get a life -- 10 facts

by joelbear 174 Replies latest jw friends

  • joelbear
    joelbear

    I thought it would be interesting for people to just post a few things about themselves so we can get to know each other just a bit.
    Try posting 10 facts about your life.

    Joel

    1. I was born and raised in South Georgia.
    2. My favorite subject in school was Math.
    3. I was in the fulltime service (Bethel and pioneer) for 4 years.
    4. My favorite color is blue.
    5. Mitch and I have been together over 12 years.
    6. We live in a suburb of Atlanta Georgia.
    7. We love to eat out and have friends over for dinner and board games.
    8. The only sport I was ever any good at is tennis.
    9. My favorite TV show of all time is The Simpsons.
    10. We are both naturists and wish we could lay on the beach naked every day.

  • MrMoe
    MrMoe

    I always love your posts Joelbear - and this one was a really good idea.

    1. I have a beautiful 3 year old daughter who is a genius and is very pretty.
    2. I disliked history in school and now I love it.
    3. My favorite color is yellow.
    4. I have been with my husband for going on 3 years (feels like 33.)
    5. I like to get the heck outta the house - even if it's Wal-Mart.
    6. I collect Beanie Babies - I have several hundred.
    7. I have had many favorite TV shows, including Gilligan's Island, the A-Team, Night Rider, Rainbow Brite (my absolute fave as a kid,) South Park, Ren & Stimpy, SpongeBob SquarePants, Taxi Cab Confessions and last but not least Sienfeld.
    8. I have 2 beagles and 2 cats.
    9. My favorite flowers are Roses - all colors but mostly red and yellow ones.
    10.I love our Ford Mustang - has lots of extras (NOS, Cobra intake, flowmasters, lots more) and we go drag racing. (I love our Honda Civic, too, but it's not fast)

  • funkyderek
    funkyderek

    OK, here goes:

    1. I was born in Wexford, Ireland.
    2. I am left-handed.
    3. My parents are separated but not divorced (yet).
    4. I am a vegetarian.
    5. I have one brother and two sisters.
    6. I have a tattoo of a spider on my left arm.
    7. I have blue eyes.
    8. I am an atheist.
    9. I am twenty-four years old.
    10.I have my tongue pierced.

    --
    Those who can induce you to believe absurdities can induce you to commit attrocities - Voltaire

  • ballistic
    ballistic

    1. I was born and live in England.
    2. My favorite colour is blue which I can see - I'm colour-blind.
    3. I smoke, eat a rough diet and drink loads.
    4. I was disfellowshipped and divorced at age 24.
    5. I am now 30.
    6. I play keyboards and guitar.
    7. Was an IT student but only just got the internet.
    8. Am agnostic, interested in Eastern Religions
    9. Favourite films: The Matrix, Event Horizon & The Sound of Music
    10. Favorite saying: oooo, suits you sir! and NOBODY KNOWS!

    I was too far out... and not waving but drowning - Stevie Smith

  • somebody
    somebody

    1. I'm 40 years old and my life should begin.
    2. I have 2 "kids". A daughter 17 in her senior year of H.S. and a son about to hit the big 20, entering his 3rd year of college.(a pharmacist in the making )
    3. I have a dashuand named Tony,but we call him dingbat.
    4. I always read Stephanus' posts because I find him very funny.
    5. Some of my favorite authors are Stephen King, Dean Kootz, Mary Higgins-Clark, John Saul and Ann Rule.
    6. My idea of relaxation is cooking.
    7. I love Rowan Atkinson.
    8. One of my favorite commedy movies is Son-In-Law.
    9. I think roses stink,so just send me carnations or money.
    10. I have a husband but my mother taught me that if I have nothing nice to say about someone, then don't say anything at all. Mother knows best.

    peace,
    somebody

  • peaceloveharmony
    peaceloveharmony

    joel, great thread!

    1. i am the second oldest of 5 kids (3 boys, 2 girls)
    2. i am left handed
    3. born and raised outside of minneapolis, mn
    4. i've never been married, nor do i have any children
    5. i am a dance machine, hehe
    6. my favorite movie is the princess bride
    7. i love live music
    8. favorite school subjects: history, english, biology, astronomy
    9. i have an extra vertabrae in my spine and i don't have(never had) wisdom teeth (does this make me a freak? lol)
    10. secret desire: to be a rock star

    Most people think, Great God will come from the skies, Take away everything And make everybody feel high. But if you know what life is worth, You will look for yours on earth: And now you see the light, You stand up for your rights.~~Bob Marley

  • peaceloveharmony
    peaceloveharmony

    hey somebody, we should do a book exchange sometime! i just bought dean koontz, whispers. i've read just about everything he has written. and mary higgins-clark too! just getting into john saul, have read 3 or so of his books. now i'll have to check out ann rule, any suggestions?

    love
    harmony

    Most people think, Great God will come from the skies, Take away everything And make everybody feel high. But if you know what life is worth, You will look for yours on earth: And now you see the light, You stand up for your rights.~~Bob Marley

  • bboyneko
    bboyneko

    1. I was born in Bogota, Colombia, drug capital of the world
    2. I have two cats, a bengal and a half-bengal, their names are style and bear.
    3. Style is a moron, but bear is smart even if she gets her head stuck in bags of chips all the time, her favirote food.
    4. I work as a full-time web designer
    5. My hobbies are toy collecting (I have many many many toys, mostly 80's transforming toys) and breakdancing
    6. Me and Saffron have been 2gether for 3 years
    7. My hamster is named hamtee and he is cute and fuzzy wuzzy
    8. I left JW at 18 and am currently athiest
    9. Go visit my website http://www.bboyneko.com or else I shall taunt your houseplants and shave your domesticated animals.
    10. I am naked.

    -Dan

  • betweenworlds
    betweenworlds

    1. Born and raised in central, NY but now live in NC
    2. Married to the same wonderful man for 14 years
    3. Have twin boys age 5
    4. Raised to be a JW from the time I was 3. I'm now 37 and haven't been to the KH in over a year.
    5. I play clawhammer banjo but love all kinds (ok, MOST kinds) of music, including Loreena Mckennet, Sara Hickman, Mozart and many many more,
    6. I love to read
    7. I'm a big Star Trek fan (Yeah I know, what can I say)
    8. Love the country, going for long walks in the woods and being in the middle of nature.
    9.Love looking for fossils, treasure hunting, looking for antiques
    10. And last but not least I love the freedom I now have to think, think and think some more!

    BW

    "The important thing is to not stop questioning" Albert Einstein

  • betweenworlds
    betweenworlds

    hey peace!

    I have an extra vertabrae in my lower back too. LOL, the doctor told me he had never seen anyone with a completely formed extra one before. Gives me a lot of trouble unfortunately.Hope yours doesn't bother you!! Too funny. Wonder how common this really is?

    BW

    "The important thing is to not stop questioning" Albert Einstein

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