100 Random Facts About Me
1. My full name is Kristen.
2. Whenever I drink 7-Up I think I should be recovering from the stomach flu.
3. I don’t type with my fingers on the right keys, but I still manage to type very fast.
4. I can cross one eye.
5. I hate it when women hover over toilets because it’s disgusting and nothing is more disgusting than accidentally sitting down in someone else’s urine.
6. I am the product of an unexpected pregnancy (but my mum loves me anyway).
7. My favourite flowers are purple roses. They’re the only roses without thorns.
8. I had a lisp until sixth grade. I managed to make it go away on my own because I got tired of being teased about it.
9. I have a nervous habit of chewing on my fingers.
10. I have a pretty sizable collection of art books.
11. My first PC had a 1.2 gigabyte hard drive.
12. I’m incredibly anal about the condition of my CDs (and CD cases). This is why I never lend out my CDs to anyone. Not even family.
13. I grind my teeth while I’m sleeping, although it usually only happens when I’m stressed.
14. My favourite pizza toppings are ham and pineapple.
15. I’m left-handed, but I do a lot of things with my right hand out of necessity.
16. My “first” concert was an AC/DC concert on television. My brother and sister are proud of that.
17. When I was wee, John Cougar Mellencamp was my imaginary friend. I didn’t see him much because he was busy touring.
18. Rum and Cokes make me vomit no matter how many I drink, so I avoid them like the plague.
19. I can’t stand black licorice. I can’t even smell it without getting nauseated.
20. I’ve been diagnosed with depression, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder. I take medicine for it, so I can function as a normal human being.
21. One of my favourite animals is a donkey.
22. I’ve never, ever tried any illegal drugs. I don’t ever plan to.
23. I’ve never met my father.
24. Andy Warhol is my favourite artist.
25. I had really horrible hair in the eighties.
26. I collect decks of tarot cards.
27. My cousin died in a drunk driving accident.
28. My sister and brother are fifteen and seventeen years older than me, respectively.
29. My favourite cereal is Count Chocula.
30. The only phrase I know in German is “Der scheisse ist gut, ja?” (“The shit is good, yes?”)
31. I don’t know how to drive.
32. I love Ewan McGregor.
33. My carbonated beverage of choice is Pepsi, but I will always choose Dr. Pepper if it’s available.
34. My sister tried to flush my dead gerbil down the toilet when it died. It didn’t work.
35. I’m part English, part Irish and possibly part Scottish.
36. I can’t eat spicy food because it makes me ill.
37. I’m obsessed with my Swiffer.
38. My favourite holiday is Halloween.
39. My sister’s nickname for me is “Sissypoo,” or “Pooh Bear.” My nickname for her is “Sisseroo.”
40. I’m completely fascinated by the skeletal system, so I collect skeletons and skulls.
41. I collect anything relating to guinea pigs.
42. I sleep with a little blanket my mum knitted for me.
43. I like boys in eyeliner. But only certain boys.
44. I love English/Irish/Welsh/Scottish accents.
45. I rarely go to bed before midnight.
46. I believe that black eyeliner is the essential cosmetic item.
47. I love John Cusack.
48. I have two nieces: Nikki and Flannery.
49. I wear necklaces with old keys hanging from them. It all started when I found an old mailbox key and put it on a chain. I’ve had it for over fifteen years. It’s because of that necklace that I started collecting old keys.
50. I have a very, very crude sense of humour.
51. My favourite candy is peanut M&M’s.
52. I talk to my pets. A lot.
53. I hope to own a Rickenbacker bass guitar someday.
54. I collect journals. The ironic thing is that I never write in them because I keep my journal online.
55. My favourite computer game to play when I was in grade school was The Oregon Trail — on those ancient Apple IIe computers with the black and green screens.
56. My all-time favourite book is Douglas Coupland’s Life After God.
57. I love sandwiches.
58. I love dark chocolate.
59. I hate the summer.
60. I’m deathly afraid of bugs and flying insects. Centipedes cause me to absolutely freak out.
61. I collect all things relating to Paddington Bear.
62. I like dive bars.
63. I love doing anything crafty.
64. I’m horrible at applying nail polish.
65. I love angsty poetry.
66. I cannot stand mobile phones, even though I own one.
67. People who walk really slow in shopping malls annoy me.
68. I dislike the font Times New Roman. But not as much as I dislike Comic Sans.
69. The first song I learned how to play on my bass guitar was Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”
70. I can tie cherry stems with my tongue.
71. I haven’t had chicken pox yet.
72. I’m a neat freak.
73. I can put my leg behind my head.
74. I have the tendency to swear a lot, but I make sure not to do it at inappropriate times. Well, usually.
75. I love animal print stuff. Leopard print, especially.
76. My favourite album cover is The Clash’s “London Calling.”
77. I won’t answer the telephone if I’m unfamiliar with the number that shows up.
78. I can say “lesbian lover” in sign language (don’t ask, I’m not sure why I know that either).
79. I’m ambidextrous with some things. In fact, I play bass guitar right-handed.
80. My favourite Beatles song is “I’m Only Sleeping.”
81. I had to dress up as a bumble bee for a tap dancing recital when I was very wee. And in that same recital, I had to dress up as a cowgirl and dance to “The Yellow Rose of Texas.”
82. I believe in reincarnation and karma.
83. My favourite alcoholic beverage is beer, followed very closely by wine. I love stouts.
84. I love going out dancing, even though I’m horrible at it.
85. I’m clumsy. Really clumsy.
86. My favourite video game of all-time is Super Mario Bros. 3.
87. I love Legos.
88. I don’t like apples, but I like green apple flavoured candy.
89. I’m incredibly obsessed with making mix CDs.
90. I know far too much useless music trivia.
91. I won two awards for “artistic excellence” my senior year of high school.
92. The demo on my Casio keyboard plays “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham!.
93. Number of ex-boyfriends: Six.
94. I’m afraid of singing in front of people, but I’m getting better about it. (Thanks, Rock Band!)
95. I was a girl scout. Troop 1228!
96. I won a colouring contest once.
97. I’m deathly afraid of heights.
98. I get along better with guys than I do with girls.
99. I’ve always wanted to play drums.
100. The advice my sister has been giving me since I was very wee is: “Don’t take shit from anyone.”
