100 things about me (part 1)

i'm currently enraptured by this diary. so, i am stealing a concept from it, entitled "100 things about myself." it will come in a series of installments.

so, ms. claiborne bluering girly girl, thank you for the idea.

1. i think that nature made a grave mistake by not making me a natural redhead.

2. i love bad teen movies.

3. i want to be a rock star.

4. i have relationship issues with sleep.

5. i have friends that are worthy of lying down in traffic for.

6. i have former friends and enemies for whom traffic is too good. even boston traffic.

7. i pride myself on being the pedestrian from hell.

8. i have seven pairs of black boots.

9. my underwear drawer is the most colorful part of my room right now.

10. i think that the new york subway is one of the best things ever.

11. i want to learn about wine.

12. i sometimes wish i could grow sideburns, just so i could show those boys how it's done.

13. i had the biggest crush on luke skywalker for years.

14. i am prone to obsession.

15. i have no qualms about completely rearranging my life to help out someone that i really love.

16. i wish i had the eye to be a graphic designer.

17. i want to be a singer.

18. i frequently don't like myself very much.

19. i frequently wonder what people are saying about me when i'm not around.

20. i have at least twenty photographs of me and roos making funny faces. we're really big on funny faces.

21. i think about the friends i had in high school at least once a week, wonder if they're happy and okay.

22. i think about people i knew in college at least once a week and wonder if they've burned through their trust funds yet.

23. i have many pairs of argyle socks.

24. i live for anarchy days at the office.

25. i outran tower two in four-inch heels. hurdled a park bench in the proceess.

26. i miss my kimmy.

27. i want to learn how to arc weld and play the violin.

28. i like comic books.

29. i'm scared to fly.

30. i'm a real sucker for an english accent.

31. i have the same photo on my driver's license as i've had since the age of sixteen.

32. my favorite drink right now is a raspberry vodka tonic.

33. sunday brunch is my favorite part of the week.

33a. with the possible exception of the thursday night session at swift's with the boys.

34. i love that the bartender at swift's knows my name and my drink as soon as i walk in the door.

35. i check my email compulsively.

36. i have an unhealthy fascination with britney spears.

37. i think my friend mica is one of the most beautiful girls in the world.

38. i sometimes worry that my emotional armor is getting too thick, and that when things make it in through the cracks they can't find their way out.

39. i hog the bed (but not the covers!)

40. i make fabulous risotto.

41. i also make pretty damn good carrot cake.

42. i like serving these items at dinner parties (move over, martha stewart!)

43. i don't like tea very much.

44. i tend to take showers that only require the use of the hot faucet.

45. i aspire to smelling like baked goods.

46. i hate being condescended to.

47. i am going to destroy the ice cream truck this summer.

48. i think reese witherspoon is absolutely brilliant.

49. i aspire to one day wallpaper a whole house with pages i've ripped out of magazines.

50. i want to go to prague.

there's fifty for you. tune in later for the next installment of....

100 things about shivery!