50 Facts About You

[shadow1982]

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1. I'm a Libran
2. I am the youngest but one of four, 1 sister, 2 brothers
3. I have two cats
4. I love films and will watch pretty much anything
5. I have 3 tattoos
6. I want a 4th, and possibly a 5th
7. I have a BA in History
8. I like to sing, even though I am really bad at it
9. I love Buffy and Supernatural
10. I don't like the Twilight films
11. I haven't been in a relationship for 8 years
12. I am 28
13. I don't really like my mum
14. I don't want children
15. I work in Insurance
16. I want to be a teacher
17. I live by myself
18. I have 4 nephews and no nieces
19. There have been no girls born in my family in 19 years
20. I am a gadget geek
21. I like to dance
22. I love music of all kinds
23. My favorite subject at school was drama
24. I despise bad manners
25. I am 5'6
26. I have size 7-8 feet depending on the shoe
27. I have a very loud laugh
28. I can be a bitch
29. I forgive too easily and can be a bit of a push over
30. I recently started volunteering at my local Girl Guides
31. I love weddings but don't want to get married
32. I am rubbish with money
33. I hate to throw things away and tend to hoard
34. I read a lot and especially like Stephen King
35. Horror is my favourite genre
36. I like roller-coasters
37. I wanted to be an actress
38. I am good at maths puzzles
39. I can't do word puzzles
40. I am a smoker
41. I can't drive and don't want to ever learn
42. I got my first ever passport in October 2010
43. I like to play computer games
44. I talk too much
45. I don't trust people easily
46. I love the rain
47. I want to live by the sea
48. I like fairies but don't believe they are real
49. I secretly want to write a book but am not talented enough
50. I very rarely cry but I get angry really easily

[Dez]

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Ok, here goes...

1. I am a food geek, and run a blog.
2. Especially Mexican food. Love it with a passion.
3. Made menudo for the first time ever a few weeks ago.
4. Kids loved it, spouse wouldn't touch it.
5. I've been married for 7 1/2 years.
6. Got married when I was 18.
7. I've been on this board for 4 years, as of this month.
8. Spent 3 of those years answering questions on here from the perspective of being a (mostly) devout Mormon.
9. My first introduction to pagan beliefs was at the age of 14, when my father got me what he thought was just a cookbook.
10. I grew up playing the violin, with everyone expecting me to go on to be a professional musician.
11. I'm a SAHM right now.
12. I want to go back to school in Mortuary Science.
13. I also want to move out of Idaho.
14. Still need to visit Yellowstone again before I do.
15. I finally got my driver's license this past fall.
16. I decided this year to get over thinking my lips were too full for red lipstick.
17. Playing Bioshock, and Little Big Planet these days.
18. In the middle of learning how to paint Warhammer models.
19. Also learning how to sew.
20. Also, also learning how to make pies from scratch...with less success then the above.
21. Reading Wheel of Time for the first time, after only 7 years of prodding from my spouse.
22. Also reading everything I can get my hands on about PTSD and ADHD.
23. Can not see the floor of my bedroom, which is rather sad for a 26 year old woman.
24. Trying to change the above as well as I can.
25. Love cats, but haven't had one for more then 10 years.
26. Most often dream about war/fighting or birds.
27. I love pineapple upside-down cake.
28. Most of my childhood I refused to eat most meat, tomatoes, and carrots.
29. I'm an undercover goth.
30. I can cuss in Haitian Creole.
31. Yes, I actually do say "heck" or "darn" in person, I don't just write it.
32. My favorite person growing up was my grandmother, who I helped care for as her health declined.
33. When I am extremely angry, I smile.
34. My daughter, husband, and MIL all have birthdays this week.
35. I'm trying to get everything done to throw my daughter an Alice in Wonderland party, complete with topsy-turvy cake.
36. I'm a little worried my Wilton-trained abilities aren't up to the task.
37. My toddler has broken about 65% of my jewelry in the past 6 months, and I never have time to fix it.
38. In ten years I see myself as a Mortuary assistant someplace rural enough for us to have a large garden and chickens.
39. For our ten year anniversary, I want to throw a big bash...the way our wedding should have been.
40. I miss gardening so much!
41. I eat the last slice of pizza.
42. I love having my toes painted funky colors, but can't stand polish on my fingers. Drives me crazy and I scrape it all off in less then 24 hours.
43. I confuse my Mormon neighbors by taking *them* cookies, rather then the other way around.
44. My favorite scent is Cheshire Cat by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab.
45. If you were to come into my kitchen, chances are there would be bones drying on the windowsill.
46. My daughter is far more girly-girl then I ever was. Must be from her dad's side.
47. It is often complained that I do not tickle...that it is, in fact, an attempt to reach into the other person's ribcage and remove organs.
48. It is also often complained that my two modes are "indecisive" and "stubborn".
49. I was going to put something about the "answer to life, the universe, and everything" at #42, but forgot, and am too lazy to rework my answers.
50. Moo.

[Amber]

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DR, after reading your list...its amazing the amount of things we have in common! Ok execpt for the Menudo part LOL. Hubby loves it and when he cooks it, he has to do it in the garage!

[Dez]

Re: 50 Facts About You

DR, after reading your list...its amazing the amount of things we have in common! Ok execpt for the Menudo part LOL. Hubby loves it and when he cooks it, he has to do it in the garage!

Haha...I could see that! You should make your own list, too

And after cooking it this time, I don't blame you. Holy Smokes, those first two changes of water are nasty.

[Thjoth]

[Hawkfeathers]

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1. I love thoroughbred horse racing
2. love parrots & birds in general, have a cert. in Avian Biology
3. triple-majored in undergrad (English, Psychology, Sociology)
4. went back part time years later & got a masters in Communication
5. don't think much of higher education as it relates to the real world
6. most of my dearest & most trusted friends are men
7. hate flying
8. hate spending the night anywhere but home
9. love photography and am amazed that sometimes people actually pay for my photos
10. feel more comfortable with animals than with people
11. am shocked that people think I'm a "people person"
12. would like to know what it feels like to be truly loved
13. am very good with budgeting, money, etc.
14. am very organized and am sick & tired of lazy, messy people telling me I'm weird
15. work now, play later
16. communicate better with words/gestures/laughter than in writing
17. love eggplant parmigiana
18. often feel like "I want to go home" but have no idea where it is that I want to go
19. walk a couple of miles a day for exercise
20. love NY/NJ pizza
21. don't like sweets much
22. am an only child and can spend huge amounts of time alone
23. learned more from a horse than from all the people I've ever known all together
24. love classic rock/1970's type music
25. love ballet
TBC

[Dumuzi]

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1. I'm very uninteresting.
2. I will soon be able to call myself an historian.
3. I will soon be able to call myself an archaeologist as well.

Indiana Jones, is that you?

[Hawkfeathers]

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26. love hot peppers/spicy food
27. have no use for milk
28. have houseplants dating back to the late 70's/early 80's.
29. am a speed reader
30. not as patient as I used to be
31. truly feel some kind of otherworldly presence much of the time
32. believe that even better things lie ahead
33. dyed my hair blonde for many years - now it's 100% natural, dark brown with a few white ones here & there
34. had a pet snake in first grade
35. have more of a tan right now than I've had in years
36. can't stand smoke of any kind
37. wish more people would just live & let live
38. have worn glasses since first grade
39. watch all the C.S.I. shows
40. have watched General Hospital since the early 70's
41. love Star Trek
42. have finally learned to recognize toxic people fairly quickly
43. have some odd collections of coins, stamps, records
44. rarely wear makeup other than lipstick
45. am probably too blunt with people
46. have an infectious laugh, or so I'm told
47. find humor in most things
48. love scallops
49. saw the real Mona Lisa when I was a child
50. had a hard time writing this list!

[Thjoth]

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Well I do have the hat...I wear it for kicks

[Larix]

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50 facts - a bit much .....

Can we not settle for less?

[Caelia]

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I thought I did this already. No matter, I can do it again.

1. I met the man I love dearly on this forum.
2. I have a language disorder called "cluttering" and...
3. I'm more self conscious of said disorder than even my physical appearance.
4. I'm allergic to oranges, but it seems that my body isn't reacting to a product where the orange oil is one of the last ingredients.
5. Said revelation is exciting for me since I've avoided oranges since childhood. There's hope yet.
6. I am a Master of Usui Reiki and a Practitioner of Isis Seichem.
7. I am also a Tarot Master, but I usually just downplay that part with my certification.
8. I've practiced calligraphy since I was 13 and offered a calligraphy teaching job at 18.
9. I am sensitive to high-pitched noises, doubly so from electronics.
10. My grandmother got me started on my first hobby because she felt little girls should have a hobby.
11. I know how to make myself presentable, but more often than not I dress for comfort.
12. I love Devin Townsend's music.
13. I have major issues with teachers in general.
14. Despite issues with my body image I ignore comments about my physical appearance.
15. I get bashful when I receive any praise.
16. I am a harsher critic of myself than anyone I've ever reviewed.
17. I hate performing, and that's why I stopped pursuing the performing arts.
18. I am a moonatic (think trekkie, only with "Sailor Moon")
19. I love cartoons.
20. I also love stoner films.
21. I don't smoke pot despite my "stoner tendencies".
22. I tend to bite off more than I can chew.
23. I love white tea.
24. In fact, I'm a tea and coffee snob.
25. I have a tendency to heckle films that bore me; said habit has been around since childhood, and friendships have ended because of my bad habit. It's why I tend to leave the room when I'm around folks and can't enjoy a film.
26. I can't watch sports. I'd rather play sports than watch others have all the fun.
27. I started dance studies not just because of my desire to dance, but because it would ameliorate my turnout (rather turnin) from cub feet.
28. I'm ambidextrous.
29. Part of my gum is black because of a pulp canal I had at 7 years old.
30. I tend to be self-taught on many things.
31. I'm a slow reader.
32. I try to find an application for even the most worthless bits of info or skills I know.
33. I started writing poetry at 13, plays at 18.
34. I'm a horrible playwright.
35. I love arts and crafts.
36. I am willing to do what I can for the people I care about.
37. I don't mind overall trying new things.
38. Despite some of my demeanor I try to keep an open mind.
39. Sometimes I suspect I'm a reformed manic pixie dream girl.
40. I caused controversy by being the geeky cheerleader.
41. I have tried to be normal and socially acceptable, and it always fails miserably.
42. I have a hard time even with nerds since I'm extroverted and not into most modern video games.
43. I prefer fighting games over first-person shooter.
44. I love to play chess, but I suck at it.
45. Despite my lack of skill I was a semi-quasi member of the chess club in high school.
46. I actually wanted to be an astronomer until I hit high school.
47. I suck at anything beyond basic math.
48. I'm not sexy and couldn't be if my life depended on it.
49. I'm fairly jaded.
50. I love nature.

[dressagegirl]

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1. I'm single and I love it.
2. I used to be terribly self conscious about my weight but thanks to my amazing friends, I basically have confidence coming out my butt without being too cocky.
3. I'm currently obsessed with Joel McHale aka Jeff from Community.
4. I have a phobia of heights to the point where I can't even watch tv without breaking down if something to do with heights is on.
5. I'm also terrified of insects, spiders and drag queens who wear over the top make up.
6. I've broken a bone in my back, my finger, my tailbone (several times) and my thumb - all from falling off horses.
7. I read Tarot and Faery Oracle cards. Angel cards also work fairly well for me.
8. I'm aiming to be either a journalist or a lawyer, so I'm doing Bachelor of Arts majoring in journalism until I decide.
9. I'm a very musical person - I sing, and I play clarinet. I'm teaching myself piano and trying to convince my housemate to teach me how to play bass and guitar. I can play several other instruments badly.
10. I'm slightly obsessed with make up and won't go out anywhere without it.
11. I'm not against going out bra-less in my pjs though.
12. I have one dog (Timmy), one kitten (Luna), one cat (Scar), one fish (Frank) and three horses (Barcoo, Toby, Maggie).
13. I find it hard to receive compliments, but I hand them out happily.
14. I'm super stubborn and once I get an idea, it takes a lot for me to let go.
15. I hate being in a dirty environment, but cleaning overwhelms me.
16. I tend to be a very harsh critic of myself.
17. I suffer from terrible stage fright when performing alone on stage, but I adore performing.
18. I'm a huge Star Wars fan and I have a secret crush on Hans Solo.
19. I keep trying to have a Tumblr, but I keep it up for a week and then give up.
20. I enjoy horror movies, especially psychological thrillers.
21. I may or may not have leaned out a car window and made pterodactyl noises at another car...
22. I'm lactose intolerant but I can't stop drinking coffee and chocolate milk even though it makes me sick.
23. My parents bought me a house for my 19th birthday.
24. I'm slightly paranoid that someone will steal the driver's side door handle on my car.
25. One of my best friends lives in another country.
26. I'd rather take an English class than a "fun" class like Art or Drama.
27. I'm a night owl and I hang out with my friends at night instead of in the daytime.
28. I had braces for five years.
29. My kitten went through many name changes before I settled on Luna. She's been called Dora, Monkeypuss, Allie, Penny, Cat, and Kitten.
30. I'm an avid reader and my favourite authors are Jodi Picoult, Kathy Reiches, Lauren Kate and Dan Brown.
31. I tend to buy electronic things and then accidently break their chargers.
32. I had work published in a National Anthology when I was in Grade 5.
33. I'm currently writing a fiction book based on a friend and her struggle being homosexual. It's a good excuse to hang out and have long chats with her.
34. I secretly love going to arts festivals with my mother, even though I protest each time.
35. I'm 19 and I still love playing with Barbie dolls.
36. I'm a heterosexual and I fully support equal rights to the point where I would campaign for it.
37. I love faeries and feel a very strong connection to them.
38. Pink and brown are my favourite colours at the moment.
39. I was Equestrian Team captain for two years in a row in high school.
40. I used to be extremely mainstream and shallow in high school, but uni changed me into a much more open person.
41. I love Left 4 Dead 2 and will happily play the Dark Carnival campaign over and over.
42. My house used to have two Wii consoles, one Xbox and two PS2s, and my housemate and I also play games on our laptops.
43. I miss playing chess while watching Cartoon Network with my Nanny.
44. I've had terrible luck with hair dressers lately so my hair is now ear length instead of bra strap length.
45. I'm the queen of procrastination - I've even procrastinated writing this list!
46. Maths is not my strong point, and I adore chemistry even though I'm terrible at it.
47. I'm a fairly blunt person and I generally tell people what I feel when I'm feeling it.
48. Both my mother and I are sensitive to sounds and smells. BO really gets to me and I can smell bad breath a mile off. I rarely wear spray deodrant as the smell overwhelms me.
49. I'm asthmatic.
50. I get along with my Dad the best and any silence between us isn't awkward, but I'm much closer to my mother even though we fight like cats and dogs.

[orchestrion]

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Fifty facts. I like this idea. XD

1. I'm a big brother, the eldest of four kids.
2. I have a chinchilla and a hedgehog.
3. I drink my coffee and tea black.
4. I've been to France and Italy.
5. I like to think I'm an extrovert but when I'm actually in social situations I completely freeze up. Even when it comes to things like joining forums. :P
6. I did Irish Dance for a very long time and am trying to get back into it... we'll see if my awful knees allow this though.
7. I play eight instruments and I really want to make a Celtic/minstrel harp or double flute my ninth but these aren't exactly easy to get a hold of.
8. I'm in the middle of a sewing project at the moment but I've lost motivation. Maybe it'll be easier to focus on when this heat dies off...
9. This school year that I'm finishing up in two weeks has been eleven months long. That is somewhat ridiculous and I don't know why taking two summer courses sounded like a good idea.
10. I graduated high school a year early.
11. I really, really like Pokemon.
12. I'm majoring in History with a concentration in American History with a dual major in Classical Civilizations.
13. I am a total geek about the above.
14. I was planning to attend music school for a long time.
15. I sail and kayak.
16. I adore opera. Specifically Wagner. Specifically the Ring Cycle.
17. I'm a vegetarian.
18. I don't currently have a computer. It's having hardware issues. So I'm in the library. Ahaha.
19. I at one point went to Catholic school...
20. I'm terrified of clowns, the dark and medical procedures.
21. I love aquatic animals, especially sharks and rays.
22. I really want to backpack through Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
23. My favorite medium of fine art is pen and ink.
24. I took Russian for a semester. I'm not very good.
25. Both of my parents are retired police officers.
26. I'd really love to start giving kids private music lessons for cheap. I love teaching.
27. I want to be a librarian.
28. I once owned a cockatiel named Sydney.
29. I haven't finished any writing projects I've started since my freshman year of high school... it's really disheartening.
30. I'm really flexible.
31. I went contra dancing all of once but I really want to do it again. I also went zydeco dancing down in New Orleans.
32. I'm currently learning to sing and play Eluveitie's "Slania's Song" on guitar.
33. I know a number of songs in Irish Gaelic.
34. I get embarrassed extremely easily over silly things.
35. I love acquiring new fancy pens. That's one of my favorite gifts to receive. And notebooks.
36. I currently have a mohawk but it's grown out a bit and needs a trim.
37. I have my left ear pierced twice. I really want some tattoos, I'm just not sure about their placement yet (literally the only thing holding me back) and I'm considering getting a nose piercing.
38. My favorite time of day is sunset.
39. My favorite season is by far autumn. I look forward to it practically all year.
40. I'm really interested in science but it's always been one of my biggest weaknesses. I love reading about folks like Tesla and Edison though.
41. I love fireflies and crickets. Summer nights are amazing back home. Living in a dorm I don't get to appreciate them much, haha.
42. I... had veggie pizza today. I'm running out of things to say.
43. Hmmmm... I can't drive nor do I want to.
44. I need some kind of white noise to be able to fall asleep.
45. I'm allergic to honeysuckles.
46. I've never had a family vacation.
47. I really want a pet snake. Or a ferret.
48. I've broken almost all of my pairs of glasses.
49. I took Latin for five years and I'm probably going to start again for my Classics major. That or Greek.
50. I uh... I've hiked Mt. Vesuvius. In sandals. It was awesome but painful.

[Ementine]

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1. Me and my sister are 13 years apart
2. I have two older half brothers, a sister who passed a way and a nefuw.
3. My spelling is aweful
4. I graduated high school a year early
5. I love to sing, even thought I'm not very good
6. I used to be able to sing Enya's Irish songs
7. I can't drive, but I have to learn soon
8.I have an obsession with frogs
9. I have my belly button pierced. It's my favorite part of myself.
10. If I get my hair wet and don't straighten it, I look like a poodle
11. My alter is right next to my bed and is really is organized all the time.
12. I write, but I have yet to finish anything
13. I hate sharing my bed with someone if I can't cuddle them
14. I still have an N64
15. Pokemon is the only game I actually enjoy other than games on the N64
16. I would be lost without my phone
17. My room is never clean
18. I am unhappy with my body and who I am
19. I've had a lot of bad luck with relationships with guys. They are icky to me now
20. The only time I take my neckless and rings off is to shower
21. I am always looking for new rings. I currently have seven.
22. I am getting a wolf tattoo on my side
23. I've been practicing Wicca for three years, but I am a Blood Witch
24. Most of my friends are Wiccan, including my cousin/best friend
25. I have been lucky enough to help a few friends with rituals
26. I like taking walks at night, but I always end up at my friends house
27. I am going to school for human services in a few months
28. I start college the day after my 19th birthday
29. My favorite color is pink
30. I hate purple just because my mom likes it.
31. I love cars even though I know almost nothing about them
32. I swoon over Macbooks
33. First major purchase I will make after I get a job is a new laptop
34. I love being outside, but I am inside most of the time
35. Every time I am in the woods I try not to run. It's tempting
36. Even on pitch black nights I can find my way to my friends
37. Every time I go out at night, I am afraid ill be attacked by zombies.
38. I am petrified of water and spiders
39. The bottomless pits in Portal 2 make me dizzy
40. If I could everything I used and ate would be all natural
41. I have spending problems
42. I can't go into most stores without buying a new bra or panties
43. My biggest personal accomplishment was going from a size 9 to a 5 when I was 15 and staying a size 5
44. My sister starts school next Monday for the first time, it's kinda scary.
45. I have only lived in a house twice, once for a year, and another for five.
46. I prefer apartments
47. I like big beds. I want an old Victorian style canopy bed someday.
48. I love pregnant women, they are so beautiful
49. I believe I was born to be a mom. I can't wait till I can have kids
50. I am a walking contradiction.

Yay, I did it! I wasn't sure if I could.

[xphon3]

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1 - I love his name, but the more I like nicknames.
2 - I love the food of my mother and grandmother.
3 - I love to dance.
4 - I'm not racist.
5 - I'm Atheist.
6 - I'm not a sex overnight.
7 - When I have an intimate partner, his pay in full.
8 - I never lost sight of their partner.
9 - I Inat.
10 - I hate to violate my personal space, no I'm not allowed it.
11 - My first love / serious relationship lasted 7 years.
12 - I like boys and girls.
13 - I have hearing loss, the reason why you hate me whisper in my ear or Humming under his breath.
14 - I love playing games and more - quest ... xDD
15 - I'm boring.
16 - often find themselves in a state of loneliness. (Something most think of depression, which is not so, I like to be alone with yourself, no one can measure my eyes)
17 - I love the slow work - to assemble earrings, neck, and to any other pokey things that require a healthy nervous system - such things comfort me.
18 - I love to paint.
19 - I love to write poems, essays, personal thoughts and stuff.
20 - I love to listen to ballads.
21 - In 80% of their free time listening to music constantly.
22 - I love watching series and movies.
23 - I love sweets. xDD
24 - and I love the sea and mountains.
25 - I can not swim yet.
26 - I love my job ... I was never bored, and practice it now 8 years.
27 - I've always wanted to be a man.
28 - Easy to alter moods.
29 - You think me cold and haughty man who does not.
30 - I have a temper, most think I'm weird.
31 - I love the darkness.
32 - I hate to sleep in the light.
33 - I smoke.
34 - Very rarely drink alcohol.
35 - Learn all about Egypt.
36 - My favorite colors are purple, green, turquoise, black. xDD
37 - I love the process of traveling from one destination to another.
38 - I love pets - I have a kitten.
39 - I do not like gold jewelry, silver only.
40 - For the first time I had a computer of 19 years.
41 - I love to spend all my free time with your loved one, even know - I Bur .. xDD
42 - I love most sports clothes / styles of dress.
43 - often fall into pessimistic conditions.
44 - Do not know how flowers grow.
45 - Ever the romantic, but not always. xDDD
46 - I love their big plush toys.
47 - I love to sleep hugging your plush toy or pillow.
48 - I feel pretty lonely in love now.
49 - I can not cook many foods.