And In the Narcisism Department: Why Would You Want to Know?

A few people told me I need to do my "50 Things" post. I have resisted, until now, but have a pretty heavy case of Writer's Block so... you are subjected to...

50 Things About Me

1. I have always wanted to be a writer I kept journals throughout my childhood and through the years until I had kids. They were destroyed in the fire of 2006.

2. I fancied myself a poet, but haven't written poetry since before my kids were born.

3. I have a perfection streak and a fear of failure= terrible combination

4. I was an editor of both my high school newspaper and college, as well.

5. I was once going to run for school board. I decided to put it off a few years, and now I homeschool.

6. I was an Army brat until I was a teenager...then we settled in a small town. Wish we'd kept moving.

7. lived in Alaska for a few years in elementary school; my brother was born there.

8. my parents were asked to let me enter a study on giftedness at the University of Alaska when I was 5. They refused.

9. I never lived up to that hype.

10. I'm ok with that.

11. I am a lifelong learner, I am happiest when I am learning something new.

12. I was a voracious reader as a kid. Now I read when I can. I rarely read fiction, but am always reading for new information.

13. To shut up the "Why?" questions, my parents bought me a set of encyclopedias. I was in Heaven.

14. I used to keep a running list of topics I wanted to look up in the library.

15. Now I keep a list by my bed, or just get up and Google it.

16. The Internet is a dream come true for me.

17. I was once told by my crush in high school, "The trouble with you is that we want to talk about what color the car is, and you want to know what the paint is made of."

18. At the time, it broke my heart, but I had to admit he was right.(I still love sexy cars, though)

19. I still want to know what the paint's made of.

20. That quality has served me well.

21. I have been married almost 19 years.

22. I was attracted to his brain. The sex was a fringe benefit...

23. I went through my stage of dating jerks, but found I really like geeks.

24. I am seriously attracted to a large IQ.

25. I realize this is truly pathetic, shallow (can it be shallow?) I'm ok with that.

26. Talk nerdy to me... I'll be putty in your hand. TED? W3C? Extreme Programming? Java? Ubuntu? Ooh, baby. Don't stop.

27. I have an affinity for tech, an intuitive understanding of how it is supposed to work...but cannot troubleshoot at all. Or code. Or fix my flubs.

28. I have a very understanding partner who comes behind and fixes what I screw up.

29. We have had more than one screaming fight late at night because I have messed up my template and am frustrated.

30. I usually write after the kids are in bed; I concentrate better that way.

31. I thought about not having children, I had cats. I thought it was enough.

32. We said our lifestyle wouldn't change after kids. We would still take weekend trips. 14 years later...ONCE.

33. I loved being pregnant, and thought I'd never looked better. Birth was easy. The first two times.

34. My third child, JBean, was 10 weeks early. She was in the hospital for a month.

35. I read piles of books, cover to cover, on prematurity. I taught the nurses.

36. My motto: Knowledge is power. (and control, thank you very much)

37. When I found out my son had autism, I locked myself in my room and cried. I did the same thing when my daughter was diagnosed.

38. Then I started googling. Both times.

39. I already knew a lot based upon a Wired magazine article years ago called The AQ Factor. My husband is an engineer. 'Nuff said.

40. Now I feel like I have a handle on this autism thing. And that's usually when I fall on my face.

41. If it doesn't kill me, it just makes me stronger. It is what it is. My six words: Plan B Now, but it's ok.

42. I am a closet Emo fan. Panic at the Disco, Evanescence and My Chemical Romance rule.

43. My 14 year old believes I should be the teenager. She is more conservative than I am.

44. I am a night owl. I rarely am in bed before 1 a.m. I need two solid hours to decompress after kids are in bed. I have a 14 yr old who won't go to bed.

45. I am bipolar, but mildly so. This is part of why I don't sleep. But I also just don't like to sleep.

46. I haven't had a major manic episode in 17 years. I am hypo-manic. Creative, feel good, less sleep needed.

47. I don't talk about it because I don't feel like it affects who I am. I definitely don't hide it, though.

48. I have, in the past, been on meds, and wouldn't hesitate to go on them again if needed.

49. I'm not a bitch, I only play one online.

50. I seriously see the Internet as a community; a way to connect people and provide support. It is the 21st Century Kaffeklatsch, and I am privileged to be a part of it.

T, who is amazed if you made it all the way through that

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