28 random things about yourself..

[Karen]

Okay... finally getting around to this...

1. I am going to school to become a RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician)
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28. I never thought that I would finish this!

I think you will be an excellent vet tech!

Yeah, seems daunting at first, doesn't it!

[Daisy and Delilah]

I want to try 28 more things too.....

1. I hate hot weather and I live in Florida
2. I always wanted to be a nurse and I took pre req. classes to prepare for nursing school. I realized that I couldn't stand the sight of blood so I dropped it. Nurses are awesome and highly underrated.
3. I'm 5' 1" tall.
4. I have no gray hair at 57 years old. Everyone thinks I dye it. I've never put anything on my hair. Not even as a teenager. My mother is 82 and still has alot of brown hair and some gray.
5. My dad died at 41 years of age.
6. I am originally from North Carolina. Born in Greensboro.
7. Growing up, I made all mine and my sister's school clothes. Today, I don't like sewing clothes at all.
8. I grew up blocks from Daytona Beach and I never liked the beach at all. I still don't. My brother and sister practically lived there.
9. I have a phobia about driving an older car. I always have a new car. I always make payments too.
10. I love pasta.
11. We just got my mother a kitty kat and she loves him dearly. His name is Elvis.
12. I'm in love with northern Georgia and surrounding areas.
13. Pumpkin pie is my favorite pie. I love pumpkin anything.
14. Chocolate frosting on yellow cake is my favorite cake.
15. As a kid, I couldn't stand it if my food touched on my plate. Sorry to say, I'm still like that with certain things.
16. I bit a cherry tomato as a kid and bit into a worm. To this day, I can't bite one whole. I have to cut them in halves.
17. I was scheduled to go to Woodstock but my mom grounded me and I wasn't allowed to go.
18. I have a phobia of answering the phone(sorry this has been mentioned but I have a strong fear of it too).
19. I am a plant lover. I consider myself pretty savvy on plant names, etc.
20. I have three Granddogs and one Grandcat.
21. I've had 5 surgeries on the same knee.
22. I am a very polite person. I use good manners and try to be considerate of everyone.
23. I can have a bad temper if necessary.
24. I am a shower gel collector. If I see it and I like it, I must have it.
25. I always wear makeup outside the house. Especially lipstick.
26. I'm a crossword puzzle fanatic.
27. I love to watch Jeopardy.
28. I can't watch Jeopardy without a snack bag of Pop Secret, 100 calorie, Homestyle, popcorn and a diet Mountain Dew.

That was so easy!! I love this thread.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Come on everybody......I look like I'm stuck on myself and believe me I'm not. We need more people to chime in.

[zippy-kat]

Oh silly, you're not stuck on yourself! lol

I'll try another one D&D but it'll have to be this afternoon/evening.

[lute]

Ok, I'll do an additional 28 things too.


1. I don't like Mt. Dew.

2. I plan to move in with my breeder friend within the year.

3. I wish I never quit my job at the vet clinic.

4. I've only been scared of one dog. A 4lb Pomeranian.

5. I spilled beer on my camera and think I ruined it.

6. I am addicted to the Bumper Stickers app on Myspace.

7. I like bluegrass music.

8. I want to try Talon at herding.

9. I wore my 3-D glasses while watching Chuck.

10. I sometimes find Wal-Mart too pricey.

11. I love summer sunsets over cornfields when I'm driving in my car with the windows down listening to good music.

12. My friends think I'm a hard ass...I just put up a front.

13. I am so excited about buying baby chicks this March!

14. I get very competitive at dog shows.

15. I haven't put on any make up in a week.

16. I miss Gracie more and more everyday,

17. I have never had a near death experience.

18. I put cheese on everything.

19. My vacume smells bad.

20. I like summer sausage.

21. I am 5'5...5in taller than my mother.

22. I haven't been on a vacation since I was 14.

23. I got 3rd degree burns on my chest when I spent two weeks in SC and wore no sunblock.

24. It's gonna be 1in the 60's most of the week!!! A big change from the - temps we've had!

25. I plan on showing dogs for the rest of my life.

26. I am putting off paying my phone bill so I can make it to a dog show next week.

27. I honestly believe Chloe is the best dog I've ever owned.

28. I spend more money on things for my dogs than I do myself.

[slick]

1. I'm 5' 7" tall
2. I was born (9 lbs 5 oz ) and raised in Vancouver, BC and still live and work in the area
3. I have a brother 2 yrs my senior
4. My eyes are blue
5. As a child my hair was platinum blond then it became brown and now grey
6. I've worn glasses since the age of 9. I tried contact lenses but found them to be "too fiddly".
7. I took ballet lessons from the age of 6-13.
8. I've never coloured my hair and never wear makeup (except Halloweenie)
9. In elementary school I failed cooking and sewing.
10. In high school I only received excellent grades in Music and Drama. I was in all the school plays.
11. I only drink coffee once a year (Christmas morning with rum )
12. I only drink pop/soda if there is booze it in
13. I love, love, love milk and water
14. I try to live a healthy lifestyle but don't exercise nearly as much as I should
15. I have type 2 diabetes
16. I have lung cancer
17. I love animals more than most people (PTers excluded of course)
18. I'd rather spend money on others than myself
19. I don't like sweet foods
20. I sometimes eat for comfort and eat when under stress
21. I've been single and not dated since 1994 (by choice)
22. I've never been married and never been pregnant. At 17 I knew I didn't want to be a Mom to skin kids.
23. I don't care for sports of any kind
24. Music and animals are my passion
25. I hate my boss and dislike my job. I only work for the money and every day takes me closer to retirement
26. I only have one good friend locally. The rest of my friends are PTers
27. I dress for comfort....not style.
28. I'm quite anti-social and love to stay home alone
29. I don't care for housecleaning. I have someone come in every other week to take care of that.
30. I cry at the drop of a hat. It can be quite embarrassing.
31. I love, love, love Disney....anything Disney. I'm a collector of Disney movies.
32. I believe in God and I'm not afraid of death.
33. I believe that a good sense of humour is one of the most important things we can have....coming in second to good health. What a gift it is to be able to laugh at ourselves and with others.
34. I treasure deep friendships and when I give of myself, I give it all.....or nothing.
35. I can't stress this enough....I cannot cook....anything!
36. Here's something else I can't stress enough....I hate shopping....clothes, food or otherwise.
37. The older I get, the lazier I get and the harder it is to get up early in the morning. I'm not a morning person at all.
38. My Mom is still alive. Dad, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles...they are all gone now.
39. Finally, I'd rather telephone someone than email them.

Umm...did someone say only 28???

[Karen]

[*]I can't stress this enough....I cannot cook....anything!

Hee hee - I bet we could teach you!

Hmmm, with all your emphasis on music, are you like me, in that there is normally some song running through your head? I was a little surprised to learn most people's brains don't provide an internal "sound track" to their life!

[*LabLoverKEB*]

I think you will be an excellent vet tech!

Yeah, seems daunting at first, doesn't it!

Thanks Karen!!!

[Daisy and Delilah]

LOL LOL LOL Thanks David

[boomersooner]

Here goes....I did this for Facebook, too, and it took longer than I thought it would!

1. I’m the youngest of three girls. All of our names begin with the letter S. For the longest time, I thought my name was Susansandyshannon……..

2. I don’t wear jewelry because I have a terrible nickel allergy. Even supposedly gold earrings break my ears out, and it hurts a lot!!!

3. I don’t like to wear dresses because I’m not really girly girly. Panty hose were invented by the devil himself.

4. Bridges and high overpasses terrify me….especially high bridges over water. Even though tunnels don’t bother me, I don’t think I could go through an underwater tunnel either.

5. I teach at the same elementary school I attended. When I went to Caldwell, it was first through sixth grade…no kindergarten.

6. Even though I didn’t go there, I love all OU sports, especially football and basketball….men and women’s.

7. I have a bachelor’s degree in Library Science and a master’s in Elementary Education. The thought of going to school now really gives me the heebie jeebies………glad I’m done.

8. I love, love, love dogs, and I have two great ones…Cassie, my 14 ½ year old Dalmatian and Boomer, my year old English Springer Spaniel. I guess I must have a thing for black and white dogs. HA

9. Snakes absolutely, positively scare the beejeebers out of me!! My nephew has one, and I don’t know how my sister sleeps in the same house.

10. I have been in a football stadium when a bomb when off right outside. Some guy tried to take a backpack with a bomb in it into Memorial Stadium at OU. We heard the explosion, and everyone around us was speculating about what it could be, but I think everyone was thinking bomb…..especially those who live in the Oklahoma City area, but no one wanted to actually say those words. The guy couldn’t get in with the backpack so he went and sat on a bench outside the stadium to figure out what to do next, I guess, and the bomb went off……..poor bus driver sitting in a bus saw it all.

11. While in an airplane, we almost had a midair collision when the traffic controller sent a small plane in our path….pilot had to like brake in midair! I looked at Mike, and when I saw the concern on his face, I knew something bad had happened. The pilot came on and explained what had happened. Pretty freaky!!

12.I once scratched my cornea while wearing a construction paper bird beak. The teachers were acting out the Twelve Days of Christmas, and my group were the six geese a laying. I was acting silly, “pecking” at a coworker who was afraid of birds. I guess the beak slipped up and got me in the eye. It was one of the worse pains I’ve ever experienced. I went to an afterhours clinic, and the doctor acted like he had heard that same story a dozen times that day. I had to wear a patch for 24 hours, and my lovely husband would only talk pirate to me! HA

13. I’m related to Davy Crockett and Abe Lincoln. Our family all came from the Tennessee/Kentucky area. We always knew we were kin to Uncle Davy, but my sister delved deeper into our family tree, and found that we were also related to Abe.

14. I have a “fear”, for lack of a better word, of down escalators. My mom and I were in a Boston mall once, and the down escalator was going so fast and was at such a steep slope, neither one of us could get on. I haven’t liked them since. I will almost always find an elevator. Up escalators don’t bother me.

15. I’ve never had any broken bones that I know of….I think I may have broken the toe next to the little one when I tripped over a big rock. I cut my foot pretty badly when I was 8…..that was about it as far as injuries go.

16. I’ve traveled to 9 countries and 37 states. I went to Europe before I was married, and my parents and I used to go on these long road trips. I’ve also gone to quite a few states with Mike and the kids, following OU football.

17. I’ve never smoked a cigarette, even as a kid. My mom used to smoke so I had access to them…..just never, ever appealed to me.

18. Old classic television shows are my favorites…The Andy Griffith Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Dick Van Dyke Show……the best TV. If they ever take TV Land off, I’ll be lost! HA

19. At my parents’ 60th wedding anniversary celebration, my sister made me laugh so hard, I….I…..yes, I wet my pants!!! Luckily, it was at my house, and I was able to slip down the hall to change before everyone knew….There I’ve said it!!!

20. I am a Christian but I know I’m not as good of one as God would want. I pray every day to be a better person than the day before.

21. I don’t know how to drive a car with a stick. I’ve lived 47 years without knowing, so I really don’t see the point in learning now.

22. I am NOT adventuresome when it comes to trying new things such as food……If it isn’t something I’m familiar with, I won’t eat it….just like a little kid, I guess, but again, I’m 47 years old, and I don’t have to eat anything I don’t want to!!

23. I was a Cub Scout leader for 4 years for my two nephews’ den. It was fun, but I didn’t want to do it again. I stayed up all night at a lock in with what seemed like hundreds of 7,8, and 9 year old boys....never again!

24. I’m a librarian, but I really don’t read that much. I’m busy with the kids and the husband, the job, the house, the dogs, etc.so I really don’t do much reading. My dad and my older sister read two or three books a week probably.

25. I’ve lived in the same city all of my life. I never had to experience changing schools or making new friends.

26. I met Mike on a blind date. He had hired the daughter of one of my coworkers, and they hooked us up. We were engaged after 3 weeks. When you are in your 30’s, I guess you just know if you have found the right person.

27. I used to always tease my mom about the many different hairstyles and hair colors….well, I realized I can’t talk much! HA

28. I don’t like confrontation at all! I can tell people off really well while I’m in the car or the shower, but I don’t like actual confrontation. I guess that is why I don’t talk about controversial topics unless I know the person I’m speaking with is of the same opinion as me.

[davidpizzica]

LOL LOL LOL Thanks David

You're welcome! I knew I had written 28!