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Dino Buzzati, Nutella and me

1) I weighed 1.8kg when I was born. I am now slightly overweight.
2) A European, I lived and worked on 3 continents. I believe South-East Asia is the center of the world.
3) My feet are curved and I cannot run the 100 meters in less than 14 seconds.
4) I studied Mandarin Chinese full-time for one year and learned enough to use Chinese almost exclusively at work.
5) I look down on religious and superstitious people.
6) Panera Bread is my favorite brand.
7) I eat too much Nutella.
8) I ambition to know everything there is to know about Microsoft Excel.
9) The person I admire the most is Mike Moore (the ex-PM of New-Zealand, not Michael Moore).
10) Three persons told me I look like Superman in the past four weeks.
11) I met my wife at work, but I usually tell people we met in a bar, to tease her. I return, she claims we met at church, which annoys me very much.
12) Reading computer-related books is one of my hobbies.
13) Yesterday evening, I cooked for the first time in 10 years. My wife congratulated me.
14) The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati is my favorite novel.
15) The Toyota Camry is the car of my dreams.
16) I only eat garlic on Friday evenings, so that I have enough time to recover from bad breath before I go back to work on Monday morning.
17) I played rugby only once and got knocked out after five minutes.
18) I never played badminton ever since my wife beat me.
19) I daydream a lot, although now less than I used to.
20) Cleaning my ears with a cotton swab gives me mini-orgasms.

Edit: typo
 
1. 50% Irish 25% Scottish 25% German
2. I like to wear my Target leggings with my 100 authentic chanel flats.
3. When I was little when my parents talked to me about religion I started crying for hours at a time.
4. My crazy grandmother thought I was born a boy.
5. My uncle is a male prostitute on pot.
6. Racial jokes regarding my race I think are hilarious.
7. My best friends haven't talked to me in 3 months.
8. I almost got raped at Hampton Court Palace.
9. I learned to drive when I was 10.
10. I hated macs when I was in elementary school. :eek:
11. My room hasn't been redecorated in 13 years.
12. My taste in music doesn't match my personality.
13. My first time in Europe was when I was eight.
14. My parents got married in Jamaica. With no guests.
15. I own a horse and don't ride him.
16. I love to play on any nintendo 64.
17. In middle school I got in the Honor Society. But in elementary school I never got straight A's.
18. I like to read trash magazines.
19. 3 salespeople in Chanel know me.
20. I think the monarchy in the UK is totally unfair.
 
My 20 facts

1) I'm from Uzbekistan-back-when-it-was-still-the-USSR.
2) I speak four languages fluently - English, Russian, Farsi and Hebrew.
3) I write with my left hand, but do everything else with my right hand and foot.
4) I play 5 instruments - bass, drums, guitar, piano and tambourine
5) I attend a private school.
6) My favorite food is fettucini alfredo.
7) I have two sisters who live on opposites sides of the US- New York and Colorado.
8) I really wish I was from the UK.
9) I am a professional photographer using a Canon Digital Rebel XT.
10) I'm only entering high school this year.
11) I have this thing for shoes too. I don't mind what shirt or pants I wear but shoes I always care.
12) I used my first computer at age 3.
13) I dislike the American teenage girls' outfits. It's always a tank with a miniskirt.
14) My favorite shoe brand is adidas.
15) I can shuffle a deck of cards with one hand.
16) Speaking of shuffle, I own an iPod shuffle and love it more than any other iPod
17) I plan on graduating school in 11th grade and going straight to Med school. Kansas law says I can. :)
18) My favorite movie is Saving Private Ryan.
19) I DJ almost every class party.
20) I do all of the above and I'm only fourteen.
 
1) My paternal origins are unknown, other than a first name and surname
2) Despite being pale and reddish-haired, I have no freckles
3) The half of my family I do know are a mix of Scottish (McGregor), Cornish (Rattenbury) and Italian.
4) I have 3 half-English, half-Inuit half-brothers who I've never met.
5) I have several Nigerian step-brothers and sisters, who I have met.
6) I have a small hole above my left ear. It can be squeezed, and stuff comes out. Apparently, it's called an 'ear pit', and is quite common.
7) I was born 6 weeks early. Freezing January instead of soggy March.
8) My right foot is almost a whole shoe-size smaller than my left
9) I'm addicted to Extra Strong Mints
10) I've been told I have very nice hands. I can't really see why.
11) I can wiggle each of my toes individually
12) I enjoy wallpapering and laying wood floors. I am, apparently, "handy".
13) Despite being pretty laid back, I'm a fearsome perfectionist when wallpapering or laying wood floors.
14) My skills with a mitre saw are legendary. Gimme an angle, I'll cut it.
15) I have a terrible weakness for boot-wearing women. *shrug*
16) I have no wisdom teeth. Occasionally, one threatens to erupt, but nothing ever comes of it. Good, since my jaw has no tooth-space left.
17) When googling my name, I'm third. My uncle, whose name is the same, is fourth.
18) I play clarinet reasonably well (or, I did quite a few years ago), and guitar reasonably badly.
19) My favourite authors are Iain Banks, Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood
20) When everything's gone wrong, the swearing's begun and the frustration sets in, I remember my nan's words: "Worse things have happened at sea.". Usually sorts things out.
 
1. 1/4 English, 1/4 Spanish, 1/4 Korean, 1/4 Japanese
2. I speak English, Spanish, Korean but no Japanese :(
2. I was punished for being left-handed as a child and am now somewhat ambidextrous
3. I've deferred uni twice now and will probably never go back despite doing well and enjoying it
4. I'm financially independent and no longer speak to my parents
5. I work in an industry which I feel makes me dumber every day
6. I smoke cigarettes when I'm bored
8. I play drums when I'm stressed
9. I have a scar on my left wrist from trying to open a window - people think I tried to commit suicide
10. I ride a motorbike and nobody knows about it
11. I have very long eyelashes and frequently need to trim them
12. I do not eat tomatos, eggs, cinnamon, celery
13. I do not drink alcohol or coffee but I like tea
14. I am AB+
15. I'm 19, 115 lb, 5'6".
16. I'm naturally a very happy person and a good communicator
17. I won't chinese food, and seafood
18. I grew up too fast and missed out on a lot of my youth
19. Once I want something, I will do anything to get it
20. Born and lived in Australia all my life but I really want to live in Africa.
 
1. I am 100% of Welsh nationality
2. I am very unpatriotic
3. I have Crohn's Disease
4. My car is a magnet for vandalism or bad luck, i was almost stabbed at christmas because of it
5. I am in love
6. I have a BA (Hons) degree in Video
7. I worry about money
8. I used to be a mountain biker
9. I am a filmmaker
10. I make sounds on a synthesizer, it's almost music, but i prefer 'sounds'
11. I hate the general public
12. I'm very passionate
13. I'm very messy
14. I'm always tired
15. I have good friends
16. My wallpaper is blue but i HATE it
17. I've played table football with Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden
18. I wear retro/re-make trainers
19. I can't speak my own country's language
20. I am an Atheist

Rich.
 
fatsoforgotso said:
4. My car is a magnet for vandalism or bad luck, i was almost stabbed at christmas because of it

Do you live in Cardiff by any chance? My brother's had a full tank of petrol nicked out of his car twice by chavs cutting the fuel line under it, and it's a horrid old thing...
 
Lau said:
Do you live in Cardiff by any chance? My brother's had a full tank of petrol nicked out of his car twice by chavs cutting the fuel line under it, and it's a horrid old thing...

No i live in Swansea, which is the car crime capital of the UK.

Cardiff is bad too! As you know!

It's really upsetting when someone tries to steal or vandalise your car, especially when you witness it and try to stop it risking your life!

My car is 17 almost 18 years old. It may only be worth a couple of hundred pounds, but that is enough to feel sentimental over it.

Rich.
 
1. my name is jessica
2. i am 22 years old and only 5 feet tall -- i'm not getting any taller
3. it's a guarantee that i will have a stomach ache at least 4 or so days a week, and i will probably actually get sick at least once
4. i graduated with a degree in psychology in may
5. i turned down acceptance into a masters program at a great private college because i didn't want to be in major debt for the rest of my life - i don't think i regret it yet
6. i will start on my masters in 2 weeks at the same school i got my bachelors degree from
7. i fell off a road bike in march after getting on one for the very first time (stupid skinny tires)
8. today is the first time i have attempted to get on any type of bike (a mountain bike in this case) since the fall in march, and i felt like a kid learning how to ride a bike again -- but i didn't fall!
9. i dislocated my wrist almost 2 years ago by punching a solid wood door because i was mad
10. i would go out of my way on campus if i saw my photography teacher because i disliked that pompous jerk so much
11. I LOVE HOCKEY
12. i would love to meet jaromir jagr, jarome iginla, mark messier, or mario lemieux -- they are my heroes
13. i have bad anxiety
14. i got so anxiety ridden before a huge conference where i had to present 2 of my research projects that i had to be put on muscle relaxers just so i could sleep and get my presentations ready
15. if i hear a noise, i will lay awake all night
16. i have a really hard time sleeping at other peoples' houses.
17. my best friend is my ex boyfriend
18. i move on saturday and i haven't packed or done a single load of laundry
19. my dream car is a bentley arnage or a rolls royce phantom
20. i want to move to maine after i get my phd in 4 - 6 years
 
Great Thread!!!

One of the most coolest I have seen in a long time!

1)Im 20 but have the maturity of a 40 year old (or so im told!)
2) Eating nuts will kill me (anaphylactic shock is a drag...)
3) Techno Geek (gotta have the latest and greatest)
4) My second and third toes on both feet are partially webbed (but it doesnt make me a better swimmer...bummer)
5) Speaking of swimming, I failed swimming lessons because I couldn't do a forward roll off the edge into the pool (I <b>can't</b> do a front roll, never have been able to without someone pushing me)
6) I will never, ever, e-v-e-r buy an American car
7) Toasted tastes better
8) Known my girlfriend for 7 years, but only met her in person 2 months ago and now she is moving across the country to live here in '07
9) My username on MR and various other places is the name of Nikki Sixx's music label (Motley Crue bassist/songwriter...he rocks...they rock...their concert rocked)
10) Good music died when grunge came around. 70's and 80's rock.
11) Speaking of 80's, right now I am completly obsessed with Miami Vice, not the new boring movie, the 80's one.
12) Gwen Stefani and Christina Aguilera are my guilty music pleasures (yeah yeah it's sissy for a guy to like their music but I dont, so sue me [please don't, im broke])
13) I will write the next Lord of the Rings (not a sequel, I mean the next great fantasy series)
14) GQ is my bible (in a non-religous way ;))
15) Ethan Frome, 1984 and American Psycho was the most life altering books of my life
16) I love history and plan on teaching it when im done university
17) I believe we all deserve to die, and will, so live life anyway you want (just try not to piss too many people off, ok?)
18) The beauty inside the Vatican almost made me cry
19) Im tired
20) I wanna win the lottery
 
viccles said:
1)I'm a girl (a surprise for some)
2)I'm left handed
3)I'm a republican (or liberal over here in Aus)
4)I can speak a bit of German, understand Hungarian
5)First computer when I was 3
6)I don't party
7)Or drink
8)Or smoke
9)I lost 50 pounds over the last few years
10)Broke my ankle at school 5 years ago
11)Close to finishing my Social Science (Psychology) degree
12)I have OCD
13)I hate buying clothes
14)Love electronics
15)Have 2 iPods
16)Can type over 100wpm
17)Blue belt in karate (retired)
18)Live on a canal
19)5"4
20)Massive panicker
oh my. we have MUCH to talk about. :)
 
letsgorangers said:
20. i want to move to maine after i get my phd in 4 - 6 years

I lived in Bangor for two years -- not only the best place I've lived, but I place I really miss!

I don't know what kind of PhD you're pursuing, but it might be slim pickings for science/teaching careers in Maine?
 
thedude110 said:
I lived in Bangor for two years -- not only the best place I've lived, but I place I really miss!

I don't know what kind of PhD you're pursuing, but it might be slim pickings for science/teaching careers in Maine?

my doctoral degree will be in experimental psychology, which is research-based. i fear i might end up in an academic setting for awhile, but hopefully i can do something outside of a university.

i live in tennessee -- i've never actually been to maine. but i have been fascinated with it for years. since the school i'm currently attending only offers a masters in experimental psych, i'll have to go somewhere else for my phd. maybe i can find one in maine.
 
I did some grad work (English) at the University of Maine -- it was a great place to spend that part of my life.

A link to their psych program (offer a PhD -- though I'm not sure about experimental psych!), in any case.
 

20 is too much. 10 is much better.

1.) I am brunette. If you think I am blonde, screw you.
2.) XD.
3.) I am fourteen, and have no idea what I want to do with the rest of my life.
4.) I believe in ghosts, karma, reincarnation, and a "greater force". I do not believe in the Christian God.
5.) I am 1/4 french.
6.) I dislike french people.
7.) I am a vegetarian. Don't ask why.
8.) Spaniards are sexy.
9.) I am a comfort and adrenaline junkie.
10.) I am materialistic, although I try hard not to be.
 
njmac,

I smiled at your choice of "random things". You know yourself and your honesty is refreshing. But I stopped smiling at the end of your list. I don't know how long ago it was, but losing your brother like that is just awful and you have my sympathies. My only suggestion is to hug your kids a little bit more.
 
This is a great thread, there are a lot of intersting people here. :cool:
 
Nice thread here.... I'll bite.

1. I am 1/2 Italian, 1/4 Irish, and 1/4 Czech.
2. I always thought I was Polish.... not Czech. :)
3. I have been to Italy (and England, I love you guys!) and will go to Ireland soon (I hope!) .... but the Czeck Republic? eh.... I'm in no rush.
4. I love kids.
5. My favorite color is blue..... but I do quite like pink.
6. I like to buy clothes.
7. No, I'm not gay. :)
8. I drive a Prius... and it has a little apple sticker on the back.... and says "think different" on the front license plate cover. :)
9. I hardly ever get sick... maybe once every few years... but when I do... watch out! (and I got sick this week..... didn't miss a day of work though!)
10. This gentleman also prefers Brunettes. :)
11. I was born in Bayonne, NJ... moved to Marlboro, NJ at 3 (ewwww).... and recently moved back to Bayonne (into my own apartment).... get this.... coincindentally on the same street I grew up on. That's just weird.
12. Even weirder is when people know me.... even though I moved away 20 years ago.... when I was 3!.... I supoose I really, really look like my dad. It's scary.
13. My favorite tv show is Deadwood (HBO)... other than that, I don't really watch tv, except for baseball... and The Office.
14. My favorite movie, without a doubt, is Monty Python's The Holy Grail
15. When I got my license, at 17, I was 5'-6"...I am now 6'-0"... my license still says that I am 5'-6"
16. A bouncer at a club once gave me a hard time about that- I told him I stole every form of id from someone that looked exactly like me but was 6" shorter :)
17. I think eyes are extremely sexy.
18. I think Brittish accents are the sexiest, by far. :)
19. I LOVE baseball... would rather play baseball (or softball) than do ANYTHING... I also like volleyball and ... cough... bowling.
20. All I want out of life is to be happily married with a kid or 2 and have enough money to be able to support them.
 
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