The Obligatory 100th Post 100 Things Post
by Jenners • 04/09/2009 • Life • 52 Comments
So this is my 100th post. Does this have any real meaning? Not really. But ever since I started blogging 100 posts ago, I have been wanting to do the 100 things list. The first time I saw one, I fell in love with the idea. I naively believed that it was some sort of requirement that you wait until your 100th post to do one. So I can now officially do one. So now, on with my official 100th Post 100 Things About Me List.
- Starting a list like this is a daunting task for me.
- Because I’m a Libra and have a problem making decisions.
- I’m a female.
- But I’ve been mistaken for a male.
- Quite often.
- Because I have short hair and don’t dress very girly.
- My husband and I always joke about people thinking we are gay lovers.
- Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
- When I hard boil eggs, I have to look up how to do it in a cookbook.
- Same when I make corn on the cob.
- I am left-handed.
- But I throw a ball with my right hand.
- But I don’t throw a ball well.
- I run like a girl.
- A girl who is perhaps a chicken.
- I’ve been working on this post in my head ever since I started blogging and saw a post like this.
- But I’ve now forgotten many of the things I thought I’d say.
- I’m making this up as I go along.
- Which is how I approach many things in life.
- I haven’t own a pair of high-heeled shoes in about 10 years.
- I currently have one dress that is used for both weddings and funerals.
- It is black.
- I hope I don’t get invited to any daytime weddings in the summer.
- I took piano lessons for 8 years.
- But if you sat me down to play now, I could probably only play you “Chopsticks.”
- I minored in French in college.
- But I can’t hold a conversation in French to save my life.
- When I am in an Apple store, I open all the browsers to my blog and leave them open.
- If you ever see my blog on a computer in an Apple store, I’m probably spying on you from across the room.
- No one has ever recognized me while doing this — or paused to read my blog.
- I was once a part of a small-time crime ring.
- As I expected, I was the first one caught.
- It wasn’t really a crime ring, per se.
- But it was the closest I’ve ever gotten to committing a real crime.
- We modeled ourselves after the characters in Oceans 11.
- I ended up being Matt Damon.
- See what I told you about being mistaken for a man?
- Some of you who read this blog will know what I’m talking about.
- I have a sweet tooth.
- If carrots tasted like chocolate, I probably wouldn’t have to wear glasses.
- I got my first pair of bifocals a few weeks ago.
- My knees have started to make noises when I climb the stairs.
- Sometimes I forget things.
- I’m thinking that, in my case, 40 is the new 65.
- I’m not very good at videogames.
- My 4-year-old can routinely beat me at Wii bowling.
- Everything I really enjoy doing involves being relatively sedentary.
- When I was young, I had a very fast metabolism.
- I could eat anything I wanted and never gain weight.
- This changed in my mid-20s.
- And is still causing me all sorts of problems.
- I think this change was very very unfair.
- When I was working at a paying job, I was always an insubordinate employee.
- But I was never fired.
- Because I was always good at my job.
- But I’m sure my bosses hated me.
- I probably would have hated me too.
- I was a Fighting Duck.
- This kind of ridiculous mascot appealed to me immensely.
- I went to exactly one half of a football game during college.
- But I went to three Grateful Dead concerts.
- I am a terrible liar.
- I think I have a good innate sense of direction.
- But it has failed me occasionally.
- I am not a morning person.
- I am not a night owl.
- My best time is between 10:00 am and 12:30 pm.
- Then I need a nap.
- It is a miracle that I get anything done at all.
- I don’t drink coffee or soda.
- This might be part of my problem.
- I would rather blog or read than watch TV.
- Unless the show is Dexter.
- I used to watch almost every movie that was released.
- Now I’m lucky if I see four a year.
- I used to buy at least three CDs a week.
- Now I can’t even remember the last CD I bought.
- I am a late adopter of almost all technology.
- Except for the Kindle.
- I would be happy if I could eat pizza every day.
- I can still remember my telephone number from when I grew up.
- But I have no idea what my current cell phone number is.
- I believe in life after death.
- Mostly because of a dream I had on the night my grandmother died.
- She sent me a message via the dream.
- It was one of the coolest things that ever happened to me.
- The first time I saw Star Wars, I really thought that if I could believe, I could access the power of the Force.
- I remember sitting on the ground for hours trying to lift a rock into the air.
- I was also heavily influenced by the book Harriet the Spy.
- I actually carried a notebook and would follow people around at the mall and write things down about them.
- I was about 13.
- I probably should have known better by then.
- I inquired about joining the Peace Corps in college.
- Because of the movie Out of Africa.
- My parents told me I would not be living like Meryl Streep’s character in the movie.
- I didn’t join the Peace Corps.
- I think hippos are hilarious looking.
- Because they are so big but have such tiny round ears.
- I can’t believe I’ve revealed so much about myself on my blog.
- Yet told you almost nothing at all.
enjoyed this as well! you are hilarious.
This is by far the most creative and fun 100 Things About Me List I have ever read. Love it!!
Awww shucks. Thanks! It was so fun to write.
This is one of the most entertaining blogs I’ve read in a long time.
Cheers,
M
Why thanks!
I love what you do in Apple stores. I am stealing it. So if you find my blog open on a broser, please feel free to close it and open yours up, as I will do when I see yours!!
Fabulous!!!
I can’t believe that you went to Grateful Dead shows, and I didn’t. At least one of those show-going experiences is rightfully MINE. Probably two.
Love this.
Yes you do need to drink coffee or diet pop. Of course then you get addicted, like me.
My knees make funny noises when I climb th stairs too!
I took French and piano too. I can ask “where is the bathroom?” and say “my name is Janna” and “I like cheese” and that’s it! (Of course what other phrases are necessary in French?) I also could not play any piano to save my life now!
Congrats on #100!
I’m finally getting around to reading this. I’m so far behind…
Anyway, so I still look up how to boil hard boiled eggs and how to cook corn on the cob. I found this great way online where you microwave it using WAX paper – you’ve got to google that because it’s really, really ridiculously good tasting.
I know all the phone numbers I ever had since the age of about 5, and I still remember all of my former addresses.
This list was so entertaining, as usual. I love it.
So, tell me more about this crime ring!
wait. Did you say Duck. As in OREGON? As In I LIVE IN OREGON!!! OHGosh.
I Stumble you. It’s official.
Generally I just snark at the MEME lists and such, but this is good. As in I actually READ the whole thing good. As in I think Hippos are hilarious too, good.
And the blog vs. TV thing. Ditto.
yeah. Sorry.. crap.
My 4 beats me at Wii ANYthing.
Sorry about the glasses. I love carrots so Naaa.
I have never done one of these.
But really want to.
Maybe someday soon I will.
#8 makes me laugh!
Me too on #9.
OMG #20 Me too! But I just bought a pair and am aching to blog about them!
Ditto 49-51! Sad!
You are right – #100 – You are sneaky!!
Congrats on 100 posts!!
I could totally eat pizza everyday.
Loved when you said ‘not that there’s anything wrong with that’…lol!
Fighting duck confused me at first.
You are hilarious, this list was great!
Yeah, I don’t think I could survive long without my java and diet coke! I’d be a napping long and often.
Ha! I don’t know my cell number either!
Good list! I expect a completely new set for your 200th, you understand?
Hilarious, especially the last two!
And congratulations!
The 100th is tough, isn’t it? But you did a great job! Oddly enough, I was eating carrots as I read it.
Happy 100th post! Loved the listy! I would never join the Peace Corps because I am pretty sure their internet access is limited…
Happy 100th Post!!! This was fabulous. Hey, if you were Matt Damon at least you played a hot guy. Hey there good looking!! : )
Congrats on 100 posts!
The similarities between us are frightening! I loved reading this list about you. Don’t worry. My daughter is a pro on the Wii already, too. I just hope she doesn’t have my competativeness.
Wish we were neighbors so we could share pizza all the time!
Happy 100th post! And I run like a girl too…probably because we are girls! I also catch like one too, but that’s just plain embarassing.
i love hippos. and you! not that you look like a hippo… more like a man. a gay man who eats pizza and doesn’t cook.
actually, you are beautiful and so is your blog. here’s to another 100, indeed!
This is the best 100 things post I’ve read.
btw – as a 6′ tall former tomboy I’ve been mistaken for a man more times than I can count.
Once I switched over to say… a hairdo, womens clothes etc, not so much.
“A girl who is perhaps a chicken.”
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Love it. Congrats on 100!!!
Great 100th post. I especially like that you use a cook book for boiling eggs and corn. BTW, what does it say to do?
Have a great Easter:)
I did one of these too!!! love it!
Loved the list
I didn't realize there were directions for boiling an egg? I thought you just dropped it in the boiling water, left it for about 10 minutes or so & you were good to go?
Great getting to read these little bits about you.
Congrats on 100 posts! That was a fun list to read through. I just let the 100th post on my food blog pass by unnoticed, but I may do something for Poetry and Hums. If I ever make it to 100 posts there.
This was honestly the BEAT 100 list I’ve ever read. Ever.
That was a great list….had me laughing most of the way. When I used to keep my hair super short I was sometimes referred to as Sir (grrr). I do believe 40 is the new 65 and if I had a better memory I would probably be able to remember more things to comment on.
Oh, my husband was a dead head. We have all the taped shows to prove it.
Hippos are funny looking, you’re right. And dangerous.
I’m also kind of ambidextrous- I write right handed, play basketball left handed, throw a baseball right handed, throw a football left handed and roll a bowling ball right handed.
Oh, et moi, je parle francais. Donc, si tu veux practiquer, envoie-moi un E-mail!
That Apple store trick is brilliant! Simply brilliant! I’m going to do that the next time I go to an Apple store!
But I’m leaving the browsers up on MY blog. And since I don’t have a picture up I can be totally anonymous! Tee hee hee!
Just got bifocals, love Dexter and have seen the Grateful Dead! What else do I need to know about you?
Great list, I’d better start working on mine.
I am in awe of people who do this 100 things about me post. I don’t think that I could ever do that.
You’re a left handed, French used-to-speak gay lover? See, I never knew that about you. I did learn something.
Congrats on your 100th post! My kids are great at Wii bowling. I still have to try it. Carrots tasting like chocolate, good idea! I love how you take over the Apple store. Brilliant! So funny:)
My dear sweet Jenners!
Happy 100th post!
Where to begin? Well, I was startled to find out you have criminal activity in your past…I will need to investigate this further..)
#4..LOL! This happens to me with my name all the flippin’ time…
#9..I have to do this too…
#20…No high heels in this house for the last 15 years!!!
#28….hee hee hee…You are so diabolical!
#80…my meal of choice for-evah….
#82…whew! I thought I was the only person on the planet like this!
What a fantastic list…it reminded me of a Seinfeld episode…lots of this and that yet still about nothing! LOL! Just jokin’! I learned ALOT of stuff that I will blackmail you with someday!
You are the best and I hope you write thousands more posts!
(Thanks for the shout out for the giveaway…just a hint for you cause you are so special to me…I might be adding a few new things on Monday….hmmm…)
Happy 100th Post!
My goal was to do something like this too for my 100th but I was way to sure I couldn’t come up with 100 things. You did it very cleverly.
Have a great weekend.
Loved it!! Great job. I think my favorite part was learning what you do in the Apple store. That’s hilarious!! Maybe you’ll pick up some new readers that way.
Congrats on the 100th post. Hope there are many, many more to come!!
Congrats on your 100th post!
That is quite an accomplishment.
Are you going to write a list of 200 things when you reach 200?
yay happy 100th .. mine is coming up and there is no way I’ll reach 100 things! I had no idea you had such a sketchy past as a criminal! lol
I didn’t read all 100 things because just like writing it was daunting it for you, reading it seemed daunting to me : ). I just was at a blog where the girl did 10 a day! That is more up my alley! My attention span is WAY short : ). I did notice that you have a sweet tooth! And it made me adore you already : ). I have never seen Dexter, but I want to!
What do you think of the new Real Houswives of New Jersey show? Have you ever seen that before? I saw that you are a Jersey girl in your profile : ). You have a TON of followers for just having 100 posts. Wowzer : ).
Love all the little tidbits of knowledge about Jenners. Very revealing. I can just see you out there on the ground trying to get a rock to levitate off the ground. Sad to say, I used to do the same thing!
Congratulations on your 100th posting!
Congratulations on your 100th post! I love the way you wrote your 100 things. Very clever…and funny, too!
I’d like to hear more about this crime ring you were involved in.
Brilliant! Congrats on Big 100! Love your stream-of-conciousness.. love. Especially running like a girl (chicken?) and your 4yr old being better at Wii Bowling!
Hilarious, again. I might have to copy you. I work on blog posts in my head all the time.
p.s. I did my 100th post like this too, many moons ago, but you can find it by clicking the 100th post tag on my sidebar. Iffn you want to.
Well, if you’re going to be mistaken for a man, mind as well be a hot one like Matt Damon than say, I dunno, Mr. Bean? lol
Great list! I’ll have to try doing this myself if I ever make it to my 100th post