Useless Information

Name: Kris.
Birthday: 26 August 1980.
Marital Status: Currently in a relationship.
Hometown: Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Current Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Eye Colour: Blue.
Hair Colour: Dyed red.
Nationality/Heritage: Caucasian - English/Irish/Scottish.
Favourite Colours: Orange, pink, black.
Hobbies: Art, music, reading, writing, playing bass and guitar, shopping, making websites, making mix CDs, knitting, scrapbooking, sewing, being creative and crafty.
Occupation: Office manager, graphic designer.
Zodiac Sign: Virgo.
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey.
Favourite Music: I like so many bands and artists, I couldn't even list them all.
Favourite Films: Trainspotting, High Fidelity, Edward Scissorhands, Blue Velvet, Office Space.
Favourite Books: Anything by Douglas Coupland, Irvine Welsh or Nick Hornby.
Favourite Beverage [Non-Alcoholic]: Pepsi.
Favourite Beverage [Alcoholic]: Guinness, at the moment.
Favourite Food: Italian food, Chinese food, chicken, chocolate.
Siblings: An older brother named Bill and an older sister named Karen.
Pets: Paul (guinea pig), Andy (guinea pig) and Bella (hamster).
Favourite Television Programs: I haven't had cable television for many years, so I don't watch television very often. I do like "Law & Order" an awful lot, though.
Favourite Games: Scrabble! And music trivia games. I'm also addicted to my Nintendo DS. My favourite game for DS is Animal Crossing.


One Hundred Facts About Me

1. My full name is Kristen.
2. Whenever I drink 7-Up I think I should be recovering from the stomach flu.
3. I don't type with my fingers on the right keys, but I still manage to type very fast.
4. I've never seen any of the "Star Wars" films, and most likely never will.
5. I hate it when women hover over toilets because it's disgusting and nothing is more disgusting than accidentally sitting down in someone else's urine.
6. I am the product of an unexpected pregnancy.
7. My favourite flowers are purple roses.
8. I had a lisp until sixth grade.
9. I have a nervous habit of chewing on my fingers.
10. I'm anemic.
11. My old computer had a 1.2 gigabyte hard drive.
12. I'm incredibly anal about the condition of my CDs [and CD cases].
13. I grind my teeth while I'm sleeping.
14. I own three Furbys.
15. I'm left-handed.
16. My "first" concert was an AC/DC concert on television. My brother and sister are proud of that.
17. When I was wee, I had an imaginary friend named John. He was a rockstar.
18. I still take chewable Flintstones vitamins.
19. I've never been ice skating.
20. I've been diagnosed with depression, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder.
21. One of my favourite animals is a donkey.
22. I've never, ever tried any illegal drugs.
23. I've never met my father.
24. I have a pair of Eeyore slippers.
25. I had really horrible hair in the eighties.
26. I collect decks of tarot cards.
27. My cousin died in a drunk driving accident.
28. My sister and brother are fifteen and seventeen years older than me, respectively.
29. My favourite cereal is Count Chocula.
30. The only phrase I know in German is "Der scheisse ist gut, ja?" ("The shit is good, yes?")
31. I don't know how to drive.
32. I love Ewan McGregor.
33. My carbonated beverage of choice is Pepsi.
34. My sister tried to flush my dead gerbil down the toilet.
35. I'm part English, part Irish and part Scottish.
36. I can't eat spicy food because it makes me ill.
37. I'm obsessed with my Swiffer.
38. My favourite holiday is Halloween.
39. My sister's nickname for me is "Pooh Bear."
40. I love to cook.
41. I'm obsessive-compulsive about my undergarments matching and coordinating with my clothing.
42. I sleep with stuffed animals sometimes.
43. I like boys in eyeliner. But only certain boys.
44. I love English/Irish/Welsh/Scottish accents.
45. I rarely go to bed before midnight.
46. I believe that black eyeliner is the essential cosmetic item.
47. I love John Cusack.
48. I have two nieces.
49. Every day I wear a necklace that has a key hanging from it. I don't know what the key goes to, either.
50. I have a very, very sick sense of humour.
51. My favourite candy is peanut M&M's.
52. I talk to my pets and plants. A lot.
53. I hope to own a Rickenbacher bass guitar someday.
54. I collect journals. The ironic thing is that I never write in them because I keep my journal online.
55. My favourite computer game to play when I was in grade school was "The Oregon Trail" -- on those ancient Apple IIe computers with the black and green screens.
56. My all-time favourite book is Douglas Coupland's "Life After God."
57. I love sandwiches.
58. I love dark chocolate.
59. I hate the summer.
60. I'm deathly afraid of bugs and flying insects.
61. I collect all things relating to Paddington Bear.
62. I like going to strip clubs.
63. I love scrapbooking.
64. I'm horrible at applying nail polish.
65. I love poetry.
66. I cannot stand mobile phones, even though I own one.
67. People who walk really slow in shopping malls annoy me.
68. I dislike the font "Times New Roman."
69. The first song I learned how to play on my bass guitar was Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
70. I can tie cherry stems with my tongue.
71. I haven't had chicken pox yet.
72. I'm a neat freak.
73. I can put my leg behind my head.
74. I have the tendency to swear a lot.
75. I love animal print stuff. Leopard print, especially.
76. My favourite album cover is The Clash's "London Calling."
77. I won't answer the telephone without looking at the caller ID to see who's calling.
78. I can say "lesbian lover" in sign language [don't ask, I'm not sure why I know that either].
79. I'm ambidextrous with some things. In fact, I play bass guitar right-handed.
80. My favourite Beatles song is "I'm Only Sleeping."
81. I had to dress up as a bumble bee for a tap dancing recital when I was very wee. And in that same recital, I had to dress up as a cowgirl and dance to "The Yellow Rose Of Texas."
82. I believe in reincarnation and karma.
83. My favourite alcoholic beverage is beer.
84. I love going out dancing, even though I'm horrible at it.
85. I'm clumsy.
86. My favourite video games are Pac Man, Pitfall, Paperboy, Road Rash, Gran Turismo, Mario Brothers 3 and Donkey Kong. Oh, and Animal Crossing.
87. I love Legos.
88. I don't like apples, but I like green apple flavoured candy.
89. I'm incredibly obsessed with making mix CDs.
90. I know far too much useless music trivia. For instance: Nirvana recorded their album, "Bleach," for $606.17.
91. I won a few awards for "artistic excellence" my senior year of high school.
92. The demo on my Casio keyboard plays "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!.
93. Number of ex-boyfriends: Five.
94. I'm afraid of singing in front of people.
95. I was a girl scout.
96. I won a colouring contest once.
97. I'm deathly afraid of heights.
98. I get along better with guys than I do with girls.
99. I've always wanted to play drums.
100. The advice my sister has been giving me since I was very wee is: "Don't take shit from anyone."