1. I was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic;
2. Have brown eyes;
3. Black hair;
4. Full lips;
5. I am right-handed;
6. My favorite color is blue;
7. While playing hide and seek, I once got an electric shock;
8. Another time, again playing hide and seek, I pricked my foot on a fence – Metal pierced my shoe and punctured through my skin, then I twisted my knee, fell to the ground with head and elbows first;
9. I stopped playing hide and seek;
10. I have never broken a bone;
11. I prefer dogs to cats;
12. My first dog was a Weimaraner;
13. My first computer was a Tandy, Color Computer 3, 128-K;
14. My favorite computer game ever was Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?
15. My first CD ever: Blue Sky Mining, by Midnight Oil;
16. When I was younger, I collected coins -by country, then by age;
17. I was raised a Catholic;
18. I believe in religious liberty;
19. I also believe in a non-violent liberation theology;
20. I am a groomed carnivore, but refuse to keep frozen, bloody cadavers in my refrigerator;
21. I will not eat liver or mondongo;
22. I have an eclectic taste in music;
23. Dominican baseball team: I cheer for Los Tigres del Licey (short name: Licey), hence I am a Liceísta;
24. I am not a regular drinker;
25. Social beer of choice: Presidente;
26. Social rum of choice: Brugal Extra Viejo;
27. With a very fine meal or company, I’d have wine – the best I can afford within a limited budget;
28. In the last 12 months, I have rarely had very fine meals –Entry was dated October 30, 2006;
29. I love to drive, but currently don't have a car;
30. I own two pairs of shoes, one pair of flip-flops and a public transportation pass;
31. For the most part, I am in very good company;
32. Most of the times, people that surround me are also in very good company;
33. I am a shy extrovert;
34. I am a gregarious introvert;
35. People tell me I talk in my sleep;
36. I know I talk in my sleep;
37. I prefer eyeglasses to contact lenses;
38. I have no tattoos;
39. But I have long wished for nonpermanent- chameleonic drawings on my body;
40. I don’t wear rings, earrings, chains or bracelets;
41. I have never been jailed;
42. But I have visited people who have been jailed;
43. I have been regularly tested for HIV and other STDs;
44. I enjoy pundit humorists;
45. I like to proofread and edit as a purposed task;
46. I’ve spoken to dead people;
47. Dead people I’ve spoken to have never replied;
48. At a certain point in life, I went to the movies by myself;
49. I have never owned a house;
50. My best friend died in a car accident in Santo Domingo;
51. His passing broke my heart;
52. I am mostly a night person;
53. I know how to use chopsticks;
54. I am not registered to a political party;
55. I prefer older to trendy readings;
56. I still keep my first email account;
57. I have more than one email account;
58. Spanish is my native language;
59. I can spell potato;
60. I like to do my laundry;
61. When brushing my teeth, I use hot water;
63. Most of my High-School friends are still my friends;
64. We are quite different from one another, but still friends;
65. Waiting on hold for long periods really annoys me;
66. Last vacation destination: Eastern Coast of the Dominican Republic;
67. I have traveled by train, boat and airplane;
68. I like to be surrounded by mountains and trees;
69. I do not smoke;
70. I have held a friend’s moribund hand –he died to Cancer;
71. As a child, I wanted to become a lawyer;
72. I like balsamic vinegar and olive oil;
73. My toothpaste of choice is Colgate Total;
74. My ice-cream flavors of choice: vanilla and chocolate;
75. First thing I do in the morning: drink a full glass of water;
76. I prefer bagels to baguettes;
77. I’ve been to the Emergency Room;
78. I’ve taken people to the Emergency Room;
79. I’ve played miniature golf;
80. I am not good at golf;
81. One memorable movie: Running on Empty;
82. One memorable actor: Robin Williams;
83. Three series: ER, CSI and Seinfeld;
84. One quote: “No soup for you!”
85. I don’t like soup;
86. Yet I will have soup when the weather is cold… very cold;
87. I do like sancocho;
88. I prefer to play dominoes rather than chess;
89. I’d like to play Scrabble more often, it reminds me of my grandfather;
90. Most cherished gift I have gotten: a very nice dictionary;
91. Who gave it to me? My grandfather;
92. I am consciously engaged as a human rights activist;
93. I would like to have four pillows –not expensive pillows, just pillows;
94. I might be nicer than this list makes me out to be;
95. I might not care enough if you don’t find me to be nicer than what this list makes me out to be;
96. I think it has not been easy to write 100 things about me;
97. I like to have my secrets –I need to have some secrets;
98. I will edit this list when I am ready;
99. I think you might not read it all again;
100. I probably wouldn't.