5 Things No One Would Know About You From BFP Alone

[jenny]

~ I have a bad habit of biting the insides of my lips when I'm stressed...

~ I can't seem to throw away my old pocket calendars when I get a new one... I have several years' worth in my desk drawer, and although I'm not sure why I'd ever need to reference them, I can't bring myself to toss 'em.

~ I'm completely, totally fascinated by "Lockup" and other prison documentaries.

~ I'm an incessant worrier.

~ I have a chip in one of my front teeth that, for years now, I've pondered having fixed.

[Medusa]

Pick 5!

* I was raised in a church that handles Rattlesnakes as a form of "trust in the Holy Spirit".

* I can drive a stick shift, a Quad bike, a motorcycle, a motor home, a forklift, and a backhoe.

* I rode horses when I was younger and competed in barrel racing, barrel pickup, and pole competitions.

* Im an expert marksman.

* Im kinda fascinated with scars, reclaimed deformities, and interesting teeth.

[UofMfan]

Originally Posted by jenny

~ I have a bad habit of biting the insides of my lips when I'm stressed...

~ I can't seem to throw away my old pocket calendars when I get a new one... I have several years' worth in my desk drawer, and although I'm not sure why I'd ever need to reference them, I can't bring myself to toss 'em.

~ I'm completely, totally fascinated by "Lockup" and other prison documentaries.

~ I'm an incessant worrier.

~ I have a chip in one of my front teeth that, for years now, I've pondered having fixed.

I think we may be twins.

[Arwen]

1. I can make your poodle look like a topiary given enough time.
2. I will pick up snakes if I know they are not poisonous (I don't love the Lord enough, Dusa).
3. I have no middle name legally-yet.
4. I cannot pass up creme brulee on a dessert menu.
5. I often want things for years without ever actually getting them.

Crouton: A Poodle With Pride. RIP. 7/6/91-1-04/99 My beloved first poodle.

[ravfem]

-i am obsessed with the lemon tartlet from Whole Foods. i had one in Atlanta and ran to the local WF to get more...only they don't have them here

-i love joking around with people i like

-Sometimes i forget boundaries

-i thread-stalk moderators occasionally to see who is getting fussed at

-i have one person on this site on ignore

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by ravfem

-i am obsessed with the lemon tartlet from Whole Foods. i had one in Atlanta and ran to the local WF to get more...only they don't have them here

-i love joking around with people i like

-Sometimes i forget boundaries

-i thread-stalk moderators occasionally to see who is getting fussed at

-i have one person on this site on ignore

I thread-stalk ravfem and Massive when I've had an icky day, cuz their love makes me smile.

I want to steal ravfem's but so far she has refused to share.

I sometimes feel like my boundaries are being crossed when they aren't really....my stuff, working on it.

I have two people on ignore.

And yes, I'm copying ravfem...just cuz

[ravfem]

Originally Posted by JustJo

I thread-stalk ravfem and Massive when I've had an icky day, cuz their love makes me smile.

I want to steal ravfem's but so far she has refused to share.

I sometimes feel like my boundaries are being crossed when they aren't really....my stuff, working on it.

I have two people on ignore.

And yes, I'm copying ravfem...just cuz

(trying to keep with the thread)

-awww that's sweet

-ain't never gonna happen, stop dreamin girl

-sharing my chocolate is a boundary with a steel wall around it

-um...um....

-yeah, ok

[chefhmboyrd]

well let's see.............

i have a big fenced in yard
i don't like chitterlings
i went to MWF on a leash one year and got spit on
i swept chimneys for a living
i love bacon

@
that wasn't so bad

[Niceguy]

1. I grew up on a farm in the Arkansas Delta and learned to drive a tractor, combine, and cotton picker at the age most kids learn to ride a bike.

2. I frequently play air drums while driving.

3. I was paid money to be in a "Little Miss" pageant when I was 7 and kept the audience laughing with my unordinary answers to the pageant questions.

4. I enjoy taking out the trash.

5. When I go shopping, I find myself organizing store shelves and racks. If someone with me puts something back where it doesn't belong, I'll have to return it to it's proper place even if it's all the way across the store.

[jenny]

~ I don't like odd numbers. (Except for prime numbers, but that's another story entirely.) In fact, since I was three years old, I've only lived in even numbered houses, and all of the house numbers (I've lived at six different addresses since then) have been divisible by four. Four, it so happens, is my favorite number.

~ I once went on a blind date with a rabbi. I always thought it would make a great short story... "The Rabbi and the Atheist." (Okay, so I'm more agnostic than atheist. Still.)

~ Until puberty, my eyes were bright blue. During puberty, my eyes changed to green, and for most of my adult life have been a very deep shade of green. Since perimenopause, my eyes have changed again, and now vacillate between green and blue.

~ During my nursing career, I witnessed literally hundreds of births, and I got teary at every single one of them.

~ Years ago, one of my employees fell down the stairs that go into the basement of my office, and her foot went through the wall. (Yes, she went to the hospital. No, she didn't sue me.) To this day, I keep a row of boxes of paper against that wall, so if anyone falls down the stairs again, at least I won't need to patch another hole in the wall.

[Soft*Silver]

My sister is a hoarder. When she moved, I said i would take some of her stuff and store it in my garage. Some months later, I am the one going thru it and sorting it out and getting rid of things one way or another. Painless for her. Damn shitty job for me but its another way to serve her for the countless things she has done for me.

I have two tables in my house and I sit at neither of them to eat.

I am getting a housemate in Sept. A young, straight male. Can you imagine? He is the fiance of one of my former 4H kids who is now in college and her BF needed a place to live short term until he gets settled in Ytown. Its perfect timing because he is going to help me when I am getting my surgery.

I am now addicted to that dang game in the arcade..with the colored bubbles. I spend hours playing it. And I NEVER played arcade games before. I might try one now and then but have resisted. I am hooked on that one now.

I am still obsessed about horses.

[Lynn]

It feels like autumn, and that makes me very happy. I love the chill in the air and the comfort of my jeans and long sleeves.

I have lost 17 lbs and am easily into another size down. It's very gratifying. I hope, by winter, my medical tests will be improved, too. My partner and I are doing this together--she's lost more than 20 lbs. So proud of us.

My favorite skin care line is Jafra. I finally found a distributor--several states away. No matter. He's wonderful. My next treat will be the Royal Jelly Milk Balm.

In the past two weeks, my daughter moved from NY to Florida for her first "real" job and the start of her adult life. I am so proud of her, I feel like bursting!

I turned 50 earlier this month, and my sweetie gave me a party with some of our local friends. It was a surprise party, and I was surprised! xo

[fiercegrrl]

i get pedicures every 3 weeks- always hot pink. and i just found hot pink with glitter so i will now be taking my own nail polish with me

i have 21 jars of pickles that i made that have cured long enough to be eaten.help!

i just added 2 new tattoos to myself- my oncologist gave me a 2 week window where i could get ink. i went that night. she asked me last week to design a tattoo for her. i'm not gonna lie i feel very honored.

i hate capital letters.

i think that my therapist and hospice nurse are actually angels and i bet if they get a cut they bleed gold. they are amazing women who i could not live without.

[Soft*Silver]

I loath canned tuna and dont even start me on canned chicken

I am highly suspicious of people who are instant bonders.

I bought a dart board today. Its part of my stress reduction. Yes, I am going to post photos on it...lol....

I am so damned glad I no longer have menses and am ever so grateful for menopause

I have someone locally who SO wants to date me. I am trying my damndest to make her understand we are friends but she is literally sitting it out, waiting for me to be ready to date. Sighing....its not going to happen...

[Kenna]

You will never see me on roller skates, roller blades or ice skates... (just imagine what a duck or horse looks like on those darn things!)

I was once a very avid mountain biker (before back injury) and have AMAZING calf & leg muscles & ass cheeks to prove it. I love my "cut" calf muscles. (note to self: MUST tone up those muscles so I can keep them lookin' damn sexy)

I HATE onions!!! It gets on my nerves when everyone always gives me a hard time about hating onions.

When completely alone (and no fear of neighbors or peeping toms) I love to run around the house with very little clothes on.... and after my chest surgery, I HATE to wear bras (because of the scars and because I CAN get away without one! *note to my sister...I know you hate having "fried eggs", but DAMN it's so much better than the weight I carried for years...plus, they look great "perky"!)

A very long time ago, when my apartment didn't have AC and I was lounging in my living room "in the buff", I caught a peeping tom (someone who was later found to be a neighborhood predator/stalker of young women when they were home alone) on my front deck...then the neighbors had to call the cops on ME to keep me from beating him to a pulp and having him pinned to the ground with his arm twisted behind his back before they got there. (he walked with a limp for a long time after that)

[Soft*Silver]

I am a sucker for a pretty sundress

my hair is so long now I can twist it to the side and wrap it up in a pony tail

I turn the sound off on my computer when I play that cursed colored ball game. The sound wakes my dog up and startles her

I am going to go to a drumming weekend in WV. In fact, *shimmmer* I am camping!

because my surgery was delayed a week, I get to go our county fair which is the largest county fair on this side of the Mississippi. No, true!

[Leader]

1. I am colorblind. Out of the six of us in my family growing up, the four of us that were color blind would out-vote the other two and there's not much you can do when majority rules (Yes, the neighbor's cat was green).
2. Even though I'm colorblind, I worked for several years as a graphic artist and none of my fellow designers knew.
3. I was on an Olivia cruise where they were shooting the L Word. I knew someone on staff, so ended up being an extra (in 5 or 6 shots) and best of all, got to literally stand just over the director's shoulder for most of the scenes on-board. Since I am into filmmaking, it was one of my favorite vacations.
4. I've been fortunate enough to have played on national championship teams in two different sports. (college softball and rugby)
5. I came out in college on a beach in Santa Monica with 15 other naked women. However, the story is funnier than it is sexy.

[jenny]

~ My friends and I always debate who among us is the most warped. With an email I shot out about 3 minutes ago, I believe I won the contest. <G>

~ Speaking of friends, I'm fortunate enough to live across the street from my two best friends.

~ I'm a wicked multitasker.

~ I hate the word "biotch." Seriously. WTF??

~ I love the word "twatwaffle." I use it frequently to describe people I don't like.

[DamonK]

It is hard for me to remain respectful when someone is disrespecting me. I will, however, remain respectful because I won't stoop to their level.

Pride, honor, and integrity mean everything to me. If you don't have those, I don't want you in my life.

I would kill to protect those I love.

In my line of work, you see a lot of death. You never forget a single one. I can see all of their faces. However, it doesn't devastate me like it once did. Now, I realize it was probably best.

When we had a critical situation at work, I was the idiot that tried to wander off. However, I didn't know there was something bad going on, and once told, I did as told.