The 2009 "25 Things About Me" thread.... care to play along?

[Papa Deuce]

What the heck? I'm at work with nothing better to do right now....

1. BBQ Fanatic
2. World of Warcraft Junkie
3. I am tring to buy a Volkswagon "Thing"
4. If I could, I would retire, and not feel like I need to work.
5. Used to be a ranked "horseshoe" player
6. Tried out for Junior Olympics in wrestling..... didn't qualify
7. Played professional softball in the 1980's
8. Love almost anything outdoorsy
9. Like Disney, but NOT WDW
10. My favorite cookie is an Oreo.
11. My favorite genre of music is 70's Disco
12. Have 2 dogs... an Australian Shepperd and a Golden Retriever
13. I believe that I once saw a UFO... and some friends saw it as well. We lived in the same area.
14. I enjoy reading mystery novels
15. My favorite movies are Animal House, Rocky, Silence of the Lambs and An American Werewolf in London
16. I had a heart attack in 2007.... and now, in 2009, I feel better than ever!
17. I hate my FT job.
18. I was once in a plane that almost crashed.
19. I am afraid of heights.
20. I love snakes, but "some" of them freak me out
21. I don't like cats.
22. I prefer the mountains to the beach
23. I love to travel.
24. Las Vegas is my favorite US City to visit... but only for 5 days at a time.
25. I have a great wife and wonderful twin daughters.

What about you?

 

[browneyes106]

1. I'm the youngest of four children
2. I drive a 2003 Ford Mustang
3. I will be starting law school in August 2009
4. I'm a Pisces
5. I like playing video games
6. I enjoying make different kinds of salad
7. I collect keychains
8. I'm collecting mini helmets of all NFL teams
9. I'm collecting mini helmets of college football teams
10. I play on a flag football league
11. I will be visiting friends in Canada this summer
12. I like reading non fiction sports books
13. I like reading movie scripts
14. I like listening to directors and actors' commentary on DVD sets of movies and tv shows.
15. I have a bachelor's degree in finance and marketing
16. I like writing poetry
17. I have a scar on the back of my neck from getting cut on barb wire fence
18. I collect playing cards
19. I have 300 CD's
20. I have a silver iPod Nano
21.I have two nephews
22. My favorite breakfast cereal is Apple Jacks
23. My favorite beverage is Gatorade
24. My favorite dessert is apple pie
25. I hope to write a screenplay someday

 

["Got Disney"]

25 ha...okay here it goes...

1. I love the Internet and can spend hrs on it...DIS is one of my fav sites...go figure
2. I love all animals , horses are my favorite
3. I cant kill bugs or anything because they are all living things that have feelings...even if they are yucky
4. I am a big volunteer for horse rescue during Ca. fires.
5. I love DL, WDW and DCL..and have been on 7 Disney cruises...so far
6. Am a Labor and Delivery Nurse for 28 years...practiced for 22
7. I have Epilepsy since age 13...am 51
8. Was a motorcycle mama at 18
9. When 18 hitchhiked cross country (with my BFF) from New Jersey to Ca. and back for the summer.
10. Was a Jesus freak for 4 years when I was a hippie
11. I sing in the shower and it makes my kids laugh
12. I love my SUV even when the gas prices are soaring
13. I love being with my kids....even if they are a pain at times.
14. I love to travel and cant get enough of it.
15. I have brown hair, am 5"7 and wt is 148.
16. I love dark Chocolate
17. I love Tinkerbell
18. Favorite Football team is the Chargers
19. Favorite movie is the sound of music, fav TV show is Boston Legal and fav soap is the young and the restless
20. I studied acting in New York city
21. I loved swimming at sunset till I saw Jaws
22. I love remodeling my home
23. I want to learn Spanish better
24. I love to read and read at least 3 different books at a time
25. I enjoy my company and can spend the day alone and have fun.

 

[ChristmasElf]

1. I live in Orlando
2. I am claustrophobic
3. I speak 4 languages-French,Spanish,German,English
4. I have met many famous people who would say they know me if you were to ask them
5. Photography is a hobby
6. I travel often
7. I will not eat fish
8. I love music-Country and pop being favorites
9. I play a mean game of pool
10. I swim every day
11. I have been known to drive a Monster truck
12. I am really bad about reading emails
13. My favorite places to visit are Maui and Southern California
14. I love to cook but am not a big eater
15. I like to garden
16. I have a 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do
17. I do wayyy to much laundry
18. I have children
19. I am married to my best friend
20. My favorite color is red
21. I spend too much time on the computer
22. I do not like cats
23. I have a dog
24. I love watching television
25. I am a night owl

 

[Cool-Beans]

Nobody likes my couches (even though they say they do) and I don't care.
I play the Wii every chance I get these days.
I HATE WINTER with a passion known to few.
I'm addicted to caffeine and made it my NY Resolution to eliminate it.
I know the plot and many of the lines in all Brady Bunch episodes.

I want to travel in central and South America. A lot.
I love my niece to bits.
I sing in the car and tap my fingers on the steering wheel.
I was an overnight summer camp counselor.
I did really well in school.

I take baths in the jacuzzi and don't turn the bubbles on.
I never did any sort of real drugs, but I plan to do them all when I'm seventy.
I never slept around, but I plan to after DH dies.
When my husband dies, I'll do my grieving somewhere warm.
I don't believe that no two snowflakes are the same.

I can do that "tie a cherry stem into a knot inside your mouth" thing.
I can and have hustled pool. I'm that good.
I save quarters and probably have about $1000 worth of them in a garbage can.
I don't like even the smell of beer and rinse the bottles with water and Lemon Joy before putting them in the trash. Blech.
I had a serious head injury as a child.

I read a lot.
I wonder what became of a boy I knew in the 8th grade.
I never look up numbers in the phone book and just use the 411.
I'm starting to think that the cat that isn't my cat might be mine.
I peed in the pool when I was a kid.

I'm bored, too.

 

[Sparx]

1. i'm an artist.
2. i'm passionate.
3. i'm a daughter.
4. i'm a bestfriend.
5. i'm a girlfriend.
6. i'm a shoulder to cry on.
7. i'm not afraid of much anymore.
8. i'm going to college in the fall (MTSU)
9. i ignore capitalization rules 99% of the time.
10. i sometimes forget how to spell my name.
11. i fall in love easily.
12. i love color.
13. i'll never say i hate someone.
14. i'm not violent at all.
15. i'm incredibly caring, but i have trouble showing it.
16. i'm easily impressed.
17. i'm messy.
18. i type really fast.
19. i take photographs of everything.
20. i like odd numbers.
21. i sometimes have trouble following my own train of thought.
22. i am happy.
23. i see every day as an adventure.
24. i laugh more than i cry.
25. i don't sleep a lot.

 

[Tink rules]

1. I live in Upstate NY
2. Was born in Jersey
3. I love the lake and the Adirondacks
4. I have 5 nieces and nephews
5. i hate mustard and brussel sprouts - especially together
6. I drive a honda but I pretend it's a nice truck
7. I failed typing in high school...
8. I type better now...
9. I am really Planky here on the boards... (but don't tell anyone...)
10. I just took my first cruise this year and discovered 15 nights on the Magic was NOT enough time.
11. I want to go to Switzerland, Australia, Hong Kong
12. I like to stitch/crochet, etc. Some I'm good at... others turn into another blanket...
13. My mother was born on Friday the 13th
14. I love listening to Todd Rundgren
15. I think Tink Rules, but then again so does Minnie
16. I can't ski - which is probably a good thing
17. Is the day I was born on.
18. I love the combination of Raspberry and Chocolate...
19. & Champagne
20. I really want to know what the Dali Lama's middle name is
21. I can talk my sister into buying my mom very expensive Xmas gifts
22. My favorite color is blue
23. My car's name is BDELIA - and so is my license plate
24. I don't like salt water
25. You cannot beat a sandwich from Casa Del Sol...

 

[bntlyclg89]

1. I'm the world's biggest WHO fan
2. I'm married
3. I was stuck in Spain after 9/11
4. I love 80's music
5. I am a voracious reader
6. I wear my addiction on my sleeve
7. I have posters on ignore
8. I have a fear of flying
9. I love Bloom County
10. I collect Snoopy "things"
11. I love fast cars
12. I am too afraid to drive in Los Angeles
13. I have spent time in an orphanage in Germany
14. I don't like wearing shoes
15. I gave up Coca Cola
16. I am Catholic
17. Fall is my favorite season
18. I wear glasses
19. I am a Yankees fan
20. I am sentimental but no one knows
21. I don't have an artistic bone in my body
22. I think hockey is a graceful sport
23. I don't drink alcohol
24. I don't buy clothes unless they're on sale
25. I wish I could be a teacher

 

[Robindianne]

1. I am left handed
2. I like animals more than most people (in general)
3. I have 3 cats and 2 dogs and we talk to each other
4. I love, love, love the Internet also
5. I married very late in life and it "took" anyway
6. I have wonderful child who's healthy and happy
7. I name my pets human names
8. I am the 2nd daughter of the 2nd daughter of the 2nd daughter
9. I watch birds in the yard and lose track of the time
10. my favorite food is a mocha
11. I am a morning person
12. I bought a smartcar last year
13. I listen to Christmas music all year long
14. I am a gemini (and nearly always feel at least 2 equally strong opposing opinions of things)
15. I like silly sappy mystery shows (like Monk, Father Dowling Mysteries, Murder She Wrote, etc)
16. Soarin' music makes me drop everything, close my eyes, and swoon
17. First movie DH and I ever watched together was Princess Bride (and we knew most of the lines together)
18. I love to read
19. I learned Greek and went to Greece
20. Bird sounds make me happy
21. We camp with the dogs in the summer
22. I fall asleep during acupunture
23. I must live near water
24. I teach elementary special needs kiddos - my hearts
25. I want to live in Orlando (who doesn't ?)

Wow. 25 is hard. Nice to meet you all.

 

[luvmy2sams]

Insomnia is not a good thing....

1. I celebrated my 14th wedding anniversary on NYE.
2. I love my kids more than anything.
3. I have two dogs...a going-on-14-year-old cocker & a 4-year-old lab.
4. I have an accounting degree from OSU.
5. I miss Eskimo Joes....have been known to drive 3 hours just for cheese fries.
6. I'm working on my elementary education degree and should graduate in May 2010.
7. October is my favorite month.
8. My grandpa died when I was 15, and it changed my family forever.
9. I sometimes wish I had a magic wand.
10. I miss my mom.
11. I stink at Guitar Hero, but my kids humor me anyway.
12. I love football season.
13. I'm plotting to steal my DD's ipod when she goes back to school next week.
14. I make a mean margarita.
15. I function better when I know a vacation is in my near future.
16. My house is a wreck, and I'm fine with that. Really, I am.
17. I can't stand having anything between my toes.
18. I can touch my nose with my tongue.
19. I secretly enjoy my DH's lame jokes.
20. I listen to 80's music, especially the hair bands.
21. I read the Twilight series and loved it (twice).
22. I hate to exercise, but I know I have to do it.
23. I quit caffeine cold turkey today, and my head is about to explode.
24. Hypocrites annoy the heck out of me.
25. Nothing makes me happier than curling up with a good book and reading to my kids.

 

[2BigKIdz]

1. I LOVE the Carolina Panthers (playoffs on the mind, has to be #1)
2. I'm a Parrothead, love Jimmy!
3. I love the beach and wish I lived there and hope to one day
4. I'm irrationally afraid of flying and don't believe I will ever do it
5. I was a good fast pitch softball pitcher in HS
6. I like to drive fast
7. I like WDW but love Universal
8. I love all animals
9. I have 2 dogs, Kali and Kona and they are Shiba Inu's
10. I miss my old collie Jack like crazy and still cry because I miss him, he's been gone since September '08.
11. I miss my mom, she drove me nuts most of the time, but I really, really miss her
12. My favorite color is blue
13. If I won the lottery I would quit my job with no notice!
14. I was very athletic as a young person, now I'm a couch potato and don't understand why
15. I love the ocean and find it very calming
16. Jaws is my favorite movie of all time
17. I love to read
18. I have 2 cats, one is the best cat in the whole world (IMHO of course)
19. I have only lived in one state and only 2 different counties in/around the same city all of my life
20. I was once an avid bowler, now rarely go, maybe once every couple of years
21. I hate the music of John Denver with a passion
22. I love scary movies, they are my favorite
23. I am a Harry Potter addict and can't wait for the island to open at Universal
24. I would like to travel back in time so I could make right all the wrongs I did
25. I would love to go on a safari in Africa

 

[shortbun]

I am NOT a neat freak
I currently have striped fingernails because I'm bored
I can not get Abba music out of my head lately
Other cultures turn me on
I love children and spending time with them
I am allergic to dogs
My favorite vacation was an African Safari to Botswana and Zimbabwe
I will always use the name given me at birth
I love my son so much it hurts
Other women want my husband and tell me all the time, he doesn't know
I have not completely put away the good dishes from Christmas dinner
I love my job except the part where I have to climb up on the bus and scrape the windows and it's cold and there's no heat for half an hour
My fav color is a blue green combo
I've been redecorating my living room and kitchen for several years
I like giving things away
I'd rather give a gift than get one
I still believe in Santa Claus
I LOVE the Stones!!
I am a diabetic
Dancing is so much fun!
I watch The Young and the Restless
Next year, I'm getting a tiara for my birthday
I got a full ride for singing when I was 17
I was a travel agent for 27 years
Being a parent is an amazing journey

 

[LisaMommy]

1. I was born in Liverpool
2. I've never lost my Scouser accent
3. My DD2's adoption is finalized this month
4. I love WDW more than DL
5. I love the Shins
6. I go jogging everyday
7. My best friend is also my SIL
8. The best vacation (aside from WDW) I've ever had was to Ireland to see Dylan Moran
9. I have a thing for stand-up comedians
10. I enjoy Australian TV
11. I have a Border Collie (Walt) and a Beagle (Roy)
12. I used to get in trouble a lot at school
13. I would take snow over sunshine anyday
14. I ran away from home several times
15. I eventually ran to another country
16. I don't like cats
17. I love roller coasters, but hate all other rides
18. I'll still go on all the other rides, even though I hate them
19. Watching my kids eyes widen when we get to WDW still makes me tear up
20. I am my kids' mom, but my mother is my mum
21. Other than that I spell like an American, but don't speak like one
22. I'm ambidextrous
23. I never had a best friend until I was an adult
24. I like to sew
25. Being a mother is the best thing that ever happened to me

 

[Kitty 34]

1. I'm the oldest of 5.
2. I was a camp counselor one summer which changed my direction in life forever.
3. I'm a teacher who chose to sub for these past 25 years.
4. My 1st DH and I both broke our necks our 1st year of marriage. Not good.
5. I have saved every calendar since 1980 so it's fun to pull them out now and then to see what was going on when.
6. I frequented Disco bars in the late 70's and even won a couple of dance contests.
7. I go to back therapy now, probably because of numbers 4 and 6.
8. I'm a late bloomer Disney lover.
9. I love going to Vegas.
10. I really can't stand Michigan winters!
11. I have 3 sons all over 18 now.
12. I would love to become a Grandma but don't see that happening in the near future.
13. I absolutely love teaching Junior High kids.
14. I love comedy as long as it's not too vulgar.
15. I have 5 cats but only 4 truly belong to me.
16. I'm an environmentalist.
17. I wish I was computer savvy.
18. As much as I love subbing, I'm looking forward to retiring soon.
19. I love all kinds of music; rock, disco, country, classical, etc.
20. I love to dance but my back doesn't anymore.
21. I have lost a couple of close friends in the past couple of years.
22. I love playing word games; Boggle being my favorite.
23. I have lived in Chicago and Colorado.
24. I have lived in this house for 22 years. Too long!
25. I'll be 55 this month!! Gosh I'm old!

 

[WDWRocksMySocks]

3. My DD2's adoption is finalized this month

Congratulations!!

1. I am married to a wonderfully grumpy man who I love very much!
2. I am the baby of the family.
3. I absolutely adore donkeys and dream of owning one some day.
4. I talk about my children like they are already born (we don't have any yet). Drives DH crazy.
5. I often carry Reese's croutons in my purse.
6. I love all things pink!
7. "It's a Wonderful Life" is my all-time favorite movie. I could watch it every day, all year-round.
8. I'm preparing to take the LSAT next month.
9. I've recently become an avid pin trader. Haunted Mansion, monorail and MVMCP pins are my favorites.
10. I love Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart.
11. I've seen "Twilight" over a dozen times.
12. I've recently become obsessed with Little Big Planet.
13. I'm in awe over what our HDMI cable can do to our TV.
14. I check DIS at least once a day - usually more.
15. I'm 6' and have a 40" inseam. It's nearly impossibly to find pants I love.
16. Keith Urban is my favorite artist. He's converted my to country!
17. I have really bad allergies, asthma and eczema.
18. Splash Mountain, Expedition Everest and ToT our some of my favorite WDW rides.
19. I completed an internship for Universal Orlando. It was a dreadful experience, but I loved getting into the parks for free and living in Orlando in the winter.
20. Two of my BFFs and my sister are all expecting a baby in 2009.
21. I'm a rather outspoken person who gives their opinion rather freely.
22. DH and I met on a blind date.
23. I have 7 nephews and 2 nieces, and one more on the way.
24. I love garden fresh tomatoes.
25. I can watch the same movies over and over again w/o getting tired of them.
    

 

[Pooh's Pixie]

1. I am 41 and coming to grips with it just being a number!
2. I have three kids, and I am one of three kids.
3. My father died when I was 5, when he was 41, and that has shaped me in a big way, I am sure.
4. I met my DH at college orientation day.
5. I love U2.
6. I didn't learn to drive until I was 34.
7. I went directly from my road test to the car dealer and bought a new car.
8. I am an expert clam shucker (I used to have a job doing it!), but I don't eat them.
9. I got bit (nipped, really) by a dolphin at a petting zoo when I was a kid.
10. I love the color blue.
11. I love life.
12. I love being near the water and couldn't live in a landlocked place...I get all squirmy.
13. I love pizza and chicken parmesan.
14. Chocolate chip is my favorite ice cream.
15. I have eclectic taste in music: my iPod goes from the Jackson 5 to Stevie Wonder to U2 to Echo & the Bunnymen to Squeeze to Eminem...
16. I love being on "It's a Small World" with my daughter.
17. Resort pool slides scare me a little, but I do them for the kids!
18. I am a DVC member, and I am so glad I did it!
19. We are going to Hawaii in May but the kids don't know yet!
20. I used to paint in oils and watercolors, but I think I have lost it forever!
21. I love to bake.
22. I have a best friend since high school.
23. I love to read.
24. Fargo is one of my favorite movies.
25. This was easier than I thought!

 

[Erin1700]

1. I am very petite.
2. I have an 8 yr old daughter
3. I have a 23 month old son
4. I have a 6'3 tall husband (remember I am very tiny)
5. I have a BA degree in Psychology
6. I watch children in my house instead of using the degree
7. I need a new job b/c I am getting burnt out.
8. I love staying at the Grand Floridian
9. I am afraid of animals.
10. I like birds.
11. My entire family is PSU grads, except me.
12. I love chocolate.
13. I love iced tea.
14. I suffer from serious lack of sleep.
15. I like '80's tv shows.
16. I have read all the Harry Potter books more than once.
17. I take an adult gymnastics class!
18. I have 3 very good friends.
19. I love the ocean!
20. I like McDonalds french fries.
21. I can not seem to get my laundry put away.
22. I do not like popcorn or soft pretzels.
23. I like having pretty placemats on my table until my toddler messes them!
24. I like to open my deck door and watch the rain.
25. I like the Disney Princess' as much as my DD!

 

[Charade]

Great. Another "It's all about ME!" thread...

 

[Jennasis]

1. I am the middle child of three girls.
2. I was nominated for an Emmy.
3. I coached the US Special Olympic Equestrian Team to 4 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze medals at the 2007 World Summer Games.
4. I ADORE dark chocolate.
5. My favorite old movie is 12 Angry Men.
6. I am afraid of zombie movies, especially if the zombies can run fast!
7. I am currently writing a novel and outlining a second.
8. I am married to my best friend and soul mate.
9. After 3 years of honors level Italiann in HS all I can say is "where is the coliseum?"
10. I am a professional horse trainer and riding instructor.
11. I love "popcorn" movies. The bigger the effects and budget, the better!
12. I have an abiding love for God and Jesus Christ, but absolutely NONE for the church.
13. My family calls me Mimi.
14. I have green eyes and they are probably my favorite feature.
15. I am exactly where I dreamed I would be when I was 9 years old.
16. I have a huge crush on Christian Slater!
17. My favorite type of music stuff from the 80's...ahhh childhood!
18. My favorite song is "Bring Me To Life" by Evanescence.
19. I am afraid to swim in the ocean..sharks.
20. I love squeezing pimples...gross I know. Fortunately I don't get any.
21. I miss not having my family nearby...they're in NY, me in NC.
22. I;ve broken bones twice in my life. Once on my hand once in my wrist.
23. I LOVE WDW and would vacation nowhere else ever again and still be happy.
24. I was married once before and divorced the guy after 7 months.
25. I have NO REGRETS in life. I love who I am and whatever it took to get here is fine by me!

 

[Uuaww]

1. I just graduated college and moved away
2. I live in a small island in the Caribbean
3. I work for the Dept. of Homeland Security
4. I am very sarcastic and have a dry sense of humor
5. It isn't that I don't understand about politics... I just don't care
6. I have two older sisters; only one I talk to regularly
7. My parents both came here from Hungary, but not together
8. I've had 4 concussions, only 1 was really my fault
9. The only bone I have broken was a compound fracture of my jaw
10. I am unmotivated in 90% of my life
11. Food is my main passion in my life
12. I know absolutely nothing about music
14. I am a shady character
15. My favorite food is Philly Cheesesteaks followed by sunflower seeds
16. I won scholarships for my art in high school and was featured in art shows, but hate art
17. My favorite movie is either Gangs of New York or Saving Private Ryan
18. My favorite actor is Keanu Reeves
19. Once my head hits the pillow, I fall asleep
20. My friends and family think I am frugal when really everything I enjoy just doesn't cost a lot of money (beach, sports on TV)
21. Bird watching was the best class I took in college, and not because of what I learned haha
22. I want to marry a southern belle
23. I am not your typical Disney fan, most people are shocked a guy like me would love it
24. I am so superstitious that I skipped number 13
25. Everyone here probably went to check if I actually did skip number 13