100 facts about Plain Old Me.

In case you were wondering:

1. I grew up in St-André d’Argenteuil, and expect one day to return to a small town.
2. I am a librarian.
3. I don’t have a driver’s license.
4. Maine is my favourite US state.
5. I am a question asker. This is often mistakenly interpreted as criticism.
6. I lived in Quebec City for three years.
7. I once fainted while serving mass, in the middle of a prayer, in front of my entire school.
8. I have a Masters in library and information science from Université de Montréal.
9. I don’t worry about wrinkles or grey hair.
10. I have a hard time getting to sleep.
11. I often wander in my own imaginary worlds (this is why I enjoy Calvin & Hobbes).
12. I have a bad left knee.
13. I am the youngest of 4 girls.
14. Certain movies can bring me to tears.
15. I avoid yelling and angry people.
16. I’ve had more or less the same haircut all my life.
17. A single song has the power to change my mood and outlook.
18. My fingers are so flexible, it’s almost disgusting.
19. I am introverted. People, it’s not a social disease.
20. I dropped out of college at 17, a week into my first semester.
21. I can roll my tongue better than anyone.
22. I am arty in a non-committed way.
23. I lived and worked in Mauritius for a short while.
24. I am a good gardener but houseplants commit suicide when under my “care”.
25. I love solitude, but too much of it will drive me insane.
26. I live with a 65-year-old widow in a beautiful little white house.
27. I call myself a feminist. Don’t ask why: it’s self explanatory (just look at the world).
28. I hate cold toast. When the toaster pops out a hot toast, it is a race to spread butter and swallow it. I rarely make it on time.
29. I do not tolerate messy kitchens.
30. I once worked at a Dunkin Donut.
31. I worked at UNESCO for 2 years.
32. I enjoy smoking a cigarette with my best friend from time to time but I hate second-hand smoke.
33. I used make a killer Bavarian cheese-apple torte until I lost the recipe.
34. The excuse "I don’t/didn’t have time" will not convince or impress me.
35. I never enjoyed the club scene. I prefer pubs and homes for parties.
36. I am left handed.
37. I like to draw.
38. I am not motivated by money: I have an intuitive sense of the amount of money I basically need and once that need is fulfilled then money stops driving me.
39. I fear driving a car more than the apocalypse.
40. I cycle a lot when my knee is okay with that.
41. I wish more people that I knew had pages like these.
42. What I wish for in a home: comfort, serenity, order, laughter.
43. What I do not wish for in a home: Zen design, cheap furniture, the color beige and futons.
44. I have declared 2005 the year of Let it be.
45. I feel sad when I do not have a trip planned for the near-future.
46. I love to read.
47. I am an everyday coffee drinker.
48. I am 29.
49. My first real job was at a daycare. I was 15.
50. I am very sensitive to noise – I carry earplugs with me everywhere.
51. I worry about my friends and I do not call them often enough.
52. My boyfriend makes me pee in my pants when doing his Burrito the Mexican Kangaroo impression.
53. I have low tolerance for what I like to refer to as les petites madames: chatty, gossipy, squeaky voiced, middle-age suburban ladies with highlights.
54. My feet are enormous.
55. The train is my favorite mode of transportation.
56. I am afraid of endings and have a hard time finishing projects (such as this list).
57. I work at a museum and do research on First Nations of British Columbia and Oklahoma. Basically what I do is document their culture and put it online.
58. I am lazy and like to lie around a lot, but generally feel best when in motion.
59. I collect moose mugs.
60. I have a thing for salt and vinegar chips dipped in sour cream.
61. I am not an avid recycler.
62. I'm still undecided about what I want to be when I grow up.
63. I pull out all of the solicitous and subscription inserts from my magazines before I read them.
64. I'm a sucker for John Cusack, Mark Ruffalo, Liam Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard, Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Laura Linney, Ralph Fiennes.
65. I didn't go to my senior prom.
66. I tend to procrastinate.
67. I was born on August 17 at 10:55pm.
68. That makes me a Leo sun, Taurus rising, Taurus moon.
69. And a dragon.
70. I majored in ethnology at Laval University.
71. I constantly dream of having a cottage (hence the moose-mug collection).
72. Dancing makes me happy.
73. The Gap owns me.
74. My dream car is an old blue-grey Saab 900 with a ski rack on top.
75. I make randomn weird noises in my sleep. Sometimes I even talk or scream.
76. My favorite place in the world is Rodrigues Island. [other link]
77. Old Orchard Beach is another.
78. I like these bite-size brownies they sell at the supermarket.
79. I met my boyfriend while he was interviewing me for a job.
80. I am not a member of an organized religion.
81. My favorite authors are: Dorothy Parker, Jacques Poulin, John Irving.
82. Carbs keep me alive.
83. Once a year I treat myself to some Kentucky Fried Chicken.
84. I would never miss Oscar Night for anything.
85. I love the smell of fresh cut lumber, lily of the valley, the adirondack forest, freshly bought clothes.
86. Chapters is a very dangerous place for me.
87. I prefer to be cold than hot.
88. I usually walk fast, and have unknowingly left people behind until they pointed it out to me.
89. I'd like to go fishing someday as long as I don't catch anything.
90. The first movie I ever saw at a movie theatre was Beverly Hills Cop.
91. Excessive use of exclamation marks bugs me.
92. As a little girl I wanted to be a painter, or a lego sculpter artist.
93. My blood type is O positive.
94. The music video "Thriller" scared me as a kid.
95. I have 6 wisdom teeth. People usually have 4 or less.
96. I am of irish and belgium descent.
97. My best friend is the coolest person alive.
98. I own a Devinci Destination 2004.
99. I like hanging out with my family.
100. I didn't think I could ever finish this list.