100 Things About Me

Sunday, July 31, 2005

1. My bellydance name is Nashita.
2. I have three cats - Tasha, Tabitha and Autumn.
3. I'm married (and actually like my spouse!).
4. I have a B.A. in theatre.
5. I am Jewish by birth but consider myself Pagan.
6. I love to read.
7. I have three decks of Tarot cards - my Arthurian Tarot are my favorites.
8. I play Dungeons and Dragons.
9. The Good Father and I often spend an evening playing a computer game (told you I was a geek!).
10. We've played the entire Myst series.
11. I have two tattoos - a fairy dragon and Bastet (they Egyptian cat goddess).
12. My father has been married (and divorced) three times.
13. I love chocolate.
14. My favorite snack food is popcorn.
15. I wanted to be a famous actor when I grew up.
16. I'm not a famous actor.
17. I'm not grown up yet either!
18. I love the Harry Potter series.
19. If I was a character in a book, I'd be Eowyn from The Lord of the Rings. A chick who's hot and can still kick ass!
20. I make a fabulous meatloaf.
21. I also make great salad dressing.
22. I am not particularly domestic.
23. I can't sew to save my life.
24. Growing up I had three dogs and two cats.
25. I colour my hair all the time.
26. I think grass should be legal.
27. I got my mom a tattoo for her 50th birthday. Now she wants another one.
28. I'm short.
29. My thumb is more a sickly yellow than green.
30. I have sung in public and was better than I thought I'd be.
31. I'm a total ham on stage (okay, and off stage too!).
32. I love to dance.
33. I think Edward Gorey is a genius (sick, but a genius).
34. Douglas Adams was also a genius in my opinion.
35. I believe in pro-choice.
36. People who try to push religion down my throat piss me off.
37. My favorite sound is a purring cat.
38. I love sushi, dim sum and Indian food.
39. I want to come back in my next life as a cat in a pampered household (short life yes, but high quality).
40. I'm a Scorpio.
41. I was born in the Year of the Monkey.
42. I'm still friends with my best friend from high school.
43. I'm still friends with my best friend from university.
44. I love to meet new people.
45. I'm a writer.
46. I can't write poetry to save my life.
47. I hate racists, bigots, anti-semites and homophobics.
48. I think convicted rapists and pedophiles should be castrated.
49. I'm hypoglycemic.
50. I have bipolar disorder and am tired of pretending I'm "fine."
51. I don't want children and don't think it's a "natural part" of being married.
52. I don't hate kids just because I don't want any of my own.
53. I love Rowan Atkinson's sketch comedy, but am not a huge fan of Mr. Bean.
54. I've taken self-defence courses and think all women should take one.
55. I was abused as a child.
56. I am the spitting image of my paternal grandmother.
57. My husband is deathly allergic to peanuts and tree nuts, which makes eating out a challenge.
58. I am a professional belly dancer (really!).
59. Purple is my favorite colour.
60. I wear a lot of black.
61. I firmly believe you can never own enough pairs of shoes.
62. I love boots.
63. I don't watch much TV, but rent a lot of movies.
64. Every year on my birthday my mom takes me out to lunch and a movie.
65. My dad has forgotten my birthday - twice.
66. I hated growing up in suburbia.
67. I love a good horror movie.
68. Jackie Chan rocks!
69. Guilty pleasure - watching South Park - The Movie.
70. I like being a girl.
71. I am an only child.
72. I always wanted siblings, but admit being an only child certainly had its perks!
73. I love my in-laws. The Good Father has the coolest family in the world!
74. I visited East Germany before the wall came down.
75. I have been to Amsterdam, Germany, France, the Bahamas, a few states and Mexico.
76. I want to go to the UK, Greece, Australia and Egypt.
77. My first holiday with The Good Father was a camping trip to Nova Scotia and it was still the best holiday I've ever had!
78. My friends are very important to me.
79. If I was a monster, I'd be a vampire.
80. I don't drive. I tried but I hated doing it.
81. I wear glasses.
82. The reason I wanted the house we bought was because there was a fire place in the master bedroom.
83. I love living in Toronto.
84. I am proud to be Canadian.
85. Ginger ale is my favorite kind of pop.
86. I have very allergic skin.
87. If I was a super hero, I'd want to be able to fly - and fuck with people's minds.
88. I still read comic books. The X-Men are still my favorites.
89. I admit I love a good shot 'em up and watch things go boom" movie.
90. I believe in Karma.
91. I am way too sarcastic way too often.
92. I still have my first dog's rubber ball.
93. The Good Father taught me how to cook.
94. I love the fact that people think it's cool that my husband can cook.
95. I think there should be at least one public holiday every month of the year.
96. I think PMS should be a valid reason to take a sick day.
97. I believe in a higher power, but not in religion.
98. I am in no way mechanically inclined.
99. I love antiques.
100. I don't believe that "common sense" is all that common.