What the heck - all the cool kids are doing it - LOL. I picked 44 because I like to be random - hehe.

1.I didn’t see what the big deal about giving birth was after being induced with my first and him being delivered a mere 4 hours later – only about an hour or so of real labor. No drugs – which I had intended to. I figured it was my positive attitude. He was a 9 pounder – easy peasy.

2.I learned what the big deal was with #2 – LOL – I am sure my positive attitude helped, but not enough. HE was less than 8 pounds – but it was the BIG monster head. I Still made it no drugs and would do it again. I like a challenge.

3. Reminds me after my first “easy” birth I had wanted a big salami sandwich from my favorite deli back home and so my MIL delivered it right after the birth. Anyway, just gave birth, chowing down my hoagie – everyone thought I Was crazy – LOL. Hey I couldn’t do that if I had been drugged up.

4.Salami and PB make a good sandwich by the way.

5.In school I Was obsessed with grades – all As. I think I freaked out at the A-s. A+ for this perfectionist. (I’ve chilled out since. I think.).

6.I Was so quiet as a child, people usually thought I couldn’t talk.

7.Oh yeah, was super, super shy, I am growing out of it – slowly.

8.I am DEATHLY afraid of spiders. I can hardly think of anything worse than a spider crossing my path. But if I see one in the house I will ask dh to set it free outside. I really value life so don’t like killing bugs. But if dh isn’t around I will do it for peace of mind – can’t have a spider running loose. I will lose it…

9.My favorite color is black.

10.I did mensa’s sample test online and passed – I have been meaning to see if I could join. I think I could pass, though my perfectionist ways I think I haven’t taken the test because I Am scared of failing it. But anyway, overall I don’t really get along with people and probably why I was historically so shy. I question everything, look at things critically, and like a good debate. Feel like no one else does in real life and it frustrates me to sit around and talk about hair and makeup and boys because I could care less – LOL.

11.That reminds me I Could care less about celebrities and when people sit and gossip about celebrities it is like nails on a chalkboard to me – drives me mad. I guess I wish people could put that kind of effort and caring into stuff that really matters – geez.

12.All that talk of me being high minded but there is hardly anything I love more than some really trashy reality t.v. I could watch that stuff all day – don’t ask me why. Mostly because it is so FUNNY!!!!

13.I am a pretty accomplished piano player and taught piano for a while to pay for my college.

14.My first job was at the local amusement park. I thought it would be so cool but it really sucked – LOL.

15.When dh and I met it was “love at first sight” but we were too shy to speak to each other for months.

16.I Was a pretty boring kid, never got into trouble, BUT I did sneak out at night quite a few times to meet my boyfriend. The only really risky thing I remember doing my whole life – LOL. Don’t tell my parents – hehe. Yeah, boys are my downfall…

18.I REALLY enjoy boogie boarding (because it is easier than surfing – but fun) and bike riding but don’t have much opportunity for either where we live now. Really miss it – both are just great natural highs.

19.I never wanted kids and now I Can’t imagine if I had never had them – my word. Kids are the best thing ever. Having always been pretty in tune with myself it amazed me how blind I Was to my maternal side. Guess there is a lot to still learn about myself.

20.Though I Was the youngest in school (started kindergarten when I Was 4 since birthday is in December), I was the first of all my friends to date, drive, get a job, move out on my own, buy a house, etc., etc. I always laugh when people say the kids that start school early feel “behind” because they won’t turn 16 as soon as all their friends.

21.I thought of something crazy – I traveled cross country to meet a guy I had met on the internet. This was after dating dh too. Don’t even ask – just lucky he wasn’t a psycho. HE was who he said he was and we were good friends for a long while.

22.I guess it is because I am responsible or organized but I Am always nominated as leader for whatever reason – and it freaks me out. In school, in any organization I belong to. I am like I Am the shyest one, why is everyone nominating me leader????? But now at 29 I find I am getting used to it and I am getting so bossy I Want to be in charge – I like things my way – LOL.

23. I LOVE reading. I will read labels on shampoo containers if I Am bored and there is nothing else to read. I could read 2 novels in a day – easy.

24.I love writing too. The blogosphere is like a fantasy come true for me. I could sit and blab about all of the boring aspects of my life and people will actually read and care – OMG. I LOVE it. LOL. I remember writing in my journals as a child to some imaginary audience pretending anyone would care. Or even better yet reading everyone else’s blogs – it is just so voyeuristic – I love that too. Goes with the whole reading thing I guess.

25.I want to write a book someday. I actually have considered going back to get a literature degree when I am old and wise. I Think then I will have more to write about. For now I am stuck on a subject…

26.Reminds me if I had my way I would go to school forever. I just LOVE learning. When the kids are older I’ll be taking classes at the local colleges just for fun – no doubt.

27.Oh yeah – I was in marching band too – flute and piccolo.

28.My first car my dad sold to me for $1500. I redid the paint job myself (well with some help). I think my dad wanted to teach me hard work but I have since preferred to hire people for that kind of stuff. NEVER again – LOL. Plus a professional job would have turned out MUCH better. But I guess I am still proud of my accomplishment.

29.I had mono when I was 18 and thought I Was gonna die. I Was in bed for weeks – was awful.

30.Growing up in the San Francisco area I am extremely tolerant of different cultures/races/lifestyles. I wish everyone could experience that. I know plenty of gay parents and interracial couples, and Arabs. They are all just PEOPLE like us.

31.That reminds me I really love the Indian culture. Growing up I had mostly Indian friends, and I LOVE the food – it is the BEST. Homemade Indian food – heaven on earth. My best friend explained to me once that Germans and Indians descended from the same people. Makes sense I guess!

32.I moved out on my own when I was 18. I Could not stand to live with my parents – LOL. I pretty much put myself through college, paid as I went. I think I Was too independent and my parents too smothering so I Was out as soon as I could. Frankly I never got along with them when I lived at home and now we are the best of friends – couldn’t live without them.

33.I LOVE Driving. Nothing like a good roadtrip…

34.I don’t think I ever ate fruits or veggies growing up. Reminds me though I am SUPER picky when it comes to food. But way better as I get older. I LOVE spicy food.

35. I love pepsi. I Don’t drink coffee or splurge on sweets particularly, but PEPSI will be my downfall.

36.I have no interest in drinking, drugs, etc., etc. I think I Am lucky I have seen so many people suffer from these things that I have no interest to do them myself. Lucky in that overall in my life I haven’t had to learn too much the “hard way.”

37.Never got a traffic ticket ever. Everyone thinks I Am SO boring – LOL. You know you fill out those online surveys and I am like check check check – never did this, this, this, and everyone figures I Am just a big lyer.

38.As seriously as I Take life, most of the time I don’t take it too seriously. I’m weird that way. You will never meet anyone more on the ball BUT more laid back overall. I don’t sweat the small stuff – you gotta have some fun – only live once…

39.I volunteered for a local organization to save baby birds. I realized my lifelong dream to care for wildlife was misguided. I can take care of them, keep them warm and clean, but medically I am awful. Good thing I didn’t go to med school.

40.As shy and laid back as I can be, man I am super stubborn sometimes. Drives my family mad. LOL.

41.I considered not changing my name when I go married, empowered woman that I am, but everyone was freaking out and my dh’s last name is much simpler than my maiden name, so I Said whatever. I Wasn’t stubborn on that – LOL. Good choice, shortened my last name by quite a few letters and don’t have to spell it out all the time now.

42.My dh and I got engaged within a few months of meeting but waited 5 years to get married. We had a lot we wanted to accomplish first – I think it was good. We met at 18/19.

43.I love cats – particularly black cats – they seem to have extra personality for whatever reason. Fell in love with my roommate’s black cat in college and got my own right after I moved in with dh – love her to death. I grew up with grey cats and they were never as weird as my black cats – LOL.

44.I wore braces for about 7 years and finally had to have cosmetic surgery to get them off – my jaw was so whacked. Overbite too. Unfortunately my little monkey got my bad teeth and jaw, I Am saving my pennies for orthodontia. I have had more oral surgeries than I can count.

45. My high school had 4000 people, 1000 in my graduating class. I LOVED going to a big school - felt pretty anonymous.

46. No one close to me has ever died. For now that is my hugest fear - losing someone close, particularly since I don't think I would have a clue how to deal with it.

47. Oh I Was proposed to 3 times when I was 18. Lord knows why. One of them was dh though - the only one I said yes too! Apparently I Am good marriage material? Hehe.