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Post by lisajane on Dec 1, 2007 7:26:28 GMT -5
We have this thread running on another forum I'm on, as a 'getting to know you' kind of thread. Thought it would be interesting to see how it runs here. I've edited it to fit this forum, be as serious or as funny as you like...
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN A SINGLE SENTENCE
AGE
GENDER
HAIR
HEIGHT
EYES
OCCUPATION
FAVOURITE MOVIES
FAVOURITE MUSIC
FAMILY BACKGROUND
HABITS
EDUCATION
PERSONALITY
LIKES
DISLIKES
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Post by lisajane on Dec 1, 2007 7:53:10 GMT -5
I'm bored so I'll start.
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN A SINGLE SENTENCE An 'arrogant, cold, insensitive, all-around b1tch' is how I am described as coworkers, but I'm friendly to people who are friendly to me.
AGE 22
GENDER Female
HAIR Brown with various blonde highlights through it.
HEIGHT 6 foot 1 (185 centimetres), and still growing.
EYES Blue-grey-green-hazel. Depends on where I'm standing really. I put blue down on official forms as not to confuse people.
OCCUPATION I discharge home loans and sit in a little cubicle in a much bigger cubicle farm, high enough above the ground so I can commit suicide if I feel ever so inclined.
FAVOURITE MOVIES Cruel Intentions, The Dreamers, Running with Scissors, American Beauty, Borat, Labyrinth
FAVOURITE MUSIC Placebo, David Bowie, The White Stripes, Infected Mushroom, Savage Garden, Blur, Faithless, Marcy Playground
FAMILY BACKGROUND Dad's side moved to New Zealand from either Russia or Czech Republic (apparently my surname is Russian which explains why no one ever gets it right), Mum's side moved to New Zealand from Scandivania. Then we moved to Australia. They're still married, and I live with them between periods of moving out of home with my brother (currently in France) and my boyfriend.
HABITS I'm obsessive compulsive, a perfectionist, and tend to beat up anything and scream swear words when something goes wrong. I do tend to paint a rather unflattering portrait of myself which reflects how I feel about myself.
EDUCATION Finished high school, have a diploma in writing as well as in business management.
PERSONALITY I occasionally get asked if I'm schizophrenic or bipolar. I'm neither, my moods just change rapidly.
LIKES Cookies and various forms of junk food, smart people, people whom I don't have to repeat myself to, my car.
DISLIKES Ignorant people, conservative people, people who talk about religion and other topics that do not interest me directly, stupid people.
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Post by kaiku on Dec 1, 2007 15:22:41 GMT -5
I think this is a very good idea. DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN A SINGLE SENTENCE: 100g of daydreams, 50g of smiles, 2 tbsp of obsessiveness and a pinch of insanity. AGE: 17. GENDER: Female. HAIR: Light brown with blonde highlights. At the minute it's shoulder-length and I have a side fringe. HEIGHT: 5 foot 9 the last time I checked. EYES: Brown, small, and don't do their proper job (I have to wear glasses as I'm short-sighted). OCCUPATION: I know it's not really an occupation, but I'm a student. FAVOURITE MOVIES: Oh, that's hard. I love pretty much anything with Johnny Depp in it. He's my favourite actor. Some of my top films include Pirates of the Caribbean, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Cry-Baby, My Girl, Edward Scissorhands, Homeward Bound, The Libertine, Benny and Joon, Lord of the Rings, Shrek, Sleepy Hollow, Stand By Me and many, many more. FAVOURITE MUSIC: Within Temptation are my favourite band, without a doubt. Sharon den Adel is the most beautiful singer I've ever heard. Other favourite bands include Nightwish, Evanescence, My Chemical Romance, Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Linkin Park, Kelly Clarkson, Vanessa Paradis and the list just goes on and on. FAMILY BACKGROUND: I live at home with my mam, dad, sister and one of my brothers. The other one lives just a few miles away. I am the youngest by six years, so I do tend to get spoiled a little. My mam and dad have been married for 27 years and, incidentally, I was born on their tenth anniversary. I also have a cat called Misty who I love to bits. HABITS: Like lisajane, I have a little problem with obsessive compulsiveness. It used to be very bad when I was younger. Everything had to be symmetrical, including myself. If I lay on one side for ten minutes, I'd have to make sure to lie on the other side for ten minutes too. Now it's just little things, like I have to wash things up in a certain order and the mats have to be in the drawer in a certain way. I also obsess over things like bands or TV shows (at the minute it's Within Temptation and Ugly Betty). Other habits include twirling my hair around my finger and going off into my own litle world when people are talking to me. EDUCATION: Just finished secondary school where I got top grades in my GCSEs (6 A*s and 7 As) and am now in my first year at college. I hope to be off to university in September 2009, probably to do Psychology. PERSONALITY: I don't know ... I seem to have quite contrasting aspects about my personality at times. Like part of me thinks one thing, and another part of me thinks something else. I'm usually in the peaceful/happy mood range, and am very rarely angry or sad. I tend to have a very glazed look on my face because I'm almost constantly off in my own little world. I'm a little shy. I used to be really bad because of being bullied at primary school, but I've slowly got some of my confidence back (which I think was mostly due to my Y10 and Y11 English teacher). I'm quiet for the most part, but I can be very hyper when I'm with friends. I'm more of a listener that a talker. LIKES: Writing, reading, daydreaming, watching films, listening to music, watching the world go by, hot chocolate, hugs, my friends, the English countryside, travelling, colours, animals, laughing, talking for hours on end, shiny objects, acting, the world, stars, life. DISLIKES: Charvas (a.k.a. chavs), people who take religion too far (namely Westboro Church), animal cruelty, fox hunting, people who think they're better than everyone else, narrow-minded people, the idiots in charge of this country. Wow, I wrote a lot...
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Post by shyviolet on Dec 2, 2007 4:50:35 GMT -5
Ooh, I love stuff like this!
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN A SINGLE SENTENCE: Peculiar, mildly frightening and possessed of an over-active imagination.
AGE: 18 (waaahahahaa!! It's old!!)
GENDER: female (did you know that 'gender' actually refers to the sex one chooses to display to the world? So a male transvestite is female by gender. Weird, ne?)
HAIR: reddy-goldy-browny colour that doesn't go with anything.
HEIGHT : I'll get back to you on that (I don't know)
EYES: Slightly bluish grey, with massive pupils.
OCCUPATION: student, I guess?
FAVOURITE MOVIES: Sleepy Hollow, the Incredibles, Star Wars, The Prince of Egypt, Sky High, X-Men (all 3 of them), Spider-Man (ditto), Batman Begins, Edward Scvissorhands, Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Love Actually, the Dark Crystal... loads of stuff really.
FAVOURITE MUSIC: Soundtracks, it bugs me when there's no CD release of a film's orchestral score because the background music is usually really good in the films I like.
FAMILY BACKGROUND: My Mum's mother was scottish, we can trace that side back to 1670 to a lady called Jane McNickol who was burned as a witch. Her father was German, beyond that some of our relatives on that side owned a brothel we don't know much about them, because most of their records were lost during WWII. Dad's side is just miners and railway workers and stuff, quite boring.
HABITS: Like everyone else so far, I have hints of OCD. I'm compulsively neat on a small scale, like when I write in a notebook I have to use the exact same pen on every page, and I'm always trying to organise my room. Other than that, I pull on my earlobes when I'm bored (resulting in my right earlobe stretching so it's longer than my left), draw in class (and everywhere else), and tend to drift off into space if I don't concentrate. I also have lots of characters who live in my head, so if you ask me about them be prepared for a lengthy explanation of who they are, the attributes of their world and all their supporting characters.
EDUCATION: I got one A*, 6 As, 3 Bs and a C in my GCSEs, one A and two Bs in my A-levels (in English Literature, German and Art) plus As in AS-level Biology and Modern History. I'm currently on an Art Foundation Course and hoping to go to university next year.
PERSONALITY: My disposition has always tended more easily toward melancholy than happiness, but I wouldn't say I'm usually depressed (although I do get very depressed from time to time). I have some carefully concealed self-esteem issues and I'm much more insecure than I seem. I think I have talky days and quiet days, and I like to be on my own. I tend to keep a very small group of extremely close friends, and call everyone else a 'friendly aquaintance'.
LIKES: Drawing, reading, good TV, music, comic books (and manga), animation, black, gothic romance, winter.
DISLIKES: Hot weather, sun, bright colours, loud noises, bright light, mean people (although I think I might be one...), false people, people who pretend to like me so as not to hurt my feelings (never got the reasoning there, it always comes out sooner or later and it's much more hurtful to find out after months that someone never liked you), religious zealots, atheist zealots, my dad, Bratz dolls. I think I'll stop, since this could go on forever. XD
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Post by GhostEggplant on Dec 2, 2007 12:35:20 GMT -5
Here goes... DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN A SINGLE SENTENCE- I'm really bad at doing this sort of thing. AGE- 14. I feel so young compared to all of you. XD GENDER-Female. HAIR- Darkish brown. HEIGHT- 5' 1''. Shooooooort. EYES- Brownish green. That's called hazel, right? OCCUPATION- Student. FAVOURITE MOVIES- Lord of the Rings. FAVOURITE MUSIC- Within Temptation, Anti-flag (they're my heros), and Skillet are my favorite bands. FAMILY BACKGROUND- My mom's Hutterite (in terms of ancestry, not religion), and my dad's a mix of a bunch of European cultures. HABITS- I have a tendency to practice vibrato on any surface besides my viola. And with my right hand, which is not what I need to get better at it. EDUCATION- I'm in 8th grade. PERSONALITY- I'm relatively smarter than other kids my age. I'm generally laid-back and confident in myself. Unfortunately, this sometimes leads to laziness. I'm independent and usually won't be the one to make an offer of friendship. *reads what she's written* I've made myself sound mean by using flattering adjectives. How did this happen?!? LIKES- Chocolate, cats, art, movies, music, orchestra, my church, and... uh... books. That sounded very unoriginal. XP DISLIKES- war, being treated like my brother, a good portion of things American (from its history to its capitalist culture), and crappy books.
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Post by zemira on Dec 2, 2007 13:00:13 GMT -5
My turn, my turn~!
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN A SINGLE SENTENCE A short, loyal, sarcastic lesbian. Eh?!?
AGE 21
GENDER Female
HAIR Brown, turning gray (yes, I'm going gray already...it started when I was about 17. >_<)
HEIGHT 5'1", extremely short...2 inches taller than what qualifies as a legal midget here in the US
EYES One eye is blue, one is green
OCCUPATION Currently, an intern at a publishing company, and student
FAVOURITE MOVIES Lion King (classics, lol), Alien, Labyrinth
FAVOURITE MUSIC Alternative (Green Day, Fall Out Boy), Broadway soundtracks, and anime/Japanese video game music. My favorite band is currently Plain White T's.
FAMILY BACKGROUND Uh, I don't like that stuff at all, so I didn't pay attention, but basically, I'm 50% German, and 49% English/British. The remaining 1% is assorted nationalities.
HABITS Video games (Guild Wars, Sakura Taisen, Fire Emblem), playing Dungeons & Dragons, stuff like that. ^_^
EDUCATION High school diploma, currently going to a 2-year college/university to save up money for a full 4-year one. Then, I'm majoring in English/Writing/Literature.
PERSONALITY Fiercely loyal, extremely sarcastic, very self-conscious. I don't trust people easily, and I'm very shy in real life, so I have very few real friends.
LIKES Anime, manga, video games, Broadway, watching British mini-series and movies to see how many actors work together how many times, lol. And doing the same with anime. ^_^ I like sarcastic people, who look beyond appearances. Generally, my friends are the big bulking guy who wouldn't hurt anything type of guy, and the scruffy, doesn't look like she's bathed in a month but has, and just plays video games constantly type of girl.
DISLIKES Shallow people, uber-religious people who force you to believe that too. People who help, only because they want something in return.
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Post by kaiku on Dec 2, 2007 14:59:47 GMT -5
GENDER: female (did you know that 'gender' actually refers to the sex one chooses to display to the world? So a male transvestite is female by gender. Weird, ne?) Wow, I never knew that! That is weird. Interesting though.
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Post by lisajane on Dec 2, 2007 16:17:04 GMT -5
HAIR Brown, turning gray (yes, I'm going gray already...it started when I was about 17. >_<) I started going grey at... 16? I'm too lazy and cheap bascially to dye my whole head a different colour though, as to why I just streak it and hope for the best. Eventually I'll either dye it black or blonde.
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Post by shyviolet on Dec 3, 2007 3:25:09 GMT -5
Don't worry, people who go grey young usually turn a beautiful silvery-grey colour, so at least your hair will still look nice. ^_^
P.S. you have heterochromia? That's so cool. I've always wished my eyes were different colours.
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Post by zemira on Dec 4, 2007 9:43:44 GMT -5
P.S. you have heterochromia? That's so cool. I've always wished my eyes were different colours. Heh, I guess so. I didn't know there was a name for it. ^_^ My eyes are my best feature, I guess. I have long, thick eyelashes, and apparently my eyes are pretty too, so my eye region tends to stand out to most people. My fiancee luves my eyes, which is good. ^_^ I once got yelled at in 3rd grade (when I was 8) for "wearing mascara" to school. At that age, I didn't even know what it was! I tried to explain that it was just my natural eyelashes, but the teacher didn't belive me. >_<
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Post by kaiku on Dec 4, 2007 14:16:16 GMT -5
Everyone in my family has really long eyelashes too (except my dad). It's good news for my mam, my sister and myself, but not so much for my brothers.
I remember my mam telling me that one of them got so sick of people commenting on his "lovely long eyelashes" that he attempted to cut them off with nail scissors (he was only about seven or eight at the time). ;D
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Post by GhostEggplant on Dec 9, 2007 22:01:17 GMT -5
That's hillarious! I hope he didn't hurt his eyes though...
My eyelashes couldn't be any more normal. But I loves them. :3
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Post by Sara Elizabeth on Dec 11, 2007 18:32:46 GMT -5
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN A SINGLE SENTENCE: I'm an obsessive, shy, crazy daydreamer. AGE: 18. GENDER: Female HAIR: Wow, that's a good question... See, I tried to bleach it blonde a few months ago and now its like all orange,red, brown, black......It's shoulder length and straight and has no volume. Perhaps I need that hairapy? Or w.e its called. HEIGHT: Erm, I believe 5'3. I'm short EYES: Green, usually. OCCUPATION: Nothing. I need to get a job. FAVOURITE MOVIES: Home Room, Bang Bang Your Dead, Harry Potter series, Chronicles of Narnia, Odd Girl Out, Devil's Diary, A Walk To Remember. FAVOURITE MUSIC: Alexz Johnson, 3 Doors Down, Taylor Swift, Alison Krauss. FAMILY BACKGROUND: Uhm... HABITS: Panic attacks, obsessive-ness, daydreaming about the most random things, talking to my animals and singing to them (poor animals haha ) EDUCATION:Attempting to get my GED, meh. PERSONALITY: Laid back, crazy, moody/emotional. I jump to conclusions and always say the opposite of what I want when I think that person doesn't care. Confusing. I say things that not everyone understands so I end up just telling them nevermind. I sometimes talk too much but other times I'm to shy to even say a word. I'm lazy, but I'm working on being more active and getting more things done! Uhm... and I don't know how else to describe me personality so there... LIKESReading, writing, photography, making graphics, poetry, God, Jesus, monkeys, my animals, myspace, exercising, green tea, apple cider, eating, rain, the ocean, shopping, and etc. DISLIKES Lies and liars, those skinny girls who think they're better than everyone else, people who pretend to listen and care, the burn you feel when exercising, sweets that call out my name (they do, I tell you!), creepy animals that bite, dust (it never goes away no matter how much I clean!!!), computer viruses, Windows, algebra.. and many other things.
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Post by lisajane on Dec 12, 2007 5:40:53 GMT -5
See, I tried to bleach it blonde a few months ago and now its like all orange,red, brown, black...... Did you do that yourself or see a hairdresser? I'm too afraid to bleach my own hair for that very reason.
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Post by Sara Elizabeth on Dec 12, 2007 14:50:20 GMT -5
Myself, well my mom did it for me. We don't have the money to pay the salon since thats 200 bucks I think the reason it didnt work is because the bottle was old. If it were just to turn orange (and orange only not ever other color under the rainbow) there's this shampoo that lightens it to blonde if you leave it in for 10 mins or so.. I tried it, and it made some of my hair blonde. It was weird, mostly the underneath and roots of my hair turned blonde, when usually its those parts that have a hard time dying..I'ma try again in few months. I just don't want to lose my hair, lol.
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