Introducing Ourselves

[Jane]

I expect everybody to use their own discretion with respect to their take on Internet safety, but ...

Why don't we introduce ourselves as real people?  Most the intrtoductions over there in that other forum are about us as writers.  We pick up a few facts here and there (Mikel has a grandson) but let's have the twenty second summary.

Jane ... this is what I'm called in RL, too.

The country I live in is ... an island - but a big one.

The house I live in is ... single storey with a garden all round and not joined on to other houses.

The house is in ... a small city.

My part of the country has ... no snow / tornadoes / bush fires but does have earthquakes and is fairly close to active volcanoes.

My household includes ... no pets right now but usually includes a cat, and there's a husband here too.

I have ... three grown-up stepchildren and four grandchildren.

I don't ... work outside the home (or much inside it, either).

I do ... read a lot and collect books.

[PastMember]

Amanda ... that's my name!

The country I live in is ... The US.

The house I live in is ... a one bedroom apartment, which is old and a little worn-out but a great deal at 700sq ft for $285 a month!

The house is in ... Little Rock, AR.

My part of the countrty has ... a bit of snow apparently, lots of rain, tornados and bunches of hills leading into mountains.

My household includes ... me and whatever's growing in my fridge. Kidding. Sort of... I do plan on getting some sort of small critter, but I can't have any free-roaming type pets (cats or dogs).

I have ... no kids.

I don't ... get paid simply because I exist. Which isn't fair at all. Existing is hard work!

I do ... read fanfiction. That's right! And watch a lot of tv. You heard me! And enjoy big blockbuster movies. So there! And like products produced by giant souless corporations. Neener neener! And I love meat. Lots of meat. Steak that bleeds when I cut into it. Booyah!

[Patrick]

Patrick... its my real name too.

I live in... the US.

My house... is HUGE!  like 1200sq feet or something and the original part has been standing since the 1700's.

The house is in... Maine, somewhere

My part of the country has... lots a trees and lots a snow

my household includes... my mum, da (scept he's in Oklamhoma right now for work) and t pets, dog, cat, two turtles and my sister.

I have... no kids (thank GOD!) but I do have an awesome room and a car.

I don't... like cake.  Thats the only thing I don't like.  I like pie and ice cream cake and sweets in general, but not cake.

I do... not have a girlfriend (pout).  Which is sad because I've been single for over two years and it sucks.

[Jane]

... the original part has been standing since the 1700's.

:megaeek:

That's incredible.

[Patrick]

Yup and it survived a huge fire that swept through in the 1940's.  IT was saved by a bunch of Boy Scouts who beat the flames with wet blankets around the house.  The only downside, low ceilings.  I hit my head on EVERY doorframe!

[Vix]

Vix ... however, in RL I'm Vickie. On other boards or sites I'm known as prekharper, amishlurker, or fallingllama.

The country I live in is ... the US.

The house I live in is ... two story single dwelling, of which I rent the bottom floor. It has extremely high ceilings and I have mobiles and windchimes hanging from the beams and archways. It also has a wrap-around porch, a yard, and a barn.

The house is in ... a small town -- Mifflinburg, PA.

My part of the country has ... snow, floods, wind, cold, hot, a little bit of everything.

My household includes ... a black long-haired cat named Slink, a friend named Donna and her daughter Chenoa. Technically, I still have a husband, but am just working on the legalities of that and have not had to put up with him for about a year and a half.

I have ... two grown-up children, one of whom lives in Orlando, FL, and the other in Jeonju, ROK.

I don't ... study any more (just finished a degree program and am trying to relax).

I do ... work fulltime as a teacher and try to relax when I get home.

[Roxanne]

Posted: 07 Mar 2007 18:28    Post subject: Introducing Ourselves  
Roxanne -- my middle name, but the one I've answered to since I was very little.  I'm named after my aunt and my great aunt. My aunt died not too long before I was born so my mom didn't want to call me that and it doesn't sound right the other way around.

The country I live in is ... the U.S.

The house I live in is ... a single story, three bedroom house.

The house is in ... an area north of Houston.  

My part of the country has ... a variety of weather, but it doesn't snow often.  

My household includes ... my hubby, three cats and a puppy.

I have ... no kids as of yet. We're working on that. *g*  

I don't ...  have a teaching job yet, but I'm still looking for one.

I do ... have a long term sub position with an Early Childhood class starting in April.
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[Avery]

Avril is ... my middle name; my first name is Elyse; another common nickname is Capella

The country I live in is ... the United States

The house I live in is ... it's a dorm room. My real home is a one-story 3 bedroom in Florida

The house is in ... New Brunswick, NJ, home of Rutgers

My part of the country has ... snow. (but I miss tornado county)

My household includes ... here at college, it's me. At home, it's me, mum, grandma, 2 cats and a beagle.

I have ... no kids.

I don't ... want them, either >.>

I do ... have a strong love of learning and have been known to walk into random classes just to listen in

[Mikel]

Mikel ... Legally Michael, but in the 7th grade I changed it for every day use.  Pronunciation is the same, however.

The country I live in is ... The US.

The house I live in is ... single bedroom apartment

The house is in ... Collierville, TN  Just outside of Memphis

My part of the country has ... approximately 12 days of what might be called winter.  I am originally from the Northeast (NY, Mass, NH) and miss real winter.  On the other hand, for one week each August we have more Elvis's (Elvi?) than you can shake a stick at

My household includes ... Me

I have ... four kids (aged 12-21) and a grandson.  They all live in Nashua, NH with or near my first wife

I don't ... have to do anything I don't want to.

I do ... read, paint my miniatures and work.

[PastMember]

Heather, though occasionally I go by Burkina.

The country I live in is ... The US.

The house I live in is ... two bedroom apartment

The house is in ... Memphis, TN

My part of the country has ... SNOW!!! MY GOD IT SNOWS HERE!!! I want my nice desert back!!!

My household includes ... Me, 11 cats, 3 dogs. Technically I have a husband, but we're in the middle of a divorce.

I have ... no children of my own. I had step-kids with my first marriage.

I don't ... have a square inch of this apartment that doesn't have cat fur in it.

I do ... get FREEBIES!!!

[Clancey]

My name is .. Clancey, and my middle name is Tiger!  No, my parents did not inhale.  nicknames are Tony, C, Clance, and Clan

The country I live in is ... The US.  The frozen north.

The house I live in is ... a large two story with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths.  I rent, do not own.  

The house is in .. .. St Charles, IL, but I yearn to go back home to Texas.  They don't say y'all up here.

My part of the country has ... snow and YUCKY cold.   But the summers are not half bad.  There is also a beautiful river, the Fox, two blocks away and lots of lovely, untouched forest preserves.

My household includes ... One roommate, soon to be ex-roommate in June, 3 cats, and too many clothes.

I have ... no children.  But I can't wait to have them, and I teach Sunday School to 4 and 5 year olds.  And babysit.  I love kids!

I don't ... have a significant other, but I am aching for Mr Right.  Are any of you him?

I do ... train horses for fun.   Cowgirl, through and through!

My friends would say about me .... I'm smart, a good friend, but have no self esteem.

[Kaysea]

The house is in... Maine, somewhere

Ok, fess up, you're related to Bree, aren't you?

I'm associating Maine, US, with Tasmania in Aus.... everyone is inter-related....

*nods*

[Kaysea]

Firstly, Jane this was  a wonderful idea......

now.....onto the important stuff....


My name is ..... Karen, but I had a story published a few years ago in an adult magazine, and I needed a moniker so Kaysea came about... K C being my initials, the moniker stuck and I'm known throughout cyber-space as Kaysea.

The country I live in is ... *sings*

"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

(Australia)

The house I live in is ... a three bedroom, detached house on a single level - and a caravan in the backyard for the oldest child when she comes home from Uni.

The house is in ... Mornington, Victoria, Australia

My part of the country has ... beaches, countryside, bushfires, the odd earth tremor (very seldom) - but thankfully, no earthquakes, no tornados, no hurricanes, no volcanos..well two actually on either side of us, but they have been dead for a few hundred thousand years, so we feel safe here.... except for redback spiders, huntsman, red bellied black snakes, ummm, tiger snakes, trap door spiders.... the list is endless...

My household includes ... me, hubby Mark, Aimee - 15, Bobbie - 14, Cailee - almost 3, Gipsie (german shep), Teaza (maltese) and Blackie your regulation moggy.  Oh, and Mel - (19) on the odd weekend....

I have ... four kids (see above)

I don't ... stop talking, its a nervous condition really. (Actually, until my sona is approved, my writing will occur here *sniggers* get used to it!) *nods*

I do ... have a strong love of being lazy, totally and unabashedly lazy.  I will sit on my heiny until the cows come home, and just chat.  The only parts of me that get regular exercise are my fingers and my chin....  *nod nod*

[Mikel]

...and a caravan in the backyard for the oldest child.../quote]

Caravan?

653 camels carrying silk to markets in the east?

[Kaysea]

Caravan - is what we call what you call trailers....

So Mel is trailer trash LOL  [j/k]