28 random things about yourself..

[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..........

[davidpizzica]

1. I'm one of the few men on PT.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Awww C'mon David. 27 more!!!

[caseysmom]

I have started this numerous times so I hope I do it this time...

1. I have been married 27 years

2. I love to camp and dream of owning an RV someday.

3. I am totally addicted to coffee and take it in the shower with me.

4. I tried for 9 years to have my first child, was pregnant again within a year.

5. I love king of queens and everybody loves raymond and I own all the dvd's.

6. My pretty much brand new car got hit in a freak accident in front of my house this morning.

7. It took me 10 years to get a 4 year MIS degree.

8. I love the ocean and would love to live there.

9. They gave me a blackberry at work and now I can never put it down.

10. I love to travel and love to learn about other cultures.

11. I just finished the book "kite runner" I was so into in I put it in the middle of a technical manual at work and acted like I was busy, I finished it in two days.

12. My dogs are the loves of my life and I miss them when I am not near them. I layed on the beach in Hawaii talking about how much Casey would love that beach until my family groaned.

13. I love snorkeling.

14. I went to church every day growing up and now I am not religious at all.

15. I love listening to Dr. Dean Edell on the radio

I am absolutely stuck and will have to finish later!

[Edwina's Secretary]

I just finished the book "kite runner" I was so into in I put it in the middle of a technical manual at work and acted like I was busy, I finished it in two days.

I took "Kite Runner" on a business trip with me and read it twice before I got home. Check out his second book - "A Thousand Spendid Suns"

[davidpizzica]

1. I'm one of the few men on PT. 2. I'm one of the older PTers.
3. I can retire in 4 years.
4. I dread going into fumeral homes.
5. I can't STAND liver in any, shape or form!
6. I'n a life long Lutheran.
7. I LOVE broccoli.
8. Am the youngest of three brothers and
one sister.
9.I've lived in Pittsburgh all ny life.
10. I'm definitely right-handed.
11. My left knee is artificial.
12. I'm a diabetic.
13 I have Parkinson's
14. I'm an ex-smoker.
15. I don't drink alcohol.
16. I have a long medical history.
17. As a child, I was epileptic.
18. I hate to be late for anything!
19. I have a girlfriend on PT.
20. I'm getting dentures.
21. I joined PT on leap year day in 2004.
22. I love my tortie, Marigold!
23. I love old rock and roll and doo-wop music.
24. I'm afraid of lightning.
25. I've been working at the same golf course for 47 years! This includes 9 years of caddying.
26. I've been out of the country once on a trip to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.
27. I fractured three ribs in a car accident.
28. I took a long time to type this. Hunt and peck method!