I am pretty new to the forums here, and would like to get to know everyone that cares to share a little better.
I would like to know the important things, the things about you that matter to YOU!
I will start with me.
I am female, sometimes I feel blessed for being of the softer gender, sometimes I don’t.
I don’t like defining myself with labels, but the closest I can come to my political philosophy is anarcho-capitalism. (Hopefully, I won’t be bombarded with hate mail for that. )
I am highly creative, and nothing makes me happier than when I write a particular poem or story that I feel is uniquely mine. I am also witty, sarcastic, shy, and a little geeky.
I respect everyone’s beliefs, and even though I have my own, I don’t feel it is my obligation to force those beliefs on someone else.
I don’t believe in a god (at least one that cares about what goes on in our lives) , but there are times when I desperately want to believe in one.
My worst quality is that I can become defensive at times, even when I am not being attacked.
My best quality is that I always listen to what others say, and try to be understanding of why they feel the way they do even if I disgree.
That’s it for me. I would love for others to talk a little about who they are, so I can have a better idea of who I am sharing these boards with. Also, feel free to ask more about me, if you are curious at all.
I was born and lived in Tennessee and Alabama until I was 21, when my atheism, liberal politics, and bisexuality strained the relationship between me and my born-again mother. After a huge fight with her and my stepfather in late 2002, I moved in with some former friends in Nebraska to try to start a new life but couldn’t find a job and was eventually offered one by **Gr8Kat **in mid 2003 so I moved again, this time to Oregon, where I’ve been since.
Last November, I was hit by a truck while walking to work and broke my left leg in three places and have spent the last five months convalescing while home alone with only the internet, weekly calls to my parents, and sporadic visits from Kat and her husband (and my landlord… this accident’s screwed up my finances) as means of socialization. I’m supposed to get clearance to work sometime in the next month or two but I don’t know if that’s going to be soon enough… I’m starting to see voices and hear colors.
Some other random tidbits: I love cats; have a predilection towards Asian women; am an unabashed Trekkie; rarely drink; hate cigarettes; love the movie Garden State to absurd degrees; and am freaked out by hive insect nests, small holes in geometric patterns like that of honeycombs, massive skin blemishes like mumps, measles, severe acne, et al, and generally anything else that is too reminiscent of death, disease, or decay.
On preview: I didn’t mean for this to be a history lesson of the past year and a half but it’s the only time my life’s been interesting and tells you who I am as well so I suppose it’s not so bad in the end.
Aesiron
Thank you for sharing. I too am bi and have a very strained relationship with my mother because of different beliefs. She is Catholic…and I am just…not.
I also love cats (actually all animals) and Star Trek, although that has become a recent interest of mine so I can’t call myself a Trekkie. Always been into sci-fi, though.
29-year old female, born in India, raised in the States. Have a live-in boyfriend (fiance now) and one small turtle as pets.
1 interest is reading. I also like movies, rpgs, Star Trek, Star Wars, all kinds of fantasy, medival mainly but anything really.
I can’t think of a more fun thing to do on a Saturday than spend it at a Ren Faire.
Other than that I’m a Hindu atheist, fairly conservative in economic and government issues, fairly liberal for social issues.
I don’t get along too wel with my family either although we’re working on patching the relationships at least some what. I’m disgustingly optimistic and cheerful, have to watch myself constantly to make sure I’m not being gullible, and mostly hate cats.
I always thought I wasn’t very creative but people seem to like the little things I make. I love to sing but don’t do it in front of other people.
I’m 42-female, married with 3 kids. I’m an RN-work in ICU/stepdown part time. I don’t particularly like my job, but I am good at it, and it pays well. Guess I’m bored with it, really.
I like LOTR, early Star Trek, classical fiction (Austen etc), theater, arts, gardening, travel.
I am hopelessly suburban and boring-soccer mom, homemaker, occasional church volunteer…<snore>
but the REAL me is hip, politcal, sassy and intense.
Maybe I need meds for the schizophrenia that is my life?
I’m 25, and I have a really boring life. I spent a few years in Chicago at an art school, but otherwise have spent my whole life in my home town. I work as a web designer/graphic designer/multimedia designer/illustrator/animator/video editor for an insurance company. I love the work.
I spent a few years doing the freelance/self employed thing, only to fail miserably and not be able to pay my bills. During those years, I had a few successes. One of which was building a computer inside a Nintendo that got me on national television, and a few magazine interviews and local news programs.
My favorite hobbies are art, spending time with my friends, and drinking beer. When I’m not at work, I try to spend as little time as possible behind a computer screen and even less time watching TV, although movies are a weakness of mine and I own about 300 DVDs.
I’m single and loving it at the moment. I’m addicted to diet sodas. I drive a Jeep Wrangler that I will never get rid of, but I’m in the market for another car thats more suitable for road trips. That’s me in a nutshell.
Your life can’t be that boring if you are doing work that you love. Myself, I am slowly moving towards that goal of having a job I love. Life is too short not to be happy.
I’m 25, married to 1010011010, and extremely pregnant with our first child. I can’t wait until the end of the month. I was born in Iran, lived the life of an army brat until I was 12. Then we settled down in Tennessee. I graduated from UT in December of 2003. Haven’t really done much since then. I’m not quite sure what I want to do yet and it’s driving everyone else nuts.
I’m addicted to Dr Pepper, although I did cut back a lot during this pregnancy. I can’t seem to tear myself away from my computer, but I’m never quite sure what I do at it. And I’m a lousy housekeeper.
I’m 24 and I was born and raised in Nova Scotia, where I got a BSc in psychology. Decided that was not my calling, so I moved to Vancouver in August to study makeup artistry. I lived with my aunt and uncle for a while until their bizarre restrictions became too much for me and I was sick of having to defend myself against their weird insults pertaining to my underwear. I also developed an ulcer which started bleeding and had to miss four days of school, which made me have to retake one of my modules. Now I’m in limbo wondering if I’ll ever get back into school and it’s driving me crazy.
I moved away from the crazy aunt and uncle and I live with my boyfriend now. I am typing on a computer with a broken L" key, so I have to hit it really hard if I want it to show up.
Last week, my dog back in Nova Scotia died. Today I got fired from one of my two jobs today because I was late too often (3 times). My fault, I know, so I can’t complain, but it still sucks and I am sad about it.
All too often I feel hopeless and scared and I think maybe I unconsciously sabotage myself.
I was considered “gifted and talented” as a child.
I love to sing, and play flute, bass, and guitar, though I’m not that great at bass or guitar. I also love to draw - mostly fluffy, cute cartoons, and I’m not that great at that either.
I’m nice and shy and reluctant to submit this post because I’m afraid there is too much complaining in it. Not many people around the Dope really know me, either, as I kind of keep to myself and don’t post much, and I don’t know if this is how I want to be known. However, I’m going to submit it anyway. I like typing, it’s nice and distracting.
Born and raised in New Jersey, moved to Maryland with my parents when I was 20. Depressed, introverted, closted homosexual loser until I was 24; then found my “people,” came out of the closet, and my life and self-image were transformed.
Spent most of my 20s bouncing between odd jobs and taking college courses intermittently, never quite figuring out what I wanted to do. More concerned with partying and ahem “socializing” than doing anything productive. Fell into a claims adjusting job with a workers’ compensation carrier several years ago, but no longer happy with that. I’ll be going to nursing school this fall and I’m really looking forward to it. It fits so well with my aptitudes and interests it’s a wonder I never thought of it before.
Now living in northern Virginia with my significant other of seven years, plus two spoiled-rotten cats.
Still introverted but not exactly shy; just don’t have much use for people in general. Hardcore atheist, comic book junkie, Ayn Rand devotee, lover of anything spy-related – Alias is my religion. My all-time favorite movie is Hedwig and the Angry Inch. I love spicy food, black coffee, red wine, and I never met a beer I didn’t like. Smoke when I can get away with it (i.e., when the SO won’t find out). Work out three times a week. Read a lot of science and philosophy, almost no fiction.
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