It's Saturday, and for once, I have a busy day, so I'm going random. Some of these things you may or may not know about me. Either way, I hope you enjoy.

1. I can play the mandolin by ear. I cannot read music even though I tried once to learn. I can't sing, but I can rap almost all of "Lose Yourself" by Eminem.

2. I can say all 50 states in alphabetical order in less than one minute.

3. I can throw a football better than most boys. When my brother played little league, I had to practice with my brother in the backyard for hours. Result? I'm pretty damn good at football.

4. My brain thinks in pictures. I see flashes of memories in my head all the time. Even when I want to write, I "see" what I want to write, then I translate it to words.

5. I'm scatterbrained. My mom can call me and tell me to bring her something when I come over, and five minutes later, I may forget about it. However, I remember the most random facts. Some of them all the way from when I was a kid.

6. One of my favorite things is that I once visited the set of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.

7. I'm a romantic. I big one. I didn't always think I was. Laughed at people who were, so when I realized that I am a romantic, I couldn't believe it. Now, I think it's awesome.

8. I am a worrier to the core. I will think and think and think on something then worry about it long before I ever do it, but once I set my mind that I'm going to do said something, I do it. No turning back.

9. I am left-handed. Being a lefty is the best thing in the world.

10. I am constantly learning more and more about myself. It is the most bizarre and surreal yet amazing and wonderful thing in the world. When people tell me, "Don't ever change." I truly think, why not? Changing and evolving to become the most authentic versions of ourselves and better human beings is the best thing in the world, really. And despite me claiming to be half Vulcan (which I am), I truly want to be the best human being I can be.

The End. :)

Have you ever watched the stand up routine done by Bill Cosby called Bill Cosby: Himself? Please tell me you have. If you haven't, turn away from the computer, go find it, watch it, then come back. I'll wait.

Oh, good. You're back. Now, you remember when Mr. Cosby talked about being on a flight with the little boy named Jeffrey? Jeffrey was four years old, and the reason Mr. Cosby remembered Jeffrey's name is because Jeffrey's mother said "Jeffrey" the whole flight. The kid sounded like he was a handful. (And that's probably being nice about it.)

Yesterday, I boarded the plane for my first flight of the day. It was a puddle jumper, and my seat was all the way in the back. I thought I was very lucky because I had the row to myself, and it appeared that the row in front of me was going to be empty as well. Score!

I took my book back out and continued to read while I waited for the flight to finish boarding. And at the very last second, SHE arrived.

The female version of Bill Cosby's Jeffrey.

She, along with her mother, plopped herself down right in front of me. My first thought was, oh what a cute little girl! Then I had my first heart attack. POW! My heart slammed against my chest as I readied to hit the deck to protect myself from whatever gunfire had gone off.

Except that it wasn't gunfire. The little girl discovered that if you pushed down the window cover REALLY HARD, it would make the 32 year old behind you think shots were being fired, and well, you know, that's great fun. (Just so you know, this happened 12 times while I was on that plane. Good times.)

I wish I could tell you the little girl's name, but all her mom called her was, "Sugar" in a really high pitched squealy voice. (Stick a fork in my eye, please.)

Sugar decided that she wanted a drink of water right when the plane was getting ready for take-off. She screamed and she cried and she unbuckled herself all while her mother squealed, "Please, Sugar, sit down and buckle up. Please? Can you do that for mommy?"

It took the flight attendant walking back, looking at that little terror and firmly saying, "I need you to SIT DOWN and BUCKLE UP." I could have kissed her.

I knew the second flight of the day wasn't going to get any better when this girl sat down next to me, looked back at her friend (who was behind me) and exclaimed, "OH THANK GAWD! That isn't my ex. He's CUUUUTE though!" Then she burst into a fit of giggles. It wasn't long until her friend Miss *cough* *cough* *cough* joined us in our row. (If I get sick, I'm hunting her down and punching her in the neck.)

They made it incredibly hard for me to read. I heard all about how Miss Giggle McGiggly had three lovers, and one was leaving his wife for her, but she didn't want him to. And he wanted to get her pregnant, but she didn't want that either.

I also know there were seven cute guys on that flight. I know because they counted. Then Miss Coughbox leaned to Miss McGiggly and "whispered", "How can she just sit there and READ like that?" (Well I could read much better if you would shut up. And yes, I heard you say that.)

I finally put my earbuds in and pretended to sleep through all of their giggles and chatter and crazy arm movements while they were telling their stories.

All the while thinking, I'm so blogging about this.

And now I'm in Denver, and that's just awesome.

I can't think of a better way to start a new year and decade but with my 200th post. I tried and tried to come up with something completely fantastic for you all for this post. I tried listing 200 things that I did in 2009. I got stuck at 109. I thought about writing something inspiring, but I'm blocked from those types things at the moment. I found a 200 questions survey, but it was so obviously written by a 12 year old that I couldn't stand it. But I know how ya'll seem to enjoy my random posts and my 100 things post was pretty damn awesome, so I kept searching until I found this survey. There are definitely things on here that I'm sure you're just DYING to know about me. So, here we go...

1.Full Name: April Denise Holmes
2. Birthdate: 06/15/78
3. Birthplace: Salem, VA
4. Eye Color: pretty (okay, okay. they're green with gold flecks)
5. Height: 5ft3in
6. Weight: 150 (as of last weigh in. I will NOT be here long.)
7. Right handed or Left handed? I'm a lefty!
8. Heritage? English, Irish, Dutch, and Cherokee
9. My Worst Habit? I'm too hard on myself.
10. Zodiac sign: Gemini
11. Shoe size: 7 or 7.5
12. Pant size: (seriously?) I'm an 8.
13. Innie or Outie? Pierced. ;o)
14. Parents Still Together? For 38 years, baby.
15. The shoes you wore today: Black Airwalks that I'm super in love with.
16. Your Weakness: Mexican food. All of it.
17. Your Fears: The Unknown.
18. Your Perfect Pizza: YES. minus mushrooms.
19. Goal you would like to achieve this year: Winning a gold medal at the Olympics...no? Okay, find, I'd like to get to my goal weight.
20. Your Most Overused Phrase on IM: :o)
21. Thoughts When First Waking Up: SHIT.
22. Your Best Physical Feature: My eyes.
23. Your Bedtime: HAHAHA. Whenever I can get my mind to quit thinking.
24. Your Most Missed Memory? If it's a memory, how can I miss it? I always have it.
25. Favorite color: Orange
26. Food? Mexican
27. Sport? Football
28. Animal? Giraffe
29. Ice Cream? Moosetracks, but I've grown really fond of coffee ice cream lately
30. Candy? Dark Chocolate or Peanut Butter M&Ms
31. Store? Target
32. Salad Dressing? Ranch but I try to eat more Balsamic Vinaigrette these days.
33. Actor? Anyone who isn't Will Ferrell
34. Letter? M
35. Number? 7
36. Gum? Not a big fan of gum.
37. Holiday? St. Patrick's Day
38. Season? Fall
39. Toothpaste flavor? Anything that is minty fresh will do, thanks.
40. Radio Station? I don't listen to radio.
41. Perfume? Well I wear Dancing Waters from Bath and Body, but Clinique Happy Heart runs a close second.
42. Scent besides perfume? Fresh cut grass even though it makes me sneeze.
43. Body part on the opposite sex? Love me some nice guns.
44. What do you want to be when you grow up? Taller. Wait-dammit.
45. How do you want to die? Peacefully.
46. Turn ons: Kiss my neck, I melt.
47. Turn offs: Arrogance.
48. Which one of your friends acts the most like you? Jeff. Seriously, it's kind of scary.
49. Who makes you laugh the most? All of them. I have funny friends.
50. Who have you known the longest? Jessie. (I would say Lana, but she doesn't remember going to church together, do you Lana?)
51. When have you cried the most? I guess when my uncle was sick, then passed.
52. What is the best feeling in the world? Love.
53. Worst feeling? Throwing up. For real.
54. Where do you want to live when you grow up? Neverland, wait, I guess not, huh? Out west.
55. If you could change one thing about you, what would it be? I would never forget to love myself.
**Finish Each Sentence**
56. What a nice : beer I'm drinking.
57. Where did all the: good men go and where are all the gods...
58. Silly, little: Lucy. (My mom's dog.)
59. Never, under any circumstance: will I moon someone. Again.
60. I wish: I could come up with something better for this post.
61. Everyone has a: soulmate. (I know, I know.)
62. I am: awesome. HAHAHAHA
**Have You Ever**
63. Been in love? Yes.
64. Ben to Juvie? Seriously? I liked this survey until now. But no.
65. Mooned someone? see #59
66. Ran away from home? No, but I had my bags packed once.
67. Pictured your crush naked? Oh yeah....mmmm...oh! Sorry, where were we?
68. Skipped school? High school, no. College, hell yeah.
69. Thought about suicide? Not even at my lowest point.
70. Slept outside? Yep.
71. Laughed so hard you cried? Yes.
72. Cried in public? Yes.
73. Thrown up in public. Yes.
74. Wanted to be a model? No.
75. Cheated on someone? No.
76. Done something really stupid that you still laugh at today? Falling out of my chair comes to mind.
77. Seen a dead body? Unfortunately.
78. Drank alchohol? (Yeah, survey has taken a turn for the worse.) Hello, beer lover here!
79. Smoked? No.
80. Eaten Sushi? I'm told California rolls don't count.
81. Been on stage? Yes.
82. Gone skinny dipping? Yes.
83. Shoplifted? Not on purpose. There was pacifers in the bottom of the cart, and I didn't know it, when I found them, I took them back in and paid for them.
84. Been beaten up? Yes.
**Do You?**
85. Swear? Me? Shit no.
86. Sing well? In the car or shower I do.
87. Shower Daily? Who sent this survey to Robert Pattinson?
88. Want to go back to school? Maybe someday to get my Masters.
89. Want to get married? I don't think so.
90. Believe in yourself? On some things I do.
91. Get motion sickness? Yes.
92. Think you're attractive? I'm freaking adorable.
93. Get along with your parents? Most of the time.
94. Like thunderstorms? Love them.
95. Play an instrument? I play mandolin by ear.
96. Own an ipod? Love my ipod.
97. Pray? Sometimes.
98. Go to church? No.
99. Sleep with stuffed animals? Sometimes I cuddle with Gordon the Giraffe.
100. Keep a diary/journal? Doesn't blogging count?
101. Dance in the rain? No, I dance on the ceiling.
102. Sing in the shower? Dude, I'm the American Idol in the shower.
**This or That**
103. Pepsi or Coke? Coke.
104. Single or Group dates? Sure.
105. Chocolate or Vanilla? Both.
106. Strawberries or blueberries? Strawberries
107. Meat or Veggies. Yes.
108. TV or Movie? Yes.
109. Guitar or Drums? Guitar.
110. Adidas or Nike? New Balance.
111. Chinese or Mexican? Mexican.
112. Cheerios or Corn Flakes? Oooh, hard call. Hmm...Corn Flakes.
113. Cake or Pie? Cake
114. MTV or VH1? SyFy (even though calling it SyFy is just dumb)
115. Blind or Deaf? Is this really on this survey?
116. Boxers or Briefs? Boxerbriefs.
**Can You**
117. Do splits? Not without seriously hurting myself.
118. Write with both hands? Yep.
119. Whistle? Yep.
120. Blow a bubble? Yep.
121. Roll your tongue in a circle? Totally. (Got tired of saying "yep")
122. Cross your eyes? Sure.
123. Walk with your toes curled? Absolutely.
124. Dance? I'm a terrific dancer!
125. Eat whatever you want and not worry? NO.
**Who was the last person**
126. You touched? My mom.
127. Talked to on the phone? My mom.
128. You instant messaged? Melissa.
129. You hugged? My mom.
130. You yelled at? Do dogs and birds count?
131. You played a sport with? If running counts, it was our trainer at work.
132. When was the last time you cried? Last week.
133. When was the last time you laughed? About 2 minutes ago. (I laugh a lot.)
134. Last movied you watched? I'm watching Fellowship of the Ring right now.
135. Last flavor of gum you chewed? Some minty kind.
136. Last joke you told? Knock, knock...
**Right at this moment**
137. Where are you? On my recliner.
138. What can you see out of your window? Can't, blinds are closed.
139. Are you listening to music? Nope.
140. What are you wearing? Pink PJs that I got for Christmas.
**Beliefs**
141. Do you believe there is life on other planets? Hello...I'm half Vulcan!
142. Do you believe in miracles? Yep.
143. Magic? Yes. But only when you have a wand...
144. Love at first sight? I think it can happen.
145. Heaven? Yes. Christy lives there.
146. Hell? I work there.
147. Ghosts? YES.
148. Santa? Don't you?
149. Evolution? Jury's still out.
**In a boy**
150. Fav eye color? Brown or hazel.
151. Fav hair color? Brown. (but am also a sucker for redheads.)
152. Short or long hair? Never really considered this one. Short I guess.
153. Height? Taller than me is a plus.
154. Weight? Doesn't really matter. I tend to go for stocky dudes though.
155. Best clothing style: Clean.
**Random** (Isn't this whole thing random?)
156. What country would you like to visit most? Hmm...Ireland.
157. Your good luck charm? This ring I wear.
158. How many pillows do you sleep with? Have to have two or more.
159. Do you drink milk? Yes, love milk.
160. Person you hate most? I'm not naming names.
161. Most outdate phrase? I dunno, I like em all.
162. Do you think God has a gender? I don't know, I've never asked.
163. Where do you think we go when we die? I don't think about this. We'll all find out some day.
164. How many rings until you answer the phone? My ringtone right now is "It Happens" by Sugarland, so I have no clue.
165. What is something scientist need to invent? Teleporters.
166. Are you a health freak? I can be.
167. Are you a virgin? Um, no. But don't tell my mom. ;o)
168. If you could travel into space, where would you go? Vulcan
169. What is the worst weather? Rain.
170. Did you play with Barbies as a child? Not really.
171. How many grades did you fail? None.
172. Do you like pickles? Yep.
173. Have you ever faked sick? Totally.
174. What was the last lie you said? I got it on sale.
175. Have you ever cried during a movie? Sure have.
176. What is your blood type? A+
177. How old were you when you received your first kiss? 6. ;o)
178. Have you ever had an online relationship? Yep.
179. How many piercings do you have? 5
180. Have you ever broken a bone? Yep.
181. What do you want your friends to think about you? That I make them laugh and I love them.
182. Have you ever bitten someone? Yes.
183. Do you make wishes on shooting stars. Absolutely.
184. Do you remember your dreams? Most of them.
185. Have you ever been in the hospital? Yep. Almost died once.
186. Would you ever participate in a threesome? Hmmm...maybe.
187. Do you have any hidden talents? Nah? If I can do it, I'll tell ya.
188. Do you prefer books or movies? I like both but usually movies based on books tick me off.
189. What is your favorite book? Marley and Me
190. What do you collect? Carousels and an antique china pattern.
191. Are you a different person than you were 5 years ago? A completely different person.
192. Are you happy? Yes, I really am.
193. Pets: two dogs and two birds
194. Have any tattoos? I have one that I designed myself.
195. Favorite flower: Lily
196. Are you shy? I can be in person at first.
197. What is your deepest secret? Lean in close...I'm a sci fi nerd. Really.
198. Where do you want to go on vacation? Atlantis
199. Do you like coffee? LOVE coffee.
200. What is your mood? Happy that this is over. ;o)

WHEW. Now aren't you glad you stuck around for that?

Tonight, I walked into my kitchen, I took off, and I slid in my socks to the refrigerator. Oh man, how I loved to do that as a kid. Even though whatever adult was around would fuss at me for doing that, I'd sneak and do it as often as possible. And even though I fell and busted my ass more than a few times, I'd still slide across the floor in my socks.

Did you ever do that? Or how about after taking a bath. You knew your favorite show was almost on, so you had to hurry up, so you'd get your PJs on as quickly as possible without really drying off?

Or, just playing in the rain and jumping in mud puddles. Did you ever?

The things we did as kids without even giving a second thought to. Things that we may would get "in trouble" for really were the best times. I like to think of them as a kid's breaths of fresh air. Even though, for the most part, we had little stresses as kids, we all needed those moments where we could just take a moment and forget about school or homework or *gasp* cleaning our rooms. Without even thinking we took moments and did something completely illogical.

The holiday season can be particularly stressful for me. I never know what to get people, and never have enough money to buy my loved ones what I'd really like to buy them. Yes, I know that it's the thought that counts, but what to give? I generally will shop and shop and shop until it's the last minute. I think sometimes as adults, we get too wrapped up in the worries that are life. It stresses me out so much that I notice that smaller, dumber things start to annoy me. Have you ever notice how that happens? One big thing stressed you out, then the smaller things start to bother you. Work, school, kids, spouses, bills, holidays, friends, this event, that event. We get so wrapped up that we sometimes forget to just take a second and breathe. We forget that we need those little moments to do something completely illogical.

We need to just breathe. Or slide in our socks across the floor. Go ahead, give it a try. Just don't fall, k?

When I helped my mom decorate her house for the holidays (it's a tradition with us), I was secretly hoping she would forget a particular decoration. We had everything up, and then she said, "Hey, we need to get the snowmen out!"

This was what she was referring to:



Oh, yeah...sure you may think this is cute, but the thing has a motion sensor, and is extremely sensitive. This means that if the wind blows, the damn thing goes off. And if that's not bad enough, my nephew LOVES this thing. Begs to make the snowmen talk. He was fascinated with them last year too, which was cute since it was his first Christmas....until it was freaking March and my mom still had those little punks hanging on the wall.

So forgive me for not looking forward to hearing those little shits the 5 million times I'm going to have to hear them this holiday season.

That is all. ;o)

Thirty minutes past my appointment time. Why am I still in the waiting room?

I really could pee, but I'll hold it and just go after I get home.

FINALLY. She called my name. Shit. Now she's going to blow in my eye when that stupid machine.

And of COURSE she doesn't remember that I have a hard time not blinking.

Sure she says that this thing won't poke my eye, but what if she slips and it pokes my eye out. And she wants me not to blink. Right.

And you would know that my nose would just to stop up right now at this moment. Because earlier when I wasn't going to have an eye doctor in my face looking at my eyes was a much better time for the ability to breathe from my nose.

Yeah, I fucked that line all up.

My eye doctor reminds me of a kindergarten teacher.

Okay, yeah. I do know the words for "up and down" and "sideways".

NO NO NO NO. I do not want to dilate my eyes, but you obviously do, so do I have a choice?

Why does it take 15 minutes for your eyes to dilate, but 3 years for it to go away?

It cannot be healthy to be shining this bright light into my wide open pupil.

Oh no, what is that contraption she just placed on my face? It's pressing against my sinuses. PLEASE, nose, do not drip snot and embarrass us. I will cut you off my face if you do.

I totally shouldn't have had onions on my salad at lunch.

She's still looking inside my pupil. I wonder what she'd say if I asked if she could just make sure my brain is in there.

It can't be good that I'm now seeing blood vessels or nerves or both in the reflection of the light. Can it?

Okay, now I REALLY have to pee.

Finally time to go home...whoa, why do all the car lights look like giant orbs?

So, I'm stealing this from Melissa because I love random posts, and she told me I had to. Enjoy!

A– ADVOCATE FOR: Drink Beer at Work on Fridays.

B – BEST FEATURE: I do have some really great eyes. For real. And my calves are to die for. Really.

C – COULD DO WITHOUT: Allergies. And I tend to worry a lot. I don't know why.

D – DREAMS & DESIRES: To win the lottery so I can take care of my family and friends. It's going to happen one day, folks.

E – ESSENTIAL ITEMS: My ipod and my blackberry. ;o)

F – FAVORITE PAST TIME: Painting, reading, spending time with good friends.

G – GOOD AT: Remembering random facts. Seriously, it's a disease.

H – HAVE NEVER TRIED: To watch Grease the whole way through. I KNOW.

I – IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS: See "D". And I'm going to book a week long trip to Atlantis in the Bahamas. Who wants to come?

J – JUNKIE FOR: Science Fiction. But only the realistic kinds. Like Star Trek and Star Gate.

K – KINDRED SPIRIT: Oh, do I have to choose just one? I don't think I can. Let's see. Jessie, Lana, Melissa, my girls at Shrinking Jeans.

L – LITTLE KNOWN FACT: When I was a teenager, I taught myself to juggle. I'm pretty good at it, too.

M – MEMORABLE MOMENT: I guess the biggest was holding my nephew for the first time. He was just 4lbs 9oz when he was born. I was so afraid I would hurt him!

N – NEVER AGAIN WILL I: weigh 200lbs. The End.

O – OCCASIONAL INDULGENCE: Cake. It's so occasional that I get a sugar high when I eat it. It's fun to witness.

P – PROFESSION: Claims Research and Adjuster for a major health insurance company. I fix your claims if I can, so I'm the good guy. Or girl. Whatever.

Q – QUOTE: "There's such a lot of different Annes in me. I sometimes think that is why I'm such a troublesome person. If I was just the one Anne it would be ever so much more comfortable, but then it wouldn't be half so interesting." Lucy Maud Montgomery (I so relate to Anne on this one.)

R – REASON TO SMILE: Lots of FUN times ahead!!

S – SORRY ABOUT: Not realizing how much I love myself earlier in life. I think I missed out on some real fun times.

T -THINGS THAT ARE WORRYING YOU RIGHT NOW: That my family is falling apart. Really can't talk about it right now.

U – UNINTERESTED IN: Haunted Houses. I really just don't like 'em.

V – VERY SCARED OF: Spiders. I get really big ones in my house for some reason. Like ones the size of my, um, pinky nail. Hey, that's HUGE when you're scared of them!

W – WORST HABITS: Worrying.

X – X MARKS MY IDEAL VACATION SPOT: Atlantis in the Bahamas

Y – YUMMIEST DESSERT: Chocolate cake.

Z – ZODIAC SIGN: Gemini. And I love it. More than you know.

WHAT ARE THE ABC’S OF YOU?

Mendie over at The Little Ladybug that Could tagged me for this neat little award/meme. I'm supposed to tell you ten things that you probably don't know about me. We all know how I love random, so, here we go!

1. I have seen every episode of Star Trek: Voyager. At least twice. My fellow Trekkers would hang their heads in shame.

2. The Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin was/is one of my heroes. Five years ago, I was ready to pick up and head to Australia to beg him for a job. I think he would have hired me. I cried the day he passed away.

3. Yogurt makes me gag. I want to like yogurt. Try it often, gag every time. Boo.

4. When I was six, my mom had my hair cut into a Dorothy Hamil cut. I was that cool.

5. I spent my summers at the lake nearby. Our bathroom was an outhouse. I opened the door to the outhouse one day to see a brown spider the size of my head creeping out of the hole. I never would enter an outhouse again. Think about that one.

6. One of my favorite places to go is the antique mall.

7. "We Built This City" is one of my favorite 80's songs. I don't care what you say, it's iconic.

8. I have to "jump start" my washing machine mid-cycle every time I use it. I paid $100 for it, so I REALLY know the meaning of the saying "you get what you pay for".

9. I cry almost every time I hear bagpipes. (Long story.)

10. I can still sing the theme songs of the shows Kids Incorporated and the new Mickey Mouse Club. (I may or may not have been in the Mickey Mouse Club fan club.)

Now, I'm suppose to choose 10 friends to tag, but as you know that would mean I would actually have to make a decision, and we all know I can't do that. So, if you want to play, go for it! Thanks Mendie for the kudos!!