1. I have studied a broad and abroad. 2. I am devoutly Christian, but have no strong association to a denomination. 3. Love my family (parents, brother, sister, niece, and nephew) with all my heart. 4. My 14y/o cat is like a furry child to me. 5. I think my sister would be better off without her husband. 6. Aurian and Niorah are the reason I started posting here after a 6 year break. 7. I have a Master's degree in Political Science and have not found a job in the field yet. 8. In the new year I plan on making art pieces out of aluminum that I melt and pour. 9. I also plan on making soaps and assorted spa products in the new year. 10. Finally, I am also a candle maker and ceramic tile maker. 11. And because I'm an overachiever... I've worked as a grunt for Wal-Mart for 11.5 years.
Well done! I have a somewhat similar story, in that I was a pack-a-day smoker and ran out of cigarettes late one night and couldn't be bothered to drive to the 24-hour store. By the following afternoon I realised that I'd not bought any more cigarettes, so I quit cold turkey. I thought I coped with it quite well but a few years later my brother told me that I was a total bitch for a fortnight, but he and my parents wanted me to quit so they never said anything, bless them.
1. Only child, but i would have liked siblings. 2. I'm 18 years old and 6'0" and I still go by the name of Little Johnny. But I'm doing my best to get rid of it. Mostly because a now departed friend used to call me that... 3. I originally studied IT and networking, but now I'm studying medicine. 4. Been driving cars since I was 12, but I still don't have a license for them. 5. I drive a 1981 Kawasaki with a 250cc engine, but the registration papers say its 49cc. 6. One of my most cherished free time activities is writing. 7. Been a Trek fan since I was three years old. 8. I have yet to come across a piece of technology i couldn't fix. 9. I've driven pretty much everything. Everything from a two man mini helicopter to a Russian T-34 tank. 10. I bought a genuine Colt Peacemaker at age 12 believing it to be a replica. I've fired it once, and it scares the crap out of me. Only gun i'm afraid of. (Keep in mind that I've fired AK's)
OK I'll bite: 10. Due to a relatively rare heritary condition, I've continued to grow physically well past adolescence. At 21, I suddenly grew 2 inches taller in 6 months. At 28, I'm finally reaching my 'adult' size. Before this condition manifested itself, my pediatrician projected I would be no more than 5'0" tall. I'm currently 5'9". 9. I often fantasize about throwing all my possessions into one big pile, then lighting them on fire. 8. I learned to operate motor vehicles by pulling giant pontoon boats out of the water on steep launch ramps with an old pick up truck when I was 9. 7. I was not exposed to contemporary music until my teens. 6. I have two siblings who are 24 and 25 years my senior, respectively. 5. I photoshop adult content for a living. Contrary to what some may assume, it fucking sucks! 4. I did not celebrate holidays growing up, and am still clueless on how to handle them. 3. I feel more like an angry, rebellious adolescent in my late 20's than I ever did when I was in my actual teen years. 2. I do not consider Disneyland the happiest place on earth. 1. I've gained quite the positive reputation as a skilled cook. My mother now turns to me for kitchen advice, instead of the other way around.
It would be hard to find 10 things about me that aren't obvious or people don't know already, but I'll give it a try. 1. I am right-handed. 2. My heart is too big for my own chest. Literally. 3. My head is too big for my own good. Metaphorically. 4. I am great with accents: I pick them up in no time and I can mimic them very well. 5. I dubbed my first katana Iguana no Tsume, "Iguana's Claw". 6. I have a nice, deep, soothing voice. 7. My first personal computer was a Philips MSX 8020. 8. I lived in three different cities in Italy. 9. I can't bend my big toes. 10. I have no patience with stupid. Ok, maybe people already knew the last one.
1. I am a Yankees *and* Mets fan, which apparently is considered unusual. 2. My favorite TV show is Corner Gas. 3. I have never seen Titanic OR The Simpsons, nor do I ever want to. 4. I love trains. If my city had decent mass transit, I'd sell my car. 5. Corollary to #1: Even though I am a Yankees fan and therefore hate the Red Sox with the fire of a thousand suns, I actually enjoyed Boston itself when I visited the place, and I think Fenway Park is kind of cool. 6. I collect baseball games on DVD. 7. I love coffee. Especially a toffee mocha at Starbucks. 8. I hate small talk. I could go all day without saying a word. And often do. 9. I also hate the sound of my own voice. 10. Unlike Bears here, I cannot cook. For example, once I tried to make pudding from scratch, and I ended up with scrambled eggs.
I can do an Elvis-esque lip-curl and a Roger Moore-esque eyebrow raise. But only on the left side. I have really annoying tinnitus. I've been playing guitar for umpty-eleventy years, and I'm constantly finding new things to learn. Which makes me happy, even if I don't master them. Which happens a lot. I broke an ankle on the second day of my first ever job back in 1985. I'm quite good at Photoshopping, but make shite threadbombs. I failed the driving test three times before giving up due to lack of money. Must take it up again one day. I was born on my grandad's birthday. Four hours before one of my cousins was born. Busy day... I have a fair bit of grey hair. And I like it. Ummm.... Errr....
Bears, regarding #5 on your list, I envy you. It takes a certain talent, creativity, or skill to be able to do what you do. I realize you don't have to elaborate, but do you dislike the hours or salary and benefits?
The Photoshop work is not the issue. I generally enjoy the digital retouching and graphic design work, though I wish I was a higher eschelon retoucher than the level I currently work at. That's something only I can work on improving, though. The problems I have with my job lie with adult industry in general and my employer in particular, with a nice dollop of dismal employment/decent salary prospects in the field, something I was admittedly blindsided by when I decided to pursue retouching work.
It's a strange industry isn't it. I was doing website design for gay adult chat services a few years ago..
Yeah our clientele are uh, "special" to say the least, and they get away with way more abuses within our company than they would with say, the gas company.
1. I sing really well. 2. I taught myself to raise my right eyebrow by itself because I wanted to be Mr. Spock. 3. I have cancer. 4. I was born at 10:10 pm on October 10. 5. I graduated from two Ivy League schools but cannot learn math. 6. I used to share cigarettes in the school smoking lounge with the man who is now President of the United States. 7. I have three children. 8. I married a corporate lawyer who then became a minister. Classic bait and switch. 9. I studied abroad in Scotland for a year and came home with a FIERCE Glasgwegian accent. 10. I am a first generation American.
1. I could either be considered American [or USAian, I suppose], German, Malaysian, Indonesian, or Chinese, but I think I'll just call myself International 2. I am an INTJ, which could say a lot about me already 3. I have ADD and Asperger's Syndrome 4. I'm cramming in school to graduate right out of 11th grade 5. My biggest interest in life overall is science, but I am pursuing a music career 6. I'd like to think of myself as also a comedian and artist 7. 2010 has been the most ironic year of my life thus far for too many reasons 8. I'm extremely lazy but often described as hard working 9. I skip school assignments but get good grades 10. I hardly practice the piano but I'm an extremely advanced player anyway
#1: You know, some of us have said this in the thread. I think we all need to do a project together. #2: Me too! It's also why I learned to do the Vulcan hand greeting. #3: All my best to you in that regard. #4: Neat! My brother and I were born 6 years, 6 months, 6 days apart. #6: Awesome. #8: You've got to watch that Call. It can strike any moment!