10 More things that DUers don't know about you !!

[SoCalDem]

Both threads are well over 200 replies, so here's a brand new one :)

Please take the time to read the others.. There are some very interesting folks here..


Thread #1

Thread #2


:)

[Skittles]

1. OK

I own five pairs of shoes and one purse

I've never bought a CD

I don't own any jewelry

I LOVE going to the movies alone

My mum survived German bombing during WWII

My grandfather was trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk France - a farmer from England picked him up in a tiny boat and took him accross the channel

I have a brother ten months older than me and a brother eleven months younger than me

I've never been on a diet in my life

I have a serious crush on Johhny Depp

I cuss like a sailor. OK everyone knows that. But, I don't cuss near as much in real life. :)

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. Have you seen the trailer for Depp's new movie???

Slobber... fine,fine,fine, My husband is wondering if I am going through some kind of mid life mommy crisis.

[Skittles]

23. YES *slobber*

and he's actually in my age range (my cutoff is the 60's). :D

[curse10]

3. okay

I love Bon Jovi

I make damn good sushi, even though I don't eat it

I suck my thumb

I can't touch my toes

My dream as a little girl was to be an ex-patriot

I long to have a gay best friend

Even though I'm thin I worry about my weight

I don't like chocolate

I love to gossip

I have a sick addiction to law and order

[curse10]

4. How did I reply to Skittles post?

I swear I replied to the original! Maybe I'm goin' crazy!

[JohnKleeb]

11. your only 1st or 2nd generation ok

what you probably dont know about me
1. I think my little brother is a jerk
2. I am very clumsy
3. My clothes if you saw em could be called preppy
4. I dont fit the sterotype of a far leftist
5. I wanna learn Russian
6. If Bush and co were to start martial law etc I may start a resistance group
7. I seem outgoing here but am quite shy
8. I sometimes mumble in an british or irish accent
9. I may get a job on the school basketball team this year just not as a player
10. I plan to start a socialist club at school perhaps.

[Section_43]

55. Resistance group?

Count me in!:thumbsup:

[SOteric]

5. Yet another 10 things....

1. I like Action-Adventure movies: Jackie Chan, Bruce Willis, Stallone, Van Damme... I love to watch those guys kick bad-guy ass.

2. I like wearing short skirts.

3. I tend to drive too fast. Or fly too low, depends on your perspective.

4. I'm chronically underweight. My bony elbows have been registered as lethal weapons.

5. Stir-fry, my youngest cat, licks my face when he wants to cuddle.

6. I have a "thing" for dark-haired men with beards.

7. My toenails are enameled a glossy, pearlescent pink.

8. My neighbours are a Norwegian boatwright on the one side, and a nudist, inordinately proud of his tiny schlong on the other.

9. I have a dozen bookshelves, all overstuffed with books, and there are more books, stacked in various locations around my apartment.


10. I love the way the air smells in the fall. Decaying leaves, crisp, cold air, smoke and pines. Mmmm.... Tomes have been written about falling in love in the spring, and about summer romance. - But I love the fall, long walks with the trees a riot of colour, the students bursting with freedom and excitement.

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. Note to self....Keep SOteric away from bearded, dark haired husband.

;-)

[SOteric]

9. Mr. Grumpy is safe.

I don't chase married guys. (I might entertain a few discrete phantasies, but that's another matter).

And anyway, there's some fella that puts a pretty constant smile on my face already.

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. Thinking, thinking...

I can change the oil and the tires on my car.

I first met my husband 21 years ago in 7th grade, dated him in high school, and dumped him because he was too "nice".

I lost 100 pounds in 6 months (not in a good way, and more than needed to be lost)

I live in a highly republican, christian fundamentalist neighborhood.

I am a licensed cosmetologist. Haven't worked at it in over 5 years. Wasn't my cup of tea.

I have kept a daily journal since back in middle school.

Did I mention my daughter was in the National Spelling Bee Last year? Speller #107? She won us a free trip to D.C. and we had a blast.

I am an avid (AVID) football fan.

I rarely wear dresses and never wear heels.

I love old country music, but abhor the new.

Reading back on this list, man I am boring.

[SOteric]

8. Good lord!

100 pounds in 6 months?! Did you have something amputated?

On edit: No, you're not boring. I think it's like visiting a foreign country in a way. As dull as you find the post office in your home town, visiting one in Paris is cause for wonder.

Even the simplest things about other people seem interesting to me. It's my crap that's boring.

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. It took them a long time to figure out that I had extreme GERD

Acid reflux basically, that they "think" manifested itself out of an immune deficiency I have. It was a hell of a time. I'd eat/puke eat/puke...repeat. I call it reluctant bulemia. hahaha.

[Gato Moteado]

10. i'm reposting mine here....

....since i just posted them at the bottom of the mile long #2 thread and they'll probably never be seen there:

1. i have never owned an umbrella
2. i don't wear a watch or rings or jewelry of any kind
3. i am deathly afraid of heights (i cannot stand out on high balconies or ride ferris wheels)
4. i have always liked to wear my hair long, even as a little kid in the 60's
5. my favorite beatle was george harrison, i felt like crying when he died
6. i don't care much for hollywood movies but rather prefer foreign and independent films
7. i don't really like coffee
8. i try not to go places where people can smoke cigarettes because the smoke gives me a sore throat (though other smokables are fine)
9. i was terribly allergic to dogs until i found one at the pound that i wasn't allergic to. after living with her for 3 years, i've almost completely lost my allergy to dogs.
10. i will soon be leaving the country to go live in the rainforest in central america despite #1 and #7.

[SOteric]

13. I like to frequent

the rainforests of Washington state. And I never take an umbrella.

What will you be doing in Central America?

[Gato Moteado]

21. photographing monkeys, toucans, wild cats, crocodiles,....

....and every other wild animal i can find. i've got some other things planned.....i'll keep everyone here updated once i get down there, which will hopefully be in the next 6 to 8 months. i don't have nearly as much money as i should have to be making this move but i'm going to do it anyways.

[Gato Moteado]

19. and here's ten more...

1. i grew up on the west side of chicago in a neighborhood called Austin and now i live in Austin, TX (though not for much longer)
2. persian women, mediteranean women, hispanic women and asian women turn me on in a big way
3. some of my favorite authors are stephen j gould, david quammen, richard feynman, kurt vonnegut, john irving, tom robbins, philip roth
4. i'm a wildlife photographer (not professional) and one of my biggest dreams has always been to work for national geographic
5. i love to travel but don't have the money any more to do it
6. i saw a ufo once in the florida everglades (a big lit-up, green ball that shot over tamiami trail in the middle of the night
7. i don't drink alcohol any more because it only makes me tired and gives me a headache later on
8. i probably should have married my first love, but i didn't and although i have had many relationships since her, i have not fallen in love...so i am still unmarried
9. mahler, dvorak, and tchaikovsky are some of my favorite classical composers and duke ellington, charles mingus, and fats waller are among my very favorite jazz composers
10. i've seen the rolling stones four times

[Ivory_Tower]

20. For a second I thought I was reading about me...

Well, except for the coffee, dog, and rainforest -- although the rainforest has been tempting at times (getting a dog has been tempting, too, for that matter).

Interesting about the fear of heights, I found that I can stand on a balcony, for instance, as long as there is a VERY secure and thick railing. I can even look over the edge of a cliff as long as I'm laying flat on the ground, on my stomach. Then I can crawl to the edge. Slowly but surely I'm working on that fear -- even hiked around the Grand Canyon a little bit last year! (Just didn't get too close to the edges.)

[Cheswick2.0]

12. Okay, one more time

1) I used to think John Malkovich was the sexiest man on earth (I might still)

2)I have size 9 1/2 feet and I have not worn high heels in 10 years. I refuse to be uncomfortable anymore

3)I was in the honors english clas in 9th grade and once we all climbed out the window and came back in through the door while the guy who eventually ended up validictorian distracted the teacher. BTW the teacher never taught again after us. WE WERE HORRIBLE NASTY smart kids.

4)My mother told me when I was a year old, I used to sit for hours in the dusty yard in TX where I was born and call "poggies poggies" and let our puppies climb all over me while I laughed.

5) I was the only child who met my grandmother for the first time with a big grin. She was a very fussy woman who didn't easily relate to us...so this impressed her and she thought I was special for years.

6)About a year ago I discovered that a war memorial (the battle of Wyoming Pa) is inscribed with names of several of my ancesters. I had thought they moved from CT to central NY in the 1700s and stayed. But apparently they ventured to Pa settled this area and my line went back to Morrisville/Madison NY. I had no idea I had connections to this area besides marrying someone from here.

7)I am mentioned/thanked in the 2nd edition of "Fortunate Son".

8)When I was a kid, from the age of four, we would go to my grandarents lake cottage. I always found a way to get into the water almost immediately. I took many 'accidental" falls off the dock the minute we got out of the car.

9)I was an RA in college. One night during a fire drill my boyfriend trailed out of the dorm along with all the girls on my floor...right past the Dean of Students.

10)Another time in college a bunch of us put stockings over our faces(Mine was orange and I was the tallest person there, everyone knew it was me) and "kidnapped" people walking around campus, took them to the cemetary and left them there tied up. Of course we went back and got them.

[SOteric]

14. We should compare

stories one day.

I was a horrible, nasty smart kid, too. :evilgrin:

[Cheswick2.0]

18. This is why I now want to teach

Only instead of the honors kids, I want all the worst kids no one wants to teach. Some of them are smart too, they just need someone who is determined to convince them of it.

I will look forward to comparing notes!

[Dookus]

15. ok.. here goes

1) I have a twin sister

2) I'm a slob. My boyfriend's neat. Keeps things interesting.

3) I've met Sinbad, Gregory Hines, Herbie Hancock, Peri Gilpin, Eartha Kitt, Mick Ronson, olympian Al Oerter & Billy Idol

4) In highschool and college, I studied French, German, Italian, Arabic, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese and American Sign Language. Can barely squeak by in Italian if I have to. I've forgotten most of the rest.

5) I have three cats and an African Sulcata Tortoise named Rosebud. She could well grow to 200 pounds. I give daily insulin injections to one of the cats.

6) Just about every inch of wallspace in my house is covered with bookshelves. I have a lot of books. And DVD's.

7) I did a LOT of acid in high school and college.

8) I've gone to 220' underwater while SCUBA diving. Once. It's dangerous to go that deep.

9) I just found out a few years ago that my twin sister almost killed me. She was mad at me cuz I was bein' a jerk and she sprayed a perfume of hers that I was highly allergic to on my pillow. I didn't smell it, and in the middle of the night my parents had to rush me to the hospital. I was in intensive care for days.

10) My newest kitten is sucking on my earlobe as I type this.

[Cheswick2.0]

25. how are you going to get your sister back?

only kidding :hi:

[Dookus]

29. hrmm...

maybe I'll forget her birthday.

[PopSixSquish]

17. Here's Mine

We do have some interesting folks here. This is a great idea!!

10) I am obsessed with football (posting while watching the game right now)

9) I have more close male friends than close female friends (I'm female BTW)

8) My father is a retired Episcopal minister and self-proclaimed "Roosevelt Democrat" who cusses better than anyone I know

7) I am claustrophobic

6) I don't balance my checkbook - drives my boyfriend crazy

5) My stepfather was an Army photographer who served in WWII and Korea

4) Once while in college I got completely drunk and told an entire fraternity house where they could go and what they could do when they got there.

3) I love movie musicals

2) I have the hots and I means hots for Denzel Washington

1) The things I value in my life are my family, friends and dog. Anything else can be replaced or done without

[Cheswick2.0]

26. I love movie musicals too

My favorite is Carousel.

[marigold20]

33. Claustrophobic - I can sympathize...

I discovered this about myself during a Gene McCarthy rally in college. Nothing like 2000 screaming college kids in a small gym. I shudder to remember it.

[kathee]

22. This has been so fun

to read!

1. My bedroom is decorated with my lingerie stapled to the walls.
2. I hate mayonaisse, fried foods, and gravy.
3. I adore most elderly people I meet.
4. I once did a cartwheel in a McDonald's.
5. Whenever I cant find my SO, I whistle really loud in the grocery store.
6. I hate perfume.
7. I prefer going barefoot.
8. I like the smell of gasoline.
9. I hate airplanes.
10. I am addicted to Wintergreen Lifesavers. I am currently in recovery.

[Cheswick2.0]

27. 6. I hate perfume.

Me too, it doesn't help that I am now allergic to it

[amber dog democrat]

32. I like this thread

1) I hate to wear shorts - but will if I am bike riding or exercising

2) I love acoustic stringed insturments - play guitar, learning mandolin
violin is next. Play by ear. self taught.

3) When I was an adolescent I was very fond of Dr. Pepper. Cant stand it now.

4) like to build models of various kinds of watercraft from scratch.
Want to master plank on frame shipwrightry in scale and build a real
sail boat ( 16 foot sharpie / friendship sloop combo )

5 Have a cat who's name is always being changed. He knows who he is.
adopted him when he was abandoned 8 years ago. Wonderful campanion

6) lousey at chess, no grasp of strategy but love history - always reading.
Right now its the Crusades. Also Tacitus's histories.

7) I won't have any camera or watch that requires batteries.

8) 7 Samurai is my favorite movie

9) I believe in ghosts, even though I think I should know better Halloween is my favorite holiday, next to April Fools.

10. Very poor math skills

[Deja Q]

24. I'm not really gay. In fact, I happen to be sexually attracted to...

Toaster and toasting ovens!!!




Oooh, isn't the one on the upper left sexy? :9 And look at the meat on the one on the lower-middle! :D

Actually, looking at those muffins and the shape they're in, maybe I am gay, I'm sorry... :eyes: :cry:

[Cheswick2.0]

28. gee if my toaster oven was that clean

I might be attracted to it also.

[nuxvomica]

30. So your really do like grills?

Sorry.

[marigold20]

31. OK

Love cats.

Almost drowned at age 4.

Secret crush on Orlando Bloom (I'm twice his age).

Will mix up a cake mix just to eat the batter.

Wish I could live in Montana again.

Favorite summer food - tomatoes still hot from the vine.

Daydream at 12 - that I'd be the shortest Miss America ever.

Daydream at 13 - that I'd be the first woman player in the NFL (but I was still very short - still am)

Daydream at 50 - to be in good health at retirement.

Have never seen Titanic!

[Cheswick2.0]

34. HI, about that cake batter thing

I have done that too, but I like cookie dough better

[kathee]

39. mMMM hot summer tomatoes

nothin beats em!

[Gingersnap]

54. I match you on three

love cats,

almost drowned twice (at age of 6 and 20)

Have never seen Titanic either!

This is fun

[Lydia Leftcoast]

35. Well, if SOteric can go twice...!

1. The earliest record of my father's family is from Norway in 1726, when two young people from neighboring islands eloped.

2. Our family used to own a dog who could open doors with his teeth and paws.

3. Maybe I've watched too many episodes of Mystery, but I find men with British accents incredibly attractive.

4. When I was ten years old, I was part of a recorder quartet formed by our church's music director. We had soprano, alto, and tenor recorders, and we doubled all the hymns during the service.

5. I used to be anti-choice. That gradually changed as I learned about other women's experiences and, most significantly, had a pregnancy scare of my own.

6. I wa born on the annivesary of D-Day, and Robert Kennedy died on my eighteenth birthday, having been shot the previous day. A famous person who shares my birthday is Nathan Hale.

7. I have never seen the following incredibly popular movies: Titanic, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ghostbusters, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, or Saving Private Ryan. And yet I presume to write Movies for Democrats!

8. I didn't get a driver's license until I was 29. Just wasn't interested, and I lived in places where I didn't have to drive.

9. All my gentleman friends, except the very first guy I dated in high school, have been two to ten years younger than me.

10. I am hopelessly bad at 1) wrapping packages, 2) keeping a house or apartment neat, 3) remembering how to play card games from one session to another, 4) any game that involves throwing or hitting a ball or rolling one down an alley, 5) arithmetic--When I was teaching, my students used to double-check my grade calculations, because I was so error-prone.

[HEyHEY]

36. 10 more...hmmmm

1:I like Kurt Russell movies
2:I can drink any kid of booze and mix and match all night without a problem.
3:I may seem like a nice accepting guy, but cross me and I'm big on payback
4:Far to young to like Gordon Lightfoot as much as I do
5:I once threw up in a plant, in a bar, and no-one saw me do it.
6:I too bite my nails
7:I will not wear sandals
8:I don't like swimming unless it's in the ocean
9:I won't order a club sandwich unless it naturally comes cut in quarters and specifys on the menu
10:CHinese food alway smakes me sick.

[SiouxJ]

62. Hmmm. on #10

perhaps you are allergic to MSG. I'd bet if you found a Chinese restaurant with a "no msg" statement on the menu, you might find it's not the food that makes you sick. Most of them used to use MSG which a lot of people are allergic to. Just a thought.

[bloom]

37. Here you go -

10. I never went to beauty parlors growing up - I hated the smell and didn't want anyone screwing up my hair. (Now I go once or twice a year.)

9. I love to garden - ripping out plants - planting new ones. (hate maintenance though)

8. I have an auto-map in my head - I always know the 'right' direction.

7. I made chronological photos albums - one for each year as my children grew up.

6. e.e. cummings is my favorite poet.

5. I like Scandinvian Roots Music - like Hedningarna.

4. I have ridden/taken car on ferries in Maine, North Carolina, Texas, Washington, Michigan, British Columbia... I like islands - I think I should live on an island.

3. I am descended from Jacob Boehm - a German mystic.

2. I rarely buy prepared food.

1. I still like to blow bubbles

[DoctorBombay]

38. A second helping of Bombay!

10. I am the least handy man I know. Light bulbs confuse me.

9. My wife and I have around 30 stuffed animals.

8. I love maps and calendars. They're all over the place.

7. I'm an extremely heavy sleeper, but I never oversleep (unless completely drunk)

6. I enjoy contemperary fiction. Favorite author: Rick Moody

5. My first ever vote cast was the 1992 Dem Primary for Tom Harkin.

4. I'm seriously arachnaphobic.

3. I hate my job and think my co-workers are the most boring people on the planet.

2. I have taken one other popular illegal drug other than marijuana, but only on one occasion.

1. I, along with my roommates senior year of college, hosted a party that featured not one, but two separate fires.

[realFedUp]

40. Twin toes

that's it.

[VOX]

41. Ten again...

10) I've only had three cars in my life, all long-lived: a vintage Mercedes, and two Volvos.

9) During the Civil War, my great-great grandfather (on my father's side) was a private in Company D of the 11th Mississippi Infantry. The 11th was part of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, and fought in several major engagements, including Gettysburg. My GGG was captured just a few days before Lee surrendered, when his post was overrun by Federals. He was imprisioned and caught smallpox, but survived and migrated to Texas. The daughter he had who links me to him was born *after* the war. In short, had he been killed or died from disease, I would not exist.

8) I occasionally smoke a pipe.

7) I have a gift for mimicry of voices and sounds. This has gotten me into trouble on more than one occasion.

6) Two days ago, I helped Nastassja Kinski put her dog (a pug) into her car.

5) I enjoy the company of cats and vice versa; it's as if I speak their language.

4) I buy many more shoes than I need.

3) I am very attracted to women with dark hair and green eyes.

2) The desert recharges me.

1) I can't seem to get enough water -- I drink more than eight glasses/day, take long showers, and swim regularly.

[FloridaJudy]

42. I Collect Pornographic Tarot Cards

[BurtWorm]

43. That's worth ten things we didn't know about you!

:toast:

[leftofthedial]

44. I'm not sure there ARE 10 things

1. I love the desert.

2. The first concert I ever went to was the Beatles.

3. I drive a Saturn.

4. My favorite guitar is a 1955 Martin O-15.

5. My favorite edible substance on the planet is green chile.

6. I have four jobs, all involving music. None of them pay worth a shit!

7. I can't drink orange juice (problem similar to MrsGrumpy). Until this problem started, OJ was #2 on the list behind green chile.

8. The first CD I ever bought was Kiko by Los Lobos.

9. I hate the house where I live right now.

10. My favorite sound (other than my daughters' voices) is the Wurly patch on my Roland A90.

[peterh]

45. Hmmm…10 things…

1) I’m a die-hard S.F. Giant fan
2) I play dominos for money
3) Trained dolphins in the Navy
4) I bite my nails
5) Completed the Buds/Seal diving program
6) Love doing my own yard work
7) Live in Cal., but Oregon will always be home
8) Went to boot camp in Orlando, Fl. before anything was there
9) I’m a wino….but a picky one
10) I’m a trader in the oil industry

[leftofthedial]

46. I root for two teams

The Colorado Rockies

And whoever is playing the Giants.

Boy am I disappointed alot!

:-)

[peterh]

47. Yeah, I’m kinda the same way….

The Giants and then whom ever is playing the Dodgers.
You had a “brief” bright spot a couple of months ago when your Rockies sweep my Giants :evilgrin:

[leftofthedial]

49. Don't even mention the frigging Dodgers!

Actually, I have enjoyed several visits to Pac Bell. I was a big Dusty Baker fan, but Felipe is no slouch either. He used to manage in Denver long ago.

The Rox just suck. I can't even stand it anymore.

Maybe in another 50 years, they'll be lovable losers like the Cubs, but right now they're just losers. Oh well. they're my team!

[disgruntella]

48. on the verge of 300 posts

I will jump in -- just 5 for now though

1) I can't change the channel if Saturday Night Live or Law & Order reruns are on
2) I used to play Ultimate Frisbee
3) I've never been out of the U.S., except Canada (thrice)
4) At age 16 I was cast as the lead in a childrens' theater production of "Say No, Pinocchio!" (but I quit - even though I wasn't much of a drug user, I felt like a hypocrite)
5) Tomorrow is my last day of work and I'm up way too late posting on DU!

[Dookus]

50. ok... 10 more from me....

the first try was so fun, I'll add more:

1) I'm pretty good at poker. I've played in the World Series of Poker, and have had my picture in Card Player magazine.

2) I came out of the closet in 1979 at the age of 18.

3) I really like Dennis Kucinich, but I think he looks like Dobby the House Elf.

4) I've had sex with many hundreds of men (and a handful of women), and have never had an STD.

5) I was employee #12 at Palm Computing. I helped create the PDA.

6) I have a few tattoos, including my first: a flamingo on my ass.

7) I never finished college.

8) I have a strange sexual attraction to Christiane Amanpour.

9) I have eight nieces and nephews, and I'd say at least 6 of them consider me their favorite uncle.

10) If I were 18 again, I'd go to college to study journalism.

[Gingersnap]

51. here goes

1. My bedroom is school bus yellow
2. I won the state championship in debating in high school (this is probably really a surprise, since my posts on DU are usually poorly phrased and I just don't like to argue anymore.
3. I grew up in a town of 8,000 people
4. I have two tattoos--one on foot, one on back, from 1989 and 1991
5. My grandparents are Romanian
6. I am a fabulous cook and vegetarian
7. I am an aquarium fanatic
8. I was a rock DJ in college and ran my own record label
9. I speak three different languages spoken by less than 10,000
people
10.I have blond hair and brown eyes

[Lydia Leftcoast]

59. As a linguist, I have to know

What are the three languages? Some Native American languages, perhaps?

[kathee]

65. blonde hair

brown eyes here too...well..born blonde anyways. Goin grayer now. I know very few people who are blonde with brown eyes.

[SoCalDem]

73. My oldest son has blond hair & brown eyes/...

Those are the blond(e)s who can get a sun tan.. Blue-eyed blond(e)s sunburn.. He married a blue eyed blonde..:)

[LosinIt]

52. Can I start with 8 and amend later??

1) If I had been born 1 mile farther north, I'd have been Canadian.

2) I had a gastric bypass and have lost around 75 pounds so far.

3) I work the night shift, international customer support.

4) My son almost died from getting bit by a beaver, no not rabid.

5) I have olfactory hallucinations (phantosmia), probably migraine or epilepsy related. In treatment for it now, but there is probably nothing they can do for me, will just have to live with this terrible smell.

6) I was an exchange student.

7) My grandmother lived to be 94, my great-grandmother 92, great-grandfather 98, great uncle Charlie 102.

8) My brother knows Howard Dean.

and I owe you two

on Edit:
9) I have a body pillow named Mel, after Mr. Gibson of course.

10) I have two Boston Terriers and a Rhodesian RidgeBassett.

There SoCalDem, you happy now??? HUH??
Once you get started it't tough to stop:
11) My little toenail, on both feet, looks like a claw.

[SoCalDem]

53. No

:P

[Section_43]

56. Top 10

1. I am a huge OU Sooners football fan. (Since '77)

2. Big fan and collector of psychedelic 60's music.

3. I have been a poet for 23 of my 38 years.

4. I am an animal freak to a frightening degree.

5. My guilty pleasure is dirt track stock car racing.

6. I am an avid mountain biker. (I own 3)

7. I don't understand the concept of being a "centrist."

8. I was a union president for 2 years and vice for 1.

9. I am addicted to coffee and pasta.

10. I have the best wife/mate/friend a person could ever dream of.

[regnaD kciN]

57. My first ten...

10) I grew up in Switzerland (and returned to the U.S. speaking French better than English).

9) I'm 1/2 Russian (or Belarusian) Jew, 1/4 German (with a brief stay in Poland), 1/8 Danish, and 1/8 Manx (explaining my lack of a tail). This means that I am both a) German and Jewish, b) Russian and Polish, and c) Scandinavian and Celtic. (I persecute myself in my spare time.)

8) I went to college assuming I would eventually become an Episcopal clergyman. That lasted until, roughly, the first time I woke up after an off-campus party not able to remember what I had done the night before...then, later, found out...

7) I once crashed a Columbia Records party in San Francisco, and wound up standing next to both Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.

6) My first vote ever was for a Republican (Gov. Francis Sargent of Massachusetts, back in the days when there were liberal Republicans). Not too many since then, though.

5) My first girlfriend is now (hypocritical right-wing talk-show jackass) Michael Medved's sister-in-law.

4) I am officially a recording artist, having sung on a CD of Gregorian Chant.

3) On a trip back from Switzerland in 1972, I spent the entire flight playing chess with a girl who I later found out was Henry Kissinger's daughter. (Our parents were talking, and her mother mentioned something about attending the GOP convention, which fortunately caused my mother to restrain herself from making any political comments about "that crook Nixon and his Nazi henchman Kissinger.") Too bad...she was kind of cute.

2) During my freshman year in college, I hitchhiked between Maryland and New Hampshire and back again over a long weekend.

1) I have directed several short films (including Titanic II -- official tagline: "Nothing on earth could prevent a sequel"), and am currently at work on a feature.

[Deb]

58. Have a great day!

1. In 4 years, I've won $6K in fishing tournaments.

2. I started collecting antiques in my teens.

3. Work more volunteer hours than my paying job.

4. Hunt for fossils and arrow heads.

5. Been on TV several times with politicians.

6. Do most of our carpentry work.

7. Beat out the HS Prom King for Sr. Class Pres.

8. Know how to produce maple syrup.

9. Can milk a cow, trim goat hoofs and ride a horse bareback.

10. Prefer incandescent lighting.

[kathee]

66. Im with ya on number four

Ive loved that all my life. Found my first fish fossil at age nine somewhere out in a NM desert.

[Briarius]

60. These threads rock!

here's my 10...since I post soooo much :eyes: this is more like get to know me. Anyway:

1. I'm married and have a 9 month old daughter
2. My wife and I met while we were exchange students in Germany
3. I'm a rock climber and hope to open my own gym soon.
4. I'm a guy and regularly wear a g-string
5. my ancestors were Scottish reivers
6. I can't spell
7. I'm practically addicted to sunflower seeds
8. I've been a ham radio operator since I was 14
9. I play tuba well and concert bass not very well
10. I drive a Jeep and I don't think I ever want anything else :P

[TrogL]

75. Where do you buy a g-string?

I need one (lost my other one).

[Briarius]

78. Here's a couple of places:

This is the place/one that I have:
http://fashion.admcity.com/underwear/3405054.shtml

I've shopped here too:
http://www.internationalmale.com/

be warned that they send you a catalog about every freaking week with tons of ugly crap in it!
Good luck!

[MaineDem]

61. Here's mine

1 - All 4 of my grandparents emigrated from Ireland
2 - I've been a sports car nut for years and have been both a competitor and official at US and foreign races
3 - I have a fear of crossing bridges
4 - Al Franken's wife was my best friend in grammar school
5 - I attended my first Democratic convention in 1972
6 - I've met Bobby Kennedy
7 - I've played guitar since high school...too bad I haven't improved over all this time
8 - Hubby and I have no children
9 - I've lost 130 pounds in the past year and a half
10 - I fainted at the John Kerry speech in Boston this week and had a nice ambulance ride to the hospital.

[VelmaD]

63. My turn, my turn

I've been thinking about this trying to come up with 10 things for days now. Here goes.

1. I webhost adult content. Seriously. I’m the webmistress for the Boys in Chains fanfic archive and I own a server that hosts some of the bigger erotic fanfic sites on the web.

2. I have had the same best friend for 20 years this coming January. We met in the 7th grade and have been best friends ever since the second we met.

3. I’m carrying on a torrid internet affair with a fellow DUer (no not short bus)

4. I collect the novelizations of cheesy scifi and fantasy movies. I actually own a hardback copy of “Clash of the Titans”. And Krull. *blushes*

5. My best friend and I collect Star Wars toys. A couple of years ago we got some used ships and did terrible things to them with paint and glitter. We painted a Tie Fighter black with rainbow sparkles and then painted the 6 panels on the wings in the colors of the rainbow. It was hideous and beautiful.

6. I love shoes. With big chunky heels.

7. I wear at least one anklet pretty much all the time (have to take them off to shower). My favorite came from India and has little bells on it that jingle when I walk. It’s like putting a bell on a cat.

8. I was involved for 10 years with the single most boring man on the face of the Earth.

9. My parents moved into the house I grew up in 3 weeks before I was born. They still live there. I think I’m the only person I know who never moved before leaving for college.

10. I was originally a piano pedagogy major. Music was my life. I was so young when I started I don’t even remember learning the names of the notes. My momma says when I was little I didn’t bang on the piano like most babies. I would pick out little tunes one note at a time. The neat thing is my 4 year old nephew does the same thing. :-)

Darth Velma

[Interrobang]

64. 10 things you don't know about Interrobang!

1) I'm adopted, and I was born to splendidly anonymous people in Edmonton, Alberta.

2) I have been published several times in several different forms -- poetry, three stories, two articles, and one song.

3) The man who did the arrangement and recording work to publish my song was killed in a car accident this June, which may prevent that album from ever being finished. My article publications and one of my story acceptances have also resulted in similar calamities.

4) I rode horseback for 20 years, and went national for dressage in my category.

5) There are at least two *obvious* mis-spellings of my name, and several more obscure ones -- and I have fairly common first and last names!

6) Two of my grandparents immigrated from Scotland (cross pair); the other half of the family has been here long enough to have both DAR and UEL members. :)

7) I want to go to Israel, but I don't know why.

8) I never wear skirts unless I'm wearing medieval costume; I never wear shorts (unless the 'physical terrorists' make me), and I don't wear traditional high-heeled shoes (pump or strappy type).

9) I do not own a purse.

10) I own a triangular ring (left hand, index finger), about which my friend the (taciturn) physicist said, "Hmm... Yes... Three arcs *is* the minimum required to pull off that little trick." And that was *all* he said about it. (Otherwise, I have five more rings I wear, two of which exist in a sum total quantity of one each.)

[nyrnyr1994]

69. What do you wear medieval costume for?

Just curious.

[Interrobang]

72. I belong to the Society for Creative Anachronism.

It's a social club dedicated to re-creating the better aspects of the Middle Ages (find out http://www.sca.org ). No, I don't do RenFaires (sheesh; I come to play, not to play for the crowd!), but I have been known to "sutler" at 1812-14 War events, where I will also wear skirts.

Part of the reason I don't wear skirts is that I hate my legs. I have Cerebral Palsy (spastic quadriplegia), and my calves are atrophied and my thighs are hypertrophied. (I'm slowly correcting this through the meticulous application of exercise, but the key word is SLOWLY!) The CP also makes it awkward to get around in long skirts, too, especially when navigating such "mundane-world" hazards as stairs and busses...

[nyrnyr1994]

67. 10 more things...

10. I was on Emeril Lagasse's live show on the Food Network a couple of yrs ago.

9. I enjoy to cook (not related to item #10). I can make a kick-ass general tso chicken (somewhat different than the chinese rest. variety) and several italian dishes.

8. I wish I took up music/singing lessons when I was younger, I have a pretty good voice for being untrained.

7. Can't believe I slept for 12 hrs straight (from 9pm to 9am), haven't been feeling so great lately.

6. Was so terrified of riding bicycles that I didn't learn until I was 13.

5. Used to be a right-winger...when I played hockey in college :P

4. I really should be focusing on my job search right now.

3. I read my first full novel, Dune, at the age of 6

2. Taught myself algebra when I was 7

1. Wrote a computer program in BASIC when I was 5

[bobja]

68. OK, heres my 10

1. I'm an Irish twin - my brother is 11 months younger than me
2. 53 years old and never been married, but live with my lovely girlfriend
3. Got laid off my job, but hired back as a temp for higher pay
4. Had my art shown in national and international shows
5. Have no interest in sports (and I'm a guy)
6. Had grand mal siezures in church as a teenager, and later in Amsterdam; Quito, Ecuador; Florida and New Jersey.
7. Don't have a checking account
8. Dogs invariably like me
9. Had my high school track record in high hurdles
10. I often go for months without listening to music

[BritishHuman]

70. Ten more? Why not?

11. I've never seen The Sound of Music.
12. My great-great-grandfather went on all of Stanley's expeditions except the one where he found Dr Livingstone.
13. I can still remember my first nightmare.
14. My first words were a complete sentence.
15. I sleep naked.
16. I've bought a CD based on a downloaded mp3 - take THAT, RIAA!
17. I co-wrote and starred in a pantomime - never before (or since) seen.
18. I have no clean underwear for tomorrow; I should really do some laundry.
19. I have met Terry Pratchett and Dave Sim.
20. Within half an hour of arriving in Las Vegas I had won $625 on a slot machine.

[Bossy Monkey]

71. Another 10

1. Anything you read from me here was written while I was lying on the floor. I really, really, really don't like furniture.
2. I downloaded about 350 wav files of word pronunciations from Bartleby.com. Favorite, not counting the many many obscenities, is probably humuhumunukunukuapua'a
3. I used them to make incredibly twisted uh musical compositions. A couple of these didn't suck.
4. I share a birthday with Stevie Nicks, Levon Helm, Lenny Kravitz, John Wayne, and the Dow Jones Index. If you want to play too, go here: http://www.famousbirthdays.net/
5. I used to be a property manager.
6. All I really want to do is write an epic poem. I keep getting stuck on the Catalogue of Ships...
7. I have three diplomas (HS, BA, MA) but never received any at a graduation ceremony. The college ones I just didn't attend but the high school fiasco was a result of throwing a pie at Mr. Infinger the previous day. (Note to younger DUers: if you're going to wear a cunning disguise like a bag over the head before pulling a school prank, don't say hi to your other teachers before doing so. They really aren't as dumb as they look.)
8. Yes, his name really was Infinger. Moreover, according to the class schedule, he taught Intro Anal (Algebra III/Introduction to Analysis (ie pre-Calculus)); it actually read Intro Anal E. Infinger. While this isn't really something about me, it's still funny all these years later.
9. I was a teacher's pet all the way through school, up until the day before graduation noted above of course.
10. I'm a baby boomer and a Generation Xer, and I'm so confused!

[Insider]

81. that was entertaining

LOL more #8s please!

[ploppy]

74. 10 Things

1. When I am on a bridge or a mountain or high in a building I want to jump.
2. I love cats and work with an organization to spay and neuter strays and ferals.
3. I lived in Africa as a teenager.
4. I love The Netherlands.
5. People like to come to my house for meals and company.
6. I was a delegate to the 1996 Democratic convention.
7. Law and Order is my favorite tv show. Rerun or new.
8. I learned to knit when I was 6.
9. Religous fanatics scare me and I don't understand why they seem to be taking over the county.
10. I collect snowglobes and rubber ducks.
11. After a years of searching I found a lunchbox just like the one I had in first grade - on EBay.

[TrogL]

76. yet another 10

1. I fell in the Niagara River as a child
   
2. My best friend had a horrible life and died a few years ago
   
3. I have never been able to play the flute (wrong lips)
   
4. I can't play most instruments at the moment (bad teeth)
   
5. I'm adopted
   
6. I have one Darwin point
   
7. I have no wisdom teeth and never will (no roots)
   
8. I have perfect fingernails (women get jealous)
   
9. I've had less than a dozen sexual partners (2 1/2 female)
   
10. I have a hole in my septum
    

[regnaD kciN]

93. "2 1/2 female"...

Details, please! Enquiring minds want to know...

[ikojo]

77. My ten

I am the sixth of seven kids (there are now only five left)

My youngest brother committed suicide in 2001

My oldest brother died of a heart attack in 2002

I LOVE and I do mean LOVE the Grateful Dead in their many incarnations.

I cried for THREE days after Jerry Garcia (of blessed memory) died. I even had to make an emergency appointment with my therapist.

I don't own a car in car centric St Louis...I am one of few white people who uses publica transit. Bus pass $45 per month thank you very much! NO auto insurance! NO gas!

I have way too many books, DVDs, CDs and mp3s

I cannot remember ever NOT being left-wing

I love the Monkees....I am a Micky and Peter girl!

I have never seen the movie Titanic

There you have it and there you are

[TheBigGuy]

79. into crossdressing?

I particularly like tight fitting femme things lilke pantyyhose and aerobic and ballet outfits....

[ChaoticSilly]

80. here goes...

1. My nic is a joke from my D&D playing days as a kid.
2. I'm facinated by physics and astronomy although most of the math is way over my head. I really wish I had enough time & money to learn more.
3. I love Pink Floyd.
4. 3d computer graphics/raytracing is one of my favorite hobbies. I've ranked fairly well in a few contests I've entered, but think most of my works are terrible. Also, I can't draw with pencil & paper at all.
5. I registered to vote as a republican on the advice of family & friends, but could never force myself to actually vote for one.
6. I am extremely introverted & get very irritable if I don't spend some time alone every day or two. The one serious relationship I've had was a disaster because of this.
7. I like the sound of bagpipes.
8. Every few years, my birthday falls on mothers day.
9. I have only seen my father twice in the last 17 years even though we live in the same city.
10. Making this list was one of the hardest things I've ever done - actually posting it is another.

[Insider]

82. 10 more too

1. can smell bleach or raw onions a mile away
2. haven't worn a watch in about 4 years
3. my nose is pierced (on a dare)
4. i wish my name was daisy
5. only daughter, with four brothers
6. i would take up arms for a chance to fight alongside angela davis
7. the only songs i know all the words to are the national anthem and "Moody's Mood for Love" thanks to frankie crocker & WBLS NYC(there i go, there i go, there i go, ...)
8. i watch 'march of the wooden soldiers' (laurel & hardy) every thanksgiving since childhood
9. i usually watch the golden girls everyday
10. i would marry dorothy, blanche, rose, OR sophia (in that order)

[berry]

83. I wonder if anybody's still here. Oh well, here goes.

1. DU is the first and only message board I've ever posted on, and even now I don't feel I have the hang of it. I'm so obsessed by politics that I mostly hang out at Editorials, LBN and GD. I never even discovered the lounge for months. But when I do come here, I usually just lurk. I don't know how to be natural, though I'm not at all shy with people I can see. I love DU, but I can honestly say that I have not managed to make a single friend here--and I know the problem is with me. I tend to write the sort of serious (humorless?) posts that don't often get replies. This bothers me a little, but not as criticism of DU. I have less confidence in myself here than I do in my daily life (which is better than the other way around I guess).

OK, I got a little carried away in #1--too long and maudlin. To continue:
2. I like to look at stars, and remember being able to during summers at my grandparents' farm, and while I was in college, but I've lived in HUGE cities most of my life, where the lights erase most of them.

3. I've read "Pride and Prejudice" more than 10 times.

4. I try to avoid highways where I have to merge from the left into the fast lane. I can do it, but I hate it.

5. I know how to be organized, but it's been a long time since I've managed to actually be organized. I need to simplify my life.

6. I love roasted garlic cloves dipped in chunky dark miso. Also roasted raspberry chipotle sauce.

7. I have cross-country skiis that I haven't used in 4 years, but I don't want to get rid of them. Every year I promise myself I'll go out--maybe I'm fooling myself.

8. I was in the Peace Corps, in S Korea.

9. My father immigrated to the US from Sweden. He mock-hated that my school friends thought his accent was cute. I hadn't even realized that he had one until they mentioned it. My mother was born in the US, but she didn't learn English until she went to school--they spoke Norwegian at home. To my shame, I speak neither. (Mom wanted to be sure my sister and I didn't feel shy at school--but I could have tried to learn later.)

10. I wish I could afford to live in NYC.

Wow--this is HARD. But as others have said, quite instructive. I loved reading all the other posts, so I had to reciprocate, such as it is.

[SoCalDem]

85. Hi, berry...

I know how you feel about only posting in one place. DU is the only place that I post and it was the first place I even tried it.. The advantage I had was that in July 2001, there were not nearly as many people posting here, and it was rather easy to "make friends"..

Actually, the lounge is a GREAT place to hang out and "meet" people on a more friendly level.. and it kind of inoculates you if you do get into a dust up in another forum.. It's hard to stay mad at someone when you know that they sucked their thumb til they were 14 or something equally personal..

And I probably have more "zero replies" than most here.. For a while we had a "views" column and that was actually helpful, because you could see that even though there were 5 or 6 replies, that post may have had hundreds of views.. I choose to think that the people clicked it, read it, and just did not have anything to add :)

I also read a lot of posts but by the time I think of something to add, it's moved on, and I cannot find it:):)

Everyone here is interesting, and even though I may not agree with lots of folks here, I have yet to meet up with a totally disagreeable person here..

Hang in there, and jump in.. :):)

[berry]

87. Hi, SoCalDem!

What a nice reply! Hope I don't internalize the (I know unintended) message that whining brings results. :eyes: Sorry I forgot to check the thread til now--I want to thank you!!

I WILL jump in more. But in truth, I've been here for a pretty long time too. Not July 01, but when the total membership was about 8000 (I think)--I'm a very slow poster. It turns out it's a skill to chat and hang out on the web. I tend to be a hit-and-run poster. Someone congratulated the original poster of these threads for outstanding "tending" of them. Lightbulb moment! I'm slowly getting it....

I thought it was because I lived abroad for so long that I am DUMB about lots of pop culture stuff. And sort of behind the curve on computer literacy. But you're right--I do enjoy lounge threads. These 3, in particular, were funny, moving, sweet, etc., etc.--making everyone posting delightfully human.

[TroubleMan]

84. Here's mine

1. As a sophomore in high school I was a high school state chess champion, but basically got big into athletics after that and never really played seriously again.

2. At one club in DC, where I knew the owner, in one year all of the following happened: Salt of Salt N' Peppa flirted with me (seriously!! I didn't score though :(). I had deep conversations with Biz Markie about rap (he was also a friend of the owner and visited every now and then) and he knew me by name. And I had a long conversation with Guru from Gangstar.

3. When I was stationed in Okinawa in 1996 (Marine Corps), with the help of two very good books and lots of drunk nights at karaoke bars in Nago, I taught myself Japanese, and was able to hold a conversation in it by the end of the year. I've never been back to Japan, and sadly have forgotten 90% of what I had learned.

4. I actually like the song "Jam On It" by Newcleus....A LOT
(okay that's just embarrasing)

5. My screen name is from the Marvin Gaye song "Trouble Man," which is my favorite song of all time. That song parallels much of my life.

6. I was in a jail block with a former NFL player (most of his career was with the Chargers) and a boxer who at the time was considered one of the best pound for pound boxers in the world ....AT THE SAME TIME!! (no it wasn't Tyson)

7. I'm a huge rap fan, but I absolutely hate 90% of the rap that's out there today.....they've lost their soul, passion, and message. It's all about "bling bling" now, which is all superficial and panders to the radio audience, and the corporate greed of record companies and radio conglomerates. Rap used to be mostly political in nature, and underneath the bravado, usually (not always) had a deep message. As far as I know, only Mos Def and Talib Kweli follow that tradition nowadays.

8. If Bush gets elected again, there's a good chance I'll be moving to Canada or Amsterdam.

9. I know the words to almost every Al Green song.

10. If you could see me, you would think I'm just your average white guy, to whom none of those things could ever happen. I don't stand out at all upon first glance.

(on edit) I should add that I once had sex in public on a spinning stage in Naha. If you've ever been a Marine in Okinawa...you know the place I'm talking about. (I hope my Mom doesn't read this; she posts on DU, too.)

[annonymous]

86. Here are mine in no particular order.

1. I learned to cook when I was 10 years old.
2. I have all 32 of my teeth. I am one of the few adults that has all their wisdom teeth.

3. I am a physical fitness enthusiast. I have been exercising regularly since I was 13 years old. I am now 40 years old.

4. I love lowbrow comedies.

5. I have long fingernails and during the summer have long toenails too.

6. I haven't worn high heeled shoes since my wedding in 1995.

7. I started speaking when I was 3 years old.

8. I hate soap operas.

9. I do not own a cell phone and have no plans to get one.

10. I did not reach my final height until I was 22 years old.

[Nikia]

88. I suppose that I'll participate

I've already told or hinted at so many of my stories on DU but I'll try to think of a few that I never mentioned yet.
1. I've swam almost my whole life. My parents enrolled me in swim lessons at six months.
2. I won the National Geography Bee for my school in the fifth grade but moved later that year to a school that did not sponsor it.
3. I participated in 4-H for six years. I took sewing, cooking, and natural resources projects.
4. I attended all my mother's graduation ceremonies although I do not remember her high school graduation.
5. I once lived in a house that was part of the underground railroad.
6. I walk relatively fast because my parents took me on long walks as a child and made me keep up.
7. I was attacked by a German shepherd when I was three and didn't lose my fear of dogs until my mother's boy friend bought us a dog when I was seven.
8. I reached my full height when I was 11.
9. I learned to play chess before kindergarten.
10. I did not drink any pop for over five years because I believed that it would be detrimental to my running.
I know these things are not that interesting, but I have already revealed a lot in bits and pieces in past posts at least once (not that anyone probably remembers much).

[trof]

89. I've mentioned one or two of these, but...

1. I was involved in a mid-air collision. Everyone lived.
2. I have webbed toes. Right pinky piggy and the next one.
3. I fell out of a New York hotel room window. Fractured patella and concussion. And that is ALL I have to say about it.
4. I made poor grades through most of high school but was a Merit Scholarship Award winner. Just laziness and lack of motivation.
5. I almost flunked out of pilot training. Then I finally got energetic and motivated. Made a career as pilot with TWA.
6. I dated a Miss Alabama, while she was Miss Alabama.
7. My French accent is much better than my French vocabulary/grammar.
8. My boat hasn't been down off the lift (I live on a bay) in almost 3 years. One day I couldn't get the motor to start and I just lost interest.
9. I attended Yale. Just a couple of seminars, but fun and very interesting.
10. I am a helluva cook.

[ForrestGump]

90. Okay....another ten. I can handle this.

1. I was a participant in the 100th Rose Parade.

2. I've never seen "The Sound Of Music" or "Lawrence of Arabia" (I've always wanted to see "Lawrence," too).

3. My sibling and I are both named after movie characters from eponymous movies (I think).

4. I've never watched any iteration of "Survivor" and refuse to participate in other symptoms (i.e., watching 'reality' shows) of this mindless desertification of what was already largely a cultural wasteland - US network TV.

5. I dive (SCUBA) solo.

6. I've been lost, on foot, in the desert. Well, temporarily misplaced - I found my way back (obviously).

7. I've never waterskied.

8. I've never been to Spain. But I kinda like the music.

9. I appeared in a gangsta rap video.

10. I've been at ground zero for three hurricanes. :o

[Cosmic_Latte]

91. Stuff you probably wouldn't mind about

1. I'm very low-tech.
2. Don't have cable tv.
3. Never played childhood games... ever!
4. Hates sports (maybe except basketball)
5. Almost got lost when I was 5
6. Was a good swimmer when I was young
7. Aced in spelling during my elementary years
8. Considered 'lovely' by friends
9. Has an addiction for desserts and pastries
10.I'm a closet dancing fanatic!

:-)

[Cosmic_Latte]

92. And another one!

This is really an interesting thread, 'coz it also helps me to know more about myself (I'm in a terribly confused state). Thanks! ;-)

So here's 10 more:
1. I like the sound of a violin, and would love to learn play one.
2. Before my teens, I had an inclination to anything Irish (culture, music, even actors!)
3. I would like to learn French and live in Paris someday.
4. I deeply would like to know how it feels to have an older brother. Don't know why. (I'm an only child.)
5. I'm a teen, and I don't like teen comedy movies.
6. My essay was almost featured in a 9/11 tribute book... parents didn't approve though.
7. My imitation of a British accent is near-perfect.
8. Fun fact: My love for current events and politics began when JFK Jr. died--I was just 10 then! (Hahaha)
9. I have a beautiful singing voice, but have poor oratorial skills.
10. I seem to possess an charm of making things happen.

[Seneca]

94. my 10

1. My name. (DUers give that away too easily for my tastes, lol)
2. Where I live. (ibid)
3. My age.
4. My appearance.
5. My hobbies.
6. My favorite music.
7. My favorite color.
8. My, I am typing, "My" a lot.
9. Where I was born.
10. How many DUers I have met. :-)

[Solly Mack]

95. let's see...

1. I like closing all my windows and doors, ignoring the phones, and pretending the world doesn't exist for a few hours.

2. I "read" telephone books

3. I'm never bored

4. I'm quite catty and sharp-tongued

5. I love drag shows

6. I have a 40 cup coffee-maker that I empty daily

7. I read the Dune series once a year (all 6 books)-I also read the LOTR triology once a year

8. I like snakes

9. I was on TV spot with Ronald McDonald (aired on TBS-local event) years ago

10. I could read by age 4

[hel]

96. Well,

I'm very new here, so nobody knows anything about me, but a few (ok, 10) things about me:

10. I'm a HUGE football (soccer) fan! I even cried when Galatasaray (a Turkish football team) won the UEFA Cup and when Turkish National Team lost against Brazil at World Cup semifinals. (I won't ever admit to that in public) Oh and I think England has no chance against us next month! :)

9. I wanted to be librarian when I was a child. I ended up being computer engineer instead.

8. I "converted" two ex-boyfriends from homophobia to bisexuality.

7. I have been diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder, I'm very shy against new people but don't show it, so they end up thinking I'm too cold.

6. I get seriously depressed at the thought that I won't live forever. I want to witness everything that ever happens in this world.

5. I hate working. I despise any Oracle product.

4. I'm left-handed. My right hand is almost completely useless on its own.

3. I want to believe in ghosts and magic, but can't. I mean, they are too cool to be only stories, aren't they?

2. I read Das Kapital when I was 12. I don't remember a single thing. (My bigger sister was actively involved with a communist organization at the time)

1. Even though I firmly believe that there is no Allah or any God, I fast for a few days at Ramadan, just because I love the atmosphere of a big family dinner after being hungry for a whole day. And I cheat on it, I don't eat or drink anything from sunrise to sunset but I smoke. Don't tell my mom.