Getting To Know You

Thought it would be fun to get to know each other a little without being too prying.

Name: Rosemary
Born: in California
Eye color: Hazel/brown
Favorite subject: Art
Favorite bands: Clann An Drumma, U2, The Corrs
Favorite singers: Bono, Loreena McKinnett, Jacqui Holland
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite book: Outlander
Favorite author: Diana Gabaldon
Favorite musical instrument: Drums
Favorite sport: Soccer
Favorite food: Italian
Favorite game: Don't like games
Favorite film: Lord of the Rings trilology, Last of the Mohicans
Favorite song: The Mummer's Dance
Favorite hobbies: drawing, photography, music, reading, the internet
Worst subject: Math
How many siblings: 3 sisters
How many pets: 2 dogs
How many children: None
Best thing you ever did: Move to Arizona
Dumbest thing you ever did: Too many to mention
Favorite kind of man/woman: Man -- Kind, caring, thoughtful, giving, open, sense of humor
Favorite ice cream: Chocolate covered cherry
Favorite drink: Occasional beer
Favorite actors/actresses: Jason Patric, Adrian Paul, Cate Blanchett
Favorite TV shows: Desperate Housewives, Survivor, Highlander, Hamish MacBeth, Monarch of the Glen, E News Live, Entertainment Tonight
Favorite place: The beach
Occupations: medical secretary, transcriptionist, make-up artist, artist, photographer, housewife
If you could meet anybody alive or dead: my favorite actors, Princess Diana
What do you collect: anything Scottish or Celtic, music, books, fairies
Dislike in people: Arrogance
Greatest Achievement: Winning awards for my artwork
Extracurricular activities: Native American ministry for the Apache Indians
Goals: Be a better person


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Name: Dave
Born: in Michigan
Eye color: Blue/Grey
Favorite subject: Mathematics
Favorite bands: Runrig, Wolfstone
Favorite singers: Stan Rogers
Favorite color: Green
Favorite book: Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Favorite author: James Branch Cabell
Favorite musical instrument: Bagpipes
Favorite sport: Basketball
Favorite food: NC Barbecue
Favorite game: Go
Favorite film: Lord of the Rings trilogy
Favorite song: Barrett's Privateers
Favorite hobbies: Hiking, Canoeing
Worst subject: Phys. Ed
How many siblings: 2 Brothers (1 Sister, 1 Brother Deceased)
How many pets: Allergic to animal hair
How many children: Two Boys (18 and 14)
Best thing you ever did: Earned Eagle Scout
Dumbest thing you ever did: Waited too long to buy my first canoe
Favorite kind of man/woman: Woman - Intellectual, open minded
Favorite ice cream: Rum Raisin
Favorite drink: Sweet Iced Tea
Favorite actors/actresses: Sean Connery
Favorite TV shows: The Amazing Race
Favorite place: The Mountains
Occupations: Computer programmer/Architect
If you could meet anybody alive or dead: Albert Einstein
What do you collect: Books
Dislike in people: Rudeness
Greatest Achievement: Eagle Scout
Extracurricular activities: Boy Scouts of America
Goals: Retire Gracefully

Name: Allen
Born: in Virginia
Eye color: Brown
Favorite subject: English
Favorite bands: Capercaillie, Clannad, The Corrs
Favorite singers: Dougie MacLean, Loreena McKinnett, Mary Jane Lamond
Favorite color: Dark colors (Forest green, Midnight blue)
Favorite book: Left Behind, The Bible
Favorite author: Charles de Lint
Favorite musical instrument: Tin Whistle, Piano, Celtic harp
Favorite sport: Soccer
Favorite food: Mexican
Favorite game: Backgammon
Favorite film: The Passion of the Christ, The Secret of Roan Inish, The Seventh Stream
Favorite song: Plooboy Laddies (Dougie MacLean), Moon Cradle (Loreena McKennitt), Cha Tig Mor Mo Bhean Dhachaidh (Mary Jane Lamond), Only You (Capercaillie)
Favorite hobbies: Learning Gaelic, Learning the tin whistle, internet
Worst subject: Math
How many siblings: 2 sisters (1 of which is deceased), 1 brother
How many pets: 3 cats, 1 fish
How many children: 1 daughter
Best thing you ever did: Accept Christ as my personal Savior
Dumbest thing you ever did: Too many to mention (ditto)
Favorite kind of man/woman: An honest, considerate, open person
Favorite ice cream: Butter pecan
Favorite drink: Sweet iced tea/Woot beer
Favorite actors/actresses: Whoopi Goldberg
Favorite TV shows: Survivor, Star Trek, StarGate SG-1/Atlantis
Favorite place: Anywhere it is snowing
Occupations: Convenience store manager, production
If you could meet anybody alive or dead: Jesus Christ, Shakespeare, CelticRose, Deborah White
What do you collect: anything Scottish or Celtic, music, books, wolves
Dislike in people: Dishonesty
Greatest Achievement: Living to 40
Extracurricular activities: Camping, walking
Goals: Become fluent in Scottish Gaelic

Name: J
Born: Ohio
Eye color: grey
Favorite subject: just about anything
Favorite bands: Old Blind Dogs, Loreena McKennitt
Favorite singers: Loreena M., Stevie Nicks, Nanci Griffith
Favorite color: Green
Favorite book: LOTR
Favorite author: Bernard Cornwell
Favorite musical instrument: guitar
Favorite sport: baseball, football
Favorite food: sometimes italiano, chinese, mexican - it varies
Favorite game: Sorry
Favorite film: Lord of the Rings trilogy
Favorite song: Annachie Gordon
Favorite hobbies: photography, music, reading
Worst subject: Math
How many siblings: one sister
How many pets: one cat and one rabbit
How many children: two boys: 19 and 16
Best thing you ever did: became a Christian
Dumbest thing you ever did: ha-ha
Favorite kind of man/woman: woman-wow, I can spend a whole thread on that!
Favorite ice cream: French vanilla
Favorite drink: Occasional beer
Favorite actors/actresses: Matthew McConaughey
Favorite TV shows: Survivor, Amazing Race
Favorite place: in the woods, walking
Occupations: environmental project manager
If you could meet anybody alive or dead: Elvis
What do you collect: books
Dislike in people: Arrogance coupled with a sense of entitlement
Greatest Achievement: my children
Extracurricular activities: church, vintage base ball
Goals: get out of this world "alive"

Name: Nancy-Raven
Born:Quebec
Eye color: green
Favorite subject: no specific
Favorite bands: Loreena McKennitt,Skarazula and Athanor(celtic insp. medieval)
Favorite singers: Loreena M., Stevie Nicks, Nanci Griffith
Favorite color: Green
Favorite book: Lord of the ring , Harry Potter , Herbalism,Lore and legend
Favorite author: JK Rowling and Tolkien
Favorite musical instrument: no favorite
Favorite sport: none except maybe medieval fence
Favorite food: thaï and chinese
Favorite game: none
Favorite film: The mist of Avalon ,Lord of the Rings , Harry Potter
Favorite song: The mystic's dream by Loreena McKennitt
Favorite hobbies: medieval music, reading and a lot of other
Worst subject: many
How many siblings: no
How many pets: one dog
How many children: none
Best thing you ever did:make my own decision and do not listen other
Dumbest thing you ever did:a lot
Favorite kind of man/woman: a man with an open mind
Favorite ice cream:chocolate
Favorite drink: coffee
Favorite actors/actresses: no specific
Favorite TV shows: none
Favorite place: my garden
Occupations: pastrycook
If you could meet anybody alive or dead: my ancestors
What do you collect: books,plants
Dislike in people: those who think they always have the truth and know everything better then you and many other things
Greatest Achievement: helping someone to stop taking drug and my garden
Extracurricular activities: gardening,herbalism,medieval fence
Goals: being a great medieval designer and
a knight

Name: Ali Baker
Born: May 15, 1984 in Michigan
Eye color: Green
Favorite subject: Art & History
Favorite bands: Lucky Boys Confusion & The Cranberries
Favorite singers: Billy Joel & Jonny Lang
Favorite color: Green
Favorite book: Secret Garden
Favorite author: Melanie Rawn
Favorite musical instrument: Piano
Favorite sport: Soccer & Hockey
Favorite food: Bread
Favorite game: Clue!
Favorite film: Ever After & Secret Garden
Favorite song: 'Your Song' by Elton John & 'She's always a Woman' by Bill Joel
Favorite hobbies: Art, Going to festivals, Reading
Worst subject: Math
How many siblings: Three; one younger sister & two younger brothers
How many pets: Seven; one dog, two cats, two rabbits, and two goats
How many children: None
Best thing you ever did: Made great choices in my friends
Dumbest thing you ever did: Any pain I caused my mother
Favorite kind of man/woman: Caring, Open minded, Strong, Honest, Loyal
Favorite ice cream: Chocolate
Favorite drink: Dr. Pepper
Favorite actors/actresses: Actor: Russell Crowe Actress: Cate Blanchett
Favorite TV shows: Law and Order, Hercules, Buffy
Favorite place: With friends and family
Occupations: Medical Assistant
If you could meet anybody alive or dead: Mother Tersea
What do you collect: Books, Art, Shot glasses
Dislike in people: Intolerence, Hatred, Ignorance
Greatest Achievement: Haven't made it yet
Extracurricular activities: Art, Singing, SCA
Goals: Find a career I love

Here's mine.

Name: Mike
Born: 4/14/74, Park Ridge, IL
Eye color: blue
Favorite subject: history
Favorite bands: Guns N? Roses, U2, Metallica, Flogging Molly, Rise
Favorite singers: Bono, James Hetfield, Loreena McKennitt, Eminem
Favorite color: Red or black
Favorite book: ?Lies & The Lying Liars Who Tell Them? by Al Franken
Favorite author: Stephen King
Favorite musical instrument: Guitar
Favorite sport: Baseball
Favorite food: hamburgers or Chinese
Favorite game: Tony Hawk?s Underground 2
Favorite film: ?The Matrix?, ?Blade?, ?Star Wars? & ?LOTR? trilogies
Favorite song: ?One? by Metallica
Favorite hobbies: Surfing the internet, hanging out with friends
Worst subject: Math
How many siblings: one sister
How many pets: none
How many children: none
Best thing you ever did: met my friend Nathan
Dumbest thing you ever did: Too many to mention
Favorite kind of man/woman: Smart, funny, attractive, shares the same interests as I do
Favorite ice cream: Peanut butter & chocolate
Favorite drink: beer
Favorite actors/actresses: Ewan McGregor, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Favorite TV shows: WWE Raw and SmackDown, CSI (the first one)
Favorite place: home
Occupations: package handler, deputy clerk.
If you could meet anybody alive or dead: Jesus Christ, my maternal grandpa
What do you collect: baseball cards
Dislike in people: stupidity, ignorance
Greatest Achievement: being there for my niece Amy?s first steps
Extracurricular activities: playing with my nieces & nephew
Goals: Be a better person

Name: Siarls Wilson
Born: in Swansea, Wales
Eye color: Blue
Favorite subject: Modern Languages (at school: French, at college: Spanish)
Favorite bands: None
Favorite singers: Kylie, Cher, Madonna
Favorite color: Blue or Green depending
Favorite book: The Xenophobe's Guide to the Welsh (amazingly funny and so true!)
Favorite author: George Orwell
Favorite musical instrument: Piano
Favorite sport: Rugby
Favorite food: Depends on mood. Generally, chocolate.
Favorite game: Welsh Monopoly. Or "Never Have I ever..." (evil drinking game!)
Favorite film: Pretty Woman. Coming to America comes in a close 2nd!
Favorite song: I Believe in You, by the amazing Kylie.
Favorite hobbies: Watching Will&Grace, learning languages, playing with my dogs
Worst subject: Maths
How many siblings: 2 younger brothers
How many pets: 3 dogs (1 passed away last year ), 1 cat and several pondfish.
How many children: None
Best thing you ever did: Moved back to Wales
Dumbest thing you ever did: The word dumb is a bit offensive in Wales, but I know what Americans mean when they say it... took my GCSEs through the medium of English
Favorite kind of man/woman: Funny! I love to laugh.
Favorite ice cream: Verdi's. Italian Gelateria on Swansea Bay.
Favorite drink: Champagne.
Favorite actors/actresses: Julia Roberts, so many more.
Favorite TV shows: Will&Grace, Sex and the City
Favorite place: The Irish Gaeltacht, Barcelona, Swansea Bay, Gower peninsula and Welsh-speaking Wales
Occupations: Student, cashier for Tesco (largest British supermarket chain)
If you could meet anybody alive or dead: my Great Uncle George and Great Aunt Fiona
What do you collect: nothing anymore.
Dislike in people: Slyness and pretentiousness
Greatest Achievement: A-levels
Extracurricular activities: Welsh Society
Goals: To speak at least 7 languages

Name: Tracy
Born: in Calgary, Alberta
Eye color: Blue
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite bands: Alabama, The Road Hammers, Chicago, Def Leppard, Abba
Favorite singers: Enya, Reba, George Canyon, Bob Seger
Favorite color: purple
Favorite book: don't really have one
Favorite author: no one in particular
Favorite musical instrument: none
Favorite sport: softball
Favorite food: greek, italian
Favorite game: don't really have one
Favorite film: King Arthur, Braveheart, Sweet Home Alabama, LOTR, Harry Potter Movies
Favorite song: Bob Seger "Shame on the Moon"
Favorite hobbies: reading, cross stitching,
Worst subject: social studies
How many siblings: 3 step brothers
How many pets: 2 cats
How many children: 3 boys that are my step children, none of my own yet
Best thing you ever did: find my way in the wiccan path
Dumbest thing you ever did: to many to count
Favorite kind of man/woman: kind, caring, open minded
Favorite ice cream: rocky road
Favorite drink: vodka and orange juice
Favorite actors/actresses: Clive Owen
Favorite TV shows: Charmed, Reba, American Justice, CSI's
Favorite place: going to a river
Occupations: CSR, switchboard operator, cashier, accounts payable
If you could meet anybody alive or dead: my ancestors
What do you collect: books
Dislike in people: back stabbing, lying
Greatest Achievement: being where I am at this point in my life
Extracurricular activities: camping, fishing
Goals: getting to Scotland

Name: Joyce verheijden
Born: in goirle, Netherlands
Eye color: Blue/gray
Favorite subject: music
Favorite bands: Celtic tenors
Favorite singers: niall, jammes and methew
Favorite color: Blue and black
Favorite book: the story of darren Shan
Favorite author: Darren shan
Favorite musical instrument:saxophone
Favorite sport: Soccer
Favorite food: Italian
Favorite game: Monopoly
Favorite film: Disney movies
Favorite song: wiskey in a jar
Favorite hobbies: music, celtic, roller coasters and Disney
How many siblings: 0
How many pets: 3 cats
How many children: None
Best thing you ever did: Go in to therapy!! (I think now)
Dumbest thing you ever did: To listen to a man that had it not good for me
Favorite kind of man/woman:listening
Favorite ice cream: ben and jerry's
Favorite drink: cherry coke
Favorite actors/actresses:george clooney
Favorite TV shows: grace under fire
Favorite place:Disneyland Paris and I hope sometime Ireland
Occupations: Social security because of my illness
What do you collect: to much
Dislike in people: discrimination
Greatest Achievement:my therapy (almost at 7 july 2005)
Extracurricular activities:
Goals: To go to Ireland sometime

Name: Ogham
Born: 16, September 1984
Eye color: Gold
Favorite subject: Ancient Studies
Favorite bands: NightWish, Bella Morte, Lacuna Coil, Blackmore's Night, Clannad
Favorite singers: Aine Minogue, Chiasm, Maire Brennan, Poe
Favorite color: Black
Favorite book: The Wicked Series by Nancy Holder
Favorite author: Konstantinos
Favorite musical instrument: bodhran
Favorite sport: Swimming..
Favorite food: Not a big eater.
Favorite game: BloodRayne 2
Favorite film: Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning, Felicia's Journey
Favorite song: ?She Is My Sin"" - Nightwish
Favorite hobbies: chatting on my cell
Worst subject: None lol
How many siblings: One sister, One brother
How many pets: None anymore.
How many children: none
Best thing you ever did: Say goodbye to chaos
Dumbest thing you ever did: Invoke the Morrighan without preperation.. all 4 of em
Favorite kind of woman - Outgoing, loves life.
Favorite ice cream: Dont eat ice cream.
Favorite drink: Blood.
Favorite actors/actresses: Dame Judi Dench, Emily Perkins, Drew Barrymore
Favorite TV shows: the news
Favorite place: The Astral Realm
Occupations: Student
If you could meet anybody alive or dead: Elzbeth Bathory
What do you collect: Music
Dislike in people: no sense of reality, cruelity
Greatest Achievement: Saving the lives of people i love.
Extracurricular activities: None
Goals: Be a better man, banish saddness from my life.

Name: Michelle
Born: New York
Eye color: Brown
Favorite subject: Music
Favorite bands (and artists): Solas, Teada, Seamus Egan, Liz Carroll
Favorite singers: Beth Patterson, Karan Casey
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite book: Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Favorite author: I don't really have one...I like a lot of different authors
Favorite musical instrument: to play? whistle...to listen to? fiddle
Favorite sport: fencing
Favorite food: Chinese
Favorite game: Settlers of Cataan, Chez Geek
Favorite film: Star Trek: First Contact, Princess Bride, UHF
Favorite song: Music of the Night, Just You (from a Solas album), Eileen Og
Favorite hobbies: music (though that's a career as well), reading, writing
Worst subject: Anything related to math
How many siblings: 1 brother
How many pets: 1 dog (Teri)
How many children: None
Best thing you ever did: Move home to NY and join the Syracuse Irish session
Dumbest thing you ever did: Long story there!
Favorite kind of man/woman: smart, funny, into music
Favorite ice cream: Ben & Jerry's English Toffee Crunch
Favorite drink: Iced vanilla chai
Favorite actors/actresses: Brent Spiner, Johnny Depp
Favorite TV shows: Law & Order: SVU, Will & Grace, Star Trek: TNG, Jeopardy
Favorite place: session
Occupations: perpetual grad student
If you could meet anybody alive or dead: hmm...no clue off the top of my head
What do you collect: whistles, CDs, used to collect model horses
Dislike in people: Arrogance, stupidity, ignorance
Greatest Achievement: that will be when I actually finish my doctorate!
Extracurricular activities: music I guess
Goals: Get better on whistle, finish my doctorate, find a good teaching position somewhere

Name: Iain
Born: Edinburgh
Eye color: Bluey Green
Favorite subject: Music
Favorite bands: Cocteau Twins,Goldfrapp,New Order
Favorite singers: Emiliana Torrini, Paul Haig, Karen Matheson
Favorite color: Orange
Favorite book: dont have one
Favorite author: ditto
Favorite musical instrument: Drums
Favorite sport: Soccer
Favorite food: Indian
Favorite game: ?
Favorite film: ROTK, Usual Suspects, Shawshank, Scent Of A Woman
Favorite song: Song To The Siren
Favorite hobbies: Football,Golf,Music.
Worst subject: Ironing & Dusting
How many siblings: 1 brother
How many pets: none (have had 1 dog and 1 guinea pig)
How many children: None
Best thing you ever did: Sold my old house 3 months before it was condemned 9in a block of flats)
Dumbest thing you ever did:Where to start ?
Favorite kind of man/woman: Woman -- Honest,funny,open,loyal
Favorite ice cream: caramel
Favorite drink: Lager x 12
Favorite actors/actresses: Pacino,Steve Buscemi,Edward Norton / Keira Knightley
Favorite TV shows: Football programmes
Favorite place: Grenada
Occupations: Construction manager,director,buyer, you name it!
If you could meet anybody alive or dead: Alex Ferguson,Al Pacino, John Peel
What do you collect: debts
Dislike in people: Tolerance, impatience
Greatest Achievement: Surviving 39 years
Extracurricular activities: none
Goals: Retire to somewhere hot by 50 y.o.

Name: Ah curious you!
Born: yes, I think
Eye color: Green
Favorite subject: music and science
Favorite bands: many (kinda eclectic)
Favorite singers: many (see above)
Favorite color: blue
Favorite book: LOTR
Favorite author: Dan Brown, Michael Crighton
Favorite musical instrument: Drums (would love to play) Piano
Favorite sport: Soccer
Favorite food: everything tasty
Favorite game: varies
Favorite film: TTT
Favorite song: Drive
Favorite hobbies: Pets, Music, Communicating over the net (dare me!)
Worst subject: Ironing ! (I absoultely hate it) and cleaning the windows!
How many siblings: none :-(
How many pets: four dogs (!) one cat, one horse, all rescues
How many children: *uhm* what curious again?
Best thing you ever did: well, gimme a while and I'll tell you
Dumbest thing you ever did: too many
Favorite kind of man/woman: Woman -- funny, empathic, smart
Favorite ice cream: chocolate
Favorite drink: red wine... and a wee drama... or was it long island tea?
Favorite actors/actresses: hmmm Sean Connery? or Sean Bean? or Sam Neill?
Favorite TV shows: not really
Favorite place: beach
Occupations: manager
If you could meet anybody alive or dead: Iain (I'm love with that name)
What do you collect: debts (LOL loved that one copied from Iain)
Dislike in people: egocentric and egostitical behaviour
Greatest Achievement: still standing
Extracurricular activities: huh?
Goals: die being remembered and without major regrets.