73 Random Things About Me

73 you ask? because 73 in itself is a random number, not to mention it is the number of things I could think of about myself in a whim and lets be honest the number 100 is over played ;-)

* But as a side note here are a few random #'s about my random choice of # 73:
- it is the 21st prime number.
- Interstate 73 runs through North Carolina.
- Amateur radio operators use 73 as an abbreviation for 'Best Regards'.
- The space shuttle 'Challenger' exploded 73 seconds after it launched on 1/28/86.
- It is Barry Bonds 2001 single season home run record.

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1. Blueberry Muffin was my favorite from the Strawberry Shortcake friends

2. I love White Chocolate Mocha's (not the calories)
3. I speak Sarcasm as a second language - Japanese was too hard and Spanish just didn't blend well with my sarcastic accent
4. I believe in Fate and Karma
5. I secretly day dream of one day living a fairytale relationship
6. Yellow Starburst are my favorite candy
7. most memorable childhood nickname is: Melamber (my uncle David decided he didn't want to tell me and my sister apart from each other so he combined our names)
8. Cursing is my favorite bad habit
9. I have loved every job I have ever had
10. at girls camp one year me, my sister and some of our closest friends made a pact and named our group Ra-Mi-Ber-Da by taking the last part of each of our first names.
11. Loved the cartoon Thundercats- HO!
12. Cheetara was my favorite character sighting the similarities between me and her
13. My last name (which I kindly borrow from my ex-husband and love it) is pronounced Vee-Ya-New-Wave-Uh.
14. The English translation of my last name is 'New House' (see the obvious reason it stays in a foreign language?)
15. I briefly dated a guy named Elvis (seriously no joke)
16. I collect clowns and even have a tattoo of a clown
17. I love the smell of rain
18. I detest the smell of cigarette smoke
19. I obsessively clean when I am upset or stressed as a form of calming myself
20. Leland from the TV show "Dog, The Bounty Hunter" is hot!
21. I hate wrinkles in my bed sheets and wont get in bed until they are straightened out
22. I love listening intently to the lyrics in songs
23. I do my own french manicure and have for the past 8 years
24. I drive thru 8 zip codes on my drive to work
25. I like the way glasses look on me
26. I love the phrase "I'm Awesome"
27. I hate wearing socks, even in cold weather
28. My most treasured childhood item is a homemade carebear my mother made me.
29. I love shoe shopping
30. I own 65+ pairs of shoes and currently my favorite pair are from Blowfish
31. I fondly remember our family's car - a ford station wagon that me and my siblings nicknamed 'Saddam's Bomb' because it was as worthless as his 'scud missiles'
32. I almost died when I was 16 and my dad saved me, just by checking in on me
33. my favorite white trash event is the Monster Truck Jam - the loud thunder vibration of their engines is a thrill for me
34. my favorite season is Fall
35. Jonathan Night was my Favorite guy from NKOTB
36. I have owned 13 cars
37. I love Hiking
38. I love wearing Baseball caps and think I look good in them too
39. Have a goal of writing a published book
40. I went into the Army to keep by bad attitude, only to learn respect and humility
41. I want just one more tattoo
42. I get compliments on my handwriting all the time
43. Love Piano music
44. Last thing I ate was a whole wheat mini bagel with peanut butter - protein yum!
45. My name Amber became really popular after a 1940's novel titled 'Forever Amber' written by Kathleen winsors
46. The most popular year to name a child Amber was in 1986
47. Amber Alert: stands for Americas Missing: Broadcasting Emergency Response
48. my favorite color is Yellow, green is a close second
49. I use to draw 'tag' art in high school and was given the tag name of 'Chiza' from a friend
50. I love having 2 boys but always dreamed of having 3
51. I have moved 9 different times as an adult
52. I slept in my car almost everyday during high school and barely graduated- thanks to summer school
53. I got smacked in the nose with a Hockey Stick in high school PE a few days before prom, the guy felt so bad he offered to take me to prom with my bruised nose
54. I wish I lived closer to my twin sister- we get along better and have such a good time when we do
55. The most recent movie I saw was IGOR (cute, non-scary Halloween movie for kids)
56. I always wanted to be a cop when I grew up and still do
57. my favorite cereal is Honey Bunches of Oat
58. I went blind for a few hours as a child and regained eye sight to a big bird dancing left and right on the doctors finger
59. I sleep with an autograph bat from the Minnesota twins next to my bed for protection
60. I cant swim and too afraid too learn
61. I love fresh Vacuum lines on carpet
62. My weight right now is equal to my weight when I was 9 months pregnant with my first child (yuck)
63. I once craved chicken so bad when I was pregnant that I bought an entire bucket from KFC and ate it all by myself through-out the day.
64. I was declared the 'almighty Otis owner' by my siblings referring to our family pet Otis
65. My dad is my ultimate inspiration, my brothers are close replica's
66. I suck at remembering peoples names, even right after I was introduced to them
67. a huge pet peeve is hair on clothing - animal or human
68. I have a secret that I will take to my grave
69. I love living in Oregon more than I ever have living in Washington
70. I always wanted to skydive but too chicken to actually do it
71. the current book I am reading is title 'Judgement in Berlin'
72. my lucky charm is a pen with my dads name on it
73. I use an old, non-service connected cell phone as my alarm, because I am so use to it