Cybertoad's Blog

1. My favorite color is blue – a deep sapphire/cobalt blue.
2. I drive a silver ‘97 Honda Civic 2000 New VW Beetle in – you guessed it – blue.
3. I am a Sagittarian.
4. I love wildflowers, especially Texas wildflowers.
5. In college, I had several pet rats (they are very smart & loyal).
6. I spent 3 years studying pre-vet even though I am allergic to cats.
7. I had asthma as a child and the only thing that still aggravates an attack now is… you guessed it… cats! (see above)
8. Again, related to #6, I changed my major 3 times in college (Biology –> Biomedical Science –> International Studies)
9. I failed organic chemistry in college.
10. I aced my Spanish literature class though.
11. I lived in college dorm rooms 4 out of my 5 years at the university.
12. I lost my father when I was a junior in college to diabetic complications. He is dearly missed.
13. I was a Daddy’s girl growing up.
14. I am inherently lazy – I struggle against it constantly!
15. I am an avid floaty pen collector and have over 350 425 pens from all over the world.
16. I also collect artist-signed vintage silver Mexican jewelry from the city of Taxco.
17. I do not practice any religion but do believe there is something higher than me, just not sure how to define it yet.
18. I’ve worn glasses since the 7th grade – and don’t ever intend to switch to contacts!
19. I love frogs/toads hence the alias “Cybertoad”.
20. I love cheese.
21. I hate raw tomatoes and broccoli.
22. I can’t snap my fingers. I’ve tried to learn to no avail.
23. I have really small fingers. My wedding ring is a size 4.
24. I really enjoy salsa dancing (and merengue & bachata & Rueda-style salsa)
25. I was born on a Thursday – “Thursday’s child has far to go.”
26. I once spent 18 hours on a train traveling from Bochum, Germany, through the Alps and Austria all the way to Verona, Italy.
27. I witnessed the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain (but did not run).
28. I have also traveled to Guatemala and the tiny island of Dominica in the Caribbean.
29. But I still actually enjoy living in Houston.
30. I love my Palm Zire 71. I love my laptop!
31. Ignorance and stupidity are my pet peeves.
32. I am a sore loser.
33. My lips are always chapped, no matter how many types of lip balm and lipsticks I use. They’ve always been this way.
34. My sister is a painter and an art professor.
35. I skipped 8th grade and went straight to high school from 7th.
36. I went to an all-girls Catholic high school.
37. I managed to get through those 4 years of high school without a single detention.
38. I used to own an albino California king snake named Livia.
39. I still have all four of my wisdom teeth and it looks like I’ll be able to keep them.
40. I have a widow’s peak in my hairline.
41. I have one small tattoo.
42. If I could be anything, I would want to be a travel photographer/write.
43. I want to learn how to drive a motorcycle so I can ride with my husband.
44. I want to do a tandem jump out of an airplane once in my lifetime.
45. I am a child of the ’80s and I had a crush on Apollo from the originalBattlestar Galactica.
46. The first cassette tape I ever bought was the soundtrack to the movie “Stand By Me”.
47. I wanted to buy George Michael’s “Faith” album but my Dad didn’t like the looks of him and refused to buy me the tape.
48. I never got to meet my Mother’s parents – they passed away in Cuba.
49. I have also yet to meet my Mother’s aunt, my only other close relative. She still lives in Havana with her family.
50. I will go to Cuba someday.
51. I met my husband while working at the same company (but in different departments).
52. We got married in a renovated 1920’s movie theater called The Majestic Metro located in Downtown Houston.
53. My favorite alcoholic drink is a Margarita on the rocks although Cosmopolitans are a close second.
54. I am a sleepy drunk – one too many and I just want to sleep!!
55. My favorite non-alcoholic drink is orange juice.
56. I prefer salty snacks to sweets.
57. I am a recycling nut!!
58. I have a minor in Renewable Natural Resources.
59. I am a social coffee drinker but don’t drink it at work.
60. I do not like sports and am completely non-athletic.
61. I don’t like going to the beach because I don’t enjoy being out in the heat and wearing a bathing suit.
62. I do love the ocean though!
63. I also like cold, crisp weather and rainy days.
64. My favorite season is the fall.
65. I am secretly in love with Jude Law David Tennant. *swoon*
66. I have only broken a bone once and it was when I was 14 – I was practicing for my ice skating lesson.
67. I’ve never smoked a cigarette or tried anything illicit.
68. I worked as an assistant at a vintage jewelry booth in a local antiques shop during my weekends in high school and my summers home from college.
69. I use to be an active spelunker in college.
70. For breakfast every morning I drink a glass of chocolate milk, usually in the car on the way to work. I have been doing this since I was child. I can’t remember when I started the habit.
71. I played the piano as a child but didn’t keep up with it.
72. I love the Sanrio character, Keroppi.
73. I am warm natured – I sleep with a ceiling fan and floor fan on at all times.
74. I am a night owl and never get to sleep before 1 AM on any given night. Even if I had an exhausting day, I get a 2nd wind around 9 PM.
75. I listen to NPR on the radio every weekday morning while on the way to and from work.
76. I am 2 1/2 years younger than my husband.
77. I am 8 years younger than my sister.
78. I know how to develop my own black and white prints in the darkroom.
79. I prefer modern art.
80. My favorite artist is Matisse, but not his paintings. I prefer his papercut collections instead.
81. My favorite poet is E.E. Cummings.
82. My favorite architect is Antoni Gaudi.
83. I don’t have a favorite author because I like a little bit of everything.
84. Same with favorite musician or band.
85. I don’t like to wear socks unless absolutely necessary.
86. Since I was born on St. Lucille’s day, I went through a very short stage when I hated my name and wanted to be called Lucille instead (which my Mom says they considered briefly).
87. I have no middle name.
88. Spanish was my 1st language.
89. I learned English in pre-kindergarten when I was four.
90. I grew up watching Benny Hill with my parents as a kid.
91. I was stung by a jellyfish when I was around 6-7 years old. That hurt!!
92. I am allergic to wasps.
93. I never really liked Barbie.
94. I preferred to play with my Legos and I had a huge town with several blocks of streets, two train sets (electrical and battery powered), an airport and even working electrical lights.
95. My haircut was so short in elementary school that I was often mistaken for a boy.
96. I went to the Spelling Bee once and represented my middle school. I was eliminated with the word “elevator” because I over thought and doubted myself.
97. I get bored very easily.
98. People think I am extroverted but I am actually not good at small talk – I have to make an effort.
99. I like musicals, especially live productions.
100. My dream for retirement: my own travel-themed coffee shop and a small flat in Barcelona.