1. People keep asking me if I miss the snow. The answer is no, at least not yet.
2. I bought the spice Cardamom two days ago for a recipe. I’d never heard of it before.
3. I’m mad at myself for gaining weight.
4. Some people think my job (writing a cookie catalog) is fascinating and cool.
5. Some people think my job is ridiculously easy, as if a first-grader could do it.
6. Getting a drivers license in Pennsylvania is a pain in the bumper.
7. When requesting a replacement copy of a Social Security card, a birth certificate is not a valid form of identification.
8. When requesting a new drivers license in Pennsylvania, a birth certificate is required to prove your identification.
9. I haven’t eaten at The Olive Garden in many, many years.
10. I should be working on my fascinating/ridiculously easy catalog right now.
11. I looked at a family picture of ours from a few years ago and almost cried because I couldn’t remember what Christian was like at that age. He looks completely different now.
12. Last night we built gingerbread houses.
13. For the first time in my life, I really don’t want anything for Christmas. Never thought that would happen.
14. I love Dr. Suess.
15. I am trying to grow my hair out because I’m afraid it’s my last chance.
16. Most days my interim not-short-but-not-long hair looks……bad.
17. I am taking medication to cure my toenail fungus.
18. Sometimes I daydream about peep-toe shoes.
19. I think showers are the best place for crying.
20. I really like my kids.
21. I can’t believe Christmas is in one week.
22. My hands are always dry in the winter.
23. I wish I were more organized.
24. I wish I were taller.
25. For the most part, I haven’t slept well since moving. I think I’m too warm.
26. Sometimes I love the red lights on my Christmas tree.
27. Sometimes the red lights on my tree bug me.
28. Right now the red lights on my tree are bugging me.
29. Some people who buy real Christmas trees act confused and bothered by those who prefer artificial Christmas trees.
30. The knob on my dryer is broken. I use a pair of pliers to set it each time.
31. How many women can say they use a pair of pliers every day?
32. I am sad that we won’t be going tubing on Christmas Eve at Soldier Hollow.
33. Dust bothers me.
34. I hate bad tempers.
35. I think icicles are beautiful.
36. I think vacuuming is a wonderfully satisfying chore.
37. I think cleaning out the fridge is the worst of all chores.
38. Alison agrees with me.
39. I’d rather clean a toilet than clean out the fridge.
40. So would Alison.
41. In the last 27 days, I think we have watched every Christmas movie ever made.
42. I think iTunes is a wonderful, wonderful, fantastic, wonderful addition to humanity.
43. I never retrieve my messages from my home voice mail.
44. I hate having voice mail on my home phone. People who I want messages from have my cell phone number.
45. There are a few exceptions to my last statement, which I guess is why we have voice mail on our home phone.
46. I will never make it to 100.
47. Everybody in our house asks me where things are when they can’t find them, as if I know.
48. I think it’s funny how my friend Angie is not a morning person, but works with lots of morning people.
49. I think if you are born in Minnesota, you are automatically a great storyteller.
50. Every morning I walk Christian out to the bus stop and chat with the other parents.
51. I never shower and get ready before the bus stop, rarely even glance in a mirror.
52. Eventually Christian will be embarrassed about this, but I’m glad he’s not.
53. My brain feels slow today.
54. I bite the inside of my cheek when I’m thinking.
55. I made cheesesteak sandwiches for dinner and now the house stinks.
56. I hate meals that make your house stink.
57. Want your house to reek? Steam some broccoli. Or make cheesesteak sandwiches, I guess.
58. Over the last month, I have wondered if I should stop blogging.
59. I am not fishing for compliments.
60. I will let you know when I am fishing for compliments.
61. We are going to a Christmas party on Saturday and I need to bring an appetizer or a dessert.
62. Do you have any great ideas for an appetizer or dessert?
63. I will love you forever if you give me a good idea for an appetizer or dessert.
64. I sent out Christmas cards, including a few to some people who don’t like us very much.
65. I am hoping my Christmas card will be an olive branch.
66. The economy is freaking me out.
67. When I watch the news, I come to one conclusion—nobody knows anything about anything.
68. I would rather be thirty-one than twenty-one.
69. I can’t stand trying to find the cordless phone when it is ringing.
70. For a while I really like liquid fabric softener, but now I’m back to Bounce sheets.
71. The only thing more boring than this list is CSPAN.
72. I’m putting myself to sleep here.
73. I drank a Red Bull today, otherwise I’d be out cold.
74. I just made myself a cup of herbal tea because it reminds me of my mom.
75. I didn’t really like tea until I found out about adding cream and sugar.
76. I think Kelly Ripa is too thin.
77. I think Brad Pitt is looking old and….odd.
78. I need a massage.
79. I need to get working.
80. I need to stay up late.
81. I need to start watching 30 Rock because I’m pretty sure I would like it.
82. My TV viewing list is scarily boring.
83. I’m not even going to list it because I will be mistaken for an eighty year-old.
84. I have nothing against eighty year-olds.
85. I’ve never liked the number 85.
86. I feel the same way about the number 86.
87. I am getting really tired of having to create usernames and passwords when shopping online.
88. Does anybody remember my Sephora password?
89. I am so close to the end, I can almost taste it.
90. My most common grammatical error is overusing commas.
91. I love commas.
92. I, like many people, think that commas are the most under-appreciated, lovely, and easy-to-overuse punctuation marks ever, ever, ever invented.
93. My second favorite punctuation mark is the hyphen.
94. My third favorite is the em dash.
95. Using em dashes makes me feel like a real copywriter.
96. I am still (and always will be) afraid of semicolons.
97. Semicolons are like diving halfway into a pool. The very thought of them confuses me.
98. If you think I should have used a semicolon in the last sentence, we can never be friends.
99. I’m pretty sure I didn’t need a comma in that last sentence, but I like it there anyway.
100. Pat yourself on the back if you’re still awake.
101. **Update**Don’t worry, peeps, I’ll never stop blogging so don’t feel pressured to comment on that. It was a random, passing thought and I’m far more interested in hearing what you think about semicolons.
I read every one of those
I think you are fantastic and funny and smart
I think people have to be smart in order to pull off funny
I would really miss your posts, if you decided to stop blogging
I completely understand the desire to stop blogging
I like you, and like to think we would be friends if we knew each other in real life
I wish you and your family a merry Christmas
I made it! And I liked it! As always. And I’ll give you a compliment even though you’re not fishing for them. I think your personality comes through on your blog and it’s the funniest, awesomest, entertaining thing ever. It’s a nice way for those of us far away to keep in touch with you. Please don’t stop blogging! No pressure though.
As for the dessert thing. I recently checked out vanillagarlic.blogspot.com and that site has some uniquely awesome recipes. On the sidebar there is a cupcake dropdown menu and there are TONS of cool cupcake recipes. There’s a Maple Bacon one that looks wicked good. Give it a whirl.
No offense, Vanessa, but Maple Bacon cupcakes confuse me and make me want to hurl.
Tiffany, you are witty, entertaining, enlightening, and ever so fun. If you stop blogging, I may have to get Ryan a job at the Community College here, so that I wouldn’t have to miss you so much. The blog helps when you’re so far away!
31 way better than 21. At least I will agree whole heartedly in 44 days. I love the comma and I too way over use them. I will not stop. I don’t get semicolons either. I will blame that on my English teachers.
mmmm, cardamom.
did you say you need a dessert recipe . . . what do you need? How about Christmas citrus squares? Maybe I should get around to blogging again and get you the recipe. It is a crowd pleaser.
I think I may have mentioned this to you before, but I saw an idea to serve nummy mashed potatoes in little wine goblets. You do make nummy mashed potatoes. Leslie, do you remember some of the appetizers at James’ graduation reception? I know they were very, very good.
Okay…Never stop, never!
Last night my favorite appetizers were from my friend and neighbor Lyndsey.
#1 Pickled Asparagus wrapped with cream cheese and ham…I think I ate all of them.
#2 Jalapeno peppers (seeded) and cut in half with cream cheese and bacon wrapped around it. She assembled uncooked then cooked in the oven at 375 until Bacon was cooked. Then were so good, a bit spicy, but so good. Really anything with cream cheese, how can you go wrong.
Do you have Costco? She bought the big block of cream chz and asparagus there.
Good Luck!
ps. I like posts like this.
*I read all 100 and all the comments, and I enjoyed my reading time.
*I like your blog, even though I am a lurker. I would miss it if it were gone. I am a regular lurker.
*I also like this idea for a post, but I think I would stop at 50. Or maybe 25. Or maybe I’d just start, and stop when I finished. Like 17. Then change the title. That’s a trick I have found.
*I also like commas. And starting sentences with conjunctions. I think that and, or, and but are called conjunctions.
*Yes, they are. I just looked it up.
*32 is one of my favorite numbers.
Funny that your “totally meaningless” posts are the ones that mean the most to me.
My crying place is the shower, too. And ditto to the fridge, comma, Kelly & Brad.
What is so great is that I could comment on almost every one of your comments, but that would be a REALLY LONG comment…So, my favorite punctuation is the … (does that even have a name) and my second favorite is the em dash, though I don’t know if I use it correctly or not. I used a pair of pliers to turn on my dryer for two years (or more) the replacement knob cost $10-15 and I just couldn’t bring myself to buy one for a dryer that I didn’t even like.
Crying in the shower is good – you are already vunerable, wet and without any make-up to ruin.
As for an appetizer, artichoke crab dip is an easy favorite, let me know if you want the recipe.
Another lurker here.
What you need is puff pastry. Anything + puff pastry = awesome. Nutella + puff pastry = tasty cookie-like dessert. [Thaw and unroll pastry. Smear Nutella all over it. Roll it back up and cut it into slices. Place slices on cookie sheet and bake.]
Fancy cheese + puff pastry + some kind of meat (optional) = appetizer. [See instructions above.]
It’s amazing how many of our random thoughts are the same. Although I’m assuming that, as a mother, your every other thought is actually, “God I am so tired.” That’s what I’m always thinking.
My fave appetizer is bacon-wrapped water chestnuts. They sound weird but I have never served them and not had at least three people want the recipe. They’re so good that even though they take a long time to cook and it’s a pain to wrap raw bacon around slimy water chestnuts, I’ll sometimes make a half-batch and eat them all myself.
As for desserts, could you be more specific? Do you want finger-food? Pecan Honeypots are perfect, especially cut into little diamonds. They’re like heaven. The first time I tried one, I moaned. My sister put my recipe on her blog.
http://1895house.blogspot.com/2008/08/best-food-that-ever-passed-your-lips.html
I’m a cooking fool, so if you want more ideas, email me! jenhwest (at) gmail (dot) com
I only remember Christian as a cute little quiet 4-year-old who came to my house a few times a month for a neighborhood preschool. He always, always smiled.
13, 21, 33, 35 – me too.
62: layer mozzarella, pesto and parma ham into a tray. Cover and refrigerate. Take out of fridge before serving, cut into cubes and put on cocktail sticks. My wife does these whenever we entertain and they’re always a big hit. Photo here:
tiffany; i like you.
I think it’s very nice that you walk with Christian to the bus stop.
Thanks for mentioning me in the post. The fact that you like to read my writing is a great compliment. Probably because I like so much to read yours. I honesty respect your opinion.
Kelly Ripa is waaaay too thin.
Bah – semi-colons. I don’t use them much either. Don’t worry about it.
I forgot one more thing. You absolutely should watch 30 Rock! It’s so funny.
The thing about that’s great is that you are, in person, exactly like your blog. Funny, spontaneous, silly. I think it’s great. Good job today.
I think this might be my favorite blog to read…and most blogs I read don’t consist of writing mostly pretty pictures. I LOVE your blog and read each and every post-even though I don’t comment on each one. I don’t comment on each and every one because I’m not witty enough to comment on each and every one. You would start to get annoyed and I would be annoyed with myself. Just know that your stats include me, from Utah, with each updated post. Merry Christmas- I’m sure the red lights look fantastic!
I thoroughly enjoy your blog also. You are a great writer and write really funny posts. I loved this post. However, I must admit I actually like semicolons. I would use them more often if I didn’t think it would freak people out.
you have missed absolutely NOTHING by not eating at olive garden…vomit. that’s all i have to say about that.
at least you don’t seem crazy in your thoughts…i would come across as a lunatic!
Someday I will take the time to come back to this post and make 100 comments about your random thoughts.
But I like the peek inside your brain.
I liked what I saw.
Especially the parts about semi colons and commas.
And smelly food.
I hate cooking food that makes my house stink, too. I had a really good recipe for bacon-wrapped water chestnuts I could have given you, but now it’s Sunday. You DID need a comma in that sentence because it was begun with a subordinate adverb clause. All sentences beginning with a subordinate adverb clause require a comma thereafter. Well done. Semicolons are superfluous, really, but fun sometimes. Try it; you’ll like it. Also, I really hope you don’t stop blogging. Because your blog is one of my absolute favorite to read. And it inspires me to write better myself. p.s. I don’t like the number 85 either. Weird.
I’m glad you weren’t serious about the whole blogging thing. Reading your blog always cheers me up. Even though I’m a blurker, please don’t be freaked out by that last statement. I found you through Katie (Liz’s sister).
I’m glad to know that even professional writers have favorite punctuations. I, too, am a huge fan of the comma. And the em dash. Hopefully someday the semi-colon will be eliminated from the English language.
OK, I’m not afraid to show my ignorance… (that was for shannon), (that was for you, Tiff), what the heck is an em dash?