and have spent countless hours tracing my family tree.
100. I need to learn to forgive myself for mistakes that I've made. I'm getting better, but still need to work on letting things go.

That is all. :)