One Hundred Things .... Sage

A collection of lists. Take the challenge. 100 things about yourself. Streaming flow of consciousness, as personal or as general as you care to make it...but make it count. You might learn something about yourself and I promise it's better than 20 questions!




1. I'm watching way too much Grey's Anatomy today.
2. When I'm upset, I tend to obsess.
3. When I obsess, I act like a crazy person.
4. I'm not really a crazy person.
5. I've eaten toast 4 times today.
6. Someday I want to be a writer
7. Someday I want to get married.
8. I want to live in an America where it's legal for me to get married.
9. Being a teenager sucks. Horribly.
10. Tonight, just like last night and the night before, I'm going to stay up too late and then complain all day tomorrow about being tired.
11.I do not like tree sap.
12. I do however like camping.
13. My favorite food is spaghetti. I could live on it for the rest of my life.
14. I hate pork. There's no reason for this, but I hate it.
15. My best friend is 19 years older than me.
16. The most perfect thing about my body would be my teeth. I never needed braces.
17. I have a stuffed plush Chlamydia microbe on my bed.
18. I'm obsessed with penguins.
19. My hair hasn't been its natural color since I was 12
20. If I could only save one thing in a fire, besides family/pets, I would save my guitar. It's my baby.
21. There is a picture of the inside of my abdomen on my bulletin board.
22. I'm allergic to Kool-Aid.
23. I have a crush on someone beautiful.
24. I'm a very messy person and when I live in a dorm next year, my roommate will probably hate me.
25. Sometimes I feel like I'm living inside a glass bubble and everyone is watching me from the outside.
26. My rabbit would commit murder in order to get his morning popcorn.
27. I hate one of my aunts.
28. I'm a very different person around my extended family.
29. My favorite number is 73.
30. Sometimes I hate having a cellphone and contemplate breaking it in half.
31. I know that I will never break my phone in half.
32. Menopause is lame.
33. I have decided that I won't delete any of the 100 things I write, even if I second guess it after I've written it.
34. I love the color yellow. It looks happy, like eggs and lemons.
35. I probably wear too much rainbow stuff
36. I miss this one person so terribly badly. And I just want to drive to their house. And I know that would be a very bad idea.
37. I love sushi.
38. I want to be part of a band.
39. Someday, I'd like to travel to Italy.
40. I don't fit in with the high schoolers, I don't fit in with the college students.
41. Someday I'd like to fit in.
42. My 7th grade biology teacher saved my life.
43. I made an entire renaissance costume.
44. I wore the costume to the ren fair and got yelled at for having exposed shoulders that weren't period, and it was awesome.
45. I start trends.
46. I love disney movies.
47. When I'm home alone, I often think that there is a creeper in my basement who wants to kill me.
48. I don't understand women who can wear high heels everyday. I think they must be superheroes.
49. Bubble gum is revolting.
50. I feel like I should be writing something deep and insightful but....that hasn't happened yet!
51. I'm in a world religions class, and I think I'm the only athiest. It makes for some interesting discussions.
52. I love when I see a character from one tv show on another and I'm like, what, what? I thought you were evil!
53. I would love to be one of those people who write songs for pop stars who can sing but can't write.
54. When I wrote "pop stars" above, I almost wrote "pop tarts." I think they are interchangeable.
55. Even though it's blue eyes that get the songs written about them, I think brown eyes are stunning.
56. I've never done drugs. I've decided I'm going to wait until I'm 90, and then I'll try whatever the teenagers are doing in the 2080s.
57. I love polka dots. On everything.
58. I quote from the movie, Mean Girls, alot
59. I'm tired. I will probably be awake for 3 more hours.
60. I get really awkward in crowds of people
61. I've never waxed my eyebrows. Or, actually anything. It sounds horrifying.
62. My favorite piece of art in the world is the sculpture The Lost Pleiad.
63. Currently my favorite song is "If You Come Over Tonight" by the band Old Lights, because this week, it describes exactly how I feel.
64. My cousin turned 4 today. She's adorable
65. I can't wait to leave the Iron Range
66. I hate to wear shoes. But if I have to wear them, I prefer my Doc Martins
67. I once covered my entire torso in duct tape.
68. I love lipgloss.
69. I listen to my car radio way too loud.
70. In 10 years, I want to be working in a museum or a library.
71. In 10 months I want to be at the University of Minnesota Morris
72. In 10 days, I hope that all of the drama of this past week will be settled, one way or another.
73. In 10 minutes, I hope that the person I'm missing will tell me something that makes me smile, instead of something that makes me frown.
74. In 10 seconds I hope to come up with a # 75
75. I hate the smell of lavender
76. I hate the sound of chip bags crinkling.
77. I feel like this is a James Bond number.
78. I love sledding down the Biwabik hill late at night, even though it is dangerous and painful, and wet.
79. I love glitter. It's like a parasite and it invades your house and it will never get off of your hair or your clothes or your bed, but its soo pretty.
80. Edward Cullen is not desirable, at all, ever, ew.
81. I make up nicknames for all of my friends, exes, and acquaintances.
82. I knit hats.
83. I'm insanely jealous of Marie Antoinette's wigs. My pink and black ones pale in comparison.
84. Someday, I will be fluent in Italian.
85. There is a bumper sticker on my white board that says "Morally Flexible."
86. I've never been drunk or been to a party. I'm so straightedge.
87. I make an exceptionally good pie crust.
88. I burn my hand on the toaster about 90% of the time. The other 10% I burn the toast.
89. I hate people who are ignorant and judgemental.
90. Bananas Foster ice cream is delicious.
91. My hair is too long to do anything with it, but I refuse to cut it.
92. If anyone makes fun of my car, I will pull over and make them walk.
93. I will fight for the things I believe in. Even if it's hard. Even if people hate me. Even if I'm on the losing side. Just because I lost, doesn't mean I was wrong.
94. Dark chocolate is one of the 7 wonders of the world. It can replace one of the others. I'm sure it's more important.
95. Last weekend I realized that if you leave tempurpedic pillows out in a cold car, they will freeze into a solid block.
96. Sometimes I give up on love. Then I usually go for a run, or watch Say Anything, or eat some disgustingly unhealthy food, and I realize that since I love all of those things, love has to exist.
97. I keep a lot of things secret from everyone.
98. I hate clothing with horizontal stripes. And I realize I only have 2 numbers left, but this is a very important fact. Horizontal stripes are hideous.
99. I need to start journaling everyday again.
100. Like any teenager, I am now going to check my text messages, check my facebook, and stay up way past my bedtime :)

One Hundred Things ..... Anonymous

A collection of lists. Take the challenge. 100 things about yourself. Streaming flow of consciousness, as personal or as general as you care to make it...but make it count. You might learn something about yourself and I promise it's better than 20 questions!

1. I don’t like trying to describe myself.
2. I think I am a better writer than I actually am.
3. Country music calms me and pumps me up at the same time...I LOVE IT!
4. I married by best friend and am a very lucky person.
5. I am often overwhelmed by life.
6. I wish I had more tolerance for people, everyone is going through something and I should be more forgiving in most cases.
7. Someday I want to write a novel.
8. I love going to new places and exploring.
9. I am very proud of my daughter, whether she believes that or not.
10. I am terrified that I failed to do my job as a mom and she will never come back to me.
11. I discovered joy in life through my husband…he opened my eyes to a whole new world.
12. I love redecorating, just wish it wasn’t so expensive!
13. I am able to feel lonely in a room packed with people, in fact that is usually where I feel the most alone.
14. I am an only child.
15. I am thankful to my mother for everything she gave up for me and I am so very sorry for all the heartache I put her through.
16. I didn’t always make the right choices, but all the choices helped to get me where I am today
17. Sometimes my priorities are messed up.
18. I still think about my first love.
19. Self confidence has never come easily, it is a work in progress.
20. I need to lose weight.
21. Clowns terrify me more than spiders.
22. I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.
23. I LOVE the mountains and will live there someday.
24. I want to sell everything I own and travel around the country.
25. I watch to much mindless television.
26. My favorite is Parenthood.
27. My most favorite movie is White Christmas
28. I am horrible at video games.
29. I must be good at something
30. Everyone has a talent, right?
31. If I were to guess how most people would describe me I would say “beige.”
32. I am afraid of being rejected.
33. I like my job.
34. I don’t love my job.
35. I just saw a guy drive by on a snowmobile with an 8 foot ladder and a shovel.
36. I wish I could see myself the way others see me.
37. I never finished college.
38. I am not sure I want to.
39. I am still afraid of disappointing my mother.
40. I often think about the people who are no longer with me….and I talk to them.
41. The only one responsible for the way I feel is me….but that mean there wasn’t “help” from others.
42. I find all kinds of recipes I want to try, but never do.
43. I am not sure if I never learned how to keep a friend, or if I am just no good at it.
44. My favorite color changes depending on my mood.
45. Generally I like greens.
46. I LOVE tomatoes!
47. I get seasick.
48. I have bad luck with airlines.
49. America’s Funniest Videos can always cheer me up.
50.  I have not met most of my clients
51. Camping is my favorite summer thing.
52. Hope to buy a new camper this year.
53. But we will be using the tent more often this year.
54. I want to quit smoking, but not enough to quit.
55. I like Bud Light.
56. probably too much
57. I prefer little hometown bars.
58. My favorite flower is the lily…such a happy flower!
59. I have brown eyes
60. I don’t really know my natural hair color…..Peggy always gets it close!
61. I wish I could cook like my grandma.
62. I wish she could teach me.
63. Mark Harmon is hot
64. Some people need to be MUCH more open minded.
65. Politicians makes me angry
66. My rational side understands that all the romantic stuff only happens in the movies, but the dreamer side of me still believes it COULD happen
67. I beat myself up when I make a mistake
68. I want to be swept off my feet.
69. Desperately wants to go to Country Jam again
70. I wish I had an eyelash worth of Kathleen’s talent.
71. I am afraid of the water
72. …bridges
73. …heights in general
74. But I try to do things that challenge those fears.
75. I have ridden in a helicopter
76. I have zip lined down a mountain
77. I swam with stingrays…didn’t so much enjoy that one, but I did it!
78. I am proud of my husband for following his dreams.
79. My cell phone rarely rings
80. I love when it rains on a hot humid day.
81. The smell of the rain is relaxing
82. I have one tattoo, but would like more
83. I broke my ankle last spring and now have 2 plates and 7 screws in me
84. What ever happened to Bugs Bunny?
85. I would like to think that someone would miss me when I gone.
86. I think we should all take a step back, slow down and look at how we affect other people.
87. This town is FULL of horrible drivers
88. Some day I want to cruise the ocean in one of those big fancy yachts…or maybe just take a tour of one to see how the “other half” lives.
89. I am doing my best to be an optimistic person….it is a learning process.
90. I have not had a horrible life
91. Life seems to be getting better as I get older
92. …or maybe I am getting better
93. I am all for helping people who are willing to help themselves.
94. I used to be one of them
95. Looking back at this list, it seems as though many different people wrote it….should I be worried?
96. I look forward to seeing my husband at the end of every work day.
97. I will always be a dreamer.  Without dreams and goals, what do we have?
98. I tend to have all kinds of thoughts running through my head, but I can never get them out so they sound like they did in my head (see?!)
99. I am envious of many people for many reasons, but I will always be me.
100. Finished…..until I think of something else.

One Hundred Things .... Jason

A collection of lists. Take the challenge. 100 things about yourself. Streaming flow of consciousness, as personal or as general as you care to make it...but make it count. You might learn something about yourself and I promise it's better than 20 questions!

1. I only feel comfortable when Im in the kitchen
2. I don't like monkeys
3. I prefer cats over dogs
4. I believe if one has never eaten well or loved well then one can not live well
5. I like tattoos
6. Love to read
7. Want to travel more
8. I miss Alaska
9. I enjoy solitude
10. Like fishing
11. Wished I lived in the outdoors
12. Would like to meet Marco Pierre White
13. I like skiing
14. Any winter activity is fine by me
15. I like sailing and would love to so it more
16. A perfect living situation for me would be to live on a house boat all summer and just fish
17. Foie Gras is overrated
18. Duck Confit is my favorite meal
19. Le Belle Vie is the best place I have eaten at in Minneapolis (so far)
20. I'm a Capricorn
21. I am oddly excited by the odd
22. I have a book on the way....hopefully the writing is better than this
23. I like doing things that I normally don't on a daily basis
24. I enjoy the company of a beautiful woman....whats this about your brains Kathleen? Just seeing if your paying attention ;)
25. My favorite color is green
26. I'm an organization freak at work
27. Nothing at my house is organized
28. I have a son
29. I prefer good scotch over anything
30. I use to draw a lot but now stick men are a challenge for me
31. I like photography
32. I enjoy art in all its forms
33. I respect an honest burger more than an overly thought out dish of escargot
34. I want to stage with Marco Pierre White at least ONCE
35. Chocolate covered grass-hopper is AMAZING
36. I like deep-fried Twinkies
37. I enjoy coming home to make spam after preparing gourmet food all day
38. I like lemon with my pepsi and rum with my coke
39. Just looked at my walls and realized I need more art
40. My socks don't match this morning
41. My socks rarely match
42. I would like to go to Thailand and try traditionally prepared cobra (it makes your wang bigger)
43. I have camped in an igloo before
44. Yes....it was cold
45. I tend to think outside of the box when it comes to religion or life
46. I use to ride bulls in the rodeo (it was a phase)
47. I have broken too many bones
48. I like to snowboard but I broke my arm last year doing it. I guess snowboarding off of a house roof is not supposed to be done....STRANGE
49. I enjoy cooking fresh food from what the land around me has to offer
50. I am officially half done with this list
51. I like camping
52. I need a motorcycle...yes NEED one
53. A little pissed that the last establishment I worked for closed
54. I love the smell of a properly braised lamb chop
55. Spherification excites me
56. I have a healthy fear of clostridium botulinum
57. Sous Vide is the best thing since peas and carrots
58. I like to write
59. I want more kids
60. I listen to classical at work and heavy metal at home
61. I like fountains
62. I have always wanted to build a houseboat
63. I am eating santa's foot right now and enjoying it with coffee
64. There should be a law concerning the sale of chocolate under a 62% rating
65. “Theres a place I know where they go hard core”
66. I use to have 14 piercings (another phase)
67. I still have one piercing
68. Thinking about getting my tongue re-pierced
69. I'm going to buy a Jeep Savannah series
70. Avatar is my favorite movie
71. I need more tattoos
72. I would like to try dolphin....just once
73. I find Egyptian mythology interesting
74. I hate Justin Bieber
75. I want ferrets again
76. I wish people were more understanding of each other
77. I need more coffee right NOW
78. Baklava is my favorite dessert
79. Every politician I vote for is never elected
80. I secretly sponsor a child in the Philippines shh
81. I believe that knowledge is not power. The ability to use knowledge is power
82. Gastronomy is more interesting to me than cooking
83. I should be cleaning my room but I'm making this list instead
84. The best summer I ever had was living in a cabin 50 miles from town in the Denali National Forest
85. Never joined the military
86. I have much respect for those that fight for my freedom
87. I hate small dogs
88. Plan on taking a cruise this summer
89. Would like to start playing guitar again
90. I don't care what anyone says....muktuk is the worst thing I have ever eaten
91. omg this is taking forever...8 more!
92. Johnny Depp is the shit!
93. I want to see Black Swan
94. I just ate an entire chocolate santa
95. and drank a pot of coffee
96. Think I will watch a movie tonight
97. oooo I should make Lobster tonight!!
98. Boiled in a court bouillon
99. Pressed with leeks and mire poix then sliced
100. Finished with a nice lemon dill burre blanc...ahhhh gotta go