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JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

25 Random U Facts?

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

1. I hate HATE kareoke.
2. I prefer records to cds.
3. I threw a 67 mph fastball when I was 12.
4. I was an alter boy, in fact, the "lead" one in 1984, and my name would be on a plaque that says so that goes back to the 1920s.
5. I play guitar, but never figured out how to play lead guitar.
6. I drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. Its probably more like 20.
7. I went skydiving when I was 18.
8. I love watersking.
9. I love racketball, or as my bud Mot and I call it- Kill Baul.
10. yea thats about it....

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

I did this on Facebook. I'm sure some of it isn't news here.:

25 Random Things About Me

1: I love to dance. When I go somewhere for the purpose of dancing, I let loose and really get into it. Therefore, I probably look like an absolute idiot. But I have fun.

2: I'm getting over my claustrophobia. When needed, I can now ride in an elevator, although I usually do prefer to take the stairs. I really want to get over it so I can go scuba diving.

3: I used to play the clarinet in middle school, but I got out of it in high school so I could get into art and theater instead.

4: I played the clarinet because that's what my mom played. If I were to choose again, I would've picked drums.

5: I can sew, but I don't really enjoy it. I like the creativity of it and I'm proud of the things I've made, but it takes so long. It's not like I can just take a few minutes here and there to work on a project, I have to have a few hours for anything other than a little mending.

6: I sewed my wedding dress, my maid of honor's dress, and the shirt my husband wore for our wedding. I also sewed my friend's wedding dress. I really hope she liked it.

7: We had a renaissance wedding. The ceremony was under a willow tree by the river. It was beautiful.

8: If I were to do it all over again, we would've skipped the renaissance wedding, went to Key West, and had a pirate wedding on a boat.

9: When I go on long car trips, I turn up my music really loud and sing almost the entire way. I'm sure other drivers think I'm nuts.

10: As far as I know, I am allergic to, in order from most to least: maple, oak, dust, corn, egg whites, mold, grass. I'm currently trying to figure out if I'm allergic to anything else. Yay.

11: British, Australian, and similar accents totally make me melt. The best accent ever belongs to Gideon Emery. (You may know him as Balthier from Final Fantasy.) Sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJvZMKZ96W8

12: I've only ever had one hangover. After a particularly bad day at work, I asked my husband to make me kamikazes.

13: I've only ever gotten so drunk that I puked once. It was at a party, we were playing a drinking game, but I was drinking wine while everyone else was drinking beer. At midnight, I knew I was drunk and tried to sober myself up. Someone else had locked themselves into the bathroom, so I had to use the sink. I did end up sobering myself up before I had to pick Brian up at 5am.

14: I'm a video game geek. I've always loved video games. I like puzzles, rpgs, and action adventure games. I'm not a big fan of shooting games, because they're too monotonous, but I don't mind if there's a shooting part in the game I'm playing.

15: I miss my ex boyfriend. We were better friends than a couple, but he taught me a lot about relationships. I didn't realize it then, but I didn't treat him as well as I could have, and I regret it. I wish I could talk to him again.

16: I wrote my first novel last November during NaNoWriMo. I'm in the rewriting and editing process now. Going into it, I didn't know if it would be any good, but once I polish it up, I'd like to send it out to see if any publishers would be interested in it.

17: The ocean is the most awesome (as in, full of awe) thing ever. If I ever had a transcendental moment, it was either when we were on a boat in the Caribbean far enough away that we couldn't see land, or later that night sitting on a dock looking at the dark ocean where the sky met the sea.

18: I want to add some funky color in my hair. I'm thinking purple highlights in the front. The only thing stopping me is that I don't want to pay a whole lot to do it but I'm too scared to do it myself.

19: I might be a little bit of an adrenaline junkie. I really want to skydive. I'd also like to go bungie jumping. I think it would be neat to learn to fly.

20: In 8th grade, I decided I wanted to be a graphic designer. Here I am.

21: Other professions I've considered are: teacher (high school), psychologist, and politician. Yes, politician. I really want to help people.

22: If I won the lottery, I would consider going back to college to study sexual psychology. Too bad the Kinsey Institute isn't located in the tropics.

23: I only took my husband's name of Hartz because I thought it was cool. Otherwise, I probably would've kept my maiden name of Hubbard.

24: In the same regard, I hate being addressed as Mrs. Brian Hartz. I am my own person. Brian loves that, and that's one of the many reasons I love him.

25: I pride myself in my eclecticness. I love trying new things, even if they don't have anything to do with my current hobbies or interests.

confuzzed · Permanent State of Confusion

Kamikazes rock!

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

Interesting. I did not (and why would I

) know that your maiden name was Hubbard...

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

confuzzed wrote:

Kamikazes rock!

They're Brian's favorite.

ghostdancer · Ghost In The Machine

25 random things about me:

1. As a teenager I was every parent's worst nightmare.

2. I had won a full ride scholarship to Julliard, but didn't go. By the time I graduated from high school, I hated school with a passion and didn't want to spend another 4 years in school.

3. I didn't marry the love of my life. I should have, and I had the opportunity to do so, but I walked away.

4. I wanted to be a homicide detective when I grew up.

5. I have more than a passing interest in metaphysical ideas and paranormal activity.

6. I miss the rock concerts from the 70's. Tickets were so much cheaper back then, and in my opinion, the music was better than what's coming out now.

7. I love to read. Reading is the gateway to letting my imagination soar.

8. I'm a video game junkie. My favorite games to play are Guitar Hero, Halo, and Ratchet & Clank.

9. I hate snakes! Sometimes I have nightmares that there's a whole bunch of them at the bottom of a pit and someone pushes me down in it with them.

10. I love old movies. Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, and Bette Davis are some of my favorite actors/actresses.

11. I want to travel the world. Japan, New Zealand, Greece, Australia, and Italy are some of the countries I'd love to spend some time in.

12. I wish I knew how to sail. I've been drawn to sailboats since I've been a kid, but don't have the foggiest idea how to sail a boat.

13. I know how to sew and make my own clothes, but I don't enjoy doing it. My grandma taught me how, and she bought me my first sewing machine when I was 13.

14. I love to go fishing. I don't care if I catch anything or not, and I never keep any fish I catch, but there's nothing like spending a summer day out in a boat on a lake with a fishing pole in my hand.

15. I like to go camping, though at my age I'd rather take the camper than the tent. Over the last 48 years, I've camped in every state park and state forest campground in MI.

16. When I was 6, someone tried to abduct me on my way home from school. I can still remember what the guy looked like, what kind of car he drove, and what he said to me.

17. I miss my best friend. He died 9 months ago and his death left a gigantic hole in my life.

18. I love thunderstorms. When it storms at night, I'll turn off the lights and watch it lightning. I'd like to be a storm chaser.

19. I have a cell phone, but never use it. Most of the time I don't even carry it with me. Right now it's sitting on my dresser, collecting dust.

20. I don't have an answering machine or subscribe to voicemail. I figure if someone calls and I'm not home, they'll call back.

21. I can live without watching tv. I really wouldn't miss it if someone broke in and stole all of our tvs. I'd buy a new one, but only because I'd need it to play my video games on.

22. I'd like to go bobsledding. I've watched it on the Olympics and it looks like it'd be fun; scary, but fun.

23. I know how to ice skate and roller skate, but I've never tried rollerblades.

24. I'd like to take ballroom dance classes. I'd like to learn how to waltz, rhumba, and tango.

25. I like to go to muscle car shows. There's just something about fast cars that makes my blood race.

Mad Mema · Bad Biker Granny

1. I was an honor student all through school, including college (.002 points away from graduating Magna Cum Laude).

2. I probably would have graduated Magna Cum Laude from college had I not had the flu during one test in my basic electricity class.

3. I still have no idea what I want to be when I grow up.

4. I truly dislike being cold and most things about winter in general.

5. I like to cook, but only sometimes. I would hate having to cook for a living.

6. I love impressionist and post impressionist paintings. I have prints of Monet, Degas, Renoir, and Munch in my house. I painted my dining room to go with a print of Monet's Waterlillies.

7. Thanks to me, you can find Edvard Munch's "The Scream" in not only my house, but also my mom's house, my brother's and sister's houses, and on Pambo's desk.

8. I used to have a race car... street stock, quarter mile drag variety.

9. When I was in high school, I wished I was pretty instead of smart. As an adult, I'm glad I wasn't.

10. I thought I married the love of my life... I now know that I was wrong.

11. I love flowers and therefore have 10 - 20 different kinds in my yard every spring and summer.

12. Usually the first thing I do when I hear tornado sirens is go outside and look at the sky... just like I'm not supposed to. I can't stop myself. I find it fascinating.

13. I love to travel... even to boring, mundane places. I would love to have the money to travel the world.

14. I would like to have a boat... like a cabin cruiser or a pontoon boat. One you could spend the day on comfortably.

15. I don't do seafood.

16. Someday I'd like to take a kickboxing class.

17. I talk to my two best friends almost every day, just because.

18. I wish I could afford to buy a really old house and fix it up. I enjoy doing things like that. I even work on my own vehicle sometimes. I'm one of those people who will try to fix anything.

19. I sing (very badly) along with the radio when I drive. I've been known to sing at other motorist who happen to catch me singing along with the radio.

20. I usually find humor in everyday life, sometimes even at incredibly inappropriate moments. It's just the way my mind works.

21. There is not much that acutally scares me. Most things that should scare me usually just make me angry.

22. I've never wanted to be famous. Good thing too, since I'm not.

23. When I was a kid, I tried to teach myself how to play the guitar, though I don't even know how to read music.

24. I'm surprised how much I like being a grandmother, even though I never really wanted to be a mom. Ironically, being a mom to my stepsons is probably one of the best things that ever happened to me. Now I can't imagine my life without the lot of them.

25. I've had a really hard time thinking of 25 random thoughts about myself.

WebGuy · Doesn't Do Windows

1. I hate chain letter emails and I never reply to them

2. I married my highschool sweetheart

3. Sometimes, I get depressed for a few days at a time

4. I spent K-6th grade in a one-room country school

5. It still have some "country boy" in me

6. I wore contacts for a few years

7. I once got kicked in the back by a 4-H steer that knocked me out

8. I once hit someone so hard on the football field I got knocked out

9. I once had a motorcycle crash in which I got knocked out

9. All I ever wanted to be as a kid was a carpenter

10. I had a full ride scholarship to tech school

11. I was a bit of a jock in high school. I lettered in varsity track my freshman year

12. This summer will be my 25th high school reunion

13. I would rather have 2 "real & true friends", than 5,000 "MySpace Friends"

14. I'm very good at spacial conception but I can't draw worth a darn

15. My colon is about 12" shorter than it used to be.

16. I wish I had had a better relationship with my mom

17. I miss living in the country

18. Menial, mundane tasks drive me insane with boredom

19. I found out that my El Camino would run about 130mph

20. I've done many things I'm not proud of

21. The first time I got drunk, I got sick. I never drank enough to get sick after that

22. When I was little, I had a lot of trouble with scary dreams and thoughts and had trouble sleeping. My family enjoyed teasing me about that.

23. Sometimes I sit and think how everything in my life might be different if had I done just one certain thing differently

24. I used to be a storm chaser

25. Someday, I hope to wade an ocean

Mad Mema · Bad Biker Granny

I think we all have that "what if I had done that one thing differently" moment to ponder in life. I know for a fact my life would have been vastly different had I done my one thing different, but I'm not that it would be a good different.

WebGuy · Doesn't Do Windows

Yeah, and when I think about that, its not the same thing ever time. Things like:

What if I had broken up with my girlfriend before we got married?

What if I had gone to accounting school?

What if I had just stayed home to help with the family farm?

What if I had moved to Tennessee when I was once considering it?

Etc.

Mad Mema · Bad Biker Granny

Mine is pretty much one thing... What if I had moved to DC when I had the chance? (summer before my senior year of high school)

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

Man, I wish we all had the money to do some of this stuff together. Travel the world, sail the seas, go to drag races, chase storms. (Although, maybe we should make Web wear a helmet so he doesn't knock himself out. wink

)

confuzzed · Permanent State of Confusion

WebGuy wrote:

7. I once got kicked in the back by a 4-H steer that knocked me out

8. I once hit someone so hard on the football field I got knocked out

9. I once had a motorcycle crash in which I got knocked out

Thankfully you haven't knocked yourself out lately. I have knocked myself silly, but not out.

WebGuy · Doesn't Do Windows

They were short periods of time. When I got kicked, I was awake before the ambulance got there. In football, the coaches were just getting to me when I came back. In the motorcycle crash, when I woke up, the bike was on top of me still running so I assume it was not very long or it wouldn't have still been running.

Those things may explain a lot of why I am the way I am today.

darleneapd · Cuff 'Em N' Stuff 'Em

1. I was pregnant with my daughter Kaisha for 42 weeks, the typical pregnancy is 40 weeks. And they had to induce my labor to get her to be born.

2. I once had a yellow lab named Bella, who to this day I miss terribly. Dogs give such unconditional love. She has been gone since December of 2003.

3. My very first car I bought was a maroon 1973 Pontiac Grand Prix, and I bought it in 1982

4. I never felt more in love and loved than I did when I was married from 1991 2002.

5. I still have to use a typewriter daily at my job. Yes, a typewriter, not a computer.

6. I was only 20 years old by one day, (my birthday is Dec 30th, Kaishas is Dec 31st) when I gave birth to my one and only child.

7. I can not remember my mom and my dad ever being together as a couple. They divorced when I was 2.

8. I once lost over 125 pounds, and unfortunately did not keep it all off. I have gained back approximately half.

9. I can sing all 50 United States in alphabetical order; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California. Ill stop now, but I really can.

10. I actually played the clarinet and the glockenspiel in the high school band my Freshman year. (The glockenspiel resembles a small xylophone, but it is made of steel bars. The glockenspiel is typically played with wooden or plastic mallets, producing a high tuned sound that is bright and penetrating. The name glockenspiel comes from the German language and means "to play the bells.")

11. I also played the part of Mrs. Bumble in my 8th grade musical, Oliver Twist. And had a singing part.
12. I like pea soup.

13. I tend to run 2 - 5 minutes late to everything.

14. I have been to Las Vegas 4 times.

15. I really hate the Cardi Furniture commericals and Nick, Ron & Pete. For that reason I will never buy furniture from there.

16. I used to be able to run a 5K in about 30 minutes.

17. I drink at least one (sometimes more) Dunkin Donuts coffee, cream no sugar everyday.

18. The first guy I ever kissed had a last name of: French

19. I have always wanted to do a cartwheel, but never tried.

20. I could not get the positive self esteem I needed growing up and I have lived vicariously thru my daughters successes and/or failures.

21. I could actually play the card game Canasta with my grandmother when I was in kindergarten.
22. My father has blue eyes, and my mother has brown, I got stuck with brown.

23. I have moved a total of 13 times in my lifetime.

24. My first job was at Bobbys Rollerway as a rollerskating ref, snack bar attendant, & skate rental room countergirl, I loved this job!

25. I feel everything happens for a reason, even though theres times I have to keep reminding myself of this.

-- Edited by darleneapd at 08:56, 2009-02-06

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

JD The Jazz Doctor wrote:
1. I hate HATE kareoke.
2. I prefer records to cds.
3. I threw a 67 mph fastball when I was 12.
4. I was an alter boy, in fact, the "lead" one in 1984, and my name would be on a plaque that says so that goes back to the 1920s.
5. I play guitar, but never figured out how to play lead guitar.
6. I drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. Its probably more like 20.
7. I went skydiving when I was 18.
8. I love watersking.
9. I love racketball, or as my bud Mot and I call it- Kill Baul.
10. yea thats about it....

10. I have never been knocked out.
11. I have never been kicked by a cow.

thumperglh · Thumptastic: Chef of the Stars

like MZ. most of mine I am sure are known.

1. i was born in Fayettville NC.

2: I am an Army brat and have lived in Alaska; Nevada, Texas, NC, and OK.

3. My father was a seargeant Major in the Army ( I hvae not talked to him for 13 years. he wants nothing to do with me)

4. I was a band nerd in School. Played Clarinet in Marching season and Oboe and Bassoon during Concert season.

5.Made All state Orchestra, Band and Choir my Sr Year.I could only choose one and chose Choir.

6. I am one of 10 boys throughout Sapulpa High School to get straight superiors ratings for Vocal solo singing at every contest 4 years in a row. ( 17 medals in all. )_

7. made All District Choir my Jr and Sr year

8. wanted to be a vet when I grew up but could not stand to put animals down.

9.was in Sydney during the summer Olympics at Harbour bridge

10. I am a big animal person and once had 3 dogs and 24 cats

11.I have amassed 3265 Mardi Gras beads but have whittled it down to about 1250 as i have taken them to parties and given them away.

12. been to Mardi gras 4 times but never got arrested.

13. i came out of the closet to myself when i was 15. i came out to my parents when i was 23

14. My mother is the best person in the whole world.

15. My mother plyed Bloody Mary in her school production of South pacific. I followed in that path and played tthe Baker in my school production of INto the woods and was in Guys and Dolls.

16. i still sing when driving and dont care who sees it.

17. I lost my first boyfriend when I was 17. He passed away of Aids. I am clean of that.

18. I have been "married" or 10 years ( 11 this may).

19. Saw Phantom of the Opera, Les Miz, Cats, and Miss Saigon on opening Night On Broadway.

20.know most chart positions of every number one song on th e pop charts.

21. I am a great cook but my own worst critic. Most everyyone here has had a chance to sample my delacacies.

22.I was news carrier of the year in high school 2 years running ( still have the plaques)

23. I have been to most of Europe. ( paris, Italy, Austrailia,Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Amsterdamn.

24.I ws engaged once to a WOMan

25. I get along better with guys than girls.\

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

thumperglh wrote:

8. wanted to be a vet when I grew up but could not stand to put animals down.

Me too! I wanted to be a vet until 7th grade, when I decided I wouldn't be able to handle it when I couldn't help a pet.

-- Edited by MzHartz at 11:39, 2009-02-07

Muffy123 · Senior Member

These are very random, but here it goes:

1. I do not have a second name.
2. I spent one year as a foreign exchange highschool-student in the US.
3. I dropped out of college in my last year.
4. I am tiny (158 cm; 40 kg - I think that's abaout 5'2 or 5'3 and
    something around 85 to 90 pounds)
5. When I was younger I played the 1. German flute in a brass band. I also
    used to play the piano - but havent in a long time.
6. Consider myself to be straight, but once was in relationship with a
    woman (or girl - we were both 18 at the time)
7. At 28, still haven't quite figured out what I really wanna do with my life -
    but most of the time I don't feel bad about it
8. Indecision is my self-proclaimed second name.
9. My favourite non-alcoholic beverages are red-bull and coffee
10. My favourite alcoholic beverages are ****tails
11. As a kid and teenager I was a big bookworm and wanted to become an
     author myself
12. A journey round the world is a big dream of mine.
13. My lucky number is 29.
14. I do not have a car (thankgod Vienna has great public transport)
15. I almost died when I was four falling down a staircase (but don't
      remember any of it)
16. One of (my many) addiction(s) I'd like to quit by the time I'm 30 is
      smoking.
17. I used to hate being taken for years younger due to my babyface - but
      as the years go by I dont mind that much any more.
18. My favourite band is Nirvana.
19. What I liked most about the US, were the people I met there (esp. their
      hospitality and warm-heartedness)
20. My Ocd compels me to always follow a certain ritual of checking up on
      electrical appliances several times, before leaving my appartment.
21. I find a (good) sense of (black) humor to be the most attractive
      attribute in men
22. Since my guinea pig died when I was eight, I've never had another pet
      (I just could not live with the heartache of losing one again)
23. My favourite city in the world I have visited up til now is Barcelona.
24. I hate shopping.
25. I enjoy lazy sundays like today, playing around on the internet ;)

thumperglh · Thumptastic: Chef of the Stars

I envy you Muffy The one place I never went in Europe was Vienna.

Woo Hoo · The Chosen Woo

Did not take drivers ed until after I graduated.
Thunderstorms scare me
69 is NOT my favorite number like you think It's 22
In 6th grade I told my Mom that I was tired of getting all A's -lol (Got my wish too when I hit 7th- yikes)
When I was quite young, a tv slid off my neighbor's dresser while I was trying to change the channel and cracked my head open requiring stitches. (shut up peanut gallery ) (well I required stitches alot anyway)
I once rode my bike into a parked car because I wasn't paying attention.
I kissed a girl (sing with me now )
Teen me became depressed and had plans of suicide but luckily didn't go through with it completely. (My family never knew)
The first day I had my license, I ran a red light- lol
Once took gymnastics but quit quickly after spraining my ankle on the balance beam.
Dressed up like "The Crow" on Halloween at my first "real" job and enjoyed scaring everyone when I turned around
When I was a kid I played with someone's curling iron and burned myself leaving a bump on right index finger.
Have severe stage fright or anything with speaking in front of others
Always wanted to do something with music- sing/musician but see #13
I once shaved part of my sister's hair while she slept but I don't recall that- lol But there are pictures
I am right-handed but in jr high I taught myself how to write with my left because a certain celebrity was left-handed. (Ironically my husband is a lefty)
I can't truly swim. I get by but failed swimming classes.
I hate flying but I do it.
Claustrophobic
Afraid of heights
Both my eyes are lazy but lucky for me, most people don't notice. They don't do it at the same time and one does it more than the other.
I once took a picture of a comic book character to my hair stylist and got it cut the same except I chickened out on coloring it because I just got hired at my current job and worried. (But later on the bosses kid came to work with purple hair )
I always wanted a nickname when I was younger but all I ever got was "Trace" which always annoyed me. There were only certain people I allowed to call me that without feeling my wrath.
My sister once dyed my hair & it ended up having a green tint
I shoplifted for a short time in the 90's until my best friend got caught.

disco strangler · Smiles everyone, smiles!

1. I come from a lineage of "curanderas" -- Spanish for "healer" -- and at one time I wanted badly for it to be my calling.

2. I have never colored my hair.

3. I learned basic embroidery when I was 7 years old.

4. I don't shave my legs during the winter because I see it as a waste of time since they don't show anyway.

5. This April will be 20 years that I've lived in Oklahoma.

6. I used to let anger get the better of me; The knuckle on the ring finger of my right hand is messed up from punching things.

7. I have "worked for food" before.

8. If given the opportunity, I wouldn't change anything in my past. I am content now. I wouldn't want to mess that up.

9. I leave a living room lamp on at night if Mr. DS is out of town.

10. Before Isaac stole the spotlight, I was Mr. DS's hunting buddy.

11. I live over 600 miles away from my Ma, but I talk to her almost everyday. Whereas, my brother lives in the same town and only sees or talks to her a couple times a month.

12. My Ma kicked me out of the house on January 1, 1985, and although my dad asked me to come home several times, I was too stubborn.

13. The only jewerly I wear is my wedding ring.

14. I only planned on working at my current job for two years and then go back to school; This May will be my 18th year anniversary.

15. I'd say that the most influential person in my life has been my dad. He lived simply and graciously.

16. My most favorite job was at the bakery. Working for Judyth Hill was like going to a philosophy class and baking class in one. She is very wise and spiritual.

17. I was with my dad when he drew his last breath.

18. I try to just "go with the flow" -- I am the flow.

19. My house is never "company is coming" clean. it's not dirty, just in a bit of a disarray.

20. I love museums and art galleries.

21. I didn't get my drivers license until I was 18 (after I graduated high school)

22. I don't rearrange my furniture.

23. I am a terrible procrastinator, but I'm always on time for appointments.

24. I'm always singing or humming along to the radio, but I'm definately tone deaf.

25. I don't know how to swim.

Muffy123 · Senior Member

thumperglh wrote:

I envy you Muffy The one place I never went in Europe was Vienna.

        Well, I guess we can envy each other then - cause ever since I came
        back from the states I've been wanting to move there again - it just
        never worked out blankstare