In honour of my 100th post - 100 things about me

(I stole this idea from Kaymee)

1. My real name isn't Daphne - it's a nickname I got at my first highschool job as a baker, because I stood in the kitchen like Daphne from Scooby Doo. I've blogged as Daphne ever since.
2. I love baking - I bake when I'm happy, sad, angry, bored... it always makes me calm.
3. I started my first blog before I went backpacking through Europe. It was my lazy way of writing home without having to write to people personally.
4. I hate talking on the phone, except to my best friend Bev. We can talk for hours.
5. I wish I talked to my brother more than I do.
6. I can't go to Shoppers Drug Mart without buying lipgloss.
7. I have a zillion purses that I never use.
8. I can't stop buying shoes.
9. I'm a natural blonde.
10. I really should shave my legs more often for my husband's sake, but since you can barely see my leg hair, I can't be bothered.
11. My mom's a red head, and I swear, I got my hard-headedness and temper from her.
12. I kept my maiden name, and I struggle with the fact that our child(ren) will have a different name than me. But I don't want to change my name. Most days.
13. I'm one of the lucky few who truly likes their in-laws.
14. I've gotten to know my dad more in the past 6 years than I had my whole life combined.
15. I feel equally at home at my grandparents' house in Saskatchewan as I do in Toronto.
16. I kept my last name because I am so fiercely proud of my dad's family.
17. I don't really speak to anyone on my mom's side. Neither does she.
18. I'm really bad at correspondance.
19. I hate folding laundry.
20. I have terrible finger nails that never grow.
21. I've worn contact lenses since grade 8. I only wear my glasses at home or on weekends.
22. I get migraines every so often.
23. I've faked a migraine on more than one occasion to get a day off work.
24. When I work from home, I mostly watch TV with my email open.
25. I worry that I'll put on weight and always fight with it, like my mom.
26. I wish I knew more of my family heritage.
27. I hate basements. I think my brother jumped out at me one too many times as a child.
28. I hate numbers. I can't remember them (even my phone number), and they bewilder me (just figuring out what to tip on a bill makes me sweat).
29. I am a grammar nut.
30. I love my job, and I love my boss. I think I'm the only person I know who can say that.
31. I've read A Handmaid's Tale and The Princess Bride at least 15 times each.
32. I prefer pesto over tomato sauce 9 times out of 10.
33. I should floss more than I do. But I hate it.
34. I have a short attention span. I'll be gung-ho on something for maybe 2 weeks, then just stop.
35. I can't believe I've been taking pre-natal vitamins for 2 months and haven't missed a day. See #34.
36. I always wanted to eat the Dino Flintstones vitamins when I was a kid.
37. I ran away once - to my best friend's house, 3 crescents over. I got in so much trouble.
38. I was a pain in the ass when I was a kid, and I knew it. My brother was an angel; I drove babysitters away.
39. I lost my virginity at 16 to someone 5 years older than me.
40. I'm the only one of my highschool friend circle who didn't regret their 'first'. We dated for 8 months. He was a good guy.
41. I hate whiney men.
42. Hamlet was my least favourite Shakespearean play, because I just wanted him to make a freaking decision. Either kill Claudius, or don't. Just stop complaining!
43. I love my condo, and am sad that we'll have to move to a house when we get pregnant.
44. At the same time, I'm excited about having a house.
45. I have never mowed a lawn, and don't intend to.
46. I'm very handy. I love building or fixing stuff, and I LOVE power tools.
47. I hate clutter, yet I rarely put things away.
48. I like to wear matching underwear and bras.
49. I love infomercials. I could watch Ron Popeil all day.
50. I love my kitchenaid mixer more than any normal person should love an appliance.
51. I quit my job at Tim Horton's after 7 years there by just walking out 5 minutes into my shift. It just wasn't worth the stress, so I waited for the manager to come in, told her I was leaving, and handed my apron off to the other baker. And then I went to a bridal show with my best friend who was getting married.
52. I don't regret moving to Toronto, but I miss a lot of my girlfriends who still live in London.
53. I could have coffee at any time of day. 3 a.m. espresso? Yes, please!
54. If I hadn't run out of money, I would have never come home from Europe.
55. I now wish my then-boyfriend hadn't come to see me in Rome. I hate that all my memories of Rome are filled with him.
56. I lived with someone (not the Rome boyfriend) for 6 months during University. Looking back, I don't really know why. We hate that guy.
57. I wear far too much black. But it's flattering, so whatever.
58. I've finally come to terms with my pale skin. When I was younger, I tanned. Now, I'm at peace with how bloody white I am.
59. The only time in my life that I had a good tan was the summer I dated the man-whore lifeguard and spent most of my time at the lifeguard cottage. That was a kick-ass summer.
60. I've always wanted to play piano. I have a piano, but that's about as far as it's gotten (see #34).
61. I think I was born in the wrong era. I should have lived in the 40s and 50s.
62. I hate politics. My brain shuts off when The Situation Room is on.
63. I am full of useless facts. I love knowing stupid stuff that will never really come in handy.
64. I think my brother is the coolest guy on the planet.
65. I really used to try to piss my brother off when we were younger, and normally succeeded.
66. I never wanted a sister.
67. I loved being the youngest growing up.
68. I hated babysitting, but did it for a few years.
69. I got my first real job at 15 so I wouldn't have to babysit anymore.
70. I dated a Morman once. It didn't go so well, being that I'm athiest.
71. The only thing I liked about church when I was a kid was that I could sit with Bev. When she stopped going, it sucked.
72. I sang in choir all through school, from kindergarten to University.
73. My stage debut was in kindergarten - We sang "little lamb" at a Christmas concert. I had the solo (the lamb on the hillside) and the rest of the class sang chorus.
74. I remember pretty much every song I ever learned. Even French songs from grade 4.
75. I always have a song in my head - even if it's just a commercial. It's often something I don't particularly like.
76. I can't keep plants alive. This worries me, being that I'm on a quest to become a mother.
77. Motherhood scares the hell out of me... and excites me.
78. I don't want to become my mother, and I think the fear of becoming her is why I never wanted kids until now.
79. There are so many places I still want to travel to. I want to see the world - not just from a lounge chair.
80. I wish I was more active than I am. I'm just not motivated.
81. I can make conversation with pretty well anyone.
82. I hate talking to strangers in the elevator or on a plane... but I can, if I must.
83. I can't eat or even smell oatmeal without gagging. I had a bad experience in grade 1 that I just never got over.
84. I remember throwing up on the floor of Canadian Tire while my mom talked to a sales person about a bike for me. I felt terrible, but I didn't want to bug her because if I pissed her off, I thought she wouldn't buy me the bike. Then I threw up on the floor. She bought me the bike still, but not that day.
85. I loved having the chickenpox when I was a kid. We have a picture of me and my brother covered in calamine lotion - he looked surly, I was in heaven.
86. I've always felt younger than than I am - like I was always a little behind my friends, somehow. I think it's because I was a December baby. Some of my friends were almost a year older than I was.
87. I still have my baby blanket on my pillow at my mom's house. I'm not ashamed of this.
88. I hate the sight of blood. I passed out *before* giving blood at a highschool donor clinic.
89. I'm curious about really obscure things. Like, were people really rested in the winter in the times before electricity? Did they go to bed when it got dark?
90. I can't turn my brain off during sex. I find myself thinking really about really bizarre things and have to bring myself back to the moment.
91. I miss having pets. I hope to convince my husband someday to get a cat.
92. I never really grew out of rainbows and Santa and jumping in puddles.
93. I don't really feel like an adult, and I wonder if my parents, at my age, felt like adults. Probably not.
94. I don't let my husband read my blog, and I normally blog when he's not around. He hates that, but if he read it, how could I blog about him?
95. I'm normally in bed by 10:30 or 11 these days. I used to stay up late, but now I find it's just not worth it. I'm getting old.
96. I was always a bit of a shit disturber in school, but at the same time, I was kind of a teachers' pet. I'm a dichotomy.
97. I'm a sagittarius, and really do embody most of the sagittarian traits.
98. I think I had a past life where I lived in South Carolina. We went there when I was a kid, and visited a plantation. I knew the layout of the house before we were shown things. It freaked my mom out. But I just knew, somehow.
99. I'm hypoglycemic, and have passed out at various times throughout my life. One of those times was at that plantation.
100. I can't believe I actually just made it to 100 without getting bored and giving up (see #34).