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Last night I was thinking of posting a type of obligatory 'about me' post. Today, I found this through The Saipan Blog. So I decided to go for it. (This might get lengthy.)

100 Things About Deece

1. I'm a Christian
2. With Katelyn, my maternal instincts told me I was having a girl (even though growing up I always wanted a boy first). This time, my maternal instincts tell me it's a boy. We shall see.
   
3. I don't like gum and I don't like chips. And I HATE potatoes - but don't tell that to my Irish ancestors.
4. I graduated from high school and NMC when I was 16.
5. I only applied to two colleges: Cal Poly SLO and Cal Poly Pomona.
   
6. I spent nearly two years of college as an Urban Planning major. One of my father's masters degrees was in City Planning. My mom suggested I major in business. I was adamantly against that idea. Then what happnened? In June 2003 I graduated from the College of Business at Cal Poly Pomona.
   
7. I quit drinking when I was 19.
8. I'm a published poet.
9. In 6th grade I did a research science project on pollution and the environment. I placed first in my class. The reason I didn't win overall in school? I lost on points because the judges thought I received too much help from my parents. Want to know how much I really received? None. (Soon after the science fair an article was written about me and my project in a local magazine...I can't remember wich one, but I've got a few copies around here somewhere.)
   
10. I played the clarinet in the school band for 4 years. For a little while I played the bass clarinet. My father told me I'd be partners with the Tuba player. He'd be the "oom" and I'd be the "pa pa".
    
11. My mother, my husband, my daughter, and I were all born in the Chinese year of the rooster.
12. My favorite food is rack of lamb.
13. My favorite soda is root beer.
    
14. I recently transfered to the Financial Unit at work. I love it. I'm not good with numbers, but I like working with them. I have no idea how I passed Math 132 at NMC. I had to retake algebra at Cal Poly. But once I got through it, I breezed through my stats and finance classes.
15. I used to want 9 kids. Now I think it'd be nice to have 4. But it's most likely that 2 is all I'll have. And I'm happy with that.
    
16. I make a mean Croissant...and Flan. And my reduced fat, low-sugar or sugar-free cream pies, cream puffs, and tiramisu are pretty darn good too.
17. I can't swim. I'm dealthy afraid of the ocean.
18. I could walk and talk when I was 9 months old.
19. I used to wear braces. Now I wear glasses (contacts).
20. My hair has been purple, purple and blue, orange (tried to go blonde), burgundy, and many shades of brown.
21. I used to cut hair for a lot of guys in my dorm. I let a friend cut my hair once - it was sad.
    
22. I have my own bass guitar that I don't know how to play.
23. I learned to drive a month before I turned 14.
24. I used to be a Polynesian Dancer. I danced at Hafa Adai, Dai Ichi, Nikko, and on a dinner cruise.
    
25. My lemon-minty iced tea is awesome.
26. I was born in Berkeley when my father was finishing up his Doctorate. I miss the smell of the Eucalyptus trees that surrounded our apartment on Smyth Rd.
27. I've broke my wrist when I was in second grade. I tore a ligament in my knee in 4th grade.
28. My father died in 1993. I was supposed to be suspended from school for 3 days that week. I ended up taking two weeks off.
29. I was married just before sunset by a judge who was a good friend of my dad's.
30. I'm a green belt in Kyokushin karate.
    
31. I knit and crochet. I wish I could sew.
32. My dad used to brew his own beer. I used to cap the bottles. We were featured on the local news.
33. I love stuffed animals. So does my daughter.
34. I have a tattoo of a hibiscus flower on the back of my neck.
    
35. I've had piercings in my tongue, belly button, nose, and several in my ears.
36. When I was young I took ballet and jazz classes. I was never any good.
37. I learned to swing dance in college. So much fun!
38. I used to ride my bike all over Capital Hill. I was wanted to have a BMX like KenII.
39. I have arachnaphobia. Big time.
40. My dad used to take me to dinner a lot when I was young. Just the two of us. I used to love mud pies from Ship Ashore, Spaghetti and Meatballs with Garlic Bread from Lens, Yaki Soba from Okame, and Shirley Temples at the revolving restaurant in the Nauru Building.
    
41. I love playing Burnout III, Mario Kart, and Puzzle Fighter.
42. I hate playing volleyball. I love playing football - American football, that is.
43. I love coffee. Cream, no sugar.
44. I'd love to be a lounge singer.
45. I once had a fever so high that I went delirious.
    
46. I used to sleep walk. I still, on occasion, sleep talk.
47. In highschool I'd watch the Golden Girls on Lifetime to fall asleep. As soon as it was over, I'd change it to MTV and put the sleep timer on. Unsolved Mysteries was on after the Golden Girls. The theme music alone scared the crap out of me. Still does.
48. I love cookies.
49. I met my first grade teacher a few years ago - for the first time since first grade. I was teaching her son.
50. I used to teach continuing education courses.
51. I used to clean my Nikes and K-Swisses every Saturday with a toothbrush.
52. I make really good fruit spritzers. My favorite is Mint Watering Red Berry.
53. I was in MathCounts. Amazingly.
54. I only took 3 real high school classes. Creative Writing, Geometry I, and Geometry II. I did very well in all three.
55. When I was 16 I pierced my tongue and my best friend (who was 14) got her first tattoo.
56. Once when we went to the gym I handled a machine wrong and I put a hole in my wrist. My first and only ride in the ambulance.
57. My third roommate in college was from Beverly Hills. Zip code: 90210. Seriously. Marissa is one of the sweetest people I know.
    
58. Her grandfather started Ralph's. He has an awesome house, pool, swimming pool. I would have liked living in his pool house.
59. Another friend in college, Joe - his grandfather was one of the Stater Brothers. Once he went to visit his grandma Stater in Newport Beach and he came back with a Cadillac. Sweet.
60. Aside from my c-section (which used staples anyway), I've had 11 stiches.
    
61. I've had oral surgery - twice. Only local anesthesia was used. Half my face was numb for hours.
62. I couldn't swallow pills until my last year in college.
63. Sometimes I don't hear so well. Especially when I eat oranges.
64. Once when James and I were in Beverly Hills, Ben Stein was checking me out.
65. I have the entire Little Mermaid movie memorized.
66. I wouldn't want to live in Vegas. Or New York.
67. I don't like rollercoasters.
68. I like to eat sandwiches, but I tear off most of the bread.
69. I love grahm crackers with cream cheese dipped in chocolate milk.
70. Reese's Pieces are good.
71. I'm allergic to cats.
72. I enjoy watching The Office, 30 Rock, and Take Home Chef.
73. I met another Chamorro in college. But he grew up in Fremont. His dad was from Guam. He knew nothing of the islands.
    
74. I pop my knuckles.
75. Like many girls, I had all my children's names picked out by the time I was 12. 'Katelyn' was one of them.
76. My first name is Dawn Chrystal. Not Dawn. I go by 'D.C.' or 'Deece' (sounds like peace).
77. My first word was 'bird'.
78. I rode a motorcycle twice. Once for 5 minutes and I was pretty scared. The second time was from Pomona to Encino. It was awesome.
79. I took three semesters of Japanese. I didn't want to take the last (hardest) class, so I took Intro to Chamorro instead.
80. I love orange juice.
81. I want to become a CPA.
82. I hate WWE-type wrestling.
83. I'm getting tired of writing this list.
84. I can drive a manual transmission.
85. I used to own the dance floor at GIGs.
86. I've never read Great Expectations - I just like the phrase.
87. I don't really like to read.
88. I sometimes get motion sickness on airplanes. I've never thrown up - but I don't htink my neighbors enjoy watching me pull out the barf-bag and have it sitck out of the seat pocket.
89. I've been to Palau, Japan, and Canada.
    
90. It'd be nice to visit the east coast again. But I don't want to live there.
91. My first roommate in college enjoyed making margaritas for us, but she didn't drink them herself.
92. I was never chosen for a part in any school plays.
93. I want to be creamated. Not buried.
94. I think it'd be fun to be a pastry chef.
95. I only like coconut if it's straight out of the nut. And only young coconut. I don't really like coconut juice. But I love most foods that are cooked in coconut milk.
    
96. I wish I could make coconut oil.
97. While my punches are harder from my right hand, I prefer a south-paw stance.
98. In elementary school, a woman across the street used to teach me Spanish. I was never any good at it. My father was fluent.
99. I'm named after my father's mentor. She gave me a drawing that's framed and hangs in my room. She also gave me a pewter kettle. I never met her - I think.
100. I'm never writing a list like this again. 100 is way too long.