Five things you might not know about me

[Sage]

Then why don't you win any guess that headlight/taillight games?

Because you bastids always post old cars. Like I just told someone via PM, I can’t identify anything made before my lifetime. Dunno why, just happened that way.

1. I'm really, properly scared of heights, but never used to be. Several dreams during my teenage years of falling off climbing walls probably kick-started it.

Strange, I’ve had the opposite experience – I used to be absolutely terrified of heights, but over the last two years I’ve gotten over it somehow.

1) Whenever I get the chance, I turn nocturnal. […]

Since I don't have school until the 15th and usually work weekends, I went to bed around 6am yesterday, and woke up at 4:30pm.

I have a suitemate who has exactly the same sleep schedule as you. I can stay up late pretty easily, but it’s not something that I enjoy, because I’m a sun worshipper.

3) I was a Furry in elementary and middle school, and I would probably still be one today if I didn't totally suck ass at drawing.

I have a friend who’s a Furry (more accurately, a Furvert). It’s not something I’ve ever understood, but you know my mantra from the homosexual threads: live and let live.

In fact, you remind me a lot of him – Furry, he’s semi-nocturnal, and doesn’t really like interacting with people.

I can also relate a bit to the similar Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, as mentioned in the RLS article. It's by no means frequent, but as often as once a day my upper body will suddenly and randomly jerk, for no apparent reason. I also seem to suddenly and randomly jerk my legs and sometimes my arms many nights when I'm trying to get to sleep -- again, though, I've only noticed this on an average of once every couple of nights.

Same here. I didn’t mention it in my first post, because I don’t technically qualify as PLMD-inflicted, but my legs do jerk at night, about once a week. It always happens when I’m falling asleep (in a semi-unconscious state), never when I’m awake or fully asleep.

2. My eyes function independently.

Woah, that’s so cool!

What the heck, I've been here for 5 years, what better way to celebrate: […]

Wow, that’s a really insightful post. 👍 Thank you for sharing that with us.

One note about Buddhism though: my mom is a Buddhist, and she prays every night, so do you happen to know what that’s all about? I’ve never asked her because I have a feeling she wouldn’t really know herself (she seems to be a Buddhist only because she was raised as one).

3. I'm not a math mind at all. I wish I was - it would make econ classes a lot easier. I'm a much better writer than I am problem solver, it seems. Actually, this probably has something to do with number one.

Last year I tutored someone who has much the same way. He had something akin to ADD (he never divulged what exactly it was), so he had a terrible time with math – I had to be more patient with him than of my other tutorees, but it was easy since he was honestly trying to concentrate and he was the nicest kid. Hardest worker I’d ever seen, and it was because he wanted to overcome his condition.

I'm an eagle scout, and you know I'm an atheist. My troop didn't focus on the religious aspect of the boy scouts, and I think in general the scouts have a don't ask - don't tell policy. But, as you point out, you are technically required to be religious to complete the boy scouts, so if I was discovered, they could revoke my Eagle Scout status.

I figured, I wanted Eagle Scout enough that I'd overlook the religiousness of scouting. Like I said, my troop helped a lot. If I had been in a religious troop I think I'd have shopped around to different troops before I found one that didn't take it so seriously.

My troop wasn’t terribly religious, but just enough that I felt uncomfortable. One big problem was that the guy who was doing the Personal Fitness merit badge was really religious, and he was the only guy in the district doing that merit badge at the time.

Like I said, I wish it hadn’t been an impediment – going to that Jamboree was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had – but it was weighing heavily on my mind every single day at that time, so I finally had to shrug off the weight.

1 - My dad is an obsessive compulsive, my brother is starting to show signs of being one as well, I'm determined not to be but by the same token I think sometimes I might just be becoming obsessively compulsive in the opposite way.

Ah, that’s something I forgot to mention in my first post – I have several friends who accuse me of having OCD, although I truly believe that I’m just a perfectionist (the normal kind, as described in that article, not the neurotic kind – I’m very realistic in my goals). I’ve done my reading on OCD, and I simply don’t fit many of the criteria.

5. I'm turned off by dyed hair, fake breasts, and shaved pubic areas

Why am I not surprised that you posted that?

 

[Jondot]

1. While I also say I'm an only child, I've got 3 half brothers and 2 half sisters. All with their own families (in fact, all but 2 of their combined 16 children are older than me. Yipeee...

2. I actually play the keyboard (which sounds painfully lamer than playing the piano). I'm not exactly awesome, but still. I'm better at listening to something and then playing it than sightreading.

3. I have an unholy addiction to TV.

4. I've driven a grand total of 3 cars. A Ford Ka, a Fiesta, and a Seat Ibiza. Woo...

5. I'm not exactly tall. 5'4 to be precise. Kinda annoying when your friends are as tall as 6'5.

 

[Sage]

Don’t worry, the short ones in school usually grow up to be the tall ones later in life. I was tall in my elementary and middle school years, but I basically stopped growing in middle school, so now I’m a twitch on the short side.

 

[Sharky.]

1. I don't like heights. Or spiders. Or broccoli.
2. I can't swim.
3. I get along with girls better than guys (my best friends are girls :|)
4. I'm a bit of a loner.
5. I have flat feet, so I have orthotics in my shoes.



And some more:
6. I'm 6'0" (183cm). At age 16 (and 11.5 months)
7. I'm only about 58kg.

 

[Der Alta]

Killer sweet.



Lol.

You cn see it to some degree in that picture. I was watching the macaw, and my wife at the same time. Most of the time, I don't even realize I'm doing it, as I've been this way for nearly 20 years. I actually see two images and can track them both.

It has always bothered my wife. Especially when... Ummm.. yeah, during that.

 

[Jondot]

Don’t worry, the short ones in school usually grow up to be the tall ones later in life. I was tall in my elementary and middle school years, but I basically stopped growing in middle school, so now I’m a twitch on the short side.

Hope so


Evan, just out of interest (although I think you told me before), what town did you live in?

 

[Sage]

I actually see two images and can track them both.

Do they overlap slightly? Is there a slight blur between them?

 

[Duke]

I actually see two images and can track them both.

It has always bothered my wife. Especially when... Ummm.. yeah, during that.

I'd imagine that depends on what you're watching with the other eye, at that point. Or does she just expect you to have them closed?

 

[Omnis]

You cn see it to some degree in that picture. I was watching the macaw, and my wife at the same time. Most of the time, I don't even realize I'm doing it, as I've been this way for nearly 20 years. I actually see two images and can track them both.

It has always bothered my wife. Especially when... Ummm.. yeah, during that.

In the original picture? Really? Because I also photoshopped your left eyeball...

 

[Der Alta]

In the original picture? Really? Because I also photoshopped your left eyeball...

Ahhh... I don't recall exactly, and was basing it off that picture. I do it without thinking and couldn't quite recall.

The amount of christmas pictures I've ruined!

Do they overlap slightly? Is there a slight blur between them?

If I'm looking left with my right eye, yes, they do overlap a bit. If I'm looking up with one and down with the other, yes, they overlap slightly, but I've had this condition long enough, that I really only see what the eye sees. Not sure how to describe it, other than I see two images.

I actually had a secretary slap me, as I was tired and one eye drooped down. It appeared to her that I was staring at her ample chest with one eye. Yes, I do that on occasion as well.

I'd imagine that depends on what you're watching with the other eye, at that point. Or does she just expect you to have them closed?

In here words, "It ruins the mood". I suppose, that looking into your lovers eyes, and they are rolling in different directions would freak most people out. Oddly enough, she's the only lady its ever bothered.

 

[Omnis]

Ahhh... I don't recall exactly, and was basing it off that picture. I do it without thinking and couldn't quite recall.

The amount of christmas pictures I've ruined!

Well, regardless, that's really cool.

I can point my eyes in 2 different directions when I look up with them, but the vision becomes of peripheral quality.

 

[Evolution.]

2. My eyes function independently. Due to a brain contusion from a little brother and a golf club, plus various other blows to the head, the muscles on my eyes are "loose". As described by a doctor. With surprisingly little concentration, I can watch different things. PIP on my TV is nice, as I can honestly watch two channels at the same time. It bothers my wife, that I can drive and tune the radio using an eye to do each.

That. Is. AWESOME!

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Edit

I actually had a secretary slap me, as I was tired and one eye drooped down. It appeared to her that I was staring at her ample chest with one eye. Yes, I do that on occasion as well.

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[///M-Spec]

1. I am mostly Han Chinese, with a small amount of Japanese ancestry from my mother's side.

2. After more than a decade in Information Technologies, I left the industry last year to persue (yet) another business venture. This time, in food distribution.

3. I technically never graduated from highschool, despite having completed 2 years of college.

4. I started playing electric guitar when I was 15. We hired a local jazz/blues band to play at my wedding reception and I played Joe Satriani's "Love Thing" for my wife with the band backing me up. I have probably played less than 10 hours total on either of my guitars since 2000.

5. My love affair with BMWs started with a 1986 325e, a hand-me-down car from my parents. It had 98,000 miles on it when I got it in 1992. It was also an automatic.


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[WallRunner]

1. I get dizzy when standing up after not eating for more than 3 hours.

2. I'm actually failing in school(well not failing as much as it is being behind in grades), mostly because my mom makes me go pet sitting with her, and wok around the house during school hours.

3. I procrastinate to much, when my dad tells me to feed the dogs, it is usually 20 to 30 minutes before I get around to feeding them.

4. I have a half brother and sister, who live up in Michigan, and my sister is actually my half-sister, but she doesn't know.

5. Sometimes I hate the house I'm living in now, even though it is big, has a pool, really nice, etc. I just get stressed a lot, want to go back, I liked my old house better.

From,
Chris.

 

[wfooshee]

1. As far as I know, I personally know or have met not a single other member of GTPlanet.

2. I left school one fall quarter at college because of financial constraints, yet I remained with the marching band and participated in all their activities through the rest of the season, travelling with them to ball games (including a bowl game) and other activities they had.

3. I have never cheated on a girlfriend or ended a relationship to start another. I did not marry until I was 40 because until then I never found anyone with whom I knew I could keep the vows. Commitment to a significant other is not a thing to take lightly, and is not a thing to throw away when it becomes difficult. Marriage is not dating. You don't start it, see how it goes, then end it when you're not happy about it any more.

4. I hate people. I'm very patient with my family, my kids, my wife, but I HATE the behavior people exhibit in real life generally. Why do you have to drive around the parking lot for 20 minutes, then block the lane for 10 minutes waiting for someone to load their car with 7 tons of stuff? Is the 50 feet of walking you saved really significant compared to the miles you'll walk once you're in the mall?

On the subject of hating how people behave: I lost my mother about 35 years before she died. While in college I caught her in a significant lie about an item that I prized greatly. When I confronted her with what I knew to be fact, she lied again, and lost my trust and respect forever. We never made up for that, and it's NOT something I regret. If you have no integrity, you can't stand by your word, you have no reason to be part of my life. Frankly, you have no reason to be part of anybody's life. What good are you if people can't count on your word to be something they will know to be true?

5. I graduated 7th in my class at high school (of nearly 400 - points lost for not dressing out correctly for P.E. kept me from being 3rd) but almost flunked out of my first year at college. Not because of partying, or being independant and unsupervised, but because I didn't know how to study. High school was EASY, so I never HAD to study. Homework was done by the time the bus got home. I read rather slowly, so I lose patience with actually HAVING to read. That might be from a lack of consistency in early education. I started school normally for 1st grade, we were home-schooled for a couple years after that, and I was in 9th grade before I attended the same school 2 consecutive years. (My father's company was a government contractor, so we moved as much as, or more than, a military family.)

I can identify with a lot of what others have posted here, for example, Wolfe's Restless Leg Syndrome. I haven't seen a professional about it, but I cannot sleep without kicking my foot back and forth, sometimes just rocking my ankle but usually the whole lower leg. My wife works nights, so I'm by myself most nights. When she's home, I usually go to bed quite a while before her so I can do all the rocking and kicking I need and fall asleep before she comes to bed. She almost never wakes me up. Sitting in my chair right now I've just become aware that my foot is bouncing against the chair leg. I liked Duke's #5, except the last item is fine for the ladies. I don't know why, it just is. For guys it's gay. If you're a guy and you shave or trim there, you're probably looking for (or already have) a boyfriend.

 

[Duke]

I liked Duke's #5, except the last item is fine for the ladies.

Don't get me started.

It's like getting a birthday present with no wrapping paper or ribbons. It's nice, and everything, but it's missing that special feeling. But we probably shouldn't take this any farther on a public board.

 

[wfooshee]

But we probably shouldn't take this any farther on a public board.

Agreed. I'm done.

 

[ExigeEvan]

Hope so


Evan, just out of interest (although I think you told me before), what town did you live in?

I actually live in a middle sized village called Birchgrove, which is on the outer boundaries of Swansea county and the boundary of Neath county.

 

[PLmatt91]

Good thread Sage, really 👍

1) I am addicted to the computer and hardly get off my butt when online or playing an online video game (Counter Strike: Source mostly) I'm not fat either, but I do get out of the house plenty of times.

2) I'm mostly Polish although I have a bit German in me. I speak fluent Polish, no German. Born in Poland, moved to America at the age of 2. I'm not illegal, I have a green card, although it's brown.

3) Scared to play the game ' F.E.A.R. ' in my room alone at night

4) I have a partially torn maniscus (Spell check?) When I was playing soccer in sophmore year, I tore it doing a kick during a game. It's getting better, but I never notified my doctor, my parents, any one else except our sports nurse or what ever. No one else knows about this.

5) I pretend I'm driving before I go to sleep. It's just a thing I've been doing since I got into cars heavily. I don't make sounds or anything but I just move my feet, hands and imagine myself in a nice M3 / M5

 

[Keef]

1) I've never had a girlfriend.

I think I'm scared of girls, actually, or at least the idea of a girlfriend. I'd enjoy being close to a girl I liked and having someone to chill with and, well, all that "good" stuff. There was this girl back in fourth grade who kept stealing my pencils and glue when I'd loan them to her. I liked her, but I think I learned to disregard girls because of her. Bitch. I'm also protective of my close friends, in the fact that I really hate the idea of replacing and/or removing myself from their company with a girl, just so I can reap the rewards of a girlfriend. Maybe I'm stubborn, or maybe I'm lazy. Or maybe I'm gay? Naaahhhh...

2) Speaking of lazy, godammit I'm lazy!

Sometimes I can be such a procrastinator it's not even funny. I also try to run away from some problems, because I told myself when I was younger "fighting is for losers who aren't smart enough to get around the problem." Well, I've hung on to that idea, but it's crossed paths with daily activity in some cases.

3) Though not prevalent lately, I had an outrageous temper a few years ago.

I could get super angry over the dumbest things, and I couldn't really control it until I was about to do something that would be detrimental to myself. Like that one time that I about punched a concrete wall, but I stopped myself because my brain kicked in when it should have stopped my anger before it started. I think I'm okay now, though. My anger has been replaced with quiet sarcasm and...

4) ...a very low tolerance for sympathy.

I'd rather save a bunny rabbit that was about to be run over than a person who was about to be run over. I've never been in the person situation, but take this as an example: One of my friends told me he wasn't going to get drunk one night. He did. He was completely obliterated, and I had no sympathy for his condition. I gave him a shot a hot sauce. Thankfully my best friend of seven years was there--he's a fantastic friend and better than myself--to take care of Jeff while I watched. I finally just left because I felt no sorrow whatsoever. It makes me angry just thinking about it. But Jeff hasn't consumed any alcohol in the month that has passed, so I think he learned something.

5) I have a very strong desire to drive.

One of my main goals in the future is to attend a racing school and actually get into some amateur stuff. I could enter autocrosses now around the area, and I may in the near future since my skill does seem to be improving in a direct relationship to my tires wearing. Racing, or just performance driving in general, is one of the biggest desires I have. I think it's what I substitute for sex.


EDIT: Yes, Omnis, I distinctly remember that DA's eyes were a little crooked in the original of that picture. I was starting at it for about 5 minutes.

 

[SkylineObsession]

I can't really think of anything to write for this that people wouldn't already know.

 

[Jondot]

I actually live in a middle sized village called Birchgrove, which is on the outer boundaries of Swansea county and the boundary of Neath county.

Hehe, I was going for where you did live in Kent. I'm not so familliar with Swansea (Although I heard you say that too).

 

[ExigeEvan]

Hehe, I was going for where you did live in Kent. I'm not so familliar with Swansea (Although I heard you say that too).

Ah ok. Rochester, I think.

 

[Jondot]

Ahh, I was right.

 

[Danoff]

Ok 5 things you knew about me, if you’ve been paying attention on GTP for a while:

1) I’m a libertarian, very pro-freedom and pro-capitalism, and live in the land of communism (California).
2) I have a major fear of heights. It’s a serious problem that prevents me from traveling much, something that is surprisingly often required by our society. Socially, a fear of heights (flying specifically), doesn’t get you out of weddings, funerals, holidays visits, practically anything. People just expect you to suck it up and get on board. Nevermind that it represents hours of being subjected to one of my worst fears… not to mention the months before hand that I’ll spend agonizing over how horrible it will be.
3) I’m an engineer specializing in orbital physics
4) I’m a big fan of movie soundtracks. They represent some of the best music currently being made worldwide.
5) I’m an atheist

5 things you probably didn’t know about me.

1) Unlike Duke, I’m a big fan of modern porn. I can’t watch the old stuff… too hairy. Not that hairless is my thing either, I just think it should be done tastefully.
2) I play the drums (snare, base, toms, tympani, a little trap), guitar (6 string, 12 string, banjo, electric, acoustic, bass), and piano (almost exclusively classical). I also paint, draw, and write.
3) I put myself through college despite being repeatedly stolen from by my parents.
4) Over time, my compassion for others and fear of death have significantly decreased. When I signed up for selective service at 18 it scared the crap out of me thinking that I could be drafted to sit in front of gunfire and dodge explosions. At the time I couldn't see myself as a military man. Now I can totally see that, and think I’d probably be a good officer (as long as I was on the ground and not in the air).
5) I think every single intelligent adult in the world has a duty to themselves, and their loved ones whose safety they are responsible for, to own, practice with, and know how to safely operate a firearm. Obviously this doesn't apply to convicts.

 

[Sage]

1) I've never had a girlfriend.

Ditto. Because of that (and combined with the fact that I’m not exactly dripping with testosterone), I’ve been asked if I’m gay. I’m not scared of having a girlfriend – I just happen to be waiting for Ms. Perfect. I’ve seen too many young-puppy-love relationships where they think they’re perfect for each other, but after a year there’s a sudden breakup. The biggest problem I have with that is that it ruins friendships – a guy and a girl have an honest friendship, but when they go through the relationship and then the breakup, sometimes they won’t go back to the friendship phase, and that really bothers me. So I’m very prudent, and I’m not going to enter into a relationship unless I’m positive there’s some long-term stability in it.

 

[JosX]

1) I wanna be a bus driver.
2) I am very self conscious.
3) I lose my temper very easily.
4) Towards the end of 2005 I was very depressed.
5) I get on better with girls than I do with guys.

Apart from the bus driver bit (I wanna be a truck driver) I think I've just found my long lost identical twin!

 

[ExigeEvan]

@ Jon. Any reason? You're not writing my Biography are you?

1. While I also say I'm an only child, I've got 3 half brothers and 2 half sisters. All with their own families (in fact, all but 2 of their combined 16 children are older than me. Yipeee...

2. I actually play the keyboard (which sounds painfully lamer than playing the piano). I'm not exactly awesome, but still. I'm better at listening to something and then playing it than sightreading.

3. I have an unholy addiction to TV.

4. I've driven a grand total of 3 cars. A Ford Ka, a Fiesta, and a Seat Ibiza. Woo...

5. I'm not exactly tall. 5'4 to be precise. Kinda annoying when your friends are as tall as 6'5.

I just realised, you forgot to mention that you look about 12

 

[TopHat]

1. I am completely obsessed with cars

Whenever I am not on the computer or playing video games, I'm looking at one of my many automotive magazines. Even at school I am looking at a mag or two. I once had 15 assorted magazines in my bookbag. When I'm in my dads car, I'd much rather look at the cars, and no matter HOW mundane they are, I'll say something about it, and when I see a remotley interesting car, I go nuts. This one time, my dad was talking about something relatively important, and a Plum Crazy Plymouth Barracuda went by, I was like " OMG itsa 'Cuda! I just can't help it.

2.I'm constantly on the "electronic bottle"

Really I am, if i'm not looking at mags, I'm on the computer, Watching TV, or on my XBOX360. I once stayed up until 4 am playing madden 07. Wich I'm about to go do BTW.

3. My parents are divorced.

Happened in 2000, was in therapy for two years. Very traumatic, my father had to sell a 30' 1932 Wicks Brothers Sedan, that was in the family for 50 years. Just so that he could get a decent apartment in Amityville, but It wasn't so bad, It was right down the street from my best friend, which was one of the main reasons he bought that place, and that his friend of many years owned it. We would spend many a summer night on the little balcony off the living room, reading Old Car Trader, and other car mags, (we are both crazy over American cars) Aaaannnnd.....breathe.

4. GTP is my only sanctuary

This place is freaking sweet. I hope to be a member here for many years, maybe even 10,000 GET!!!!11!

5. Is something very personal, so you cant know.

 

[Keef]

Ditto. Because of that (and combined with the fact that I’m not exactly dripping with testosterone), I’ve been asked if I’m gay. I’m not scared of having a girlfriend – I just happen to be waiting for Ms. Perfect. I’ve seen too many young-puppy-love relationships where they think they’re perfect for each other, but after a year there’s a sudden breakup. The biggest problem I have with that is that it ruins friendships – a guy and a girl have an honest friendship, but when they go through the relationship and then the breakup, sometimes they won’t go back to the friendship phase, and that really bothers me. So I’m very prudent, and I’m not going to enter into a relationship unless I’m positive there’s some long-term stability in it.

So, one could say that you and I are too "logical" for a girlfriend. Why put yourself through the agony of a breakup? Why spend time and money on a person whom you have no clue about your future with? Why worry if they're cheating and why be jealous because they get along so well with their guy friends? Those are some questions that I've thought about.
But sometimes I really feel the need to smell some really nice perfume, or to feel someone close to me, or to hear a girl's soft voice. Sometimes it just drives me nuts!