100 Things About Lintefiniel
Updated May 22, 2006
1. I am pushing 40.
2. I am happily married to Beau after being a never-been-married single until the age of 38.
3. I have a 9-year old cat named Mr. Kitty that I inherited from my friend and former roommate.
4. I have a 17-year old beagle-dachshund mix named Annie.
5. My family always had a dachshund or two around when I was growing up.
6. The first was named Pretzel.
7. My favorite was WB.
8. I am a native Virginian…
9. …born in Charlottesville, VA.
10. I was born with red hair…
11. …that fell out and became blond.
12. I am a chemical blond today. =)
13. I live in Virginia now.
14. I have moved too many times to count.
15. I have lived in Virginia, Florida, Washington (state), England, California, North Carolina, and New Hampshire.
16. The coolest place I lived was England.
17. I went to British public school.
18. I took French in the 1st grade and later in high school and college.
19. Je ne parle pas Francais.
20. I have visited Scotland and Wales.
21. I have never been to continental Europe.
22. I have been to Canada - British Columbia.
23. I have been in pretty much all of the 48 contiguous states at one time or another.
24. I have no desire to go to Hawaii.
25. I have a friend in Alaska and hope to get to that state while she still lives there.
26. I have one sister.
27. I have 2 brothers-in-law and 1 sister-in-law.
28. I have a niece, Olivia Paige, and a nephew, Duncan Cole. I also married into adult nephews and nieces and even a couple of great-nieces.
29. My parents have been happily married for nearly 40 years.
30. My father was in the US Navy for 20 years.
31. My mother has been the most fantastic full time wife and mother.
32. When I was a little girl, my career goal was to be like my mom.
33. I have not achieved that career goal fully - we're working on the mother part.
34. I have one living grandmother - she is 92 years old…
35. I went to four high schools.
36. I graduated from WT Woodson HS in Fairfax, VA.
37. I graduated from Gardner-Webb College (now University) in Boiling Springs, NC...
38. ...with a BA in Communications Studies.
39. I studied broadcasting with a focus on radio.
40. I worked at my college radio station.
41. I sucked at the on-air part of radio.
42. I have had three jobs since graduating from college.
43. None of my jobs were in broadcasting.
44. My first job was as a technical writer for a government contractor, computer firm.
45. While I did that job, I was a volunteer leader with Young Life.
46. I also sang with the Asaph Chorus of the Christian Performing Artists’ Fellowship.
47. My second job was as an administrative manager with Young Life.
48. My third (and current job) is as an administrator/finance officer with the US Marshals.
49. I have worked 2nd jobs along with my full time job, when required.
50. They included Blockbuster, Hallmark, and Family Christian Bookstore.
51. I think I saw every movie made between the years 1997 and 2000 (when I was working at Blockbuster).
52. I have owned five cars.
53. My current car is a 2003 Toyota Corolla.
54. I really like my car, which I call Silverado.
55. I used to like driving, but my long commutes have killed that pleasure.
56. I like to decorate.
57. I love to cook.
58. I went to culinary school for one year when I thought I wanted to be a chef.
59. I do not want to be a chef.
60. I believe that Jesus Christ was the most compelling man to walk the earth.
61. I am a follower of Jesus Christ.
62. I believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God.
63. I believe the Christian church often misses the chance to exemplify God’s love to the unchurched.
64. I just recently made the switch to a new church.
65. I have the spiritual gifts of administration, leadership, and hospitality.
66. I sing with the worship/praise band at my church.
67. I like to sing.
68. I am told I'm a pretty good singer.
69. I like music in general with the exception of Hip Hip/Rap, Heavy Metal, Techno, and some styles within the country genre (honky tonk).
70. I believe that bluegrass is as beautiful and complicated as classical music.
71. If I had the choice between deafness and blindness, I would choose to be blind.
72. I was an average student.
73. I always studied with the TV or radio on.
74. I rarely studied.
75. I hate the telephone.
76. I love email.
77. I love surfing the internet...
78. ...but I find that it’s a little boring at times. Blogging helps alleviate that boredom.
79. I love TV.
80. I’m addicted to Fox News Channel.
81. My favorite show on FNC is Fox & Friends.
82. My favorite other shows are The Amazing Race, CSI, 24, What Not to Wear, LOST.
83. I wish I could say that I have never watched Survivor. My sister suckered me into joining her Survivor pool, I'm now hooked.
84. I love to read.
85. I read all the time.
86. My favorite authors are: Michael Crichton, Lisa Scottoline, Nora Roberts, Kathy Reichs, Patricia Cornwell, Jonathan Kellerman.
Update: I have to add J.R.R. Tolkien now that I've read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
87. My top 3 books are: Timeline or State of Fear by M. Crichton, A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, and Strange Fits of Passion by Anita Shreve.
Update: Honorable Mention for The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.
88. I like romantic suspense or thrillers the most.
89. I sleep on the right side of the bed.
90. I am a heavy sleeper.
91. I do not snore.
92. I prefer cooler temperatures.
93. I hate the summer.
94. I don’t like the beach.
95. I enjoyed the winters in New Hampshire.
96. I am not afraid to drive in snow.
97. I like to live in a place where all four seasons can be experienced.
98. I am an ISTJ.
99. I love to be alone. Seriously...ask anyone that knows me...but I find that sharing a house with the one you love is the best there is.
100. I appreciate that you visited my blog. Come back anytime.
Fake Boyfriends™
What's with the Fake Boyfriend™ list? It all started with my friend, Katie, who one day while driving around with me in her car (which she calls Boba Fett but that's another story), casually mentioned that some male celebrity was one of her "fake boyfriends." As she explained it, the FB™ is any celebrity in music, TV, film, etc. that she finds attractive and would like to "date" - although no actual dating is involved, of course. This is purely fantasy - the real person is not whom she would like to date, but rather the persona. Because to be honest, a lot of these guys are punks or too politically leftist, or whatever. But they sure are good to look at or I find them particularly witty (which is attractive to me) and they make me smile just lookin' at 'em.And so I quickly adopted the idea, which has spread to my sister, who has published her own rather lengthy list.
Without further ado, the following are my Fake Boyfriends™ (in no particular order):
Damian Lewis - from Band of Brothers and The Forsyte Saga
Donnie Wahlberg - currently in Boomtown, also from Band of Brothers
Mark Wahlberg
Ron Livingston - from Office Space and Band of Brothers
Tom Hanks
George Clooney
Michael Vartan
Hugh Jackman
Colin Firth
Colin Farrell
George W. Bush
Jeremy Piven
John Cusack - he will always be Lloyd Dobler to me (Say Anything)
Ben Affleck
Matthew McConaughey
Viggo Mortensen - as Aragorn
Rory Cochrane - currently seen in CSI: Miami
Vince Vaughn
Harrison Ford
Patrick Stewart - as Jean Luc Picard
Ollie North
Greg Kelly - Fox News reporter
Christopher Guest
Todd Connor - Fox News reporter
I'm sure more will be added.
