This is such an ego driven me, me, me, post... so naturally I can't resist. Therefore, I caved, and here are 25 things about me you probably wish I would not share.

1. My left hand is my best friend. We go out on dates together and I even bought it a new ring for Christmas.

2. I try to be hip and cutting edge and tell everyone I love new music but I'm lying. I firmly believe the best music was made during the decade 1965-1975 (Beatles, Who, Cream, Traffic, all of the bands out of San Francisco except the Grateful Dead who I never "got", Hendrix, Zep...face it, kiddies, you guys today just get the pale rip-offs)

3. I lie about my age all the time but when I make comments like #2 above, I give it away, don't I. Which brings me to #4.

4. I am a terrible liar but that doesn't seem to stop me.

5. I have frequent fantasies of running away. Anne Tyler wrote a book which fascinated me -- a woman whose family ignored her so one day while at the beach, she took a walk with just the clothes on her back and just kept walking. I wish I had those kind of guts (but my son is 21 and my daughter is 23 and both just got their own places) so it's kind of sadly moot.

6. I have no guts at all, actually, and am afraid of everything from amusement rides to swimming in deep water. And crowds. Oh my god, I am terrified of being trampled to death.

7. And yet I have guts to do things which could lead to me being found in a garbage dumpster identified by only my dental records. What exactly do I mean by that? If you are thinking the worst and wondering if it involves the internet, you are probably right.

8. I read someone's list here where she said she sucked her thumb until age 11, which made me smile. I sucked mine until I was 32 and my kids made fun of me. I wish I were lying about that, but I'm not. And if you are having evil thoughts about oral fixation, you are also correct.

9. I am pissed that I have four books published by a respectable indie publisher with two more due out next year yet I do not have an agent. See my recession blog post below. I've been through 3 agents already and have lost them all through no fault of my own -- well, other than I refused to write something Kate Hudson would want to star in.

10. I am pissed that anyone would even want to read something Kate Hudson would want to star in.

11. I hate video games with a passion.

12. Ditto rap music.

13. The smell of spearmint makes me physically ill.

14. Gum chewing in general makes me nauseous.

15. I like hanging out with classic rock stars and am lucky enough to be around them all the time courtesy of my rock star kiddies. I freely admit to being groupie mom.

16. I never wear anything but jeans and black t-shirts or black sweaters.

17. I have a fan girl crush on Neil Gaiman. He dresses the same way I do.

18. I used to have a fan girl crush on James Spader but that was during his Sex, Lies and Videotape days. When I see him on Boston Legal or actually hear him speak on a talk show, I want to vomit.

19. I am a hypochondriac. I need a twelve step program to stay away from Web M.D.

20. I now appear to need a twelve step program for Open Salon.

21. I also need a twelve step program for the internet.

22. I wish Obama's first act as President would be to have Bush and Cheney arrested for war crimes.

23. Regarding 22, I seriously believe they had something to do with 9/11. There's no convincing me otherwise.

24. I loathe all corporations and boycott as many as I can, preferring to frequent the few remaining Mom & Pop stores still in existence.

25. Other than the day my mom died, the night John Lennon was assassinated was the saddest day of my life.

I probably should have spent more time on this list but I decided to do it quickly and spontaneously for maximum results.  Wtf do I mean by that?  I have no idea.  All I can tell you is, not once did I lie in said list.