There seems to be a blogging code that demands a 100 Things About You list. Here's mine ~ Enjoy!

1.) I am an optimist
2.) Pleiades is my favorite constellation
3.) I was born and raised in Boston, MA
4.) I am the youngest of five children
5.) Seven & The Ragged Tiger by Duran Duran was the first record I ever bought.
6.) I once had aspirations of becoming a marine biologist.
7.) Then I realized I'd be begging for grants the rest of my life.
18.) I was a tomboy as a child
19.) My Dad bought me my first lizard.
20.) And my first oil painting set.
21.) I am an artist.
22.) I spent a year at Mass College of Art then dropped out due to insufficient funds and ambition.
23.) I often dream of trains.
24.) I remember my dreams and sometimes write them down, draw or paint them.
25.) I love old American muscle cars.
26.) I knew after the first date with my husband that I was going to marry him.
27.) We were married five years later.
28.) My favorite beverages are Diet Coke, Harpoon IPA and champagne.
29.) Music is a part of my daily life.
30.) Without it I would go insane.
31.) I put my photos in photo albums.
32.) I collect fossil & skull replicas.
33.) I can't afford real fossils.
34.) I love my job.
35.) I am a web programmer.
36.) I am an Aunt to four nieces and seven nephews.
37.) I have been to Scotland twice.
38.) Edinburgh is my favorite city in the world.
39.) San Francisco is my second favorite.
40.) I want to travel more.
41.) My favorite movie used to be Empire of the Sun.
42.) I think now it's The Two Towers
43.) In a month it will probably be Return of the King.
44.) I miss the X-Files.
45.) I believe there is life on other planets.
46.) I believe in ghosts.
47.) I kayaked for a week in Vancouver Island, BC in the hopes of an encounter with Killer Whales.
48.) I encountered more bears in B.C. than whales.
49.) I drove across the United States eleven years ago.
50.) I learned that the entire state of Nebraska smells like cow patties.
51.) I am easily amused.
52.) I used to keep snakes as pets.
53.) I love food. All food.
54.) Except for beans.
55.) I don't have friends in high places.
56.) I fear & loath blimps.
57.) Sometimes I have night terrors.
58.) I hate to fly.
59.) I love to drive.
60.) I want to go to Australia before I am old.
61.) I am vertically challenged.
62.) I resemble my father.
63.) I have hazel eyes & very dark hair.
64.) I love to cook.
65.) I am willing to learn how to bake.
66.) I love to entertain.
67.) I am an Aries.
68.) I detest Victoria's Secret.
69.) I like comfy pajamas.
70.) I prefer to go barefoot.
71.) I am a walker.
72.) I enjoy singing in my car.
73.) I have freckles.
74.) I hate mieces to pieces.
75.) I hate chipmunks more though.
76.) The movie Sling Blade makes me cry like a baby.
77.) So does the part in Lion King when Mufasa dies.
78.) I am not shy.
79.) I'm still pissed they didn't make a sequel to the 1998 Godzilla movie.
80.) I am not a Republican or a Democrat
81.) I am a registered voter.
82.) I think Bush is an idiot.
83.) If possible, I'd vote for Clinton again.
84.) I went to Catholic school for twelve years.
85.) If I ever have children I will NOT send them to Catholic school.
86.) There are and were a ridiculous amount of Bill's in my family.
87.) I have never been anywhere tropical.
88.) Florida doesn't count.
89.) I am intolerant of bullshit.
90.) I am not allergic to anything.
91.) Except maybe bullshit.
92.) I am crafty when I need to be.
93.) I daydream.
94.) I hate to shop for clothes.
95.) I don't carry a purse.
96.) I have a few scars.
97.) I love my family.
98.) I have way more houseplants than I need.
99.) I found this list to be very easy to write.
100.) I think that may mean I am vain!
101.) I don't think I am vain. :)