Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Repost - 100 things
This entry was originally posted more than three years ago, on January 20th, 2005. I must say, I sounded very angry… I had a miscarriage in October, and found out I was pregnant (with Fiona) in late December, and was having all sorts of issues. For the entire first 3 months of pregnancy, I was bleeding bright red blood. Medically it’s called a “subchorionic hemotoma.” It’s a blood clot the size of the baby, sitting right next to the sac. Those 3 months were some of the most excruciating months of my life, ranking right up there with chemo. Thankfully, it resolved itself after 3 months and Fiona turned out to be very healthy.
I’ve grown a bit and learned quite a lot since then. I need to acquire more patience though. Hopefully y’all will still love me after reading this 
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1. I have a unique first name.
2. In fact, I have three first names, all unique.
3. English is not my first language.
4. I’m a carnivore. I’ve eaten many a type of meat.
5. I’m also a huge lover of veggies and fruits.
6. I rarely drink alcohol, never smoked, and never taken (street) drugs.
7. I don’t take much caffeine.
8. I’m not a Mormon nor a Jehovah Witness.
9. Some say I’m boring.
10. I say I’m just a good girl. And a cheap date.
11. I’m an atheist. (edited: I grew up in China where religion is pretty nonexistent. Husband is Catholic and children are too.)
12. I didn’t have any toys while growing up.
13. Still, I had a very happy childhood.
14. I had cancer at age 24.
15. I was never ill before that. Ever.
16. I lost a lot of friends.
17. Cynical became my middle name.
18. Anger became my last name.
19. We had just moved to a new city/neighborhood/house.
20. I had just graduated from college.
21. I had just started my first full-time job.
22. I lost every single strand of body hair, except for eyebrows and eyelashes.
23. I hate needles.
24. I will never get a tattoo, aside from the 3 dots I already have from when I had radiation therapy.
25. I don’t believe in all the crap that says adversities are our lessons in life.
26. I say there are better ways to learn those lessons than through suffering.
27. I loathe people who throw their religion at me, especially those that don’t practice what they preach.
28. I got married at 24. Two months before they told me about the cancer.
29. I knew 7 people at our wedding of 170 guests.
30. My husband and I met online.
31. It was not through personal ads.
32. We never dated online.
33. He’s tall. He’s hot. He’s GQ.
34. We have one wonderful child, a baby boy.
35. Our baby boy is tall, chubby, smart, fun, funny, and is multi-lingual.
36. We want more children.
37. I have tiny boobs.
38. I had a lot of breast milk to offer our son while breastfeeding.
39. I have a hard time finding nice clothes because I’m short and small and I don’t fancy fashion in the children section.
40. I’m usually 100 +/- 5 pounds in weight.
41. I’m not a morning person.
42. I’m an engineer.
43. I’m geeky, nerdy, and a tad anti-social.
44. I’m also anti-Bush and his gang. Make that very anti.
45. I don’t wear glasses and I don’t carry pens in my shirt pocket like Dilbert.
46. It’s very easy to get on my good side, just be nice to me.
47. It’s very easy to get on my bad side, too. Be mean once and you’re to remain there for eons.
48. Some say I’m judgmental.
49. I say I have strong opinions and a strong mind.
50. I hate smokers who smoke around children. Or around nonsmokers. Or around me.
51. I hate smokers in general. Not at the person, but at the choice of habit.
52. I had many years of second hand smoking.
53. I prefer Coke. Not Pepsi. And definitely not Root Beer.
54. I don’t understand the whole ice cream on top of soft drink thing.
55. I failed the written driver’s test 3 times, the driving test 2 times before I got my license.
56. I used to get car motion sickness.
57. I used to have road rage.
58. I had 6 speeding tickets in 6 years.
59. I’ve been involved in 2 car accidents; both times were rear-ended by someone.
60. I cannot wear high heels.
61. I don’t like to wear pantyhose.
62. When my hair is short, I want long hair. And vice versa.
63. I giggle every time I hear the name “Harry” and have visions of a man who resembles a baboon. (Sincere apologies to all Harry’s. I just cannot help it.)
64. I have great dexterity with my fingers.
65. I don’t do any knitting/crocheting/whatever needle work.
66. Someday, I want to learn how to quilt. And knit.
67. I have great dexterity with my tongue and can tie a cherry stem with it.
68. I occasionally have pimples on my temples. It drives me crazy.
69. Ignorant people also drive me crazy.
70. I usually make telemarketers hang up before I do.
71. I like to be the center of attention. Unless the group is >10.
72. I snorkeled once. I loved it.
73. When I retire, I want to travel the world with my husband.
74. We don’t have any pets.
75. My favorite color is yellow.
76. My favorite flowers are daisies. All varieties.
77. I’m allergic to mosquitoes.
78. We live in a state where the mock state bird is mosquito.
79. I don’t like the cold.
80. We live in a state where temperature can go as low as -30F.
81. Someday we will move.
82. I once built a bridge using toothpicks and glue.
83. My favorite chocolate is Rocher. I love nuts.
84. I prefer milk chocolate, not dark.
85. I’m frugal. My husband says ‘miser’ fits better.
86. I used to be lactose intolerant.
87. I’m afraid of heights.
88. Am not afraid of flying or climbing / hiking mountains.
89. I don’t like sharing living spaces with roommates/non-familly people.
90. I was not born in America.
91. I’ve never watched The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, Casablanca, or any of the ‘American Classics’
92. I feel just as American as the next guy.
93. Somedays I want to move out of the US.
94. I enjoyed photography as a teenager.
95. Some friends call me Photogenic.
96. I don’t have a lot of friends. See #16. Also see #43.
97. Most of the friends that I do have live very far from us.
98. I took a lot of belly pictures when I was pregnant with our son.
99. I always jokingly say I’d like to have half dozen children.
100. Maybe I make fun of it, but it’s truly what I want?
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Looks like we accomplished #81. But I’m not sure if we moved south enough to be any warmer! It’s 2F as I’m typing this, at 10:35p.m. That’s before the windchill is factored in there.
#93 - More so about frustration with the current administration than not liking living in the US, as I love living here.
#95? Hehee. Photogenic. Photojennic. Get it?
#100 - I’m not so sure. I have to get some decent sleep (i.e. not interrupted and not woken up at 5:30a.m. nearly every single day) before I can make that decision.
on Monday, February 11th, 2008 at 10:04 am:
Good grief woman! How long did it take to do this post? I wish I had 100 things to say about myself. This was incredibly interesting. I chat with you online, but there was a slew of things I didn’t know about you..We have a bit in common…
But, only 7 people at your wedding of 170 people? Whoa! I think there were 30 total guests at mine.
Sandy’s last blog post..It’s Easy Being Green
on Monday, February 11th, 2008 at 10:24 am:
I love reading these lists; they offer such an intimate glimpse into someone. We are very similar on some things, but polar opposites on others.
But that’s what makes the world go around, right?
Jenni’s last blog post..Project Support Beauty in Nature
on Monday, February 11th, 2008 at 2:59 pm:
Yes! I love reading these types of posts too. It’s so interesting to get an idea of people’s personalities.
You’ve inspired me to get a list going!
#70 - Awesome!
#83 - Mmmm, I want some now! Or Nutella with strawberries!
Angela’s last blog post..Aisle E
on Monday, February 11th, 2008 at 6:17 pm:
Love it!
Yay for daisies. And down with pantyhose!
jamielynnlynn’s last blog post..Bad Jamie.
on Monday, February 11th, 2008 at 8:58 pm:
there is a LongTerm Survivors list - discusses health and emotional issues, here;
http://www.acor.org
my girl was 15 when dxd with osteo. she lost eyelashes and eyebrows too - still beautiful
anyone who says there is a reason for everything has never seen a child suffer…
a fellow freezing/angry/atheist/engineer
on Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 at 7:52 pm:
Loved your list!
And I’m so with you on the coke v pepsi thing. In restaurants I always ask to make sure it is coke, and if it isn’t, I’ll stick to water.
melissa’s last blog post..Virtual Book Club
on Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 at 10:22 am:
I think that sometimes people say things like “there is a reason for everything” just because they don’t know what to say or that is the only way their life makes any sense. Most people want to help. I give them the benefit of the doubt even when they don’t say the right thing. Sometimes it hard not to be angry at what life throws at us. I try not to be angry at people. I would rather be angry at the circumstance. I guess I am not an atheist. The only thing that has got me through the last year has been my faith and the belief in Gods love for us both. I have no idea if there is a reason for all of this. If there is I have not figured it out. I believe that God did not inflict this on us but He has been there with us through it all. Hmmmm…Hope I did not get on the wrong side here. Hey I love snorkeling too! I learned how to do that when John and I took scuba diving lessons. Also I wrote a post on games to play with telemarketers. Love your list and still love ya. Thanks for sharing. Oh, John has lost all his hair, lashes and eyebrows. He says he has a cancer head, yet he is starting to feel much better.
Christine’s last blog post..Two Birds, One Stone
on Friday, February 15th, 2008 at 10:02 am:
Still loving you.
Kat’s last blog post..Valentines Declaration
on Thursday, February 21st, 2008 at 7:06 pm:
I love this list too! You said things that I have been afraid to say on my blog, but I want to say them. I went through two miscarriages before I had my daughter, and I know how you feel about the comments people make. Thanks for giving me the courage to say that I’m a cynical, cold hating, atheist! And proud of it!