30 Things... Now It's Your Turn!

These lists are floating around Facebook right now. This is my less Facebook-friendly list.

Here are the rules:
Write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

Since I can't tag people on Blogger, just share if you feel like sharing. I'm interested. :)

1. My parents sent me to fundamentalist Christian schools for K-12. I'm still not clear on why they did this, as they are not themselves fundamentalist Christians. I believe that teaching a child to believe in Hell is a form of abuse.
2. My beliefs nowadays are a mix of Thomas Paine's The Age of Reason, Tibetan Buddhism, the Tao Te Ching, Abraham-Hicks and the Yoga Sutras, which isn't nearly as confusing as it might sound.
3. I studied tap dance when I was very small. Nowadays I study bellydance.
4. I never didn't love boys. I never wasn't interested in sex.
5. I performed in the opening ceremonies of the 1984 U.S. Olympics along with my high school drill team.
6. The first boy who ever really kissed me was Italian and spoke not a word of English. I didn't speak any Italian, then, either.
7. I was excruciatingly shy growing up. I credit working in restaurants and travelling solo for the fact that I'm no longer shy, though I will always be an introvert.
8. In my next life, I intend to return with a good singing voice and a solid sense of direction; I currently possess neither. I openly admire these talents in others.
9. I've travelled alone to Italy twice- once at 19, to study at the Universita per gli Stranieri in Perugia, and again at 29, for a writing workshop in Chianti.
10. I am certified in Unix systems administration from UC Santa Cruz. I worked in the field of I.T. for nine years, from 1997 through April 2006.
11. I lived in Toronto, Ontario from 1994 to 1996, and again from 2001 to 2006. I bought a house there in 2000. Toronto is my favourite city to live in and I consider it home.
12. I am in complete awe of Supernanny and the Dog Whisperer, even though I don't have any dogs or children.
13. I have dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship as of 2008.
14. I’m an INFJ, mostly vata, my Love Language is physical affection and I’m a 4 on the Enneagram. I’m not yet certain that knowing these things has actually added in any way to my quality of life.
15. I am much more deeply attached to my loved ones than they often realize. I am also thinner-skinned, and less serious than I may seem. It's a Scorpio thing.
16. I'm not affiliated with any political party.
17. One of my nicknames growing up was Pooh. Some members of my family still call me this. In general I love nicknames and I’m a pushover for terms of endearment.
18. I’ve been practising yoga since 1997, teaching yoga off & on since 2002. I find it humbling and I believe it keeps me sane.
19. I don't have a favourite colour, film, musician, food, drink, place, author, or visual artist; the thought of trying to choose such things makes me anxious.
20. I can spend hours in a stationary store, a paper store, or a drugstore. I much prefer these places to malls or clothing stores.
21. I'd much rather go hiking or camping than ever take a cruise or stay at an all-inclusive resort.
22. I prefer tea to coffee, except in the morning.
23. I love vampire movies.
24. I am an obsessive list-maker.
25. People who talk in "lavender voice", use the imperative when speaking to me, or refer to themselves as spiritually enlightened set my teeth on edge.
26. I have a low tolerance for violence and cruelty, but well-chosen profanity totally cracks me up.
27. I believe that music makes life better and I truly love virtually every genre.
28. I don't know how I would go on living if I lost a member of my immediate family.
29. Watching my niece grow up safe and happy has been a healing experience for me. She is pure joy and it is one of the utmost blessings of my life to know her.
30. I have been in love many times. I believe that real love never dies and that it connects people to one another even if the relationship ends. I believe this is a blessing.