Virtual Meet! Tell Us a Little About Yourself!

[UrsulasShadow]

I recently put the DVDs on my Netflix queue and have been re-watching the episodes in order. It's certainly held up.

Me too.

 

[fakereadhed]

Yes, I work at Club Scrap- I am on the Design Team

Amy

Beautiful stuff! Definitely the most gorgeous paper around.

 

[aGoofyMom]

Name: Donna

Where you call Home: Southern Ontario, Canada (just west of Toronto!)

Occupation: emergency call taker/dispatcher for 6 local fire departments

Family: Married - 9 years, one DD

First Trip to Disney: 1976

Favorite TV Show: ?? when I have time, Dancing with the Stars

Favorite Comfort Food: Pizza, potato chips

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who are inconsiderate or not even aware of those around them...

Favorite Pie: cherry or grasshopper

Hobbies: crochet, bellydancing, sewing, music (playing & listening), photography is a newer and growing hobby.

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... Cheerful - very cheery

No one would ever call me....tall

Oprah or Ellen?: no time usually...Rachel Ray sometimes

Football or Baseball? Hockey!

Favorite Book?: Dropped Threads - I still have one more book in the series to read.

Don't hate me because I am a morning person! I like my mornings quiet & peaceful so I can take pictures of the sunrise...that means leaving the nightowls in bed! I hear the photography board is good - maybe I will check it out more...

 

[cccm]

Name: Celeste

Where you call Home: Plymouth, MA

Occupation: A little bit of this and that at a medical software company

Family: DH & DD(10)

First Trip to Disney: 1977

Favorite TV Show: Anything that makes me laugh, but doesn't make me think

Favorite Comfort Food: My mom's spaghetti sauce

Biggest Pet Peeve: Mean people, you know the ones that choose their next victim and then proceed to ruin their life. Wish everyone would just live by the Girl Scout Law.

Favorite Pie: Chocolate Creme...preferably with almonds (but I'll take any nut)

Hobbies: Cooking, Baking, Hiking....does GS Leader apply?

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... crazy, neurotic

No one would ever call me.... lazy

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen (don't watch daytime TV though)

Football or Baseball? Baseball .... Red Sox or Paw Sox

Favorite Book?: No one favorite, currently enjoying Anne Perry's WWI Series.

 

[Brer_Claire]

Name : Claire

Where you call Home: Isle of Wight , UK

Occupation: Full time Mum, part time Avon rep!!

Family: DH, DS(10), DD(7) and 2 guinea pigs!

First Trip to Disney: 1993

Favorite TV Show: Lost

Favorite Comfort Food: Shepherds Pie

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who judge others. I firmly believe that we should walk a mile in others shoes.

Favorite Pie: Blackberry and apple

Hobbies: Reading, music and Disney of course!

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... too laid back

No one would ever call me.... lazy

Football or Baseball? Football (Soccer )

Favorite Book?: Loads of them!! Am re-reading His Dark Materials at the moment!

 

[bawstngrl]

Name: Marianna

Where you call Home: Originally from Boston North Shore area, now in Orlando

Occupation: retired teacher now working as a nanny

Family: - an "empty nester" One DD (19)

First Trip to Disney: with BAWB and Dianer in 1992

Favorite TV Show: LOST!!!!!!! (love it)

Favorite Comfort Food: chips and carbs


Favorite Pie: Pumpkin and Boston Cream

Some People Might Say I am .... shy or aloof

Oprah or Ellen?: I enjoy Ellen's wit but rarely watch daytime TV

Football or Baseball? Football! (GO PATSl!)

Favorite Book?: HARRY POTTER (big fan)

 

[Jennygt]

Name: Jennifer
Where you call home: Rahway, NJ
Occupation: RN CCU/ heart failure/transplant (PT) full time Mom!
Family: Married 6 years this weekend! DS 20 months
First trip to Disney:1974 with Mom and Dad
Favorite TV show: Little house on the prarie, Lost, Days of our lives
Comfort Food: pretzels, pizza
Favorite Pieumpkin
Pet Peve: Judgemental people/ peoplewho offer unsolicited advice
Some people may say I am: overextented!
Oprah/ellen: Ellen
BASEBALL!! GO YANKEES!
Favorite Book: Summer sisters, judy blume/ harry potter

 

[dolcezena]

I love this thread! So nice to know I'm not the only one that has many of these pet peeves!!

Name: Treena

Where you call Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Occupation: Product Consultant – for a liquor store chain. Basically, I recommend booze for a living!!! (And get paid to go taste it!)

Family: “Married” (Common-Law, that is) to a man that REALLY does not have the Disney Gene. He accepts my obssession, as I allow his for “Hobo Wars” on Facebook. Also, our three furbabies: Maggie (15 y/o Lab/Husky), Riley (3 y/o Border Collie) & our newest addition Liam (4½ month old Lab/Chesapeake Retriever)!!!! (See Below, in order)

First Trip to Disney: DL in 1986 – when I was 14 & FAR too cool to enjoy some kids’ place. WDW in 1989, when I had grown up some & become OBSSESSED with living there!

Favorite TV Show: Hmmm, gotta go with Rome, that was on HBO. Or pretty much anything on History or Discovery Channels.

Favorite Comfort Food: Kraft Dinner (I'm Canadian, I think it’s a law)

Biggest Pet Peeve: Parents who think their children are the center of the universe & can do no wrong – even when they’re licking the icing off the cupcakes at the grocery store. (Yes, I actually saw this)

Favorite Pie: Don’t really have one. (Scared of child spit)

Hobbies: Reading, DIS’ing, cooking, spoiling my puppies rotten & writing my “Entierly Imaginary, It’s-All-In-My-head, If-I-Won-The Lottery, Year of a Million Dreams” Trip Report. (I’m embarrased to admit how much research has gone into this)

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... aggressive (I prefer confident)

No one would ever call me....normal

Oprah or Ellen?: Neither – Prefer the Daily Show or Colbert Report (I work 9½ hour days)

Football or Baseball? Football, but ONLY if it’s CFL! Aka: Canadian Football League (GO BLUE!!) Otherwise, hockey (GO PENS!)

Favorite Book?: Wow, this is the hardest…. Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon (read them so many times they’re falling apart), Harry Potter, anything by: Sophie Kinsella, Mercedes Lackey & also (strangely) my university textbook on the Roman Empire.

 

[disneymom8589]

Name: Believe it or not...Kim (one of many here!)

Where you call Home: Seattle area

Occupation: 2nd grade teacher

Family: Married with DD22 and DS19. DD is getting her teaching degree and DS is in the Coast Guard Reserves and will be doing firefighting training this fall.

First Trip to Disney: DL - 1974; WDW - 2003; DCL - 2006

Favorite TV Show: The Office, Jon & Kate + 8, American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, and Regis & Kelly

Favorite Comfort Food: anything chocolate, soup and sandwich

Biggest Pet Peeve: rude people, crazy drivers

Favorite Pie: chocolate peanut butter

Hobbies: reading, traveling, keeping up with the DIS, occasionally stamping cards and scrapbooking

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... a Disney "expert" (I'm the resident Disney advice person with friends and co-workers! )

No one would ever call me.... athletic

Oprah or Ellen? Ellen

Football or Baseball? toss-up

Favorite Book?: Mitford Series, Anne of Green Gables, Disney coffee table books

 

[slapwhitey]

Name: Chris

Where you call Home: Kitchener, Ontario Canada

Occupation: Property Loss Appraiser (insurance claims)

Family: Married to tmli....actually met my DW here on the DIS. Stepson will be 12 this month. We're all doing the podcast cruise.

First Trip to Disney: WDW for 25th anniversary in '96. Probably 15+ trips since then.

Favorite TV Show: The Office, House, CSI, Simpsons, Family Guy

Favorite Comfort Food: Does dessert count as a food?

Biggest Pet Peeve: Toothpaste squeezed from middle of tube. How hard can it be? Rude people.

Favorite Pie: Fruit (anything from apple to key lime)

Hobbies: Travel to WDW, reading about WDW, listening to podcasts about WDW.....you get the picture.

Favorite Smilie: Don't use it often but makes me smile

Some People Might Say I am .... a space cowboy....(sorry, Steve Miller moment). Probably stubborn and always has to try to be funny.

No one would ever call me.... Johnny Depp, George Clooney, __________ (insert good looking celeb here)......I may get a Chris Farley though.

Oprah or Ellen? Ellen

Football or Baseball? NFL on Fox is my Church on Sunday's

Favorite Book?: Anything about WDW, Seinlanguage by Jerry Seinfeld.

 

[SpaceMtnFan]

Name: Becky

Where you call Home: Near St Louis MO

Occupation: I work in an Accounting Department and go to school full time

Family: Married almost 9 years. Have a daughter 6 and a son almost 2

First Trip to Disney: Left the day after I graduated HS in 1993 w/ my dad and sister

Favorite TV Show: Most anything on Food Network

Favorite Comfort Food: Ice Cream any kind

Biggest Pet Peeve: Whining

Favorite Pie: Coconut Cream

Hobbies: Disney

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... a talker

No one would ever call me.... quiet

Oprah or Ellen?: neither never home to watch them

Football or Baseball? Football

Favorite Book?: I am reading DisneyWar right now and really like it

halliesmommy 01 I looove St Louis. I was there 3 years ago for the second time. Love the St Louis Gateway Arch, The Zoo, And the Science Center.

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Name: Marianna

Where you call Home: Originally from Boston North Shore area, now in Orlando

Occupation: retired teacher now working as a nanny

Family: - an "empty nester" One DD (19)

First Trip to Disney: with BAWB and Dianer in 1992

Favorite TV Show: LOST!!!!!!! (love it)

Favorite Comfort Food: chips and carbs


Favorite Pie: Pumpkin and Boston Cream

Some People Might Say I am .... shy or aloof

Oprah or Ellen?: I enjoy Ellen's wit but rarely watch daytime TV

Football or Baseball? Football! (GO PATSl!)

Favorite Book?: HARRY POTTER (big fan)

Wow, you can take the girl outta Boston, but you can't take the Boston outta Marianna! Go Tom Brady! (my future cabana boy)

 

[dpuck1998]

Name: Don

Where you call Home: Hold up your hand, I live in your lower left palm, thats how all Michiganders describe where we live.

Occupation: Network Manager at a mid size public school (computer dude)

Family: Gorgoeous DW, 2DS (9,7) 1DD (3)

First Trip to Disney: I day trip at age 5, several days trips in HS and first REAL trip in Aug 2003

Favorite TV Showirty Jobs, Deadliest Catch, Leno, CSI (except Miami)

Favorite Comfort Food: pudd'en or Graham crackers/frosting

Biggest Pet Peeve: selfish/self centered people

Favorite Pie: Banana Cream, peanut butter chocolate pie

Hobbies: Photography, Basketball, the DIS, COD4

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... a know it all (but I do know it all)

No one would ever call me.... selfish

Oprah or Ellen?: Neither, Leno

Football or Baseball? See Tags

Favorite Book?: Star Wars books, Xwing Rouge sqaudron

 

[WLfan]

Where you call Home: Long Island

First Trip to Disney: 1977 Disneyland; 1980 WDW Poly

Favorite TV Show: Lost, Jon & Kate plus 8, Amazing Race, The Mole, Survivior

Favorite Comfort Food: Ice Cream

Favorite Pie: Pumpkin or Coconut Custard

Hobbies: Disney!

Some People Might Say I am .... silly

No one would ever call me.... quiet

Oprah or Ellen?: Oprah

Football or Baseball? Baseball

Favorite Book?: Pride and Prejudice

 

[disneycruise05]

Name: William

Where you call Home: I'm an Army brat, so anywhere the military sends us (currently San Antonio, TX)

Occupation: University student and sales representative at The Container Store

Family: Parents, sister (26), & brother-in-law (27)

First Trip to Disney: DLR - 1989; WDW - 1991; DLRP - 2003; DCL - 2005

Favorite TV Show: Too many...Desperate Housewives, Good Eats, Family Guy, Doctor Who, Pushing Daisies, Grey's Anatomy

Favorite Comfort Food: Chicken cordon bleu

Biggest Pet Peeve: BAD GRAMMER!!!

Favorite Pie: Key lime and chocolate mousse

Hobbies: Disney, cooking, scuba diving, Disney, cooking, Disney, Disney, Disney...

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... a Disney nerd (my dad's own phrase) or suffering from OCDD...Obsessive Compulsive Disney Disorder

No one would ever call me.... a downer.

Oprah or Ellen?: Don't watch much day-time TV...but I LOVE Ellen!!!

Football or Baseball? Ew....neither. Iron Chef!

Favorite Book?: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

 

[chef_mickey]

Name: Michael

Where you call Homea and ny

Occupation: Student

Family: Mom, Dad and younger sister.

First Trip to Disney: when i was 3 years old, my grandparents took me alone

Favorite TV Show: mythbusters

Favorite Comfort Food: My Meatloaf!

Biggest Pet Peeve: my sister

Favorite Pie: none really i like cokeacola cake!

Hobbies: cooking, biking, and swimming and disney!!

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... weird, love to cook and spart

No one would ever call me.... "normal" there is no normal!

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? futbol

Favorite Book?: kingdom keepers

note: last time i posted on this thread on page three

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Name: Scott

Where you call Home: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Occupation: Letter Carrier aka Mailman

Family: Single, no kids, but 2 nieces and 1 nephew, one sister plus parents, all disney park nuts

First Trip to Disney: 1981ish, I remember bits and pieces

Favorite TV Show: The West Wing

Favorite Comfort Food: how about snack, cheez-its with easy cheese

Biggest Pet Peeve: People using their cell phones while driving, i just don't see what's so important that it can't wait.

Favorite Pie: Chocolate/Peanut Butter Cream

Hobbies: drawing, planning Disney trips, xbox 360

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... an optimist

No one would ever call me.... tight with my money

Oprah or Ellen?: who are they?

Football or Baseball?

Favorite Book?: World War Z

 

[AnninIowa]

Name: Ann

Where you call Home: Waterloo, Iowa

Occupation: I own an online gift shop - I sell on Ebay, Amazon and through my own Amazon Webstore.

Family: Single. My dad, 77, lives with me; as do my two pug dogs, Max and Lucy

First Trip to Disney: 2005 at the Beach Club; I'm a late-bloomer!!

Favorite TV Show: "Lost"

Favorite Comfort Food: cheese, cheese and more cheese

Biggest Pet Peeve: Only one? Stupidity covers a lot - stupid people suck!

Favorite Pie: Chocolate French Silk

Hobbies: snuggling with my pugs, reading books and magazines, knitting, Facebook

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am: anti-social...but I just prefer to be alone more than be with other people

No one would ever call me: quiet

Oprah or Ellen?: Oprah

Football or Baseball? neither, I hate sports

Favorite Book?: The Pearl by John Steinbeck

 

[Decorated_Dust]

Okay, I'll bite.

Name: Ashley

Where you call Home: South Florida

Occupation: Even though I'm taking a year off before grad school, I still consider myself a full-time student. Job-wise, I'm going to be a nanny.

Family: No husband or kids

First Trip to Disney: I was about one. My parents took me all the time when I was little, and loved it ever since.

Favorite TV Show: It's a tie between House M.D. and Lost.

Favorite Comfort Food: Teddy Grahams

Biggest Pet Peeve: Confirmation bias, even when the facts are bad.

Favorite Pie: Pumpkin

Hobbies: Writing, playing guitar/piano

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am: Random

No one would ever call me: Reserved

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball?: I hate sports, but if I had to choose one, it would be baseball.

Favorite Book?: Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller

 

[MonkeyPants]

Name: Kevin

Where you call Home: Houston, TX is where I live, home will always be Rhode Island

Occupation: RN

Family: Single

First Trip to Disney: hmmm, techinically the 1st trip was before I was born my mom was pregnant with me back in fall/winter of 71, then I was born in summer of 72, not sure when the next trip was but I was still basically an infant since I have have seen pictures of me in a stroller there.

Favorite TV Show: tough call cant nail it to one so they include: Seinfeld, LOST, Battlestar Galattica, House

Favorite Comfort Food: Pizza

Biggest Pet Peeve: people who dont use blinkers

Favorite Pie: peanutbutter pie (yeah that jello instant pie thing...hey its good!!)

Hobbies: Writing (would love for it to be my profession), reading, swimming, biking, walking, music

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... sarcastic/evil (kidding, but I can have a dark biting sense of humor)

No one would ever call me.... shy...well no one that knows me well would, but the truth is...I actually am.

Oprah or Ellen?: neither....okay Ellen since I loved the character Dory in Nemo.

Football or Baseball? Football hands down, like baseball, but the season is too long!!!

Favorite Book?: cant nail it down to just one. I love the entire Dark Tower series by Stephen King and Boy's Life by Robert McCammon (book is pure magic)