101 Things I Bet You Never Cared to Know About Me

I'm not going to put too much thought into this. I think I'll just see what pops into my head at any given moment. Of course, since only my mom reads this blog, none of these random tidbits about myself will come as much of a surprise. Well, maybe a few...

1. My dog Bailey is the cutest, smartest, best(est) dog in the world. Okay, in my world at least. Although she does have her issues, like being a jerk on a leash, barking her face off at times (literally, her face.falls.off) and has the most foul-smelling dog farts in the history of the world (at least it doesn't happen often). I still think she's awesome.
2. My middle name is Ann (so is my mom's).
3. I have one sibling: an older brother named Josh, who lives in Omaha and lives in a really cool apartment building downtown.
4. I couldn't tell time on an analog clock (that's the ones with the arm-doo-hickey things) until at least high school. Okay, I could but it took much longer than it should have considering how smart I was in other things.
5. I'm left-handed (which, incidentally, means I'm cooler than 90-93% of the population).
6. I have a bachelor's degree in criminal justice (with minors in history and Spanish) and a master's degree in criminal justice. I was in school for far too long. The thought of going back and getting my ph.D. has crossed my mind, but then my other mind bitch-slapped me across the face.
7. I love sleeping. Getting up sucks.
8. I have to take medication for hypothyroidism for the rest of my life since my thyroid doesn't seem to like to work like it should. I blame weight gain on Mr. Thyroid. It has nothing to do with the fact that I am now a lazy-ass. And, regardless of the fact that I've been on medication for about three years now.
9. My favorite color is blue. Sometimes it's purple.
10. I'm a democrat and will be voting as such on November 4th. 'Nuf said.
11. I hate talking on the phone. I hate answering the phone. I hate thinking about the phone.
12. I love to eat.
13. I was previously in a relationship for six years, but he just wasn't the guy for me despite the fact that he was an awesome guy.
14. I have been to Europe four times. I want to go back so bad I can almost taste it. Well, if Europe had a taste.
15. I'm 5'8". And no, I won't tell you how much I weigh. That's between me and me.
16. I went skydiving in August 2008 and LOVED IT!
17. You're going to love this one: I was a cheerleader (and a damn good one) from the 8th grade until I graduated high school. And no, I wasn't a snob or a slut.
18. I can't spell the word esctacy ecstacy ecstasy. And before you start wondering why I have to spell that word, I use it a lot when writing reports about my clients' drug use history. I never get it right the first time.
19. I write too much. This post will take up so much space that I might crash the Internet.
20. I've had five pets in my life: Missy was my dog from the age of 4 to 18, Scooter was my first hamster who died when I was in the 8th grade, Honey was my second hamster who lived about two years, Maddie who is technically my parents' dog, but I still consider my dog, who is 10 years old and then Bailey, who will be 4 in January.
21. I have to push "snooze" on my alarm clock several times before I can get up.
22. I love roller coasters! There probably isn't a roller coaster on the planet that I wouldn't ride (with the proper maintenance and safety procedures in place).
23. I drink diet soda. You get used to the taste.
24. Scary movies scare the bejeesus out of me despite my best efforts to act otherwise.
25. I've been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). I like saying, "Watch out people! I have GAD!"
26. Needless to say, I'm not very social. I used to be. I'm not anymore.
27. I worked at Wendy's for 11 years. Yes. 11 years. I was a damn good manager too. The only explanation that I can give for working there so long (even after college) is that change causes me severe anxiety.
28. I've worked at my current job for 2 years. I'm a Court Services Officer for the Juvenile District Court. I conduct PreSentence Investigations for juvenile offenders.
29. My favorite fruit is probably strawberries.
30. I absolutely love to read. I don't understand people who never read books for pleasure.
31. I have five cousins. One much younger cousin on my mother's side and four cousins on my dad's side. All of us cousins on my dad's side have grown up very close, and I feel very fortunate for that.
32. I wear a size 8 shoe.
33. My cell phone plan is through T-Mobile (exciting tidbits about me, huh?).
34. I have unlimited text messages since that is my preferred mode of communication unless conversation is absolutely necessary.
35. I'm a grammar freak. I use correct grammar even whilst texting.
36. I've broken three fingers, but no other bones. The most recent broken finger (in which I will give you no details on how it was broken other than that I don't remember) was broken in January and, because it was on my left hand, never really healed right.
37. I no longer drink alcohol.
38. I have green eyes (some may say hazel) that tend to change colors depending on my mood or what I'm wearing.
39. I've been dating Andrew for almost six months, but we've liked each other for much longer.
40. I drive a 2000 Mercedes CLK430. I like it.
41. I have good vision--about 20/30 on a bad day, 20/20 on a good day.
42. Although I write left-handed, I swing a bat right-handed, use scissors right-handed, play tennis either-handed, serve a volleyball left-handed, bowl left-handed and punch holes in people with my left hand.
43. I'm horrible at keeping in touch with people.
44. My favorite kind of pizza is Freschetta pepperoni (it's a frozen pizza, but it sure is yummy).
45. I've probably seen Dirty Dancing, The Princess Bride, Robin Hood, Gladiator, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and the original Parent Trap a combined total of 5,672 times.
46. I've read all of the Harry Potter books at least twice and have yet to be corrupted by the Devil.
47. I have basically zero artistic ability.
48. All of my grandparents are living and healthy. Yay!!
49. I'm a very tolerant person. To each his own. Gay, straight, black, white, green, stupid... Wait. I draw the line at stupid.
50. My zodiac sign is Aquarius.
51. I have to dye my hair already. I got my first gray hair when I was about 16. Now if I don't dye it I have more gray hair than my mother who is 26 years older than me.
52. I have never been arrested.
53. I've never been to Disney World or Disneyland.
54. Really, really, really deep water causes me anxiety. Even watching a movie or TV that shows deep parts of the ocean freaks me out!
55. I wore braces for a couple of years as a teenager.
56. I don't like using wooden spoons.
57. My right foot is slightly larger than my left.
58. The only toothpaste I like to use is Cinnamon Crest.
59. I tend towards being a tad obsessive compulsive.
60. I love the smell of gasoline (who doesn't though, right?).
61. I don't write in cursive; I print.
62. I prefer being barefoot.
63. I hate my freckles.
64. I was just shy of a 4.0 in high school and graduated as Salutatorian. I got one B for a quarter of a credit in...Driver's Ed! I'm a good driver too, dammit!!!
65. I was just shy of a 4.0 in my undergraduate degree, but still graduated Summa Cum Laude. I got one B in English Lit. If I go into the details about this I might burst a blood vessel in my brain, so I won't. Go into the details, that is.
66. I finally got a 4.0 in my graduate degree program. I think if I'd gotten a B in one of my graduate classes, I would have kicked someone's ass.
67. I'm beginning to wonder if I will ever get done with this post.
68. I can't sing.
69. I used to play the flute from the 5th grade up until I graduated high school. Oh and I played the French Horn my sophomore year because we needed more French Horn players that year.
70. I like broccoli.
71. I'm allergic to cats, penicillin, sulfa and exercise.
72. I'm bow-legged, and yes it looks absolutely ridiculous.
73. My books and DVDs are alphabetized on the shelves. This can cause quite a bit of work when I have to put a new one somewhere in the middle.
74. I hate onions and chunks of tomatoes and peppers in stuff.
75. I used to think that a janitor was an "eleanor" because the janitor at my elementary school was named Eleanor.
76. Bugs creep me out.
77. I've been to Canada, but never to Mexico.
78. I've had asthma since I was young. I don't have many problems with it now, but my asthma was pretty bad from about age 14-28. I was always stubborn about taking my daily medication until my doctor scared me into it. Did you know that for every year you don't have your asthma under control you lose one ounce of lung capacity?!?! She told me, "You know, Kerry, not all of those old people walking around with oxygen tanks were smokers. Some of them had asthma that they never controlled." Yikes!
79. I'm a non-smoker. Duh.
80. I have an uncanny memory. I can remember perfectly useless information. Not even any good stuff that could win me money on Jeopardy. I still remember the phone number of the first boy I had a crush on in the 6th grade. And, I still remember the answers to a history quiz in the 8th grade about the Revolutionary War.
81. That said, I can never remember to take my vitamins.
82. I am not double-jointed.
83. I know how to drive a manual transmission.
84. My original major in college was history until I freaked out because people kept asking me, "What are you going to do with a history degree?" That said, I really enjoy history, especially European history and the history of the Holocaust.
85. I'm related to Jake Busey (Gary Busey's son). He's my mom's cousin. That makes him my 1st cousin once removed or my 2nd cousin or my 1st second cousin twice removed or something like that. Jake has been in movies like: Home Fries, Contact, Twister, The Frighteners, Starship Troopers and Identity.
86. I like playing all those silly board games that nobody likes to play.
87. I get my sarcastic wit from my mother and my brother. I think my brother should start a blog. It would be hilarious!
88. I've eaten a Milkbone dog treat before.
89. I'm not afraid of heights at all. In fact, my parents have several pictures of me on the top of a mountain standing on the farthest edge of a rock looking down.
90. I can still do a cartwheel and most likely a front handspring. Just don't ask to see a back handspring unless you want to see me crack my head open and all of my brains squish out.
91. I've been a bridesmaid four times and never a bride. I don't have a problem with that either.
92. I love peanut butter.
93. Olivia is my favorite baby.
94. I love thunderstorms. I would love to be a storm chaser (as long as it was someone else's car getting hailed on).
95. I wonder if anyone is still reading this.
96. I doubt I would still be reading this if I wasn't the one typing it.
97. I still owe about $17,000 in student loans.
98. I prefer Letterman over Leno.
99. I can type about 70 words a minute.
100. I can be really absent-minded sometimes.
101. I got a boob job when I was 25.

Phew. Finally. 101 random, completely unnecessary things you didn't need to know about me. If you made it to the end, you're probably still trying to figure out if I was serious about the last one. Hehe.