One hundred facts about Katharine

1. I am right-handed.
2. I have a hearing impairment.
3. I don't like discussing (or even mentioning) my hearing impairment.
4. I am considered rude, bitchy, dumb, ignorant, and retarded as a result of the above.
5. I'm also vision impaired.
6. I wear vision correcting contact lenses.
7. This is my real eye color.
8. I fear blindness.
9. I can lipread, but never learned sign language.
10. I don't like people who believe I should learn sign language.
11. I hate being called kiddo.
12. I have no intention to have children... ever.
13. People who believe I should/will have children should be put on a bus and driven over a cliff.
14. Both my grandmothers were alcoholics.
15. I'm an ordained minister.
16. I used to be chunky until 1998.
17. I'm very proud of myself for keeping the weight off.
18. My parents divorced when I was 5.
19. My mother thinks I graduated high school too young.
20. I graduated when I was 17.
21. My wisdom teeth have been removed, as well as two molars.
22. Sometimes my jaw pops as a result.
23. I have a widow's peak which I keep hidden with bangs.
24. If I could, I would wear sunglasses all the time.
25. I played the clarinet in junior high.
26. I enjoyed playing the clarinet.
27. I gave it up because marching in the Alabama heat didn't seem enjoyable.
28. I'm pleased with my nose and the shapes of my ears.
29. I don't much care for lace.
30. I have no desire to become famous.
31. I would like riches, but I want earn it.
32. Right now, I'm not happy with my hair.
33. My half-sister does not like me.
34. I have been proposed to at least four times.
35. The first proposal came from a mentally challenged boy who befriended me in middle school.
36. I said no.
37. I have been officially engaged (ring, wedding planning, and all that nonsense) once.
38. I have never been married.
39. I have no intentions for marriage (though if the right offer came along, I might have to give in).
40. I used to get carsick on road trips.
41. As a result, I always call shotgun when traveling by car.
42. I'm disappointed in the human race as a whole.
43. I'm often disappointed in myself.
44. The worst Pearls Before Swine is better than the best Fred Basset.
45. I enjoy spinach when mixed with melted cheese.
46. I'm not afraid of death.
47. I don't like frogs.
48. Except Kermit, but he doesn't really look like a frog.
49. My favorite Muppet was always Fozzie.
50. I find even numbers pleasing.
51. My dream celebrity parents would be Paul Dooley and Dame Edna.
52. Or Eric Idle and Eric Idle dressed as a woman.
53. I like to collect journals.
54. I don't like the sound of my own voice.
55. I'm always checking myself out in reflective surfaces.
56. I've only been able to tie a cherry stem using my tongue once.
57. Does that make me slutty?
58. I have an oily complexion.
59. Bubble baths are my favorite activity.
60. I have a secret writing spot, but if I tell anyone where it is, they won't read my work anymore.
61. I still Q-tips to clean my ears.
62. Number 61 did not attribute to Number 2.
63. I often have dreams involving celebrities in cameos.
64. I like to wear turtlenecks and short skirts.
65. My upper thighs do not agree with short skirts.
66. For the last time, I am not a Goth chick.
67. I do have a fang, though.
68. I hate photographers who insist that toothy smiles are the key to decent photos.
69. I insisted on being called Kathi(y) in grade school.
70. Because a girl in my class was named Jasmine and her name was right before mine alphabetically (when you're six and can barely read, much less lipread, Jasmine and Katharine can sound very similar).
71. Lots of things come back to the hearing issue.
72. I've only seen a psychiatrist once. He blamed my father for my troubles.
73. My father was killed when I was 14.
74. Neither my vision nor my hearing cleared up after his death.
75. There may be some abandonment issues, though.
76. My weight as a baby combined with weak arms in family members led to my being pushed around in a stroller around the house.
77. I slept with all my stuffed animals as a small child.
78. Now I sleep with my cat.
79. All of the cats I've lived with have had white fur.
80. I like to confess my silly crushes, even if they lead nowhere.
81. Painting is fun and therapeutic for me.
82. Cooking is also fun, but I don't like cooking for myself.
83. I'm not a big fan of talking on the phone.
84. I am a big fan of They Might Be Giants.
85. My primary nail polish color is blue.
86. I prefer sturdy shoes (like boots) to flimsy shoes (like strappy sandals).
87. Most of my jewelry is silver, just as I prefer it.
88. My gold pinkie ring was given to me as a baby from my father's father (but which one?).
89. When I saw the Muppets Live on Stage, Beauregard frightened me and I pulled my skirt over my head in fear.
90. I am unable to roll Rs off my tongue.
91. I am also unable to swim.
92. My experiences with rollerskating landed me on my butt several times and with a severely sprained ankle one time.
93. We'll just call me equilibrium challenged (big, fat klutz).
94. The Southern twang is very unpleasant.
95. Sometimes I wonder if I'm not really an android.
96. If I were, I would fall in love with Jay Underwood's character from "Not Quite Human."
97. I would dump him soon after because I have commitment issues.
98. I was nominated for "Most Unique" in high school and lost out to one of the most preppy, trend-followers in the school.
99. I've never been hospitalized.
100. My cat is an attention-whore and I love her for it.