What are ten things we do not know about you?

Hissy, that is awesome. I didn't know they made sounds!! We got to see them here in southern Michigan two years ago. They were blue, green and white and it was quite a display cuz there was a meteor shower going on at the same time.

Kyttin

1. I am petrified of dogs and horses.

2. I had perfect attendence all 4 years of high school but never took a single book home to study. I got good grades though, probably because I was always in class to hear the discussions.

3. I have only read 3 novels in my life, Old Yeller, some teen novel I can't remember the name of, and The Prince of Tides. I don't like to sit still long enought to read.

4. I have freckles all over my face. I have brown hair and my skin tans easily, unlike most freckled people who are fair skinned and have red hair.

5. I love to have company come to stay at my house because it's the only time my house gets really clean

6. I dream of seeing the Southern Cross one day. The Southern Cross is comparable to the Big Dipper but can only be seen from the Southern Hemisphere.

7. Steven (my boyfriend) and I packed up or sold all of out stuff last year and moved to southern Florida with no jobs or house. We just decided to go for it! It has worked out great by the way

8. I didn't have any pets growing up. My Dad didn't like them!

9. I have been snow-skiing every year except 2 since I was 9. I am 31 now.

10. My favorite movies are docu-dramas...dramas based on true events like A Beautiful Mind and In Search of Bobby Fischer.


Ginger

I've never been North at the right time to see the Northern Lights, and I've always wanted to. That sounds like an incredible experience.

...and about jewelry. It's not that I don't like it so much as I just can't be bothered with it.

Ten things you don't know about me? I'm such a blab, I don't know if there are!

1) I wear the same necklace and earings and never change them. (I do take them off to clean them). (The necklace is a noose with a small diamond in it that Gary gave to me. It's important to me because he bought a matched set in 1986 - he wears one (no diamond) - and never gave the matchy to his ex-wife. People think the noose is macabre. I love it! I think of it as a twisted infinity.)

2) I have one brother and one sister, 7 and 6 years older than me respectively. I can't stand my sister-in-law.

3) I was separated from my first husband but not divorced when Gary and I got back together. I didn't use a lawyer to do my divorce - Gary did it.

4) I grew up in Winnetka, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago). I grew up two blocks from Lake Michigan, and I miss it very much. The lake was my friend.

5) I, too, was a slob as a kid, and am now a neat freak. You used to have to "wade" through my room!

6) I don't do my nails, I don't wear makeup, and because my suits are all pants, I rarely keep my legs shaved.

7) I've seen 86 rainbows in my life so far.

8) I'm not artistic at all, play no instrument, can't sing and can't draw...

9)...although I do make collages and knit.

10) I wanted to be a mom and homemaker ("a farmer's wife"), but life just didn't work out that way.

Laurie - I love the fact that you count your rainbows!

What do you do if there are more than ten things to tell?
-Ryan

1) My brother and I are Irish twins-we were born less than a year apart.

2) All my CD's have to be alphabetized and my books arranged by genre and by author, but it takes me weeks before I vacuum!

3) I am afraid of flying and afraid of deep murky water (not being able to see what is below me).

4) I loathe saurkraut (sp?) and would happily live on salads and pizza.

5) Despite above, mispellings drive me up a wall. I have to mark each one I find in the books I read.

6) I LOVE to read. When I was a kid, I slept with a soft book. I also read really fast, and can go through several books in a weekend

7) When I come home from work, the first thing I do is take off my bra. No more confinement!

8) I have bad skin allergies and have to be careful what soap/lotion/etc I use, so I collect lots of natural scent perfumes (vanilla, peach, blackberry) to wear.

9) It must be absolutely dark and quiet for me to fall asleep. I also have to sleep with one foot exposed, to help regulate my body temperature

10) I sing when I'm happy and it doesn't matter where I am. I get many strange looks when I'm walking around the grocery store or the mall singing along with the Muzak.

9) It must be absolutely dark and quiet for me to fall asleep. I also have to sleep with one foot exposed, to help regulate my body temperature

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That is hilarious! I used to sleep like that, too. But at some point (I don't know when) I developed a fear that something would bite my toes while I was asleep. (Some Irish legend I read that I don't remember now.) Now I can't sleep without covers -- no matter how hot it is.

Auburn, I'm like that too - I have to have covers over my shoulders, no matter how hot it is. And the blankets have to be heavy, or it just isn't "right."

...and I slept with a light on until I was about 10. I was absolutely convinced there was somthing under my bed, and if I had to get up in the middle of the night for any reason, I would stand up on the edge of my bed and jump as far as I could and RUN out the door of the bedroom.

Now I can sleep in any environment - Gary can't fall asleep unless the T.V. is on. And he does the one foot out too! It HAS to be out, and frequently results in kicking around (thankfully, I sleep on the other side of the foot that has to be out - LOL!)

And Ady, I LOVE rainbows!!!! I've only once seen a big huge, horizon to horizon rainbow. I think I've seen a lot of them!

LOL Too funny! But I see some similarities of you guys with me!!


1. Two worst fears : death and fire (like burning buildings)
2. I was stalked TWICE! Once by a cop (nice, huh?) and then by a former coworker (radio station).

3. I bite my nails like there is no tomorrow (I am trying acrylics, now, though)
4. I am an only child and I HATED it when I was little.
5. I have recurring dreams about tornados...ones where there are more than one and I cannot find shelter anywhere.
6. I am obsessed with hair. I am anal retentive about the hair on my head...will go on hunts to pull the small gray strands out of head, and will NOT tolerate any single corse black hairs on my chin!
7. My home is all country/crafty/primitive/antique-y
8. I collect old antique cookie jars
9. I met Gwen Stefani from No Doubt, Dale Jarrett (NASCAR!), Bobcat Goldthwait from the Police Academy movies, Lisa Welchel (Blair from "Facts of Life", Greg "fingers" Taylor (harmonica player)from the Jimmy Buffet band, and have exchanged personal emails from Kevin Hagen (Doc. Baker from "Little House on the Prairie")
10. I still love MILLI VANILLI!!!!!!!!

What a smashing post!

1. I can't drive - the thought scares me stupid, me in control (or not) of a ton of metal.

2. I have been with my partner for 13 years - no plans for marriage, no plans for kids, just always a desire to have more cats.

3. My sister has 5 boys - the last pregnancy (at 38) ended with twin boys (twins run in the family) when she tried the last time for a girl - which puts me off trying for a baby, what if it is twins?

4. I drink alcohol virtually every day (is that the Irish in me?) - a glass of red at least with every evening meal, but I don't feel it is a problem....hic

5. I am trying to learn Italiano, as I love Italy and am planning another visit next year in the Spring.

6. I have no hobbies except reading with my favourite author being Jane Austin, but I will read any old rubbish.

7. I sometimes go out and pretend to be 18 by going disco-dancing until the early hours and then come home and upset the neighbours by playing VERY LOUD dance music until the sun comes up.

8. I fear getting old, as my father had Alzheimers - so I smoke, drink, take no exercise and am overweight - hoping to go before my mind does!

9. I met my best friend after she had a one-night stand with a house-mate, 15 years ago. I have no contact with him anymore.

10. I can only clean the house when I am premenstral, then I get manic with the cleaning products. I dread to think what will happen to my house when I am menopausal.....

ok, here it goes...

1. I`m born and raised in Sweden, moved to the UK 5 years ago.
2. I have a tiny little diamond on my upper lip.
3. I have a tribal tattoo on my right ankle.
4. I LOVE stickers, stationary and pens in different colours.
5. I hate nosehair!
6. I love to swim.
7. I play The Sims religiously...
8. I`m a Photoshop addict and love to play around with graphics.
9. I`m a daddy`s girl.
10. I got married in the Swedish church of London in Feb 2001.

-Jen

Ryan - just go for it! I think you could just post the NEXT ten!

5. I have recurring dreams about tornados...ones where there are more than one and I cannot find shelter anywhere.

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I do too! I have "lived through" probably 50 tornado dreams. Some tornados are off in the distance, some hit the house I am in in the dream. All sorts of different scenarios! I have learned not to be afraid in my dreams now. I know that I am dreaming, so I sorta enjoy the tornado dreams!

GInger

I am not the only one with those dreams! I thought I was nuts or something. I actually read that it could be a symbolism of like turmoil in your life or something like that. ME?!?! lol NOT ME!!!

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4) I grew up in Winnetka, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago). I grew up two blocks from Lake Michigan, and I miss it very much. The lake was my friend.

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I had a really good friend in high school ( In NJ) who moved to Winnetka our senior year!


P.S. This thread is the bomb!

Originally posted by okeefecl
8) I have bad skin allergies and have to be careful what soap/lotion/etc I use, so I collect lots of natural scent perfumes (vanilla, peach, blackberry) to wear.

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Ok, this is bizarre! I dislike most perfumes because I hate the floral scent. This morning I was just thinking....why don't they make perfume with smells I like, such as peach or vanilla? Where do you buy these? I must know!

I think you can get them at the Body Shop. ????

And I forgot to say - apart from wearing the same earings and necklace all the time, I don't wear bracelets or a watch (although I always know what time it is!), and I have TWO wedding rings, one on the fourth finger of each hand. It's a plan band (not rounded) with flat edges.

The first time Gary and I got married, we wanted to do it "right," because we'd both been married before. So we used our right hands! And that same ring was made from one of the medals Gary received in the army. We had it melted down and turned into our first set of wedding rings.

...so now I'm two ahead of my 10 quota. Ryan, where are you so I'm not alone out here?

I wear a bit more jewelry than the rest of you, but it's the same stuff everyday. I never change it. Actually in the past year I have added a couple of pieces, but they are now part of the daily ritual. The last time I changed anything was when I stopped wearing a necklace with the Sagittarius guy on it (from ex-boyfriend). I wear a gold cat ring I found in an obscure jewelry store in St. Augustine a few years ago, a gold ring with dolphins on it (my fav non-cat animal), and I treated myself to a college ring when I finished my masters. I'm a dork for keeping things. I'd probably still be wearing my high school ring if it hadn't been stolen. I wear the same earrings everyday. I also bought a 9/11 memorial bracelet with the name of a guy lost in the WTC from my hometown.

There's my 11th thing, and a long-winded one at that.

This is fun!

1. I am an only child.

2. I have a degree in political science from Penn State. I also have a social studies teaching certificate, as well as my Spanish certification. I have spent a lot of years in college.

3. My first job out of college was as a stock broker. I didn't last long in that field.

4. My s/o and I have been together for 12 years. We plan to get married when he finishes school in 2 years.

5. I have sung in the National Cathedral in Washington, and in Notre Dame in Paris. Both with choirs from Penn State.

6. I used to have recurring tornado dreams. Now I have a recurring dream of exploring a large and empty house.

7. I want to have a greyhound someday.

8. I crochet, I made several afghans as Christmas presents this year.

9. I love to cook, and I make excellent desserts.

10. I am not afraid of snakes, but I can't stand insects.

The entire rest of my family and my parents and all my grandparents and most of my cousins were Nittany Lions!

As a matter of fact, I think my Grandpa was on the Board, or whatever you call it - back in the 70s. Both my paternal grandparents had their ashes scattered on Nittany mountain.