Milk Thistle

We’re not busy people. We don’t rush to do hardly anything. We live in the country where mostly everyone still waves to you as you drive by. We drive with our windows down more than with the air conditioning. We use double negatives and combine words such as y’all and oughta . We shuck corn on the porch and listen to our country music stations while our rooster sends sounds of the country through our tiny town. We live the simple life.

We don’t take vacations or days off. We still go camping in a tent. Flannel shirts and braids are our “look”. People who come to our universities think this is where rednecks come from. We listen to bluegrass unashamedly and know the words to Rocky Top by heart. We don’t miss our State Fair and we loyally attend the local county shows and rodeos. We baptize in the river, even with the snapping turtles. We love to work with our hands. We still get up and awe at the sunsets over the fields of corn. We know the names of our neighbors for miles around and can recognize their grandchildren in town. We keep roadkill. We live the simple life. And I love it…

51. I love the names Louisa, Ellen, Gwendolyn, Tristan, Winnifred, and Glenn for baby names.

52. In bookstores I stay in the Classic Literature section for the Christian section is overrun by false teachings that it is dangerous for new Christians.

53. My lips turn up at the very ends, which you have to look long to be able to see them.

54.I really enjoy taking pictures of my feet.

55. And for my nose, I have an angled septum.

56. My family thinks I look like Sarah Palin and Anne Hathaway.

57. I, unlike the rest of my family, really do not like coke or dark drinks…I prefer sprite and sierra mist…but the one dark drink I do like is Root Beer!

58. I can’t take personal criticism very well, but I do not show it…I usually go have a cry by myself in my room.

59. If I had the money, I would wear 1950’s clothes, Regency dresses, or Civil War ball gowns every day!

60. I have never held an iPod, and have no idea what a Blackberry is. Best Buy is a very interesting store, but I am lost in it, so it is not a fun trip for me. Unless I am with my cousin who knows what everything is and what it does.

61. I am always afraid I will break something, so I try to be cautious of items that are not mine, as should we all.

62. My favourite actresses are Lucy Griffiths and Keira Knightley, and my favourite actors are Jimmy Stewart and Charlton Heston and Richard Armitage.

63. I do not like John Wayne or Samuel L. Jackson, they both scare me.

64. I do not like to eat in public, or in restaurants.

65. I love weddings.

66. The first book I remembering seeing in my childhood is Good Dog Carl.

67. When at Hobby Lobby, my cousin Breezy heads to the art supplies, Emily Rose heads to the scap booking section, and I head to the calligraphy section.

68. I like larger breeds of dogs.

69. I only go into town once or twice a week. Mom allows me to stay home while she goes to Wal Mart, which I don’t like.

70. I can’t stand the texture of a nail filer.

71. I do not wear make-up, unless in emergencies.

72. I am growing my hair out long for my wedding.

73. A long way back in our family history, our family is related to Alfred the Great.

74. I want to live in a cottage in Scotland.

75. I want all of my family to move with me to Scotland.

76. If I wasn’t a firm believer in women being keepers of home, I would probably go off and study to be an archaeologist.

77. I like to curl up on the couch at night with a smoothie and watch a movie.

78. I’ve always wanted green eyes, or have one green and the other blue.

79. Until I was ten or so I used to call the remote the ‘kemote’. Did anyone else do that or was it just me?

80. I want to own an Aaron Burr Writing Desk.

81. I also want to visit the Abbey Library of Saint Gall in Switzerland.

82. I used to have a Southern draw when I was young.

83. I usually don’t dream at night.

84. I am usually mistaken for either the age of 12 or the age of 17. Quite a range.

85. I wish I was left handed, alas, I am not.

86. I can hear the electronics in our house when no one else can.

87. Complete silence drives me crazy.

88. I am the type that would put up a sign that says  ‘Don’t Touch This Button” and would record how many people touched the button out of curiosity.

89. I probably would touch the button like everyone else.

90. I am allergic to certain kinds of leaves.

91. My favourite kinds of shoes are sandals and ballet shoes.

92. Heaters in cars give me headaches.

93. I have never ice-skated.

94. I enjoy debates about Evolution against Young Earth Creation.

95. Ken Ham is my favourite speaker; very enjoyable.

96. My favourite meal consists of meat and Mexican spices!

97. When dining out, I enjoy Arbys.

98. I want to go hiking in Canada’s wilderness, very well armed of course.

99. I also want to go to Jerusalem and visit the historical sites. Also head on down to the Pyramids.

100. I can’t believe I knew this much about myself.

101. Until this morning (the 26th) I forgot to post the 101th thing about me…how silly. I like walking in the rain, unlike my Mom.

Jocelyn made a list of 101 things about herself, which inspired myself to do the same thing.

1. When I am bored or in a dull situation, I will fantasize and go into one of my stories, and continue the plot inside my head.

2. I have a diverse taste in music- classical, instrumental, oldies, bluegrass, and country.

3. I am an only child, but I consider my cats and dogs my siblings, not the chickens though:)

4. When I am stressed, bored, or angry I pick up a broom, duster, or mop and I start cleaning.

5. Mother and I often break into English accents during school and will do so for many minutes.

6. I want to get a perm, yet with my hair so thick and long…my hair would probably extend from my head 5 feet, however I might get long loose locks of curls.

7. I have one ear that is somewhat closed- meaning that it is a little shriveled.

8. I actually have TINY ears, not elegant ladylike ears like some.

9. I have only been to the dentist once in my life, and haven’t had to go back…for I have naturally straight teeth, my one beauty

10. I want to move to a cold climate…I love snow and brisk mornings…no warm summers for me…bleck!

11. I have lived in six states- Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Indiana, Louisiana, and Texas.  In Texas I acquired the small vertical scar on my forehead between my eyebrows from our Rottweiler.  We both went for a toy at the same time and we collided.  There was lots of blood.  I think he felt worse than I did.

12. I have an odd sense of humor that only a rare few understand.

13. I like minor songs.

14. I can crochet, knit, and sew…but rarely does anything come of it…however I am working on starting a scarf project for the family.

15. I can play the piano.

16. Drawing is something I enjoy, but let’s just say my people look like goblins…however I will not let those goblins prevail!

17. Despite the fact that Sir Walter Scott’s poem The Erl King is morbid and kind of creepy, I like the way it rolls off of the tongue.

18. My hair is naturally wavy with a little bit of curl - like a Shirley Temple hair do stretched way out.

19. I can not sing to save my life.

20. I think Hans Zimmer is a genuis.

21. I faint at the sight of blood, sometimes.

22. I usually forget to eat breakfast.

23. When doing Latin I get the giggles…I have no idea why.

24. I have always wanted to live on a farm, for I enjoy hard work and animals…especially cows.

25. I have never canoed, hunted, or ice fished, but I hope to before I die- it all sounds exciting.

26. I would like to marry someone with a Scottish, Irish, or English accent.

27. I want to be on Jeopardy…but I need to study a lot before then.

28. I am an extremely nervous, unconfident person.

29. Jackie Gleason from the Honeymooners is too loud for me…I prefer Dick Van Dyke.

30. I often get weird stares from people, usually because of my flowing skirts.

31. I wish I could time travel.

32. I also wish I could fly.

33. My handwriting changes daily.

34. Scrapbooking wears me out.

35. I like the sport of soccer, but enjoy listening to baseball. Football is the craziest sport, but amusing to watch for they look like little ants bumping into each other…I imagine them crying the orders with helium filled lungs..:)

36. I am a homebody.

37. I have a silent temper…especially when people start in on homeschooling, youth groups, dating problems, and non-Biblical ideas.

38. Only my cousin is allowed to call me Marjorie.

39. I used to wish to be an actress…haven’t we all? But I would star as a pioneer woman striving to make it across the West.

40. Several people have my last name.  “Porter” spells it like I do.

41. I want to pursue calligraphy.

42. My favourite aisle in the grocery store is the bread aisle.

43. I can not stand to smell the aroma of meatloaf.

44. I can kill spiders, but I am a little timid of crickets…odd.

45. I used to imitate movie characters for my parents when I was littler.

46. I used to believe that chicken’s laid 5 eggs a day from the movie Chicken Run.

47. I have never broken a bone in my body.

48. If I lived in the 1800’s I would be deaf and blind, but thanks to modern medicinal knowledge I am not.

49. I have been a Christian since I was young.

50. I plan to save my first kiss for my wedding.