Maybe
one day this will turn out to be a list of 100
things. Until then, I'll
just post them as I think of them.

1. I
had never been to Arizona when I moved here in 1997. I drove through
the night from Oklahoma and arrived on a Saturday morning in August.
Little did I know, August is not the best time of year to move to
Phoenix. About 15 miles before I crossed the city limits, I hit a wall
of heat I had never felt before. Did I mention the car I was driving
had no air-conditioning and the driver's side window didn't roll down?
Yeah. It wasn't the best first impression.

2. A
few months later, I bought a used car with air-conditioning. The A/C
crapped out a few years later and for two or three summers, I drove around
without A/C. I am still amazed that I have adapted to the summer
heat. Don't get me wrong, it's completely miserable, but I no longer
feel like I'm going to die or spontaneously combust at any moment.

3. After
that
car was destroyed, I got a new car with ice cold A/C. I'm back to
being wimpy and can't imagine not having A/C.

4. Air-conditioning
is a very big deal here in the desert.

5. Every
pair of shoes I own are Skechers, except one and they are very Skechers-eque
however I can't remember the last time I wore them. (They probably
feel like the neglected step child.) I'm not sure how or when I became
a complete whore to the Skechers company, but I don't intend to stop anytime
soon.

6. I
carry a small APS camera with me everywhere I go, but rarely take pictures
with it. Oh, it comes in handy sometimes: a birthday dinner and no one
brought a camera, etc. but it usually just sits in my messenger bag
unused. In fact, I usually process incomplete rolls because I get
tired of waiting for me to finish the rolls.

7. I
usually refer to my messenger bag as my man purse. I keep my wallet,
camera, checkbook, PDA, lip balm and a
bunch of other stuff in it. It might as well
have tampons in it.

8. Apparently
I go to the gayest
gym in the valley. There is a reason they call it Sally's.
The first time I went there, I parked next to a club kid in a sporty
Mitsubishi. His license plate said MADONNA. Case closed.

9. I
believe there is a time and place for everything. I get annoyed with
people who don't respect that boundary.

10. I
associate certain songs with certain people. This can sometimes lead
me to hate certain songs, but usually there are good memories associated
with them.