how well do we know each other..?

Chris of Arabia · May 4, 2007

Now I wouldn't have had you down as a Beastie Boys afficionado, but every credit for DM - somehow I can't quite imagine them being too big in Texas.

>;o))

Rayna' · May 4, 2007

Chris of Arabia said:
Now I wouldn't have had you down as a Beastie Boys afficionado, but every credit for DM - somehow I can't quite imagine them being too big in Texas.

>;o))

They aren't but I've loved both them since the 80's. god, I feel old!

blackdoglab · May 4, 2007

Four jobs I have had in my life
1. dining hall assistant
2. Preschool Teacher (twice)
3. Mentor
4. Nanny

Four movies I have watched over and over
1. The Civil War
2. Harold and Maude
3. The Forbidden Zone
4. Carnival of Souls

Four Places I have lived
1. My mother's womb
2. my bedroom
3. my house
4. sheboygan, wi

Four TV shows I watch
1. House
2. Mythbusters
3. Are You Beeing Served?
4. Jeeves and Wooster

Four Places I have been on vacation
1. Gettysburg
2. Northern Minnesota
3. Michigan
4. Washington

Four websites I visit daily
1. youtube
2. ubu.com
3. archive.org
4. moviegrooves.com

Four of my favorite foods
1. reuben sandwiches
2. lasanga
3. poppyseed torte
4. cream of broccoli soup

Four places I'd rather be right now
1. lake superior
2. lloyd's photo and digital
3. my bed
4. in a large theatre showing a silent film

Four people I would love to call me on the phone
1. the silent comedy mafia
2. Lon Chaney
3. my grandma and grandpa Heck (both of whom have recently passed on)
4. any three friends from high school

Four things you do as a ritual every day
1. pray
2. Dance along with Jan Pehechan Ho (a dance/music number from a Bollywood film "Gumnaam")
3. taking meds
4. napping

what is your four ways of escaping from the world
1. taking a long walk in maywood environmental park
2. posting on tpf
3. walking to the lighthouse
4. taking a moped ride

four things you would change about the world
1. addiction
2. diarreah
3. intolerance
4. remakes of films that were just fine to begin with

what are your favorite songs/albums
1. album Only a Lad- Oingo Boingo
2. The KKK Took My Baby Away- The Ramones
3. My Pal Foot Foot- The Shaggs
4. Super Rad- The Aquabats

four tpf's i'd like to interview
1. lostprophet
2. Zendianah
3. Antarctican
4. Chris of Arabia

zendianah · May 4, 2007

Four jobs I have had in my life:

1. Carny- I was the bearded lady..

(joking)
2. Bloomberg INfo TV. Over the shoulder graphic artist
3 Telecomunications
4. Project Manager

Four movies I have watched over and over:

1. Terms of Endearment
2. Napolean Dynamite
3. 40 year old Virgin
4. Wedding Crashers

Four places I have lived:

1. NYC
2. New Jersey
3. Pittsburgh
4. Colorado

Four TV shows I watch:

1. Office
2. Greys Anatomy
3. Heros
4. Lost

Four places I have been on vacation:

1. Mexico
2. Florida
3. Boston
4. Vegas Baby

Four websites I visit daily

1. Here
2. pictage
3. meetup moms group
4. google

Four of my favorite foods:

1. Turkish
2. Greek
3. Puerto Rican
4. Seafood

Four places I would rather be right now

1. Nepal
2. Playing Soccer
3. Thailand
4. beach anywhere with a HOT cabana boy serving me drinks!

Four people i would love to have call me on the phone

1. my kids
2. dhali lama- much respect for him
3. patrick demsey because hes my boyfriend
4. adam sandler because he is my other boyfriend.
5. John my husband.. dont tell him about my 2 boyfriends above.. shhhhh

Four things you do as a ritual every day..

1. Curse way to much
2. check emails
3. tuck all the kiddos in
4. take asprin-- screaming kids.

what is your four ways to escape from the world

1. photography
2. scrapbook
3. meditate
4. driving alone

Four things you would change about the world

1. gas prices.. dammmnn
2. 3 days of mandatory rest instead of 2
3. world peace
4. to many more...

Four of your favorite songs/albums

1. scarlet begonias- the dead
2. james taylor -- anything by him
3. anything by beatles
4. beastie boys yeaaaa

Four tpf'ers you would like to interview

1. Lost Profit- hes funny hes not like the "otters"
2. Rayna, Nabero - they think fireman are hot so do i.
3. Woodsac.. still trying those HDRs. Fish eye and photomatix doesnt give me the secret

4. Elsapet
5. Maxbloom
6. The Travelor
7. Corry
8. blackdoglab.. i banned him so many times i want to see if he feels ok ..

There are more cant remeber their names...

nabero · May 4, 2007

Four jobs I have had in my life
1. Ice Cream Dipper/Waitress
2. Material Handler in a shipping warehouse
3. University Visitor Center Information Guru
4. Information Desk/Receptionist

Four movies I have watched over and over
1. Office Space
2. Billy Madison
3. When Harry Met Sally
4. The Goonies

Four Places I have lived
1. Toronto
2. Ohio
3. Salzburg (briefly)
4. another place in Ohio

Four TV shows I watch
1. The Office
2. Black Books
3. Man vs. Wild
4. Wife Swap

Four Places I have been on vacation
1. Maine
2. Alaska
3. Florida
4. North Carolina

Four websites I visit daily
1. tpf
2. questionablecontent.net
3. blogger
4. pandora.com

Four of my favorite foods
1. tomatoes
2. bananas
3. breads
4. lemon poppyseed muffins (yum!)

Four places I'd rather be right now
1. hiking
2. at the movies
3. with my family at home
4. alaska

Four people I would love to call me on the phone
1. Sean Connery
2. Aphra Behn
3. I would LOVE if telemarketers DIDN'T call
4. ....a certain guy :blushing:

Four things you do as a ritual every day
1. hot caffeine in the morning
2. Write in my notebook
3. procrastinate
4. cook

what are your four ways of escaping from the world
1. hiking
2. writing
3. taking/editing photos
4. taking random drives alone

four things you would change about the world
1. intolerance
2. save rainforests and other habitats being destroyed
3. make everyone vegetarian
4. end animal cruelty

what are your favorite songs/albums
1. Don Mclean- Vincent
2. Carole King- anything by her
3. Mary Chapin Carpenter- Why Walk
4. Beatles- Hey Jude

four tpf's i'd like to interview
1. lostprophet
2. Zendianah
3. the_traveler
4. MaxBloom

lostprophet · May 4, 2007

you lot are insane! Why the hell would anyone want to interview me? I'm a nobody for crying out loud

But I have learnt something from this, you can get a job as an ice cream dipper!!! :drool:

thats got to be almost as good an ice cream taster

Corry · May 4, 2007

It's been a while since I've done this, so I'm gonna do it again, then go back and read my old answers, and see how much they change.

Four jobs I have had in my life:

1. Gopher girl at a nursing home
2. Walgreen's clerk/photo tech/beauty advisor
3. Children's advocate at a domestic violence shelter
4. Book keeper for a construction company
(and I can now say I"ve had five jobs....clerk at Target, currently)

Four movies I have watched over and over:

1. The Shawshank Redemption
2. LOTR Trilogy
3. Of Mice and Men
4. Evita

Four places I have lived:

1. Bradford, IL
2. Peoria, IL
3. Chillicothe, IL
4. I'm not telling you, IL

Four TV shows I watch:

1. SCRUBS!
2. Scrubs...
3. Scrubs...
4. What do you think?

Four places I have been on vacation:

1. Boston
2. NYC
3. Houston
4. Baltimore

Four websites I visit daily

1. TPF
2. Online-Sweepstakes.com
3. another small forum
4. gmail.com

Four of my favorite foods:

1. NACHOS!
2. Chinese food
3. Mmmmm....hummus!
4. Ice cream, chocolate, cookies, everything that's bad for me

Four places I would rather be right now

1. Baltimore
2. Philadelphia
3. Dallas
4. New Hampshire

Four people i would love to have call me on the phone

1. My friend Christina (we recently reconnected online, and have been playing phone tag)
2. Joe
3. Sky
4. My Brother

Four things you do as a ritual every day..

1. Get up
2. Take the dog out
3. Stop next door and buy an OJ
4. Browse my forums

what is your four ways to escape from the world

1. Exercise
2. Loooooooong showers (good place to think)
3. Drawing
4. My Thursday night Children's group (those kids make never cease to make me totally forget about whatever bad is going on in my life)

Four things you would change about the world

1. Too loaded of a question
2.
3.
4.

Four of your favorite songs/albums

1. No way I could pick four favorites
2.
3.
4.

Four tpf'ers you would like to interview
Since there are so many people that I already know SO well, I'll try and pick some I don't know a whole lot about...
1. Gizmo
2. Torus34 <<<I'd also like to vote him as the most under-rated TPF member. Jim is a wonderful man, and I feel honored to have met him!
3. Mitica100
4. Chase (because in order to interview him, we'd actually have to have some COMMUNICATION of some sort!)

Jim Gratiot · May 4, 2007

Four jobs I have had in my life:

1. Father of 3 (continuing)
2. Husband (continuing)
3 Proofreader/Editor
4. Sarcastic Bookstore Employee

Four movies I have watched over and over:

1. The Big Chill
2. The Philadelphia Story
3. The Godfather
4. Heathers

Four places I have lived:

1. Palo Alto, CA
2. San Diego, CA
3. Pleasanton, CA
4. Folsom, CA

Four TV shows I watch:

1. 30 Rock
2. The Amazing Race
3. Sportscenter
4. Max & Ruby (every morning w/ my daughter)

Four places I have been on vacation:

1. Bryce Canyon (if you go, bring your camera!)
2. Washington D.C.
3. Puerto Vallarta
4. Paris

Four websites I visit daily

1. Can't say -- my wife might read this

2. eBay (I'm selling tons of stuff from my garage)
3.
4.

Four of my favorite foods:

1. Pepperoni/Sausage pizza
2. My wife's Swedish Meatballs
3. My mom's spaghetti
4. Fig Newtons

Four places I would rather be right now

1. La Jolla (on the ocean near San Diego)
2. At a baseball game
3. At the movies
4. At home playing w/ my kids

Four people i would love to have call me on the phone

1. Any of my kids
2. Nobody else -- I HATE the telephone!
3.
4.

Four things you do as a ritual every day..

1. Cheerios in the morning
2. Watch Seinfeld every night at 11:30
3. Read The Hardy Boys with my son
4. Tuck my kids into bed

What are your four ways to escape from the world

1. Reading
2. Playing with my kids
3. Crossword puzzles
4. Going to the movies by myself

Four things you would change about the world

1. No alarm clocks
2. No cavities
3. No leaking refrigerators
4. I wish candy was good for you

Four of your favorite songs/albums

1. "The Honesty Room" by Dar Williams
2. "Blonde on Blonde" by Bob Dylan
3. "In My Tribe" by 10,000 Maniacs
4. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" -- Tori Amos live version

Four tpf'ers you would like to interview

1. elsaspet -- read my interview w/ Cindy on May 29.
2. some of you others, I'll be in touch soon.
3.
4.

The_Traveler · May 4, 2007

Four jobs I have had in my life: (neither chronologic nor important)

1. Lab assistant in hospital path lab
2. Senior military officer
3. Research statistician
4. CIO for HIV/AIDs foundation

Four movies I have watched over and over:

1. Lost in Temptation
2. Pennies from Heaven
3. Time for Love (Japanese)
4. Rain

Four places I have lived:

1. Columbia, MD
2. San Francisco, CA
3. Philadelphia, PA
4. Boston, MA

Four TV shows I watch:

1. Any old movie on TCM
2. Any old movie on TCM
3. Any old movie on TCM
4. Any old movie on TCM

Four places I have been on vacation:

1. Arizona, New Mexico
2. Hawaii
3. Laos
4. 42 other countries

Four websites I visit daily

1. TPF
2. Lonely Planet
3. another small photo forum
4. Arts and Letters

Four of my favorite foods:

1. Pad Thai
2. soft ice cream
3. Apple tree farms organic hot dogs
4. the occasional steak

Four places I would rather be right now

1. Laos
2. San Francisco
3. Italy
4. Vermont

Four people i would love to have call me on the phone

1. My wife
2. ......
3. .......
4. .......

Four things you do as a ritual every day..

1. Get up, shower shave
2. Check my email
3. Browse fav forums
4. Chores

what is your four ways to escape from the world

1. Photography
2. Playing Holden in Atlantic City
3. Solo vacations in SEA
4. Walking around DC museums

Four things you would change about the world

1. too hard
2.
3.
4.

Four TPFers I'd like to actually meet

too big a bunch to list - and I don't want to inadertently leave any out.

nabero · May 4, 2007

lostprophet said:
But I have learnt something from this, you can get a job as an ice cream dipper!!! thats got to be almost as good an ice cream taster

it's great for your guns

Claff · May 4, 2007

Four jobs I have had in my life:

1. Retail supervisor
2. Accountant
3 Web dude
4. Magazine writer/editor

Four movies I have watched over and over:

1. Bull Durham
2. Wayne's World
3. Days of Thunder
4. Clerks

Four places I have lived:

1. Waldorf MD
2. North Adams MA
3. Dalton MA
4. Agawam MA

Four TV shows I watch:

1. Simpsons
2. Scrubs
3. Monk
4. Overhaulin

Four places I have been on vacation:

1. England
2. L.A. California
3. San Diego CA
4. Cape Cod MA

Four websites I visit daily

1. NewTiburon.com
2. North East Racing News
3. Racersbored.com
4. NASCAR Media.com

Four of my favorite foods:

1. French toast with crispy bacon
2. Little Caeser Pizza
3. Willy Wonka Bottle caps
4. Hershey bar

Four places I would rather be right now

1. Bed
2. Thunder Road International Speedbowl
3. Lime Rock Park
4. Trinity Church Road, Mechanicsville MD

Four people i would love to have call me on the phone

1. Dick Berggren
2. Brian France
3. Jeff Gordon
4. that guy who owes me money from work I did 3 years ago

Four things you do as a ritual every day..

1. walk doggies
2. internet forums
3. recliner nap
4. procrastinate

what is your four ways to escape from the world

1. sporty car on Trinity Church Road
2. recliner nap with doggies
3. DVR full of "Scrubs" reruns
4. MP3 player full of 80s hair metal tunes

Four things you would change about the world

1. order everyone to count to ten before reacting to anything
2. more smiles
3. ban cuss words
4. $0.97/gallon unleaded gas

Four of your favorite songs/albums

1. Dokken "In my dreams" (song) "Under lock & key" (album)
2. Whitesnake's 1987 self-titled album
3. Foreigner "Agent provacateur" album
4. Bon Jovi "Slippery when wet" album

Four tpf'ers you would like to interview

1. not good with names!

Mitica100 · May 5, 2007

How well do you know me?? For instance, did you know...

Four jobs I have had in my life:

1. Violinist in a Symphony Orchestra
2. Lab technician for Baxter Travenol
3 Union Steward
4. Contractor

Four movies I have watched over and over:

1. 2001 A Space...
2. Alien I
3. Alien II
4. Solaris

Four places I have lived:

1. Bucharest, Romania
2. Latina, Italy
3. Boston
4. Phoenix

Four TV shows I watch:

1. 24
2. CNN News
3. ESPN (various)
4. Discovery Channel (various)

Four places I have been on vacation:

1. Costa Rica
2. Kauaii
3. Paris, France
4. Firenze, Italy

Four websites I visit daily

1. TPF
2. bank
3. APUG
4. Ebay

Four of my favorite foods:

1. Sarmale (stuffed grape leaves)
2. Paella
3. a good steak
4. gelato

Four places I would rather be right now

1. in bed...
2.
3.
4.

Four people i would love to have call me on the phone

1. President Clinton
2.
3.
4.

Four things you do as a ritual every day..

1. check e-mail
2. have my strong cup of coffee in the morning
3. check TPF
4.

what is your four ways to escape from the world

1. TPF
2. war games
3. motorcycling
4. repairing cameras

Four things you would change about the world

1. eliminate powerty
2. give everyone free health care
3.
4.

Four of your favorite songs/albums

1. Anything Pink Floyd
2. Anything Beatles
3. Most of Eagles
4.

sweetpea · May 6, 2007

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1.Student
2.Autopsy Assistant
3 Server
4.Receptionist

Four movies I have watched over and over:
1. Cool Runnings
2. First Knight
3. The Notebook
4. Gone With the Wind

Four places I have lived:
1. Ohio

2.
3.
4.

Four TV shows I watch:
1.Grey's Anatomy
2.CSI
3. House
4. Forensic Files

Four places I have been on vacation:
1.Paris, France
2.Cancun, Mexico
3. Florida
4. Chicago

Four websites I visit daily
1.Email
2. Myspace
3. Facebook
4. TPF

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Bread
2. Pasta
3. Garlic Anything
4.Newly discovered Vegetarian Food

Four places I would rather be right now
1.Bora Bora
2. Europe
3. Anywhere in the Mountains
4. At the Park with my dog

Four people i would love to have call me on the phone
1.Nate
2.My Grandma
3.The guy who gives you the lottery money
4.Jen

Four things you do as a ritual every day..
1.Stand on the balcony enjoy the weather and clear my head for the day
2.shower
3.play with my dog
4.Talk to my mom

what is your four ways to escape from the world
1.painting
2.taking pictures
3.bubble baths
4.random car rides with my windows down and my stereo up

Four things you would change about the world
1.End poverty/hunger
2.Eliminate Greed
3.Stop the destruction of our environment
4.education and health care available to everyone

Four of your favorite songs/albums
1.Before These Crowded Streets-Dave Matthews Band
2.Hey There Delila-Plain White T's
3.Monster Ballads
4.Somewhere Over The Rainbow (personal reasons)

Four tpf'ers you would like to interview
1.nabero
2.the traveler
3.
4.