7 Things You Don't Know About Me

[agt_spooky]

I was tagged to do this challenge on Facebook then decided it would be fun to post here on LJ, too!

7 Things You Don't Know About Me challenge. Hmm…what can I tell you guys?

1. I have always, always, always wanted to play the drums. Signed up for band when I was in grade school. Parents said I had to play the flute. I said no way. And that was the end of my band career! Still want to play the drums, though.

2. I'm a total believer in extraterrestrial life on other planets. It's naive to think we're the only life in the entire universe. I wear my "I Want To Believe" shirt proudly!

3. Vancouver, Canada is my most favorite place in the whole world. I'd live there in a heartbeat if I could.

4. I won my entire wedding (including a honeymoon in Barbados) through a radio contest. My parents only had to pay for the reception. You've never seen two happier people.

5. I'd give anything to quit my day job and become a professional photographer. Or a baker. Or a writer. Or an FBI agent.

6. I'm a roller coaster fanatic/adrenaline junkie. I've traveled all over to go on the biggest and fastest that's out there. I also zip-line off the tops of mountains. And go white water rafting.

7. One of my favorite hobbies is going to conventions to meet my favorite actors and actresses. I've been all over the country (and to Canada). Some women spend their money on clothes and shoes. I spend mine on autographs and photo ops, which make for some amazing memories.


Now YOU guys do this! Let's get to know each other even better!

Comments

[violateraindrop]

1! I had piano lessons for 10 years and learned as much as other people do in 2 or 3 years. I had a friend who only had real lessons for half a year and was way better than me. So when another friend of mine told me she wanted to learn how to play drums, I jumped at the chance, quit the piano and had every intention of learning to play drums. It never worked out :/

I love roller coasters! It's something I share with my father, so we visit at least one park every year, although the last couple of years we always went to the nearest, which I love, twice a year. People probably think it's weird that I'm 25 and still do that with my father, but honestly, why shouldn't I? The two or three times I went with friends were also fun, but obviously it's way easier to charm my father into riding a certain coaster! I really want to visit the US some day and that definitely includes going to a park to ride a roller coaster. Funny thing is, I always get super nervous before trying a new one, even though I KNOW I'll like. It's part of the experience I guess.

[bluewolf458.livejournal.com]

1) I'm with you on extraterrestrial life. Any planet in a habitable orbit of a star has to have developed life, maybe technologically intelligent, maybe not, but considering the size of the universe, a lot of planets have to have developed life. Not sure I believe in the feasibility of spaceflight to other solar systems, though.

2) I'd zip-line (I think) and I'd consider white-water rafting (I've participated in a couple of airbed races on rivers here) but no way would I go on a roller coaster; they don't have brakes (that I'm aware of)!

3) I would like to try parachuting, but there's nowhere near here where I could; and I'd love to have learned to fly, but for practicality had to settle for learning to drive...

4) I've given up on conventions (other than GMOH) - there aren't many in the UK now anyway - but I used to love them.

5) I'm not particularly musical - had piano lessons for years and was never much good. I could never absolutely synchronise my hands; my left hand always hit the keyboard a nanosecond before the right.

6) But while I've never used the qualification, I *am* qualified to do speech training. I've done a little amateur stage work over the years, though, which I suppose has made some use of it.

7) I'd have liked a job in biological research, but after I passed all the biology exams at school (with good marks) I discovered that I'd been misadvised; I should have taken chemistry/physics to get a BsC and gone on from there into biology. I suspect my head teacher did that deliberately; he didn't really believe in girls doing academic work apart from teaching. So I ended up in teaching by default.

[tracys-dream.livejournal.com]

That is so cool you won your wedding and honeymoon - how wonderful.
I always wanted to play the guitar but can barely play the keyboard, lol.
I would love to be able to sing, but sadly cannot. I couldn't live without music, it really does feed my soul.
I love the beach but don't really get the opportunity to go. When I was younger I lived near the coast but now I'm nowhere near it and I still miss it.
I would love to be a professional photographer too and after going to my first convention in July 2013 I know what you mean. Meeting Norman Reedus (and Sean Clark) was one of the best experiences of my life.
I love to read h/c Spn fanfic, which I read on my phone in bed each night.
Once I like an actor I have to see and usually own everything they've done and I'm currently working my way through Ryan Gosling's movies.
I love the sky and taking photos of it, as it's never the same.
And when I was born I only weighed 2 pounds and 2 ounces. :)

[vala3.livejournal.com]

Funny, I attempted to play flute and the band instructor finally asked me if I wouldn't be better off as a baton Twiller.
I am right with you on et's. Too many other places and we aren't the end all.
I have too many "favorite places'. Loved Maine (only in the summer though).
I love roller coasters and white water rafting as well. Would love to do a zip line.
I was lucky that I did really enjoy my stint as an anesthetist and also like to do my art work on the side. Did a lot of old STTOS fanzine art. Paint, draw, ink and even did sculpture in the past.
Would love to do more traveling, especially Greece, Italy and the south of France.
Enjoy eating at gourmet and fine dining restaurants and try to go to as many as I can. Some aren't well known or recognized as such, but they exist.

[pattrose.livejournal.com]

Barb, are you going to Connexions? I don't know if that's how you spell it or not. I wondered what type of panels they have and some other questions when you have a minute. If you're familiar with that one.

[aerynsun5.livejournal.com]

Always love to hear the interesting things you like.

1) I've sung in every prison and state mental health facility in Alabama, and some in Georgia and Florida with my church youth choir. :) I've also sung in dozens of churches and schools, as well as choirs in high school and college. I have a couple of solos on albums (though these were only my church choir). I haven't sung with a group for about 30 years, and am really sorry I stopped. I croak like a frog now. Singing was one of the most important things in my life, and I'm not sure how I gave it up.

2) My first celebrity crush was David McCallum on The Man from UNCLE. That went on for years, and I still have a very warm spot in my heart for him. I even fantasized about becoming secret agent, until I had my first knew surgery at 20 and found out my pain threshold was pretty much zero. If the bad guys tried to torture me, I'd give it up in seconds.

3) My guilty pleasure is hot stone massages, at least an hour, preferably 90 minutes. This was a total surprise to me.

4) Some of my favorite go-to writers are Walker Percy, Jane Austen, PG Wodehouse, Ann Patchett, Ellen Gilchrist and EF Benson (I'm a total Luciaphile. On one of my trips to England, I made a special point of going to Rye, aka Tilling, just so I could see where the Mapp and Lucia books were set.).

5) I love to travel to Europe, but I love, love, love road trips by myself in the US. I like to have a rough plan, then stop every 30 minutes if something looks interesting, or drive for hours if nothing strikes my fancy. This is hard to do if you're traveling with someone else. I'm excellent company, and I have a high tolerance for it. :)

6) My least favorite household chore is taking out the trash, recycling and compost. I don't know why, it just seems so hard.

7) I didn't know about fan fic until I saw "Monster at the End of this Book." I started reading on ff.net, because Google said that was the biggest, but I noticed that some writers said they were also posting on LJ. That's how I found my way here, and it's one of the most satisfying things I've ever done. It's my happy place and I love the friends I've made here. I spend a ridiculous amount of time here; ask my untidy house.

[donelbo.livejournal.com]

Interesting stugg ;).

But I did know #2, #3, #5 and #7.
I had no idea about #4 ... that's pretty awesome!!!

[mousedm.livejournal.com]

Okay, here goes

1) No musical aspirations at all. Played the piano as a child and hated it. Loved playing all sports especially cricket and judo! Am now a third Dan black belt in Taekwondo.

2) I loved astronomy and am fascinated by everything to do with the cosmos. I cannot believe that there are a hundred billion galaxies and a hundred billion stars in each of them without life. You bet there are other lifeforms out there!

3) Visited Vancouver two years ago and totally fell in love with it - although I also love most of the Northwestern cities - Portland and Seattle are also wonderful.

4) Never won anything in my life!

5) Absolutely love my day job - except it doesn't pay anything. I home school my kids and couldn't be happier.

6) Love roller coasters, though can't afford to go that often. Love zip lines and high ropes courses. Not quite as fond of things on water although I've gone white water rafting several times as my husband loves it.

7) Never been to a convention, although I would dearly love to do so, but I don't live in an area where there is a lot of activity and my husband doesn't understand the appeal or support the expense. However, I did go up to watch White Collar filming twice and met and chatted with TIm DeKay - whoot!