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I can make the Vulcan salute without difficulty. (I was surprised when I learned that not everyone could. I still don't believe it. I think people are just trying to see how gullible I am.)
I'm in my thirties and I still don't drive.
I have never been outside of Canada since arriving as a child.
I once went to 103 movies in a single year (1993).
12 months ago I purchased my Canon A710 digital camera. In that time I have taken 4,347 photos with it - and that's only counting the ones I have actually saved. That works out to an average of around 12 pics a day.
I'm in my thirties and I still don't drive.
I have never been outside of Canada since arriving as a child.
I once went to 103 movies in a single year (1993).
12 months ago I purchased my Canon A710 digital camera. In that time I have taken 4,347 photos with it - and that's only counting the ones I have actually saved. That works out to an average of around 12 pics a day.
I do not drink alcohol, something that surprises my friends to no end. I always get asked whether it's for religious reasons, and people are surprised when I say I just don't like it. My friends in particular seem to have made it their mission to get me drunk someday, because they feel what I do is not right. No matter how often I refuse, they keep coming.
I have published a paper in a scientific journal, and am working on a couple more at the moment.
In 2004, I wrote a D&D adventure for the national D&D tournament in Italy, and I received the award for Best Characters.
I practice medieval swordsmanship, though I'm only a beginner at this point.
I have published a paper in a scientific journal, and am working on a couple more at the moment.
In 2004, I wrote a D&D adventure for the national D&D tournament in Italy, and I received the award for Best Characters.
I practice medieval swordsmanship, though I'm only a beginner at this point.
Speaking of irrational fears I am mortally afraid of ghosts. I can't watch ANY kind of ghost show on TV, no matter how ridiculous and hokey. I always end up extremely paranoid and wake in a cold sweat in the middle of the night, get afraid of the dark, etc.
Insects freak me out, especially roaches. The first apartment I lived in was a disgusting place and every morning I woke up to a cockroach somewhere on the floor. I became so paranoid that I couldn't sleep at night because I kept feeling them bite me (yes, cockroaches bite). I eventually moved out after the cockroach thing and after having too many drifters knock on my door at 2 am (I lived right next to a highway, which was next to some train tracks, which was next to a Tyson chicken factory).
As if you couldn't tell, I am extremely paranoid and neurotic. I also have a type of social anxiety disorder, so it's a surprise my husband puts up with all of my crap.
I've never broken a bone.
Insects freak me out, especially roaches. The first apartment I lived in was a disgusting place and every morning I woke up to a cockroach somewhere on the floor. I became so paranoid that I couldn't sleep at night because I kept feeling them bite me (yes, cockroaches bite). I eventually moved out after the cockroach thing and after having too many drifters knock on my door at 2 am (I lived right next to a highway, which was next to some train tracks, which was next to a Tyson chicken factory).
As if you couldn't tell, I am extremely paranoid and neurotic. I also have a type of social anxiety disorder, so it's a surprise my husband puts up with all of my crap.
I've never broken a bone.
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I'm not a big drinker.Xar wrote:I do not drink alcohol, something that surprises my friends to no end. I always get asked whether it's for religious reasons, and people are surprised when I say I just don't like it.
One or two beers every few weeks maybe, and usually just when I cook for some reason.
I had a very good friend, who used to drink like a fish, once ask me why I don't drink more. I said "because it tastes like crap" His reply, "well that's true."

Xar wrote:I practice medieval swordsmanship, though I'm only a beginner at this point.
I'm on the verge of taking fencing lessons myself.
I always wanted to.
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Yeah, me too. When I was 18 I started smoking pot, and one friend in particular would wait till I was stoned, and then hand me a cigarette. I'd refuse to take it, saying I didn't want to pick up a bat habit (ironically I never feared pot that way), and he'd get all angry and tell me to loosen up. I quit pot by the time I was 20, because I didn't really see the point of it.Xar wrote:I do not drink alcohol, something that surprises my friends to no end. I always get asked whether it's for religious reasons, and people are surprised when I say I just don't like it. My friends in particular seem to have made it their mission to get me drunk someday, because they feel what I do is not right. No matter how often I refuse, they keep coming.
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I can't eat shrimp because they squeak when you bite into them (it makes me nauseous), but I can eat black olives which also have a tendency to squeak.
I don't like potato chips (known as crisps to our friends in the UK).
I have a horror of eating undercooked (or uncooked) meat, and was very proud of myself when I tried tuna tartare at a party a week ago.
I don't like potato chips (known as crisps to our friends in the UK).
I have a horror of eating undercooked (or uncooked) meat, and was very proud of myself when I tried tuna tartare at a party a week ago.

WOW! I saw a documentary on medieval swordsmanship. It looked like truly a complex martial art; it seemed every bit as sophistcated as far eastern swordplay. It was far more complicated and deadly that the clashing of swords seen in the movies!Xar wrote:I practice medieval swordsmanship, though I'm only a beginner at this point.
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Got you beat: I took over 2,000 photos in two weeks in London. My index-finger still has a circle where I hit the capture button.matrixman wrote:12 months ago I purchased my Canon A710 digital camera. In that time I have taken 4,347 photos with it - and that's only counting the ones I have actually saved. That works out to an average of around 12 pics a day.
I gained 66 pounds over the summer. Don't try it at home, kids.
I also went to a mental instiution and scared most of the patients (the ones that weren't comatose).
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Mayhap the shrimp is a little undercooked, if it squeaks when you bite into it? Does it also try to wiggle away?Wyldewode wrote:I can't eat shrimp because they squeak when you bite into them (it makes me nauseous), but I can eat black olives which also have a tendency to squeak.
I don't like potato chips (known as crisps to our friends in the UK).
I have a horror of eating undercooked (or uncooked) meat, and was very proud of myself when I tried tuna tartare at a party a week ago.

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