Blast from the Past: 10 Facts About Yourself

[Gryffindorian]

Over a year ago, I posted a thread here in the MISC Forum asking people to post 10 facts about themselves. Thanks to all who participated and for sharing your personality traits, likes and dislikes, and life experiences. It was fun and enlightening. Posted below are responses from your fellow BBSers (edited for content, not including replies and trivial conversations in between). Happy reading!

Posted by Gryffindorian, December 20 2010 03:58 PM

It's been a while since we last did a "getting to know you" thread, so let's get it rolling again. Post 10 trivial/factual statements about yourself; you can be as specific or as vague as you like. The only rule is that your post has to have something to do with you personally, not, "When I was a kid, my dad got promoted to a four-star general in the U.S. Army, or "My friends think I'm shy." It's not about your friend, relative, classmate, neighbor, or co-worker.
I'm the youngest of six children; I have four older sisters and a brother.
I eat fast, though not always on purpose. I can finish a good-sized dish in less than 10 minutes.
I shower twice a day: once in the morning before going to work and once in the evening after my workout.
I tend to get irritable at times, even with the littlest things, probably because of my anxiety and/or diabetes.
In the summer I always sleep with the fan on, and in the winter, with the portable heater on. I need the "white noise" to fall asleep.
I'm bilingual in English/Tagalog (Filipino) and have studied Spanish extensively. When I was a teenager, I also self-studied Italian and Russian and am familiar with a few phrases and the pronunciations.
I almost always drink coffee (Starbucks mostly) to get through the day, especially the afternoon commute.
I would like to do more traveling. I love going to Las Vegas but would also like to go on a cruise or visit places like Hawaii, Ireland, London, etc.
I'm a collector of sorts. I have a wide selection of books and comics, magazines, DVDs and Blu-Rays, and sci-fi/fantasy memorabilia. Hopefully, I don't end up like one of these hoarders you see on TV.
Although I don't consider myself a "people person," I get along really well with almost everyone.

Posted by JiNX-01, December 20 2010 05:04 PM

1. I miss my parents.
2. I was born in Detroit.
3. I did most of my growing up in Upstate NY.
4. I have four younger brothers.
5. I have two nephews and a niece.
6. I come from a large extended family (my parents had 17 siblings between them and most had more than one kid).
7. I love to travel (wish I had the money for it).
8. My best friend and I have known each other for 50 years.
9. I had a 28-year career in newspapers.
10. I adore Connor Trinneer (tho' that might not count since it's not much of a secret around here).

Posted by USS Triumphant, December 20 2010 05:04 PM

1. My last name is of German derivation.
2. My first name is Richard.
3. There are places on the Internet where I am infamous.
4. My family is polygynous.
5. I'm a member of The Universal Church Triumphant of the Apathetic Agnostic.
6. I have multiple ordainments.
7. I went to college to study law.
8. But, I am a network administrator.
9. I am a Star Trek fan.
10. [singing]I wanna be the President, so freakin' ba-ad...[/singing]

Posted by Lookingglassman, December 20 2010 05:19 PM

1. I have a 1st degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.
2. I used karate once in a fight in college and broke the guy's ribs (he started the fight)
3. I am an only child
4. I have over 15,000 micro armor military vehicles
5. I have read over 1700 books and magazines since 1989
6. The fastest time I swam the 50 meter freestyle was 23.88 seconds in college
7. Both of my hips have been replaced and I am only 44.
8. I have a shrapnel scar from Desert Storm on my right hand from an artillery round exploding in front of my tank.
9. I have a BA in English Lit
10. I love chocolate ice cream.

Posted by J. Allen, December 20 2010 05:20 PM

1. I love to cook and am quite proficient.
2. I once sang for a former Vice President of the United States.
3. I learned to read before the age of 3.
4. I am the only person in my immediate family to graduate from high school.
5. I have a Presidential Academic Fitness Award signed by former President Bill Clinton.
6. My favorite flavor of ice cream is Vanilla Bean.
7. I can program in BASIC.
8. I have read the Bible, front to back, more than 50 times.
9. When I was born, I weighed 2 lbs 15 oz.
10. I have received many awards for my singing ability.

Posted by ancientone51 , December 20 2010 05:25 PM

1. female
2. widowed
3. mom of one
4. teacher, high school
5. one of oldest in age, not time on board
6. reader
7. too poor to travel
8. sci fi fan
9. vet USAF
10. like Christmastime

Posted by Tora Ziyal, December 20 2010 05:52 PM

1. age 60
2. no kids
3. two cats
4. love classical music
5. love reading
6. love Netflix
7. love NYC
8. worked in corrections
9. love sushi
10. love ice cream

Posted by Tom Hendricks, December 20 2010 05:57 PM

1. Married, with two sons.
2. I have read the novel Dune at least once every year since I was 14.
3. I got married at Walt Disney World.
4. I don't drink coffee, only tea. (Yet at one point in my life, I was a manger of a Starbucks.)
5. I served in the USAF as a combat controller.
6. I run my own Video Production company, I have shot and edited many of those tacky local commercials you have seen. (If you live in the NYC area)
7. I had a serious injury a few years ago. So not being able to exercise and eating poorly, I have put on a lot of weight.
8. I'm an introvert at heart, tough time opening up to strangers.
9. I'm a stay at home dad, who is raising our two sons.
10. I'm an atheist and a libertarian.

Posted by ElimParra , December 20 2010 06:43 PM

1. Many folks here know my first name
2. Currently I'm playing Starfleet Commander on facebook
3. I ate some apples just before
4. Currently I listening to the radio
5. Haven't much on TV lately, as nothing is on
6. I need a haircut
7. I can't wait until Feburary for the next convention
8. I've thought about starting a group for Australian Star Trek Convention folks on facebook.
9. Feel free to make something up here about myself, as I can't think of something you folks don't know about me already.
10. I like providing useless facts

Posted by kes7, December 20 2010 06:53 PM


1. (Going with the theme ... ) BASIC is the only programming language I know at all, and I learned it in third grade.
2. I'm perfectly comfortable in front of a large audience, but shy as hell in person.
3. Several times, while living in L.A., I was mistaken in public for Josie Bissett and asked for my autograph.
4. I'll be thirty in a couple of months. It bothers me.
5. I am terrified of mayonnaise.
6. I have bungee jumped numerous times but you will never see me jump out of an airplane.
7. I'm on the Aquarius/Pisces cusp but I'm pretty sure all that stuff is BS. Draw what conclusions you will.
8. I'm an actual genius. IQ tested and approved.
9. I'm married with two kids. The oldest one, I'm pretty sure, is smarter than I am. It scares the hell out of me.
10. I am really afraid of veins. I don't like to think about them or talk about them. It makes me feel faint and nauseous, as do blood tests.

Posted by itisnotlogical , December 20 2010 07:02 PM

1. I hate most celebrities... alot. Especially ones that don't star in movies and are famous merely for creating scandals.

2. I consider myself an intellectual, part and parcel with "last of a dying breed".

3. If I had a skosh less self-control, I'd probably have killed somebody by now. Probably some idiot in Wal-mart, taking up half the aisle and obstructing my search for whole-grain bread.

4. I hate shopping more than I hate celebrities.

5. My dearest wish is to be able to bend fire to my will.

6. I self-study German. I'd know enough to say "Where is the bathroom", if I knew the word for bathroom.

7. I sometimes slip into a British accent without noticing. I'll go for hours until somebody stops and asks what the hell that accent is

8. I hate anything that has an "i" prefix, i.e., iPad, iPhone, iToast, iSex, iHaveNoLife...

9. My favorite movie is 12 Monkeys. You can watch that movie a billion times and notice something new each time.

10. My least favorite movie is Avatar. It sells because it looks pretty and has a lame, unoriginal message, not because it features any talent or originality.

Posted by Kestra , December 20 2010 08:11 PM

I'm only doing five because I think ten is too many!

1. I'm the youngest of three.
2. I'm spoiled.
3. I can raise one eyebrow at a time.
4. I haven't learned how to stop interrupting people.
5. I can be astoundingly cruel.

Posted by tharpdevenport , December 20 2010 08:56 PM

1. I'm a writer.
2. I'm an artist.
3. I'm a music maker.
4. I'm quite attractive.
5. This one time in bandcamp, I stuck a flute up my... (just kidding ;-)
6. I've interviewed I think over 30 composers now (including Trek composers Gerald Fried, Jay Chattaway, and David Bell -- no ST others upcoming as of yet)
7. Proud registered Republican who helped in the rather earned November 2nd shellacking.
8. Occassionally (used to every day for about two years) go play with homeless kitties, and give them something to eat when I can.
9. As #3 & #6 probably hinted at, I listen to TV & film scores. A LOT.
10. I came up blank for the tenth entry.

Posted by Jono , December 20 2010 09:52 PM

1. I learnt the hard way not to run around a swimming pool when I slipped and cracked my chin open.
2. I still hold the record at my old swimming club from nearly 20 years ago.
3. I've kissed a girl and I liked it. But I hate cherry chapsticks.
4. I like sexy ladies.
5. Strong vanilla smells make me feel queasy.
6. I don't like snakes
7. I don't mind the taste of blood
8. I don't have the stomach to eat an animals penis or testicles knowingly.
9. I'm terrible with song lyrics. Even with songs I know I still frequently get the words wrong.
10. Murder She Wrote use to freak me out when I was a kid.

To be continued ...

 

[Gryffindorian]

Posted by Guitarded , December 20 2010 11:58 PM

1. I play guitar, inspired by my favorite band "Metallica."
2. I used to play violin and piano, having performed publicly (schools and recitals) a few times.
3. I am a direct descendant of Daniel Boone.
4. I type 118 words per minute and typed the alphabet in 1.67 seconds.
5. My strongest trait is my skill of talking to people/making them laugh in conversation.
6. My weakest trait is self-consciousness/esteem.
7. In a brief quest to get in better shape, I took kung fu for a few months.
8. I am an aspiring paranormal investigator.
9. I'm also a fan of Ghostbusters.
10. I share birthdays (though not the year) with John C. Reilly, Priscilla Presley, Gary Burghoff, and Bob Dylan.

Posted by TerokNor , December 21 2010 02:22 AM

I like this thread and did read every answer. I do not thing 10 is too many to think off (could have given you many more) or to read. Find it a nice idea.

1. I am an only-child, but would have loved to have siblings.
2. I do not smoke, don´t drink coffee and alcohol and don´t eat meat and fish.
3. I love seeing new places, would certainly love to do a world travel ... and if we had
Star Trek technology I´d be on an exploring Star Ship for some time for sure.
4. I have a caring heart, colourful bright soul and my mind thinks in odd ways, which leads to
being someone who easily worries and produces all kinds of irrational fears.
5. I am fascinated with peoples minds and feelings and reactions.
6. I love walks through nature (especially with my dog) enjoying the wonders all
around.
7. I live my life after my own clock whenever I can and try hard not to get thrown into
the tact so many people seem to find the norm today, which I perceive as too fast.
8. I longe to find a partner.
9. I used to do western riding (but stopped about 3 years ago).
10. I try to teach myself playing the Tin Whistle, because I like the sound and it
seemed to be an easy instrument to learn (and comparend with piano, violin and
such it probably is)... well, but I am not particulary good at it yet.

Posted by macloudt , December 21 2010 05:05 AM

1. I have 3 older brothers and loved growing up in a large, loud, busy household.
2. My husband, who's also from a large family (5th of 6 kids), and I wanted 4 kids, but stopped after 3 because of my gestational diabetes and our youngest child's special needs.
3. I'm an animal lover and must have pets. The current furbabies consist of a dog, a cat, and two rats.
4. I've been using computers for 20 years yet am hopelessly ignorant about even the basics.
5. I don't remember not having a needle and thread in my hands and have several sewing, cross-stitch, and knitting projects on the go at once.
6. I don't remember not being able to read and own about 1000 books.
7. I had 6 years of orthodontics, including jaw surgery, during my teen years.
8. I passed my driving test on the first attempt in two different countries, though you'd never think that if you saw me drive.
9. My mother's side of the family is very musically gifted and I've inherited the ear for music but not, sadly, the ability to sightread or play an instrument proficiently.
10. I'm not good with money are regularly have a credit card debt of several hundred pounds.

Posted by Cheapjack , December 21 2010 05:14 AM

1. I came second in the 100m for my school.

2. I want $50000 of plastic surgery.

3. I want a pet Litigon .

4. I once threw a spoon at a fire door, and it stuck in, bowl first.

5. I have won prizes for my poetry writing.

6. I have an IQ of 155.

7. My great-grandfather was a bare fist boxer.

8. I have gypsy genes. I think.

9. I once once beaten up, by two people, cos my bed creaked five times a day.

10. I would love to write a Judge Dredd story.

Posted by thestrangequark , December 21 2010 09:35 AM

Here are ten facts that are truly telling of my personality, not just my stats:

1. I am a capable manipulator, but I rarely wield this power, and then only for Good. Mostly.

2. I was raised Agnostic and experienced many religions growing up via my mother's search for spirituality (we were Christian for a while, Jewish for a few years, Buddhist, etc). I am Atheist, and do my very best to respect others' beliefs. I always behave respectfully, but, though I find religion fascinating on an intellectual level -- like a good novel -- I can't help but feel that people who actually believe that nonsense are being duped.

3. I always win Jeopardy when I play along, but will never try out for fear that, should I be selected to compete, I'd fail in embarrassment due to an overrepresentation of questions about sports.

4. I believe wholeheartedly in both Capitalism and Socialism, and think an ideal society would find the two working together in harmony. I think this is unlikely to be achieved, but some nations are close to it.

5. I'm a polymath.

6. I think anyone without baggage is either lying or boring. I am not interested in dull liars.

7. I've only just recently, at 27, developed an interest in having a relationship. I've had flings, but never fallen in love. I've never felt I needed a man to complete my life or make me happy, but I am starting to feel that it'd be nice to be in love. Perhaps it's my biological clock kicking in.

8. The amount of awe and wonder with which some properties of physics, mathematics, and good music fill me is often enough to make me cry. I love science.

9. I can draw with photographic realism, but much prefer my own, twisted versions of reality.

10. I'm a really cool person, and a good person, I think, but I treat myself more cruelly than I could ever imagine treating another. I don't think this is uncommon.

Posted by Robert Maxwell, December 21 2010 09:46 AM

1. I went to high school in Alaska.
2. I've been programming computers since I was 6.
3. I've written a few novels but not published any.
4. I'm quiet in large groups. The larger a group, the quieter I get. Beyond a certain point I just like to listen to people rather than talk.
5. Both my parents have had problems with alcoholism, so I rarely drink myself.
6. I have Tourette's and smoking weed aggravates it, thus that sort of recreational activity is a no-go.
7. People think I'm weird and they're probably right.
8. Social activities are very draining for me. It's not that I don't enjoy being around people, it's just that I can only take so much of it at once.
9. My favorite recreational activity is world-building or "conworlding," as it's called.
10. I'm polyamorous and most people don't know what that means or have really weird assumptions about it.

Posted by kirsten187 , December 21 2010 11:25 AM

1. I'm 30 years old.
2. I have 2 older brothers.
3. I'm an administrator at a bakery.
4. I live in Edinburgh.
5. I often class myself as worthless.
6. I love ABBA.
7. "To Kill A Mockingbird" is my favourite book.
8. I like Star Trek 4 The Voyage Home best of the Star Trek films.
9. I like TOS, TNG and DS9.
10.I do not drink.

Posted by captcalhoun , December 21 2010 12:48 PM

1. I was born at 5:31PM
2. I was born in Gloucester
3. I succeeded in convincing a Trek tie in author to name a starship in a Vanguard novel 'U.S.S. Gloucester'. Said vessel appeared in the next novel too.
4. I share my birthday with James Doohan, by date but not year.
5. I have a collection of 100 GI Joe A Real American Hero figures. 75 of which I've bought since January last year.
6. I don't understand why people think Seven of Nine's catsuits are so bad.
7. I have mastered five different weapons on Modern Warfare 2 by unlocking all the attachments.
8. Up until I got Delta Force: Black Hawk Down, i used to play first-person shooters solely using the keyboard.
9. Despite a strong streak of British patriotism, I love the character of Captain America and can't wait for the movie next year.
10. I have a crush on at least two members of this forum.

Posted by Chaos Descending, December 21 2010 01:04 PM

1. I have hazel eyes.
2. I grew up with my maternal grandparents.
3. I quit smoking just over five years ago.
4. I have three half-siblings. Same father, all different mothers.
5. I am 24 years older than my little sister.
6. I could eat (American style) "Chinese Food" for every meal, every day, and not get tired of it.
7. I put "Chinese Food" in quotes because I have eaten real Chinese food, in China. Well, Hong Kong, anyway.
8. Add sushi to #6 in this list.
9. I've had real sushi from Japan, IN Japan.
10. I'm 9 years older than my wife, and she considered me to be almost too young to bother with when we first met!

Posted by DarkHelmet , December 21 2010 01:26 PM

1. I just turned 37.
2. I've been married for 8 1/2 years.
3. I have a 6+ year old son and a 1+ year old daughter.
4. I spent entirely too much money on my new audio equipment for our home theater.
5. I have at least 45 stitches in my face and neck due to various injuries
6. I have two Harrington Rods in my spine from a surgery when I was 17 to remove what turned out to be a benign tumor in my T11 vertebrae. It was causing me massive pain. There have been no complications since.
7. I have what some would consider an extensive wine collection. Others would not consider it so.
8. I studied abroad in Belgium for my junior year of high school.
9. For college, I majored in Exercise Science with a minor in Nutrition.
10. My right foot is one (U.S.) size larger than my left.

Posted by Gryffindorian December 21 2010 01:45 PM

I'm cheating by posting ten more facts. I suppose it's okay, since I started the thread.
I took band classes in high school and played the trumpet.
I often have recurring dreams with familiar themes--Las Vegas, big houses, living abroad, etc.
When I was growing up in another country, I was terrified of two things: dogs and insects.
Although I'm not color-blind, I used to have trouble distinguishing between certain colors. I still do sometimes.
Having come from a big family, I have a strong bond with my parents, siblings, nieces, and nephews. They're my real treasures in life.
Lately I've tried manscaping with a new electric razor.
I have no known allergies to medication.
I like to shop at Target, JC Penney, and Borders Books.
I enjoy watching House Hunters International.

Posted by MetalPants, December 21 2010 02:30 PM

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.

Posted by ares93 , December 21 2010 02:42 PM

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)

Posted by Bears Discover Fire, December 21 2010 03:25 PM

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.

Posted by iguana_tonante, December 21 2010 03:30 PM

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.

Posted by Mr. Laser Beam, December 21 2010 03:33 PM

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.

Posted by ITL, December 21 2010 03:51 PM
Re: Post 10 Facts About Yourself

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.

Posted by bluedana , December 21 2010 05:05 PM

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.

Posted by PianoWizzy , December 21 2010 05:52 PM

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

Posted by Shaytan , December 22 2010 08:46 AM

1. My younger brother is 12 years older than me.
2. I have 4 nieces, 3 nephews and 3 great-nieces
3. I was born between Paris and Versailles
4. I lived 10 years in the country side
5. I've started to study history 1.5 month ago, 11 years after graduating in biology.
6. I'm close to be a militant atheist
7. I hate cheese but I'm still French
8. My shoe size is 37 (EU) in the case someone wants to give me nice shoes for Christmas
9. I nearly entered the French navy when I was 18 years old
10. I can't find a 10th fact, that's a fact

Posted by Tom Hendricks, December 22 2010 01:15 PM

I may as well do 10 more as well.

1. I'm six foot six inches tall
2. I have a sister who is almost exactly 20 years younger then me, her birthday is Feb. 10th 1988 and mine is Feb 17th 1968.
3. I'm deathly afraid of roller coasters but I jumped out of perfectly good airplanes in the Air Force.
4. I named my first son after Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park.
5. I am a Mets and a Yankees fan and a Giants and Jets fan. I route for any NY team.
6. I love to drive small little cars, I currently own a Honda Fit. My dream car is a Mini Cooper.
7. I have directed and acted in a Star Trek fan film
8. I like going to get a manicure and pedicure.
9. I have worked for some great companies like, Gund the teddy bear company and Yoo-Hoo, the chocolate drink company.
10. I can only use a towel once, then it has to be cleaned. I own a vast amount of towels.

To be continued ...

 

[scotpens]

1. I’m the older of two brothers.

2. I grew up in the suburban San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, where the Valley Girls come from.

3. I’ve been an atheist since the age of nine.

4. There’s never been any regularity in my eating habits, sleeping habits, or bowel habits.

5. I’ve had plenty of art lessons over the years, but I would never presume to call myself an artist. Mainly because, technically, I can’t draw.

6. I took two years of Spanish in high school, but I only remember enough of the language to have a conversation with two people named Pablo and Luisa -- if one of them is well and the other has a cold.

7. I hate dressing up. The number of times in my whole life that I’ve worn a coat and tie can be counted on my fingers and toes.

8. I have never smoked tobacco, and I only drink alcohol at social occasions where I might have a glass of wine. With my busy social schedule, that means I have maybe two glasses of wine a year. I’ve smoked marijuana about four or five times, and it never seems to do much for me. Maybe it just wasn’t very good shit.

9. I can hum Johann Strauss’ “Blue Danube” waltz in its entirety.

10. Every car I’ve owned has had a stick shift. To me, driving with an automatic transmission is just aiming the car, not driving.

 

[ares93]

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)

Encore? Time to update, ey?

1. I'm an only child, but I consider me best friend and his wife me siblings. I have a niece, Jennifer, and as of he 23rd of December, a nephew, Fredrik.
2. I'm now 19, and i still go by the name Little Johnny, but me radio callsign DaKKs (Pron. "Dax") is used more and more.
3. I went back to studying IT, because I wouldn't have graduated otherwise due to a new law. I will study medicine in collage instead.
4. I now have a license for EU moped, light motorbike, tractor, passenger car with heavy trailer, lorry with heavy trailer. No taxi or heavy motorbike yet.
5. Me Kawasaki is retired, I'm now driving a 1985 Mercedes 190d with a Cosworth powertrain from a 1989 Cosworth 190e. Tuned to a bit over 250bhp.
6. I've finished one story since I wrote that post. Too much work and schoolwork. I spend most of me time in the workshop nowadays. Fixing and building cars has both been work for me, and a way to relax and escape reality. "Life seems so much simpler when you're fixing things." Anakin Skywalker (SW: AOTC)
7. As you might've noticed above, me grammar is shite. Its because me girlfriend is British (Manchester) and I involuntarily picked up her accent. Which on occasion bleeds into me writing as well. I'm too lazy to correct it nowadays. So either yell at me or live with it.
8. I'm still damned good at fixing things. Still haven't come across something I couldn't fix.
9. I'm probably moving to Britain with me girlfriend at the end of this summer. Northwich, southwest of Manchester England.
10. I'm a militant tea drinker. God help you if you disturb me tea time. I've been know to carry sharp and sometimes also blunt objects.

 

[spooky spice]

1. I'm the youngest child (and don't get on with my siblings).
2. My father introduced me to Star Trek (when no one else wanted to watch it with him).
3. I own a horse.
4. My favourite movie is Star Wars (aka A New Hope)
5. My favourite colour is blue
6. I'm Irish
7. I've never married, or had kids (and probably never will do either of these things)
8. I used to singalong with the theme on Enterprise
9. I have never had a "proper job", I've only ever worked temporary and/or seasonal jobs
10. I'm a wannabe screenwriter and wrote spec scripts for TNG, Voy, DS9 and The X Files (none were bought)

 

[Lord Garth]

1. I'm 32.

2. I'm half-Iranian.

3. I'm not religious.

4. I'm the oldest of two.

5. I used to work in a community college TV studio. It didn't pay enough money...

6. ... so now I work in a call center. My "temp" job has lasted two years.

7. I wrote the first draft of a screenplay and am working on the second draft.

8. I'm also writing, directing, and producing a silent film, unrelated to #7.

9. I produce a public access TV series.

10. I'm sitting down, typing this.

 

[Danoz]

1. I teach English in Wakayama, Japan.
2. I'm moving home in August, but I have no idea where I'll be or what I'll do.
3. I love American country music.
4. I used to be very conservative, but I am now liberal.
5. I sing and play the pan flute and tin whistle.
6. I have a large family of mixed Italian and Irish traditions
7. I spent nine years growing up near Scottsdale, Arizona
8. I make a mean homemade stromboli
9. I put on South Park usually right before I fall asleep
10. Photography is my favorite hobby

 

[RoJoHen]

I remember the original thread, but I don't think I posted in it.

 

[Gryffindorian]

Good ones! Feel free to post updates/new info, especially if you didn't get a chance to do this last time.

And now, the continuation ...

Posted by Mokona, December 22 2010 01:18 PM


1) I'm the eldest of 2 girls.
2) I enjoy writing and I hope to become an author.
3) I have family members who are trying to discourage me from going into the writing business officially. I think its a good idea but there's really nothing else I'm good at.
4) I am a people person. That's another thing I'm good at but I don't think it's gonna help me get anywhere.
5) I enjoy making graphics.
6) I enjoy meeting people. Yes I know this relates to point 4 but I enjoy learning new things about different people like where they're from, if they have any siblings...things like that.
7) I like Kung Fu. I do Shaolin Hung Gar which I believe is the Southern Style....
8) I think it would be interesting to be a stunt double. That would be fun!!!
9) I hate heights.
10) I love cats but I'm allergic to them.

Posted by GMac, December 22 2010 01:21 PM

Oh gone on then.....
I have five assorted siblings (all younger than me), ages 7 through 39.
I'm a direct descendent of a well-known inventor and road builder.
I have one leg that's 1.25 inches shorter than the other (the legacy of a childhood traffic accident) and have to wear orthotically-modified footwear to avoid knee & back problems. Makes shoe shopping a bit of a hassle as I can't wear trainers, slippers or anything with soft soles or walk around barefooted for any length of time.
I went to school with a future Premiership footballer and an Oscar-winning film scriptwriter.
I don't drink coffee or tea.
One of my cousins is a high-flying music industry executive and married to a UK TV presenter.
I've spent most of my working life in I.T in the education sector.
I'm an avid music fan - I own over 1200 different albums (and counting).
I'm right-handed but bat, type and play golf left-handed.
I have the knack of being able to get up at any hour of the night, no matter how extreme, if I know I have to be up (without the need for an alarm clock). This has come in pretty useful over the years when meeting overnight flights at local airports or getting up to catch very early trains/make long car journeys.
GM

Posted by Hugo Rune, December 22 2010 01:26 PM


10. I have degrees in Envinronmental Geology, Wine Production and Business Management and an MBA. And I don't use any of it
9. I have been single for the past 10 years
8. Due to work commitments I shall (likely) be the only person in my gym at 10am on Christmas Day this year (Gym junkie)
7. I lived in, and was bankrupted by, the Middle East in my mid-twenties
6. My best half-marathon time was 1hr 21 minutes
5. I kill threads regularly with my job-knowledge!
4. The greatest TV show of all time is The Wire (oh sorry, facts about me??) My favourite show of all time is The Wire!
3. You can put basically any glass of anonymous wine in front of me I can I can tell you the grape variety, the country and region of origin, and the year of production (within 2-3 years if its a very old wine). Nice party trick
2. I have never won a thing in my life. Not £10 on the lottery, not a free or skilled contest, not a raffle, not a prize draw, not a tombola, not a thing. Diddley-of-squat.
1. I'm a Rozzer!

Posted by Thor Damar, December 22 2010 04:23 PM

10) I am a descant of the Irish High kings.
9) A relative of mine was a freedom fighter.
8) I work at a public library
7) I played the lead role in a play

6) I have an inferiority complex, but not a good one. {boom, boom!}
5) I am not a Norse God (obviously) but I am of viking ancestry.
6) My dyslexia is a rare and mild form that affects my spelling and grammar, which is a plane in the glass I tell thee.
5) I'm from London but am not a cockney. (they all died out in the sixties...)
4) I'm a Niner.
3) I'm a big fan of H.P Lovecraft, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams and Robert Rankin.
2) I'm a procrastinator who never
1) I don't like to reveal too much about myself

Posted by Niorah, December 22 2010 04:59 PM

Ok, let's see:
1. I love fresh cherries but hate with a passion anything that is cherry flavoured.
2. I stopped smoking one year and four months ago.
3. I own three portraits of me, made by different painters.
4. I have three tattoos.
5. My favourite numbers are 2, 4, 7 and 8, which in my mind correspond respectively to the colours white, red, black and blue.
6. I cannot eat fresh tomatoes to save my life, I gag before being able to put them in my mouth.
7. I adore HM Queen Elizabeth II.
8. I miss my grandmother madly, she passed away more than five years ago.
9. I think David Bowie is a musical genius.
10. I am a very laid-back person.

Posted by sbk1234, December 22 2010 06:31 PM

I like writing about myself, so here's 10 more:
1. I like writing about myself
2. My favorite Disney ride of all time was Horizons
3. The girls next door seem to never leave my house
4. I'm on display in a museum
5. I've been in a movie
6. I've never seen the movie I'm in
7. I used to be a Civil War reenactor
8. I know all the lyrics to the theme from Bonanza
9. I'm Facebook friends with Susan Oleson from The Brady Bunch
10. I've eaten snails, alligator, and scorpion

Posted by Starbreaker, December 22 2010 08:53 PM

1. I hate onions.
2. I like The Golden Girls
3. I get attached easily to dogs
4. I don't "get" The Godfather
5. I have trouble finishing books
6. I have a list of every movie I've ever seen
7. I want to go to law school
8. I am learning French through Rosetta Stone
9. Never been on a plane
10. Addicted to Coca-Cola

Posted by BolianAuthor, December 22 2010 09:04 PM

1. I'm addicted to dark colas like Cherry Coke, Wild Cherry Pepsi, or Dr. Pepper
2. Edward James Olmos's Admiral Adama is my role model
3. My favorite cars are a 1987 light-ivory Mercedes 300E and a 1982 black Trans-Am
4. I love disco. There, I said it.
5. I love redheads the best.
6. I'm an Aries.
7. I love rainy weather.
9. I love to drive, and take long road trips.
10. I'm a perfectionist, and have a bit of an OCD streak.

Posted by Praetor_Shinzon, December 22 2010 10:21 PM

1. i can't swim
2. i hate christmas
3. i hate vegetables and refuse to eat them
4. at most, i sleep three hours a day
5. i use to drink twenty Cokes a day
6. i'm divorced
7. i'm scared of mice/rats (i scream like a girl and jump on counter tops)
8. i get attached easily to cats
9. in kindergarten when they asked what i wanted to be when i grew up i said Batman
10. once, my hand turned blue for no reason at all.

Posted by Gryffindorian, December 22 2010 10:50 PM

Very good revelations about my fellow BBSers. Here's 10 more personal facts.
1. Lately I've been bored with Facebook, thinking how empty and unfulfilling it is.
2. I like watching porn occasionally, so sue me.
3. On weekdays I don't have time to eat breakfast when I wake up. So I take two bites of a protein bar and eat a bowl of oatmeal when I'm at work.
4. I'm a night owl, not a morning person. I enjoy staying up late on weekends and holidays, doing things, and sleeping in the next day.
5. Every year since I've been with my current employer (12 years), I take a week off for the holidays, usually the last week of December. No travel plans, though, I just love to rest, relax and hang around town.
6. I love my bedroom, which is my sanctuary, my office, and overall entertainment room.
7. I'm one of a few older guys in his 30s who hasn't done it yet.
8. On weekends and holidays, I get up so late that I tend to skip breakfast and just eat brunch.
9. I love dressing up for Halloween, one of my favorite times of the year.
10. I've often entertained the notion of living in a monastery.

Posted by Captain M, December 22 2010 11:58 PM

Ok..why not
1.) I'm 6,1 inches tall (6,2 if I could sort my posture out!)
2.) I'm a Musician and a Guitarist primarily, but I dabble with Bass, Piano, Harmonica, etc
3.) I've never revised for more than an hour for any exam and still managed fair to decent grades (although i'm confident that if I had bothered I would have walked out with straight A's)
4.) I'm of Mixed Ethnicity (Turkish/British) with Spanish and Yugoslavic ancestory
5.) I'm Left Handed for most things (except for a few things such as Writing and Playing Guitar)
6.) A relative of mine has Guest Starred in two episodes of Star Trek
7.) I also can Rub my Stomach and Pat my Head at the same time, I can also circle my hands in opposite directions
8.) I think ShamelessMcBundy is one of the most hilarious posters on the Internet!!
9.) I have a unique volcabulary and notice that many of my friends adopt some of the words I use
10.) I am pretty competitive sometimes, but know my limits

Posted by J.Ashmore, December 23 2010 12:45 AM

1) I've known I wanted to be a singer since I was in 6th grade, but really fell in love with opera when I was 14 thanks to my music teacher at the time and a certain someone named Renee Fleming, and I only finally decided I wanted to be an opera singer May of my senior year in high school (I dabbled between classical training and musical theatre.. still not sure!)
2) My cat, Mr. Cat, is the love of my life and I don't want him to die. Unfortunately, I had to move out of my house for college and I miss him like mad!
3) I saw my first episode of Star Trek when I was 4 years old and I still remember what episode it was: Star Trek Voyager's "The '37s." I fell in love with the franchise that very second. Even now when I watch the episode, I get extremely nostalgic (in a good way.)
4) I was in an organization called "FFA" in high school and used to judge livestock for their market and breeding qualities.
5) I am one of eight children, but 2 are step and 5 are half.
6) I didn't meet my biological father or my two youngest siblings until I was 17. I still haven't met my oldest sister.
7) I am addicted to coffee. During school, I have a venti White Chocolate Mocha at Starbucks once a day. Yummm
8) I wouldn't call myself a quiet person, but if I had a choice to listen or talk, I would definately listen. Listening is my favorite.
9) If I could be the Borg Queen, I would.
10) At one point in my life, I had 9 hamsters at the same time.

Posted by Emher, December 23 2010 04:58 AM

Okay, here we go. Have tried to go mostly original, but I gotta steal first one a bit from tsq, with some modifications.
1. I am Atheist, and do my very best to respect others' beliefs. I mostly behave respectfully, but, though I find religion fascinating on an intellectual level - like a good novel - I can't help but feel that people who actually believe that nonsense are being duped. That being said I love Norse mythology.
2. My name is a Viking name, hence a bit of my interest in Norse mythology.
3. Eldest of four, and thus have quite a bit of a big brother complex. I take care of everyone. One of the reasons I'd really like a girlfriend is because I'd like someone to care of me for a change. Just a little bit.
4. Been overweight and had glasses since I was 10. Something that led to ammo for bullies way back when. These days I like my glasses and relish when I have to get new ones and get some that look really great. I'm okay with my weight but constantly seek to lose weight. I'd love to get down to about 220.
5. Pretty tall at 6'3", but would love to be about four inches shorter. Especially since I'm a bit disproportionate and tall in the upperbody.
6. Really attracted to women around a foot shorter then me. Again, probably a bit of the big brother complex. Laso under same category, I prefer women with shapes. Skinny girls I don't get the appeal for.
7. I'm pretty good at talking to girls and women, but I'm terribly at getting to the step of being anything more then just the friend.
8. I live in Sweden since birth, but I HATE winter. Would much rather live somehwere warmer.
9. I'm a film nut, and it's a BIG part of who I am. Favorite film is forrest Gump.
10. Also a big car guy, especially like muscle cars, and then in particular the new Chevrolet Camaro SS (my favorite car ever). In spite of this, I don't have an issue with my manhood, and my penis is quite respectable at 7 inches.

Posted by J.Ashmore, December 23 2010 04:09 PM

Ok, I'm posting again because, as I mentioned in another thread, I'm dead bored.
1) I have not ingested a carbonated drink in over a year. I gave up soda, or "pop" as we call it in my neck of the country, in October of 2009 and not have had a drop since then. Nor do I drink sparkling water or juice (can't stand the stuff!)
2) Not only do I have a male cat named Mr. Cat, I used to have a black lab named Ebony. We're very creative when it comes to naming our animals.
3) Speaking of pets, we have 2 cats (Sophie and Mr.Cat) 3 horses (Erma, Lakota, and Fiddle) and I own a fish (Sigmund Ozymandius.) I love animals!
4) My dream (well, one of them) is to work with the mountain gorillas in Africa, a la Dian Fossey. I have contacted many organizations and offered my assistance. I would love to just leave all of my urban luxuries behind and spontaneously fly to Africa.
5) I am an avid local news watcher.
6) I love naps almost as much as I love being alive.
7) I wish I could travel the world, and am planning a road trip this summer to tour the continental US.
8) The two most beautiful places I have ever been are Cannes, France and Alaska.
9) My time at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida would probably be considered the happiest time in my life.
10) I'm going on my 6th cup of coffee in the past 2 hours.

Posted by barnaclelapse, December 24 2010 05:51 AM

1. I am the oldest of five children. The order of ages goes 25, 22, 20, 16 and 12.
2. I was twelve years old the first time I ever got drunk.
3. I am a Canadian by birth but have lived in the States since 1998.
4. I have spent time in or been through forty of the fifty states.
5. As a writer I have worked for numerous websites, small-press magazines and newspapers.
6. As an actor I have appeared in productions of "To Kill a Mockingbird", "The Odd Couple" and "12 Angry Men." My next play will be "Frost/Nixon" and I have also acted in two films.
7. Past jobs have included working in news radio, professional wrestling, stand-up comedy, a dishwasher at a pizza place and a laundromat attendant.
8. I once got drunk with Lance Henriksen, Tony Todd and about six other people.
9. I have never once in real life made love to a fictional character.
10. I don't like pineapple very much.

Posted by Mutenroshi, December 24 2010 06:34 AM

1. Thunderstruck and Angus Young saved my life one night of November 1991.
2. I can touch the back of my hand with my forefinger (from the same hand, duh!).
3. A female poster from here gave me one of the two best compliments ever got in last year's version of this very thread. The other compliment being "you're crazy, and I love that".
4. I reconnected with my dad after a 19 year feud at Christmas 2008.
5. I've just lost 20 pounds.
6. I quit Education in 2002 stating it was the worst job ever!
7. I reluctantly re-enlisted Education in May 2009. Best job ever!
8. Last month I returned to the school I was assigned to last year. I felt like I was Elvis returning to Graceland.
9. I love to cook.
10. I think I'm almost complete.

Posted by Mach5, December 24 2010 08:34 AM

1. I'm 26, going 27,
2. I haven't gotten drunk since my last birthday (which was in April),
3. I don't miss drinking,
4. I'm not an alcoholic though,
5. I don't do drugs,
6. I love my mom's cooking,
7. My gf loves my cooking, though it's mostly pasta...
8. I hate Harry Potter
9. Lady Gaga makes me sick
10. The last time I got my ass kicked was in 2003

Posted by 1001001, December 24 2010 11:12 AM

1. I was born and raised in the Greatest City on Earth: Los Angeles, CA.
2. I went to Catholic Schools.
3. I spent my junior year in college studying in Australia.
4. I am a Sigma Chi.
5. I have a doctorate in Psychology.
6. I work with veterans.
7. I'm a Rush fanatic.
8. I've been married 19 years.
9. I have two children.
10. Sushi is my favorite food.

To be continued ...

 

[Gryffindorian]

Posted by Lookingglassman, December 24 2010 03:17 PM

10 More:
1. I only eat sweet and sour shrimp at chinese restaurants because I figure they cant substitute cat or dog in the place of fish.
2. I hate ice cream or milkshakes with pieces of ice in them.
3. I've been to Canada, Spain, Germany, France, Serbia, Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Belgium, Iraq, Kuwait.
4. I hate flying.
5. I will own a red corvette one day.
6. My earliest memory is me banging my head on a table as I was trying to learn how to walk.
7. I got pepper sprayed once for training purposes and it was horrible.
8. I love video games and will keep playing them until the day I die.
9. I only eat pig, cow, chicken and fish. I refuse to eat rabbit or deer.
10. I served in the US Army for 12 years.

Posted by Zion Ravescene, December 25 2010 02:21 PM

I am missing four teeth.
I have lived, studied and worked in Scotland for over 20 years.
We have owned 3 dogs.
I took dancing lessons during my school years.
I passed my car driving test in November 2004.
I currently hold an Advanced Life Support Provider certificate.
I possess one Blu-Ray disc.
I have created 4 mashups since 2004.
I have never travelled across the Atlantic Ocean.
I have met, in real life, one person who is currently registered on the TrekBBS.

Posted by Shazam!, December 25 2010 04:12 PM

1. I rarely drink. Naturally, people treat me like a leper because of this. It pisses me off. Interacting with drunk people is something I'll go out of my way to avoid, even if it means sitting in on my own rather than going to some party with people old enough to know better.
2. It takes me a long time to relax around people I don't know. My Christmas Day was basically ruined by my sister bringing her chav boyfriend with her. He got too drunk. I spent the entire day on edge and being short with everyone.
3. I'm a bit of a Harry Potter fan but I have no intention of ever reading the books. I find the movies fascinating and 8 movies with [largely] the same cast all produced within a decade is surely a cinematic first. I love the screen versions of the characters and from the passages of books I have read, Harry is dick, Ron is a moron and Hermione is always crying.
4. People always underestimate my appreciation of time to myself. Sometimes someone will ask me what I'm doing that evening and I'll say "Nothing" which naturally leads to them saying "Oh, well you can come along to...". Guys, I'm planning on doing nothing. That's my actual evening's plan. It's not a 'please invite or suggest something to me' nothing.
5. Animals are rad.
6. It's been 5 years since I last dated. It's quite weird, really. I'm sure if I really tried I could land someone but I just don't seem to have that "oh my God, I must have a partner otherwise I failed at life!" mentality that others have. The courting process is insanely cringe-worthy at the best of times so I'd like to experience that aspect as little as possible.
7. I have no ambition in my current employment. I'm happy where I am and with the responsibilities I have. However, given that I work for a global company this viewed as a position of weakness and thus I get frequently shafted. I'm underpaid by a significant margin because I had the temerity to already be employed by the company and shift position whereas a new starter could walk into the same role as me on a significantly higher salary.
8. I like football a lot but often undersell my appreciation for the sport to others as I find the inevitable talk of players and tactics to be something reserved for middle-aged men in a pub killing time to avoid going home to their wives.
9. I'm bald. Well, not bald bald, but bald enough that I need to give it a regular buzz to avoid looking like a loser working in an office. It sucks. The only look you have going for you is to be thin and wear glasses or grow a beard of some description. Wearing a hat and then taking it off is like some big reveal. You know that anyone who sees you just goes "Hey, he's bald..."...
10. Some misc. facts - Bangers and mash rules, Pro-Wrestling is a guilty pleasure, iphones and the like piss me off, who the fuck is Katy Perry?, The Avengers is a good movie, one of my favourite bands is Okkervil River who my old band supported twice a few years ago, I only ever wear off-white high top converse which was quite annoying when it became synonymous with the 10th Doctor.

Posted by scottydog, December 26 2010 12:25 PM

1. I'm a teacher.
2. I've authored dozens of articles and one book.
3. I lived in southern California for 18 years.
4. I love all of Star Trek, especially DS9.
5. I blog regularly on today's heroes (see signature below).
6. I have a beautiful wife and an amazing daughter.
7. I love trekbbs and will soon be promoted to Admiral.
8. I believe there is a Higher Power.
9. Indian food is my favorite ethnic food.
10. There are 3 movies that always make me cry: Groundhog Day, Pay it Forward, It's a Wonderful Life.

Posted by An Officer, December 26 2010 12:47 PM

My favourite times of the day are dawn and sunset.
I dislike evenings immensely.
I believe in the law of attraction.
I love to take a lot of photos to capture memories.
I am obsessed with trying out different kinds of loose tea.
I love kittens but have not had pets since the mid 80's.
I have never minded flouting the conventions of society.
I am of North East African descent.
I can trace my lineage back by at least a thousand years.
I am fairly androgynous in both appearance and personality.

Posted by RAMA, December 26 2010 01:24 PM

1. I actually read about half of the lists in this thread
2. There's a snow storm outside and I barely made it home from work, so I am more than happy to sit in the nice warm house and read these lists.
3. I'm watching the 2010 World's Strongest Man right now on ESPN2 in the USA.
4. Contrary to belief I am NOT one of the World's Strongest Men.
5. I'm doing my first professional bodybuilding photo shoot in the spring.
6. I technically have a "genius" level IQ
7. My name is on a space probe
8. I'm half Italian, half Swiss
9. I was born in the same city as my wife yet we never lived in the same city till we moved in together.
10. I've leg pressed 1700lbs+ for reps

Posted by think, December 26 2010 05:36 PM

1. I am a constant explosion of life.
2. I usually leave a mess.. woot
3. the next time I explode could be the last.
4. I might go back to some obscene habit that I should of never quit.
5. I like my meats cooked well on the blackened side of well Louisiana acadian.
6. is a perfect number like 28 because all the denominators add to that original number ...
1+2+3=6;1+2+4+7+14=28 but I of course have forgotten the next few perfect numbers (researched http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_number )
7. So what. whatever, so whatever.
8. I like fast food because jerry garcia liked fast food. ,, what ever.
9. I was listening to revolution number 9 on sept 9th 1999 at 9am what were you doing?
10. single, and looking - somehow.

Posted by iguana_tonante, December 26 2010 06:14 PM

Well, dammit if this isn't an interesting thread. Ten more facts about me (this time I'll be lazy and I'll just repeat things I probably mentioned elsewhere on the board).
1. I was born by Caesarian section.
2. I went to a Catholic school and all my teachers in grade school there were nuns. Now I fear nothing.
3. When I speak in English, I have this inexplicable Italian-Scottish accent (actually, it's my regional accent seeping through).
4. I quoted Firefly, Doctor Who and the Dao De Jing in my PhD thesis (which was about the correlation function of galaxies in the large-scale structure of the universe).
5. There are three movies I can quote virtually entirely by heart: "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins", "Big Trouble in Little China" and "Army of Darkness".
6. I've been practising jujutsu for more than 10 years and I have two black belts (from both the Italian and the Japanese federation).
7. I recently discovered that I love ties. Especially silk ones.
8. My fiancée is a certified accounting analyst and she makes one and a half times my paycheck.
9. I'm very short for a man, but I still manage to look dashing.
10. I have people calling me "Iguana" in real life.

Posted by Omnius, December 27 2010 04:32 PM

1. I have lived in a castle for over six months
2. I am a proud member of the "Commando IT Shocktroopers" aka CIS.
3. Even though I'm a Rear Admiral I only get the salary of a corporal
4. I broke my ankle this year, and it has healed pretty well
5. I don't do nightly beach marches ever again.
6. I'm training so I can run 2400m in 12 minutes.
7. I collect die-cast airplanes and the collection is growing at an alarming rate..
8. Some people call me Jos
9. I'm also the IT guy who fixes your computer for a few beers.
10. I don't get drunk as often as I'd hope

Posted by pigletsgiblets, December 28 2010 06:52 AM

1.I'm an Atheist
2.I have four cats
3.I do not plan to have any kids
4.I'm 32 years old
5.I love to read Romance novels
6.I have one brother(he's younger)
7.I hate my sister-in-law
8.My birthday is in August
9.I'm not married
10.I'm sad that Lost will not be returning this season.

Posted by Expendable, December 29 2010 07:23 AM
1) I have an affinity for addictions (coffee, nicotine, great food, beautiful people, comfortable sheets, crisp dress shirts, tie collecting...)
2) I am currently in law school, a wonderful place for previously mentioned addictions.
3) I hate Albuquerque with a passion greater than a thousand suns. I cannot wait to return to Texas where sanity is more objective.
4) I love college football (yet another reason why being in Albuquerque SUCKS AGAIN). I'm a life long Texas Tech fan. Guns up!
5) I am developing a special relationship with my Keurig coffee maker... I'm thinking that it might begin to replace my close human relationships.
6) I love my truck. I find that it's better than a dog in many ways, less feces and more force.
7) I am the oldest of two children and yet the farthest away from being an "adult". The thought of marriage and children aren't really something I've been too terribly interested.
8) I won the Presidents Award for best representing the values of my school as an undergraduate.
9) I've pondered a life as a stand-up comic though accounting and lawyer jokes don't seem to be as popular as they could be.
10) I'm dating an artist and I'm dealing with that...

Posted by Theodore Jay Miller, December 29 2010 11:51 AM

1) I'm the oldest sibling, with a younger brother and sister.
2) Places I've traveled to include Alaska, Patagonia, Estonia and Latvia, and Japan.
3) I'm a 52-year-old male virgin.
4) I've worked for the same company for 25 years.
5) I have Master's degrees in physics and computer science.
6) I've never smoked, drank alcohol, or tried marijuana.
7) I learned to recite the 50 American states in alphabetical order when I was in school, and can still do so.
8) I got my driver's license 30 years ago, and have never driven since then.
9) I wear glasses because my vision is about 20/200.
10) I've played Ranma 1/2 characters Mousse, Tatewaki Kuno, Happosai, and Kasumi Tendo in anime LARPs (live action roleplaying games).

Posted by J.Ashmore, December 29 2010 01:04 PM

I feel like I've helped move this conversation away from the original wishes of the thread so I'll post another 10 facts:
1. I own all but two of Renee Fleming's CDs and own three operas on DVD and one on CD, all with her in the respected lead role.
2. I love watching NFL games and am a Vikings fan (though this season I'm a little hesitant to say anything) I couldn't believe they won against the Eagles last night. Woo!
3. I just ate Cinnamon Toast Crunch for breakfast with a large cup of coffee.
4. Since I've been home from college, I've slept on the couch every night and I couldn't be happier!
5. All in a matter of 4 months, I hit a 9pt buck (5x4 deer) with my vehicle, fixed it up with used body parts from an identicle car, then proceeded to roll it in the ditch. I wasn't severly hurt, but did have a severe concussion.
6. The town I grew up and lived in had less people in it than my graduating class.
7. I received a $25 gift card for barnes and noble for Christmas and the same day I got it, I spent it on the Star Trek CD with all the music from the movies and shows, and a collector's pack of all the TNG movies. I felt really good about this purchase.
8. I can't wear socks to bed.
9. I get claustrophobic if blankets cover my face and I breath in hot air. I also get claustrophobic if the air conditioner in a car doesn't work, so I have to always have a window open during the summer.
10. I love, love, LOVE Holdfast's avatar!

Posted by Alpinemaps, December 29 2010 01:54 PM

Okay, guess it's my turn to play. I'm mostly a lurker these days, but I've been enjoying this thread, even if I haven't read every single list. So, here's 10 to start (and I have more, too!)
1. My wife and I met in 1991, at the age of 18 (me) and 17 (her). We dated for 8 years before we got married (1999), and then waited until 2008 to have our first child. 2011 will be 20 years since we met.
2. I met my wife online, via email, before most people knew what BBS or email meant (1991). When I would tell people that I met her online, they'd ask if I met her through a computerized dating service.
3. I have a Bachelor's of Science degree in geographer, and my official job series within the federal government is 'Geographer'. I used to make maps every day, but now I just supervise my program. I am still considered the expert in cartography for the Marine Corps. There's no one else that has my experience in making maps that works for the Marines.
4. I got my love of maps when I was 3 years old. My mom gave me a puzzle that I would, literally, take apart and put together for hours on end. Later, my step-mother and dad would hand me a Thomas Bros map in the car, and tell me to read it to keep me quiet.
5. I never wanted to have children until I read the book 'The Time Traveler's Wife'. After that, I realized I needed to have a child.
6. I hate sleep. It's a waste of time. If I could take a pill that would let me stay up 24 hours a day, I would do it. I can't stand taking naps - it just makes me useless the rest of the day.
7. I have taken at least one photograph of my daughter every day of her life. She'll be 3 in January.
8. I've been published many many times, but don't keep track of most of it. I've had a National Geographic book published that was solely my work, and I've had maps show up on CNN. While I don't get 'fan mail', a couple times a month, I do get contacted about a paper I've written or a map I've produced.
9. I once got into an argument with Lou Ferrigno ('The Incredible Hulk') over whether he could charge for an autograph. I won the argument, and declined the autograph.
10. I'm a huge baseball fan. I traveled to Cooperstown, New York in 2007 to see Tony Gwynn get inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. I've seen the home stadium of 11 different teams (9 majors, 2 minor). I've been to a Padres game every year since 1982. A couple of years ago, I flew to the Bay Area, caught a day-night double header (one game in Oakland, one in San Francisco), and then caught a game in San Diego the next day. It was '27 Innings in 27 hours'. Despite that, I've never seen a no-hitter or perfect game in person, nor have I ever seen a triple play live.

To be continued ...

 

[Starbreaker]

3. I get attached easily to dogs

Funny... we just rescued another dog from the side of the road.

 

[ares93]

3. I get attached easily to dogs

Funny... we just rescued another dog from the side of the road.

Me grandfather once found four puppies in the severs. Heard them while walking home from work. But by the time he got them out only one was alive. People claim he was the most well behaved and loyal dog in the city. And its a big bloody city.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

More facts:

1. I am a hypochondriac.
2. I shave my head each and every morning. Strangely enough I rarely get cuts.
3. My favorite baseball player is not a member of either of my favorite teams. He's Dave Dravecky, who used to play for the Padres and Giants. Twenty years ago he lost his left arm to cancer. He and his wife now have an outreach ministry.
4. I know precisely zilch about football. I cannot enjoy it like a fan would. I do go to Husker games, but to this day I really don't understand what's going on as far as field action goes. I can BARELY follow the game, I just find it confounding.
5. My favorite US accent is NY; favorite foreign accent is Irish.
6. I attend a 'contemporary' church. It is, however, still Lutheran (which I gladly am). Here it is.
7. I am on a mission to see every ball park in Major League Baseball. My next parks will be for the Marlins, Phillies and Orioles. In that order, I think.
8. My favorite broadcasters: Eric Nadel and Steve Busby (Rangers radio), Michael Kay and John Flaherty (Yankees TV). (Least favorite: Ken Harrelson )
9. My father is just this side of a living god in my mind. He and I get along great, and I learned everything I know from him.
10. I have no kids or pets.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

OK, i'll join in.
1. I hate kids with the fiery passion of 1000 suns.
2. I love watching shows about history and war, especially WWII.
3. I fall in love way too easily.
4. I want to get married one day. Hopefully it'll be legal for me to.
5. The last time i had any action was a year and a half ago.
6. I am a huge fan of the first 8 seasons of The Simpsons. The show went downhill after that.
7. I help to take care of my niece and nephew, without compensation, and without ever being asked. That's caused me to resent my brother a lot, since they're his kids, not mine.
8. My birthday is on New Year's Day.
9. I HATE the Rose Parade.
10. I have a boisterous American laugh.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

Posted by Tora Ziyal, December 20 2010 05:52 PM

1. age 60
2. no kids
3. two cats
4. love classical music
5. love reading
6. love Netflix
7. love NYC
8. worked in corrections
9. love sushi
10. love ice cream

Yikes, how my life has changed in a year. I'll add just one more:

11. I am a fighter/survivor. The tumor didn't have a chance. Of course, that's not all my doing. My neurosurgeon is, to use Mr. Laser Beam's phrase above, just this side of a living god.

 

[RAMA]

After reading that I can see I was being slightly silly.

ok I guess I can come up with 10 slightly more serious ones...

1. I was trained in commercial art and have dabbled in it work-wise though have never done it professionally for any length of time. I am currently doing side work designing logos for a website.
2. I'm a certified personal trainer on the side.
3. I was 5'11" and 185 pounds when I was 13 years old. 200+pounds at 14.
4. I am currently working on creations for virtual worlds in preparation for when the singularity melds the physical world with virtual artificial intelligence...at least that's the general idea.
5. I have had a good-sized book collection numbering in the 400 range. I now have 200+ physical books plus almost 600 e-books.
6. I have a primary job working for a fortune 500 company.
7. I recently set a plan in motion for my "first retirement" 9 years from now.
8. I never did that photo shoot I mentioned, however I have been offered 4 MORE since, including an S&M bodybuilding shoot.
9. I became an atheist at about 13 years old.
10. I became a Trekker around 14 years old..a very good exchange by my reckoning.

I actually could do a lot more than 10 but I'll spare you all.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I am a fighter/survivor.

You certainly are!

 

[Balrog]

1.) I graduated a year later from high school because I spent much of my childhood overseas.

2.) I'm an Army brat

3.) I chased a girl to England for love

4.) I married her

5.) I still am

6.) I have always enjoyed martial arts

7.) I grew up on TOS

8.) I love a good party, but I rarely drink these days - left those days behind in the military

9.) I enjoy a good and happy life, and that is enough to be considered a success

10.) I don't fear confrontation, but I forget it as soon as it's over. I don't carry shit that's happened around with me, and laugh at people who hold grudges. Grow up, I say!

 

[MANT!]

1. Witnessed every manned Apollo Saturn V launch from Cape Canaveral.
2. Met many of the Apollo astronauts when I was very young
3. Worked with nuclear weapon system electronics
4. Graduated from H/S 1 year early
5. Have 3 fine sons..and 1 lovely stepdaughter
6. Saw Star Trek in it's first run..
7. Been working with electronics since I was 17 years old.
8. Traveled all over the world..and still want to do more.
9. Happly married to my dear wife..
10. GET OFF MY LAWN!!..ohh sorry..My wife thinks I'm awesome!!

 

[Deranged Nasat]

This looks like fun. Here goes:

1: I have a box in my room which is slowly being filled with what I deem "interesting" things. Rocks, fossils, cultural oddities; whenever I or anyone in my family go somewhere, something returns for the box. I have, for example, a rock my grandparents picked from the floor of the Grand Canyon, a rock my other grandmother picked from the crater of Mount Vesuvius, a vial of Maltese holy water, a Spinosaur tooth, a piece of the Berlin Wall, etc...

2: I have very poor balance and coordination. I can't dance, I can't ride a bike, and I sometimes come close to falling over when I stand. Well, I tend to stumble to one side a bit, anyway. Nothing serious.

3: My ideal "career" would be simply caring for my future children (and presumably also working part time or doing voluntary work once they're in school). Of course, this depends on finding a symbiosis with a career-driven woman who wants children and values a nice domestic family...

4: I don't have any religion, I'm not affiliated with any political party (or particular ideological movement) and I'm not particularly patriotic. I just don't seem to have much of an instinct for cultural-group identification.

5: My favourite animals tend to be the ones that other people dislike or have mild phobias of; snakes, bats and snails being some of the most prominent. I also like large fish; I don’t know why, but something about them soothes me.

6: I’m strangely small, slim and light-weight for a man of my family. My father, grandfather and great-grandfather are or were large and broad, and above-average in height. I’m not.

7: As a child, I had several hundred imaginary friends, mostly various animals. As I grew older, they became more of a hassle and I decided to get rid of them. I didn’t want to just forget them, though, so I sat down one day and spent an hour or so giving them a grand finale and a warm goodbye, then they sailed off over the sea to find a new home. I trust they arrived safely and are still out there.

8: I used to practice deep meditation, but I stopped after a poor experience where an excited scream from outside smashed into my concentration at an essential moment. It actually caused me to become genuinely shaken, and since I knew I wasn't guaranteed quiet, I gave it up.

9: I like my food as plain and bland as possible, partly because my sense of taste is very acute. I eat plain bread and am always being told "you can't eat it like that! Put something on it!"

10: I really like children, and spent several years performing voluntary work for the Young Carers (giving children with severely disabled parents or siblings a place to let loose and be the centre of attention for a while, which they naturally didn't get at home).