ok, my turn!

[quietann]

100. I was born (on March 14, 1964) and raised in San Diego.
99. My parents were "older" when I was born, and I was a "surprise", though a wanted one.
98. I have an adopted little brother, Alan, who is a super-athlete and super-nice-guy -- and more than a foot taller than me.
97. My dad is a semi-retired research biologist (an algae specialist), and my mom was a teacher and environmentalist.
96. I am a third-generation Californian on my dad's side.
95. I am of Polish-Jewish descent on my mom's side.
94. One of my Jewish great-grandmothers made her living, for a while, by smuggling Jewish boys out of Poland so they wouldn't be drafted into the Tsar's army.
93. More mundanely, I did not especially like growing up in San Diego.
92. I attended a math-science-computers magnet high school, which made San Diego more bearable, for a while.
91. I went to Reed College in Portland, OR.
90. While at Reed, I did not do drugs, except for marijuana twice and mushrooms twice.
89. One of the mushrooms experiences was without my consent, which sucked.
88. I lost my virginity at 19, to a boy whose mom was a sex therapist. yes, it was good :)
87. I'm bisexual, but didn't have a girlfriend until I was 32. before that, I just agonized a lot.
86. I'm poly, though I didn't know the label existed, or that the option was available, until I was 32.
85. I'm married to deguspice.
84. marmota, gosling, and jbsegal are current or former partners who have LJs. There may be others.
83. I am a susboid. (or an elboid or whatever)
82. This has not been true for very long.
81. I go to science fiction cons, but mostly to see friends.
80. I like horses a lot.
79. When I was a kid, I wanted to *be* a horse.
78. I also like cats.
77. And rats.
76. My rattery webpage is here.
75. I have had insulin-dependent diabetes since 1975.
74. I also have dysthymia (chronic, mild depression). That's been true for most of my life.
73. Cognitive behavioral therapy and meds help with #74.
72. I am still quite shy and sensitive.
71. Some people consider me guarded, which is true. I'm very self-conscious.
70. But when I trust someone, I tend to rattle on at them.
69. I am especially sensitive about my looks and weight. Growing up in Southern California did a number on me, in that regard.
68. If I could change one physical feature, I'd get rid of the diabetes.
67. I am not a neat person.
66. At the same time, too much clutter overwhelms me.
65. I wish I could have a housecleaner, but that's not an option right now.
64. I spent a year, after college, making technical illustrations of nuclear reactors on a Macintosh.
63. Then I went to graduate school in Missouri and got a master's degree.
62. I'd intended to get a Ph.D. in Clinical psychology, but didn't have the social skills or the temperament to be a therapist.
61. #62 caused great anguish
60. Missouri admitted me and gave me fellowship money because I did very well on the GRE.
59. I transferred to UC Irvine and got a Ph.D. in Health Psychology there.
58. I found UC Irvine to be a twisted place.
57. I worked as a professor at Bentley College for 4 years.
56. #57 should have been for 2 years, but hind-sight is 20-20.
55. Business Colleges and me do not mix well.
54. I'm now heading towards Plan B for my career, which is to be a statistician.
53. I am studying at Harvard School of Public Health.
52. I will be done there in May -- yay!
51. Being back in school in my late 30s has proven to be challenging.
50. I take the commuter rail and the T to school.
49. #50 is because I hate driving in Boston, and there is no parking (except for very expensive) anyway.
48. With all this school, not surprisingly I have some student loan debt.
47. I have no other debt.
46. I am currently being "kept" by deguspice
45. I am a crafty person.
44. by #45, I mean that I have been doing various forms of needlework and sewing for most of my life.
43. Currently, I crochet and make quilts.
42. Some of my quilts can be seen here.
41. that is an old web page; I've made, but not finished, a lot more quilts since then.
40. If I owe you a quilt, send me email.
39. Counting backwards is confusing me right now.
38. I'm good at math, so this is surprising.
37. actually, I'm better at spatial perception.
36. Hence, I like maps.
35. I used to have a great attic apartment in Waltham, with 3 big rooms and a kitchen and bath.
34. It's all deguspice's fault that I don't have it anymore :)
33. WRT being online, I mostly check email, read LJ, and hang out on IRC.
32. Here are a couple of favorite websites: Salon.com and Indiebride.com
31. I started learning to read when I was 3.
30. I got sent for testing when I was 7, because I wouldn't read out loud in class.
29. I am very nearsighted, and had a "lazy eye" at the time. Hence #30.
28. I tested out as highly gifted, but nearly blind :)
27. My parents decided not to send me to a school for highly gifted children, because they thought I needed to learn how to get along with "normal" kids. This is the one serious mistake I think they made in raising me.
26. I like being naked.
25. #26 doesn't mean I'm really into sex. I was, but it's not a prime motivator in my life anymore.
24. I'm not going to have any children.
23. I can be fairly cranky about other peoples' badly-behaved children, though I tend to keep quiet about it at the time.
22. I think that kids today don't get enough time to just hang out and be kids.
21. The idea of building a kid's "resume" starting at age 3 or earlier sickens me.
20. I would like to have a girlfriend again.
19. So far, I just seem to have boyfriends and a husband.
18. I'm generally vanilla, when it comes to sex.
17. I spend a lot of time doing nothing.
16. I nap a lot. I want to be able to nap at work, when I start working again.
15. I like most foods, but am picky about fruits and vegetables.
14. I would like to be in better shape physically.
13. I find that being useful to others is very rewarding.
12. I require a fair amount of alone-time and down-time.
11. Very occasionally, I binge on food, usually at parties, when I am nervous.
10. Having someone nice to cuddle with makes #11 not an issue.
9. I am Jewish, though not in any particularly organized way.
8. I am pro-choice.
7. I'm happy to live in the USA, but I don't necessarily like how things are going here.
6. I have been in the following foreign countries: Bahrain, Great Britain, Canada, and Mexico.
5. I have not been in the following states: Hawaii, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Alabama, South Carolina, West Virginia.
4. I would like Israel to keep existing, and its neighbors to back off already.
3. I have a lot of questions, and fewer answers.
2. I'm an agnostic.
1. I'm happy to be able to share this with you.

Comments

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

I really love this meme. Seeing further layers of complexity in all my complex friends has been really nifty. :)

A.
with hugs

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

I have no idea why that userpic showed up. I was aiming for this one.

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

Despite only being there about 3 times, I liked your apartment in Waltham a lot.

I think I had more to say, but I forget what.

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

79. When I was a kid, I wanted to *be* a horse.

Hey, me too! It wasn't that I was so into horses necessarily, but when I was in nursery school I had a bit of an identity crisis or something and for a while called myself "Laurie the horse". :)