Light Topic: Who are you and what do you do?

[Aymn27]

Hey all...

Just thought it would be fun to get to know each other a little better - we seem to always be so serious on here.

Anyways - I was hoping everyone could share some not-too-intimate details with us - just for the sake of fellowship.

Where do you work?
What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)?
What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
What's your worst habit?
Your best feature?
One day I want to....
I once got caught.....

Feel free to add anything else you'd like to share!

[Aymn27]

Hey all...

Just thought it would be fun to get to know each other a little better - we seem to always be so serious on here.

Anyways - I was hoping everyone could share some not-too-intimate details with us - just for the sake of fellowship.

Where do you work?
What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)?
What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
What's your worst habit?
Your best feature?
One day I want to....
I once got caught.....

Feel free to add anything else you'd like to share!
Where do you work? I am the Asst. Ops Manager for a tugboat company. My tugs dock the ships that come into our port. I'm over all the crew and do accts payable and receivable.
What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)?I like to fish, crab and cast net. I love to read.
What is one thing that nobody knows about you? I actually know how to square dance.
What's your worst habit? I say "you know" a lot when I'm talking :)
Your best feature?My wife says my eyes - but I'm not too sure..
One day I want to....own a sailboat
I once got caught.....by the priest - I was drinking the altar wine before mass. He walked in the sacristy and yelled out my name as I was downing a huge gulp and I spit the wine all over the wall...:sorry:

[Keturah]

Where do you work? I work in an R&D department for a multi-national food company.

What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)? I like computer games...I'm addicted to Battlefield 2142. I also like to read, listen to music and run.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you? Erm..when I was younger my school friends
formed a Spice Girls tribute band and roped me into the whole embarrassing thing :blush: :sorry:

What's your worst habit? Playing around with my hair

Your best feature? Dunno, my hubby would say my eyes but I think they're kinda small.

One day I want to....go to Canada

I once got caught.....eating sweets before dinner, and they weren't my sweets either.

[Aymn27]

Where do you work? I work in an R&D department for a multi-national food company.

What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)? I like computer games...I'm addicted to Battlefield 2142. I also like to read, listen to music and run.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you? Erm..when I was younger my school friends
formed a Spice Girls tribute band and roped me into the whole embarrassing thing :blush: :sorry:

What's your worst habit? Playing around with my hair

Your best feature? Dunno, my hubby would say my eyes but I think they're kinda small.

One day I want to....go to Canada

I once got caught.....eating sweets before dinner, and they weren't my sweets either.
Spice girls eh? rofl...which one were you?

[She]

Where do you work?
After a 12 year prison sentence, my previous employer took me back. Bless him.

What are your hobbies besides CF (and church)?
Looking after my children and my pets.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
I'm paranoid.

What's your worst habit?
Checking everything more than once.

Your best feature?
An article I wrote for my local paper about the state of public transport from the point of view of women with small children.

One day I want to....
Own my own home.

I once got caught.....
Without my knickers. I was 11 or 12 years old. :blush:

[JasonV]

Where do you work?

I work in a local PC shop. We build them and repair, some networking, etc.

What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)?

I like to read and play video games. I haven't changed since I was a kid.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you?

What I believe. (hehe)

What's your worst habit?

Picking my nose.

Your best feature?

When Im not picking my nose, I can be quite charming.

One day I want to....

Live in a Monastery and translate obscure Vatican documents into English.

I once got caught.....

Skinny dipping with my girlfriend at a Resort in....get this...UTAH!

[No Swansong]

Where do you work?
Part time at a National High Speed Internet Service provider. I am disabled, after serving as a paramedic in the Navy and civilian life

What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)?
I make Rosary's, I tie Chotki's I can watch and enjoy any and I mean any College Football game.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
I love to crab. I worked on a Shrimp boat as a teenager. In my high school I thoroughly enjoyed beating up bullies. I have competed internationally in Judo.

Your best feature?
I don't have one.

One day I want to....
Teach Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu for free in the inner-city.

I once got caught.....
Stealing a padlock for school. I got caught my one time shoplifting. I discovered I was a terrible thief.

[Groce]

I'm in the US Army, I leave Korea in 20 days and I'm moving to Ft. Knox. Right now I'm a mail clerk because I have an injury, I was a scout.

I enjoy collecting and shooting old military rifles. Also Biking and my dog, a bloodhound named Gertrude.

For my best feature you will have to ask my wife, I don't think I have one.

I never got caught doing anything worth telling a story about.

[AngCath]

Hey all...

Where do you work?
What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)?
What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
What's your worst habit?
Your best feature?
One day I want to....
I once got caught.....

Feel free to add anything else you'd like to share!

I am a full-time student, but I am the Associate Dean's research assistant (Canon Law mostly).

My hobbies include: writing, reading, drawing, soccer, cooking, and playing with my dog.

One thing nobody (here) knows about me is that I have an obsession with the movie Nacho Libre.

My worst habit is my extreme procrastination which is not a good quality at a seminary.

My best feature (as my classmates have stated) is my honesty and no BS attitude.

One day I want to have children (my wife wants them now ;))

I once got caught... i don't know, i'm not exciting enough for this one.

[Simon_Templar]

Hey all...

Just thought it would be fun to get to know each other a little better - we seem to always be so serious on here.

Anyways - I was hoping everyone could share some not-too-intimate details with us - just for the sake of fellowship.

Where do you work?
What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)?
What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
What's your worst habit?
Your best feature?
One day I want to....
I once got caught.....

Feel free to add anything else you'd like to share!

I work at a hospital as a security guard. I've been in private security for about 3 years, prior to that I ran a business (into the ground ;) ) teaching classes for homeschool kids, and tutoring etc.

my hobbies outside of CF and church are...
Wargamming with military miniatures
computer games/role playing games
reading/writing
history/philosophy/theology

something nobody knows about me... hmmm
I can't really think of anything that absolutely no one knows about me.
if you mean no one here, then there are of course tons f things. I'll go with, I made pilgrimage to Jerusalem when I was 13.

my worst habbit...
procrastination (not so much a habbit with me as an art form)

my best feature...
other than my fabulous legs.... I'm going to have to go with my charming personality :) believe it or not, I can be quite charming at times.

one day I want to....
take a walking tour with a few good friends across england, paying special attention to tolkien and lewis related sites (bird and baby... baby!)

I also want to have a whole room in my house devoted to my personal library.

I also wouldn't mind getting married to a fairy tale princess, and I of course will be the fairy tale knight in shining armor.

I once got caught...
setting off "works" bombs... :) not a real bomb exactly, but its a pop bottle with tinfoil and hydrocloric acid solution (in my case this was "the works" toilet bowl cleaner.. thus "the works" bomb) It builds up gas until the pop bottle pops and makes a really big noise. Not dangerous (unless you happen to be holding it in your hand) but we scared the crap out of a bunch of people, and thus they were not happy.

[karen freeinchristman]

Where do you work?
I work for a university veterinary school, in a lab that is mainly concerned with problems affecting horses. I've been there for 14 years! Too long.

What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)?
My hobby is training for ordination! :D
Seriously, I hardly have time for hobbies. When I used to have time, I enjoyed things like playing guitar, cooking, running, gardening and craftwork.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
I've jumped out of an airplane (with a parachute on). I was with three other people, all men, and the instructor made me jump first because he figured the blokes couldn't chicken out if the girl went first! It was fabulous!

What's your worst habit?
The more I think about this question, the more bad habits I can remember... trying to think of one that I want to admit to you all is the tricky thing.

Your best feature?
My dimples.

One day I want to....
get a round tuit.

I once got caught.....
Well, I've done a lot of things without being caught, actually! :blush: One thing I can remember doing as a teenager is sneaking into the high school swimming pool (an outdoor pool) after dark with lots of friends, swimming and diving off the high dive for hours and being caught by the security guards. This happened regularly! We never thought it was a dangerous thing to do. The guard would just question us as to our names, writing them down in his notebook, but what he didn't know was that we always gave the names of famous rock stars, and he didn't have a clue who Jimmy Paige, Robert Plant, Stevie Nicks, Ann and Nancy Wilson were!

[longhair75]

Where do you work?
I am the lead technician for a small fire alarm company

What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)?
My wife and I like to go to estate sales. I also enjoy sitting quietly with a glass of red wine and a good book.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
I can tell the difference between a diamond and cubic zirconia with a 10x jeweler's loup.

What's your worst habit?
I really lack patience

Your best feature?
I am very dependable.

One day I want to....
Learn to speak Spanish

I once got caught.....
I was once cheated out of every nickle I had by a carnival booth operator.

[RedneckAnglican]

Hi...I'm Ken and I...

Where do you work? Response Center, USA
What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)? Music..watching football...and the SCA...
What is one thing that nobody knows about you? I am a closte Justin Timberlake fan...
What's your worst habit? besides the fact that I smoke like a factory?...
Your best feature? sense of humor...i think...
One day I want to....go to England...
I once got caught.....ok...that's just TOO personal...

[SirTimothy]

I'm Tim,

I'm a part-time Theology Student, part-time Parish Organist and part-time computer technician. I only get paid for the latter two. :)

My hobbies include far too much music, piano/organ/guitar and voice, and I dabble in bass.

The one thing that no-body (at least at CF) knows about me is: I'm a country music fan. Yep, that's me. :)

What's your worst habit? Ummm... assuming that I know best? I'm good at that. :)

My best feature? My devastatingly brilliant wit, what else?

One day I want to... be the pastor of a medium-sized city church. :)

I once got caught... umm... caught? Innocent little me?

[IowaLutheran]

Hey all...

Just thought it would be fun to get to know each other a little better - we seem to always be so serious on here.

Anyways - I was hoping everyone could share some not-too-intimate details with us - just for the sake of fellowship.

Where do you work?
What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)?
What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
What's your worst habit?
Your best feature?
One day I want to....
I once got caught.....

Feel free to add anything else you'd like to share!

Where do you work?
I am an attorney and a partner in a small law firm.

What are your hobbies besides CF (and church)?
I coach my 7 year old son's basketball team, I like spending time with my kids, and I like to read.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
Despite being a conservative-looking lawyer/part-time lay minister and seminarian, I enjoy all kinds of hard rock (except for the most extreme forms of metal). I try to hide that from the older parishioners.

What's your worst habit?
I tend to bottle up feelings and then when I do get mad it all comes out and sometimes I go overboard.

Your best feature?
I see the good side of everyone and try to bring that out, particularly the defendants I represent.

One day I want to. . .
Serve both the Lutheran and Episcopal churches - details still pending

I once got caught. . . .
That's why I'm a lawyer - I don't get caught :P

[masuwerte]

I'm an x-ray tech in a hospital, father of a boy who's almost two, a former national class race walker. I sometimes get offered the senior coffee at McDonalds. I drink more beer than is good for me. I'm humble (and proud of it, lol). Some day I'd like to see St. Helena Island in the South Atlantic. I once got caught...nah, I'm not saying.

[john23237]

Where do you work?
I am a dentist in solo private practice.
What are your hobbies?
Gardening, classical music
What is the one thing no one knows about you?
I am a hopeless romantic at heart.
What is your worst habit?
I am still a heavy smoker.
Your best feature?
I am a loyal friend.
One day I want to...
See Florence.
I once got caught..
I think this is a good place to stop.

[purpleunicorn_Andi]

Hi...I'm Andi and I...

Where do you work? Circuit City
What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)? reading and crafts...mainly crochete right now
What is one thing that nobody knows about you? I don't know that I'd want to share that
What's your worst habit? impaticence with my son
Your best feature? legs...least they use to beOne day I want to....go so many different places, and not have to work...
I once got caught.....packing all my clothes to run away.... ok I had no idea how I was going to carry all those suit cases!!!!

[artrx]

Here goes...

Where do you work?
I work part-time for the public school system as an Art Therapist for elementary children with emotional disabilities. I also do workshops for adults and am a mom of an 18yr old girl (college freshman) and 16 yr old boy.

What are your hobbies besides CF (and church)?
-At the moment, ceramics- more sculptural than functional.
- finishing up an 4-yr lay program, Education for Ministry.
- hiking, traveling , learning, music and sharing a bottle of red wine with friends.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
well, if i told you then someone would know...

What's your worst habit?
I'm addicted to diet Pepsi.

Your best feature?
I'm pretty easy to get along with.

One day I want to....
live in another country again.

I once got caught.....
in the middle of the night in the lap of Lincoln, of the Lincoln Memorial (DC), with my future husband.:blush: We have two pictures, that cost us a $100 fine, to prove it!

[RadixLecti]

Where do you work?
At a law office --I'm a lawyer.

What are your hobbies besides CF (and church)?
I play rugby, and the cello.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
I used to live in Russia.

What's your worst habit?
I double-check everything.

Your best feature?
I'm not really sure.

One day I want to....
Move to Alaska.

I once got caught.....
I never get caught, I double-check everything, remember?:D

[ChessCastle]

Where do you work?
I'm a production supervisor at a manufacturing plant.

What are your hobbies besides CF (and church)?
Playing, and studying chess, collecting comic books, and playing video games.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
I used to collect source code from computer virii.

What's your worst habit?
Procrastination....and becoming addicted to MMORPG's

Your best feature?
I wish I knew.

One day I want to....
Become a master level chess player. ( long way from that!)

I once got caught.....
Playing hookey (does anyone still use that word) from school in an arcade.

[ebia]

Where do you work? As the Numeracy teacher in a Catholic (secondary) school.

What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)? Brewing beer.

[SumTinWong]

Where do you work? At Enable in Syracuse NY
What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)? Photography
What is one thing that nobody knows about you? If I told you that then there would be anything that no one knows about me :)
What's your worst habit? Probably complaining
Your best feature? I cannot think of any. I honestly do not think I have one.
One day I want to.... buy a good camera.

[No Swansong]

Hi...I'm Andi and I...

Where do you work? Circuit City
What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)? reading and crafts...mainly crochete right now
What is one thing that nobody knows about you? I don't know that I'd want to share that
What's your worst habit? impaticence with my son
Your best feature? legs...least they use to beOne day I want to....go so many different places, and not have to work...
I once got caught.....packing all my clothes to run away.... ok I had no idea how I was going to carry all those suit cases!!!!
Andi you ought to wrestle the computer away from that giant of a husband of yours and come around more often.

[No Swansong]

Where do you work?
At a law office --I'm a lawyer.

What are your hobbies besides CF (and church)?
I play rugby, and the cello.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
I used to live in Russia.

What's your worst habit?
I double-check everything.

Your best feature?
I'm not really sure.

One day I want to....
Move to Alaska.

I once got caught.....
I never get caught, I double-check everything, remember?:D
Cool Radix. I played Cello for the Columbus Cadet Orchestra (associated with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra) through High School. I once broke 3 fingers on my right hand playing football and the conductor was fit to be tied. I had the honor of playing under the direction once (with the Columbus Synphony) of Arthur Fiedler. It was awesome cool.

[Tawny]

Hey all...

Just thought it would be fun to get to know each other a little better - we seem to always be so serious on here.

Anyways - I was hoping everyone could share some not-too-intimate details with us - just for the sake of fellowship.

Where do you work?
What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)?
What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
What's your worst habit?
Your best feature?
One day I want to....
I once got caught.....

Feel free to add anything else you'd like to share!

I am an accounts clerk for a marketing company

I run a Guide unit and I am researching my family tree, I also love to play Sims2

I can get my balled fist in my mouth

My worst habit is biting my nails

One day I want to visit America

Flooding the 2nd floor at school.

[ContraMundum]

OK, here goes....first and last time I let personal stuff out....

Where do you work?

I minister in the church, work as a tradesman/manager in a business, write books and articles for journals and tutor kids in English.

What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)?

I'm a wargamer and military miniatures collector, build cars, perform occasionally as a musician and less occasionally race cars.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you?

I worked at sea for 20+ years, but I hid it from my mom and instead told her I was a piano player in a brothel so she wouldn't be stressed about it.

What's your worst habit?

Stressing over everything.

Your best feature?

People find me peaceful to be around.

One day I want to....sail the Southern Ocean solo, non stop.

I once got caught.....jousting in a public library. (not joking)

[No Swansong]

I am an accounts clerk for a marketing company

I run a Guide unit and I am researching my family tree, I also love to play Sims2

I can get my balled fist in my mouth

My worst habit is biting my nails

One day I want to visit America

Flooding the 2nd floor at school.
I think the U.S. would be honored to be visted by you.

[No Swansong]

OK, here goes....first and last time I let personal stuff out....

Where do you work?

I minister in the church, work as a tradesman/manager in a business, write books and articles for journals and tutor kids in English.

What are you hobbies besides CF (and church)?

I'm a wargamer and military miniatures collector, build cars, perform occasionally as a musician and less occasionally race cars.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you?

I worked at sea for 20+ years, but I hid it from my mom and instead told her I was a piano player in a brothel so she wouldn't be stressed about it.

What's your worst habit?

Stressing over everything.

Your best feature?

People find me peaceful to be around.

One day I want to....sail the Southern Ocean solo, non stop.

I once got caught.....jousting in a public library. (not joking)
Merchant Marines?

[ContraMundum]

Merchant Marines?
Merchant Marine, Navy (both surface and below), fisherman too. Done it all.

[Finella]

What an interesting thread! Fun to read about people...

Where do you work?
I am a research assistant for the music therapy program at my university, doing research at Temple Hospital. I also see music therapy clients privately, and I'm a full-time PhD student. So I work at home, or in the library, or in the grad office...

What are your hobbies besides CF (and church)?
Watching BritComedy (currently catching up on Jeeves and Wooster), playing music (I have a small hard-to-describe band and I also do a little freelancing with my flute and/or guitar), gymnastics (I'm on an adult team!), gardening.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
I was a subversive rebel in grade school. I started a petition against the school librarian because I didn't like the way she told me I had to prepare for a Battle of the Books competition.

What's your worst habit?
Internet procrastination. CF doesn't help in this regard. Dangit, I think I'm doing it right now...

Your best feature?
The one I think I have is my love of people.

One day I want to....
See a tornado.

I once got caught.....

by my grandmother stealing a pack of gum from the supermarket checkout line. It was the first (and last) time I'd ever done such a thing (I think I was five or so) but she started yelling at my mom right there and then, telling her how horrible I was and how she was a horrible mother. Yikes.

[SumTinWong]

I also see music therapy clients privately...
I have been interested in this field for awhile. I love the concept and I really want to do this myself. My father in law has thought of goign to school for this. How cool!

[No Swansong]

Merchant Marine, Navy (both surface and below), fisherman too. Done it all.
Where is that turning green with envy icon?
Been to sea on a shrimp boat (The Gulf) and a private charter boat back and forth between Mobile and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Never got to go to sea with the Navy unfortunately, as I spent 4 years in Great Lakes and Paris Island.

[Tawny]

I have only been on a cross channel ferry (between England and France) does that count :P

[Inside Edge]

Where do you work?
IT Dept (network admin) for a paper mill.

What are your hobbies besides CF (and church)?
Hockey, and I suppose "changing diapers" qualifies, these days. I like to read primary historical material, and monkey around with electronics.

What is one thing that nobody knows about you?
I have very lucid and odd dreams.

What's your worst habit?
I know everything.

Your best feature?
Fiercly loyal.

One day I want to....
Speak Italian - properly & fluently.

I once got caught.....
Stealing batteries. By the cops. I think I was 13. Not a pleasant experience.

[karen freeinchristman]

I have only been on a cross channel ferry (between England and France) does that count :P

I once spent a year sailing around as paid crew on private yachts. We sailed from Cape Town, S. Africa to Nice, France, and from San Diego Ca, to Hawaii and then south to Polynesia. In fact, it was on Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific that I got engaged to my husband!

(sorry, I know I already had my turn:sorry: )

[ContraMundum]

Where is that turning green with envy icon?
Been to sea on a shrimp boat (The Gulf) and a private charter boat back and forth between Mobile and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Never got to go to sea with the Navy unfortunately, as I spent 4 years in Great Lakes and Paris Island.
Well, that sounds like enough to get the salt in your veins but not enough to get it out.

I guess I've done the whole burrito at sea- I've been to every continent (yes, Antartica too!) except S. America and sailed on everything typical. I've worked in many capacities ranging from as a lowly deckhand to a skipper on a deep dea longliner and a mate on a container ship. I've gone from being the new guy that the bosun picks on to being the bully bosun picking on the new guy.

If I ever go back to the states, I'll have to get a job at Aymn's company!

:)

[ContraMundum]

I once spent a year sailing around as paid crew on private yachts. We sailed from Cape Town, S. Africa to Nice, France, and from San Diego Ca, to Hawaii and then south to Polynesia. In fact, it was on Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific that I got engaged to my husband!

(sorry, I know I already had my turn:sorry: )
Oh yes, well, keep telling that side of your life and you'll get plenty of free pink gins at the Yacht Club!

[karen freeinchristman]

This thread needs a resurrection! Any new people to STR must fill out the questionairre (OP). It's great reading through this... I love all you guys!!! :)