One Hundred Things About Me

I saw this on someone else's website and I thought it was kind of fun, so there!

1. My name is Tory, not Victoria or anything else. It is just Tory.
2. My middle name is Lynn, but I use Olsen, my maiden name, most of the time. I do this because my real dad left when I was 4 and I was adopted by Gary (Dad). Out of respect for him, I kept my last name. When I told him, he said it was stupid. Doesn't matter. I know I did it for him. He doesn't have to understand.
3. I don't have kids because I can't have kids.
4. I'm okay with not having kids. I like our quiet but fun life.
5. If, however, I found out I were pregnant tomorrow I would be thrilled and I think Roy and I would be awesome parents.
6. I'd rather do something than buy something.
7. Unless it is a computer. I'd rather buy stuff to make a new computer stuff than just about anything else.
8. I love Disneyland. I would live there if I could.
9. I met my husband in 5th grade, although I'm not sure that I talked to him that year.
10. I first got a crush on my husband in the 8th grade.
11. I had discussed Roy's boyfriend potential with a friend a week before we started dating and she said, "He'd make a good boyfriend for you!"
12. I was Roy's only girlfriend.
13. He was not my only boyfriend. He was my best one, though.
14. I was 20 when I got married.
15. What was I thinking?
16. Roy was 19 when we got married.
17. What we he thinking?
18. I wouldn't do anything differently.
19. I have huge mood swings.
20. Roy rarely, if ever, gets angry.
21. Not even when I'm going off the deep end.
22. I often feel like I don't deserve Roy.
23. I love how he spoils me.
24. I truly try not to take him for granted, but sometimes I feel like I do.
25. I actually do love teaching.
26. I am sad for people who put money over job satisfaction. You couldn't pay me enough money to leave teaching for something I don't want to do.
27. Roy and I work very well together because he is not threatened by my drive. I miss working with him.
28. I have HUGE personal drive to achieve.
29. I feel like I need to be the best at almost everything I do.
30. I sometimes work so hard I make myself insane.
31. I'm sure I make Roy insane too.
32. Roy and I balance each other very well.
33. I am impetuous.
34. He is careful.
35. Without him I'd probably have gone crazy by now.
36. Without me he'd probably be in a rut.
37. We are made for each other and I thank God for that every day.
38. I cry when I get mad.
39. I hate that I cry when I get mad.
40. Having a Whipple Procedure was the worst thing that has ever happened to me.
41. Having a Whipple Procedure was the best thing that ever happened to me.
42. I have a new lust for life, even bigger than before, since Whipplefest 2003.
43. I am a Christian.
44. But I'm not a perfect Christian.
45. I swear too much. I want to break that habit.
46. I love quirky movies like "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and "Office Space".
47. Stephen King is my favorite author.
48. So is John Steinbeck.
49. I secretly want to write a book someday.
50. A number of people have encouraged me to do this.
51. I guess it isn't a secret any more.
52. I love who I am now; the active woman who goes crazy with the training and the running and the triathlons.
53. I can be very judgmental as a teacher.
54. I believe that is because I am very driven.
55. I also believe that teaching is a job that you have to take extremely seriously and if you're not dedicated 100%, you should leave.
56. Lazy teachers should be fired.
57. If you don't like your students, you should leave.
58. I enjoy being with my kids more than I enjoy being with my colleagues, most of the time.
59. I believe my ego is too big.
60. I was fired from McDonalds when I was 19. How humiliating!
61. I am a Democrat.
62. I am, however, somewhat conservative.
63. I believe in hard work and dedication and that this will eventually pay off.
64. Roy cooks most of the time.
65. I love to cook, but it's easier to let him do it because I make a mess.
66. I love to run. I'm not kidding. I really love to run.
67. I never formally exercised until I was 37 years old.
68. I have very little patience at times.
69. With my students, I have a lot of patience most of the time.
70. I am surprised by that.
71. I do not drink. I don't like it.
72. I smoked marijuana one time in college. It wasn't all that it was cracked up to be.
73. I have no desire to drink or do drugs.
74. I think people who do drink to excess or do drugs are losers.
75. I don't smoke and never have.
76. I think people who smoke anywhere within the vicinity of a non smoker are inconsiderate and rude.
77. I bought my first house when I was 40 and love it!
78. I have run nine marathons.
79. I love my life.
80. I love going to see plays with Roy.
81. I also love that he loves going to plays.
82. He treats me like a princess. I love that.
83. I get only about 6 hours of sleep a night.
84. Since I started exercising, that's all I need.
85. When I am in a really bad mood, going running will get me out of it every time.
86. I had lasik surgery and I love it! It was expensive, but completely worth it.
87. I am very proud of my weight loss, mostly because I feel like I am taking control of my health.
88. I can be kind of mean to people I don't like.
89. I talk behind people's backs if I don't respect them.
90. I am not proud of either 88 or 89.
91. I can't leave the house without makeup or being dressed neatly. Personal appearance is very important to me.
92. This stems from when I was fat because I believe most people think fat women are lazy slobs and I never wanted to look that way.
93. I have been featured in three magazines; The National Enquirer, Family Circle, and Woman's Own (a UK magazine).
94. I am a complete computer geek.
95. I have taken, and passed, 7 professional certification tests related to computers.
96. I plan on taking more, but have been lax on that lately.
97. I cried during the Olympics when people won.
98. I secretly wish I had found my inner athlete earlier and actually did something with that.
99. Even so, I am proud of every race, triathlon, and new goal I meet.
100. I love life.