You really outta know who it is you're flyin' with!

POSTED BY: Iremisst
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IREMISST

Friday, July 23, 2010 4:23 AM

I kinda do...I know there's only a couple of ya I hafta watch with the cutlery, namely Kwicko...

Your homework for this thread, boys and girls, is to tell us five things about yourself that we probably don't know... even the stuff we probably don't wanna know, but nothing that compromises your security.

I'll start.

I'm Mal. Characteristically, that is. Dominant personality in a narcoleptic state. Could start a war at any time. Am also every other character on the ship from time to time, but I am Mal behind it all...

Am extremely!!! creative... You give me a box of widgets and an hour, and I'll bring you a masterpiece. Was a ceramics junky in high school...And the only gal in shop class 3 years runnin'!

I'm allergic to EVERYTHING... Cats, Bees, Mold, pollen grass, organized religion, whole milk, most perfumes, some dogs, people, people who claim to be my athorities, and most technology. Hopin' they come up with a pill for that last one, one that would make me instantly understand technobabble

I am constantly bored. Need more kinds of stimulation than I could ever possibly afford. Have taken up reading horrible weird news sites, 'cause for now they are still free, and mildly entertaining.

I have this fascination for medical oddities. Would have been a Doctor in another incarnation. Wanted to be an art teacher for a spell, but don't think it's gonna work out. I'll find somethin'... eventually!

BYTEMITE

Friday, July 23, 2010 5:17 AM

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KWICKO

Friday, July 23, 2010 5:25 AM

Hmmm... You really wanna go there? Are you ready to know the "non-angry" side of me?

Okey-dokey!

1. I love architecture and art. My family thinks I'm a freak for that, because I see things out in the world and say things like, "Wow, that garden has a very Kandinsky feel to it!" Or "Ooooh - Saul Bass-ish!"

2. I was horribly uncoordinated from around age 16 'til my late 30s. I grew over 6 inches in my Junior year of high school, and it took me years to ever catch up, inner-ear-wise. :) I can dunk a basketball, but I'll never be a pro!

3. I dream of winning the lottery, so that I could finally have the time and money to go back to school. I always wanted to try law school. When I have the time, I don't have the money, and vice-versa.

4. I collect vintage dishes. I prefer Fiesta Ware™, and have quite a bit of it. I eat off it every day. It cheers me up. I also like some of the other 50s-era stuff, and some Depression-era dishes. I've got a big collection of Jewel Tea dishes, and quite a bit of Harlequin and Riviera Ware.

5. I also collect French poster art from the late 1800s, from artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Jules Cheret, and Alphonse Mucha (my favorite). I have decorated entire rooms around favorite pieces of art.

Here's a bonus one: my wife's sister (the diagnostician for the school system) is convinced that I have a high-functioning form of Asperger's Syndrome. She gave me a test for it, and I scored off the charts. It didn't help that I told her that three of the questions were repeated in the test, and one of them was repeated TWICE, and then told her which question numbers they were... She's very excited about "finally finding one", as she put it. :) Of course, it also didn't help when I told her I spotted the pattern of the questions about three questions in, and kinda pushed my answers a li'l bit to tweak her!

AURaptor's Greatest Hits:

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

LWAVES

Friday, July 23, 2010 1:15 PM

Interesting idea.

1. My real first name is John. I use two usernames, 'lwaves' and 'wideload' (see No3). I class myself as English not British and always fill that 'other' category in on official forms.

2. This was posted in another thread a long while ago but as a teen I was part of a group who stuck fireworks in a wall over a (disused) railway track and blew the wall up. It was night so we ran and when we carefully went back the next day all the bricks were on the floor below. We thought it was cool.

3. I am very overweight but am working on losing it. I cut out crap awhile ago and am about to buy an exercise bike.

4. I have a strong imagination and when I get a creative idea I have to do something about it even if it doesn't go anywhere or doesn't get finished. I just have to 'put it out there'.

5. I collect movies, TV shows, replica movie/TV props and movie/TV related Lego minifigs. You may see a pattern there but I am actually picky about what I watch and only watch certain shows. I can't just 'veg' in front of anything.

"The greatest invention ever is not the wheel. It's the second wheel." - Rich Hall

IREMISST

Friday, July 23, 2010 9:25 PM

Hmm, BYTE, thanks for the headache... I know- easiest way to convey large amount of ideas, but damn, everything you write requires a good half hour of translation...Have decided you are probably building something dark and nefarious in your basement... or would if you had a basement? Lots of bubbling things and evil chuckeling, muhaha HAHA HAHA...............

What are we doing tonight, Brain?
Trying to take over THE WORLD!

IREMISST

Friday, July 23, 2010 10:03 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Hmmm... You really wanna go there? Are you ready to know the "non-angry" side of me?

Okey-dokey!

1. I love architecture and art. My family thinks I'm a freak for that, because I see things out in the world and say things like, "Wow, that garden has a very Kandinsky feel to it!" Or "Ooooh - Saul Bass-ish!"

2. I was horribly uncoordinated from around age 16 'til my late 30s. I grew over 6 inches in my Junior year of high school, and it took me years to ever catch up, inner-ear-wise. :) I can dunk a basketball, but I'll never be a pro!

3. I dream of winning the lottery, so that I could finally have the time and money to go back to school. I always wanted to try law school. When I have the time, I don't have the money, and vice-versa.

4. I collect vintage dishes. I prefer Fiesta Ware™, and have quite a bit of it. I eat off it every day. It cheers me up. I also like some of the other 50s-era stuff, and some Depression-era dishes. I've got a big collection of Jewel Tea dishes, and quite a bit of Harlequin and Riviera Ware.

5. I also collect French poster art from the late 1800s, from artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Jules Cheret, and Alphonse Mucha (my favorite). I have decorated entire rooms around favorite pieces of art.

Here's a bonus one: my wife's sister (the diagnostician for the school system) is convinced that I have a high-functioning form of Asperger's Syndrome. She gave me a test for it, and I scored off the charts. It didn't help that I told her that three of the questions were repeated in the test, and one of them was repeated TWICE, and then told her which question numbers they were... She's very excited about "finally finding one", as she put it. :) Of course, it also didn't help when I told her I spotted the pattern of the questions about three questions in, and kinda pushed my answers a li'l bit to tweak her!

Just happy to know there IS a non-angry side (not quite ready to call it happy? mildly contented, then:]

I was just having a conversation last night about height and balance... People who ain't never had it wouldn't understand... I didn't have a sense of balance until I was 16, and have passed that trait on, had soooo many people tell me that it's my fault- that I'm not working her hard enough. Grrr... some people just can't imagine anything outside their own comfort zone..

I thought about becoming a Mediator quite a few times (Kentucky doesn't require a law degree for that) but I expect that'll change eventually...

I have a bathroom all French'd out. I like the Parisian storefront kinda look.

Was wondering why you seemed...familiar...
Am pretty sure my significant other has Aspergers. He fits every qualifier to a tee. Once I figured it out our marraige got lots better. I have found creative ways to work with him and around him. Understanding why he does a thing sure takes the angry out of "Why the hell are you doing that?" He, too, is a very angry guy, but better now that we work on it... That and the 85% divorce rate scares the hell out of him. Prozac helps, but he still hates the thought of it. Give your wife an extra hug tonight and tell her... I sympathize

IREMISST

Friday, July 23, 2010 10:12 PM

Ok, Lwaves... Have permanently downloaded the association JohnWavesHi into my frontal cortex!

Good Luck with your weight loss endeavor and please let us know if you succeed. The key is to ease your way in to any lifestyle changes and make them a part of your daily routine. Watch out for the self-sabotaging "eh, what's a little bit of this gonna hurt?"

The answer is "A lot, in the long run..."

KWICKO

Friday, July 23, 2010 11:09 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Iremisst:
Ok, Lwaves... Have permanently downloaded the association JohnWavesHi into my frontal cortex!

Good Luck with your weight loss endeavor and please let us know if you succeed. The key is to ease your way in to any lifestyle changes and make them a part of your daily routine. Watch out for the self-sabotaging "eh, what's a little bit of this gonna hurt?"

The answer is "A lot, in the long run..."

Tell me about it. I'm on a mission, too. I keep having to remind myself: "PORTION CONTROL!" Learning to push away from the table when full, instead of when STUFFED. Learning to NOT go for seconds; learning it's okay to not finish everything on your plate.

LWaves, think about a REAL bike at some point, too. I tried the stationary exercise bike, but got bored. It's too loud to really watch TV while doing it (and my wife got annoyed when I tried), and it's too boring for me to keep doing it. So I go for real bikes, because I can change the scenery with a few simple turns of the handlebars! :)

We're here for ya, and we'll help in any way we can. You CAN do this.

AURaptor's Greatest Hits:

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

KWICKO

Friday, July 23, 2010 11:15 PM

Quote:

Was wondering why you seemed...familiar...
Am pretty sure my significant other has Aspergers. He fits every qualifier to a tee. Once I figured it out our marraige got lots better. I have found creative ways to work with him and around him. Understanding why he does a thing sure takes the angry out of "Why the hell are you doing that?" He, too, is a very angry guy, but better now that we work on it... That and the 85% divorce rate scares the hell out of him. Prozac helps, but he still hates the thought of it. Give your wife an extra hug tonight and tell her... I sympathize

Yup. It's not any kind of big deal, really - it didn't hit me like a thunderclap when I heard someone listing off symptoms and behaviors that point to AS; it hit me as a RELIEF! I was like, "Well, THAT explains a lot! Thank goodness for that, now I don't have to wonder..."

And yes, the things I do, I need to do a certain way, even the most mundane of things. When I make a sandwich, I don't care so much whether it's mayo or mustard, but I will not eat it if the cheese isn't against the mayo or mustard. The meat can't be right next to the condiment - it has to be the cheese. Changes the whole sandwich, for me.

Yeah. Weird little stuff like that.

Fluorescent lights flicker when I'm angry or stressed. And for real, for the longest time I thought that *I* was making them do that, somehow "hulking out". Now I realize it's just my brain chemistry changing, and I'm perceiving things in that cycle range more acutely.

And of course, you have my sympathies. My wife just kind of laughs about it and accepts it.

AURaptor's Greatest Hits:

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

IREMISST

Friday, July 23, 2010 11:56 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko
Yup. It's not any kind of big deal, really - it didn't hit me like a thunderclap when I heard someone listing off symptoms and behaviors that point to AS; it hit me as a RELIEF! I was like, "Well, THAT explains a lot! Thank goodness for that, now I don't have to wonder..."

And yes, the things I do, I need to do a certain way, even the most mundane of things. When I make a sandwich, I don't care so much whether it's mayo or mustard, but I will not eat it if the cheese isn't against the mayo or mustard. The meat can't be right next to the condiment - it has to be the cheese. Changes the whole sandwich, for me.

Yeah. Weird little stuff like that.

It was a bigish deal for hubby, he thought he was psychotic for a long time...

Funny thing with the sandwiches, I couldn't pack his lunch for the longest time. I finally learned- wheat bread, toasted/ lightly buttered both sides- mustard, then provolone cheese, then roast beef. Also Cotto salami- has to be 2 slices cheddar and 3 slices salmi alternating with SPICY mustard this time... Have a feeling you and he would either be best buds or carve up and roast each other in a deli, he he he....

Also, I was on weight watchers when I was 12- don't wait 'till you are full to stop eating, because it takes your brain 15 minutes to realize your stomach is full, so by then you've eaten too much. Eat half of what you intend to eat then wait a few minutes to see if you are full...

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