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The 20 random things you may not have known about me... thread.
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Well, sure, assuming you're right. But I find it hard to believe you know for certain what happens after life.bartelby said:
I know!mpw said:
BTW, I meant I have no reason to believe that anyone would want to stalk/hurt me. Nothing in my past would suggest so, anyways. But, you never know!
1. I'm a christian.
2. I play at least 6 instruments (Guitar, bass, drums, piano, mandolin, banjo)
3. I have played guitar in a band for about 7 years. mdp
4. I was a pretty decent basketball player in high school. 1st Team All-state in FL, scored over 2000 points in school, but didn't play college anywhere.
5. Also played baseball, I batted over .500 my senior year. Ranked 3rd in our area. 1st place plays baseball at FSU. He batted around .650. Insane.
6. I paid cash for a new 2004 Ford F-150 when I was in college....with a little help from mom and dad.
7. I graduated high school as Salutatorian with a GPA of 3.9something or other.
8. I graduated college and barely passed my last semester.
9. I have a degree in Business Management from the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida.
10. I now work as MIS Director for the Clerk of Court in my hometown.
11. Although, I went to school at UF, I am a die-hard Florida State fan (they are huge rivals in case you didn't know)
12. Everyone else in my family (both parents and both sisters) are (or were, my dad's retired) working in the public school system. My mom and both my sisters are teachers and my dad was a principal.
13. I married an older woman, by 2 months.
14. I have no friends. I normally sit at home with my wife. If we go out with anybody it's normally my sister and her husband. It's not that we don't like people, it's just that everyone our age who we hung out with in school has moved away.
15. I loved the Lord of the Rings books and movies (but I loved the books more)
16. I watched my first Harry Potter movie this summer. It's still the only one I have seen. It was the first one, whatever it's called.
17. My wife makes more money than me.
18. I've never been pulled over in my car. Once in a work vehicle (a big delivery box-truck) but not because I did anything wrong, just to check my license).
19. I have never tasted beer or cigarettes.
20. I play keyboard at my church.
Just thought of one more interesting thing:
21. My high school graduating class had 63 people.
2. I play at least 6 instruments (Guitar, bass, drums, piano, mandolin, banjo)
3. I have played guitar in a band for about 7 years. mdp
4. I was a pretty decent basketball player in high school. 1st Team All-state in FL, scored over 2000 points in school, but didn't play college anywhere.
5. Also played baseball, I batted over .500 my senior year. Ranked 3rd in our area. 1st place plays baseball at FSU. He batted around .650. Insane.
6. I paid cash for a new 2004 Ford F-150 when I was in college....with a little help from mom and dad.
7. I graduated high school as Salutatorian with a GPA of 3.9something or other.
8. I graduated college and barely passed my last semester.
9. I have a degree in Business Management from the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida.
10. I now work as MIS Director for the Clerk of Court in my hometown.
11. Although, I went to school at UF, I am a die-hard Florida State fan (they are huge rivals in case you didn't know)
12. Everyone else in my family (both parents and both sisters) are (or were, my dad's retired) working in the public school system. My mom and both my sisters are teachers and my dad was a principal.
13. I married an older woman, by 2 months.
14. I have no friends. I normally sit at home with my wife. If we go out with anybody it's normally my sister and her husband. It's not that we don't like people, it's just that everyone our age who we hung out with in school has moved away.
15. I loved the Lord of the Rings books and movies (but I loved the books more)
16. I watched my first Harry Potter movie this summer. It's still the only one I have seen. It was the first one, whatever it's called.
17. My wife makes more money than me.
18. I've never been pulled over in my car. Once in a work vehicle (a big delivery box-truck) but not because I did anything wrong, just to check my license).
19. I have never tasted beer or cigarettes.
20. I play keyboard at my church.
Just thought of one more interesting thing:
21. My high school graduating class had 63 people.
someguy said:18. Going along with #17, I once sold a girl on buying a Mac (this was almost a year ago) by comparing it to anal sex. Yes, a Mac is like anal sex (bear with me). I told her that if she's ever had anal sex before, she'll remember that before she tried it for the first time, she was afraid of the unknown and that there might be discomfort in the beginning. I then told her, if she's ever had anal sex, she'll remember how once she got used to it, it was actually pretty amazing, and she'll quickly forget why she was ever afraid to do it in the first place. She wouldn't tell me if she'd ever done it before, but she did buy a Mac later on that day.
Fantastic. I am now striving to connect everything I can to anal for the rest of the day.
We went at the start of the month, and I can confirm it's well worth a visit.Mitthrawnuruodo said:
1.I don't tell where I live on the internet unless I have to.
2.I love silver powerbooks.
3.I wear glasses.
4.I love to massage my feet, but not others
5.I make fun of Scottish accents.
6.Don't buy my iMac if i sell it, I've bit the remote.
7.I love trees.
8.I love Canada.
9.I am shy, yet bold.
10.I love blue nanos.
11.I hate McDonalds and Wendys, but eat them anyways.
12.I love to buy printers I'll never use.
13. I love air canada.
14.I love mushrooms, shrimp, and orange juice.
15. MacRumors is almost the only site I visit.
16.I drop things. Including my iMac
17.I start wacky polls that no one notices.
18.I tell people how reliable macs are, and then come home to one that has problems.
19.I love cell phones.
20.I love flying.
2.I love silver powerbooks.
3.I wear glasses.
4.I love to massage my feet, but not others
5.I make fun of Scottish accents.
6.Don't buy my iMac if i sell it, I've bit the remote.
7.I love trees.
8.I love Canada.
9.I am shy, yet bold.
10.I love blue nanos.
11.I hate McDonalds and Wendys, but eat them anyways.
12.I love to buy printers I'll never use.
13. I love air canada.
14.I love mushrooms, shrimp, and orange juice.
15. MacRumors is almost the only site I visit.
16.I drop things. Including my iMac
17.I start wacky polls that no one notices.
18.I tell people how reliable macs are, and then come home to one that has problems.
19.I love cell phones.
20.I love flying.
imacintel said:
One might hazard a guess as to which country you live in, at least.imacintel said:
I second that thank-you. Having a directory of posts in this thread will be very useful and it is very generous of Lau to volunteer her time for this project.
Here's the link:
Here's the link:
1] I'm 20, and I think I'm old
2] I don't have much interests beyond computers, graphic design, games, and the tubes of the internets (i.e. a geek)
3] I very rarely watch TV, and I'm not much interested in music either. But recently I've started breaking this rule.
4] I have very good handwriting, but I hold the pen in an awkward way.
5] I've never fell in love, and I don't have feelings for anybody.
6] Some people describe me as optimistic, energetic, and happy. But others say I'm pessimistic, unwilling, and depressed.
7] I always wear black shirts (not turtlenecks )
8] I have trouble remembering people's names, but I have good memory in general.
9] I'm a gamer, but I never had a console at home. I do all my gaming on PCs.
10] I don't smoke or drink.
11] The last time I've been to the theaters was more than 3 years ago.
12] I've been on TV for an interview 4 years ago.
13] I've been reading Macrumors for 5 years, but I only signed up last year after I bought an iBook.
14] My best friend, and cousin, is anti-Apple and pro-Microsoft.
15] I love Doctor Q's signature
2] I don't have much interests beyond computers, graphic design, games, and the tubes of the internets (i.e. a geek)
3] I very rarely watch TV, and I'm not much interested in music either.
But recently I've started breaking this rule. 4] I have very good handwriting, but I hold the pen in an awkward way.
5] I've never fell in love, and I don't have feelings for anybody.
6] Some people describe me as optimistic, energetic, and happy. But others say I'm pessimistic, unwilling, and depressed.
7] I always wear black shirts (not turtlenecks
)8] I have trouble remembering people's names, but I have good memory in general.
9] I'm a gamer, but I never had a console at home. I do all my gaming on PCs.
10] I don't smoke or drink.
11] The last time I've been to the theaters was more than 3 years ago.
12] I've been on TV for an interview 4 years ago.
13] I've been reading Macrumors for 5 years, but I only signed up last year after I bought an iBook.
14] My best friend, and cousin, is anti-Apple and pro-Microsoft.
15] I love Doctor Q's signature
1. I cannot eat chocolate without getting dizzy
2. I play the piano (best), bass, french horn (useless), cornet (useless again), digeredoo, drums (especially the djembe) and I can sing, but only in showers.
3. I have a phobia of mains plugs, despite working in a hifi store.
4. I see different musical keys as colours.
5. I once got shot.
6. I still used to suck on a milk bottle till the age of 8
7. I have had 9 adult teeth removed because of #6.
8. I can kill an erection by looking upwards.
9. I can write backwards.
10. I find maths really really difficult
11. I am half Irish, Half scottish and have never visted either.
12. I am pitch perfect
13. I hate wearing a suit/school 'uniform'.
14. I get completely drunk after only 2 lagers
15. I built my first loudspeaker when I was 5.
16. I cannot say neccesarilly (or spell it)
17. I threw a teddy bear at my deputy head last year.
18. I can clap at 128 dB
19. I sing in my sleep.
20. I can play a piece of music completely from memory, and cannot read music at all...
there you have it, everything remotely interesting about me.
2. I play the piano (best), bass, french horn (useless), cornet (useless again), digeredoo, drums (especially the djembe) and I can sing, but only in showers.
3. I have a phobia of mains plugs, despite working in a hifi store.
4. I see different musical keys as colours.
5. I once got shot.
6. I still used to suck on a milk bottle till the age of 8
7. I have had 9 adult teeth removed because of #6.
8. I can kill an erection by looking upwards.
9. I can write backwards.
10. I find maths really really difficult
11. I am half Irish, Half scottish and have never visted either.
12. I am pitch perfect
13. I hate wearing a suit/school 'uniform'.
14. I get completely drunk after only 2 lagers
15. I built my first loudspeaker when I was 5.
16. I cannot say neccesarilly (or spell it
)17. I threw a teddy bear at my deputy head last year.
18. I can clap at 128 dB
19. I sing in my sleep.
20. I can play a piece of music completely from memory, and cannot read music at all...
there you have it, everything remotely interesting about me.
1. I'm married.
2. I also taught myself how to swim. At the age of 5 (maybe 6) I dove after a action figure I dropped in the pool and did not drown.
3. I've broken my jaw completely on both sides, fractured my chin, broken ribs and a foot, had my knee fill up with fluid, and received lot's of road rash. Except for the ribs all my accidents have occurred on a bike.
4. I love riding my bike. Especially for charity events.
5. I've never done drugs.
6. I enjoy beer.
7. I have several tattoos.
8. I have written plays, short stories and poetry. But I am a lazy writer.
9. I once woke up and could only see in black and white. It went away and the doctor found nothing wrong.
10. I have a library of half-read books that I continue to add on to.
11. I prefer black and white film to color.
12. Same goes for photography.
13. I love spaghetti westerns.
14. I hate clutter.
15. I love "modern" design.
16. I prefer quality over quantity.
17. I'm vegan.
18. I am agnostic.
19. I suffer from dyscalculia though I've been able to work through it as an adult.
20. I miss wearing ties and dress shirts to work.
2. I also taught myself how to swim. At the age of 5 (maybe 6) I dove after a action figure I dropped in the pool and did not drown.
3. I've broken my jaw completely on both sides, fractured my chin, broken ribs and a foot, had my knee fill up with fluid, and received lot's of road rash. Except for the ribs all my accidents have occurred on a bike.
4. I love riding my bike. Especially for charity events.
5. I've never done drugs.
6. I enjoy beer.
7. I have several tattoos.
8. I have written plays, short stories and poetry. But I am a lazy writer.
9. I once woke up and could only see in black and white. It went away and the doctor found nothing wrong.
10. I have a library of half-read books that I continue to add on to.
11. I prefer black and white film to color.
12. Same goes for photography.
13. I love spaghetti westerns.
14. I hate clutter.
15. I love "modern" design.
16. I prefer quality over quantity.
17. I'm vegan.
18. I am agnostic.
19. I suffer from dyscalculia though I've been able to work through it as an adult.
20. I miss wearing ties and dress shirts to work.
Maybe you just happened to be looking at a black typewriter with white keys.medea said:
Temporarily color blindness must be scary, but at the same time very interesting.
Killyp said:
Right on.
Synasthesia rocks.Unless you just hallucinate whenever you see a piano. Which is interesting, but less "Right on.
"1. My great-grandfather was a Nazi
2. I would kill for my brother
3. I always feel I'm 'home' when I'm in not 'home'
4. I adore the French accent and language (J'adore l'accent et la langue Français?)
5. I'm quitting my job and selling everything I own next year to go backpacking around the world
6. I have never smoked a cigarette or taken any drugs in my life
7. I have not kept 'in touch' with any of my 'school friends'
8. Money has never been a motivation in my life
9. I have never revised for an exam in my life
10. I passed my driving test on my second attempt
11. Apart from (10.) I have never failed an exam in my life
12. I love to cook
13. My brother is teaching me how to surf
14. I prefer the company of my female 'friends'
15. I occasionally think 'bad' thoughts
16. I love hot, dry summer nights
17. I love cold, bright autumn mornings
18. I drink at least two mugs of tea a day
19. I try to be polite to everybody I meet, even when they don't deserve it
20. I'm twenty eight years old and still don't know what I want to be/do when I 'grow up'
2. I would kill for my brother
3. I always feel I'm 'home' when I'm in not 'home'
4. I adore the French accent and language (J'adore l'accent et la langue Français?)
5. I'm quitting my job and selling everything I own next year to go backpacking around the world
6. I have never smoked a cigarette or taken any drugs in my life
7. I have not kept 'in touch' with any of my 'school friends'
8. Money has never been a motivation in my life
9. I have never revised for an exam in my life
10. I passed my driving test on my second attempt
11. Apart from (10.) I have never failed an exam in my life
12. I love to cook
13. My brother is teaching me how to surf
14. I prefer the company of my female 'friends'
15. I occasionally think 'bad' thoughts
16. I love hot, dry summer nights
17. I love cold, bright autumn mornings
18. I drink at least two mugs of tea a day
19. I try to be polite to everybody I meet, even when they don't deserve it
20. I'm twenty eight years old and still don't know what I want to be/do when I 'grow up'
I'm shocked at myself that I haven't found this thread until today, a year and a half into my MacRumor-ness
1) I'm 16 going on 17
2) Currently rockin' a ****** iBook G4 14", hoping to get whatever comes out at MWSF '07.
3) Single- and virginized
4) I'm joined at the hip with my 5G iPod
5) I'm lactose intolerant- and missed the first month of kindergarden because of it (long story)
6) I'm a gum addict- I 'smoke' at least a pack a day.
7) I've got an obsession with Southwest Airlines
8) I take pleasure in rubbing number 7 in iGary's face
9) My first Mac was a Mac TV, but my oldest was an Apple II GS that I learned PASCAL on- and haven't used those skills since.
10) I love iTunes, but not as much as I love Atomic Mac, which is great for doing chem homework on
11) If I could meet any 5 MR members in real life, they would be (in no particular order):
-iGary
-jsw
-Doctor Q
-mad jew
-katie ta achoo
12) In the real world, myself and amacgenius are friends and school-chums
13) I can't tell the difference between Pepsi and Coke
14) I 'drive' a silver 2001 Chevy Venture LS- ext. wheelbase
15) I have a HUGE US flag in my room
16) I'm an emetophobic- and it's ruining my life.
17) I'm a 'meat and potatoes' kinda guy
18) All of my teachers are convinced that I'm going to be the next Bill Gates
19) I don't do drugs, but I've got (and use ) a prescription for Xanax
20) Mythbusters is the best show on TV- hands down
1) I'm 16 going on 17
2) Currently rockin' a ****** iBook G4 14", hoping to get whatever comes out at MWSF '07.
3) Single- and virginized
4) I'm joined at the hip with my 5G iPod
5) I'm lactose intolerant- and missed the first month of kindergarden because of it (long story)
6) I'm a gum addict- I 'smoke' at least a pack a day.
7) I've got an obsession with Southwest Airlines
8) I take pleasure in rubbing number 7 in iGary's face
9) My first Mac was a Mac TV, but my oldest was an Apple II GS that I learned PASCAL on- and haven't used those skills since.
10) I love iTunes, but not as much as I love Atomic Mac, which is great for doing chem homework on
11) If I could meet any 5 MR members in real life, they would be (in no particular order):
-iGary
-jsw
-Doctor Q
-mad jew
-katie ta achoo
12) In the real world, myself and amacgenius are friends and school-chums
13) I can't tell the difference between Pepsi and Coke
14) I 'drive' a silver 2001 Chevy Venture LS- ext. wheelbase
15) I have a HUGE US flag in my room
16) I'm an emetophobic- and it's ruining my life.
17) I'm a 'meat and potatoes' kinda guy
18) All of my teachers are convinced that I'm going to be the next Bill Gates
19) I don't do drugs, but I've got (and use
) a prescription for Xanax20) Mythbusters is the best show on TV- hands down