100 things about me, version 2.0
I did this 2 years ago and thought it was a good time to update it. Some of them are repeats as they haven't changed but there are some new ones too.

1. I was born on February 24th, 1971.
2. I know 4 other females born on the same day as me but no males.
3. I'm a Pisces through and through.
4. I used to have strawberry blond hair until I was in my mid-twenties and then it turned dark red.
5. I don't colour my hair.
6. I cycle through long and short hair; currently my hair is below my chin.
7. I keep hoping that I can grow my hair long enough to “donate” it to a wigs for women with cancer-type place but so far no luck.
8. It’s usually about 2 inches too short.
9. I hate paying for haircuts but don’t know any stylists personally.
10. I usually only get my hair cut twice a year.
11. I cut my kids' hair (and get many compliments on it) and they both have bobs without bangs.
12. I wish I could cut my own hair.
13. I'm the picture taker in our family hence there aren't many photos of me.
14. I take all my pictures with a point-and-shoot camera (Canon A710)
15. I like to cook and bake.
16. This year I made a meal calendar for the entire year. It was easier than you’d think.
17. I worry that people think this kind of thing makes me a freak.
18. I have a Master's in Library and Information Studies from McGill University.
19. I’ve done some contract work over the past 5 years but I’m worried that I’m ‘out of the working loop’ for my profession.
20. My last job was as at a public library in Houston, Texas.
21. I loved my job but hated my boss.
22. I read a lot even with two small children.
23. I no longer read until 3 or 4 am like I used to do.
24. I have really developed a love for children's literature since my girls were born.
25. I describe myself as a book snob; I don’t like a lot of kids books and tend towards the classics.
26. I think the public library institution is one of the most underutilized aspects of society.
27. Part of me is glad about this because that means there's more for me.
28. I don’t care to own lots of books because eventually I will have to move them.
29. Except kids books. I think every family should have a sizeable library for their children; I buy almost all my books at the library book sale table.
30. I re-gift a lot of things, especially books and toys.
31. I also exchange and return lots of things, mostly because I try to limit our ‘stuff’.
32. I have twice lost 10-15 pounds due to illness (flu and PPD).
33. I have ridden horses (hunter-jumper) since I was about 10 years old, on and off.
34. I started running in 1998.
35. Since then I have run 2 marathons, 5 half marathons, two 25 milers, two 20 milers, about eight 10Ks, a bunch of 5Ks and had 2 babies. I’m signed up for a half at the end of April (2009) and hope to run the marathon in 2010.
36. Both my girls were born without the aid of any drugs.
37. I’m quite proud of this.
38. My second daughter was born after 1 hour 45 minutes.
39. That was almost too fast.
40. I don’t watch much tv but am addicted to watching tv series on DVD.
41. I’d rather watch a movie in the theatre than at home.
42. My spouse is the opposite.
43. My favourite drink is a Black and Tan.
44. I don’t have a favourite movie or book.
45. I have an awful memory for long-term useful stuff.
46. I have an amazing memory for short-term useless stuff.
47. My favourite colour is orange.
48. My favourite cereal is Cracklin’ Oat Bran but we can’t get it here.
49. One of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me is when Lisa Marie sent me a case of that cereal after reading the first version of this list.
50. I fluctuate between being vegetarian and eating ribs.
51. I still prepare lots of veggie meals and am flirting with the vegan lifestyle.
52. I knit and sew but am much better at the former than the latter.
53. I usually make plenty of mistakes in my projects.
54. I think I could stand to read directions more carefully.
55. I like some yacht rock.
56. I don’t like contemporary country music, hip hop, rap or punk.
57. I have watched ER since it began.
58. In the last year, I’ve started watching more tv; most of my shows are medical dramas. I wonder if I really should go back to school to be a medical something.
59. I don’t like almond flavouring or lavender scent.
60. I have zero tolerance for scented stuff like air fresheners, laundry detergent/fabric softeners.
61. I can tell the brand of fabric softener or detergent a person uses as soon as I walk in the door (if it’s the brands that I can’t tolerate)
62. I can’t spend too much time in some people’s homes for this reason.
63. I think I’m becoming milk intolerant.
64. I have very low blood pressure and am border-line anemic. I take iron supplements and still fail at giving blood.
65. I had Lasik surgery in 2000.
66. Before that, I couldn’t step off of a sidewalk by myself.
67. I want to learn to sail.
68. I became a Mac user in 2004.
69. I would never go back to a PC.
70. I have an Ipod Nano but I wouldn’t mind an IPhone.
71. Right now that seems pretty extravagant.
72. I used to shoplift thread for my sewing projects.
73. I don’t know why but I was against paying for thread.
74. I frequently get songs stuck in my head (my mum calls this ear bugs) and cannot get rid of them for days/months. Currently in my head: The Theme from the Muppet Show and I Had a Rooster by Pete Seeger.
75. I used to be painfully shy when I was a child.
76. I still turn bright red when the attention is focused on me.
77. I don’t like carrying a purse.
78. I have four tattoos that I still like.
79. I have my nose pierced.
80. I am hyper-sensitive to tags in clothes.
81. They make me extremely and irrationally irritable (and I think it puts me on the Spectrum).
82. I only read For Better or For Worse in the comics.
83. I am a list person.
84. At any given time, I have two lists on the go.
85. I am double-jointed in both arms and both legs.
86. I used to have straight hair but now it’s curly.
87. I attribute this to living in Houston for 6 years.
88. 5 years in a dryer climate has straightened my hair out a bunch. It's now wavy.
89. I don’t like having lots of stuff.
90. I’m a huge fan of Freecycle but only to get rid of things.
91. I can draw hands very well.
92. But I’ve only ever drawn my left hand.
93. I’m right-handed.
94. I don’t measure well when cooking.
95. But I’m quite handy around the house, which I attribute to my dad.
96. I’ve been described as quite strong and am not afraid to do most jobs.
97. I’m highly community-oriented and have organized quite a few ‘groups’ in my ‘hood.
98. This is purely selfish as I like to have friends.
99. I curse a lot when I drink too much.
100.Thankfully I don't drink too much too often.