Since this is my 100th blog post (on this blog), I thought it would be interesting to take the idea from LuLu and make my own list of 100 things about me.

1. When they aren’t photoshopped or red from camera flashes, my eyes are green.
2. I have two nearly-symmetrical beauty marks on the front of each shoulder.
3. I have dyed my hair blonde, red, black, blue, green, white, and purple.
4. I moved to Scotland when I was nineteen and never wanted to return.
5. I have had fifteen piercings, twelve of which were above my neck.
6. I’ve won two gold medals at the Kuk Sool Won UK Championships.
7. I wanted to marry Kyle MacLachlan when I was seventeen.
8. I often sing guitar solos in the style of a cat.
9. IKEA magazines are like porn to me.
10. My middle name is Erin.
11. I got an interview for a job at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).
12. I applied to an MA in International Security at the Bush School.
13. I am distantly related to two US presidents, both named George Bush.
14. I used to work as the Executive Secretary to Japanese diplomats.
15. I nearly failed my last year of high school due to bullying.
16. I have a BA in East Asian Studies from McGill University.
17. I once impressed a former CIA agent by spying on him.
18. I have applied to work at NATO and the UN.
19. I speak French and Korean.
20. I applied to law school.
21. I want to redecorate my apartment with expensive new furniture every year.
22. I want to win the lottery, but have never purchased a lottery ticket.
23. I want a personal designer to make custom fitting clothes for me.
24. I want to see movies without getting my chair kicked.
25. I want to look as good as my parents do at their age.
26. I want to play more Rock Band onstage.
27. I want more interracial friendships.
28. I want to be a guest star on Ellen.
29. I want to live happily ever after.
30. I want grandchildren.
31. I believe I can control every cell in my body if I concentrate hard enough.
32. I believe Rudy and I will make caring and understanding parents.
33. I believe Bush should have been impeached a long time ago.
34. I believe we are not the only intelligent life in the universe.
35. I believe the future should be like Star Trek.
36. I believe that Tom Cruise is a good person.
37. I believe my life is not predetermined.
38. I believe kindness can go viral.
39. I believe in Barack Obama.
40. I believe in no god.
41. My first date took place at a movie theatre, we saw The Last Seduction.
42. My first album was Men Without Hats, given to me by my brother.
43. My first television appearance was for synchronized swimming.
44. My first boyfriend’s name was Rene, I was sixteen.
45. My first movie role was in Six Reasons Why.
46. My first slow dance was with my daddy.
47. My first car was a 1987 Nissan Stanza.
48. My first job was as a mother’s helper.
49. My first bike was a pink BMX.
50. My first pet was a rat.
51. I want an exact replica of the dress Audrey Hepburn wore in Sabrina.
52. I want girl friends that I’ll still talk to when I’m 80 years old.
53. I want to sing along to Astrud Gilberto songs in Portuguese.
54. I want my hair to look perfect every day.
55. I want to give Alec Baldwin a hug.
56. I want to walk through a desert.
57. I want a kitteh named Esteban.
58. I want to star in a cult classic.
59. I want to live in Japan.
60. I want more dessert.
61. I’m afraid of getting my hand caught in the garbage disposal.
62. I’m afraid of electric razors around my long hair.
63. I’m afraid that I might get abducted by aliens.
64. I’m afraid that I might someday see a ghost.
65. I’m afraid that people will judge me wrongly.
66. I’m afraid of getting into a serious car crash.
67. I’m afraid of all insects with an exoskeleton.
68. I’m afraid of achieving nothing in life.
69. I’m afraid I will die too early.
70. I’m afraid of earthquakes.
71. I wonder if Madonna will ever stop dressing like a whore.
72. I wonder if they’ll ever make pills taste like cupcakes.
73. I wonder when and how we will make first contact.
74. I wonder if humans will survive the next ice age.
75. I wonder if will be able to stop global warming.
76. I wonder why my dreams are so entertaining.
77. I wonder when religion will finally die out.
78. I wonder if we’ll ever stop calculating Pi.
79. I wonder if the wars will ever end.
80. I wonder what will replace money.
81. My favorite person is Rudy Jahchan. <3<3<3!!!
82. My favorite fashionista is Sarah Michelle Gellar.
83. My favorite drink is Caffeine-Free Coca-Cola.
84. My favorite dessert is Grasshopper Pie.
85. My favorite board game is Monopoly.
86. My favorite color is interchangeable.
87. My favorite actor is Jeffrey Combs.
88. My favorite scent is brownies.
89. My favorite food is Lebanese.
90. My favorite book is Dune.
91. I can do the splits with my right leg forward.
92. I can eat chips and salsa at ludicrous speed.
93. I can write with both hands and both feet.
94. I can sleep forever if I don’t set my alarm.
95. I can be a really good friend if you let me.
96. I can hold a note for over 45 seconds.
97. I can whistle extremely well.
98. I can sneak like a ninja.
99. I can kick your ass.
100. I can fence.

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When I was reading Rosario Dawson’s blog the other day, I saw that she has a Celebrity Playlist on iTunes. After following the link to her playlist and checking out some awesome playlists from Anderson Cooper and Danny Elfman, I got to thinking… if I created a playlist, what would I put on it?

Well, here’s a list of ten tracks with descriptions on why they would be on my iTunes Celebrity Playlist… you know, if I had one.

• Track 1 - “Pi” by Hard n’ Phirm
  As a geek, this track gets me right here (*touches chest*). I first heard this song when Hard n’ Phirm performed it live at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2007, it’s been a hit in my heart ever since. My only hope is that it will help me further memorize Pi.
  Purchase: iTunes, Amazon
• Track 2 - “Bit Rate Variations in B-Flat (Girl) [Remix by Paza of The X-Dump]” by Beck
  I’ve loved this song ever since Rudy played it for me in the early stages of our relationship. Since the remix uses 8bit tones normally used for the Princess in Super Mario games, Rudy says it reminds him of me. That touches my heart.
  Purchase: iTunes
• Track 3 - “Disco 2000″ - by Pulp
  High school scarred me for life, but I always fancied the idea of meeting my classmates again someday. This song fulfills that fantasy for me, while also encouraging me to dance like an uptight elitist.
  Purchase: iTunes
• Track 4 - “The Dark Of The Matinée” by Franz Ferdinand
  I didn’t like this song the first time I heard it, but as I played the CD over and over it became my favorite track. The words illustrate how negativity changes to positivity once you’ve found love… so true.
  Purchase: iTunes, Amazon
• Track 5 - “How Insensitive (Insensatez)” by Stan Getz/Antonio Carlos Jobim
  The saddest song I’ve ever heard. If you’re going to be miserable, the least you can do is to be miserable while listening to this masterpiece.
  Purchase: iTunes, Amazon
• Track 6 - “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” by Vanilla Fudge
  I first heard this on Little Steven’s Underground Garage, the best radio show known to man. It’s, without a doubt, the absolute best rendition of the song EVAR!
  Purchase: iTunes, Amazon
• Track 7 - “Maria Quiet” by Astrud Gilberto
  I happened upon this gem on iTunes when I was browsing my favorite singer. The subtle feminist lyrics are powerful and yet sweet and innocent at the same time.
  Purchase: iTunes, Amazon
• Track 8 - “Faster Pussycat (Live)” by The Cramps
  What could be more perfect than a Russ Meyers movie theme song performed live by The Cramps? Hmm… aside from Johnny Quest/Stop the Pigeon by the Reverend Horton Heat… nothing.
  Purchase: iTunes, Amazon
• Track 9 - “The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning” by Smashing Pumpkins
  This song is so awesome that even though I had never read Watchmen before, the trailer scored with this song made me extremely verklempt. That is power.
  Purchase: iTunes, Amazon
• Track 10 - “The Silencers” by Vikki Carr
  As a sexy and deadly woman, this should be my theme song. Unfortunately, my measurements are 32-23-33 (bust-waist-hips) so I’m not as curvaceous as the ladies in the song. Still, I’d love to sing this song on a big stage someday in a fancy gown.
  Purchase: iTunes
• Bonus Track - “Still Alive” by GLaDOS & Jonathan Coulton
  As a teen from the 90s, bonus tracks are important (ie. I had a hard time keeping this list of 10 songs to 10)… and what better song to end the playlist than this one.
  Purchase: iTunes, Amazon