RedJen's Rearview Mirror

1. I was born and raised in Bucyrus, Ohio
2. I am the oldest of 5 children
3. My youngest sister is 18 years and 2 days younger than I am
4. I am 5'7"
5. I have blue eyes
6. I have red hair
7. I am 34 years old
8. My Astrological signs: Gemini Sun, Scorpio Moon, Libra Rising
9. I have great legs
10. I live more than 500 miles away from my family
11. I miss my family every day
12. I have a 10 year old cat named Omega
13. I adopted Blue at the end of July 2004
14. I adopted Mya in January 2005
15. I didn?t live alone until I was almost 25 years old
16. I fear being seen as weak
17. I have a hard time telling people that I need them
18. I like helping people
19. I love to cook
20. I like cars with big engines
21. I lived in the Ohio State University football stadium for 2 years
22. I was a lifeguard for 9 years
23. I have a degree in Mathematics
24. I took my second calculus class four times before I passed
25. I was engaged for almost a year
26. I have never been married
27. I like being logical
28. I am a software engineer
29. I like designing business logic
30. I am a good listener
31. I usually give good advice
32. I do not feel it is my place to judge anyone else?s life
33. I believe people should be trusted until they prove otherwise
34. My instincts are almost always right
35. I am Catholic, but I don?t go to church as often as I should
36. I read a lot
37. I feel most peaceful at the beach
38. I can get a suntan (either that or my freckles all meld together and it looks the same)
39. I can put a computer together by myself
40. I sometimes get depressed
41. I like sour tastes
42. I have a problem falling asleep when the room is silent
43. I like sports
44. I buy Ohio State football tickets every year and give them away
45. I wanted to be a lawyer until I went to college
46. I worked 3 jobs to put myself through college
47. I have never been outside of the United States
48. I like to be challenged
49. I have a real fear of failure
50. People who don?t know me, can?t read me
51. I am fiercely loyal
52. I can keep a secret
53. I am a romantic
54. I am not a morning person
55. I go the gym every morning before I go to work
56. The scent of vanilla makes me sneeze
57. I have been in an abusive relationship
58. I finally hit back
59. It took more than 5 years before I didn?t flinch when the person I was dating raised their voice
60. My mother looks a lot like me when she has her hair and makeup done
61. My Fair Lady & Yankee Doodle Dandy are favorite movies from my childhood
62. MSG, natural gas and extreme tension are migraine triggers for me
63. I dread having my picture taken
64. I am a person you want around in a crisis
65. When things go well, I have a hard time giving myself credit
66. I am getting better at accepting compliments
67. If you tell me what outcome you need, I can help you figure out how to get there
68. I like practical, useful solutions
69. I am good at spatial puzzles (the amount of stuff I can fit into a fixed space amazes people)
70. I can be extremely articulate
71. I am good at taking what one person says and explaining it so that another person understands
72. I can?t sleep if there is an open closet it in the room
73. When I was 5, I had a dream that an evil clown jumped out of my closet and chased me around the kitchen table in my grandmother's house with a knife
74. I am not fond of clowns
75. I do not collect carousel horses on purpose
76. I admire people who can honestly write about their feelings and make them public
77. I admire people who refuse to be held back by their situation and choose instead to take control of their lives
78. I prefer to assume that strangers have good reasons behind their actions, no matter how crazy they may appear
79. I choose how I react to my surroundings
80. I place a premium on controlling my emotions
81. I tend to frustrate people who look for large emotional responses
82. I have a temper to match my hair color
83. I have 2 tattoos
84. It takes a lot to make me loose my temper
85. I took piano lessons as kid and I can still read music
86. I can "touch" type
87. Typing was probably the best class I was ever forced to take
88. Personal independence is important to me
89. I like being around people
90. I am naturally an introvert
91. I refuse to let being shy keep me from trying new things
92. I can act the part of an extrovert at work
93. I like to think things through before stating my opinion
94. I would rather be silent than ignored, but I'm getting to the point where I refuse to be silent
95. I designed the logo used by Ohio State's Buck-I-Robics fitness program
96. I helped start the aqua aerobics program at Ohio State (http://www.ohiostaterecsports.org/program/bir/index.htm)
97. I have been published as a guest columnist in my hometown newspaper
98. I was trying to write a letter to the editor
99. About half way through the article, my mom read the bi-line and realized it was me
100. This was hard for me, but I'm glad I did it...
101. Want more? Read on...

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