My 101 Things

1. I was born in NC

2. I haven't been there since I was 1

3. My brother is 8 years older than me

4. He arrived early

5. So the doctors expected me early

6. Mom took maternity leave and went back to work still PG with me

7. I finally arrived mid-October

8. After NC, we moved to IN

9. That is where we got our dog Shadow

10. We found him in the park

11. And took him down the slide with us

12. Dad put up signs, but no one else ever claimed him

13. We took him with us when we moved to TX

14. I was 6

15. I loved TX

16. In 2nd grade, I got hit by a car

17. I broke my leg

18. I dreamt that it happened the night before.

19. My grandmother died around this time

20. My parents say I used to talk to her after she died using my ladybug AM radio

21. My favorite babysitter ever was in TX

22. Her name was Carol

23. She is a nanny in Washinton DC now

24. She still keeps in touch.

25. I became theater geek

26. I won many awards for my acting.

27. When I was 12, we moved to MO

28. Jefferson City was the worst place ever

29. We lived close to the highway

30. I used to sleep in a ball under the covers

31. I thought that would save me if a psychokiller tried to come get me

32. I didn't sleep much in those years.

33. 6th grade was the first time I had a black kid in my class

34. Public schools in Jeff City suck big time

35. I went away to boarding school in 7th grade.

36. I had picked schools on the east coast

37. My parents said no

38. They sent me to boarding school in St. Louis

39. It was still a great experience

40. After 8th grade, they moved to NM

41. I went to school there for a year

42. The private school I attended was not as good as my boarding school

43. I was bored and did stupid stuff

44. I skipped 10th grade

45. I returned to my boarding school as a junior

46. I graduated with honors

47. In 12th grade, I got a perfect score on an English quiz

48. The teacher only gave two of those in his 30 year career

49. I had an eating disorder that year

50. I wish I could have the willpower to do that again.

51. I went to Smith College

52. It was cold as all hell.

53. It snowed on Halloween

54. I cried that morning

55. It kept snowing through April.

56. I cried then too

57. I gained all the weight back

58. I've never felt thin enough since then.

59. I rode competitively in college

60. I got a C- in college

61. I never had a C before that

62. I graduated a semester early.

63. My junior year, a girl in my dorm committed suicide

64. After college, I went to University of Texas for graduate school

65. I dropped out after two years

66. My advisor was mentally abusive to me

67. I almost died when I took too many pain killers.

68. I waited tables for a year so I could get my mind back together

69. I came to StL to teach after that

70. I taught at my old boarding school

71. Kids work way less hard now than they did then

72. There were parts of teaching that I loved

73. There were parts of teaching that I hated

74. I also coached vball

75. I always wished I could teach chemistry

76. I went back to grad school

77. I completed my masters

78. SLU was a huge step down

79. I don't think my degree from there is worth what I paid for it

80. I have no respect for it as a school

81. I considered going to law school

82. I hate being poor

83. I decided to open my own business instead

84. The economy terrifies me

85. I constantly question my intelligence

86. I have a genius IQ

87. My grad school adviser is still in my head

88. I met my husband in StL

89. I love him totally

90. I kind of resent that we will probably always live in StL

91. I hate living in StL

92. It gets way too cold

93. I think people here are pretty backwards

94. I want to have a baby

95. I can't imagine having a kid until I make quite a bit more money

96. I am terrified how much fatter I will get after having a kid

97. I have a cat

98. I lease an amazing horse

99. My husband has a dog

100. I fell off my horse today

101. I suspect that anyone who reads this will think I'm a depressed/crazy freak