Factoids About Me/People I Know =)

  1. I was named after my great aunt Marie
  2. My cousin has the same first and middle name as Chris from *NSYNC! (Christopher Alan)
  3. I was born the same day as Jonathan Taylor Thomas (September 8th)
  4. September 8th, 1984 (the day I was born) was a Saturday
  5. I was born at 2:44 A.M. September 8th, 1984 in Alexandria Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia!
  6. My mom grew up in New York, and had a NY accent for a while LOL (wish I could've heard that!)
  7. My parents both went to Ithaca College...my dad also went to the University of Maryland and Cornell University
  8. I learned to walk in California while I was visiting my aunt and uncle that lived there
  9. I saw David Duchovny at a no-name restaurant in Boston, MA in May of 1998....but I just sat there and stared!
  10. My uncle John (my mom's brother) died in December '94 :(
  11. My other uncle Alan (my mom's other brother) is a volunteer firefighter!
  12. My dad is a physicist.
  13. My brother was born the same day as Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen (June 13th)
  14. I got my tonsils out when I was 10
  15. Right now I have a dog named Scully (seriously)
  16. In my life, I've had a guinea pig named Frisky when I was 5 (we had to give it away because my brother was too young to handle a pet), a cat named Spotty (we had to put Spotty to sleep because of its severe hip problem we didn't have the money to fix), and two other cats named Lisa and Maggie (we had to give them away because they too had medical problems we couldn't afford to fix)
  17. I've been to two concerts...July 28th, 1999 and July 10th, 2000, both *NSYNC!
  18. My dad shares his birthday with actor Billy-Bob Thornton.
  19. My mom was born the same day as Madeleine Albright! :D
  20. My dad was really really sick with food poisoning the day I was born
  21. I was born a few weeks early!
  22. My brother was born with a cleft-lip and palat . . .
  23. I've had surgery twice in my 16 years...to get my tonsils out, and to remove a cyst from my ovary last year
  24. My brother has had more than 13 surgeries and he's only 13 years old! And there's lots more on the way!
  25. One of the first e-mail addies I ever had was ifitmakesuhappy@hotmail.com HAHA :-D
  26. We've had the Internet for about 5 years...
  27. I've loved X-Files for 4 years! (since February 2nd, 1997 when "Never Again" first aired)
  28. I've only been an *NSYNC fan since December '98 =c(
  29. Before I started obsessing over JC, I was obsessed with Justin for about a week!
  30. In 7th grade, I liked Hanson and The Spice Girls.
  31. Before David Duchovny/'NSYNC, I had a few other obsessions...my first was Jonathan Taylor Thomas, then Leonardo DiCaprio, then David Duchovny, then *NSYNC.
  32. I also used to REALLY love "Full House" and "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" (when they were still called that and when the movie came out!)
  33. I know the alphabet in sign language
  34. My mom speaks pretty good Spanish, and my dad knows French.
  35. The first website I ever made was at http://www.angelfire.com/sc/xfiles4u/index.html (I was either 12 or 13 when I first started it)
  36. When I was ?13? I fell down the stairs at a McDonald's (RIGHT before church TOO!)...definitely one of my most embarrassing moments!
  37. When I was in 7th grade, my mom, brother and I lived in an apartment about 10 minutes away from where I live now...the first time I saw "Scream" was in that apartment, and I broke my foot when I lived there...
  38. My parents almost got divorced three times I think...but now they're just "indifferent" I guess you could call them...my dad sleeps upstairs in their bed, and my mom is always sleeping downstairs on the couch...strange, huh?
  39. I recently found out my mom had to take fertility drugs to conceive me! Lovely.
  40. I was born with pretty bad jaundus (sp?) It's a kidney condition...or is it liver...lol I can't remember but anyway, I mysteriously grew out of it my mom said!
  41. The dog I have now is the first dog I've ever had!
  42. I got my driver's permit on September 12th, 1999
  43. I got my temporary driver's license in November 2000, and I will have my permanent one on February 5th, 2001.
  44. The first roller coaster I ever went on was the Scooby Doo at King's Dominion close to Richmond, VA (click on Scooby Doo to try and figure out what exactly I was so scared of!? LOL)
  45. The first upside-down attraction I went on was The Berserker , also at Kings Dominion!
  46. Well, while we're on the topic of roller coasters, my favorite roller coasters are The Shockwave , The Anaconda , and Alpengeist
  47. Throughout my life, I've only lived in 3 places! (Two houses, and an apartment for a short time)
  48. I grew up here in Springfield, Virginia and I've lived here my whole life.
  49. The friend I've known the longest is Laura Jakubs...I think I've known her since I was like 2! She lives in CA now...lucky ducky!
  50. Then there was Katurah, and I've known her since I was 4 I think..now she's in Columbus, OH.
  51. FINALLY, Christine! I met her the first day of Kindergarten, when I was 5...she still lives here, we just go to different high schools
  52. Right now I live in a 3 story house...the basement (which is REALLY ugly and unfinished), the first floor, and the second floor (where I "live" cuz that's where my room is and where the computer room is!)
  53. My house has 3 bathrooms for 4 people living in the house!
  54. My house has 2 showers, and only one bathtub!
  55. My mom tried having more babies like 5 years ago, but it never worked out :(
  56. Now that we're talking about babies, I sorta have an obsession with them...I wanna have TONS when I get older...I just LOVE babies and little kids!
  57. I've met people in real life (that I knew online) twice...once when I actually went on a "DATE" with a guy..ack that was scary! And a few summers ago, when I spent a week with my online bud Morgan at her house in PA!
  58. I've never been outside of the United States.
  59. The farthest road trip I've taken was from here (northern Virginia) to Orlando, Florida in the summer of '99...and according to mapquest.com, from here to Orlando is approximately a 834.8 miles (15 hours, 21 minutes) drive!
  60. From my house to Manhattan, New York (where TRL is filmed), it's 256.5 miles and a 4 hours, 59 minutes drive *g*
  61. -AND-, from my house to the J. Edgar Hoover Building (otherwise known as the "FBI Building"), it's only 20.8 miles (35 minutes driving time)! Told ya I was pretty close!
  62. There was this girl in my elementary school that was almost in that movie, "First Kid", except her scene got cut :O( (she brought proof of being on the set!)
  63. My brother's full name is Alexander Michael Keskinen (his middle name is my dad's first name), and he was born in the evening of June 13th, 1987.
  64. My mom, born Jule Marie Paul, was born on May 15th, 1953.
  65. And my dad, born Michael John Keskinen, was born on August 4th, 1949
  66. I am Finnish, Norwegian, Scandinavian, German, and Swiss.
  67. I have hazel-ish colored eyes that look green in the sun
  68. My mom and brother have brown eyes, and my dad has very light green eyes.
  69. Who wears glasses in the family? All of us! Well, all of us are SUPPOSED to, but my brother doesn't...hehe
  70. Who has, or has had braces? I have braces now, and my mom had them twice when she was younger...she actually had them for a total of ***7*** years! And my brother is definitely gonna need them when he's older...
  71. My dad works at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C.
  72. We have 3 TVs in our house, and 3 VCRs...one TV/VCR combo in my room, one TV/VCR combo in my dad's room, and a tv with a separate VCR downstairs in the "TV room".
  73. Our washing machine/dryer is in the old disgusting basement...where is YOUR washing machine?
  74. I taught myself to read when I was 5 :) My brother also taught himself how to read!
  75. I have over 60 video tapes! (Most of them are blank tapes I've taped on)
  76. I have every single X-Files episode from the 7th season taped. I'm only missing *one* episode from the 8th season (: go me!
  77. I once had a dream that I was like 8 years old, and in 2nd grade or something...and guess who was in my class? An 8-year old JC Chasez! LOL!
  78. I've seen the movie "Eyes Wide Shut". Yikes. Talk about my virgin eyes!
  79. I hardly ever wear make-up...
  80. I have these permanent bags under my eyes (I was born with them and they never really went away) :O( so it's hard for me to put eyeliner on!
  81. My mom's brother (the firefighter) is also a cable installer! So he gets free cable and free Internet access! (LUCKY DUCK!)
  82. Throughout my life, I have done ballet, gymnastics, tap dancing, jazz, been on the swim team for a few years, and played the violin, flute, clarinet, piano, and guitar!
  83. When I was ?11? I played violin at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
  84. I have 14 *NSYNC related CDs.
  85. I really really REALLY like Doritos! (Send me some!) LOL
  86. I am addicted to coffee and anything involving coffee (send me some of that too)
  87. My favorite dessert is cheesecake. (MMMMM CHEESECAKEEEE)
  88. When I was younger, I HATED "fizzy" drinks (Coke, Sprite etc.), but then when I was about 11, I tried a "fizzy" drink, and I loved it! (I'm totally obsessed with orange soda!)
  89. I haven't been on the honor roll since middle school.
  90. I've never gotten straight 'A's
  91. For the first time in my life, I'm going out of the country this summer...
  92. One of my best friends, Sara, is a professional model, and was born on April 1st.
  93. I've been on the news once.

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