The 99th Post

It's here! The 99th post is here! Like I said on Friday, most of my labels seem to be randomness, dumb stuff I do, and writing. So my two part 99th commemorative post is all about that.

Part 1: The Giveaway of Random Crap (or Crud, if you prefer). It includes

1. A Johnny 99 cd (my husband's band)
2. Our wedding favor mix cd (get it? random songs?)
3. A cd of our Rocktoberfest barbecue playlist (see #2)
4. Two of my favorite recipes (see #2, except substitute "songs" with "recipes")
5. Homemade mint fudge
6. Office supplies, specifically a ten pack of super mod oversized paperclips
7. A new copy of one of my friend Aubrey's book, Spare Change. (She's my critique partner).

All in one neat package! Probably covered in an inside out paper grocery bag!

Here's how you enter:

Just tell me which of these titles you like best for my blog in the comments section and you're entered.

1. Write Stuff (because it's nice as is)
2. The Whatnot
3. No Arithmetic


Part two of the 99th post is a list of 99 random things about me. Because it's my blog.


1. I prefer milk chocolate to dark chocolate.
2. Actually, I don't like dark chocolate at all.
3. My middle name is Ann.
4. My favorite fairy tale is probably Cinderella.
5. I love the old MGM musicals.
6. I have a really cool booty shake dance move.
7. I'm good at Tetris and any video game that involves endless repetition. Solitaire, anyone?
8. I hate cooked vegetables.
9. I hate Fox News almost as much.
10. Our neighbors smoke pot.
11. I got my driver's license when I was fifteen.
12. I also had my first accident when I was fifteen.
13. I think a driver's license at fifteen is a stupid idea.
14. My weight now matches what my driver's license says it is.
15. I met my husband online.
16. I suck at keeping a journal.
17. I don't want to have girls.
18. I think libraries smell awesome.
19. I love Cool Ranch Doritos.
20. I'd rather be smart than pretty.
21. I really want to go to Africa.
22. I have the same wedding anniversary as my parents.
23. I'm overdue on my son's allowance by 2 months but he never remembers.
24. I have never broken a bone.
25. Crocheting is the only craftsy thing I'm good at.
26. I kinda hate crafts because they make me feel stupid.
27. I'm not a big fan of talking on the phone.
28. I'm really good at clothes shopping.
29. I love the food channel.
30. My dad died six weeks before my wedding and my mom died six weeks after.
31. I used to play the trumpet.
32. I had a miniature schnauzer named Jenny.
33. I love The Daily Show.
34. I'm a good cook.
35. I hate math.
36. I'm scared of rats.
37. I like taking walks but only sometimes.
38. I think playing with my kids is kind of boring.
39. But I try to do it anyway.
40. Cleaning toilets and showers is my least favorite chore.
41. I love the smell of woodsmoke.
42. I hate swimming.
43. Because I never properly learned how, although I can get around.
44. I think fame would be awful.
45. Generic Ritz crackers never quite measure up, either.
46. I love Lucky Charms.
47. And peanut butter Cap'n Crunch.
48. I cleaned carpets on campus in college.
49. I've been to Egypt.
50. I'm thinking about a masters degree in literature but it's just for fun so I never get around to the GRE because college for fun is not a good choice for a mom of two.
51. I have more patience than I used to.
52. Which isn't saying much.
53. U2 is my favorite band.
54. But I like new bands, too.
55. Like the Raconteurs.
56. Grocery store? Kinda boring.
57. I have to sit in the middle of the theater for a movie. It can be the middle side, but no front or back sitting.
58. I still place too many external measures on my personal worth.
59. I like the name Lila for a girl.
60. Most of my mom's siblings are nuts.
61. I'm really good at selling stuff.
62. But I don't really like doing it.
63. My baby is obsessed with toilets.
64. I get migraines when I'm dehydrated.
65. I drink way more diet root beer than water.
66. The Twilight books aren't that great.
67. I never got past the first one.
68. My son's middle name is Atticus, as in Atticus Finch.
69. If you don't know the reference, we probably wouldn't be close friends. Which is a statement of fact and not a judgment.
70. I don't like cats. Sorry, Jami.
71. My mom was an artist.
72. I much prefer minvans to SUVs.
73. People in France really aren't that rude.
74. I was at Disneyland when someone got killed.
75. My birthday is Christmas Eve.
76. I love greasy french fries.
77. I also love onions on most stuff.
78. I can't eat a sandwich without onions.
79. I used to keep my money in a Valentine's box and iron it every week when I was a kid. The money.
80. I never think I'm as pretty as other people do.
81. I love getting manicures and pedicures.
82. I often choose outrageous colors for my toes.
83. Getting packages in the mail makes me giddy, no matter what's in them.
84. I like reality TV competitions.
85. I hate any kind of seafood or fish.
86. I'm scared to touch starfish.
87. I spend way too much money at Christmas.
88. And it's not even on myself.
89. I usually feel like an outsider.
90. I love playing cards.
91. IKEA both bugs and fascinates me.
92. The last eight random things are the hardest.
93. I live four blocks from the beach and almost never go.
94. I grew up in Louisiana.
95. I won a lot of essay contests.
96. That's how I paid for the first year of college.
97. I own more than forty pairs of shoes.
98. I go to Disneyland a lot.
99. I had a perfect wedding.

And lastly, the dumbest happy dance ever recorded, in non-slimming pajamas, because I said I would do it if I got more than twenty comments besides my own and I did so here's the dance: