Virtual Meet! Tell Us a Little About Yourself!

[splashmountain86]

This is a great thread!

Name: Dan

Where you call Home: Dartmouth/Boston, MA

Occupation: Student at Suffolk University/ H&M

Family: Mom, Dad, Younger Brother, Older Sister and my dog max. I am the only disney fan

First Trip to Disney: 1994

Favorite TV Show: Lost, Arrested Development

Favorite Comfort Food: anything BBQ (ribs, brisket, wings)

Biggest Pet Peeve: ankle tattoos

Favorite Pie: pumpkin all the way!

Hobbies: getting tattooed, playing music, watching sports in the best city in the country

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am: a people person. I love meeting people from all over.

No one would ever call me: introverted

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Peyton or Eli?: BRADY!

Football or Baseball? Ahh tough choice, if i HAD to choose it would be football (P-A-T-S PATS PATS PATS!)

Favorite Book?: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

 

[DWGal210]

Fun idea, I'll play!

Name: Katie

Where you call Home: Cedar Falls, IA

Occupation: Sales / Customer Service

Family: Single

First Trip to Disney: 1998

Favorite TV Show: any of the Law & Order shows

Favorite Comfort Food: mac and cheese

Biggest Pet Peeve: whiners and complainers

Favorite Pie: Chocolate Pie

Hobbies: Traveling, reading, singing, scrapbooking, hanging out with family and friends

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am: a Disney crazed looney

No one would ever call me: crabby

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Peyton or Eli?: Hmmm....I will say Eli

Football or Baseball? Baseball for sure!

Favorite Book?: Anything by Patricia Cornwell or Mary Higgins Clark

 

[stitchlover]

Name: Suzette

Where you call Home: Aledo, TX

Occupation: Self-Employed

Family: Married 20 years this August, 1 daughter 13 years old

First Trip to Disney: 1973 range

Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy

Favorite Comfort Food: Mexican Food

Biggest Pet Peeve: people who tailgate

Favorite Pie: Chocolate Cream Pie

Hobbies: Reading

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... funny

No one would ever call me.... shy

Oprah or Ellen?: Guess I would have to say Oprah...catch it about once a month

Football or Baseball? Can I say both?

Favorite Book?: The Time Travelers Wife

 

[bama106]

Name: Adam

Where you call Home: Meridianville, Alabama (just north of Huntsville)

Occupation: Water Treatment (DRINKING WATER) Plant Operator

Family: Married for 5 years to Suzie, no kids

First Trip to Disney: July 2002 stayed at the Port Orleans Riverside

Favorite TV Show: Deadliest Catch

Favorite Comfort Food: Pinto Beans and Cornbread

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who drive in the left lane and will not move over for nothing.

Favorite Pie: Chocolate (Homemade)

Hobbies: Everything Disney, golf, watching college football

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... a very patient person

No one would ever call me....lazy

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen-she is very funny

Football or Baseball? Football(Roll Tide!)

Favorite Book?: hmmmm anything Disney

Favorite WDW Attractions: E. Everest, Tower of Terror

 

[Dismom+two]

Name: Brenda

Where you call Home: Just north of the Nh/Ma border

Occupation: Paraprofessional...work with elementary age special ed kids

Family: Married. Two biological kids ages 14 and 18 and four step kids ages, 16,18,23, and 26

First Trip to Disney: 1988

Favorite TV Show: NCIS

Favorite Comfort Food: Pizza I guess

Biggest Pet Peeve: disrespectful people

Favorite Pie: Key Lime

Hobbies: gardening, photography, reading, traveling

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... funny

No one would ever call me.... mean

Oprah or Ellen?: neither

Football or Baseball? If I had to watch one....baseball

Favorite Book?: Marley and Me

 

[CDolacki2003]

What a fabulous idea

Name: Cheryl

Where you call Home: Lorain, Ohio (westside suburb of Cleveland) but grew up in CT- still a New Englander at heart

Occupation: RN in the OR for the VA

Family: Married, two furbabies Nemo and Dory

First Trip to Disney: Disney Virgin I have not been to Disney yet, our 2010 Poly stay and Podcast cruise will be the first

Favorite TV Show: Ghosthunters

Favorite Comfort Food: Scallops from Sea Swirl in Mystic CT

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who dont appreciate what veterans have done for us
Favorite Pie: Coconut cream

Hobbies: vacationing, DIS board lurking, reading

Favorite Smilie:I too love the banana

Some People Might Say I am ... fun
No one would ever call me.... late for dinner

Oprah or Ellen?: Bring out Tom Brady

Football or Baseball? Go Pats/ Tribe/ Cavs/ Sabres
Favorite Book?: The Stand by Steven King

 

[figment3258]

Name: Jessica

Where you call Home: Massachusetts

Occupation: Dance teacher and stay at home mommy

Family: Married 2 daughters ages 6 and almost 3

First Trip to Disney: 1988

Favorite TV Show: rescue me

Favorite Comfort Food: subway

Biggest Pet Peeve: family members who think they know better than the parents!

Favorite Pie: Apple cream pie!

Hobbies: dancing, Christian music and of course DISNEY

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I'm crazy!

No one would ever call me.... Selfish
Oprah or Ellen?: neither

Football or Baseball? Baseball Go Red Sox!
Favorite Book?: the unofficial guide to walt disney world

 

[Renysmom]

Name: Kelly

Where you call Home: Northern VA is home but we live outside Richmond VA

Occupation: Admin Technician

Family: Married, 5 kids between us, all grown and gone and 20 paws

First Trip to Disney: 1995

Favorite TV Show: Friday Night Lights

Favorite Comfort Food: Chocolate or homemade chex mix

Biggest Pet Peeve: People talking while they are eating.

Favorite Pie: Boston Creme

Hobbies: Photography, Digital Design, Web Development, working out, hanging with my sons

Favorite Smilie: depends on my mood

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

No one would ever call me.. cheap

Oprah or Ellen?: Again depends..

Football or Baseball? Baseball!!!!!

Favorite Book?: Anything my John Patterson

 

[Halloweenqueen]

Name: Lisa

Where you call Home: Richland, Washington
Occupation: SAHM

Family: Married for 12 years, 5 kiddos-son (11), daughter (10, adopted from Russia), son (10, adopted from China), daughter (9, adopted from China), daughter (5)

First Trip to Disney: Disneyland '89, first WDW 2006

Favorite TV Show: LOST, Seinfeld, BBC Office, Extras

Favorite Comfort Food: potato chips

Biggest Pet Peeve: people who cut lines

Favorite Pie: Key Lime

Hobbies: Scrapbooking, reading, planning Disney trips (me too ), traveling

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... LOUD
No one would ever call me.... lazy.

Oprah or Ellen?: Jimmy Kimmel?

Football or Baseball? Baseball-GO TIGERS and MUDHENS! (from Toledo, Ohio)

Favorite Book?: The Stand

 

[Donaldfan81]

Name: Daniel

Where you call Home: Brooklyn NY

Occupation: Human Resources

Family:Single, one godson and two sisters that I am extremely protective of.

First Trip to Disney: May 1995

Favorite TV Show: The Simpsons,

Favorite Comfort Food: meatloaf

Biggest Pet Peeve: Peoples lack of common sense

Favorite Pie: Key Lime

Hobbies: Reading, Video Games, Fishing, Podcasts.

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... A big dork, in fact most of my family does, also blunt and straight foward

No one would ever call me.... quiet
Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Baseball.. Yankees all the way

Favorite Book?: Do I have to pick one? Anything By Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, James Rollins and Vince Flynn, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

 

[rtobe]

Name: Rtobe on the DIS

Where you call Home: Northern Virginia

Occupation: Attorney

Family: DIS boards and friends

First Trip to Disney: 1986 on spring break

Favorite TV Show: Simpsons, Family Guy, Unwrapped, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

Favorite Comfort Food: Chocolate

Biggest Pet Peeve: How did your lack of planning now become my emergency

Favorite Pie: Chocolate Cake (with butter cream icing)

Hobbies: DIS, Disney trips, tennis, reading

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am: quiet

No one would ever call me: a morning person

Oprah or Ellen?: Neither

Football or Baseball? Football, college mostly

Favorite Book?: Just one ? Harry Potter, Raymond Feist books, Brian Jacques Redwall Series, Eragon series (hmm, a pattern)

 

[MomlvsGoofy]

Name: Sharon

Where you call Home: Everett, Ma.

Occupation: Financial Analyst (thats what my boss says)

Family: Hubby, 1 son, 2 daughters, 1 grandson, 1 granddaughter

First Trip to Disney: May 1987

Favorite TV Show: House

Favorite Comfort Food: chocolate

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who beep at me when I stop to let people cross the street

Favorite Pie: Apple

Hobbies: Scrapbooking, reading, reading the dis

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

No one would ever call me.... obsessed with Disney (lol)

Oprah or Ellen?: Oprah

Football or Baseball? Baseball GO SOX!

Favorite Book?: Twilight (at the moment)
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[Stitchmistress]

Name: Sharon

Where you call Home: Near Poughkeepsie, NY

Occupation: Speech/Language Pathologist

Family: I have a wonderful husband and 2 awesome teens.

First Trip to Disney: Watched it being built in 1970. Multiple trips after.

Favorite TV Show: Lost!! My all time favorite.

Favorite Comfort Food: Ice cream and cookies

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who are constantly talking on cell phones.

Favorite Pie: Black Rasberry

Hobbies: Avid Knitter. Golf, walking.

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... Quiet

No one would ever call me.... Loud

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Hate them both (not a team sports person)

Favorite Book?: The Harry Potter Series

 

[FireDancer]

Name: Frank

Where you call Home: Strongsville, OH

Occupation: Information Systems Coordinator

Family: Single and no kids but the normal parents, siblings, grandparents..ect.

First Trip to Disney: July 1991

Favorite TV Show: Other than live soccer I would say Criminal Minds at the moment.

Favorite Comfort Food: chocolate

Biggest Pet Peeve: laziness

Favorite Pie: not really a dessert person but I would pick blueberry

Hobbies: running, cycling, hiking, cooking.

Some People Might Say I am .... picky

No one would ever call me.... to help them reach things that are high up

Oprah or Ellen?: neither

Football or Baseball? Association football

Favorite Book?: I don't know exactly which book I would call my favorite but it would have to be something written by Twain or Orwell.

 

[mainegal]

Name: Lyn

Where you call Home: Waterville, Maine

Occupation: Librarian

Family: Partnered with a guy who has NO interest in Disney or traveling that means airplanes or more than three hours in a car

First Trip to Disney: 1972 and 1973. These two day trips blur together

Favorite TV Show: Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Survivor

Favorite Comfort Food: Chocolate and pizza

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who ask for books they heard about on Oprah or some other day time show and expect me to know what they are talking about. I am at work, not home watching TV!

Favorite Pie: Cheesecake (it’s called cake, but is really pie!)

Hobbies: Glass fusing, hiking, biking, traveling, reading

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... a Disney geek compared to people I know off the boards

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

Oprah or Ellen?: Neither, can’t watch, I am at work!

Football or Baseball? Only the last four minutes of the Patriots game if it is on at home.

 

[luke]

Name: Luke, hence my imaginative screen name

Where you call Home: Liverpool, UK (Home of the Beatles)

Occupation: Spanish teacher in a high school

Family: Recently married (in Orlando!), only child, just became an Uncle

First Trip to Disney: 1986, after staying with family friends in Ft. Lauderdale

Favorite TV Show: Psych. Got into it in the US in 2007, can't get enough of it now!

Favorite Comfort Food: Pizza!!

Biggest Pet Peeve: Selfish people

Favorite Pie: Steak (yep, i'm English )

Hobbies: Computer games and going to Liverpool 'soccer' matches

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... a little bit lazy

No one would ever call me.... normal

Oprah or Ellen?: Pass

Football or Baseball? Football! Well, 'soccer'

Favorite Book?: I actually don't think i have one!! In the word's of Homer Simpson, "Is TV Guide a book?"

 

[luke]

Favorite TV Show: Other than live soccer I would say Criminal Minds at the moment.

Good call, preferred it before the Joe Mantegna days tho

 

[FireDancer]

Good call, preferred it before the Joe Mantegna days tho

He is my least favorite character on the show. I love Psych too, Shawn's character is pretty hilarious.

My survey didn't have favorite smile so I will add it here:
I know it is supposed to be a little girl but it looks like one of those oldy-time guys with the powdered wigs so that is how I use it!

 

[ADP]

Name: Aaron

Where you call Home: Fishers, IN & DVC

Occupation: Network Manager for a medium size insurance company

Family: Married 15 years. Wife Kim and 9 year old Daughter Anna. I have a very large extended family.

First Trip to Disney: 1994 - Honeymoon!

Favorite TV Show: Seinfeld - Gidddyyyup!

Favorite Comfort Food: Salad - I could eat giant bowls of it Ice cream too.

Biggest Pet Peeve: People in long food lines who do not know what they want to order until they get to the counter.

Favorite Pie: Banana Cream & Rubarb

Hobbies: Disney, Golf, NFL Football

Favorite Smilie: & Jen's I'm watching you smiley!

Some People Might Say I am....An easy target.

No one would ever call me....Mean...I'm too easy going.

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen I guess.

Football or Baseball? Football, Football, Football.....TOUCHDOWN!!!

Favorite Book?: Greatest Sports Almanac

 

[krissy2803]

Name: Krissy

Where you call home: San Antonio, TX

Occupation: Manager for KFC

Family: Married since 2004..No kids..Two furbabies

First trip to Disney: 1972 with my Dad who was stationed in Tampa at the time. I didn't get back till 2005.

Favorite TV show: hhmmm..I don't watch much TV

Favorite comfort food: Tuna cassserole

Biggest pet peeve: Rudeness! In my line of work I get it everyday it seems. I just flat out don't tolerate it anymore. Being a manager at a fast food place I used to just take it and smile. Those days are over.
Treat me like a person and I will treat you like a person. I am not below you because I work in a fast food place. Can you tell I have strong feelings about this? LOL

Favorite pie: Any fruit pie! YUMM

Hobbies: Disney and Ham radio

Favorite smiley: It's the one in my signature.

Some people might say I am: Sarcastic

Oprah or Ellen: Ellen

Football or Baseball: Baseball for sure! GO YANKS

Favorite book: Ender's Game