Stephanie did this a while back, and I've decided to follow in her footsteps.
101 Trivia Tidbits1 - I can never drink just
one cup of coffee.
2 - I hate playing any game where I have to perform at the center of attention - Pictionary, Charades, Cranium, etc.
3 - Any time the subject of conversation turns to sports, I immediately lose interest.
4 - I hate doing laundry and always put it off as long as possible.
5 - I've tried giving up soda but I find it very difficult.
6 - When people who know me in completely different ways end up in the same area ("Worlds are colliding!" ~ George Costanza), I find it very stressful to act as the sort of "bridge" between them.
7 - If pressed to choose a fictional character I'd want to date, I'd select Jim Halpert from
The Office.
8 - I feel very anxious and sometimes panicky in crowded places.
9 - I like Christmas music, but usually by Christmas Day, I'm sick to death of it.
10 - I DETEST Christian platitudes, i.e. "Let go and let God." They make me want to vomit.
11 - I worry a lot about my future.
12 - I sometimes have no idea how I'm really feeling until I write it down or say it out loud.
13 - One of my favorite things in the whole wide world is a good hug.
14 - I wear black a lot because supposedly it's "slimming."
15 - I rarely like pictures of myself unless they are self-portraits.
16 - I have mild social anxiety disorder (self-diagnosed) and I sometimes feel very nervous and uneasy on the way to social gatherings.
17 - I don't laugh when I watch
Meet the Parents (or other "everything-goes-wrong" movies) because I feel way too much empathetic embarrassment for the main character.
18 - When I was in fourth grade, I had a pair of pink Reeboks that I insisted on wearing with everything.
19 - I'm a middle child and I sometimes felt starved for attention growing up. I think that's why I spend so much quality time with my parents now.
20 - When I'm with a friend who simply cannot ignore his/her phone long enough to have a conversation, I find it extremely rude.
21 - A lot of my friends are much younger than me, and sometimes I feel embarrassed about that.
22 - I have a freakishly sharp memory and often recall things that no one else recollects.
23 - I tend to go back and forth between being very open and very guarded.
24 - I can be whimsical and moody, and I hate that about myself.
25 - I am not a morning person at all, and I hate it when people don't understand that.
26 - I wish I could be one of those people who "don't watch tv," but I'm not. I've always loved television.
27 - I tend to be overly self-conscious about my outward appearance.
28 - I don't wash my hair every day because I was advised not to. On the days when I do have to wash it, I dread it like a dentist appointment.
29 - I hate getting up in the morning. I love sleep way too much.
30 - When I'm really looking forward to something, my mind's eye conjures all these images of what it will be like, and then I feel disappointed when the reality of it does not match my imagination.
31 - When someone hurts me, I rarely tell them because I'm afraid of their anger.
32 - Any dessert that includes peanut butter, I find incredibly delicious.
33 - I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I've seen my mother cry.
34 - I like to drive, but I don't think I'm very good at it.
35 - I listen to Kevin Smith's podcast - SModcast - every week...it's often filthy/raunchy but I can't help loving it.
36 - I love the show
How I Met Your Mother because I think Neil Patrick Harris is dreamy and hilarious.
37 - My favorite Starbucks holiday drink is Peppermint Mocha.
38 - I eat ramen noodles a lot, and not just because I'm poor...I actually like them.
39 - I've lived alone for almost four years, and at this point I can't imagine living with anyone else.
40 - Every year I have to watch
A Charlie Brown Christmas.
41 - I love Lionel Richie's music. I can't help it.
42 - I kind of hope that I never have kids, because I doubt that I would be a good mother.
43 - I often use others' words (song lyrics, poetry, etc.) to express how I feel, because my own words feel so insufficient.
44 - One of my favorite snacks is celery + peanut butter.
45 - I feel intimidated by people with strong personalities.
46 - I'm a relatively quiet person, but my laugh gets really loud sometimes and that embarrasses me.
47 - I expend entirely too much energy worrying about what other people are thinking of me.
48 - I never wear yellow or orange.
49 - Unlike the majority of girls I know, I'm not afraid of spiders at all.
50 - I pretty much hate rodents and think they're gross.
51 - I think funeral directors are everyday heroes with incredibly difficult jobs.
52 - I HATE humid weather and could not live without air conditioning in the summer.
53 - In fifth grade, I was Captain of the Safety Patrol.
54 - I won tickets to
Sesame Street Live! in a call-in radio contest when I was 8.
55 - I saw The Monkees in concert when I was 19, but I was with a group of people who made it one of the worst nights of my life.
56 - I could probably spend an entire day browsing and reading in Barnes & Noble.
57 - Right after high school, I went to Taylor University in Indiana for almost two years, but only because my parents wanted me to.
58 - My ideal vacation would be a visit to the United Kingdom.
59 - I've always wanted to fall in love and get married, but I fear that I will never do either.
60 - I doodle all the time when I'm on the phone.
61 - I'm addicted to Spider Solitaire.
62 - I love playing Grand Theft Auto at my friend James's house.
63 - I had a mullet for about 6 years while I was growing up.
64 - When I was in high school, I was kind of obsessed with Steven Curtis Chapman and once met him at a Christian bookstore.
65 - I like cake much better than pie.
66 - I can watch episodes of
Gilmore Girls dozens of times and not grow weary of them.
67 - When relaxing at home or my parents' house, I'm nearly always watching tv and surfing online at the same time.
68 - I have blocked 9 people on my AIM buddy list.
69 - I hate visiting houses where I am
required to take off my shoes when I go inside.
70 - I find it very irritating when people make moral judgments about fictional characters.
71 - I don't feel right unless I'm wearing makeup, earrings and a necklace.
72 - I think most of Prince's songs are excellent "driving songs."
73 - When I have a big project to complete, I always procrastinate because I need the pressure to get it done.
74 - When I need personal encouragement and/or confidence, I often listen to Jimmy Eat World's
The Middle or John Lennon's
Instant Karma.
75 - No matter how many times I've seen
Mr. Holland's Opus, the ending always makes me sob.
76 - I would love to have a dog, specifically a Saint Bernard or a Newfoundland.
77 - I always spent entirely too much of my workdays on facebook.
78 - I often wish my family could be closer.
79 - I love Arby's chicken salad.
80 - I don't like many true "rock" bands...I mostly prefer acoustic/folk music.
81 - I don't really like gatherings that are "all girls". Most of my closest friends have traditionally been guys.
82 - I always thought writing was my strongest passion, but lately I wonder if photography may have surpassed it.
83 - I hate it when guys talk about "hot girls" in front of me because it always leaves me feeling unattractive and insecure.
84 - Billy Joel's
Just the Way You Are may be my favorite love song.
85 - I sometimes have erratic sleep patterns and go through intermittent bouts of insomnia.
86 - I watch both
The Hills and
The Real World on MTV. I'm not proud of it.
87 - I saw
Titanic four times in the theatre.
88 - For three years I've had a crush on a guy whom I see on a regular basis, but I'm still terrified to talk to him.
89 - I often eavesdrop on other people's conversations in public places.
90 - I've always wanted to learn to play the guitar, but I think I would really suck at it.
91 - I took four years of French in high school and I wish I remembered more of it.
92 - My favorite flower is the red gerber daisy.
93 - I still watch and enjoy
Full House.
94 - Most of the time, I generally think the book is much better than the movie.
95 - When I'm having a hard time, I can sometimes be comforted by the simple sound of a close friend's voice.
96 - My favorite pen to write with is the ultra-fine-point Sharpie.
97 - I am sometimes astounded at my own inability to make decisions.
98 - My record for keeping a Netflix movie is three months.
99 - There are three guys who liked me in high school who are now in committed relationships...with other guys.
100 - I find Hello Kitty adorable but find it very peculiar that she does not have a mouth.
101 - I love making lists -- is that obvious?
