(You can find the first three installments in the Aug. 20 archive, if you're so inclined. It's been bugging me that I haven't finished this list.)

76. Music: I like all sorts of music, from Mozart to the Beastie Boys. My parents took me to the symphony, which didn’t take with me until 11th grade, when I saw “Amadeus” and got turned on to Mozart. The first 45rpm (showing my age, aren’t I?) was Queen “We are the Champions/We Will Rock You”. In elementary school I liked ABBA, the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, and Shaun Cassidy. Things gradually improved, however. In 8th grade, I had to choose between a Hall and Oates cassette or the Police. I chose the Police and have never looked back. MTV turned me on to all the New Wave stuff; I still love Bow Wow Wow. My brother introduced me to Stevie Ray Vaughn and George Thoroughgood, and taught me to hate Journey and Billy Squier. The first rock concert I saw was Men at Work.In the 10-11th grades, I loved Duran Duran. Now I’m exploring the music of Frank Sinatra, and later hope to learn some more about jazz (I do have a Dave Brubeck cd.) My guilty musical pleasure-New Order. They make techno music for English majors. At the risk of sounding like an old fart, today’s pop music sucks. New Wave was at least quirky and interesting.

77. Movies: When I was a kid (before the advent of the VCR), I fell in love with Disney’s Robin Hood. In retrospect the plot was pretty weak, even for a kids’ movie. But I suppose my young fascination with that movie foreshadowed my interest in things medieval. The original Star Wars had a big impact, of course, and started my interest in sci fi. The aforementioned “Amadeus” is still a favorite. Nothing beats the holy trilogy of John Hughes: “Sixteen Candles” (which I have memorized), “Breakfast Club”, and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. I like Kenneth Branaugh’s "Henry V" and "Much Ado", also "Shakespeare in Love" and "Dangerous Beauty". Oh, and “Better Off Dead” is great. I have a lot of that one memorized too.

78. I'll be very unhappy if I never make it to Europe, at least once. England and Italy especially. Depending on the politics of the Middle East, I could really go for a visit to Egypt as well.

79. Fresh breath is a priority in my life.

80. I love fresh flowers. I try to always have some in the house. Carnations are cool, because they’re affordable, last a long time, and have a nice scent. Roses are my favorite, any color works but purple ones are especially nice Queen Anne’s Lace, though it’s technically a weed, is another favorite of mine. It reminds me of my homeworld.

81.One of my many goals is to keep my feet as pretty as possible. Pedicures, toe rings, that sort of thing. My shoe size is a 6, but a 10 is more comfortable. (That’s one of my sure fire, gets a laugh every time jokes.)

82. I haven’t been on a vacation in two years. Fortunately, I have at least had days off.

83. My brother is 14 years older than me. We don’t have a lot in common, but we do enjoy each other’s company now. With my aforementioned bad taste in music, among other things, I’m sure the teenaged Greg was not too thrilled with the elementary school Karen. (In fact, he used to throw tennis balls at me!) When we get together now, we turn into the Incredible Sarcastic Duo.

84. As you can probably guess from the last entry, my parents were older than usual when I showed up. I believe the polite term is a surprise. Probably more like a shock! Nowadays though it’s no big deal for people in their 40s to have babies, but back in the late 1960’s it was a somewhat of a rarity. It’s kind of cool being my age and being able to say that my dad lied about his age to enlist in the Navy toward the end of WWII.

85. I enjoy being in the SCA, but have a feeling that it’s keeping me from more important things. I couldn’t tell you what, though.

86. I like my current job. Though some of the engineers around here are kind of wacky. I get to write and to do design work, two things I enjoy.

87. It took me a long time to figure myself out; the bad news is I still don't know the whole story!

88. I know they are a lot of work and trouble, but I would like to be a homeowner again someday.

89. I thought about being an interior designer for a while. I have very expensive taste sometimes.

90. Alligators make neat a design motif for jewelry. I have a alligator cuff bracelet and a silver pair of alligator earrings. But orange and blue is still an unfortunate color combination.

91. I have been called upon in the past to help find bargain clothes for my friends. I like to shop, but at least I also like sales.

92. Frequently, I have strange dreams. I would say I remember my dreams about 75% of the time. Sometimes I'm aware that I'm dreaming. When I sleep with my eyes open (a rare occurance, thank goodness) I have dreams that take place in the room where I'm sleeping.

93. I'm not very patient while I'm driving.

94. I get a kick out of reading The Weekly World News. I think it would be fun to write for them, very creative.

95. The first guy I had a crush on was Alex Hunter. First or second grade, Northampton Elementary. He had dark hair and freckles. Of course, he didn't reciprocate.

96. My prom date is now out of the closet.

97. I can be lazy. Though I can get a lot done if I'm into the project.

98. People should not get married until they reach the age of 30, at least (IMHO).

99. I don’t have a problem with being alone, but the thought of being lonely is scary.

100. My emotions tend to do that 'roller coaster' thing. Maybe it's chemical, maybe I'm just freaky!