About Me!

[Brichard]

I'm going to try and come up with a biography template of some kind since there doesn't seem to be one. I'm sure I'm missing some questions, so add any you'd like to see.

Where were you born?- Indianapolis, IN

Where do you now live?- Indianapolis, IN

Favorite Color?- Black (Not b/c I'm morbid, just love black cars, leather coats, etc. :))

Favorite Internet Sites- www.starnews.com Pacers Forum!

Favorite type of Music- Everything! Classic rock primarily, but I also like Oldies/Heavy Metal/Punk/Classic Country/Classical. I am a huge fan of music.

Best Concert- Pink Floyd- Learning to Fly Tour

Do you Karaoke?- Oh Yeah baby!

Are you Directionally functional/disfunctional- Disfunctional Definitely! Ask Angie R!

Favorite Foods- I like it all! Steak, Lobster etc. and anything with chocolate and Peanut butter!

Hobbies- Running, Playing with my kids, and rooting on the Pacers, Hoosiers, and Colts!

Favorite Author- Probably John Grisham

Favorite Book- The Catcher in the Rye

Something Unique about you- I'm an identical twin.

What do you do?- Account Executive for a local ISP.

Pet Peeves- People without call waiting, rude walkers (You should always walk on the same side you drive, and walk single file when others are approaching!), and when people say "warsh and Warshington" instead of "wash and Washington." My parents do that and it drives me crazy! ;)

Where would you like to travel- I'm dying to go to Europe, Germany in particular is a place I'd love to visit.

Favorite Movies- I love comedies! Caddyshack, Animal House, Blues Brothers, When Harry Met Sally, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles etc.

Favorite TV Shows- Everybody Loves Raymond, Whose Line is it Anyway, Nick at Nite (All in the Family/Jeffersons etc.)

[susan]

Birthplace: jamaica - the caribbean

I presently live in NJ

favorite color: Pink (and with a passion!)

favorite sites: I've got a couple

Last movie that I enjoyed: Kingdom Come

Favorite foods : Foods of the caribbean

Favorite vision: Views of the ocean

Hobbies : Gardening

Occupation: Daycare director

Pet peeves: Bothersome parents

Places that I love to travel to: My wish is to visit each isle of the caribbean before I die

Favorite tv shows: None in particular, that I have to watch and wait for - but I do like Girlfriends, Star trek Voyager, Jamie Fox and the PJ's

Season of the year thats my favorite: The summer!

Type of personality: Very determined but conservative.
Hates confusion of any sort.

[AnnW]

Where were you born?- Houston, Tx

Where do you now live?- Houston, Tx

Favorite Color?- Clothes wise it's black , decorating wise it's green..all shades

Favorite Internet Sites- do you have to ask??? LOL

Favorite type of Music- Dance or Classic rock

Best Concert- Paul McCartney!!!!

Do you Karaoke?- I had a karaoke machine at my 40th birthday party!

Are you Directionally functional/disfunctional- Absolutely NOT!!! I even speak in north, south, ect when I give directions!!!

Favorite Foods- Lobster, chocolate/grand marnier souflle

Hobbies- Watching my kids' sports, the ASTROS, exercise, gardening

Favorite Author- Arthur Hailey, Robert Ludlum, Patricia Cornwell

Favorite Book- Tale of Two Cities

Something Unique about you- I am ME!!! :biggrin:

What do you do?- SAHM.

Pet Peeves- I am with Brizzard on this....People without call waiting!!! Drives me up the wall! LOL

Where would you like to travel- Australia and New Zealand.

Favorite Movies- Adventures in Babysitting

Favorite TV Shows- Survivor, HGTV, Trading Spaces

[Linda/NE]

Where were you born?- Ord, Ne

Where do you now live?- Ord,Ne

Favorite Color?- purple/lavendar

Favorite Internet Sites- (besides here) AVON message boards

Favorite type of Music- 80's rock
Best Concert- Survivor (haven't been to too many)

Do you Karaoke?- nope
Are you Directionally functional/disfunctional- I give directions (and drive) by landmarks and rt turn left turn not N,S E W.

Favorite Foods- Pizza, chocolate, cashews
Hobbies- Internet surfing, kids, cooking, reading
Favorite Author- Danielle Steele
Favorite Book- can't decide
Something Unique about you- ???.

What do you do?- SAHM, Avon rep
Pet Peeves- being interrupted, people who won't leave messages on the Internet answering machine and then complain that they can never get a hold of us, people who think their way of parenting is the ONLY way.

Where would you like to travel- no place in particular.

Favorite Movies- Sixth Sense, Willy Wonka, Little Mermaid,
Favorite TV Shows- Providence, ER , Who's line

[MaryL]

Where were you born?- Milwaukee, WI

Where do you now live?- Germantown, WI (suburb of Milwaukee)

Favorite Color?- White

Favorite Internet Sites- um...Idea Box, of course

Favorite type of Music- Oldies, Popular Stuff (Faith Hill, Backstreet Boys, etc)

Best Concert- Hardly been to any! :(

Do you Karaoke?- Yep.

Are you Directionally functional/disfunctional- I'm a landmark person.

Favorite Foods- Italian, Mexican

Hobbies- Scrapbooking, shopping, walking, visiting with friends, playing with my boys.

Favorite Author- Danielle Steele, and "Chicken Soup..." books

Favorite Book- ????? Can't name a "favorite"

Something Unique about you- I'm very organized!

What do you do?- Kindergarten Teacher, and Mom, and Wife.

Pet Peeves- People who ask your opinion and then totally blast you for it! People who are chronically late...I always try to be on time, or a little early.

Where would you like to travel- Hawii

Favorite Movies- Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing, Lord of the Dance

Favorite TV Shows- HGTV shows (esp. Designing for the Sexes) and Survivor.

[Diane]

Where were you born?- St. Paul, Minnesota

Where do you now live?- Minnesota

Favorite Color?- FIRE ENGINE RED

Favorite Internet Sites- Idea Box, Childfun, TP (Today's Parent)

Favorite type of Music- Definitely Country or oldies...
Best Concert- None to speak of...

Do you Karaoke?- I love to sing but I refuse to sing in front of anybody! LOL

Are you Directionally functional/disfunctional- I'm like Linda/NE... I give directions by landmarks and right turn left turn not N,S E W. LOL

Favorite Foods- Chow mein, Speghetti/meatballs, Delivery Pizza, and Cashews are my downfall... :)

Hobbies- Kids, Gardening, Rollerblading... and collecting windchimes and porcelin dolls.

Favorite Author- None inparticular

Favorite Book- None inparticular... I don't have the time to read as much as I would like to.

Something Unique about you - Nothing I can think of... LOL

What do you do? Licensed Day Care Provider

Pet Peeves - Inconsiderate/unappreciative people, people who constantly interrupt... people who lie. :)

Where would you like to travel- no place in particular.

Favorite Movies- Sixth Sense, Christmas Vacation (???)
Favorite TV Shows- ER , Allie McBeal, HGTV... and usually anything on PAX TV. (Touched by an Angel, It's A Miracles, etc.)

[angie r]

Where were you born?- Bloomington, IN

Where do you now live?- Indianapolis, IN

Favorite Color?- Green, yellow, red, well....All of them!!!

Favorite Internet Sites- Idea box and ebay

Favorite type of Music- I am not a big music fan. I do like to listen to the 80's station.

Best Concert- Slaughter, Winger and Kiss

Do you Karaoke?- I did once and sucked big time.

Are you Directionally functional/disfunctional- Functional, I know all the street names and NSEW.

Favorite Foods- Steak, potato, veggies and a big piece of cheesecake.......yummy!!

Hobbies- Scrapbooking, crafts, children, friends

Favorite Author- Don't have one

Favorite Book- Bible

Something Unique about you- ???

What do you do?- I am a real estate broker in retirement while raising two incredible children.

Pet Peeves- Velvet, it gives me the heebie jeebies.

Where would you like to travel- Anywhere on a cruise ship. Preferably where I could scuba dive.


Favorite Movies- I love comedies! When Harry Met Sally, Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman, You've Got Mail

Favorite TV Shows- Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Whose Line is it Anyway, Nick at Nite (All in the Family/Jeffersons etc.)

[JeannieOR]

Where were you born?- Kennewick, WA

Where do you now live?- Portland, OR

Favorite Color?- When I was a kid it was black. Now Black is my dd's favorite ... Go figure.

Favorite Internet Sites- this one & Mountainzone.com

Favorite type of Music- Rock & Roll or Blues with strong vocals...ie Janis Joplin

Best Concert- The Motels - 1983 (Its been a long time)

Do you Karaoke?- I've always wanted to.

Are you Directionally functional/disfunctional- I have no Sense of direction but I'm really good with a map. I get lost easily but can usually right myself.

Favorite Foods- Casseroles

Hobbies- Scrapbooking, beading, genealogy

Favorite Author- Ursala K LeQuinn- I don't like Fantasy but I love her short stories.

Favorite Book- "Clan of the cave Bear", and also "A distant Mirror- the calamitous 14th century"

Something Unique about you- My DNA

What do you do?- I'm a SAHM & PTA slave. (I also have a very part-time job with the parks Dept.)

Pet Peeves- Gossip- any sentence that begins with "I really shouldn't be telling you this..."

Where would you like to travel- Europe (Holland or Italy) or maybe Mexico or the Caribbean.

Favorite Movies- Contact, Dr Zivhago

Favorite TV Shows- Dark Angel, Malcom in the Middle

[Amy]

Where were you born?- West Hartford, CT

Where do you now live?- Pueblo, CO

Favorite Color?- BLUE
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Favorite Internet Sites- This one

Favorite type of Music- I like it all, but have been listening to Solitudes tapes recently(by Dan Gibson). Love them!

Best Concert- Journey

Do you Karaoke?- Never done it

Are you Directionally functional/dysfunctional- Give me a map and I can go anywhere.

Favorite Foods- Fresh seafood, chinese and gooey desserts.

Hobbies- TRAVELING!!!! I love crafts, but don't have much time to do them.

Favorite Author- been way too long

Favorite Book- been way to long

Something Unique about you- I can't even go there :)

What do you do?- Marketing consultant for a local dentist.

Pet Peeves- Brichard would hate me. I have an Upstate NY accent and our "a's" and "o's" sounds are harsh sounding.
My pet peeve is hypocrisy

Where would you like to travel- South Pacific Islands and Austria

Favorite Movies- Grease

Favorite TV Shows- Survior, Seinfeld, Who's line is it anyways

[Brichard]

Ann W.- I love Adventures in Babysitting!

"Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues!"

Directions- I think it is so funny that I am not the only one who uses Landmarks and right/left. People tell me to go East in a strange place and I panic! "Is that right or left?" lol

Amy/Co- It isn't accents in particular that bother me. But the Warshington thing just gets me. I recently visited my brother in Boston and everybody there just drops the "r" sound all together in some words. Poor "R" 's ... they have such an identity crisis!

BTW, I love Grease and Seinfeld!

Angie R and I had a really nice wedding production/video given to us as a gift. One of the things they did was put some of the wedding footage to the song "We go Together" from Grease!

[Mickey]

Where were you born?- Pittsburgh, PA

Where do you now live?- Reno, NV

Favorite Color?- Black for clothes, blue and green otherwise.

Favorite Internet Sites- IB, of course, and I also visit ParentsPlace boards.

Favorite type of Music- Alternative (U2, Bush, RHCP, Korn, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, NIN, etc.) and some dance music (Will Smith, Seal, B-52's, Blur, etc.)

Best Concert- U2

Do you Karaoke?- 1. When I'm tipsy. OR 2. When those I'm with are drunk. ;)

Are you Directionally functional/disfunctional- Dysfunctional at times--always point in the wrong direction, but if I have my bearings, I do know my n, s, e, w and I'm good with a map.

Favorite Foods- Chinese and Dove chocolate.

Hobbies- Stamping, computers, reading childrearing books.

Favorite Authors- Judy Blume and Erma Bombeck.

Favorite Books- Wifey, The Catcher in the Rye, All I Ever Really Needed To Know I Learned In Kindergarten, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff (among others).

Something Unique about you- I'm artistic--would like to start painting again.

What do you do?- SAHM and Corporate Secretary/Office Manager

Pet Peeves- Careless drivers, people who don't have their children in seatbelts, poor grammar, overly religious people who try to force their views on me.

Where would you like to travel- Africa, especially Kenya and Egypt.

Favorite Movies- I have many that I really like--American Beauty, There's Something About Mary, Silence of the Lambs, A Simple Plan, Slingblade, A Room With a View, Life of Brian, to name a few.

Favorite TV Shows- Blind Date, Dateline, 20/20, 48 Hours, 60 Minutes (even though the last 4 usually get me all worked up). I have no "must see" shows--I have been trying to catch Survivor, but have missed most of the last two shows.

[Brichard]

Get out! You like Monty Python?

Not to be sexist, but I don't know many females that like Monty Python.

To show her true love for me, Angie R. bought me The Holy Grail, The Life of Brian, and The Meaning of Life for Christmas one year. But... I'm not to watch them when she is around! lol

... we have a similar rule about Dirty Dancing :)

[Amy]

Who couldn't like Holy Grail??? Along the same line of humor-do you like Cabin Boy with Chris Elliott? I thought it was hysterical, but some people hated it.

[AnnW]

Oh no, Amy...you sound like a yankee gal??? I may have to cancel lunch!!! LOL Watch out, around thick New Yawk accents, I get so southern the mollasses starts running!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Brichard...gonna sing me the blues??
Thought of you the other night, was asking where someone lived and we got into an argument about which side was east!! LOL

What about Young Frankenstien..."damn your eyes"
"sorry too late" LOL

As to Monty Python...I didn't really care for the Flying Circus tv show (that and Benny Hill) but my roommate in college loved them, she told me that it was ok, that they really were "intellectual" shows!!! ROFL!
DS had a friend spend the night last year and he brought Holy Grail and not remembering it well, I let them watch...needless to say, I have doomed my ds to nerddom cause that was the LAST time he will see it till he is older!!!!

[Amy]

Good gracious NO!! I don't have THAT type of NY accent!!

For example, say Rochester
I say it like this -Rah chester

Say Water
I say-Wah ter

NYC and Long Islanders are very different from us

[AnnW]

Amy/CO....
I say wah..ter too... but mine is a 3 syllable word! :newwink:

[Mickey]

Originally posted by Brichard
Get out! You like Monty Python?

Not to be sexist, but I don't know many females that like Monty Python.

To show her true love for me, Angie R. bought me The Holy Grail, The Life of Brian, and The Meaning of Life for Christmas one year. But... I'm not to watch them when she is around! lol

... we have a similar rule about Dirty Dancing :)

I love Monty Python! I must admit, Life of Brian was much funnier after I lived in England for a while...there are quite a few terms, references, gestures and slang words they use that I didn't fully "get" before living there. I also love British sit-coms like Faulty Towers (with John Cleese), Are You Being Served, and Black Adder with Rowan Atkinson. Funny stuff!

[Brichard]

I liked Chris Miller when he was on Letterman, but I have not seen Cabin Boy.

Raising Arizona is another one of my favorites. Except for the Godfather movies, I've never been a big fan of drama. But... Angie R and I are watching the top 100 Films rated by the AFI.

I watched Casablanca and Gone With the Wind for the first time this year and really enjoyed both movies!

[Amy]

How in the heck do you get 3 syllables out of water? Lets not forget, I've lived in NC and they still said it with 2 syllables! LOL

[angie r]

Originally posted by Amy/CO
How in the heck do you get 3 syllables out of water? Lets not forget, I've lived in NC and they still said it with 2 syllables! LOL

If my Alabama days serve me correctly.....that would be....waawaaterrrr......LOL If you order iced tea, they will ask, sweet or unsweet? Pronounced saaweeett

[AnnW]

Angie's right..that's how you say it! LOL

I can't do that "sweet" tea though....ugh!

[kathleen]

To those who like Monty Python (and how can you not?) There was also a show on SEVERAL years back -- in my hometown it came on after Benny Hill -- and had a guy named Dave as the host. It was pretty funny, too.

To those who like the British sitcoms like Are You Being Served, there is another great one called Keeping Up Appearances -- it is about a lady named Hyacinth and her sisters: Daisy, a slobbish woman; Rose, a tramp; and Violet, who drives a mercedes and has room for a pony (sorry this won't make sense to some -- that is a line from the show). It is really funny.

Kathleen

[Brichard]

I think the show you are thinking of was "Dave Allen at Large."

Does that sound right?

I had to blow some dust off my cerebellum to come up with that name!

;)

[BevJ]

Where were you born?- southern Ontario, Canada

Where do you now live?- Southern Ontario, Canada

Favorite Color?- green

Favorite Internet Sites- here and Todays parent

Favorite type of Music- Alternative

Best Concert- Lenny Kravitz - 5

Do you Karaoke?- never tried

Are you Directionally functional/disfunctional- Functional

Favorite Foods- pasta

Hobbies- same as AnnW's but I'm a Jays fan

Favorite Author- many, but Maeve Binchyl is a fave

Favorite Book- Evening Class by Maeve Binchy

Something Unique about you- quick learner

What do you do?- secretarial/clerical work

Pet Peeves- People not removing their shoes in our home

Where would you like to travel- Austria/Germany/Switzerland

Favorite Movies- The Good Fellows, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Wedding Singer, Austin Powers, The Talented Mr. Ripley

Favorite TV Shows- too many to list


Diane P...I didn't know you were a fellow TPer, LOL. I go by beggy over there!

[Ryleigh]

Where were you born?- Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada

Where do you now live?- Southern Ontario, Canada, detination about to change :thumb:

Favorite Color?- varies- depends what item we are talking about.

Favorite Internet Sites- here of course, the perpetual pre-school, kididdles,

Favorite type of Music- pop, :happydnc:

Best Concert- Shania Twain, Faith Hill

Do you Karaoke?- not if I can help it! :lol:

Are you Directionally functional/disfunctional- Functional :walkin:

Favorite Foods- Italian, Mexican, anything hot and spicy

Hobbies- bear collecting, reading, baseball (Blue Jays - all the way!) :chicken:

Favorite Author- many, but Laveral Spencer is a fave :read:

Favorite Book- Small Town Girl, That Camden Summer :)

Something Unique about you- don't know -- prego with triplets I guess!!

What do you do?- Early Childhood Educator :tearhair:

Pet Peeves- Squeeky voices,

Where would you like to travel- Austrailia, Scotland, Germany - anywhere out of Canada would be an adventure. :roll:

Favorite Movies- Grease, Not Without My Daughter, Better off Dead. :)
Favorite TV Shows-Survivor, Family Law

[arianna]

MM!
Where were you born?- New Jersey

Where do you now live?- Puerto Rico

Marital status - Happily married 10 years this August

Children- 2 super boys 8 and 6

Favorite Color?- Pink for my clothes, bright primary and secondary colors to decorate with I Love Mary Engelbreit

Favorie Decorating Style - country

Favorie Collection - Roosters mainly, but anything chicken

Favorite Internet Sites- My family web pages

Favorite type of Music- Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac, anything classical, latin rock

Best Concert- Grateful Dead fall tour 91 - I saw all three shows in Philly

Do you Karaoke?- NOPE.

Are you Directionally functional/disfunctional- Functional,
there are no street signs here. We use landmarks out here like el arbol grande frente la tienda de Capaez a.k.a. the big tree in front of the little store in Capaez

Favorite Foods- I'm a veggie

Favorite Meal - Tacos with the whole family at the table laughing and just enjoying each other

Favorite Song - Say That You Love Me

Favorite Book- The Mother's Almanac

Something Unique about you- I'm the only American in my town

What do you do?- I'm A HSSAHM

Pet Peeves- children in cars without carseats, anti-merican people oh and women in clothes that are OBVIOUSLY not right for their body type lol

Where would you like to travel- Nowhere I'm already living in paradise.


Favorite Movies- When Harry Met Sally, Dirty Dancing, any Doris Day movie

Favorite TV Shows- anything on GHTV

Hobbies- gardening, crochet, scrapbookiing, reading while sitting on the beach watching my children enjoy their childhoods

Goal in life - to raise my children to be well educated, productive, successful members of society.


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[Melody]

Where were you born?- Pembroke, Ontario

Where do you now live?- Ottawa area, Ontario but I'm not "from" Ontario

Marital status - married, 10 years in September :)

Children- 2 boys, 6 and 5

Favorite Color?- I love pink to look at but wear mostly red, orange or black or denim blue

Favorie Collection - old jadite dishes, I only have a few but it's a start and I want to collect Lu Ray pastel dishes too

Favorite Internet Sites- here and a soap site that I like to read so I don't have to watch the show

Favorite type of Music- I love classic rock but can listen to anything and like most of it

Best Concert- I will answer this one just as soon as I can see Air Supply in concert

Do you Karaoke?- Of course! We have our own machine and dh works for a karaoke company

Are you Directionally functional/disfunctional- Only if I'm in an area I know? lol I always go by landmarks and barely know the names of the streets in my own town

Favorite Foods- Ice cream, strawberries and red meat and I love potatoes any way I can get them

Favorite Meal - roast beef, mashed potatoes, corn, carrots, yorkshire pudding and gravy or chocolate cake if we are talking about breakfast

Favorite Song - anything by Air Supply and almost every classic rock song

Favorite Book- I don't really have one but did enjoy reading Angela's Ashes and I loved the Harry Potter series, can't wait to take the kids to the movie!

Something Unique about you- I've moved over 22 times so far and cannot wait to move again

What do you do?- domestic engineer

Pet Peeves- not one thing in particular

Where would you like to travel- Ireland, Maldives, Hawaii

Favorite Movies- Sound of Music, Wizard of Oz, Grease, Full Monty

Favorite TV Shows- trading spaces and Saviore faire are cool and I love Dark Angel, for sitcoms I love Dharma and Greg and That 70's show

Hobbies- reading, I am forever buying magazines and playing with the boys, dh and the dog

Goal in life - just to be happy and enjoy it while we can

[jwmcdaniel]

Hi everyone! I've been reading and posting and thought I'd intoduce myself. I'm enjoying this site and find I'm becoming quite addicted! :)

Where were you born?- Nashville, TN

Where do you now live?- Richmond, VA

Favorite Color?- Red and Black - it goes with everything!

Favorite Internet Sites- This one! Really, any good kid's sites. (Crayola.com, Family.com, PBS. org....)

Favorite type of Music- Rock/Pop

Do you Karaoke?- Um, no. But I'm glad other people do!

Are you Directionally functional/disfunctional- Disfunctional ?(

Favorite Foods- Most anything that's bad for me! :D
More specifically, potatoes - any way, shape or form! :D

Hobbies- Photography, travel and shopping

Favorite Author- Sue Grafton / Mary Higgins Clark

Favorite Book- To Kill A Mockingbird :read:

Something Unique about you- I like to eat peanut butter and pickle sandwiches :licklips:

What do you do?- SAHM - recently quit 2 part time jobs

Pet Peeves- Poor grammar, clutter

Where would you like to travel- Switzerland

Favorite Movies- The Birdcage :biglaugh:

Favorite TV Shows- West Wing, Will and Grace (I'm an NBC girl)

Children - one 5 yr old daughter :angel: