Here’s a list of 100 random things about me.
1. I was born in Philadelphia…
2….but I grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. I’m an East Bay girl.
3. Before we moved to California we lived in Taiwan for two years.
4. When I was in college I became friends with a guy that I coincidentally went to nursery school with in Taiwan. We didn’t know each other then.
5. In Taiwan I apparently learned to speak Mandarin. Unfortunately, I only remember a few words.
6. I went to Catholic school for 12 years (1st grade through high school).
7. When I graduated from high school I barely knew how to dress without wearing a uniform.
8. I still wear a version of a uniform now—jeans, T-shirts, boots.
9. At the height of MC Hammer’s fame, I lived about a mile away from him.
10. When I was about 10 or 11, I went to the roller rink every Saturday, where I took roller dancing lessons.
11. Of course, I had a pink satin jacket to wear to the rink.
12. My first concert was Pat Benatar when I was in 8th grade. My parents took me and two friends. My dad fell asleep.
13. I had braces from 8th grade until my sophomore year of high school.
14. I had a perm too.
15. Obviously, I was not popular.
16. My first car was a 1980 Mercury Bobcat.
17. My second car was 1987 Ford Escort GT. The GT part was very important.
18. I learned to drive a stick driving that car off the dealership lot. My dad said, “If you can buy it, you’d better figure out how to drive it.” And he left. it was 9:00 p.m.
19. It took me two hours to drive the two miles home.
20. I was adopted.
21. I have a brother who’s 8 years older than me.
22. I was a bratty younger sister, always trying to get him in trouble.
23. I am a Virgo.
24. My birthday is in August before we went back to school, and I always felt robbed because I didn’t have birthday parties in class.
25. I am uptight…
26. …but I don’t want to be.
27. When I was in high school a boy I had a crush on told me I had perfect child-bearing hips. I don’t think it was a compliment.
28. I have been obsessed with the size of my hips, thighs and ass since high school.
29. I have never tested the child-bearing hips theory.
30. This is really hard. I can’t believe I have to come up with 70 more things.
31. I have always sucked at math…
32. …but I can totally diagram a sentence.
33. I took piano lessons for 8 years and barely remember how to play.
34. I want to relearn.
35. I sing very badly.
36. I used to be able to dance but for some reason I’m too self-conscious now.
37. I wear a size 5 shoe.
38. I can fit into a size 3 kids shoe.
39. I am 4’11”.
40. I will be 40 this year.
41. I think turning 40 is going to suck.
42. I love 80s hair bands.
43. I love 80s new wave music.
44. I love old-school rap.
45. I totally root for Britney Spears to do well.
46. I am addicted to shoes.
47. I just donated 7 pairs to Goodwill and it almost killed me.
48. I am also addicted to handbags—Coach, Michael Kors, Cynthia Rowley…
49. My favorite vodka is Belvedere.
50. In college I split a pint of Jim Beam with a friend.
51. I have never had Jim Beam since.
52. One time I got so drunk in college that I passed out, woke up and started crying, “Please! Don’t let me die like John Bonham.”
53. I love red wine but it makes me congested.
54. My husband is 54.
55. My husband is 15 years older than I am.
56. I met my husband in Taco Bell. In Hollywood.
57. I only gave him my number because he knew someone I knew well.
58. I blew him off for about four months and he finally stopped calling.
59. I called him and asked why he didn’t call anymore.
60. Our first date wasn’t a date. We were just going to go out as “friends.”
61. We will be married 10 years this year.
62. I have three stepsons.
63 I am a grandmother.
64. I will be a grandmother again this year.
65. I will have two grand kids before I’m 40. Sounds kind of white trash, doesn’t it?
66. I wouldn’t rule out plastic surgery…
67. …or Botox. (Because I’m a grandparent, you know.)
68. I can’t believe you’re still reading.
69.”Fuck” (and all of its forms) is my most favoritest word in the whole world.
70. I sprinkle the word “Fuck” into my conversations pretty liberally.
71. My mom hates when I say “Fuck.”
72. I am not a morning person.
73. I drink at least two cups of coffee a day.
74. I have a cup of Tetley black tea every morning when I’m getting ready.
75. I used to drink a 6-pack of Mountain Dew a day in college. (This is before I discovered coffee.)
76. I was also, um, not skinny in college.
77. I used to get migraines daily in college.
78. Oddly, the migraines almost went away and the weight dropped off when I quit the Dew.
79. I hate coconut. Unless it’s in a pina colada mix.
80. I love cheesecake. Nothing fancy. Just good old-fashioned New York–style cheesecake. Maybe some whipped cream.
81. My favorite food group is French Fries. Not a food group? It should be.
82. I love McDonald’s french French Fries. They are the perfect blend of soft but crunchy, salty but no overly so.
83. I almost dropped out of college. I wasn’t focused.
84. When I made up my mind to stay and graduate I had 21 units (7 classes) three semesters in a row. Plus summer school.
85. I got my first job was when I was 14. I cleaned a beauty shop.
86. I worked for Safeway for 4 years. I bagged groceries for two, I worked in the deli for one and then I worked in the main office doing accounting. This is funny to me (see #31).
87. I graduated from high shool in 1987.
88. I like to travel, but I hate the traveling part. I just want to beam myself there.
89. I am painfully shy…
90. …but I have learned to fake it over the years.
91. I make snap judgments about people (and most of the time I’m right).
92. I hate to apologize. It’s hard for me to say I’m sorry.
93. That drives my husband nuts.
94. I am not great with money…
95. …but I want to be.
96. I find myself getting more conservative as I get older.
97. And I hate that.
98. I used to want to be a rock star — even though I can’t sing (#35) and I don’t really play an instrument anymore (#33).
99. I am a procrastinator.
100. I love to sleep.
The Daily Snark 
I love your list. Inspires me to do one of my own. It made me smile reading it, because you were so honest…and I don’t know if I can be that straight forward. Love that you love the word FUCK…my other half also loves it.
Thank you Percy! Believe me when I say I’m not nearly as straightforward as I’d like to be sometimes! But it’s fun and, of course, gives me the opportunity to swear like a sailor!
Just recently found your blog through Jen Lancaster. I love it!
The word fuck is great – noun, verb, adverb, adjective.
Fuck you, you fucking fuck. I know it is from a movie but cannot remember but probably with Robert DeNiro.
Hi Jules,
I don’t know why this comment got lost in my admin/spam panel. I just saw this. Must be all the Fucking Swearing you did! I hope you are still here! I’m glad you found me!
My husband, Bill, is 15 years older that I am, too! His kids are close in age to my son, so we don’t have grandchildren yet. And we’d BETTER NOT any time soon.
I didn’t grow up in the Bay Area, but my parents lived in Benicia for 15 years and I went to Benicia High School.
Try having a birthday two days before Christmas…, but turning 40 didn’t suck. I did it 4 years ago (which means my Bill is almost 60 – yikes!)
I hate coconut, too. I won’t even drink pina colada. And I DID drop out of college, but I went back. And back. And then back again.
ditto to 15, 25, 26, 46, 48, 67, 68, 72, 80, 83 and 89-100. and now you knwo 22 things about me
23 – you also know (got it right that time, ha!) that I am a bad typist
Mo this is great – you’re an inspiration -Shy my ass!
From the back, you are the spitting image of my daughter-in-law. My grandma had a samoyed, gorgeous dogs. Love this list of 100 things. Thanks for sharing. 🙂 (wandering off to see what else is on this blog I stumbled upon)