Virtual Meet! Tell Us a Little About Yourself!

[WaltD4Me]

I know I'm pretty new to the podcast board, been on the DIS since 2003 though. I see others say they are new to the podcast board too, so I thought it might be nice to get to know each other a little! Answer some, none or all!

I'll start!

Name: Lisa

Where you call Home: Willoughby, Ohio (eastside suburb of Cleveland)

Occupation: I manage an answering service/call center

Family: Single, no kids, but 3 great nieces (12, 8 and 2 months) and darling 5 year old nephew. Oldest of three.

First Trip to Disney: 8th grade with the family at the Poly.

Favorite TV Show: The West Wing hands down! I have all 7 seasons on DVD

Favorite Comfort Food: Mom's meatloaf

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who hold up lines, people who dead stop on walkways

Favorite Pie: Key Lime or Bananna Cream

Hobbies: Scrapbooking, reading, planning Disney trips

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... too sarcastic. (I prefer to think of it as dry wit)

No one would ever call me.... patient

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Football! (Ohio State Football!)

Favorite Book?: The Eyre Affair (at the moment)

 

[wishspirit]

Hi Lisa!! This is mine:


Name: Kate

Where you call Home: England, depends what time of the year depends where, ether at Uni or home.

Occupation: Student! I work during the holidays as a playworker at a playscheme for disabled kids, they are super cute!

Family: Mom (Suzycute), Dad and older sister. I guess DBF counts too, as he's been around a while now!

First Trip to Disney: 4 years old, my parents won it in a slogan competition! Me and mom have the bug ever since!

Favorite TV Show: oooh toughy! Im gonna say Desperate Housewives, but im not liking this season too much!

Favorite Comfort Food: Mom's spagetti and meatballs, reminds me of home!

Biggest Pet Peeve: Uncalled for rudeness, just gets my goat!

Favorite Pie: Does a cornish pasty count? erm i guess i will say chicken and gravy!

Hobbies: Disboards, volunteering, amature drama and reading

Favorite Smilie: i think its cute!

Some People Might Say I am .... Disney obessed, but thats cause they haven't met you guys!

No one would ever call me.... a 'typical teenager' cause i pride myself on not being one!

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen, shes funny! Yay Dory!

Football or Baseball? Neither, if i watch any sport its my boyfriend play ultimate frisbee.

Favorite Book?: Katherine by Anya Seton

 

[DVCJones]

Name: Pam

Where you call Home: Massachusetts (North Shore)

Occupation: Art Teacher

Family: Two daughters ages 3 and 5. One great husband.

First Trip to Disney: 3rd grade with the family at the Fort Wilderness.

Favorite TV Show: Lost

Favorite Comfort Food: Lemon Chicken Soup

Biggest Pet Peeve: Trouble makers

Favorite Pie: Chocolate Cream

Hobbies: Planning my next trip to WDW!!!

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am....Funny

No one would ever call me.... mean

Oprah or Ellen?: oooh, tough one, ahhhhh Oprah

Football or Baseball? Football! (GO PATS!!!!)

Favorite Book?: Da Vinci Code
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[fakereadhed]

Answer some, none or all!

I will answer some. I'm in the Internet version of the Witness Protection Program. Call me crazy, but I don't like to give out too many personal details on a forum where I'm posting my vacation dates(ie when to rob the house)

Name: withheld- in case I complain about my friends, relatives, or neighbors. Hey, everybody goes to WDW at least once- you can't be too careful.

Where you call Home: Midwest

Occupation: SAHM

Family: DH, 2 teenage DDs, 4yo DS. Taking my Dad along on what would have been a solo trip to Mousefest this year because he's in his 60's and never been to WDW. We can't have that.

First Trip to Disney: I was 20 and working as an RN and met my friend from WV in Florida for a week's vacation. She had been every year with her family. We stayed in a Kissimmee dive hotel for $30, just to buy the used tickets from the manager since we were only going for 2 days. She showed me all the best of WDW in a short amount of time, and I fell in love then and there(with WDW). MGM had just opened.

Favorite TV Show: Top Chef or Project Runway-tie

Favorite Comfort Food: Potato chips

Biggest Pet Peeve: Closed-minded people

Favorite Pie: Grand Traverse Pie Co. Lakeshore Berry. I have a Frequent Pie-er card.

Hobbies: Obsessing about my next trip, Scrapbooking, reading

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... bossy

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

Oprah or Ellen?: NEITHER

Football or Baseball? Hockey

Favorite Book?: Anything by Sophie Kinsella, especially Can You Keep A Secret?

 

[prettypixie]

Ok here I go...


Name: Kim

Where you call Home: northern suburb of Atlanta

Occupation: Accountant

Family: Married, two beautiful kids girl & boy

First Trip to Disney: Spring Break 2003 been every year since

Favorite TV Show: The Sopranos, CSI Miami

Favorite Comfort Food: Cornbread Dressing, Sweet potatoes

Biggest Pet Peeve: Poor customer service

Favorite Pie: Key Lime

Hobbies: Don't have time for any...but I wish I could spend some time scrapbooking

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... a disney freak...and they would be right!

No one would ever call me.... too skinny

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Baseball-DS is a super little league all star!

Favorite Book?: Don't get a chance to read anything other than Disboards and the newspaper online

 

[daneenm]

I LOVE this idea!

Name: Daneen

Where you call Home: San Jose, CA (South of San Francisco in the heart of Silicon Valley)

Occupation: IT Manager for Global Business Intelligence at Apple. Inc.

Family: Married, two children (daughter, 11 and son, 7), 13 year old Beagle

First Trip to Disney: About 5 years old - Disneyland

Favorite TV Show: Don't get much time to watch... besides anything on Food Network, Men In Trees

Favorite Comfort Food: Pasta (like the good little Italian girl I am)

Biggest Pet Peeve: Gossipy moms at school

Favorite Pie: Pecan

Hobbies: Who has time for hobbies, I work and have a family?? On vacation I read, when not on vacation I listen to audiobooks while I commute

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... too naive

No one would ever call me.... mean

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Baseball (A Yankee fan born and bred thank you very much!)

Favorite Book?: Memoirs of a Geisha

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

My turn here goes:

Name: Liz (turn 40 this year uuugghhh)

Where you call Home: Bear Delaware

Occupation: RN/CCM I am a case management nurse. I used to plan the admissions for the open heart patients now I do a variety of discharges and only work weekends.

Family: Married for 16 years, had a child after 12 years. Little boy named Ethan age 3 1/2. My husband is a RRT or respiratory therapist.

First Trip to Disney: I wanna say it was 1975 I was about 6 we stayed at the Contemporary when it first opened with my cousins. My dad was a twin and we went with his brother my uncle and 2 cousins. I remember thinking it was so cool the monorail went right through the hotel. I am taking my son there this year for my first trip back to CR since I was a kiddo myself.

Favorite TV Show: Survivor or Amazing Race I am a reality junkie.

Favorite Comfort Food: American- mac and cheese/ Greek Pastitsio (greek version of mac and cheese it has meat in it)

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who drive and talk on the phone. Makes me nuts because they ususally drive very bad.

Favorite Pie: Strawberry Rhubarb

Hobbies: Disney of course and skiiing, I used to body board alot when I was younger and much thinner. LOL.

Favorite Smilie: I am usually thick headed. I just dont get it kinda blonde person.

Some people would say I have a problem with Disney. They just dont "get it"

I would never be called shy.

Oprah or Ellen?: Dont like either, I dont watch much tv

Football or Baseball? Football BABY. How about them cowboys!!!

Favorite Book?: Lord of the Rings Trilogy or the Harry Potter series

Easily entertained by other peoples drama but dont like it in my life. I usually get cused out and confronted at work but I hate that sort of situation in my personal life and usually back down from a fight instead of fighting to the death. This might explain my lack of fight on the boards. I usually will state my opinion and leave it go at that. I hate hate hate childish highschool clique type people. I dont have time for that nonsense. I used to be a wild child but am more settled now that I have a child. Is that enough. LOL.
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[Tissa]

Name: Melissa

Where you call Home: Houston Tx(if you plan on breaking in and robbing us please let the dogs out and start the wash)

Occupation: Mom, part time florist and soon to be full time student

Family: Single, raising my two nephews 10 & 12, we live with my mom.

First Trip to Disney: March 2004, I was deprived as a kid.

Favorite TV Show: Ghost Hunters

Favorite Comfort Food: Chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes with gravy

Biggest Pet Peeve: dirty clothes left on the bathroom floor

Favorite Pie: dutch apple

Hobbies: Disboards, planning Disney trips

Favorite Smilie: Lots of love for the banana

Some People Might Say I am .... oh we do not want to go there, it's a family friendly board


No one would ever call me.... late to dinner

Oprah or Ellen?: Dr. Phil

Football or Baseball? Bob Golf

Favorite Book?: Harry Potter series.

 

[dizzy203]

Name: Jackie

Where you call Home: Rumford, Rhode Island

Occupation: customer service rep

Family: husband (together 23 yrs) and a 14 year old son
I have 3 sisters and 1 brother (I'm the middle child)
First Trip to Disney: Was in 1986 when I was 23 and I went with friends. I
might have been older on my 1st trip but since then I've made up for
lost time. I've taken my son to Disney 8 times (and the 9th is already
planned)since he was 3.

Favorite TV Show: CSI Miami

Favorite Comfort Food: Homemade chicken soup or
steak with mashed potatoes and gravy

Biggest Pet Peeve: I have a few pet peeves

Favorite Pie: Apple and Blueberry

Hobbies: reading, crocheting, cake decorating and traveling to Disney
I also love watching my son play sports (hockey and baseball)

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am....quiet

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Baseball (go Red Sox!!!!!) and hockey


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[cdfl30]

Name: Candis

Where you call Home: Jacksonville, FL

Occupation: Financial Systems Analyst

Family: Married almost 10 years and no kids

First Trip to Disney: Too young to remember

Favorite TV Show: Lost, 24, Northern Exposure

Favorite Comfort Food: Chicken and Rice casserole

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who superficial!

Favorite Pie: Key Lime from the Conch House Restaurant

Hobbies: Photography

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am: A little shy!

No one would ever call me: Loud

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Football

Favorite Book?: hmmm... not sure

 

[Nooshkin]

Name: Janet

Where you call Home: Schaumburg IL

Occupation: e-commerce specialist for a travel agency

Family: Single, no kids, but I have an adorable 2 1/2 year old nephew whose first word was "Disney"! That's my boy!

First Trip to Disney: Disneyland as a teen

Favorite TV Show: Lost

Favorite Comfort Food: mashed potatoes

Biggest Pet Peeve: everything everyone else said - plus people who talk during movies or kick the back of my chair

Favorite Pie: does cheescake count?

Hobbies: sewing, ebay, renaissance faires

Favorite Smilie: I've never used this one- he's lonely!

Some People Might Say I am .... a smart ***

No one would ever call me.... tall

Oprah or Ellen?: Oprah AND Ellen

Football or Baseball? Football! football

Favorite Book?: Anything by Jen Lancaster or Bill Bryson

 

[cdfl30]

My turn here goes:

Easily entertained by other peoples drama but dont like it in my life. I usually get cused out and confronted at work but I hate that sort of situation in my personal life and usually back down from a fight instead of fighting to the death. This might explain my lack of fight on the boards. I usually will state my opinion and leave it go at that. I hate hate hate childish highschool clique type people. I dont have time for that nonsense. I used to be a wild child but am more settled now that I have a child. Is that enough. LOL.
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I can relate to you on this one! I avoid confrontation at all costs, its just not part of who I am. There are too many other fun things to be doing besides arguing

 

[NWOhioAngela]

Name: Angela

Where you call Home: Delta, Ohio

Occupation: Systems Administrator

Family: Married to my best friend--2 adult daughters, 2 grandsons.

Favorite TV Show: The Office

Favorite Comfort Food: mashed potatoes

Biggest Pet Peeve: poor grammar. That "your" vs. "you're" thing drives me nuts!

Favorite Pie: Banana cream

Hobbies: entering sweepstakes, dreaming of winning the lottery, planning the next Disney trip

Some People Might Say I am .... a fountain of useless facts

No one would ever call me.... a good housekeeper

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Football (O-H I-O)

Favorite Book?: The Five People You Meet in Heaven

 

[GBShorts]

Name: Becca, aka GBShorts (Goofy Blue Shorts) or Shorts for short. haha. I said Short a lot.

Where you call Home: SE Wisconsin

Occupation: middle school French and Theatre Arts teacher...in other words, I'm a glorified child wrangler, and in just over a week I'll be a full time do-nothing'er for the next 11 weeks!

Family: married to a semi non-Disney nut, no kids but one furbaby, a mutt named Buster

First Trip to Disney: Thanksgiving 1993 with the fam, stayed at the Poly

Favorite TV Show: just one? Pfft. I'll name many. Ugly Betty, CSI, Grey's Anatomy, Gilmore Girls

Favorite Comfort Food: anything that starts with junk and ends with food is ok in my book!

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who don't think of others, only themselves. This is a pretty broad list of people these days :/

Favorite Pie: key lime, boston creme, peach, pecan.... I like pie.

Hobbies: Scrapbooking, obsessing over Disney, almost anything crafty,

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... over the top silly

No one would ever call me.... boring

Oprah or Ellen?: can I choose neither?

Football or Baseball? University of Wisconsin football, Cubs baseball

Favorite Book?: I have too many but currently it's the 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' series.

 

[msteddom]

Name: Melissa

Where you call Home: Los Angeles (actually Lakewood, but no one knows where that is)

Occupation: high school history teacher

Family: Just me. I guess my parents and my brother count too

First Trip to Disney: Can't remember my first trip to DL, WDW when I was 8

Favorite TV Show: Lost

Favorite Comfort Food: mashed potatoes

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who talk too loud on their cell phones. I don't wan't to hear your conversation!

Favorite Pie: mudpie

Hobbies: reading

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... (I'm not sure I want to know)

No one would ever call me.... type A

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Football! Go Chargers!

Favorite Book?: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency

 

[Fredd's Girl]

Nice to meet everyone! Great Idea!! I'll play...

Name: Jenny

Where you call Home: Dayton, OH (45 min north of Cincinnati)

Occupation: Advertising Coordinator for an Electronics Company

Family: Married to my favorite boy on the planet! One furbaby, our Collie, Mickey. Mom and brother are both Disney fanatics as well!

First Trip to Disney: 1978 with mom, dad, grandma and baby brother.

Favorite TV Show: Yes, I'm 34 and I'm going to admit that it's "One Tree Hill"

Favorite Comfort Food: Pizza

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who talk/text while they drive

Favorite Pie: Strawberry or chocolate...or can I have chocolate on my strawberries...hmmmm

Hobbies: DISNEY!

Favorite Smilie: I don't use this one very often, but I love it!

Some People Might Say I am .... corny

No one would ever call me.... unopinionated (is that a word?)

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Football! Go Browns!

Favorite Book?: Johanna Lindsay is one of my favorite authors. I read lots of different ones, can't pick just one book.

 

[bettyann29]

Heres my info..

Name: Betty

Where you call Home: Bedford, Tx (near Dallas Fort Worth)

Occupation: health insurance claims processor

Family: married.. I have 3 kids ages 10, 14 and 16.. 2 stepkids ages 1 and 20 and 2 grandbabies ages 1 1/2 and the other is 1 day old!

First Trip to Disney: 2000- and the obsession started!

Favorite TV Show: CSI... and next favorite is Hells Kitchen.. Love Chef Ramsey

Favorite Comfort Food: strawberries

Biggest Pet Peeve: ignorant people

Favorite Pie: pumpkin

Hobbies: Scrapbooking, cruising and Disney of course..

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... quite humorous

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

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Baseball all the way!

Favorite Book?: Pet Cemetary by Stephen King

 

[WaltD4Me]

Okay, Where are the guys?!?! Not enough macho questions? I put in the football or baseball one for ya!

It's ok, you don't have to answer the Oprah or Ellen one, substitute

Peyton or Eli?...

 

[daneenm]

Acckk, it is so hard to give 1 answer. As I am reading everyone's responses, I am thinking , Oh I LOVE that too!

I suppose 'no one would ever call me... decisive' is appropriate

--Daneen

 

[tlterrynva]

Okay here goes:

Name: Tammy-Lynn (Tammy or T-L for short) (I'll be 40 in a few weeks)

Where you call home: Richmond, VA (but Canadian Citizen)

Occupation: Paralegal

Family: Married to a wonderful man I met online 10 years ago!!! 23 year old son from 1st marriage. 3 Beautiful Greyhounds and 2 cute Beagles.

First Trip to Disney: I was 21 years old - my parents took my son and I when he was a toddler - it was the trip that I will always cherish!!

Favorite TV Show: Lost, Weather Channel (HUGE crush on Jim Cantore)

Favorite Comfort Food: Mom's roast with gravy, mashed potatoes and fresh green beans

Biggest Pet Peeve: too many to list but I will mention Drunk Drivers

Favorite Pie: Mom's Lemon Meringue (sp?)

Hobbies: Everything Disney, Reading, Greyhound rescue, shopping

Favorite Smile: (he's awesome!!)

Some People Might Say that I am: depends on who you ask most say sarcastic, some say other things that can't be mentioned, everyone would say I have a big heart and I speak my mind.

No one would ever call me: quiet or shy (however, I don't say much until I feel comfortable (my boss always mentions what a nice quiet girl he hired and often asks where she went - LOL)

Oprah or Ellen: Neither - I don't get home in time to watch either

Football or Baseball: Not into sports at all - too busy these days

Favorite Book: Anything by Janet Evanovich, The Da Vinici Code, Any by Patricia Cornwell, Ann Rice (but the old books/not new ones)...too many others to mention.