finally.

1. I don’t often lie, but I did on my driver’s license. It says I’m 5'4". (I am 5'3". And ½ ")
2. I’ve been rich, and I’ve been poor, and rich is better.
3. With regards to the above, I actually care less about money than many people think I do. I’m pretty sure that’s not a complement.
4. That said, I’m not shedding loose this mortal coil without owning an Alfa Romeo.
5. And a Vespa.
6. I must have good circulation in my feet, because I love sandals and would (um, and have) worn them year-round.
7. 100% Italian. Need to apply for citizenship, there’s a sweet EU passport to be had.
8. I still miss Boston, but it doesn’t feel like home anymore.
9. Love cashmere. I pine for a boatneck sweater in charcoal grey.
10. I am so unlike my parents, I have to wonder sometimes.
11. Example: no Boston accent here. Except maybe when I fight with my mom.
12. In elementary school, I was a child prodigy on paleontology (pre-Jurassic Park) and my classmates made fun of me mercilessly. I eventually gave up. The nicknames continued until high school.
13. I would still be a paleontologist. I still think about it.
14. My attitude towards most people ranges from indifference to active dislike.
15. Despite this misanthropic tendency, I would take a bullet for my true friends.
16. Crossword puzzles should be done in ink.
17. I tend to destroy things after breakups. Less evidence that way.
18. Actually I think overall I’m pretty good at ridding myself of the trappings of my past lives.
19. Tasting my own mortality is bittersweet.
20. Australian red licorice and Cadbury chocolate are my downfalls. Also, Swedish fish.
21. Rolling Stones > Beatles.
22. Baseball games are a lot of fun in person.
23. It took season tickets to Fenway to get me into the above mindset.
24. Scary recurring nightmare for as long as I can remember: driving off a bridge into water.
25. My original favorite painting: Matisse’s Goldfish 1912.
Second favorite: In the Car by Lichtenstein. I could actually type up a top 20.
26. Bad boys are a major turnoff. I like being treated well.
27. Doesn’t mean I go for the goody two shoes, either.
28. A great breakfast involves Eggs Benedict.
29. And good coffee.
30. I agonize over restaurant menus.
31. Life is too short to sleep on bad sheets.
32. California fascinates me, but I don’t think I’d want to live there.
33. I am a good listener, and I like being around extroverts; usually their enthusiasm is contagious.
34. I like poetry but I don’t know enough about it.
35. The best year of my life so far was 2002.
36. I want a pet (dog) really badly, but I enjoy the lack of responsibility I currently have.
37. I love my initials, all four of them.
38. A library room would be nice.
39. Favorite nail polish: OPI, in Bubble Bath or Black Tie Affair
40. My favorite place in the world is Venice.
41. Or the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
42. My imaginary friend was Danger Mouse.
43. I know how to shoot a gun.
44. And a crossbow.
45. Sigmund Freud and I have the same birthday.
46. Definitely a Democrat. I hail from Kennedy country.
47. I'm guessing that at some points in my education, I spent more time at the museum across the street than I did in class.
48. The inner artist never really went away. I care -a lot- about the way things look.
49. Tact: the underdog of personality traits.
50. Laundry is the bane of my existence.
51. Up north, my favorite season was summer. Here, it’s either fall or spring. Probably fall.
52. Going by Vivaldi’s versions, the best season is winter.
53. High school reunions don’t appeal to me, as I have no desire to prove my awesomeness to people I could care less about.
54. My first cat was named Puma.
55. My first dog was named Primo.
56. My first horse was named Pharoah.
57. I have a set of highly personalized morals and ethics that I rarely if ever go against. Very few people know what they exactly are.
58. Love to travel. Hate to pack.
57. My first introduction to sex was through Native American folk tales, a book I got for free at a library giveaway and that my parents never bothered to check out.
58. Slight obsession/ deep appreciation for random postcards, beautiful stationery, and obscure stamps.
59. Very special people are privy to my very special dances....such as the "going out for brunch dance" and the "didn’t get a parking ticket dance."
60. Black jelly beans? Hell no.
61. Creme brulee? Hell yes.
62. I’ll never be a food critic because I’m too damn picky.
63. My favorite number is 8. I also like 16 and 5.
64. Fascinated by Sanskrit, Arabic and kanji/katakana.
65. Music > movies or TV, by a long shot.
66. Not a morning person.
67. I continue to always be surprised when someone envies something I have.
68. I have broken my nose, dislocated my jaw, and broken 8 out of 10 toes.
69. The broken nose is rather subtle, except in certain angles in photographs.
70. I read the New Yorker, the Atlantic Monthly, and the free weekly alternative paper.
71. I could read before I could speak. Because I could relate to books more than people, I'd actually say un-word words I'd seen written in books, such as phew! and sigh.
72. My first car was a silver Audi 5000, and I still miss it.
73. Someday I’d like to have a job that affords me a glamourous, killer wardrobe. Or maybe just a social life that requires one. Black tie gala, anyone?
74. My favorite cassette tape growing up was a compilation of the theme songs to Bond movies.
75. I’ve had the same summer perfume for years.
76. I need to know that I live near the sea, even if I can’t always see it.
77. My eyesight is messed up: nearsighted in one eye, farsighted in the other, both to the same degree.
78. People should frequent farmer’s markets more. I love mine.
79. I am a classic black sheep: I have one younger brother who can do no wrong.
80. I can’t seem to finish Magister Ludi, it’s the only book that’s taken me years to read.
81. Sometimes I go to movies alone. Especially the pretentious indie ones.
82. I hate musicals.
83. I love opera.
84. I follow along in the libretto.
85. I have a compulsion to read the backs of things. (cereal boxes, etc.)
86. I collect 45 rpm records. Sporadically. For a 1970 Seeburg Golden Jet jukebox.
87. Myers-Briggs: INTJ.
88. I played men’s varsity ice hockey not for love of the game, but because people told me I couldn’t do it.
89. I taught myself shorthand so I could keep a journal without others reading it.
90. I enjoy a calculated risk.... every once in a while.
91. Halloween is my favorite holiday.
92. My favorite architectural style is a nature-influenced modernism.
93. Once I saw a palace on an island on a lake, and vowed to return and set foot on it. I did so four years later.
94. I wish I could achieve all my goals so quickly.
95. I hold those close to me in high regard and to high standards. This often ends up being a problem - whether moreso for them or for me is yet to be determined.
96. I have no concept of time
97. My favorite beach has no name, is rocky and terrible at low tide, and requires parking illegally, climbing a stone levee, and losing sandals in muck. I swear, it’s worth it.
98. I like anything cherry flavored.
99. My true calling in life is to be a philanthropist.
100. I have a thing for blondes. (well, one in particular)