Poser

Here’s the quick & dirty list (as requested/challenged to write for 2009!):
1) I was born in Maine,
but 2) never found a way to stay there.
3) I now live in MA,
4) but I want to retire in Colorado,
5) die in Maine
6) I liked college (both of them) and
7) loved Grad School but
9. ) I couldn’t wait to graduate. 
9) I’ve been a chambermaid,
10) and a pizza maker,
11) a nanny and
12) all things data collection.
13) I collect turtles
and 14) nutcrackers but,
15) I wouldn’t say I’m a packrat.
16) I wear contacts
and 17) used to change my hair color often.
18. ) I love to cook,
19) love experimenting with new recipes,
20) I collect cookbooks
and 21) treat them like diaries yet,
22) I STILL refuse to cook for anyone who isn’t family or friend.
23) I have taken a knife skills class and
24) have never cut myself to the point of blood.
25) I love to read to the point of obsession
and 26) have been trying to read every book Nancy Pearl indexed in Book Lust and More Book Lust.
27) I do know I’m not the only one trying this.
28.) Barbara Kingsolver is my all-time favorite author
and 29) Bobby Flay is my favorite chef yet
30) I watch real estate shows constantly
31) because we are still looking for a house.
32) I don’t watch a lot of tv except
33) The Closer (TNT) is still my favorite show.
34) I don’t get to the movies often enough. (oay, never – thanks NetFlix)
35) I call myself a knitter even though
36) I’ve never made anything constructive and
37) I’ve only taken one beginner class that lasted 8 weeks.
38.) I am piecing together a blanket (finally)!
39) I still hate the phone
40) nut I am getting better at texting (just ask Sarah).
41) I am a begin-again runner.
42) It took me a long time to believe that even though
43) I have run a half marathon and
44) am now training to walk 20 miles for Project Bread.
45) I prefer running in parks but
46) do okay on the treadmill in my laundry room.
47) I am left handed but
48.) have learned to use my right.
49) I have a secret desire to play Rock Band, but
50) I am afraid to tell my husband because he is way too good!
51) I can’t sing at all.
52) I dance even worse.
53) I am not a vegetarian but
54) I act like it sometimes.
55) I am obsessed with rinsing my hair
56) I can’t leave the shower without spinning first.
57) I love music and
58.) am addicted to bootlegs of shows that were before my time.
59) Natalie Merchant is my favorite voice but
60) I support unsigned musicians like
61) Rebecca Correia and Sean Rowe (my favorite unsigned singers).
62) The drums are my favorite instrument and
63) my husband’s my favorite drummer.
64) I am very much married
and 65) love my life.
66) I have two nephews,
67) a sister,
68.) a mom,
69) and a cat.
70) I want a pug but
71) I’ll take a garden first.
72) I write when I’m angry,
73) I write when I’m sad,
74) I write to sort out confusion
or 75) express excitement.
I guess I could say 76) I write all the time. Some of it makes it here.
77) Nothing scares me more than cancer.
78.) I lost my first pet
and 79) my grandmother to the disease.
80) I am also bugged out by centipedes,
81) mechanically separated chicken parts,
and 82) hippos.
83) I have overcome a fear of dogs,
84) ants (to a certain degree)
and 85) socializing (sort of).
86) I hate the sound of the wind
but, 87) love the rain.
88.) I love the ocean most of all.
89) My biggest dream is to swim with sea turtles
90) or have an herb garden.
91) I cherish my friends
and 92) keep only the very best around. 
93) I like to write letters
94) and send Christmas cards.
95) My 2009 resolution is to not forget anniversaries and
96) birthdays.
97) I come across as a snob, but
98.) really, I think you are laughing at me.
99) I prefer one on one conversations
100) rather than writing this list!

Now for the disclaimer: I write these blogs for myself. I don’t apologize for poor grammar, punctuation, or spelling. I won’t shirk from the truth as I see it, nor will I avoid emotional outbursts. I started writing as a way to deal with the inner rant, otherwise known as the crap that gets to me, eats me up. If you have been invited here know that you are trusted and loved very, very much. If you stumbled here because of something I said, welcome welcome welcome. Keep all hands and feet inside the ride and please don’t feed the animals. Welcome to my world.

Edit to add: You may have noticed this place is also for keeping in touch. Make a comment and I will almost always respond. It’s my chance to talk to you and you and you.