My 100th Post!!

Wow, 100 posts... 100 stories about my life, updates on activities, travels, friends, pictures of my world. I feel as though I should commemorate this moment some how. I need to make this post extra special or super funny or downright simple.... I think I'll go with a bit cliche, and give you 100 things about me, maybe you know, maybe you don't, but 100 truths about Allison. Scary.

1. I'm exactly 6 feet tall.
2. I have true blue eyes, meaning I have zero pigment in my iris
3. Colorado will probably always feel like home
4. My brother has always been one of my favorite people
5. I've eaten cactus
6. I regret not taking Spanish in college
7. I have a "don't kiss down" policy
8. Living internationally is a life goal of mine
9. Speaking a second language fluently is another life goal
10. Meyers - Briggs labels me an ENFJ personality
11. I currently make soap - in volumes that will blow your mind
12. I'm an imperfect vegetarian
13. Both the ocean and the mountains remind me of childhood
14. My favorite color is blue
15. Sushi is one of my favorite foods
16. My biggest fear is not finding the person I want to spend the rest of my life with
17. A bigger fear is finding that person and not fighting to keep them in my life
18. I own a guitar
19. I lived in Mumbai, India for 6 months
20. I'm an Alpha Xi Delta
21. I can touch my nose with my tongue
22. I love being barefoot
23. A pet peeve of mine are when people use "funner" and "funnest" as if they are words - they aren't.
24. I've seen a taping of Oprah. Kate Winslet was the guest.
25. Grammar and I never get along
26. I always wanted a fun nickname but never got one
27. I used to volunteer at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in their Space Odyssey exhibit.
28. I miss the late nights studying with my fellow ChemEs at Purdue
29. I do not eat blue M&Ms if I can help it
30. NPR has become my primary news source
31. I've not eaten a hotdog since I was about 5
32. I imagine all always be a big city girl
33. I dream of owning a vacation home in the tropics
34. If I could backpack the globe for the rest of my life, I would.
35. I find Dane Cook hilarious
36. My parents are divorced
37. I love to cuddle and adore being the little spoon
38. I lived for a summer with my grandparents on Long Island
39. I lost my backpack at the Trevi Fountain in Rome
40. The Clarks are my favorite band
41. I do not know how to cook, yet I manage to feed myself
42. I had a guinea pig as a pet growing up
43. My inseam is 35-36" and pants are hard to find in this length
44. I never thought I'd work in a factory, yet I do.
45. Anything with chocolate in it is okay by me
46. I consider myself intelligent yet feel it hinders my happiness at times
47. I know all 50 states in alphabetical order
48. I have a strategically placed tattoo
49. I never want to grow up, I acknowledge that growing old is mandatory, unfortunately
50. My lucky number is 23
51. Quintessence and Elysium are two of my favorite words
52. I've been in love
53. As with most females, I love romantic comedies
54. Black licorice and cinnamon are the best flavors of Jelly Beans
55. Dark chocolate > milk chocolate > white chocolate, I don't even eat white chocolate, it is just gross I think
56. I wish I stuck with a sport or instrument growing up
57. Brushing my teeth makes me strangely happy
58. I live in Chicago for the moment but will be moving to the east coast soon
59. Solving challenging problems in college was such a thrill
60. I was an resident assistant my senior year of college - I would do it again
61. I wish I had a cool hobby that could fill my evenings and weekends
62. I do not own a television
63. I don't understand men (or boys...)
64. I like some country music and I don't mind admitting it
65. I consider myself a 21st century woman
66. I find body language fascinating
67. I tend to cry when I laugh
68. I blush very easily
69. My shoe size is 10
70. I had a leather jacket custom made in Fez, Morocco
71. It is never too cold for ice cream
72. I have four cousins - in total
73. I was a Model UN junkie in high school and I still love international relations
74. I knew Obama was going to be president in 2004
75. I support gay marriage
76. I was never baptized
77. I got a ticket for running a stop sign - I still disagree with the officer on this
78. I can speak Pig Latin but I don't understand it very well
79. I want to have a destination wedding
80. I own more pairs of underwear than socks
81. My contact prescription is -7.0 in both eyes
82. Ganesh is my favorite Hindu god
83. I own two travel backpacks I love them both
84. The Peace Corps still seems like a realistic lifetime employer at times
85. Holi is by far my favorite holiday and I wish a thousand times over I was back in IIT to celebrate it
86. I drive a Suzuki Vitera
87. I used to row and think it is an amazing sport
88. E.T. scared the bajeezus out of me when I was little
89. I've never done drugs, I guess I avoided the 'experimental' stage in life
90. I don't think I am beautiful yet I do believe I have some attractive features
91. I get motion sick sometimes
92. I never met my paternal grandfather
93. I locked myself in the bathroom when I was little threatening not to come out until I had a puppy. I never got a puppy.
94. I am incredibly risk adverse
95. My first kiss was at 15
    
96. I am an organ donor
97. I prefer Coke to Pepsi, yet diet Pepsi over diet Coke
98. I always thought collecting Monopoly boards would be fun but don't really know what one would do with dozens of the same game
    
99. I cannot spell worth a damn - spell check saves my reputation daily
100. I'm faking it until I make it.

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