100 Things About Moi

I reserve the right to change this list whenever I want.

1. I am originally from Whittier, California. We called it "Shittier" in high school.
   
2. However I was born in Hollywood. Yes on the Sunset Strip. Not literally ON the strip, but at Kaiser Hospital.
   
3. I was raised as an only child. I disliked being an only child.
   
4. I was adopted by my great aunt as an infant.
   
5. My original birth name was Helen.
   
6. I have two half-brothers, and a half-sister, the latter whom I’ve never met.
   
7. I’m not as close to my family as I would like to be.
   
8. My father died when I was 10. This affected me profoundly, and in a negative way.
   
9. I’ve had way too many (diverse) career paths in my life.
   
10. I’ve been an archaeologist….
    
11. An adjunct engineering instructor at a community college….
    
12. A research tech at an immunology R&D laboratory.
    
13. A product manager at two dotcoms.
    
14. And now I’m a real estate broker. Who would have guessed my life would lead here.
    
15. I have a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from UC Irvine
    
16. I wish I would have gotten my PhD or my MD.
    
17. I wanted to be a doctor. My MCATs were "national average". Average doesn't cut it for medical school.
    
18. I am glad I don’t have a 9-5 desk job anymore.
    
19. I adore big red wines.
    
20. I quit drinking in October 2005 because I wanted to get pregnant. I miss wine.
    
21. I cannot get pregnant because my fallopian tubes are so fucked up that even surgery can’t fix them. My fallopian tubes were destroyed by endometriosis and removed June 6, 2006: 6/6/6. Rather portentous date for the end of my fertility.
    
22. I cannot imagine NOT being a mother.
    
23. It depresses me deeply to think of old age without children or grandchildren.
    
24. I hate people who tell me, “Just relax and you’ll get pregnant”. As if relaxing will regrow my fallopian tubes.
    
25. I love collecting and selling antiques. (French, English, Arts & Crafts period).
    
26. Cubist paintings are my favorite.
    
27. Alexandra Nechita is one of my favorite painters.
    
28. I want to move to France (or Italy) one day and leave the US permanently.
    
29. I dream about living in a big stone chateau with an enormous wine cellar.
    
30. I love traveling and seeing new places.
    
31. Cooking is one of my passions.
    
32. My feet are always cold. Even in summer.
    
33. I am impatient.
    
34. I have a low tolerance for bullshit.
    
35. I am persistent.
    
36. I was raised Catholic, but I’ve recovered.
    
37. I guess I am agnostic, teetering on being atheist.
    
38. I love science.
    
39. I’m a geek at heart.
    
40. I think that men who are smart are uber-sexy.
    
41. I have a generous heart. Too generous.
    
42. As a child I was stingy. Mom taught me to share. Then I gave everything away.
    
43. I feel I have to be on a vigilant watch to make sure my heart doesn’t get trod on.
    
44. I keep in touch with people I’ve known throughout my life.
    
45. I think its’ weird that when women hit middle age they chop off their hair, wear pant suits, and try to look like men. In defiance of this, I vowed to keep my hair long until I drop dead.
46. I'm tall. 5'10".
    
47. I used to be a Republican.
    
48. I used to hunt quail & dove, and wear cammies.
    
49. I tried being a vegetarian for about 5 years, but it made me feel like shit, I developed anemia, and I look a lot older for it. I’m a meat eater, once again.
50. The idea of immortality intrigues me. As such, I love vampire movies.
    
51. I was once married to a Spaniard. I regret not getting my Spanish passport.
    
52. I’ve had a lot of sequential long term relationships in my life.
    
53. I don’t think I dated enough in my 20’s and 30’s.
    
54. I spend a lot of my free time doing genealogical research. I feel my research is a waste if I don’t have someone to leave it to.
55. I have 8 red goldfish, and 1 black fish in a pond in front of my house. They're supposed to help my baby Qi.
    
56. I don’t read the newspaper or watch the news.
    
57. I love to do yardwork.
    
58. I want to learn to build furniture.
    
59. I like doing DIY projects around the house.
    
60. I think Martha Stewart got a bad rap.
    
61. I have way too much kitchenware and bakeware.
    
62. My elderly mother is coming to live with me.She's here.
    
63. This scares the shit out of me.. It's working out pretty well.
    
64. I am afraid of flying. But I love to travel. This is paradoxical.
    
65. I have an exceptionally good memory.
    
66. I wish I could get more people to sign onto my wild ideas.
    
67. I think most people think too small.
    
68. I’m self conscious about crying in front of people.
    
69. I want to start running again.
    
70. I hate going to the gym.
    
71. If I wasn’t’ spending my money on IVF, I would be traveling and getting some "work done".
    
72. I am addicted to the internet.
    
73. I love a roaring fireplace.
    
74. I am quite a homebody.
    
75. I have more pillows on my bed than you do.
    
76. I love Ikea.
    
77. I want to get two Siamese cats one day SOON.
    
78. My favorite foods are sushi and Thai and cheese.
    
79. I dislike many fruits and force myself to eat them just to get nutritional benefits.
    
80. I’m allergic to casein (milk protein).
    
81. I live in my jeans.
    
82. I have driven a 4WD for 12 years.
    
83. I have a 1959 Mercedes that I restored, I adore, that I don’t drive enough.
    
84. I’d sell the Mercedes for a baby.
    
85. I’m afraid I’ll bankrupt us in my baby-making endeavors.
    
86. I’m scared that I’ve waited too long to have children.
    
87. I used to ski until I tore my right MCL.
    
88. Now I snowboard.
    
89. I hate being cold.
    
90. The glass is half full.
    
91. I like to snorkel and scuba dive (in warm water).
    
92. Sharks and seaweed scare me. (The seaweed scares me because I just know the shark is under it waiting to eat me alive).
    
93. I want to buy a kayak.
    
94. I have too many “things”
    
95. I love watching movies (netflix)
    
96. I finally succumbed and bought a 300GB TiVo and plasma tv this year.
    
97. I have super low blood pressure.
    
98. I believe in ghosts
    
99. I wear glasses (myopia)
    
100. Have I mentioned that I want a baby?