On Friday night, Corey and I went to our friends’, the Vigues, place to watch their kids so Ali could go out with Tyler for her birthday.  After they came home and the kids were put to bed, somehow we got on the subject of personalities.  Tyler has a book Please Understand Me II that uses the Myer-Briggs personality test to determine your personality type.  He tested Corey and me to see what we were.

Corey’s an ENTP–Extroverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving.  When we read the description, it was him to a T.  There wasn’t a single thing written about that personality type that contradicted with Corey himself.  There was a lot of insightful laughing to be had.

At first, I was a cross between an INFJ (Introverted Intuitive Feeling Judging) and an ISFJ (Introverted Intuitive Feeling Judging).  They’re known as the Protector and Counselor respectively.  A lot of the things said about those types were accurate, but there were a lot of things that weren’t.  We figured that a good mix of both described me pretty well.  But, it got me thinking.  I tend to answer these questions with how I want to be or how I perceive myself to be, which isn’t how I actually am in most cases.  I decided to take the test again since Tyler let me borrow his book.

The second time around, I came out as an ESFJ–Extroverted Sensing Feeling Judging–also known as the Provider.  I was leery about this assessment because I don’t see myself as extroverted.  However, after reading about this personality, I realized that I really am extroverted, but I’m extremely self-conscious, as most ESFJs are, which makes me seem introverted.

Here are some things about my personality type, and if you know me well enough, you’ll see why this is a better fit than the other two.

• Personable and talkative, bouncing from subject to subject
• Restless if isolated from people (enjoy socializing and entertaining)
• Fascination in gossip with local people or celebrities
• Restive when talking about philosophic or scientific abstractions
• Listen to acknowledged authorities on abstract matters and rely on officially sanctioned views to form their opinions and attitudes
• Nostalgic and recount past experiences often
• Pessimistic, expressing doom and gloom that’s sometimes contagious
• Highly sensitive (easily wounded), but not reluctant to express emotional reactions
• Quick to like and dislike, putting those they admire on pedestals and come down hard on the people and issues they don’t like
• Have difficulty recognizing the shortcomings of loved ones
• Conscious of appearances and others’ opinions of themselves
• Crushed by personal criticism
• Fond-hearted, sentimental, and observe birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays fervently
• Take things in via their five senses in a literal, concrete fashion
• Need approval from others to feel good about themselves
• Weigh their values and morals against the world around them, rather than against an internal value system
• Natural tendency to want to control their environment
• Warmly interested in others
• Prefer to do things in the established way, rather than venturing into uncharted territory
• Controlling, overly sensitive, and imagine bad intentions when there are none
• Warm, sympathetic, helpful, cooperative, tactful, down-to-earth, practical, thorough, consistent, organized, enthusiastic, and energetic

Over the last decade or so, I’ve been dealing with unexplained, excessive flatulence. It would come and go, sometimes causing bloating and pain, but it was easy enough to deal with.  I often chalked it up to lactose intolerance, but I wasn’t willing to give up dairy since the symptoms weren’t that bad and I felt like I could live with them.

For the past year, however, I have noticed that my bowel movements are having major issues too.  I don’t eat as much dairy as I used to because of trying to watch my calorie and fat intake.  But, I still consume some dairy so I don’t really know if dairy is the culprit.  Plus, everyone has gas and everyone has issues with their bowels once in a while so I was thinking I was just going through a rough spot.

The symptoms I’m experiencing have become so bad in the last few months that I don’t like going out in public.  Who knows when I’ll have an attack and my intestines will start wreaking havoc on my body and have the potential to cause embarrassment for me and everyone around me.  I often deal with it by making frequent trips to the bathroom to spare those around me with the concentrated evil in my body that is trying to get free.

I finally decided it was time to go to the doctor.  I knew there were tests to see if I was lactose intolerant and I also knew that I could have IBS–irritable bowel syndrome.  Even though there is no cure for IBS, I felt like if I knew something, I might be able to control it better by changing my diet.  I just needed to know what to do.

On Tuesday, I saw my doctor and described my symptoms.  He said it could be IBS, but it sounded more like Celiac disease.  Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease in which the lining of the small intestine is damaged from eating gluten and other proteins found in wheat, barley, rye, and possibly oats.  He ordered a blood test to not only check for Celiac disease, but also to check my vitamin and mineral levels as well as my glucose level since I’m predisposed to getting Diabetes.

On Wednesday, I received a phone call about 9:30 am from my doctor’s nurse.  She told me that my test results were back and that I had extremely low levels of iron and vitamin B12.  She also told me that I needed to start taking iron and vitamin B12 supplements immediately.  No wonder I’ve been so flipping tired!  There are times when I can barely keep my eyes open and I’d have no idea why because I usually get enough sleep, not always but usually.  I asked her about the result for Celiac and she said she didn’t have it yet and that she would call me later.  But, Celiac disease causes deficiencies in vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin B12 and iron, because your body can’t absorb them anymore due to the damage to your intestines.

Around 3:30 pm, I received another phone call from my doctor’s office.  This time it was a different nurse.  She also told me that my test results were back.  I thought she was going to repeat the deficiency in iron and vitamin B12, but to my surprise, she actually told me that I had yet another deficiency–in vitamin D. She said they were calling in a prescription for vitamin D because I need that much to help make up for my deficiency.  Again, no news on the Celiac.

I have several friends with Celiac disease so I knew a little about it.  The main thing I knew was the diet for people with Celiac–no gluten. I didn’t realize all the different non-gastrointestinal symptoms Celiac had a hand in.  The more Corey and I research Celiac, the more we think that it’s definitely the culprit for many of my medical/physical issues.  It’s just a matter of waiting for the confirmation, which I received this morning.  Or, at least a preliminary confirmation.

Sometimes with Celiac disease, blood tests give you a false positive or negative.  The only way to confirm the diagnosis is with a biopsy of the small intestines through an endoscope and then living a gluten-free lifestyle for three to six months to see if your health improves.  Now I get to have an endoscopy to see if the little finger-like projections in my intestines–villi–are damaged.  If they are, then I most likely have Celiac disease.  If they aren’t, then it’s back to the drawing board.

Until the endoscopy is performed, I’m still supposed to eat gluten.  If I stop eating gluten, then it will skew the results.  Right now, I’m going a little overboard on all my favorite gluten foods–pasta, breadsticks, doughnuts, cereal, etc.  A possible farewell gesture, if you will. I just hope my endoscopy is scheduled sooner rather than later so I can start feeling better if my issues are indeed from Celiac disease.

My friend Kayla and her sister Shauna, over at 1 + 1 = FUN, tagged me to receive the Beautiful Blogger Award. Thanks so much for passing this award on to me!

Kayla and Shauna have their own private blogs, but they felt like they were missing out on the fun that blogging can be.  They decided to start a public blog together–they didn’t want to maintain two blogs so they settled for maintaining one and a half blogs. Anyway, their blog is a lot of fun to read because they’re hilarious and they always interact with the reader, something I’m not very good at.  I definitely recommend checking it out!

The rules of the award are: list seven things about yourself, link back to the person that gave you the award, and pass the award on to seven other bloggers.

I’m going to attempt to tell you seven things about me that you don’t already know.  The key word in that previous sentence is attempt as you probably know more about me than you ever wanted to or thought possible.

1. Even though I’m a cat lover, I have always wanted a small dog but not enough to not have a cat.
2. I want to breed llamas.  If I ever get the chance, I’d name each llama with an L name and pronounce it like there’s a double L (e.g. L-larry or L-lucy), and I’d make my own yarn from them.  Until then, I’m content with naming the llamas in the surrounding neighborhoods.
3. I love to play with Slinkies, but inevitably I always do something to get them tangled up.  I’m not allowed to play with them anymore.
4. When I was nine, I dreamed that my brother-in-law Brett murdered my entire family.  I wouldn’t go near him for three months.
5. I’m a scary movie junkie, but only if I’m not alone or won’t be alone within the following week.
6. I didn’t learn how to whistle until I was in high school, and I still can’t whistle a tune because it’s barely more than just air being blown out of my mouth.
7. I hate tire swings, or anything that spins in circles for that matter, because they make me sicker than a pregnant woman in her first trimester.

I tag the following seven bloggers:

1. Andrea
2. Aymee
3. Brodi–You don’t have to post seven things about you because I know you still haven’t finished your list of 25 things.
4. Christie
5. Jenifer
6. Luisa
7. Rachel

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My friend Debbie gave me this award for my blog.  It’s the first award I’ve ever been given.  Thanks, Debbie!

This award has four requirements:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award and list his/her blog (with a link).
2. Pass on the award to seven other people whose blogs you find brilliant in content or design.
3. Notify the bloggers you choose for the award and hopefully they’ll join in.
4. List 10 honest things about yourself and post a copy of the Honest Scrap Logo on your blog.

I wish I could give the award back to Debbie because I love reading her blog so much. This was really hard to decide who to pass on the award to.  There are so many blogs I enjoy reading.  However, I have chosen the following seven people to receive this award:

1. Ali & Tyler: Ali and Tyler are our best friends and their kids are my three favorite kids in the whole world.  There’s nothing better than seeing pictures of Jack, Sheridan, and Henry, or reading about something funny they did.  Okay, spending time with them is better, but if I can’t do that, then seeing their pictures or reading about them is a good second best.  Ali also has a great sense of humor, which you can definitely sense in her posts.
2. Alysa: She’s one of my friends and has two blogs I like to read.  I’m giving the award to her blog known as Everead.  Alysa reads a million books a year.  Okay, I exaggerated a tad bit, but she reads a ton and always posts reviews about her books.  Most of the books she reads are children’s or YA books.  I think her reviews are really helpful and I know a lot of parents would appreciate them.
3. Ashley & Jordan: Ashley is Corey’s cousin and I enjoy reading her blog a lot.  She always has fun stuff to read.  I get to read about her family and the crafts she likes to do.  And, even though those are fun to read, I also get to read fun, little tidbits about the things she likes to do or finds interesting.  To me, getting to read about stuff other than one’s family or favorite crafts is what makes a blog interesting.  I get to know the person a little more this way.
4. Brodi Ashton: She’s an upcoming author and I love to read her blog.  She’s hilarious!  I always look forward to her posts on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  (She has a blogging schedule.)  They always brighten my day because of her creativity and wackiness.  If you choose to follow her blog, she’ll give you a free YA book of your choosing.
5. Corey: Even though Corey doesn’t update his blog very much and sometimes his content’s a little questionable, I enjoy reading his blog because he likes to post funny anecdotes in the form of videos, stories, and poems.
6. Jules: She’s one of my friends and has two blogs I like to read.  I’m giving the award to her blog known as Knowing Better.  It’s all about her struggle to lose weight.  I’ve realized by reading her blog that everyone goes through the things I’ve gone through and it gives me encouragement to keep going.  It’s very inspiring to read!
7. Rachel & Don: Rachel’s one of my friends and I think she’s one of the smartest people I know.  I love reading her blog because she’s so insightful, funny, and always posts good book reviews.  She definitely has a way with words and I love to read them.

Now, for the ten truths about me.  I’m going to try to come up with different things than what I’ve posted before.

1. I put ketchup on my mashed potatoes because I hate gravy, unless it’s biscuits and gravy and only biscuits and gravy without sausage.
2. I usually have to be talked into going places.  I love hanging out with my friends, but for some reason, I have a hard time going.  Usually when I hear about a party or outing, I’m all gung ho about going.  Then, the day comes and I always come up with excuses for not going.  Luckily, Corey knows this about me and usually talks me back into going.
3. I’ve never been to a concert.  When I say concert, I mean a concert for a musical group like Green Day, Linkin Park, etc.  But, I have been to plenty of performances that one might call a concert.
4. I think everyone’s out to get me.  If someone is upset or has a not-so-happy facial expression, the first thing I think is, “What did I do to make him/her upset?” or, “Why doesn’t he/she like me?”  I always have to talk myself out of those thoughts and realize that even if I did do something to make someone upset, I need to wait for them to tell me they’re upset instead of worrying about something that may not be fact.
5. I haven’t crocheted for almost a year.  I love to crochet, but for some reason, I can’t get myself to do it right now.  It’s sad because I have three or four unfinished afghans.  Sorry to those of you who still haven’t received yours.
6. I love to be weird!  Today, while Corey and I were running errands, I was drinking bottled water that was slightly frozen.  I caught the still frozen part in my mouth and made a sound.  Corey proceeded to ask me, “Is it stuck to your tongue or your lips?”  I shook my head and said, “I just wanted to catch it in my mouth.”
7. I’d love to be nominated for How Do I Look? or What Not to Wear.  (This isn’t a plea for you to nominate me; I’m just stating a fact.)
8. I don’t mind doing laundry.  I just hate to fold the clothes once they’re clean and dry.
9. I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.
10. When I observed a dental office for a day, I really enjoyed watching patients get their teeth pulled, get a root canal, or have implants put in.  I really thought about becoming a dental assistant for a couple of months, but I’ve decided that it’d get old after a while.

Happy belated birthday, Cassie! Happy birthday, Jeremy!

I was sent this e-mail today from my friend Cami and I’ve decided to post it on my blog for all to read.

1. Do you like blue cheese? No, that’s gross!
2. Have you ever smoked? No
3. Do you own a gun? No
4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? Well, I don’t add anything to my drink, but I order a grape slush.
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? Depends on which doctor it is…
6. What do you think of hot dogs? I like corn dogs, but I don’t like hot dogs because they make me sick to my stomach.
7. Favorite Christmas movie? The Nightmare Before Christmas
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Milk
9. Can you do pushups? No
10. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? Earrings
11. Favorite hobby? I have lots of them, but I guess reading and maintaining my blog are my favorites right now.
12. Do you have ADD? What was I doing? Just kidding, no I don’t. I’m more OCD than ADD.
13. What’s one trait you hate about yourself? Self-destructive tendencies, meaning I blame myself for everything and I always talk down to myself.
14. Middle name: Elyse
15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment: I’m tired, I’m bored, and I wish people would look at and comment on my blog more.
16. Name 3 things you bought yesterday? Muffin, haircut, and hair dye
17. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Water, Gatorade, and milk
18. Current worry? Family drama that may ensue this weekend
19. Current hate right now? Microwave in my work’s break room. I bruised my finger on it.
20. Favorite place to be? With my family and/or friends
21. How did you bring in the New Year? Playing games and watching Michael Jackson music videos at Becky’s awesome New Year’s party!
22. Where would you like to go? Japan
23. Name three people you want to do this on their blog? Amber, Megan, and Meagan
24. Do you own slippers? Yes, but I rarely wear them.
25. What song makes you happy? “The Elephant Love Medley” from Moulin Rouge
26. What year would you go back in time to? 1993 to prevent a certain event from happening to me, or to resolve the issue the way it should’ve been resolved in the beginning.
27. Can you whistle? I try, but it’s sad.
28. Favorite color? Lavender
29. Would you be a pirate? As long as Captain Jack Sparrow were my captain
30. What songs do you sing in the shower? There are three songs that get into my head the most often and that’s what I would sing. The songs are the theme from Disney’s Robin Hood, “Yellow Submarine” by The Beatles, and the Oscar Meyer wiener song sung about my Darth Tater Mr. Potato Head. It goes like this: “My potato has a first name. It’s D A R T H. My potato has a second name. It’s T A T E R. I like to play with him every day and if you ask me why I’ll say: ’cause my Darth Tater has his way with P O T A T O yay!”
31. Favorite girl’s name: Mackenna
32. Favorite boy’s name: Nethaneel
33. What’s in your pocket right now? Lint
34. Last thing that made you laugh? Some screenshots of made up, but plausible, Windows Vista errors
35. Last thing that made you cry? Someone telling me that I hurt some people’s feelings by something I had posted, trying to be funny not mean, on one of the online forums I belong to.
36. Worst injury you’ve ever had? A really, really bad sunburn
37. Do you love where you live? Yes
38. How many TVs do you have in your house? 2
39. Who is your loudest friend? Besides myself, Danylle, Amber, or Lauren; but, I like loud people because they’re usually more fun!
40. How many dogs do you have? None, but I have 3 cats.
41. Does someone have a crush on you? I have no idea.
42. What is your favorite book(s)? (You asked for it)–Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Host, Dune, Dragon Prince, The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass, You Are Special, and Fox in Socks
43. What is your favorite candy? Strawberry Twizzlers or Nerds
44. Favorite Sports Team(s)? I despise sports.
45. Your favorite meal? Anything Japanese, especially sushi!
46. What were you doing 12 AM last night? Sleeping in the car while Corey was driving home from Aymee and Dave’s.
47. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? Do I have to wake up now?
48. Do you have any odd habits? Yes, but I’m not divulging them to anyone!

My other sisters and brother are probably going to be jealous or sad because of this post. However, honestly, I think LeAnn, other than a couple of my nieces and my in-laws, is the only one in my family that reads my blog. When I was writing the post “101 Facts About Me”, I had a hard time coming up with things and realized (now) how much I can’t sum up my life in 101 things and how much I forgot or overlooked. A few of those things, in particular, are regarding LeAnn. So, I decided to come up with a non-exhaustive list just about her and me.

1. Whenever I had a nightmare or got scared at night, LeAnn always let me sleep with her.
2. Some of my favorite memories when I was younger include hanging out with LeAnn. We used to go to the mall and movies together, have fun out in the yard, go to the roller skating rink, and lots of other things too.
3. When I was six or seven years old, LeAnn taught me how to play the top hand of “Für Elise.”
4. When I was about seven or eight years old, I was running down the hall in my house and LeAnn tripped me. (She didn’t do it to hurt me; it was a “just for fun” kind of thing.) After I tripped, I went sailing into the corner of a wall. Amazingly, I wasn’t hurt. The wall, however, wasn’t as lucky. There was a huge dent in it. We joke that I have a really hard head.
5. LeAnn joined the Marines when I was in the 4th grade and when she was sworn in, I was unofficially sworn into the Marines, too, because I wanted to be like her.
6. When I was about nine or ten years old, my childhood cat, Gus, was sleeping on LeAnn’s bed. She told me to leave him there while she used the restroom because she wanted to sleep with him. Well, so did I. While she was in the restroom, I snuck Gus out of her room and into my bed and hid him under my covers while I pretended to be asleep. She went back down to her bedroom and noticed he was gone. I heard her yell, “JENNI!” She came up to my room and asked me if I took him. I told her no. Even though I don’t think she believed me, she just walked away and let me sleep with him.
7. When I was a junior in high school, LeAnn lived with us for a few months because her husband was overseas in Okinawa. She, my mom, and I were talking in the living room when she decided to attack me with a newspaper. I got newspaper print all over my face.
8. One of my favorites memories is staying up with LeAnn to watch Quantum Leap when she was living with us in my junior year.

My niece Amber did this on her blog and I thought it’d be fun to do. Here are 101 facts you may or may not know about me:

1. I was born exactly one month earlier than my due date.
2. If I would’ve been born on my due date, my cousin Pete and I would have the same birthday.
3. I’m in love with my birthday and, in my opinion, it’s the most important day of the year.
4. My birthday has been on Easter twice during my life.
5. My 17th birthday was the day of the Oklahoma City bombing. It was also the day Corey went into the MTC, which he served in Oklahoma.
6. My birthday has had more disasters/historical events occur on it than any other day, a fact that I’m very proud of. (If you don’t believe me, look it up on Wikipedia.)
7. I’m left-handed, a trait I get from my maternal grandfather. Aymee and Kilee, my niece and great-niece, are also left-handed.
8. Corey’s the first and only person I’ve ever kissed.
9. I’m the youngest of seven children and my closest sibling in age is eight and a half years older than me.
10. My four oldest siblings are old enough to be my parents. (My brother’s a stretch since he’s only 16 years older than me, but it’s still possible.)
11. I’m closer, relationship-wise, to my nieces and nephews than I am to my sisters and brother.
12. I became an aunt when I was three years old and a great-aunt when I was 21 years old.
13. I only have two cousins that are my age. The rest of my cousins are old enough to be my parents.
14. Ironically, because I’m the youngest, I was the first child to demand affection from my parents. My siblings and I knew our parents loved us, but they grew up in non-affectionate homes. My siblings were content with my parents not being affectionate, but I always asked for kisses, hugs, and to be told I was loved. (I still like receiving kisses on my forehead from my dad and hugs from my mom.)
15. I never had a curfew when I was growing up. My parents never had to worry about me because I was such a goody two-shoes.
16. I’ve only been grounded once in my life. (I don’t remember why.)
17. My dad wanted to name me AnnaLisa, so my name would be similar to my paternal grandmother’s name, Annabelle.
18. I was given an Indian name by my paternal grandfather.  It’s Singing Bird.
19. My oldest sister, Shari, has given everyone in the family a nickname. My nickname is Porkus, which I thoroughly detest!
20. I’ve collected names since I was 12 years old.  I have over 5,000 girl names and over 1,000 boy names.
21. My favorite girl’s name is MacKenna Elyse.
22. My childhood cat, Gus, was named after my paternal great-grandfather Johann Gustav.
23. When I was little, I pushed Gus around the house in my PlaySkool shopping cart.
24. I was in a Spanish immersion program for four years at my elementary school. Whenever I’d bring my homework home, I’d have to translate it into English before my parents could help me.
25. Because I had the opportunity to learn Spanish at such a young age, I have a love for learning languages. I took one year of Russian and four years of French in high school. I took three years of Japanese in college. I’m not fluent in any of them, but I speak and understand Spanish the best. (I suppose I just need to practice more.) Japanese is my favorite language.
26. For extra credit in my French class, I ate escargot. For those of you who don’t know what escargot is, it’s snail. As Timon and Pumbaa, from the Lion King, would say, “Slimy yet satisfying.”
27. When I was in the eighth grade, I wrote a short story for my English class called “101 Dill Pickles” with Evel Knievel as the bad guy. (We had to write a parody of a fairy tale.)
28. Other than languages, my favorite subject in school was math.
29. I had an algebra theorem named after me when I was a sophomore in high school.
30. I have a lifelong dream to go to Japan.
31. Sushi is my favorite food.
32. I don’t like sugar cereal. In fact, my favorite cereals are Shredded Wheat, Crispix, and Rice Crispies.
33. My favorite ice cream flavor is Pink Bubble Gum.
34. One of my favorite childhood memories is riding my bike to Baskin Robbins for an ice cream cone with my dad.
35. My left front tooth was missing for four years. It was pulled out when I was three years old because it was nothing but a giant cavity and it didn’t erupt again until I was in the second grade. The tooth only erupted because I tripped and fell on Aymee’s head, which cut my gum and allowed it to come through.



36. I played with Barbies and dolls until I was in the ninth grade.
37. Another one of my favorite childhood memories is playing Barbies with nieces Amber and Megan.
38. I once convinced my niece Kati to trade dolls with me because mine had a “scar” on it and hers didn’t.
39. I won a $100 bet against my dad when I was 14 years old because I knew the Colossus (a ride at Lagoon, an amusement park in Utah) had a lap restraint and not a shoulder restraint.
40. I wrenched my neck when I was nine years old on the Colossus and had to wear a neck brace for a couple of weeks.
41. I was 12 years old the first time I went to Disneyland.
42. I have a picture of me in a Daisy Duck hat and Corey has a picture of him in a Donald Duck hat.  It must have been fate!



43. I love amusement parks and I’ve been to Lagoon, Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farms, Magic Mountain, Universal Studios (California), SeaWorld (San Diego), Six Flags (Dallas), Six Flags (St. Louis), Busch Gardens (Tampa), and Disney World.
44. Whenever I was sick as a teenager, I’d watch all three original Star Wars movies or all three Indiana Jones movies.
45. I’ve been a Star Wars fan for longer than I can remember because Shari’s a huge Star Wars fan and I guess you can say it was sort of ingrained in me.
46. The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite episode in the Star Wars Saga, with The Revenge of the Sith being a close second.
47. I slept on the sidewalk for nine hours while I waited in line to get tickets for the special edition of A New Hope.
48. I waited in line for eight and a half hours to be the first person in the theater to see The Revenge of the Sith.
49. I get really mad when people say the last three Star Wars movies sucked or that Hayden Christensen was poorly cast as Anakin Skywalker.
50. I’ve watched Clue so many times I can quote it without even thinking about it. “What do you mean murrrr-derrrr?”
51. Another one of my favorite childhood memories is watching Clue with my nieces Cami and Kati.
52. My favorite TV shows include Charmed, 24, and Bones. (I get a lot more sleep thanks to my TiVo.)
53. Ewan McGregor is my favorite actor. I like listening to him speak because of his Scottish accent. I think his singing voice is amazing! And, most importantly, I think he’s extremely hot!
54. I have autographs from John Williams, Michael Crawford, and Debbie Reynolds.
55. John Williams is my favorite composer.
56. My favorite singer of all time is Michael Crawford, the original phantom in The Phantom of the Opera.
57. I saw Michael Crawford in EFX for my 18th birthday. He was absolutely amazing!
58. I met Debbie Reynolds at her hotel and casino in Las Vegas.
59. Music played in the minor key is usually my favorite.
60. “Für Elise” is my favorite classical composition because it’s basically my name–Jennifer Elyse. And, it’s really the only classical composition I can play on the piano.
61. I played the oboe for a year in junior high school and I’d like to take it up again.
62. Whenever I’m sad, I listen to music. I especially like listening to LDS hymns or other LDS music.
63. My three favorite bands are Linkin’ Park, System of a Down, and Green Day.
64. When I was a teenager, I was obsessed with the New Kids on the Block.
65. In the seventh grade, I had my hair cut and permed to look like Joey McIntyre from the New Kids on the Block.
66. I used to hate reading so much I’d buy cliff notes to help me pass my literature classes. However, surprisingly, I enjoyed reading The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
67. I can count the number of books I read in high school on one hand because I avoided reading at all costs if I could. I read The Scarlet Letter (enjoyed), Where Are the Children? (enjoyed), Dune (one of my favorite books), Fahrenheit 451 (disliked), and Summer of My German Soldier (enjoyed).
68. Because of Harry Potter, I started to read, which lead me to the Twilight series.  Because of the Twilight series, my outlook on reading has done a complete 180. Reading’s one of my favorite pastimes now.  Although, I still don’t read as often as I’d like. I haven’t really expanded my horizons outside of books written by Stephenie Meyer, JK Rowling, or Mary Higgins Clark yet either. I plan to remedy this soon.
69. My favorite books include the Harry Potter series, the Twilight series, and Dune.
70. I’m a perfectionist and I’m very anal when it comes to projects I work on. I couldn’t just write this list in the order I came up with the items; I had to organize everything by subject.
71. I’ll edit my blog posts, as well as my posts on the Twilight Lexicon, four or five times (or as many times as necessary) because of typos.
72. Marvin the Martian is my favorite cartoon character.
73. I can talk like Marvin the Martian. Just ask me to say, “I want to blow up the Earth because it blocks my view of Venus.”
74. I love talking in accents. Amusingly, my favorite accent to talk in, if you will, is my deaf accent.  I don’t do it very often anymore because I don’t want to offend anyone.
75. When I was nine years old, my sister Caryn and I were waiting for my mom to get off work. Caryn started talking to one of my mom’s co-workers, someone who Caryn thought was cute and had a little crush on. When the guy asked me my name, I acted as if I were deaf and started to sign my name and talk in my deaf accent. Caryn was really embarrassed.
76. I love animals! Once I meet an animal, I’m immediately attached to it because I anthropomorphize them. (Corey likes to say that Elmyra from Tiny Toon Adventures was drawn after me.)
77. I cry more when an animal dies than when a person dies in movies or books. Case in point, Hedwig’s and Dobby’s deaths were the hardest for me in Deathly Hallows.
78. Another one of my favorite childhood memories is feeding the ducks in the pond at Weber State University with my dad.
79. I’m deathly afraid of spiders.
80. Because of my fear of spiders, I’ll never go to Australia because the Funnel Spider is from there.
81. Because of my fear of spiders, I’ll probably never go to Africa or South America either.
82. I love playing games whether they’re board games, gaming system games, computer games, or active games (e.g. tag, capture the flag).
83. My favorite gaming system is Nintendo because it has the fun, non-realistic, not-too-violent games like Mario and Zelda.
84. All Zelda games are my favorite Nintendo games.
85. My favorite board games include Settlers of Catan with all expansions, Bonkers, Ticket to Ride, Monopoly, Clue, and Risk.
86. My favorite color is light amethyst.
87. My favorite color combination is light amethyst, lime green, and blue.
88. I love to roller skate and I hate to roller blade.
89. I love to ride bicycles.
90. I love the water and I love going to water parks.
91. When I was eight years old, I fell in a canal and would’ve drowned if Jennie, my best friend at the time, hadn’t jumped in to save me.
92. I love spending time with Jack and Sheridan, my friends’ children. They’re my surrogate nephew and niece.
93. I’m the unofficial godmother of Owen and Sadie, my friend’s children.
94. I write training manuals.
95. I’ve always wanted to write a novel.
96. Halloween’s my favorite holiday because I love to dress up.
97. For three years in a row (nine to 11 years old), I had a recurring dream on Halloween night. The dream was similar to “Night on Bald Mountain” in Disney’s Fantasia.
98. For Halloween one year, I dressed up as Bubbles from the PowerPuff Girls.
99. For another Halloween, I dressed up as a butterfly caught in a web.
100. When I was younger, I’d stay up every Christmas Eve and wait for my parents to put out my stocking and the presents from “Santa.” Once my parents went to bed, I’d go through my stocking.  I learned to do this from my sister LeAnn.
101. I’ve never received a speeding ticket.

PS–This is harder than it looks. It took me nearly five hours to come up with the entire list. You should try it because it’s kind of fun.