20 Things About Yourself

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Let's list 20 things about ourselves, 20 things we don't mind revealing, that is.

1) I am Irish but no longer live there.
2) I am asexual.
3) I have a massive heteromantic/fraternal crush on Swedish rock musician Tomas Ledin (my avatar).
4) I have a cat called Mister, short for Mister Ellis.
5) I don't have a television.
6) I don't own any dresses or skirts.
7) In April 1981, I changed my name to that of my favourite female vocalist because I hate my original name.
08) I give my personal possessions names.
9) I have never had a romantic relationship, neither do I ever want one.
10) I don't like children.
11) I am multilingual.
12) I am vegetarian.
13) I can't ride a bicycle.
14) I won't drink Coca Cola on principle.
15) I have very strong principles and morals.
16) I won't back down easily.
17) I love meerkats, caracals and snakes.
18) I have contact details for my avatar but out of respect for him and his family would never use them.
19) My singing voice is in the contralto range.
20) I have been writing songs since the age of 15.

1- I was born in Brooklyn, NY
2- I am a heavy pot smoker and moderate drinker. I've always loved doing drugs and drinking.
3- I cannot ride a bike, swim, skate or any other form of non mechanical movement other than walk.
4- I am, however, an excellent driver
5- But I am VERY impatient and short tempered. I am prone to explosive temper tantrums, though they are very controlled the last few years.
6- I have anxiety problems. In particular approach anxiety.
7- I do not own a smartphone
8- I have never used any form of social media, unless you count this site.
9- I spent several years of my life obsessed with Biblical end-times prophecy, NWO/Illuminati conspiracies, prepping and primitive survival. It sort of ruined my life.
10- I've always disliked children, but am trying to change that view. Not to have them, but to tolerate them better.
11- I love mathcore, deathcore and 90's metal music. My favorite all time bands are Candiria, Iwrestledabearonce, Deftones and Dillinger Escape Plan
12- I've never gone to college or furthered my education in any way, though I am not a dropout
13- I tested at genius IQ level in the first grade, Im nowhere hear that now. See #2
14- I have two brothers, one I had a falling out with, the other is 13 years younger than me and I've never had a relationship with.
15- I like camping and hiking
16- I would love to own guns but fear I'm not stable enough mentally to do so. So I don't.
17- When completing tasks, like housework for example, I will give verbal instructions to myself and tools, like vacuums and such. Sort of like a coach drawing up plays. It's embarrassing when it's overheard.
18- I don't watch TV shows or movies for the most part. I will, but very few grab me.
19- I've shaved my pubic hair more times in my life than the hair on my face.
20- I love sandwiches. But whats not to like? I just try not to eat too many. But I love breakfast sandwiches the best. Jersey Pork Roll Egg n Cheese is the s**t...

1. I was born in Manhattan, NYC.
2. I now live in Queens, NYC.
3. I am married.
4. I've had at least five serious girlfriends.
5. I didn't get my drivers' license until age 37, in 1998.
6. I've run three NYC marathons.
7. I didn't talk until age 5 1/2.
8. I graduated college at age 45.
9. I only shave my face.
10. I've fluctuated in weight all my life.
11. I'm 5 foot 4.75 inches, and weigh 185 lbs.
12. I'm not good at sports, but I try hard in them.
13. I've never spend a night in a hospital--except immediately after I was born.
14. I tend to avoid conflict--and that's gotten me into trouble.
15. I started becoming really scared of death at age 11.
16. I'm going to retire in 6 1/2 years.
17. I had blond hair as a youngster--especially in the summer. I'm half-gray now.
18. I howl and meow in the streets.
19. I haven't experienced enough of life.
20. I want to travel the world, and beyond it.

1. I was born in Belfast.
2. I grew up in Dublin.
3. I live in London.
4. I have one grown-up son
5. My son is the centre of my existence
6. He lives the other side of the world
7. I have three cats
8. I wish I had a dog, but I spend too many hours out at work
9. I have a rubber duck collection
10. I also collect fantasy maps (narnia, 100 acre wood, westeros, Middle Earth, the 'marauders map'. If it's cheesy, I want it or I already have it)
11. I work in education
12. I am also studying for a PhD
13. I am active in my trade union
14. I am active in my political party
15. There are not enough hours in the day for all this activity, so actually I'm mostly in bed complaining of being fatigued and overwhelmed
16. I am a lesbian
17. But I am terrible at relationships and haven't had one for years
18. My house is always a terrible mess
19. I'm disabled and use a wheelchair.
20. I can walk - just only very short distances.

1. I was born on Earth
2. I grew up in the American Midwest.
3. I live on America's Left Coast.
4. I have children and grandchildren.
5. My wife is beautiful.
6. She is smart, too!
7. I like cats.
8. I like dogs when they are quiet and well-behaved.
9. I collect books and amateur radio equipment.
10. I also play table-top RPGs like "Traveller".
11. I work in engineering.
12. I have earned an MSEE.
13. My shop has rejected unionization three times in the last fifteen years.
14. I have no party affiliation.
15. I have had two heart attacks.
16. I am a gynotropic cis-male.
17. My relationships have always been difficult.
18. My house is immaculate.
19. I am able-bodied (mostly), able-minded, and willing to work.
20. I enjoy hiking and camping.

EDIT: Corrected spelling errors made by automatic spelling checker.

20 facts about me? why not...

1.I was born in California

2.I have severe anxiety, ADD, and Aserpergers syndrome.

3.I have a minor receding hair line

4.I Have Blue eyes, Blonde hair, I am 6 foot 6 inches

5.I can swim VERY well.

6.I have lived in 9 states that I remember: California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alaska, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Arizona.

7.I have one close friend that I have had since middle school.

8.I LOVE to swim, but Video games are easier to get to...

9.I am inherently lazy, and will go out of my way to be so.

10.I make a lot of controversial posts just to watch the fireworks.

11.I pretend to not care, but every time I see someone is visibly shaken or hurt emotionally I get a sharp pang where my heart is and it sticks with me for like two hours.

12.I have only asked 5 girls in my life out. all of them accepted, the last two ended awkwardly.

13.My first and only time having sex was with a women who claimed she was a virgin but turned out to be married with a kid...

14.I can easily change the way I function within days.

15.I don't drink cola a lot... I have a dry mouth problem and just drink water constantly.

16. I am VERY cynical and while I will talk about myself easily. I will not trust anything anyone says until I see proof, I will however be nice about it and play along until I have said proof.

17.My life revolves around my sex drive right now, I want to change that but I can't figure out how.

18.My facts are mostly about Games and Relationships because I don't have many outside activities.

19.I feel out of place in the places I like because of how nerdy they are and I don't match the nerd stereotype like he people I hang out with do.

20.although I am 22 almost 23, I am mentally around 16 years old.

Bonus:a lot of my posts I am honest in, but for the most part I take anyone's comments online with a grain of salt.

1. I am an artist.
2. I have just started collecting resin ball-jointed dolls.
3. I have severe generalized anxiety disorder and do not take meds for it. =.=
4. I have a strong passion for zombies and love zombie merch like none other.
5. I unconsciously followed in my mother's footsteps and am now a hypocritical health nut.
6. I am a spiritualist with an emphasis on necromancy and Enochian magickal systems.
7. I am such a minority that even my previous minority groups have kicked me out. XD
8. I am biologically female. (For some reason this one is hard for a lot of people to understand.)
9. I am married to a woman. (This is probably why it's hard to understand.)
10. I consider myself genderfluid and demisexual, but I'll frequently say I'm butch lesbian so not to confuse people.
11. I have a serious aversion to Christians and Christianity in general, despite being Mormon for 20 years. (And for that I apologize to any Christians on this thread. Nothing personal.)
12. My first kiss was with a girl, and every kiss with a guy after that one was disappointing.
13. I am 25, not 24. Not sure why WP says 24.
14. I love videogames, specifically Zelda, Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, Fallout, and Metroid.
15. I paint with pastels and sketch, but am terrible with digital art.
16. I am an ally of the furry community but am not actually a furry myself.
17. I own two pet snakes and three cats.
18. I am a novelist as a hobby and write many fiction books, but am not motivated enough to publish them yet.
19. I have a 4 year old daughter, but she is not blood related to me. (My wife is the birthmother.)
20. I have mycophobia and am actually disturbingly terrified of fungus and mold, so much so that the sight of a mushroom can send me into shock.

1) I was born in Seattle, nine weeks early.
2) I am married.
3) I have one child who is also on the spectrum.
4) I am extremely fastidious about my hands, and I can't stand if they get dirty or sticky.
5) My fingernails are nicer than my wife's.
6) She doesn't mind a bit.
7) I have no idea how to play American football and can't stand to watch it.
The same is true with me and all sports except soccer and tennis, as long as the volume is turned way down.
9) I have never believed in political parties.
10) I love French brandy, especially Armagnac.
11) I've learned not to drink too much; I never get hangovers, but my depression is always worse the next day.
12) One of my greatest anxiety triggers is being stuck in a group of just other men (see items 7 and .
13) If I ever do get stuck in a group of men, I ignore item 11--heavily--then it's not too bad.
14) I love roses.
15) I love opera.
16) People often mistake me for a snob.
17) I wish I lived in a house that were painted entirely yellow--inside and outside.
18) Yellow is not my favorite color (except when applied to houses).
19) I am a total pacifist, but I have a "thing for kung fu movies.
20) I did not put the sunglassy smiley guys over the number eights in my post and don't know how to get rid of them.

MamaFrankie, what languages do you speak?

Beakybird, pubic hair, really?

Kraftiekortie, I also got my drivers license in 1998. But I was 16 in 1998.

Farnam, what kind of wheelchair do you use? And why? (If you don't mind me asking. I have some physical disabilities myself. Read on and I'll explain.)

Fnord, what does gynotropic cis-male mean?

Zeertheseer, wow...you are very tall!

LittleLu, what does demisexual mean?

Redxk, you could get along with my husband. He likes opera, but not sports.



Alright, let me dig in then:

1) I'm a Montessori teacher
2) I'm female and married
3) We've got two kids with no plans for more (AS son and NT daughter)
4) I have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and so does my NT daughter
5) I've spent most of this year in a power wheelchair (a hoveround)
6) I began walking again just a few weeks ago
7) I have chronic, debilitating pain
I've had a stroke (and I'm 33)
9) I may need a shunt in my brain soon to relieve high CSF pressure
10) The CSF pressure is affecting my vision...my right eye might have permanent vision loss while I'm waiting for doctors
11) I'm currently wearing 7 braces to hold my joints together
12) I wasn't diagnosed with Aspergers until I was 30
13) I have a cat, a dog, and 6 fish
14) The dog is a Siberian Husky named Pasha
15) My husband got a vasectomy yesterday (I'm running out of things to say...)
16) I plan to through-hike the Appalchain Trail in about 5 years (even though I just started walking again )
17) I would love to live outside full-time
18) Except in the summer. The summer sucks.
19) I also have a form of dysautonomia called POTS, meaning when I stand up my heart rate goes up 50 or more beats per minute. If I manage it okay, it's livable.
20) Yes, I'm still hiking the AT. That sh*t's gonna happen!

1. I describe my orientation as asexual and quoiromantic (meaning I can't tell the difference between romantic and platonic attraction).

2. I've had obsessions with males, females, and even places.

3. I love browsing and posting on Internet forums.

4. One of my favourite things to do is walk around thinking about my imaginary worlds.

5. I can't swim or ride a bike.

6. I love junk food.

7. I like sentimental acoustic guitar folk music.

8. I've never been out of Canada.

9. I'm scared of escalators.

10. I have one little brother, who also has autism.

11. I enjoy logic puzzles and paradoxes.

12. I've liked just about every book I've ever read.

13. I want to be a writer when I grow up.

14. I enjoy learning about mental illnesses and disabilities.

15. I tend to get distracted by the Internet and procrastinate on my schoolwork.

16. Every year I get really excited for summer.

17. I prefer warm weather, though I like snow too.

18. I find storms exciting.

19. I love playing board/card games.

20. I like dogs and cats but don't have any.