Eye of the Tiger

I wanted to create a blog, since everyone else is doing it...no that's not true! I want to have somewhere to write my thoughts down and have a place to share with my friends my day to day (or week to week) updates about my health and my state of mind! Also, its a place to store pictures of all the wonderful places I am going to travel to, very soon!

Monday, September 20, 2004

100 things about me....

  1. I've never been arrested, but I think it would be a fun experience...LOL!
  2. I would have loved to have been an FBI agent
  3. When I was young I wanted to be a dancer
  4. My favorite place to visit is Key West
  5. And Italy
  6. And San Francisco
  7. I met my husband online
  8. I was diagnosed with breast cancer a week before we met face to face
  9. He even shaved my head for me when I went bald!
  10. I love to eat....all kinds of food, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Russian.....etc etc
  11. I love CSI and everything having to do with crime scene investigations on TV
  12. My brother was born with a rare disease called Bardett Biedl Syndrome
  13. My best friend is from Russia and I have known her for 20 years
  14. I went to Hofstra University in LI, NY
  15. My husband was born in Berlin, Germany
  16. I have 3 dogs, 2 Jack Russells (Pepe and Peanut) and 1 Min Pin (Mee Pee)
  17. I love trivia and am pretty competitive at it!
  18. My husband owns a company called Cima Consulting Group in Miami, where I work now
  19. I dont like spiders, in fact if I see one in my bedroom I don't sleep there that night
  20. My favorite food is...hmmm....anything creamy like pudding or cheescake
  21. I love to collect anything with hearts on it
  22. My dad was a NYC policeman
  23. I don't like flying, but I do it reluctantly to see new places
  24. I was pre-med in college
  25. I have lost some close dear friends to breast cancer, all my age
  26. I always wanted to be a blonde
  27. I hate camping and "roughing it"
  28. I love the color pink
  29. I had 5 best girlfriends growing up and a lot of guy friends
  30. I miss college
  31. I miss my right boob
  32. I need to lose 25 lbs like NOW but....
  33. I am glad I am not sickly skinny
  34. I have breast cancer metastases to many of my bones
  35. I dated a guy for 7 years and am so, so, so glad we didn't get married
  36. because I would have missed out on my husband
  37. My favorite song for a long time was "Daniel" byt Elton John
  38. Now I tend to like fighting songs like "Eye of the Tiger" (hence my blog name!)
  39. I hate my knees
  40. I love my eyes (thanks DAD)
  41. In college I was involved in starting a new sorority
  42. I once tried to surf, I couldn't even get out to where the waves were
  43. I tried to ski once. Made if down the hill. Walked back up. Never tried it again
  44. I never liked gym class
  45. Favorite music: David Gray, Live, Coldplay, Aerosmith, Fuel
  46. I was always good in school except for Junior year HS
  47. My favorite subject was Biology
  48. I have 2 Bachelor's Degrees
  49. One in Biology, and the other in Nursing
  50. I can't win an argument with my husband as hard as I sometimes try
  51. I wish I had a younger brother
  52. I wish I had children
  53. I wish I had a house in Key West
  54. I wish my parents could get along for more than a week
  55. I was never good at sports (see #42, 43, 44)
  56. My dad always told me to "be a lady"
  57. I guess I took that literally and never tried sports!
  58. I have vivid, crazy dreams, so real they scare me
  59. My mom has the same crazy dreams too
  60. My family is a little whacky
  61. Whose isn't
  62. I love learning about other cultures and realize the American way, while it is great, is not the only way
  63. I recently found out I am a Liberal
  64. I have never voted
  65. I knew 4 people that died in the World Trade Center on 9/11
  66. I don't agree with the war in Iraq
  67. I am a Christian
  68. I love that I am a Christian
  69. I am sensitive yet tough
  70. If I could do it all over again I'd make sure to get a mammogram at 19 yrs old
  71. I was in nursing school when I was diagnosed with breast cancer
  72. I was diagnosed in 1998 at 27 yrs old
  73. I am an Aries
  74. but I don't believe in astrology
  75. I love spring and I am so glad my birthday is in April
  76. I get excited during New Years countdowns, thunderstorms, and rollercoaster rides
  77. I love my dogs like they are my kids
  78. I have an outside cat too
  79. She is blonde with blue eyes and I call her "Marylin"
  80. My house is too big
  81. Which I am surprised I am complaining about since I never lived in a house growing up
  82. I have moved 20 times in my life and most of those apartments were in basements
  83. I was pretty poor growing up, but managed to go to an expensive school and live there for 4 yrs
  84. Having divorced parents and a scholarship helped
  85. I have wonderful memories from my teen years
  86. I wish I could write a book, about anything
  87. I want a child anyway I can have one.... naturally, surrogate, adoption
  88. My husband is very patient, understanding, and puts up with a lot!
  89. I love to dress up
  90. My favorite outfit is my wedding dress
  91. I used to wash hair at a salon in High School for extra money
  92. My first job was at a deli and I made $3.25 an hour
  93. When I was a kid I never thought I'd make it to old age
  94. I miss my friends from NY
  95. I want world peace
  96. I want a clean environment
  97. I despise people who mistreat animals
  98. I cry at the song "Wonder" by Natalie Merchant
  99. It makes me think of my brother
  100. I am finished with 100 things about me.....WOW

posted by Lisa @ 12:48 AM