2) I met my first girlfriend while we both worked at McDonalds's
3) My longest relationship lasted over 9 years
4) I haven't seen or spoken to my brother in over 15 years
5) As a result I consider myself an only child
6) I've seen the Indigo Girls in concert over 10 times
7) I've seen Melissa Ferrick in concert 4 times
8) I grew up in East Los Angeles
9) I met Jo in an internet chatroom (on Prodigy)
10) The smell of vanilla drives me wild
11) Paxil saved my life (I have social anxiety disorder)
12) I'm left-handed
13) I'm very shy
14) I'm a Christian but I was agnostic most of my life
15) I was brought up Catholic
16) I believe in the death penalty
17) I was a vegetarian for 2 years
18) I'm a college drop-out (San Jose State/UC Santa Cruz)
19) I tried (half heartedly) to commit suicide when I was 22
20) I have the scars to prove it
21) I'm afraid of heights
22) I had only one boyfriend in life, he cried when I broke up with him
23) Jo is my 5th g/f (and my last)
24) I lived in California my whole life until 1998
25) I moved to Texas in 1998 and I don't ever plan on leaving
26) My mom passed away in 2000, she had moved to Texas with me. I miss her dearly
27) We have my mom's cat Nicky. He was named after Nicolas Cage
28) We have two other cats...Bandit and Chapin. We got them when we moved to Texas
29) My career has been in payroll for over 10 years
30) I love clouds.
31) I have 3 tattoos
32) We bought our own home in 2001. Its a small 2 bedroom love shack.
33) I drive a 1998 Toyota Rav4
34) I love taking pictures and carry my digital camera almost everywhere
35) I'm a Mexican beer whore. My faves are: Tecate, Corona & Sol
36) I'm a reality tv junkie
37) It was always my dream to own a '60s Ford Mustang. I finally bought one
in 2002. I couldn't sell it fast enough. I was too scared to drive it.
38) I love to read while taking bubble baths
39) I hate to admit it but I have passive-aggressive tendencies
40) I've been to London & New York City - I can die happy
41) I love to burn incense
42) I'm Mexican-American. Although its in vogue to be called Hispanic
43) I carry a purse everyday to work but on my own time I'm purse-less
44) I hate it but I'm a very good procrastinator
45) On the other side of the coin....I'm usually early for appointments
46) I'm a nervous nellie while the driver and/or passenger. It gets worse
as I get older
47) I love toys...especially fast food toys, matchbox/hotwheel cars & vending
machine toys
48) I get ideas for my 100 things by reading other people's 100 things lists
49) I'm blind without my glasses. I used to wear contacts but I prefer
glasses because they hide the dark circles under my eyes
50) I love office supply stores
51) As a result of #50, I own way too many calculators. But I can never
find one when I need one
52) I love to eat chips & pickles together
53) I love entertainment trivia. And I devour People & US Magazines
54) I've been overweight since my mid 30's
55) I was addicted to signing up for free email addresses. I've outgrown it
56) Now I'm addicted to signing up for free journals that I never update
57) I can count the number of real life friends I have on one hand
58) I hate that so much of our time is spent sleeping and working
59) I was in Marching Band & played the flute in high school
60) My high school (James A. Garfield) was featured in the movie, "Stand
and deliver
61) I used to love diet pepsi now I'm addicted to Diet Dr Pepper
62) I rarely can sleep through the night without taking sleeping pills
63) I freak out when driving in the rain. I've bawled a few times driving in
bad storms
64) I haven't seen my family since the mid 1980's except for one cousin who visited me after I moved to Texas
65) I have trouble sharing my possessions with others
66) I've never lived alone
67) I'm 5'7"
68) I love my spirograph & coloring books
69) I get mad at Jo when she tells people about them
70) I keep re-reading my 100 things list to make sure I don't say
something twice
71) I have low self esteem issues. I'm always surprised when someone
meets me in real life and likes me
72) I'm pretty boring until you really get to know me
73) I don't have a favorite color
74) Two of my favorite movies: Bridget Jone's Diary & Sliding Doors. Jo said I just like to see American girls faking
British accents
75) I didn't dress for gym class in 7th grade and as punishment the student dean swapped my
behind. Thankfully most states have outlawed corporal punishment