Right now...

50 random things about me, at this moment in time (as always, I reserve the right to change or change my mind):

1. If I had unlimited access to one thing in this world with no regard to cost, it would be plane tickets. First class or business class would be nice, but not necessary. I love to travel. (See quote from Robert Louis Stevenson from a few posts back)
2. If I could have one super power, it would be flying. Or time travel
   
3. I am extremely anal retentive
4. I prefer paper calendars to PDAs
5. I've kept a precise budget of exactly how I spend my money since 1999
6. I like to drink champagne, red wine and margaritas, although I try not to drink all three in the same night
   
7. I bite my nails
8. The first thing I do when I get home is wash my feet
9. I prefer email and online chatting to telephone calls
10. I dislike chocolate flavored things (ice cream, cookies, etc.) unless it is white chocolate
11. On the rare occasions I crave chocolate, my favorite brand of chocolate is Lindt
12. I love everything matcha green tea flavored
13. I talk/scream in my sleep
14. My Sunday morning guilty pleasure is perusing through the NY Times wedding pages
    
15. I harbor a deep dark desire to be in the NY Times wedding pages someday
    
16. I'm exactly 5'0''
17. When I was 4, I was afflicted with Guillan-Barre syndrome, which paralyzed me from the neck down for several weeks
    
18. I'm one of the most stubborn people I know. My dad and my grandfather and El Hombre give me a run for my money
    
19. In the 4th grade, I got dinged from the spelling bee for misspelling "sympathetic". I spelled it s-y-m-p-h...
20. My favorite book of all time is The Time Traveler's Wife
21. I have read The Time Traveler's Wife at least 30 times
22. I am very eagerly anticipating The Time Traveler's Wife movie, which is scheduled to be released on Christmas Day
    
23. I have horrible taste in music, which I prefer to say is eclectic taste. I like Shania Twain and Celine Dion and Timbaland and Black Eyed Peas and Maroon 5 and Coldplay and Jordin Sparks and Shakira, although my current favorite is Leona Lewis
    
24. I recently went to a Maroon 5 concert for a friend's birthday and thought Adam Levine was quite dreamy
25. I think Mohinder Suresh (from Heroes) is hooooooooooot
26. I snowboard goofy
27. When I was little, my favorite favorite place in the world was Lake Tahoe. I loved it so much I used to actually think that I would want to die at the top of Heavenly mountain (the part that overlooks the Lake surrounded by the snow-capped Sierras). Yes, I had very weird slightly morbid thoughts as a child...
28. I still can't think of very many places in this world that are as beautiful and serene as Lake Tahoe
29. Cities I would seriously consider living in for a finite period of time include Shanghai, Tokyo, Barcelona, Paris
30. My goal is to run 5 miles at a 11:00 pace by my birthday
    
31. I am a PC
32. I love bookstores
33. I used to love baking. I strongly dislike it currently
34. I have a weakness for beautiful shoes, especially stilettos
    
35. I lack a filter
36. My not-so-secret-dream is to one day write a novel that gets published, and doesn't suck
37. I love Vanity Fair magazine
38. I subscribe to US magazine but only allow myself to read it when I am at the gym
39. My favorite fine dining restaurant in San Francisco is La Folie. My favorite everyday restaurant is Koh Samui.
    
40. The one cuisine I could eat everyday and not get sick of is Vietnamese
    
41. If I could eat only one dish for the rest of my life without regard to nutrition or calories, it would be full-fat Greek yogurt with honey
42. I like to eat
    
43. I prefer mini-dresses to pants
44. When I dislike something or someone, it's evident because I will curse like a sailor when I talk about it/him/her
45. I generally see things in black and white, hot and cold
    
46. I dislike socially awkward people who have no noonchi
47. I am a feminist in that I want equal opportunities, equal rights and equal respect. I am traditional in that I find great enjoyment in cooking, cleaning and keeping house
    
48. I think life is too short for bullshit or unhappiness
49. I'm currently taking Mandarin classes. Wo hen hao. Wo bu mang. Wo yao kafei. Wo bu yao cha.
50. Growing older doesn't frighten me, but aging does