69 things about me

ok joe, this is for you:

1. i really am petite. 5'3" tall. 28" inseam.
2. but i'm way taller than my mom. i think she's barely 5', if that.
3. i started running about a year ago.
4. before that, i dabbled in tae kwon do, kickboxing, a summer of tennis lessons, and random step aerobics classes.
5. but for the most part, i did absolutely nothing athletic or sporty.
6. in high school, i took phys ed in the summer at the community college because i wanted to take electives like yearbook and photography during the school year.
7. worked out better that way, since i'm a better graphic designer than i am a runner.
8. i chose my college based on the brochure. i'd never visited the school, much less the state, much less the coast it was on.
9. it's the only school i applied to and i sent in the application the night before.
10. i thought i'd come right back to california once i was done. i ended up staying for 6 more years.
11. now i'm back to "settle down".
12. ha! yeah, right.
13. it's march and i still have my tan lines from the summer.
14. i heart the summer.
15. i heart the beach.
16. i really am afraid of getting skin cancer but honestly, i'm more afraid of wrinkles.
17. but i can't help it, i love the sun.
18. sometimes my own driving gets me car sick.
19. i have a bad habit of making up weird nicknames for people. so far, no one has seemed to mind. but it isn't until much later that i think about how rude it is.
20. i am too honest. words stumble out of my mouth without me thinking sometimes.
21. now that i am 28, i'm beginning to regret getting my belly button pierced.
22. i do sometimes wish i could have my tongue ring back. but not enough to get it repierced.
23. my nose ring? cutest. thing. ever.
24. i have no tattoos. and don't ever want one.
25. i am a leo.
26. i don't believe too much in astrology, but everything they say about leos is very true for me.
27. if i won the lottery, i would never work again. i know people say they would or would work for charity or whatever. but not me.
28. i'd run in exotic locations, soak up the sun on every coast, perfect recipes for the lavish meals i'd cook for my family and friends, make jewelry, learn to sew, read more, explore, and best of all, take lots of naps.
29. i'm a food network whore.
30. even rachael ray's 30 minute meals.
31. she really annoys me, but i've learned a lot from watching her.
32. who i REALLY don't like is that giada delaurentis chick. barf!
33. never trust a skinny cook.
34. i've worked in restaurants, off and on, for over 10 years. even when i had a full-time office job.
35. when i was a kid, i went door to door to sell my drawings. and people actually bought them.
36. i like shopping at vintage and secondhand stores.
37. i drive a vw.
38. that's where my blog name came from.
39. i get really crabby when i'm hungry. or tired.
40. i have a pretty crass sense of humor. but i try to keep in check on my blog because i don't think it translates the same way on paper (er, on screen?)
41. i don't order dessert, unless it's creme brulee.
42. then i eat only the carmelized sugar.
43. lance armstrong really annoyed me until he ran the marathon.
44. then he became kinda cute.
45. i take 5 minute showers. actually, they're probably shorter.
46. i have this thing against wasting water.
47. i 've been to 23 states in the U.S.
48. i've gone to mardi gras, but never had a wild spring break.
49. easter is my favorite holiday.
50. fourth of july is a close second.
51. i know the greek alphabet, but not because i was in a sorority.
52. i know the sign language alphabet, but very few words.
53. i studied spanish for 7 1/2 years and speak it pretty poorly. what i have retained can only be attributed to my restaurant career.
54. making this list is harder than it seems. and sadly, it's pretty boring.
55. i'm surprised it doesn't have more to do with food.
56. i don't like when people call me "cute".
57. or when people call me "exotic".
58. i do like it when people call me funny.
59. i don't know if i'll ever be the type to have a running partner.
60. i think finding the right person to run with is the same science as finding a partner in life.
61. and i'm flying solo on both accounts so far.
62. i always somehow end up dating jocks, even though i was and am far from one.
63. i won the 2nd grade spelling bee. it's been downhill since then.
64. i have a voo doo doll.
65. my favorite color is red.
66. my favorite drink is beer. honestly and embarrassingly, i'll drink most any of it.
67. my favorite non-beer drink is a mojito.
68. my favorite time of the day is dawn.
69. my first race number was 69.

whew! i hope to bob i'm more interesting than this list. and i still owe you 31 more...