1. I can roll my Rs.
2. I'm a tad-bit clairvoyant. Especially when it comes to total strangers.
3. I have a deep-rooted fear of asphyxiation.
4. I was a petty thief – lip gloss & nail polish mostly. After I realized my grandfather couldn’t count so well, he never got all of his change back.
5. At times I'm a huge flirt & extroverted. At other times I'm painfully shy & introverted. The normal me is the happy medium.
6. I speak my mind & have a hard time biting my tongue. As a teenager, I suffered many a busted lip at the courtesy of my mother.
7. I like Kid Rock's "You Ain't Neva Met a Muthafucka Quite Like Me" & I play it often.
8. I hate asking anyone for anything. I only do it as a last resort.
9. I had three (3) "By the Time I'm 30" goals: 1) to be successful in my career (
); 2) to be united in Holy Matrimony with my one enchanted love, blessed by God & witnessed by 200 of my closest family & friends; and 3) to be a homeowner (). 2 outta 3 ain't bad, huh?
10.I was 16 & pregnant. I briefly contemplated suicide & abortion as a result of said pregnancy. If I had it to do over again, I wouldn't. Motherhood isn't for everyone. I don't like children. I love them, preferably from afar.
11.I watch the Gargoyles cartoon every chance I get.
12.My biggest fear is dying before my son, nephews & nieces are old enough to find their way in this world.
13.I've been pregnant once & had 2 scares (broken condoms) with 2 exes.
14.I moved into my 1st apartment when I was 19 & vowed to remain on my own.
15.I’m working on my book & hope to get published.
16.I rarely return phone calls to people who leave “call me “*click* messages.
17.I cry every time I hear Dianne Reeves sing "Better Days" (The Grandma Song).
18.I was engaged twice, but never married.
19.My wedding is planned. All I'm missing is the groom.
20.My worst habit has to be saying what I feel & being judgmental (at times) without considering the other person's feelings.
21.I hate driving. My son says I have road rage.
22.I {think} have a slight form of OCD.
23.I’m addicted to items on sale. I’ll buy shit because it’s discounted, not because I need it.
24.I love kitchen & electronic gadgets. I have several never/barely used ones taking up space in my house.
25.I love the Bee Gees.
26.I could live without television, but I can't live with my radio. (LL pun intended)
27.I own 300+ CDs & I re-alphabetize them every time I get a new one. (See #22)
28.I was a svelte 135 lbs. (soaking wet) before I got knocked up. {I’d have to smoke that narcotic or be surgically altered to obtain that weight again-not that I want to.}
29.I’m trying to shed these extra pounds I’m carrying around. My goal is anything less than 200 lbs. I’d be elated to make it to 199 lbs! Honestly, I just want the nurse to not have to move scale thingy past 200.
30.I abstained from sex for over a year after giving birth. I was deathly afraid of getting pregnant again.
31.I was once a recipient of food stamps (the paper ones).
32.It’s been 15 years since I’ve eaten greens. I only liked my granny’s.
33.After the demise of my last LTR, I chose to remain celibate for 6 months. It ended up lasting 2 years. That was the longest 2 years of my life.
34.I've known my BFF damn near my whole life. I don't remember when I met her, but I remember when my mama brought that baby home ( I was 2).
35.I was 14 when I lost my virginity. I told him I was 17. He was 21.
36.I was 22 when I first developed a yeast infection. I was scared to death because I thought I had an STD.
37.I love to vacuum. I’m trying to figure a cyclone, bag-less into the budget as we speak.
38.I'm so not a morning person. My ideal offices hours would be 10 am to 6 pm.
39.I suffered a broken leg when I was about 6/7. As a result, I have a slight, not always noticeable, limp.
40.My very 1st payroll job was Peer Tutor at my high school. I made $3.76 per hour.
41.I've worked at the same corporation since March 1996.
42.My skin tone used to make me feel like an outcast in my own family.
43.I keep track of my lovers - names & date of 1st encounter.
44.Muthafuckas who thump lit cigarette butts from moving vehicles make my blood boil.
45.When my loved ones were murdered, I realized I was capable & had more than enough rage to kill a man, especially that bastard.
46.I can't bear to listen to "Missing You" (Set It Off soundtrack). See #45
47.I hate onions! White ones, green ones, red ones, raw ones, cooked ones. I like the flavor & essence of onions, but biting into them makes me wanna gag. I use onion powder or large chunks (easily removed) when cooking.
48.I’d support forced sterilization for drug abusers, career criminals, women with more than 2 kids on {lifestyle} public assistance & men who leave a baby on every damn doorstep they cross.
49.I still have the "love note" I received from my 1st love when I was in the 9th grade. I dealt with him off & on for 15 years. I was finally able to let go approx. 5 years ago, but I also realized I couldn't be his friend.
50.I’m extremely tender-headed. I still flinch when I comb my own hair & if I don't leave my house, I refuse to comb my hair.
51.I cannot eat in a room without windows. It makes me nervous.
52.I used to tend to pick up the bad habits of others. (Glad I steered clear of crack heads!)
53.I love Halloween.
54.I'm a former pyromaniac (fire-bug).
55.I'm overweight, some would say obese, but I have sharp elbows & skinny wrists.
56.I trust my friends more than my blood when it comes to my material possessions & vice versa when it comes to my man.
57.I played Rick James' "17" on my 17th birthday & damn near every morning for the remainder of the year. I was 17 & sexy dammit!
58.I have a tendency to nickname people. It's habit I picked up from my grandpa. *waving at Deedles & Muffin*
59.I would beat the hell out of my sister knowing damn well I would get beat for doing so, but I did it anyway.
60.I own about 40 watches.
61.I own a pair of black, CFM Stilettos & a pair of clear heels. I dare not wear the stilettos outside of the house, as I’m afraid of snapping the heels. (See #29)
62.I get airsick if I get stuck in the middle seat on a plane. I'm fine on the aisle or near the window.
63.I’m no longer hopeful on finding my one enchanted love. I’m prepared to “kick it” for the rest of my days. Maybe I’ll get a puppy & call it a day.
64.I purposely failed a test that would have allowed me to skip the 4th grade. I wanted to stay with my friends.
65.After high school, I briefly considered the military.
66.I sneeze 3 times every morning.
67.I needed glasses when I was in the 9th grade, but I didn't wear them until the 12th grade. I was too fly for glasses.
68.A neighbor's German Shepard attacked me when I was about 7.
69.I could survive of off toasted peanut butter & jelly and grilled cheese sandwiches.
70.I hate taking medicine - pills, liquid, sprays, whatever. I'll ride out the illness, if I can.
71.I have a terrible habit of getting psyched about personal projects, starting them, and never quite completing them.
72.I cannot fall asleep in complete silence. My mind won’t shut down. I need a TV, radio, barking dogs in the alley or something.
73.I was a voracious reader....then I got a home PC.
74.I love the writings of Edgar Allen Poe. The Fall of the House of Usher & The Raven are my favorites. I have an affinity for the macabre.
75.I tried to smoke a joint once & threw up everywhere. I think I was 14 at the time.
76.I played hooky from school only once to * ahem * hangout with my 1st love. {That's the trouble with having caregivers who didn't work outside of the home....too risky being caught.}
77.I read "Woman Thou Art Loosed" when I get discouraged.
78.I don't have a green thumb. I prefer silk foliage.
79.I sometimes change clothes 5 or 6 times before deciding what to wear to work.
80.It took me 10 years to clean up my credit & still some of that old crap comes back to haunt me.
81.Although I could tell time at the appropriate age level, a quarter after/til not equating to 25 minutes after/til confused me for a while.
82.Some of my relatives refer to me as judgmental, self-righteous & condescending. I really don't give a fuck either.
83.I kept a diary until I was 13. I burned it after my BFF’s mom found hers & read it.
84.Vanilla scented/based candles, lotions, air fresheners, etc., make me hungry.
85.I still want to learn to ice-skate.
86.The first time I went the movies alone was to see “Why Did I Get Married”.
87.I’ve never eaten at a restaurant alone. I need company.
88.I can watch What’s Love Got to do With It, The Five Heartbeats, The Temptations, Dreamgirls, Holiday Heart, Fried Green Tomatoes & Goodfellas like I’ve never seen them before.
89.The 1st man to give me oral pleasure didn’t move me. {I give him a pass because it was a 1st for us both.} The 2nd man to do the same couldn’t get rid of me! LMAO
90.When New Edition 1st came to St. Louis, I was devastated when my uncle failed to purchase my concert tickets as promised. I didn’t speak to him for over a month.
91.After my maternal family fucked up my grandmother’s obituary, I wrote my own obit & planned my own funeral. My son, uncle & 2 BFFs know where to find the info.
92.I hate cream cheese, ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream & anything remotely related. Cheesecake = YUCK!
93.I love the beach & the ocean but I refuse to get into water that isn’t clear.
94.I’m going get some home help from the HGTV folks if it’s the last thing I do.
95.The boy’s bio taught me to drive when I was 17. I didn’t get my license until I was 23. I didn’t get a car until then so I didn’t see the point in having a license before then.
96.I’ve been pulled over 4 times while behind the wheel – 3 warnings & 1 moving violation.
97.My daddy died 12/19/1973 & I still cry for him 3 times a year: my birthday, his birthday & the day he died.
98.I honestly think I’m ready to relocate from St. Louis. I’ve been here all my life. Not mention I want to get the fuck away from my immediate family.
99.I never had the infamous Jheri Curl, but I did wear the "Popcorn". I also threatened to shave my head once out of rebellion & my granny threatened to break my neck.
100. I finally had to learn how to cut my grass.
101. I added this one just because I’m a little different.
