Post five random things about yourself.

[UrbScotty]

1. I am 2-0 all-time in my campaigns for public office. I've been elected to elementary school student council and my college's student government.

2. I was born a constituent of Jesse Helms.

3. I have met Dick Enberg, Jennifer Granholm, and former NASCAR driver Johnny Benson.

4. I almost joined my high school's wrestling team. I kind of wish I wrestled in middle and high school.

5. I've always said that if they make a movie about me, Alec Baldwin should play me.

[ZombieNixon]

1. 1. My GPA is 3.675.

2. I am 6' 0", I wear 36x36 pants, which means that the distance from my head to my waist is equal to the distance from my waist to my feet. My armspan is also 6' 0".

3. Tomorrow, I have to wake up at 9:00 AM.

4. I don't own a TV.

5. I am currently using my subwoofer at a footrest-cum-massager. He, he. I said "cum".

[Elidor]

2. I just ate 20 bulbs of raw, marinated garlic

I would have eaten more, but they were all gone.

I'm going to the store tomorrow to buy some more garlic.

I have heartburn now from all that garlic.

So I just ate a Tums.

[barb162]

26. would you like to tell us why

[Elidor]

32. I love garlic

I can never get enough

[Rhiannon12866]

39. Next time, try roasting it first.

It's much easier on the stomach and it's spreadable.:shrug:

From Emeril Lagasse, garlic expert...

Roasted Garlic:
2 heads garlic, upper quarter removed
2 teaspoons olive oil
Salt
Ground black pepper

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Place the garlic on a foil-lined baking sheet and rub 1 teaspoon of oil into the top of each head. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper and place, cut side down, on the baking sheet. Bake until the cloves are soft and golden, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle. Squeeze each head of garlic to expel the cloves into a bowl. Mash into a paste. Set aside until needed.
Yield: 1/4 cup Note: Each head of garlic makes approximately 2 tablespoons of roasted garlic

[Elidor]

68. That sounds fabulous!

I'll try it tonight. Thanks!

Oh, did you mean for it to be used as a condiment? I thought it would make a great snack.

[Rhiannon12866]

115. Well, most of the time people spread this on things, like toasted bread.

You can use it however you like. Emeril is the best, when it comes to garlic, uses it in most everything, and very liberally! Enjoy!:9

Rhiannon:hi:

[Popol Vuh]

3. Well....lets see.

1. I am ⅓ Apache ⅓ Mexican ⅓ White
   
   
2. I always vote for Barabra Boxer
   
   
3. I enjoy the freedom of being single
   
   
4. I astral project
   
   
5. I hate Republicans

[LaraMN]

4. Oh I'm so fascinating.

:eyes: :P

1. The only song that has remained in my mp3 player for over a year is "I wanna be sedated."

2. I have never owned a pair of khaki pants (by choice.)

3. My Mom is almost a foot shorter than me and she can scare the living shit out of me like no one else on the planet.

4. I have not gone without wearing nail polish for a 24-hour period in over 15 years.

5. I can NOT stand to touch chalk, chalkboards, terra cotta pots, clay, the insides of metal-coated chewing gum wrappers, or to scratch paper with my finger nails. It makes me shiver most violently.

[ForrestGump]

5. Okay

I was in the 100th Rose Parade

One of my TV appearances was translated so that I was overdubbed in French

I was fighting for my life on the 20th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death

I was cured of a debilitating condition, one that surgeons and other allopathic doctors failed to ameliorate, by a 'witch doctor'

I have been bitten (pinched, actually) by a large rhinoceros beetle

I'v several times swum with as many as several dozen sharks -- silvertips, gray reef sharks, reef whitetips, and others -- while diving solo

[Popol Vuh]

7. The 100th Rose Parade?

No Kidding... Cool :)

I was in the 1982 Rose Parade with the Los Angeles All City Marching Band.. :toast:

[ForrestGump]

8. Cool!

Starts way too early, though. :D

[Dangerously Amused]

97. Hey! That was six!

How'd you get away with an extra random fact?

Are you bribing the new mods already?











And if so, how easy are they?

[ForrestGump]

107. I can't help it. I'm a six maniac.

:P

And I lost count, too.

Mods? Ha! I laugh in the face of mods. Unless they're reading this...in which case: good job, guys and guyettes!!! :thumbsup: :yourock:




Here, for you, Ms Amused:













We just had six. :-)

[NMMNG]

6. 5 random things

1. My hair is blonde (naturally)
2. In 4th grade I got an award for perfect school attendance
3. My favorite non-alcoholic beverage is the Starbucks Iced Caramel Macchiato
4. Shopping for books (new or used) is one of my most enjoyable passtimes--the very smell of a bookstore is a thrill for me
5. Some day I would like to learn ballroom dancing

[Floogeldy]

9. You get your Caramel Macchiato on ice?

It's fucking January. Not July.

;)

[NMMNG]

19. In the winter I will sometimes get it hot

But I prefer it iced. That way the caramel doesn't melt down to nothingness, and I get to suck it up in chunks through the straw. :9

[Floogeldy]

23. I am so hooked on the Caramel Macchiato (Venti).

You have great taste. :)

But please go easy on this talk of "sucking."

I get tense.

[NMMNG]

24. Interesting. I've never known a guy to have a problem with that word.

:rofl:

[khashka]

84. Now I kow why you and I are sympatico

#4 !

Get me into a bookstore and you'll never get me out.

Noticed how you can tell if a book is good or bad by the way it smells?


Khash.

[NMMNG]

96. I can't say I'll judge a book by its smell

But I'll typically inhale deeply upon walking into a bookstore, much as the average person would walking into a candle store or coffee shop (which I also love the smell of). Of course people probably think I'm nuts but I don't care. :shrug:

[SeattleGirl]

100. Another book soulmate!

Books, books, books! Gotta have my books!

[crispini]

10. 1. I have trained over 100 precinct chairs in my county.

2. I just finished knitting a bag for my yoga mat.
3. Tomorrow I have to take the VW Cabrio in for its 100,000 mile service. I hope it's not too expensive. :scared:
4. I rescued one of my cats from the parking lot. I've had her for five years now. She's still kinda feral, though.
5. There are five really big trees in my yard: 4 oak trees and a pecan.

[Parrcrow]

11. I yelled at a mechanic today

2 I'm going to yell at him tomorrow too.
3 I have to find a reputable mechanic to fix my wife's car.
4 My wife thinks I look like Hugh Grant,
5 I don't.

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. Hmmm...

•I still hold my city league basketball team's record for rebounds in one game (14). In the same game, I blocked four shots, had two assists and scored seven points. This was 27 years ago; I covet my accomplishments. :7

•I've loved airplanes for as long as I can remember, but flying scares the crap outa me. (I've been up twice.)

•I was in Central Coast Section Honor Choir in my junior and senior years in high school.

•I was a sportswriter for years; I covered mostly preps, but once interviewed Hall-Of-Famer Orlando Cepeda.

•I've had panic disorder since I was 11, with stretches of agoraphobia and depression.

[SofaKingLiberal]

13. OK

I almost enlisted in the Marines after High School.

I have been shot at.

I ate ribs and chicken wings for dinner.

My desktop wallpaper is The Scream - Munch.

I cut my hair today.

[RetroLounge]

14. 5 things?

1) I prefer Gibson guitars as opposed to Fenders.

2) As a writer, I've been published, but I am still scared that I suck at it.

3) I crave some sort of fulfilling spiritual path, but just haven't found it yet.

4) I suffer from a potentially fatal and incurable disease which I can keep it in check but don't always want to.

5) I think trains are the coolest thing on earth.

RL

[Popol Vuh]

16. What about

Paul Reed Smith? :)

[RetroLounge]

17. Blah...

Great sound, no soul...

Just an expensive Les Paul wannabe...

RL

[Popol Vuh]

20. :)

:)

[DanCa]

15. okay here goes

1: am a harmonica player
2: I need to loose thirty pounds
3: I like Barry Manilow
4: I am on disability
5: I like homemade lasgna

[Fox Mulder]

18. Hmmmm...

1. I'm 5'5" tall.
2. I hate hotdogs.
3. Gnomes scare me.
4. I like reading books on the occult.
5. I ate six packages of ramen noodles today (four beef flavored and two chicken).

[LSK]

21. ok

1. I have an engineering degree

2. I hate the rat race

3. I love peanut butter

4. I hate alcohol

5. I wear glasses

[Wapsie B]

22. 1. I've felt something stifling my true self for as long as I can remeber

2. I've never had a nurturing environment at work or school where I was encouraged to learn and grow.

3. I've never experienced a mutual love relationship and have a very cynical view of love and relationships.

4. I've never felt like I was in the place I need to be in life nor where it is I do need to be.

5. I have attempted to lose weight but not knowing that when I do whether people will be attracted to me as a person or the fact that I won't be fat anymore.

[progmom]

88. .

:hug:

[Shine]

25. Here are mine: Very random.

1. I have never met anybody who has the same first name as I do and I'm 41 yrs old.

2. I did a firewalk when I was 9 mos. pregnant with my first child.

3. I always push the odometer button back to "0000" when I get a fresh tank of gas.

4. I have lots of healthy houseplants in my living room. Big ones. Over 15 ft tall.

5. I give thanks EVERY DAY for the gift of being alive.

[rbnyc]

36. I like yours.

But now I'm really curious about your first name.

[XemaSab]

27. here goes nothing:

I collect chopstick rests

I love the way soil smells (usually! :P )

I used to have obsessive snake dreams, and then I got my snakes and they stopped

I've seen all the woodpeckers in the US and Canada except Ivory-Billed

I sprayed Round-Up all over the two Agapanthus in the front yard and THEY REFUSE TO DIE!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. Ok.....here's my five random things.....

I am long-legged and short-waisted

I believe I have lived many lives

I have worn glasses since I was five years old

I am an aspiring writer and photographer

My feet are slowly getting longer


:silly:

[Whoa_Nelly]

29. Interesting to read about people here! Love it! :-)

1. Have hereditary deafness

2. Have been a professional ballet/jazz dancer/teacher/choreographer

3. Have played Classical piano since age 5

4. Learned rhythm pick guitar at age 9

5. Worked for a rafting company in Alaska one summer back in the '80s

[Beware the Beast Man]

30. 1. I have keratoconus.

It's an uncommon, but not completely rare condition when the cornea becomes cone-shaped. It's sort of like an astigmatism.
2. I found my long-lost guitar string cutter yesterday in a bin full of Christmas decorations.
3. Costco's Kirkland brand decaf coffe is my current brew of choice.
4. I took a nap last night at 6:30 and just woke up an hour ago.
5. As of this writing I am finishing a song I recorded.

[zanne]

64. My Canal of Schlemm is wide open.

That' what my optometrist told me yesterday. I took it personally.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

31. Okay:

1) I'm an only child.

2) I'm an aspiring screenwriter.

3) I'm an excellent speller.

4) I'm the first person in my family born in this country.

5) I can eat a large pizza in one sitting.

[alarcojon]

49. Hey, I share 3 and 4 with you!

1) I'm the oldest of three children, and the only boy.

2) I own about two dozen pairs of shoes.

3) I made it to the Chicago spelling bee in 1979, but couldn't spell "hypocrisy"

4) I'm the first person in my family born in the US (my parents immigrated from Ecuador and met in Chicago).

5) I own three classical guitars and a pair of congas.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

87. Nice!

:toast:

[alarcojon]

92. I can probably put away a large pizza in one sitting, too

but I'd be feeling pretty nauseous afterwards!

:toast:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

106. I manage to keep the nausea away.

But damn if it doesn't hurt going down! ;)

[Mutley]

33. Alright!

1. Right this moment I am procrastinating. I am supposed to be going to the dealership to take care of some recalls on my car and get an alignment. But they are so slow I know I'll be there for at least three hours so I'm putting it off.

2. I'm pretty tall for a female -- 5'10". Do you know how difficult it is to find pants that are long enough for me? And I am the go-to person for getting things off the top shelf.

3. I just changed all my furniture around yesterday, but I'm not sure I like what I did with my living room. There is more space, but the couch kind of blocks the dining room. I love what I did with my bedroom, though.

4. Whenever my dog gets the hiccups she comes to me because I can get rid of them for her by rubbing her belly. She just did that five minutes ago which is what made me think of it.

5. I can't eat for at least two hours after I get up in the morning. If I eat too early I get nauseous.

[SeattleGirl]

102. I'm with you on #5

Sometimes I don't eat anything until lunchtime. Food first thing in the morning? :puke:

[rbnyc]

34. 1. My natal chart is ruled by Neptune.

2. My husband and I were married in the orthopedic gym at Stony Brook University Medical Center.

3. I was born in Phoenix, but my family moved there when my mom was 7 months pregnant and moved back to Chicago when I was 3 months old.

4. I see dead people.

5. I'm not allowed to eat chocolate or drink coffee for medical reasons.

[CBHagman]

45. Care to elaborate on number 4?

You're the second person this week who has talked to me of supernatural encounters. I'm intrigued.

On edit: It occurs to me you might be a mortician or a pathologist.

Or a cop.

[rbnyc]

74. I've had some weird experiences.

The night my boyfriend killed himself, when I was a freshman in college, he came to me in a dream to say goodbye and to tell me that I was a sex addict. I had no idea he was hanging across from my dorm room window and was actually dead. Tho' I refused to get out of bed that day. The suite phone kept ringing, and people were whispering outside my door. Finally someone knocked and told me what had happened, and I wasn't surprised.

I also always seem to know when someone close to me dies. Usually the phone rings and I think, Michele is dead or Grandma passed away, etc. Just matter-of-fact-ly. And that's the news.

My late aunt has come to me many times in dreams.

But I've also seen ghosts. I don't really know if they were ghosts, of course. I could never pretend to understand such things. But I know what I experienced.

Once I was woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of breaking glass. I later found out, a neighbor had dropped a glass globe out of his window for fun. Anyway, the sound woke me up. I sat up in bed. And there was a man standing over my bed. Solid and real as any person I'd ever seen. Since it was the sound of breaking glass that woke me up, I assumed he was an intruder. I screamed. Then he slowly faded away right before my eyes. I was fully awake. It was something, but it was not a dream.

Another time, years earlier actually, I was napping in the top bunk of bunk beds I shared with a college roommate. I woke up to the sound of my name. There was a woman standing beside my bed. Because I was in the top bunk, her face was right next to mine, inches away. At first, she looked kind of like my roommate, but then I realized it wasn't her. I wasn't scared. I figured it was a friend of someone's. But she just stood there. And then, I realized there was something wrong with her. She wasn't transparent, or pale. I mean she looked solid. But she gave off the feeling of having no mass. It's very hard to explain. Then I became filled with absolute horror, and I screamed, and she faded away. It was in the middle of the day and the room was not dark.

I've had a few other similar encounters. When I was on pain meds I saw people in my apartment all the time.

I've done hallucinogenic drugs before. I've always been able to identify an hallucination. These were something different.

I really don't bother to theorize about it. And I really hope it never happens again. I'm not interested, and it's scary.


EDIT: I'm a fund-raiser for non-profits, BTW.

[taterguy]

35. random enough?

1) I got a spinal tap as an infant and just found out about it yesterday (I'm 38, my parents finally told me)
2) I wear size 13 shoes
3) I happily lived without a car for over a decade
4) They Might Be Giants slept at my house during their first national tour
5) I attended the first game played in the Dean Dome

[Shell Beau]

37. .

1. I have 3 dogs
2. I am married to my high school sweetheart
3. I can kick serious butt at Dominoes
4. I am known for my dimples and big eyes (was called Gismo sometimes from Gremlins :))
5. My favorite flower is the tulip!

[Mizmoon]

38. I got a pink Fairytopia Barbie for Christmas

I'm having my upstairs bathroom remodeled as I type this.
My clothes washer is broken.
I grew a half inch taller in my twenties, which surprised me.
I'm going to get a pedicure as soon as my toenails get a little longer.

[Spacemom]

40. Okay, here goes

1) I have 6 tattoos, which really surprises people because I look like such an innocent suzy homemaker type.
2) I first saw Rocky Horror at age 12 - with my mom.
3) I start taking Yoga next week - I'm really excited about it.
4) I drink at least 100oz of water a day
5) I spend a lot of time peeing. :P

[Shine]

52. LOL!

dang girl! 100 oz of water A DAY?! You must have amazing skin....besides having to pee a lot.
:hi:

[Spacemom]

57. Yep

I do have clear skin. :)

I'm seriously paranoid about dehydrating, so I tend to over do it a bit. ;)

:hi:

[Shine]

59. Well, if one is gonna "over do it a bit" that's a good thing to over do on

have you ever experienced serious dehydration, hence the paranoia? just curious...

[Spacemom]

61. I've been

hospitalized twice for dehydration. Not a fun time. :-(

[Shine]

73. Wow.

on the flip side, the 20-something daughter of a really close friend of mine was drinking sooooo much water on a daily basis that she actually ended up having seizures and almost dying. Her potassium levels had basically been flushed away from all the water. She had a condition whose name escapes me right now, but it was definitely a touch-and-go situation with her for a while. She was in a coma for almost 3 days. It was a miracle she came out of it unscathed.

Nowadays she drinks Propel, the stuff that has electrolytes in it.

:)

[Rhiannon12866]

41. Random, huh? Let's see...

1. I wear the same shoe, hat and ring size.:rofl:

2. I am a long-time insomniac.:hangover:

3. I used to belong to the NRA.:scared:

4. I am logged on to DU, on four different computers, in two different counties.:crazy:

5. I have two very cute dogs.:loveya:

[Lavender Brown]

42. random things

1. My dad let me pick his lotto numbers when I was little, and we won once (5 out of 6 numbers).
2. I have a huge scar on the roof of my mouth (I fell down with a pen in my mouth when I was 5).
3. I never met either of my grandfathers.
4. I voted for Ross Perot in my 7th grade mock presidential election. :blush:
5. I share the same birthday as Mozart.

[SOteric]

43. Okily dokily.

• I'm not currently dead.
  
• I drive a convertible.
  
• I bake amazingly good muffins.
  
• I'm best buddies with the most wonderful cat in the world.
  
• 5 is actually my lucky number.

[CBHagman]

44. One more time.

1. I was born in the same hospital at George W. Bush, though not the same year.

2. Strom Thurmond once shook my hand. :puke:

3. I can swear in several languages.

4. I've never owned a car.

5. The only TV programs I tape regularly are Countdown with Keith Olbermann and EastEnders.

[progmom]

46. 5 random things

1. i don't know how to drive a stick shift

2. i have worked at the radio station for 41% of my life now

3. i was a vegetarian when i was a teenager

4. the first autograph i ever got was Shari Lewis when i was 8 years old

5. i am a chocolate snob

[UrbScotty]

77. #1: Who does? #5: Who isn't? (nt)

[cssmall]

47. Hm.

1. I have lost both elections that I ran in. Damn you, 7th and 8th grade!

2. I played football and ran track in HS, along with baseball outside of school.

3. I am currently in limbo waiting for graduate school to call or for a job to call.

4. I drive a cursed car.

5. I like pies, especially Apple Pie, but not in the piefucker way.

[GOPisEvil]

48. Sure, here goes:

1. I moved 6 times by the time I was 12.

2. I did not become a citizen of the US until I was 8, although today, I would have been an automatic US Citizen.

3. My car has 3 tires of one brand and 1 tire of another.

4. My parents and I were born in 3 different countries, although we're all US citizens (now).

5. My parents still live in the house they bought when we moved to Texas (at age 12, see #1).

[CottonBear]

50. OK:

1. I own a horse and three cats.

2. I lived in Germany for several years when I was a toddler.

3. I once backpacked across Western & Eastern Europe for 3 months.

4. I love to watch Britcoms.

5. I was hiking the Lost Coast of Northern California and came upon a
huge sea lion sleeping in the sand.

[bertha katzenengel]

51. my ass hurts

i am falling asleep

i like soft hands but can never remember to use lotion

my hair is unruly and is turning silver

i like to wear hats, primarily baseball hats

[Heidi]

53. Hmmm.

1. I paint a little.
2. I once partied with a marginal late 70s rock band on their tour bus. :blush:
3. The Count Basie once called me cute or fine or some such. (He was quite old and no doubt visually impaired.)
4. I write a little.
5. I didn't just fall off of the turnip truck. :)

[kmla]

54. This begs the question....

What band was it?

Don't tease us like that. Drop those names! Impress us!:evilgrin:

[Heidi]

58. Well, see, here's the deal.

I was underage (17) at the time, and the band still exists, so nah, I'm not gonna be indiscreet. They're nice guys. :blush:

[Wapsie B]

63. Cool.

Way to go Heidi! :thumbsup:

[LynneSin]

69. I'll tell you what NFL QB I onced use to make-out with in a local bar

if you tell me what band!!

[Heidi]

71. No deal.

Sorry. (It's my reputation we're talkin' about here, too, and I do not wish to go down in DU history as Oh-she's-nice-now-but-oh-what-a-bad-girl-she-was-at-17.) :blush:

[LynneSin]

72. But we were all bad girls at age 17

I have no problem with my past. I did some crazy stunts and I'm a better, stronger person because of it!

[Heidi]

76. Nah. If it were just _my_ experience, that'd be one thing.

Anyway, it was 1979 or 1980. No biggie. :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

86. Is Grand Funk still around?

"Sweet, sweet Heidi was doin' her act..."









:hide:

[Heidi]

98. Smarty-pants.

:spank:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

55. i love being me

i am applying to grad school

i need to get a manicure

i smoke :(

i once dated a sociopath

[cfield]

56. okay...

1. I'm not stupid because I follow directions, and just because the directions weren't meant to be followed by me doesn't make me stupid either. Emails shouldn't be sent to people on what changes to make if the people receiving the email aren't the ones that are supposed to make those changes. Edited to add "unless the email tells the recipient that 'these are the changes to be made BUT NOT BY YOU. You just keep doing the same thing until further notice'."

2. I still want my hair a lighter red.

3. I hope UPS makes it by today.

4. If you don't understand, ask. I'm an open person and I'd rather explain myself than have someone think I'm stupid.

5. I hope Texas wins tonight even though I don't like them. If Vince Young goes pro, maybe K-State can beat Tx this year.

[Fleshdancer]

60. If I laugh too hard, I stop breathing, get scared and start to cry

2. I gave birth to my daughter in Fujisawa, Japan.

3. I'm a great dancer.

4. My singing will make your ears bleed.

5. I was named after Gloria Steinem. My mom told her that once and she looked at my mother like she was insane.

[JackDragna]

62. Stuff about me.

1. I have professional voiceover training, though have never cut a commercial due to my whole "I'm going to be a scientist" kick that interfered.

2. I have taught biology to several members of the NFL.

3. I am a published poet.

4. I am the only person in my family with an upper-level degree.

5. I once got after some fellow Americans who were taking flash photographs and being generally obnoxious in St. Paul's cathedral in London. The worst part was that they were standing right next to a memorial in the cathedral dedicated to Americans who died as RAF volunteers during World War II before the United States was officially at war with Germany. It made me feel good to stand up for the British, who had chosen a spot in arguably the most recognizable building in the country to honor those who had given their lives fighting fascism.

[LynneSin]

65. 5 random facts about LynneSin

1. First album I ever bought with my own hard-earned money was ELO's "Out of the Blue"
   
2. I have the first 6 Led Zeppelin major releases on CD, Cassette, Vinyl AND 8-track
   
3. First 3 DUers I ever met: Ramsey, Skinner & EarlG. We were all at an Emily's List luncheon in Washington DC
   
4. I take about 12 different types of suppliments each day (vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbal). None of them are weight loss pills
   
5. My hope is to one day visit Italy for about 17 days as a solo vacation
   

[pdx_prog]

66. Five things eh....

1. I used to work as a sound engineer. I worked with a lot of ghost bands....Three Dog Night...etc. I got to work with the Neville brothers once for a week...:) I got falling down drunk with Percy Sledge one night

2. I am currently an engineer, working in the forestry industry. I have been in forests all over the world. I work in an office with an Iranian engineer, a Vietnamese engineer, a Swedish engineer, two third year engineering students, two redneck engineers, one bossy woman, and a transvestite draftsman named "Tim" that sounds just Squiggy from Laverne and Shirley.

3. I have moved 20 times in my life and have lived in 7 different cities. My last relocation was from the east coast to the west coast.

4. Lioness Priyanka broke my heart when she announced she had a new boyfriend, but that's ok because I am with a beautiful woman that I have been in love with for 30 years.

5. I am an air conditioned gypsy.

[Divameow77]

67. Here goes

1. I am eating leftover shrimp, from last nights dinner, at my desk for lunch.

2. I HATE feet.

3. I love karaoke

4. I am going to Orlando next week

5. I want some chocolate.

[kwassa]

70. five

1) I've had real jobs as a cab driver, steel worker, dog catcher, maid, refugee case worker, motion picture production free-lancer, t.v. news cameraman, accountant, insurance adjuster, art teacher, and political cartoonist.

2) I went to school with very rich people with recognizable names.

3) Some of my classmates became quite famous while in their 20s.

4) I had my picture in Life Magazine.

5) I am really very ordinary.

[jane_pippin]

75. 1. I was once a pretty good ballet dancer...

2. The sound of metal clinking--think a handful of silverware being put away--makes my ears and teeth hurt.

3. I've never eaten fish and I don't plan on eating it any time soon.

4. In 8th grade an auditorium full of people gave me a standing ovation for an essay I wrote and I'm becoming convinced that will be the peak of my creative "success."

5. I swear like a fucking sailor most of the time, but I try to keep it in check for you nice folks here.

bonus response because the other ones are kind of depressing:
6. Getting people to laugh is my all time favorite thing in the world.

[MissMillie]

78. ok... random things

I'm wearing a purple shirt right now.

I wish I had taken voice lessons when I was younger. I think maybe I might have had a career in music performance if I had had some formal instruction.

I'm going to the doctor today to get fluid drained from my operation site (belly).

I have a dozen post cards hanging on the cork board over my desk.

I love bulldogs.

[azmouse]

79. My 5 random things.

1. I've been told I look like Tipper Gore.
2. I'm a huge Diamondbacks fan!
3. I love to read.
4. I like living in the desert.
5. My dad built the casket that JFK was buried in.

[REDKING]

80. DONT KNOW ANYBODY HERE YET 'BUT

1.I'M IRISH
2.STILL TRYING TO WRITE THAT SONG
3.STILL LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER
4.I HAVE 6 SISTERS SND 4 BROTHERS
5.I HAVE A STRANGE FASCINATION ABOUT BLUE LIGHT
SEE YA...

[rbnyc]

83. WELOCOME TO DU BUT

WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?

;-)

:hi:

[REDKING]

89. Shout

Still working this whole computer thing out.
I most humbly apologize.

[rbnyc]

93. No worries.

It bothers some people more than others. Thanks for being so sweet about it. And again, welcome to DU and to The Lounge.

;-)

[KamaAina]

81. 1. I swam with dolphins this past Christmas Eve

didn't marry any though; both were male :-)

2. I DJ'd college radio in both New Haven and, yes, New Orleans.

3. An interview with me once appeared in Newsweek.

4. I am presently serving as chair (not executive director) of a state agency composed of governor appointees, and was reappointed to said agency by the current repuke.

5. I attended the alma mater of both Bush** and Kerry; however, unlike either, I made cum laude. edit: and, also unlike either, I was not tapped for Skull and Bones. :-)

[khashka]

82. OK

1. I've visited or lived on all but two continents

2. I've met Barbara Boxer and Nancy Pelosi several times.

3. I own more books than most local libraries.

4. I'm very sentimental. Almost anything can make me cry.

5. I own more than the average number of weapons.


Khash.

[skygazer]

85. Five random things about me

1. I've driven through every US state except Alaska, Hawaii and for some unknown reason I keep missing South Dakota.

2. I was struck by lightning when I was 16 - it didn't hurt at all, just knocked me on my ass and left me momentarily paralyzed. That's how I'd like to die - no pain and everyone will remember me.

3. I'm tough as nails and wouldn't cry if an elephant stepped on my foot but I'll bawl like a baby watching Beauty and the Beast. :blush:

4. I was terribly shy as a kid - now you can't shut me up.

5. One of my favorite things to do is go for a drive out in the boonies, preferably getting lost and coming out someplace completely unexpected.

[johnnie]

90. K

I flunked 7th, 8th and 10th grade because I was a shithead. They let me go on the 7th and 8th on a 6 month probation period. :eyes:

I have JFXE tattooed on my left knee. Done with ink, thread, a needle and pills. They are my initials.

I can still do a front handspring.

I started my first band at the age of 12 and still play with the same guys. Going on 29 years.

My real name is John.

[Metta]

91. I've lived my dreams.

I lived in India on the banks of the Ganges river, in a room in one of those monstrous sandstone palaces who's steps lead into the river. My room opend into a functioning Shiva courtyard.

I lived and traveled among Tibetans in India. Wonderfully generous, good hearted people.

I have four degrees/ certifications in education and a bunch of credits in counseling.

I've been meditating and doing yoga since the late '60s. Been teaching meditation for some years.

A group of us opened up for Steve Goodman at my alma mater.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

94. I gave birth to an 11 lb baby

I am five feet six inches tall

I have a PhD in theology from Princeton University

I can kill a chicken with one hand

I am a pathological liar

[threehensandacow]

95. random

1) i met the guy who plays the incredible hulk when i was about 5 in the airport. don't really remember this but i have his signature.
2) i have intense relationships with inanimate objects: pens, pencils, my teeth
3) i can sit in a bookstore or a library for hours. hours. and hours. and longer. they have to kick me out.
4) vinegar is my favorite ingredient
5) i have extreme panic attacks when i think of death

so, there you are, random, first things that came to my mind.

[SeattleGirl]

99. 5 Random Things

1. I almost died 3 times before I was 3 months old.

2. I know how to rock-climb.

3. I've met Susan St. James, Jessica Lange, Jane Curtain, Bill Cosby, President Gerald Ford, and my fav, Ginger Rogers.

4. I used to play the violin.

5. I had the same first-grade teacher that my father did.

[LeftyMom]

101. 1. I bite my nails but I'm trying to stop.

2. I'm a 36A.
3. I don't like really sweet foods.
4. I stopped eating meat on March 1, 2002 and cut out other animal products over the next 6 months.
5. My car is a Saturn wagon.

[RevCheesehead]

103. Let's see:

1. My favorite joke: "Why doesn't Jesus eat M&M's?"
(because they slip right through the holes in his hands.)

2. I've sung with the NY Philharmonic, Metropolitan, and Philadelphia orchestras (symphonic choir).

3. I can belch at will (or anyone else, for that matter).

4. When I was a toddler, my mom took me grocery shopping and handed me a package of cheese. When we got to the checkout, I had eaten about 1/3 of the cheese.

5. I've never been in love with someone who felt the same way about me.

[last_texas_dem]

104. Random stuff

1. My only permanent scar is a slit I made in my pointer finger (by accident) with an Exacto knife when I was nine years old.

2. I've never met anyone not related to me that has my middle name for their first or middle name.

3. I've been collecting records since I was in fifth grade, though I'm almost too young (22) to have ever bought one new at a mainstream music store.

4. I have irrational fears of porcelain doll faces and dogs walking on their hind legs.

5. I currently don't have much of a clue about what to do with my life.

[Dangerously Amused]

105. my five:

1. I dream in color.

2. I have a motorcycle.

3. The most exciting weekend I had, ever:
Saturday: The drugstore I was in had an explosion and a fire. The manager kept us IN the burning building until the police could arrive. I guess he thought we were all suspects.
Sunday: I sat as the passenger in a two-seat WWII plane and flew the entire practice run of a professional aerobatic routine. At one point I was upside down at 3.5Gs and did not puke.

4. I flirt outrageously online, but that is just my alter ego running amok.

5. I have an irrational fear of needles. I would rather have the flu than the flu shot.

[ForrestGump]

109. I dream

of you.




And I promise not to needle you any more. :hug:

[Maddy McCall]

108. 1. I had to go to the ER tonight because I couldn't stand up (back pain).

2. I carry on conversations in my sleep, according to people who have been around me when I sleep.
3. I own more pairs of cowboy boots than all other shoes combined.
4. I have the Black Crowes in my car's CD player right now.
5. I love to buy pajamas. Especially those with funny, silly things on them. Like dancind frogs.

[ForrestGump]

110. Is your back okay now?

:hug:

I hope they untwinged it, somehow, or at least masked it so you can rest a while.

It's been a while since I've seen you. Nice pajamas, too, I must say. :loveya:

[Maddy McCall]

111. Hey. Check your PM in about five minutes.

I'm going to give you some of the details and ask for advice.

[ForrestGump]

112. Okay. Roger, wilco, baybee.

[Trigger Hippie]

113. OK.

1. I need a haircut really bad. I have terrible split ends.
2. I'm wearing a turtleneck today and it is making my neck itch.
3. I almost got hit by an SUV yesterday crossing the street. I think I should start paying better attention when I cross the street.
4. I fell asleep at 11 on New Years Eve. I am lame (and was also very wasted). :silly:
5. I clip out pretty scenes from magazines and art books and tape them to my walls. This is your poor woman's decorating tip of the day. :)

[yellowcanine]

114. grey hair, brown eyes, tall, drive Ford Ranger, fart a lot