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kayre100 Things about me
1. My mom wasn’t supposed to have me. After two difficult births and a stillbirth, doctors had told her she might die if she got pregnant again.
2. Because she expected to die during delivery, Mom didn’t choose a name for me-- my birth certificate says “Baby Girl Roney.”
3. Days later, finding herself still alive, Mom watched a Clark Gable/Carole Lombard movie in her hospital room, and named me Carol, dropping the final ‘e’ because she thought it was “snobbish.”
4. My legs were deformed, with the toes turned in very severely; I wore leg braces at night until I was 5, and corrective shoes until 6th grade.
5. The corrective shoes were always black and white saddle shoes. The year after I didn’t have to wear them any more, saddles came back into fashion; it was 3 years before I could stand to buy a pair.
6. I couldn’t take gym until 5th grade because I wasn’t allowed to wear gym shoes even for an hour.
7. As a result I considered myself a total klutz until high school, when I suddenly discovered I was good at both basketball and volleyball.
8. My first crush was a boy named Marty. We were in first grade; I was crushed when I found out that he was Catholic and would go to the Catholic school in 2nd grade (for some reason the local parochial school had no kindergarten or first grade).
9. In fourth grade I came in 6th in my school’s spelling bee.
10. I learned to read music before I could read words.
11. I’ve never taken piano lessons, only organ.
12. I also play guitar and recorder (the medieval flute thingie, not cassette!).
13. While in college I played guitar on an album recorded by a Christian singing group; I also arranged one song on the album.
14. In 8th grade I had to write papers about 2 possible careers; I chose counseling and the ministry, despite the fact that I then belonged to a denomination that didn’t ordain women.
15. I almost died three times in one year-- blood poisoning in the spring, nearly drowned that summer, and whooping cough the following winter.
16. I had a severe speech defect-- couldn’t pronounce ‘sh,’ ‘ch,’ or ‘j’ sounds. Two years of speech therapy mostly cleared it up, but I still slur those sounds when I’m tired.
17. My sixth grade teacher had a nervous breakdown AND a heart attack the year I was in his class. I’ve always felt vaguely responsible.
18. The teacher I probably owe the most to was Mrs. Schultz, my eighth grade American History teacher, who taught us how to write good research papers, step by step.
19. I hated her anyway.
20. The paper I wrote for that class was on colonial American funeral customs-- a topic chosen because Mrs. Schultz mentioned that obscure topics were generally less work.
21. In 9th grade I knew the organist at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, and one night he let me take over the organ for the 8th and 9th innings.
22. I have never played a complete worship service in my ‘home’ church, except my brother’s wedding.
23. My family raised championship Siamese cats until I was about 10 years old (the old ‘applehead’ type cats).
24. When I was 16 I hiked 10 miles across Grand Teton National Park by myself.
25. My first date was with a Green Beret 9 years older than me (I was 16-- what were my parents thinking?).
26. I find it very hard not to talk while watching TV... but almost never talk in a movie theater.
27. In 5th grade, my teacher said my handwriting sample was so good I didn’t need to do writing exercises that year, and asked what I would like to do during that class period. I did the exercises left-handed all year, for fun.
28. I’m a published poet.
29. I’ve met a number of Olympic medalists-- all whitewater canoeists or kayakers who competed at the East Race in South Bend.
30. I lived in the same house throughout my childhood. My parents built the house 5 years before I was born, and lived there until they died when I was 34.
31. It was a five-bedroom house; I considered 4 of the rooms ‘mine’ at one time or another.
32. I took Aikido in college, and Tai Chi later.
33. I practice zen meditation.
34. My best friend during my elementary school years was Greek Orthodox-- which meant that she celebrated Christmas on my birthday. Yes, I’m a Christmas Carol, though it’s coincidental.
35. I intended to name my daughter Rebecca, but my brother’s daughter was born 6 weeks before my daughter, and he beat me to it.
36. My perfect meal would consist of steak, mushrooms, a baked potato, corn on the cob, strawberries and chocolate.
37. I’m not a great gardener, but I love flowering bushes, especially lilacs.
38. I received the “Ham of the Year” award in 8th grade, because of my scintillating performance as “Helga” in a skit in German class.
39. During my 6 quarters at Ohio State University, I declared 5 different majors-- music, engineering, mathematics, journalism, and economics.
40. A member of my graduating class at Wright State University was the first paraplegic to walk with the aid of electrical stimulation to the muscles. The doctors treating her won the Nobel Prize.
41. In 6th grade I was the shortest kid in my class; in 7th grade I was the tallest. I grew 7 inches in 12 months; my legs ached the entire year.
42. I have attended only one dance in my life. That was my first date with the man I have now been married to for 22 years.
43. I’m a published computer programmer.
44. The first car I considered ‘mine’ was a 1955 Chevy BelAir with a 400 horsepower engine.
45. I was a Girl Scout camp counselor for one summer.
46. I’ve met only 3 people on my LJ friends’ list, and have spoken on the phone with 4. I’d love to increase both numbers.
47. When I was 15 my record collection consisted almost entirely of John Denver, Simon & Garfunkel, and Peter Paul & Mary albums.
48. A doctor led me to believe I would be unable to have children. I was amazed and delighted when the kidlet arrived-- but then developed a condition which made it impossible for me to have any more children.
49. When I was pregnant I constantly craved fruits and vegetables that were out of season-- corn in April, strawberries in August.
50. I was once almost hit by a train. (Car stalled on the tracks at the wrong moment.
51. In high school, my best friend looked so much like me that we could pass for each other, and many folk thought we were sisters.
52. They were really really confused when she married my brother.
53. I just got a 5% raise!
54. I love squirrels.
55. I talk in my sleep.
56. I also walk in my sleep. Until very recently I blocked my door any time I slept anyplace unfamiliar, because I once walked out of a college dorm room in my sleep.
57. I didn’t taste mushrooms, broccoli, pineapple or Chinese food until I was 18; asparagus came even later.
58. I collect hymnals.
59. I can juggle, and even pass balls with another juggler.
60. I don’t drink coffee, and only recently started drinking tea; I drink hot chocolate nearly every day.
61. I’m very very good at backgammon and euchre.
62. I love pinball machines.
63. I love being hugged and touched, but my instinctive body language confuses people.
64. I read over 1000 words per minute.
65. I regularly visit three libraries; 2002 is the first year I’ve ever paid more than $5 total in fines (I lost a book).
66. I used to “fish” for frogs with a rod and reel, and sell them to a neighbor who liked frog legs.
67. Spring is my favorite season.
68. I like doing laundry. Really. (But no, I won’t do yours.)
69. I’m a great cook.
70. The most astonishing compliment I’ve ever received was when someone told me I’m the most patient person they know.
71. I’ve studied four languages: French, German, Greek and Hebrew.
72. I love grilled cheese sandwiches with chopped olives in them, even though I shouldn’t eat cheese.
73. My mother and my brother were both born on Friday the 13th.
74. Every woman in my family shares a birthday with a former U.S. president. (Millard Filmore, in my case.)
75. I love reading magazines, on practically any subject-- if I didn’t get them from libraries, I’d probably go broke from the subscription costs.
76. The only time in my life when I have not lived with cats was my first two years of college.
77. I read music fluently-- when I look at a printed page, I can hear it in my head.
78. I hear music in my head nearly all the time. Its absence is a sure sign that I’m seriously depressed.
79. If I’m working on a composing project, I have to play music on my stereo in order to sleep; otherwise the music I’m working on keeps me awake.
80. If you want to bribe me, try Trinidads from Fannie May.
81. I hate vanilla candles or soap. Vanilla is for baked goods and maybe ice cream, period.
82. I had a serious crush on Christopher Plummer in “The Sound of Music”.. still do, really.
83. I had two really bad science teachers in a row in high school; I’m still recovering my delight in how things work.
84. I own Michael Jackson albums from back when he had a nose.
85. I have a birthmark on my right knee. So does my sister.
86. I grow milkweed in my backyard for monarch caterpillars.
87. I use children’s toothpaste because the grownup varieties burn my mouth.
88. I will stay up incredibly late to watch reruns of ‘Zorro’ or ‘MacGyver.’
89. I try to read 50 pages of nonfiction every day.
90. Favorite authors: Louisa May Alcott, Andrew Greeley, Mercedes Lackey, Katherine Kurtz, Gene Stratton Porter, Marion Zimmer Bradley (shouldn’t that count as #90 through #95?)
91. I love to drive, especially on country roads.
92. I wear sandals any time there’s no snow on the ground.
93. Given the choice, I prefer to stay up until 2 or 3 a.m. and sleep until noon.
94. I’m an alto but generally sing tenor in choir because there are never enough men.
95. I like almost all music; reggae and opera are probably my least favorite categories.
96. The first classical composer who caught my interest was Palestrina.
97. I once helped carry a Corvette up a flight of stairs.
98. I once had a pet spider. It turned out to be a brown fiddler, quite poisonous.
99. My great-grandfather was a professional gambler. He taught his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren any trick we could catch him at. He was in his 90s when he taught me, and slowing down a bit.
100. That’s why my family had a rule that no one is allowed to look at the cards while shuffling-- must make eye contact with another player.
1. My mom wasn’t supposed to have me. After two difficult births and a stillbirth, doctors had told her she might die if she got pregnant again.
2. Because she expected to die during delivery, Mom didn’t choose a name for me-- my birth certificate says “Baby Girl Roney.”
3. Days later, finding herself still alive, Mom watched a Clark Gable/Carole Lombard movie in her hospital room, and named me Carol, dropping the final ‘e’ because she thought it was “snobbish.”
4. My legs were deformed, with the toes turned in very severely; I wore leg braces at night until I was 5, and corrective shoes until 6th grade.
5. The corrective shoes were always black and white saddle shoes. The year after I didn’t have to wear them any more, saddles came back into fashion; it was 3 years before I could stand to buy a pair.
6. I couldn’t take gym until 5th grade because I wasn’t allowed to wear gym shoes even for an hour.
7. As a result I considered myself a total klutz until high school, when I suddenly discovered I was good at both basketball and volleyball.
8. My first crush was a boy named Marty. We were in first grade; I was crushed when I found out that he was Catholic and would go to the Catholic school in 2nd grade (for some reason the local parochial school had no kindergarten or first grade).
9. In fourth grade I came in 6th in my school’s spelling bee.
10. I learned to read music before I could read words.
11. I’ve never taken piano lessons, only organ.
12. I also play guitar and recorder (the medieval flute thingie, not cassette!).
13. While in college I played guitar on an album recorded by a Christian singing group; I also arranged one song on the album.
14. In 8th grade I had to write papers about 2 possible careers; I chose counseling and the ministry, despite the fact that I then belonged to a denomination that didn’t ordain women.
15. I almost died three times in one year-- blood poisoning in the spring, nearly drowned that summer, and whooping cough the following winter.
16. I had a severe speech defect-- couldn’t pronounce ‘sh,’ ‘ch,’ or ‘j’ sounds. Two years of speech therapy mostly cleared it up, but I still slur those sounds when I’m tired.
17. My sixth grade teacher had a nervous breakdown AND a heart attack the year I was in his class. I’ve always felt vaguely responsible.
18. The teacher I probably owe the most to was Mrs. Schultz, my eighth grade American History teacher, who taught us how to write good research papers, step by step.
19. I hated her anyway.
20. The paper I wrote for that class was on colonial American funeral customs-- a topic chosen because Mrs. Schultz mentioned that obscure topics were generally less work.
21. In 9th grade I knew the organist at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, and one night he let me take over the organ for the 8th and 9th innings.
22. I have never played a complete worship service in my ‘home’ church, except my brother’s wedding.
23. My family raised championship Siamese cats until I was about 10 years old (the old ‘applehead’ type cats).
24. When I was 16 I hiked 10 miles across Grand Teton National Park by myself.
25. My first date was with a Green Beret 9 years older than me (I was 16-- what were my parents thinking?).
26. I find it very hard not to talk while watching TV... but almost never talk in a movie theater.
27. In 5th grade, my teacher said my handwriting sample was so good I didn’t need to do writing exercises that year, and asked what I would like to do during that class period. I did the exercises left-handed all year, for fun.
28. I’m a published poet.
29. I’ve met a number of Olympic medalists-- all whitewater canoeists or kayakers who competed at the East Race in South Bend.
30. I lived in the same house throughout my childhood. My parents built the house 5 years before I was born, and lived there until they died when I was 34.
31. It was a five-bedroom house; I considered 4 of the rooms ‘mine’ at one time or another.
32. I took Aikido in college, and Tai Chi later.
33. I practice zen meditation.
34. My best friend during my elementary school years was Greek Orthodox-- which meant that she celebrated Christmas on my birthday. Yes, I’m a Christmas Carol, though it’s coincidental.
35. I intended to name my daughter Rebecca, but my brother’s daughter was born 6 weeks before my daughter, and he beat me to it.
36. My perfect meal would consist of steak, mushrooms, a baked potato, corn on the cob, strawberries and chocolate.
37. I’m not a great gardener, but I love flowering bushes, especially lilacs.
38. I received the “Ham of the Year” award in 8th grade, because of my scintillating performance as “Helga” in a skit in German class.
39. During my 6 quarters at Ohio State University, I declared 5 different majors-- music, engineering, mathematics, journalism, and economics.
40. A member of my graduating class at Wright State University was the first paraplegic to walk with the aid of electrical stimulation to the muscles. The doctors treating her won the Nobel Prize.
41. In 6th grade I was the shortest kid in my class; in 7th grade I was the tallest. I grew 7 inches in 12 months; my legs ached the entire year.
42. I have attended only one dance in my life. That was my first date with the man I have now been married to for 22 years.
43. I’m a published computer programmer.
44. The first car I considered ‘mine’ was a 1955 Chevy BelAir with a 400 horsepower engine.
45. I was a Girl Scout camp counselor for one summer.
46. I’ve met only 3 people on my LJ friends’ list, and have spoken on the phone with 4. I’d love to increase both numbers.
47. When I was 15 my record collection consisted almost entirely of John Denver, Simon & Garfunkel, and Peter Paul & Mary albums.
48. A doctor led me to believe I would be unable to have children. I was amazed and delighted when the kidlet arrived-- but then developed a condition which made it impossible for me to have any more children.
49. When I was pregnant I constantly craved fruits and vegetables that were out of season-- corn in April, strawberries in August.
50. I was once almost hit by a train. (Car stalled on the tracks at the wrong moment.
51. In high school, my best friend looked so much like me that we could pass for each other, and many folk thought we were sisters.
52. They were really really confused when she married my brother.
53. I just got a 5% raise!
54. I love squirrels.
55. I talk in my sleep.
56. I also walk in my sleep. Until very recently I blocked my door any time I slept anyplace unfamiliar, because I once walked out of a college dorm room in my sleep.
57. I didn’t taste mushrooms, broccoli, pineapple or Chinese food until I was 18; asparagus came even later.
58. I collect hymnals.
59. I can juggle, and even pass balls with another juggler.
60. I don’t drink coffee, and only recently started drinking tea; I drink hot chocolate nearly every day.
61. I’m very very good at backgammon and euchre.
62. I love pinball machines.
63. I love being hugged and touched, but my instinctive body language confuses people.
64. I read over 1000 words per minute.
65. I regularly visit three libraries; 2002 is the first year I’ve ever paid more than $5 total in fines (I lost a book).
66. I used to “fish” for frogs with a rod and reel, and sell them to a neighbor who liked frog legs.
67. Spring is my favorite season.
68. I like doing laundry. Really. (But no, I won’t do yours.)
69. I’m a great cook.
70. The most astonishing compliment I’ve ever received was when someone told me I’m the most patient person they know.
71. I’ve studied four languages: French, German, Greek and Hebrew.
72. I love grilled cheese sandwiches with chopped olives in them, even though I shouldn’t eat cheese.
73. My mother and my brother were both born on Friday the 13th.
74. Every woman in my family shares a birthday with a former U.S. president. (Millard Filmore, in my case.)
75. I love reading magazines, on practically any subject-- if I didn’t get them from libraries, I’d probably go broke from the subscription costs.
76. The only time in my life when I have not lived with cats was my first two years of college.
77. I read music fluently-- when I look at a printed page, I can hear it in my head.
78. I hear music in my head nearly all the time. Its absence is a sure sign that I’m seriously depressed.
79. If I’m working on a composing project, I have to play music on my stereo in order to sleep; otherwise the music I’m working on keeps me awake.
80. If you want to bribe me, try Trinidads from Fannie May.
81. I hate vanilla candles or soap. Vanilla is for baked goods and maybe ice cream, period.
82. I had a serious crush on Christopher Plummer in “The Sound of Music”.. still do, really.
83. I had two really bad science teachers in a row in high school; I’m still recovering my delight in how things work.
84. I own Michael Jackson albums from back when he had a nose.
85. I have a birthmark on my right knee. So does my sister.
86. I grow milkweed in my backyard for monarch caterpillars.
87. I use children’s toothpaste because the grownup varieties burn my mouth.
88. I will stay up incredibly late to watch reruns of ‘Zorro’ or ‘MacGyver.’
89. I try to read 50 pages of nonfiction every day.
90. Favorite authors: Louisa May Alcott, Andrew Greeley, Mercedes Lackey, Katherine Kurtz, Gene Stratton Porter, Marion Zimmer Bradley (shouldn’t that count as #90 through #95?)
91. I love to drive, especially on country roads.
92. I wear sandals any time there’s no snow on the ground.
93. Given the choice, I prefer to stay up until 2 or 3 a.m. and sleep until noon.
94. I’m an alto but generally sing tenor in choir because there are never enough men.
95. I like almost all music; reggae and opera are probably my least favorite categories.
96. The first classical composer who caught my interest was Palestrina.
97. I once helped carry a Corvette up a flight of stairs.
98. I once had a pet spider. It turned out to be a brown fiddler, quite poisonous.
99. My great-grandfather was a professional gambler. He taught his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren any trick we could catch him at. He was in his 90s when he taught me, and slowing down a bit.
100. That’s why my family had a rule that no one is allowed to look at the cards while shuffling-- must make eye contact with another player.
