I bring up booyah because Cousin Nina has booyah stuck in her head after reading my previous post. I don't know when I started saying it, I guess sometime in high school. I remember when Shaq first went pro, I read his bio on a Burger King placemat. From Louisiana and his favorite word was "booyah." He didn't know where he had heard it, it just always in his vernacular. I didn't take an immediate liking to the word, but I guess it stayed in my head for the next 7 or so years and emerged one day when Fernley beat North Tahoe or some other joyous event like that. Hopefully Cousin Nina starts the booyah chain in North Carolina. By the time Danielle can talk, booyah will be back in all its glory in North Carolina and she will carry on the legacy as well.

So besides booyah, why am I updating, you ask? Well, a couple of reasons, including the Yanks/Sox game 5, heckling from cousins and a looming midterm. It's not really for you, unless you are Cousin Nina, Stacey or Drew.

So last night, I went to Randee's for the crazy Yanks/Sox game 4. It was a pretty intense game, so my heart was still racing when I got home. Instead of studying, I took a challenge to do "100 Things About Me" that every blogger must at one time complete. It's a little repetitive, but it's 100 things.

Derek Jeter just scored his first RBIs of the series to bring the Yanks up 4-2 in the top of the 6th. I'm over this update thing. Although I will say that I will do a New Orleans update when I get some New Orleans pictures to show the rest of you who couldn't make it/weren't invited.

Which ALSO reminds me, while I'm here, that my mom has a scanner now and is a scanning fool. So here are some photos of me and my family for you to enjoy.

Grandma, et al
Supergramps, et al
Las Primas

100 Things About Me
1. I am 20 years old
2. I love the Yankees
3. I love to eat
4. I have red hair
5. I am 5'4" (5'3" to some)
6. I live in a 15th floor studio in New York City
7. The World's Fair was in New Orleans the day I was born
8. Mardi Gras is on my 21st birthday
9. I like the Spice Girls
10. My favorite movies include Amelie, Best in Show and Harold & Maude
11. I have a fairly large part in the motion picture, "Pond Scum"
12. I am a huge slacker
13. My favorite comedian is Ellen DeGeneres
14. I have a 5-year old apricot poodle named King, whom I adore
15. My first car was a red(ish) '84 Omni, worth all $150 I paid for it
16. I got my first paycheck at 13
17. I am a vegetarian
18. I was a cheerleader for 4 years in high school
19. I lived in Louisiana for the first 7 ¾ years of my life
20. I cried when I was 15 ½ and realized I'd spent half of my life in Nevada
21. I graduated from Fernley High School June 6, 2001
22. I will graduate from New York University on May 13, 2005 (hopefully…)
23. I have no idea where I want to live when I graduate
24. Actually, I have several ideas, but no idea where I'll actually end up
25. I am considering trying to get into a sports agency just to meet Hideki Matsui
26. My life plans change daily, especially depending on the status of my grades and hormones
27. I can eat a can of frosting in one sitting and like it
28. Out of 15,000 undergraduates, I can stand about 20 kids at NYU
29. My favorite magazine is New York
30. The person who can make me can intentionally anger me the best is JF McCullar
31. My little sister, Jessa, is 16 years old and that scares me
32. The sight of open water makes me feel at home
33. I love Tom Jones
34. The only channels I really watch are YES (Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network) and VH1 Country
35. I have blue eyes
36. I have 7 female cousins and 2 male
37. I am genetically bound to have 2 girls
38. I want 5 kids- Zoë Renee, Courtney London, Virginia Rose, Cristian Arizona and Joaquin Faulkner (or Freeman)
39. Despite my great interest in the area, I am very politically confused
40. I am the only one of my friends that is not 21
41. My least favorite subject ever is English
42. My favorite subject has always been Math
43. My career choices since the age of 5: vet (5-11), doctor (11-12), nurse (12-13), public relations director (13-19), political consultant (19-20)
44. I cry when animals die in movies, very seldom when humans die
45. I started college when I was 17, two weeks before September 11th
46. I doubt religion, much to the dismay of my family
47. I love to laugh
48. I've always tried to grow up too fast
49. My mom is my biggest supporter, defender and fan
50. My hair is freakishly and annoyingly thick
51. I've never met my father (said in Bruce's Australian shark voice)
52. I skipped the Third Grade and failed penmanship in Fourth grade as a result
53. I miss New Orleans every day
54. I cannot wait to have a baby, but will
55. I love doing crossword puzzles that deal with modern knowledge
56. Since before I can remember, I've always bitten my nails
57. I rarely think of the consequences of my actions or words
58. When I grow up, I want to be Karen Hughes
59. I love shoes, but don't really wear any of them
60. I think ignorance is funny (Wake up and get a job!)
61. I love absurdity
62. If I could relive high school again, I'd do it in a heartbeat
63. I love to watch Airline because I am those people
64. I have several scars, but have never gotten stitches
65. I'm not afraid of my death
66. Diet Coke is life
67. I talk to my mom several times a day, both on the phone and IM
68. I've never quit a job (I think I'm actually still on Wigwam and Sunset's payroll)
69. I don't think I'm voting for a president in my first election
70. I think Karl Rove is a genius, though an evil one
71. After Louisiana, my favorite state is Wyoming
72. I do everything to excess
73. I'm a huge slacker
74. I hate my nose
75. I am one of those greedy bastards that has an Amazon Wishlist
76. I chipped my teeth diving into a pool when I was 11
77. I cry very easily, especially when frustrated or angry
78. My default favorite color is blue
79. My comfort foods include grits and my mom's vegetarian gumbo
80. I find joy in fixing other people's computer problems
81. I get people hooked on eBay and Tom Jones
82. I have the worst fashion sense of anyone I know
83. I am one of 3 redheads in my family, the other two are mother and daughter
84. My legs are so short even Gap/Old Navy ankle pants are too long for me
85. I should have been a cowboy
86. I worked at Wigwam for over 5 years
87. I am a horrible writer
88. My other dream career was a high school math teacher
89. I've already seen Rebecca's backyard
90. My family thinks way too much of me
91. I have horrible posture
92. I can control my urge to go to the bathroom for hours
93. I like to write in purple pen
94. I can't dance to save my life, but I've learned to not care about that
95. I seriously think I have ADHD
96. I give up and feign disinterest when frustrated
97. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving
98. I don't shower often
99. I overthink things
100. I will do anything to get out of studying or doing schoolwork