28 random things about yourself..

[Daisy and Delilah]

Crap!!!
I had to dig for round 3, but finally came up with 28 more, and then lost it when I tried to send it. I got a message to hit the back and reload button, but it didn't work and wouldn't post!!!
Sorry Terry - maybe I'll try it again later........

That would have done me in, Ellie. Kick back and relax for awhile and maybe you can do it later.
I could make another list just out of things other people have said that I didn't think of at the time.

[Randi]

1. I was born 3 weeks early.
2. When I was 3 years old, I fell one floor down and broke my wrist.
3. I loved climing trees and rollerskating - and I was good!
4. I was skinny throughout my childhood, actually up until I was 35.
5. My dad was the one who helped me with my homework - he was also the one reading good night stories for me.
6. I lived with my parents in a small flat until i was about 22, apart from my 6 months in England as an au-pair in 69.
8. My mom and I were “fighting” a lot.
9. I was a rebellious teenager, and dressed accordingly.
10. I was burned badly in 71 and thought I was going to die. Had a skin transplant on my arm.
11. I went to a highschool in Jutland for 6 months in 72-73 and had a great time. Still have friends from then.
12. I hitchhiked alone to Switzerland to see my then boyfriend (1975). Part of the trip in a red Porche.
13. I am very organised.
14. I love travelling
15. I lived in Ibiza all summer 74 with a Spanish guy who only spoke Spanish and German - I didn’t.
16. Since then, I have learned a bit of Spanish.
17. I try to eat healthy food.
18. I try to cut down on cigarettes.
19. I have had many short term jobs, including on a ship.
20. I read in bed every night.
21. I like music - rock, blues, classic.
22. I always wanted a cat, my mom wouldn’t let me have one as a child.
23. I tried several drugs in my twenties, but never got hooked on anything.
24. My only close relative alive, is my sister.
25. A friend did a plaster cast of my behind - early 80ties.
26. I love comfy clothes (cotton, silk etc.)
27. My back hurts for days, if I carry heavy things.
28. I only drink one cup of coffee a day.
29. I have changed from being very choosy with food to eating almost anything.
30. I miss John a lot!
31. When I die, I want to be cremated and put next to John.

[Bengalz]

1. I was born premature and weighed 2 1/2 pounds
2. I grew up in a small, very cold prairie city
3. I have a university degree and have worked as an administrator for 40 years
4. I have worked in real estate most of my life
5. My first cat lived to be 22 years old
6. I still have my appendix
7. My only dog was an Old English Sheepdog and she went everywhere with me
8. I have lived in Vancouver for over 20 years
9. I learned to read when I was 4 and can't stop
10. I have read the entire Outlander series and can't wait for the next book
11. I love music and enjoy many different genres
12. I learned how to play the organ as a child
13. I can't swim (sinker) but I have sailed the Windwards and the Leewards
14. I love to travel and won't finish my list in a lifetime
15. I have crewed (for my husband) at Vintage Races all along the Pacific West Coast for over 20 years
16. I love my new Rogue
17. I drove my Jeep Cherokee for 18 1/2 years
18. I love to garden / landscape and have recently built a stone path by hand
19. I have been sewing since I was 10 years old
20. I have maintained friendships with 3 of my childhood friends
21. My other family lives in Austria
22. I adore my little cat
23. I like to hike in the mountains; sometimes on snow shoes
24. Learning has been a life passion and I still take courses at our Community College; main interest is human and organizational behaviour
25. I completed a Leadership program with honours (91% average)
26. I am somewhat artistic and have a good level of creativity
27. I have one older brother and he is one of my best friends
28. My husband is the love of my life; we've been together for 31 years and married for almost 26 years

(Phew!!!)

[pomtzu]

Round 3 - 2nd try - for you Terry........

1. I like a challenge. Otherwise I wouldn't be trying this again!
2. I'm not fond of the color red, but my car is red.
3. I've never been on a roller coaster - and never will.
4. I love ferris wheels - the higher and bigger - the better.
5. I love seafood - especially lobster.
6. I caught a barracuda while on a charter fishing boat trip in FL.
7. I eat Frosted Mini Wheats for breakfast every day, if I don't eat a cooked breakfast.
8. I was water skiing and far from shore when a sudden storm came up. There was lightening crashing all around me, and I thought I'd get hit before the boat ever made it to safety. I was never so scared in my life!!!
9. I was born and raised in New England, but never learned to snow ski.
10. I'm a NASCAR fan but haven't followed it faithfully since my man Rusty retired.
11. I've never been to a NASCAR race, and I only live about 10 miles from the Dover track.
12. I'm not a real baseball fan and only follow it to harrass my brother. I keep up with the Phillies and he's a dyed-in-the-wool Marlins fan. I was visiting him last year when the Phillies won the World Series. Revenge was soooo sweet!
13. I prefer to watch the winter olympics, rather than the summer olympics.
14. I have broken all of these in the past 15 years: 2 toes, foot, both wrists, hip, and neck (that was almost a killer)!
15. I wore glasses from the time I was 9, up until last year. I had to have cataract surgery on both eyes, and corrective lenses were implanted. No more glasses except for reading. Yippee!!!
16. I've been told that I sometimes have a weird sense of humor.
17. I am paranoid of driving (or riding) thru tunnels that run under water.
18. My 2nd son was born almost 3 weeks late and weighed 9 lbs. I looked like I swallow a huge watermelon. He's still a big guy!
19. I like to decorate with photos of family and pets. One whole wall in the family room is nothing but pictures.
20. I love lead crystal, blown glass, and etched glass objects.
21. I love to people watch, but I don't stare. It's the most fun at the beach. The sights you see when you don't have a camera!!!
22. I only ever quit one job - and that was after working one day at it!!! The boss was a total arse and I probably would have gotten myself fired if I didn't quit first!
23. The longest job I had was for 21 years. I'd still be there if I hadn't had to retire 3 years ago.
24. I used to be an avid reader of Stephen King novels.
25. I love the old 60's folk music like Peter, Paul & Mary, Gordon Lightfoot, etc.
26. I have a ton of old albums I can't play because I no longer have a turntable. I need to get one!
27. I like t.v. shows like are on Discovery, History Channel, NatGeo, and the like. I don't watch too much of the network channels with the exception of the news.
28. I really miss my brother who died too young.


It worked this time! Don't expect round 4.

Oops - I forgot this very important one:
I love Twisted Whiskers characters!!! So cute!!!

[Edwina's Secretary]

1. I find the weather in California boring and would rather be where there are seasons
2. I am self-employed after 20+ years in “corporate America”
3. Now I average 15 air plane flights a year. One job I had I averaged six flights a week. That was too much
4. I am a volunteer docent at the local historic mission
5. I am the youngest sibling and have two sisters and a brother
6. My parents are in their 80s and still active and independent
7. My husband is younger than I
8. I have traveled to 44 of the 48 continental United States
9. My husband has a Harley and I ride on the back of it
10. I am allergic to cats
11. All my names have four letters in them
12. I was an expatriate working in Mexico for two years and had to use my mother’s birth name as my second last name – has four letters in it too
13. I have never eaten peanut butter or jelly – and hope I am never hungry enough that I have to
14. I have traveled to South America, most countries in Western Europe, Canada, Mexico, Egypt, Turkey and the Caribbean
15. I am a blue-eyed blonde in a family of brown-eyed brunettes
16. My father’s parents were from Slovenia
17. My mother’s family has been in the US since before the Civil War
18. I have a degree in labor relations and have worked in the field since graduating
19. I graduated in three years and wish I had stayed longer and played more
20. I have attended Jazzercise classes for almost 20 years
21. I use to smoke cigarettes. Quitting was the most difficult thing I have ever done
22. My fear (phobia is too strong) is doctors. I have difficulty even phoning the doctor’s office
23. I enjoy wine. And beer or a margarita if it is hot
24. I read and am conversant in Spanish
25. I am a feminist which means I believe men and women should have equal rights and opportunity
26. I cherish my friends and stay in touch with them even if it is only a few emails/letters a year. I have friends I have know since we were five years old
27. I was married in my mother’s 50+ year old wedding dress – the fourth woman to do so. Two of those who married in it previously – my mother and her lifelong best friend -- attended my wedding
28. I have had a job since I was 14 and have no particular desire to every NOT have a job. I enjoy working

[pomtzu]

I have to agree that this is a really fun thread - and rather addictive too! It's fun to read all the different things about everyone. But do you know what's the very best thing about it???............

Nobody is arguing with anybody!!!!!

[beeniesmom]

13. I have never eaten peanut butter or jelly – and hope I am never hungry enough that I have to.

HEY!??? What's wrong with PB&J? Hahahaha I never used to like it before being pregnant. Now I crave PB&J sandwiches all the time.

[CountryWolf07]

Let's see how much more I can come up with...

1. My boyfriend and I have never had that "ultimate" (BIG) fight in our two years of relationship.

2. I am teaching myself web design, flash, and dreamweaver, since I am not learning much from my web design class at OSU. Imagine that!?

3. I had my first kiss when I was 18, and I did not like it.

4. I like to keep all the pictures on my external hard drive and USB drives. Recently my external hard drive broke, and my boyfriend is replacing it with a new one whenever he gets it back. (he got me it for my birthday)

5. I would like to illustrate a children's book someday.

6. Bill Envgall is my favorite comedian.

7. I don't know how to drive stick, and I tell myself I will learn someday but I doubt I ever will.

8. My brother (who is 21) and I are not on the best of terms right now, we both have zero patience with each other lately. We both have opposite personalities.

9. I believe everything happens for a reason. It is what it is.

10. I believe in fate. I seem to have DEJA VU often, mostly it is around my boyfriend. (which makes it interesting..)

11. I always thought I would never return back to Cleveland after coming here to Ohio State, but I have been proven wrong. The roads I have taken, are leading me back home in March.

[Taz_Zoee]

Here's the rest of my second list.

21. I love watching actual surgery or trauma shows.
22. I love Dr G Medical Examiner on Discovery, but wish they didn’t have to fuzz out the corpses.
23. I worked in child care for 12 years.
24. I have a brother and a sister.
25. I’ve been “let go” from only one job.
26. I’d rather not eat breakfast, but make myself.
27. I do not eat very healthy foods, or exercise like I should.
28. While reading others posts I thought of many things for myself, but of course cannot think of them now.

[kokopup]

A second Group of 28 random things.

1. My first dog at 8 was a Chow. I loved Sandy so much.
2. I started working at age 11 and was never unemployed until retirement 51 years later.
3. I married my first wife at 18 while on boot leave from Navy
4. I can not eat solid food. I have a feeding tube,
5. I have 3 sisters. 1 older 2 younger. All work in the medical field.
6. My father made 9 guns that are in the Smithsonian Museum of America history.
7. All of my pets found me.
8. I hitchhiked across Scotland because I missed the last train from Edinbourgh to Glascow.
9. I hitchhiked from Halifax Nova Scotia to Quonset Point Rhode Island to meet my ship.
10. I Built my own Home.
11. I am a Nascar fan. Kasey Kahne My favorite driver
12. I need to gain about 15 Lbs
13. We usually Vacation at the Beach and the Mountains, I prefer the mountains.
14. When I was still eating real food I would prefer A PB&J over steak.
15. I have trouble going to sleep without watching Andy Griffith for the zillionth time.
16. When I quit smoking 30 years ago, I ate so many carrots I started turning Orange. No Patches or Gum in those days.
17. I tried owning a business once. I was a Motorcycle dealer for 5 years. Yamaha & Suzuki.
17. My first girlfriend at 13 looked me up on facebook 55 years later.
18. I don't like jewelry of any kind. My father was a Manufacture Jeweler.
19. I prefer 50's and 60's oldies music, especially Do Wop, but i also love classical and Bluegrass.
20. I lead 2 Mt bike Expeditions across Colorado back to back. 10 days each.
21. My favorite month is October.
22. I subscribe to Netflix and watch 4-5 Dvds a week and some instant
watch movies using my Media Computer.
23. I have no unusual fears or phobias.
24. I'm a car freak and have owned a lot of collectible cars, my favorite was a Plum purple 70 AAR Cuda.
25. I ran away from home at 17 and have been on my own since. That was 51 years ago.
26. My father and I made up when I was 25. He died on my 44th birthday.
27, When I was around 27 I was working full time, going to school full time and was a Scout Master on the side.
28, I love all auto racing with my favorite being The World Rally series.

[Zippy]

1.I can't watch any kind of car races that circle a track,It makes me dizzy and sick

2.I love collecting cat stuff(stuffed animals,plaques,keychains,figures,ect..)
This started a year ago and am building up a nice collection

3.I would love to someday have a dog but most likely never will because I would worry about my cats and dog getting along.

4.I dream of someday owning a sphynx cat.My whole family thinks they are ugly.

5.My oldest cousin thinks I should open a bed and breakfest called the Sphynx Cat Inn

6.I love unicorns and have for years

7.I love the beach and my favorite place in the world is Surf City,NC

8.I have lived in 4 states in 20 years(IN,NC,FL,and NM)

9.My first name is Nicole but I go by Nikki online

10.I love going barefoot

11.I love disney movies and my favorite one is Mulan

12.I get online almost everyday inless I am sick or don't have the time

13.I love shopping online and buy tons of stuff form diff.online pet stores and amazon

14.I love country and christian music.Can't stand rap.

15.I look forward to buying a new calender every year

16.My favorite holidays are Easter and Christmas

17.I am not a very organize person and really hope to become one this year

18.I used to not watch much T.V.or many Movies

19.I use my DVD player almost everyday for at least a few hours

20.I am big fan of shows like One Tree Hill,Gossip Girl,The O.C.,ect..

21.I own only 3 purses(black lab one,corgi one and pink backpack purse)

22.My Late Aunt Tammy made one of my dreams come true-to ride a horse

23.I would love to learn how to ride western and dressage

24.I have one brother and I am 4 years older

25.I can't cook and have messed up easy mac

26.I enjoy playing video games

27.I was abused by a teacher in 3rd grade.I was scared of teachers for a while after that.I then meet some of the best teachers ever.I then wanted to be a reading teacher for a while.

28.I never go to the movies and alwas wait for the DVD