100 Things, 81 - 100

We've finished the race! Woohoo! Yeehaw! Ding dang!

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81. I almost died twice. First time: tubing on the river in Gruene, Texas (it's pronounced "green", wacky Germans). I was 15. An older high school friend brought VO alcohol and a bottle of Coca Cola. She gave me drinks of this while I was told to swim and pull the other three people in their tubes as well as the tube with the cooler in it. Eventually, they noticed they weren't moving anymore. Eventually, they noticed I wasn't around anymore. Eventually, one of the drunks reluctantly went into the water to fetch me from the bottom of the river. I have never had VO ever again.

82. My blog started in September of 2005 with this entry. My left foot still hurts sometimes, and I am still shaking my fists at John Elway.

83. I prefer colder climates where I can wear turtlenecks and snuggle under blankets.

84. I liked the Ricky Martin version of Menudo. I had a Menudo T-shirt that I wore so much that it became almost see-through. Then they kicked out Ricky. I had to throw out the T-shirt in protest. I also refuse to ever eat menudo.

85. I make the best natural soap you will ever rub onto your body.

86. Someday, I would like to live in Prague.

87. My current weight bothers me, so I avoid being in pictures.

88. As a child, I detested Cabbage Patch Kids, My Little Pony, and whatever other idiot toys were trying to be sold to me through commercials. I preferred my broken, one-armed Barbie knock-offs.

89. I could sleep all day. My favorite pastime: sleep. My favorite color: sleep. My favorite smell: sleep.

90. Although I was raised on a private airport and have flown in and can fly small airplanes, I have a fear of flying in commercial passenger jets. If I cannot see the pilot, I get worried. Turbulence makes me jumpy. This annoying habit of mine has become less of a problem over the past few years, but my heart still jumps into my throat whenever "a few bumps" are felt.

91. I have a tendency to make fun of everyone and everything, including you.

92. I have a high IQ. Phil's IQ is higher. For that, he will pay.

93. When I notice that someone is not a particularly good driver, I will go out of my way to make sure I am never at their automobile mercy ever again.

94. Second time almost dying: wisdom tooth removal surgery at age 27. The negligent nurse left the nitrous oxide on me and went about her way. I felt great for a few moments, and then everything went black. I suffocated. Things happened to me while I was "gone."

95. Many places have captured my fancy, but I will always long to be in the Sierra Nevada mountains in eastern California. The smell of tall pines makes me swoon with delight.

96. I like my eyes and my hair. After that, I dissect myself just like every other woman on the planet. "Too fat!" "Too big!" Too small!" "Too wonky!"

97. In my youth, I thought that letters have personalities. They are either male or female. Some do not get along with each other. Numbers, on the other hand, are dead and cold to me.

98. I'm still upset that I never had a Snoopy Snowcone Maker.

99. Upon meeting people, I get a very clear feeling of "good" or "bad." I trust in this instinct now because I am almost always right, as it turns out.

100. I very much wish that I could have telekinesis. This obsession started when I was 10.

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And that's all she wrote. Now, someone fetch this lady a nice glass of wine. And some cheese. And rub my feet. And put a blanket over me. Sleep.