25 things...

[Double T]

That's funny. I had so many friends tag me on those lists on Facebook I finally broke down and did one last night. Come on here this morning, and there's a thread on this.

So here ya go.

1)I've never seen Blade Runner, which I guess is a major geek faux paus.

2)I've never left the continent of North America.

3)I never think I've been to a state unless I've set foot out of the
car or the airport in it. Driving straight through or having a layover
there doesn't count.

4)My initials are to the left or the right of the space bar on a keyboard.

5)I've also never seen an episode of the new Battlestar Galactica,
which is another major geek faux paus, I guess.

6)I make a good venison chili, according to my friends.

7)Since I consider my life an open book, I find it difficult to find
25 things about myself that people doen't already know.

8)I enjoy vests with many pockets and hawaiian shirts, sometimes at
the same time.

9)I really want a DeLorean, but I do not want to turn it into a Back
To The Future Time Machine.

10) I will get anchovies on my pizza to make sure no one else eats it.

11) I have shifted from being a flaming Trekkie in High School to
being a more well rounded geek, with the exceptions of numbers 1 and
5.

12) The only things that keep me on the right side of sanity are my
wife and the thought of my upcoming daughter.

13) I enjoy building movie prop and costume replicas, and websites,
but don't think I'm very good at it.

14) I find myself using self depreciating humor quite often, not out
of low self esteem, but just out of the desire to make people laugh.

15) I can more about others feelings than my own.

16) Stupid self centered people make me violent.

17) I believe "pants" is one of the funniest words in the English Language.

18) Twilight? I don't get it.

19) I really like me some Pudding Pops.

20) I enjoy reading, but have a tendency to read the same books over,
and over, and over.

21) Pork Chop Sandwiches!

22) Most of my jobs have centered around Entertainment, i.e. Movie
theaters, video game stores, video stores, music stores, comic book
shops, Disneyland, an effects studio, etc.

23) I met my wife on an internet message board dedicated to movie prop
and costume replication.

24) The only beer I can really stomach is Guiness.

25) I like pie. A lot.

[Amphigorey]

These are entertaining!
I'm not sure I can think of 25 things people might not know, since I feel like I'm pretty obvious about who I am.

1. I've had a subscription to National Geographic since 1988, and I blame it entirely for my love of coelacanths and aye-ayes.

2. The first full-length novel I read was The Last Unicorn, when I was 6.

3. I've been online since 1993, and on the WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, one of the oldest online communities still in existence) since 1995.

4. I had a crush on one of my trainers at Disney.

5. I'm an INTJ.

6. Despite appearances and aesthetics, I'm not a Goth.

7. I still have my Star Trek (Next Gen) uniform that I got to wear at conventions when I was 15.

8. I'm fluent in American Sign Language... or at least, I once was. My skills have atrophied for lack of practice.

9. I have never had a hangover.

10. In 1998, I took a Greyhound bus from Oregon to Chicago, and then drove to Pennsylvania to attend a reunion of a close-knit e-mail list.

11. I met my boyfriend of two years on OKCupid.

12. My favorite board games are Arkham Horror, Ticket to Ride, Boggle, and Race for the Galaxy.

13. I can recite the Gashlycrumb Tinies and, more obscurely, The Fatal Lozenge from memory. I once won a lunchbox with that trick.

14. My first ballroom dance partner was a full foot taller than me. (I'm 5'2", he was 6'2".) Despite this, we did much better in Standard than in Latin, consistently placing in the top 3 at Silver/Gold syllabus level.

15. I desperately want to swim with cuttlefish and manta rays. But especially cuttlefish.

...Okay, that's enough for now.

[DisneyMom]

I'm pretty boring, but here goes.....
1)I am related to A LOT of people in Lompoc, CA
2)I have a brother who preceeded me who died at 3 days old, a younger brother, and a rumored half-brother.
3) The first book I actually read when I was about 4 was Green Eggs and Ham
4) I remember seeing Star Trek ,The Flintstones and Batman on their first-runs on TV
5) I loved Lizards and Dinosaurs when I was about 5 and knew all the names of the Dinosaurs
6) Moved to El Segundo when I was about 4 and started going to Disneyland!!!!! :)
7)I liked hanging around adults more than kids when I WAS a kid, now I think it is the other way around!
8) Obsessively drew Mermaids when I was a kid, but hated coloring!
9) Loved to sing, sang at my brother's wedding and some other functions
10)Major crushes on The Hardy Boys from TV and Barry Manilow as a teen
11) was in MGM program at school (mentally gifted minors) but quit because I'd forget to go to the meetings and I'd rather just read at the time...
12)moved to the Inland Empire when I was about 10
13) High school Yearbook Cartoonist
14) Went into ROP medical professions classes in Senior year of high school, wanted to become an UltraSound tech, but never did
15) Started working at Tastee Freez age 15, then Library, then Nursing home
after HS, then Hospitals, etc
16) Moved out of my parents house age 19, put myself through LVN and RN training at local colleges
17)Got married and two sons by age 26
18)Single parent age 28
19)remarried age 36
20)Moved to LA county about 12 years ago
21) Like to go Tent Camping but rarely get to
22) Still like to do crafty stuff
23) Can't sleep at night, so get on computer and read about local bigfoot sightings and ghosts, as well as Disney Forums
24) It takes me seven minutes to start an IV, draw your blood, hang a NS bolus and send the specimens to lab!
25) Have been doing fund raising walks for breast cancer and Autism for several years now.....

[Whazzup]

You are!!!

No, you go first, GP. I insist. No, go ahead. I'll just wait here until you're done.

[Ms. Matterhorn]

1. I hate tomatoes. But I eat them because they are good for me.
2. My grandchildren are what makes my life worth living.
3. I love my job but I can’t wait to retire.
4. I want to go back to work at Disneyland when I retire.
5. I like to knit.
6. Doctor Zhivago is my favorite movie.
7. I like punk music. The Vandals and Flogging Molly are my favorite bands.
8. Eating out is just about my favorite thing to do.
9. I like doing laundry, especially folding the clothes. I like the way the fabric feels.
10. I think rye bread is disgusting.
11. The Office is the funniest show on TB.
12. I think I have ADD. Hey, look, a kitty cat.
13. I can find humor in just about anything.
14. My favorite word right now is “Jackass!”
15. I brake for chocolate.
16. I like bowling, but I suck at it.
17. I hated P.E. except for archery.
18. I hate to exercise.
19. I have a recurring dream where I’m back working at Disneyland but I don’t know where I’m supposed to be, or what costume to wear or when my shift starts. I’m clueless.
20. The Santa Ana winds annoy me.
21. My parents, sisters and brothers have all passed away.
22. I never visit their graves because the cemetery is in a really bad area.
23. I have 24 nieces and nephews.
24. I love to be the center of attention.
25. I have been a member of the IBTC since I was 14.

[BRWombat]

...1)I've never seen Blade Runner, which I guess is a major geek faux paus....

Hey, I finally watched it, um, two weekends ago. So I'm right there with you.

4)My initials are to the left or the right of the space bar on a keyboard....

Alt-Alt? :D:

[Purpura]

Ms. Matterhorn, I'd brake for chocolate too if I drove... If you ever get a sandwich with Rye bread and we're together I'll eat your rye bread. I love it :)

[mechurchlady]

Very interesting answers and I should ahve put loves food first but everyone knows that. Today I want to go to DLR and I want to go get some barbeque at Lucilles. Anyone else a food addicted person?

Wonders about a dude in a tutu but then again Cujo wears kilts.

[darph nader]

1. I was born in Detroit Mich.....(go Lions)
2. My dad was in the Air Force,ergo we lived in Mich,Scotland,California and Mississippi.
3. I've played the piano,clarinet,bassoon,and bass drum. (during marching season)
4. I'm married to my second wife almost 25yrs now.
5. I have 3 terrific kids and 3 adorable grandkids.
6. I enjoy a cold brew.
7. Love to play classical music while fishing.
8. I can't B-BQ :( (except beer can chicken)
9. My favorite movie is 2001 A Space Odyssey.(only once stoned)
10. Lived in Ariz over 40yrs and have never been to the Grand Cayon.
11. I hate being in tall buildings,but love to fly.
12. Will work for worm guts.
13. My first car was a Nash Metropolitan.
14. Have ridden a horse only twice in my life. (must get over to the ranch with the MiBs)
15. My favorite aircraft are the P-38 and the P-61 Blackwidow. (those twin booms give me a......."Down Boy"
16. I have designed my own house. (yet to be built)
17. I'm the second owner of a 1970 Karman Ghia.(yet to be restored)
18. My favorite beer is an open one.
19. I have the BIGGEST crush on Samatha Brown. (wife knows,Sam doesn't)
20. Ive seen the rings of Saturn,the moons of Jupiter, and man walk on the moon.
21. I'm in Loss Prevention for a small furniture company in town.
22. I like all kinds of music,except opera,hip-hop,and polkas.
23. Have yet to win the lottery. ($50 doesn't count)
24. There's too much I want to do. Not enough time. (see 16&17 above)
25. Did I mention I like beer??

[BRWombat]

...20. Ive seen the rings of Saturn,the moons of Jupiter, and man walk on the moon....

<Must not do Uranus joke... Must not do Uranus joke...>