200 Random Things About ME

1>I have been on television more than once

2>I am a complete cat person

3>I love the smell of the laundry detergent aisle at the supermarket

4>Black is my favorite color, then anything in the blue-based red family

5>I was a cheerleader & songleader in high school

6>When I was young, I was obsessed with koala bears

7>I have three cats named after characters from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV show, but none of them are named Buffy

8>I believe that once you go outside you get an "outside" smell and no longer smell fresh and clean

9>I like to change my hair often (used to only be color changes, but have recently started cutting it A LOT)

10>My favorite theme park is Disneyland in Anaheim, CA

11>I didn't get my driver's license until 3 days before I started college, and I was already 18

12>I love high heels even though I have to go to the chiropractor once a month to correct the damage created by my 3+in shoes

13>I could spend a whole day not talking to anyone and be content

14>I am paranoid in my sleep and constantly think someone has changed the clock to make me late for work

15>I hate jeans (I only own two pairs)

16>I think I have Flintstone feet

17>I have one older brother who is 6-yrs older than me and one younger sister who is 14-yrs younger than me

18>My Mom calls me Di, and when I was young I used to be Di Di

19>I can dance gracefully, but cannot walk without tripping or banging into walls

20>I walked down the aisle to "Somebody" by Depeche Mode serenaded against an acoustic guitar

21>I was 23-Yrs old when I moved out of my parent's home

22>I was 25-Yrs old when I moved out of state

23>When I was 7, a Doberman named Max licked me from head to toe and I was terrified.  Since then, I can't stand the feeling of dog tongue.

24>I almost drowned when I was 2.  I didn't learn to swim until I was almost 6.

25>I earned a full scholarship to college

26>I have had 5 different iPods since 2003, and have still run out of memory

27>My brother, sister, and I all have names starting with the letter D, 5 letters, and 2 syllables.  We also all have Japanese middle names.

28>I love dark chocolate now, but hated it when I was a kid

29>I've sprained my left ankle so many times that I grew calcification bone requiring surgery to remove (if it's not bothering me, I won't bother it)

30>I just recently acquired a taste for espresso or cortado (small café lattes)

31>My favorite food is Mexican

32>I am too shy to approach celebrities when I see them

33>I think I have a big head, and can't find hats that fit right

34>If I had gone to the college of my choice, I probably would be poor because I would have become a liberal arts major doing some meaningful, but non-paying job, and still paying student loans

35>My favorite all purpose store is Super Target

36>I spend more on purses and eyeglass frames than on any other piece of clothing/accessory.  You use them everyday versus clothes and shoes get less frequent action.

37>I am terrified of the physical act of having a baby

38>I think random things laying on the side of the freeway are dead bodies (human or animal) until I get close enough to confirm

39>I don't like to be touched by strangers

40>I have very few girlfriends because I have high expectations for what makes a good friend

41>My parents have been married 40-yrs as of 2008

42>I am Japanese and Mexican, and Asian people always ask, "Where are you from?"  I tell them California

43>I didn't try sushi until I was 21 even though it was always available at family dinners

44>I buy little kid toys that I like

45>I love my cats, but hate cleaning the litter box

46>I do an 8-count riff whenever a floor makes my heels sound like tap shoes

47>I sing in the car by myself

48>My Mom used to make me wear a bowl haircut to look more Asian because my agent said to...I HATED IT!!!

49>I loved Smashbox Cosmetics for years, but am venturing out now to Bare Escentials

50>I am an ugly crier (I wish I could have that solitary tear fall gracefully down my cheek)

51>The first CD I bought was Wish by The Cure in 1991.  I used to have cassettes before that.

52>I have only received one traffic ticket in my life and it was for tint being too dark

53>I used to drink a lot of Red Bull and called it "liquid crack"

54>I have never taken an illegal narcotic before, not even pot

55>I am fascinated by apes and wish I could be an animal behaviorist studying them in the wild

56>Bugs freak me out because I get bit by them all the time

57>My favorite Broadway musicals are Cats, Phantom of the Opera, and A Chorus Line

58>I did the People's Choice Awards with Stacy Ferguson before she became Fergie (we were 10)

59>I don't like carrots, but love carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

60>Fear holds me back from doing extraordinary things sometimes

61>I make really good macaroni and cheese from scratch

62>I am an impulse buyer when it comes to shoes and music

63>I have been rear-ended twice and rear-ended someone once.  Other than that, I have not been in any other car accidents.

64>I like horsepower in cars, but don't drive that fast

65>I get sinus headaches during allergy seasons and when it rains

66>I like the window seat in a plane so I can sleep against the wall

67>I am Asian, but have freckles

68>I tan really easily

69>Snickers is my favorite candy bar

70>I like sweet over salty

71>I only like math that seems to have no relation to the real world and am horrible at subjects like physics or accounting

72>My first favorite songs off of 106.7 World Famous KROQ were "End of The World" by REM and "Blister in the Sun" by The Violent Femmes

73>I hate getting a little bit wet when it rains, but I don't mind getting completely soaked

74>I hate going on business travel by myself to a place I've never been because I fear getting lost and making a bad first impression

75>I have taken the wrong subway before, and had to get off to get on another one instead

76>My brother sold me his entire New Wave music cassette collection for $20.  Those albums are still some of my favorites.

77>When I feel insecure or worried about something, I often dream about being in high school except I am me now and I can't remember where I am supposed to go.  I always have homework due or a test I am unprepared for and freak out.

78>I only use google for browsing

79>I have boycotted Red Lobster, Captain D's, and Long John Silver because they import their seafood from Canada; therefore, support the fishermen/hunters who kill over 300,000 baby seals each year for their pelts

80>My MBTI classification is ISFP (Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, Perceive)

81>I am good at reviewing documents for spelling, grammar, uniformity, and cohesiveness

82>I am VERY right eye and right hand dominant

83>I share my birth date with Madonna

84>I buy presents for my friends' birthdays all year round, but never seem to give them on time

85>I have never spent more money for one day than for my wedding day

86>I can't back up a car straight, nor can I parallel park

87>Elvis died on my second birthday

88>I have never been stung by a bee or wasp, but feel certain I will be allergic to both should they ever sting me

89>I once ripped off my entire nail on my ring finger up to the bed by trying to catch a falling purse. The rest of the nail had to be removed by a doctor.  It luckily grew back fine.

90>I used to want to go to clubs so I could dance, but hated the "game" played at the clubs

91>Out of my whole extended family, my sister and I share the most similar DNA

92>I can't kill spiders because I am too afraid of them

93>I don't like drinking milk unless I am eating cereal or something super sweet

94>I can name songs, albums, bands, and hum the tunes, but can never really remember the lyrics to songs

95>My brother used to make me call him "David the Great"

96>I had 2 pairs of Underoos growing up:  Wonder Woman and Bat Girl

97>My first Cabbage Patch Kid's name was Amber Avis, and I took care of her like a real baby

98>I always have to say, "I before E except after C" when spelling ie/ei words

99>I can still remember the quadratic formula, but have no idea why it was used

100>My favorite opera is "Requiem" by Mozart

101>I don't like to be called Diana

102>I learned to roll my tongue by practicing for a whole summer and driving my Mom nuts

103>I taught myself how to French braid on my Barbie dolls

104>I like my eggs either over-easy, poached, boiled, or scrambled

105>I have to turn a map in the direction I am going, even if it's upside down, or else I can't follow it

106>I cry every time at the end of Never Been Kissed even though I have seen the movie a million times and know it's going to be OK

107>I can remember what someone was wearing before I can remember their names or sometimes their faces

108>I have no desire to be a sycophant to get ahead in life

109>When I was a dancer, I loved technique, which was weird

110>I scar really easily (a bruise can scar me)

111>I don't take criticism well because I am really hard on myself

112>I like to eat cereal for dinner sometimes

113>I love reading about the current events of celebrities even if it lowers my IQ

114>I prefer plain ice cream cones over sugar ones

115>I am quiet until you get to know me, and then I won't shut up

116>I am very peeved by the following grammatical errors: Since instead of Because; There/Their/They're; Loose instead of Lose; and Effect or Affect

117>I am addicted to Vampire love stories (Ann Rice, Buffy/Angel, Twilight, Vampire Knight, Trueblood, etc)

118>I prefer sausage over bacon at restaurants, but the opposite at home

119>I hate when I misplace my glasses, but can't see well enough to find them because I am not wearing my glasses

120>My eyebrows grow way too fast and need to be maintained constantly

121>When sitting at my desk, I turn my left hand upside down and place it on the table like a kickstand.  I don't realize I do it, but people have said it looks like my arm is broken.

122>I can't sleep with socks on unless it's freezing

123>I don't like the smell of freshly cut grass

124>I like to listen to NPR to learn about current events

125>I shoplifted a lipstick once from Sav-On.  I felt guilty for a long time.

126>In high-school I went through a "suburban gangsta girl" phase and wore my brother's 40-waist jeans to school with a baseball cap

127>I sleep walk and talk in my sleep

128>I don't call my friends as much as I should

129>I can't remember the rules for poker or chess, no matter how many times I've been taught

130>I don't like to do yard work

131>I have never seen Schindler's List

132>I am not a morning person at all

133>I am notoriously late if it's something that is regularly scheduled like work), but super early if it's a new appointment (like catching a flight)

134>I'll openly admit that I am addicted to Facebook, Myspace, Youtube, or any other online community I belong to

135>I don't cuss much in real life, but sometimes cuss a lot while driving and people piss me off

136>I am anal when it comes to the organization of my desk/office space and can tell if someone has touched or moved something

137>I call car emissions tests "smog checks" and all highways "freeways" because I grew up in California

138>My favorite hamburger is from In-N-Out

139>I am a procrastinator

140>I like teenager movies even though I am no longer a teenager

141>My first cat was named Tigger, and for the first 6-Mo of his life, the doctors thought he was a girl

142>I love animals, but can't stop myself from eating meat

143>My favorite desserts are flourless chocolate cake and New York style plain cheesecake (especially from Carnegie Deli NY)

144>I have to pick out my outfit before I shower or else I can't decide what to wear

145>I hate my hair brown, but like it black, red, blonde, pink, purple, or blue

146>I have a box of all my school memorabilia stored in a closet at home

147>I want to design a line of purses called, Paliro, even though I can't sew

148>I have a skin allergy called, Keritosis Pilaris, that I got when I moved to Georgia

149>The most I have spent on a purse was $450

150>The most I spent on one pair of eyeglasses was $490 (frames and lenses)

151>I usually think actresses are more attractive than the current actors

152>If my email is open, I have to review every new email message almost immediately

153>I got into telecommunications because my college guidance counselor thought it was a good opportunity as a woman in a new field dominated by men.  I wanted to work in fashion.

154>I donated money to the Chimpanzee Human Communications Institute (CHCI) located at Central Washington University after reading the book, "Next of Kin," by Roger Fouts

155>I don't like to put my head underwater when I can't see my feet

156>I sometimes support animals more than people because they cannot communicate like humans and need ambassadors for their causes

157>I have amassed a huge Eeyore collection since my teens

158>I am a messy eater

159>I get frightened by loud unexpected noises while I am sleeping and will jump out of bed completely before realizing what the noise is

160>I use my hands and make sound effects when I talk

161>I used to have three alarm clocks to get me to work by 6am (buzzer, radio, and pager on vibrate on a table)

162>I buy shoes for fashion not comfort, but would buy them if they had both qualities

163>I feel like I am getting too old to see my favorite bands play live because all the people there are my sister's age

164>I have had my Social Security Number memorized since I was eight

165>I worked with Paula Abdul before she became the crazy judge on American Idol

166>I didn't get a Passport until 2008 (procrastination), and no, that does not indicate a lack of interest in the world

167>I don't like my personal space invaded.  Example, if there are 5 bathroom stalls and I go in the one on the farthest right and all four other stalls are empty, DO NOT GO IN THE ONE NEXT TO MINE!  Same applies to movie theater seats and conference rooms.  But if all seats/stalls are taken it's OK because everyone has equal space between them.

168>I can't play a musical instrument (not even a little...does chopsticks count?)

169>I didn't talk to my best friend from High School for almost 14-years, but am glad I finally got the courage to write back

170>I like taking pictures of things and forget to add the people sometimes

171>I am 4th generation American-Japanese and sadly don't speak the language

172>I like watching Sumo Wrestling

173>I am not afraid of heights, but am afraid of falling (and crashing into the ground)

174>My middle name was in honor of my Mom's best friend from High School (it's Sanae by the way)

175>I would drive the long way home when I first learned to drive a manual transmission to avoid hitting the light in the middle of a very large hill

176>I was the only "planned" birth.  It took 4-yrs to make me.

177>I am a Leo and was born year of the Rabbit. 

178>I get motion sickness easily, but have never thrown up because of it.  Instead I instantly fall asleep to keep from feeling the effects.

179>My first pair of heels were my high-heeled tap shoes I got when I was nine

180>I once taught step aerobics at LA Fitness so I could get free gym membership.  I then taught a conditioning class at my old dance studio to get free tuition there too.

181>I buy lots of books and probably only read a third of them

182>I probably buy at least one song from iTunes a week (most of the time it's more)

183>I don't like having cash on me because I spend money faster and can't track where it's gone to as well

184>I loved Beverly Hills 90210 because they were in high school the same years I was in high school except they all repeated their junior year and I went through the normal way

185>My favorite comic strip right now is Get Fuzzy

186>Paul Frank is my friend in Outer Space and Anywhere Else

187>I can't drink very much because most alcohol makes me sick

188>If I am betrayed or feel taken advantage of, it is difficult for me to forgive or forget

189>When I was six, my parents and my aunt and uncle left my cousin and I at a gas station.  They didn't know we were gone until they reached their destination.  We were alone for 1-Hr, and like to tease our parents about it all the time.

190>I have never been, nor will ever become, an OCD neat-freak

191>When I am in a parking lot, I like to park on the left side because it's easier to maneuver the car into the space.

192>I like watches with "bling" on them (not real bling, just something flashy)

193>I really hate when I am in a public bathroom and some one in a stall either answers their cell phone, or is talking casually on their cell phone as if they are alone.

194>If service is really bad at a restaurant, I will most likely just not go back.  I normally do not make a big stink because I fear what might be hidden in my food as retribution.

195>I like to sleep on my back or side more than on my stomach

196>I am a rule follower, not a rule breaker (most of the time...if I agree with the rule)

197>I was raised to try all food at least once before I make up mind (as long you don't show me how it was prepared, or sometimes what it is)

198>I am motivated to do something more when someone tells me I cannot do it versus positive reinforcement

199>I hate being the scribe at work meetings because I feel like it is relegating me back to a female secretary role in a male workplace; however, I also fear other people's minutes will be sub par and I will have to take my own notes anyways.

200>I always put the toilet paper with paper coming out from the bottom, not the top.  The other way drives me crazy and I have changed it at friends' and my family's houses.

Bonus 200a> This list was supposed to be only be a 100 things, but as typical fashion with me, I have overdone it and made it 200 instead