28 random things about yourself..

[zippy-kat]

1. K'Cee is on my lap. I am typing in an extremely uncomfortable position to avoid disturbing her. Often, I will put off getting up/doing something so I don't disturb her. I refer to this as "purring the cat." (IE "I can't do that right now, K'Cee needs purred.")

2. I hide new bags of catfood from K'Cee. If she spies a new bag, she will quit eating from the old bag. I have tried to buffalo her and it doesn't work; I give in within 1/2 day. (The "old" secretly gets mixed into the new... when she's not looking, of course.)

3. I have fractured my left foot twice, my right wrist once. I think I've fractured my left elbow and wrist but I never told my mom; I was doing something I wasn't supposed to. I have sprained my right wrist and my left ankle. I had (have?) a condition where the muscles in my legs are stronger than the bones and it causes a strain on the bones. None of the fractures or sprains are due to that condition, though.

4. I am a rule follower but my one ticket has been for "disobeying a police officer." (It was night, he was in a dark uniform. I didn't see him.)

5. I'm not scared of the dark. I'm scared of things IN the dark. Namely, skunks.

6. I once let a gopher in the house on accident.

7. I once gave somebody the "up your's!" sign on accident. (You know the one where you have one arm bent in front of you then make/raise a fist with your other?) I was walking with a friend; we were discussing having blood drawn. I was motioning with my hands when a stranger pulled his truck around the corner and we locked eyes.

8. I wanted to name my first dog Koolaide.

9. I hate lipstick, mushrooms, pickles from restuarants, and the word utilize.

10. It drives me NUTS when people use the word "irregardless." Just say "regardless" or "irrespective." (Actually, I don't think "irregardless" is even a word, is it?)

11. I have one tattoo. It's on my toe.

12. I was born in a Catholic hospital, raised Methodist, but now go to a Baptist church.

13. I have hitchhiked, once. My cousin and I were determined to go out of town despite the bad weather and despite our parents' "You're silly for traveling in this weather. Your grown, we can't stop you from going, but don't call us if you wreck!" About 30min from our destination, I hit a patch of black ice. The car spun, landed in a ditch, and flattened a tire. We hitchhiked to a gas station (maybe 15min away) and waited for help. I ended up dating the guy that changed my tire/drug my car out of the ditch. My cousin and I never did call/tell our parents; they found out about it 2yrs later.

14. I have a HUGE sweet tooth!

15. I've rode an Olympic jumper (see possible wrist/elbow fracture in #3) and a calvary horse. (The jumper was SEVERELY barn sour -- someone left the arena gate open. *buck, buck* I bit the dirt and horsey went to his stall.)

16. I'm having a hard time with this set. I'm not that interesting!

Ok, I'm "pausing" for now. If I can think of some more stuff, I'll post it.

[Edwina's Secretary]

10. It drives me NUTS when people use the word "irregardless." Just say "regardless" or "irrespective." (Actually, I don't think "irregardless" is even a word, is it?)

You are right! "Irregardless" is NOT a word.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Thanks Ellie!! I knew you could do it.

I am taken aback at how diversified and interesting this community is, What a great learning experience.

[DJFyrewolf36]

Wow what an interesting read! Lets see if I can come up with another 28 things without repeating myself...

1. I watch dorky kids cartoons, and enjoy them
2. I bleed techno
3. My mom went to the very first game played by the Seattle Seahawks.
4. My mom also played football in high school
5. I think of myself as a tomboy even now
6. Ive been on national news! I was stuck at BWI airport and I was dancing waiting for my plane and I saw a news camera pointed at me . Later that day in a different airport, I saw myself for a brief second on CNN
7. I love playing D & D and other tabletop RPGs
8. I like computer RPGs too
9. People call me Fyrewolf in person
10. I like Star Trek
11. I am a Christian

I'll finish the second part of my list later...I shouldn't be tired but I am blah lol.

[blue]

1 I used to hate jeeps.

2 Ive owned 5 Jeeps since 1995.

3 I was a US Marine for 4 months.

4 I allmost didnt graduate High School because I didnt take the Anchorage School Districts swim class.

5 I allmost didnt graduate High School because I only speak one language.

6 I was 18 when I was diagnosed for dyslexia.

7 I monoski, havent been on 2 skis in 20 years.

8 Its possible I own the first teleboard in Alaska.

9 I cant snowboard, to much pressure on my ankles.

10 Im retarded with a open reel fishing rod.

11 Im a mad fish killer with a fly rod.

12 All of my cats have been silver.

13 Ive been banned from 4 forums, 3 or 4 times from 1 of them.

14 I used to play bass.

15 I roll my own ciggarettes.

16 My spelling sucks, I guess yall figured that out.

17 Ive gotten chemical burns from brewwing beer.

18 I flew to Chicago to see Anthrax in concert.

20 I was the tallest Munchkin in a production of the Wizard of Oz.

21 Ive been kicked by a horse.

22 I can rebuild a carburator.

23 Ive been an electrician since 1992.

24 Im more comfortable around a campfire then in any restaurant.

25 Im a member of a Tug of War team.

26 Douglas Adams is one of my favorite writers.

27 being unemployed brings the suck.

28 I need more firearms.

[Karen]

28 more ....

1. (Originally posted as #29 an addendum) I am half deaf

2. That's because I had Brain Surgery 13 years ago, and have a cool scar to prove it

3. I have never broken a bone

4. I play piano very badly (never practiced as a kid) but handbells well!

5. I am 5' 6" - so feel tall around some people, and short around others.

6. I have hand-fed a wild(ish) swan, and had an ostrich and emu eat from my hand

7. I have gotten giraffe drool on the roof of my car - the mark was still there when that car went to the junkyard in the sky!

8. I love having caller ID

9. If your call says "unknown name," I will not answer it!

10. All my names have 5 letters in them! That wasn't the case before I married Paul, though.

11. I would rather draw than paint

12. I would rather paint or draw than embroider.

13. I cannot knit -- I just ruin the yarn.

14. I found a mechanical pencil shaped like a bomb - complete with tail fins - in my basement

15. I remember animal sightings as landmarks - even years later - like "there's where we saw the coyote!"

16. I name all my stuffed animals, and figurines, too

17. My monitor stand is a Macintosh Quadra 700 CPU

18. On it, as well as my monitor, are 5 bunnies, 19 turtles, Snoopy and Woodstock, a butterfly, a kangaroo, a dimetrodon, a boomerang, and some sea glass

19. I love Eeyore best of the Pooh characters (besides Pooh himself)
So it's really cool that

20. There's a brass Eeyore statue outside the children's room of my public library

21. I have been to China

22. I have met one US President (Bill Clinton, 1st term)

23. I live on the Boston Marathon route, but only went down to watch it once, when my friend was running

24. Because of #2, I no longer get motion sick! This is very exciting.

25. I have no phobias. (I dislike slugs, but it's not strong enough to be a phobia.)

26. I intensely dislike shoe shopping

27. I love getting mail - don't even mind junk mail - if it has animal pictures

28. I love to sing, and can cover tenor, alto or soprano - so really have to pay attention and remember what part I am supposed to be singing sometimes

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I finally got around to doing this...

1.I love being a wife and mother more than anything on earth

2. I'm a Christian, but not an evangelist.

3. There's never been a time in my life when I didn't have at least one pet.

4. I got married at 18 (July, 17, 2000)

5. My wedding date is a family tradition. 4 wedding and 3 birthdays in my family are on July 17.

6. We payed cash for the first house we bought, also at 18

7. I have a phobia of talking on the phone.

8. I managed a really awesome pet boarding facility for just under 6 years. I loved every minute.

9. I also used to do both pet and wildlife rescue. I gave that up when my son was born, but I plan to go back to it when he's a little older.

10. I want more than anything to have another baby.

11. My son has ectopic pupils and his eye doctor believes he may have albinism

12. I love to cook. I'm not too great at it, but I'm not bad at it either.

13. I love photography and wish I had more time (and money) to invest into it.

14. I've wanted chickens nearly my whole life. I was hoping to get some this year, but my husband, my father-in-law, and my dad are planning to build me my dream chicken coop this year so I'm putting off getting chickens until next year.

15. Our UPS delivery man knows way too much about us. He always seems to get into a conversation about our reptiles with my husband.

16. My eyes have been really bothering me lately. I need to go to the eye doctor, but my phobia of phones (see #7) has kept me from making an appointment. My husband will probably end up making an appointment for me.

17. I also have a phobia of doctors, any kind. (Another thing keeping me from making the appointment in #16)

18. I love coffee. I drink decaf most of the time as I don't like the way caffeine makes me feel. I usually have a cup in the morning and another in the afternoon.

19. Other than coffee I normally only drink water and milk

20. I hope to one day have goats

21. I've been getting riding lessons from one of the girls who boards her horses here.

22. My son loves horses more than anything and I expect he'll show an interest in riding when he's a little older

23. I HATE to travel.

24. I much prefer cold weather to hot, not a good thing when living in Florida.

25. I have loved birds since I was a little girl. I love watching wild birds outside and I love my pet birds too.

26. We have a few bald eagles around here and see at least one almost daily. They like to land in our field.

27. I lived in western NY until I was 13, then my family moved to FL, I've lived here ever since.

28. My favorite food is salmon

[pomtzu]

So interesting - and a very diversified group indeed. And I'm so glad to see that I'm not the only medical disaster here. Hope all of you are doing as well as I've managed to do for almost a year now! I'm disproving my brother when he says I'm a disaster waiting to happen!!

Continued good health to all..........