You didn't know this about me...

Shazzy · Post by **Shazzy** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:17 pm

I've never taken alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs, and don't plan to.

Family tree says I'm descended from Charlemagne.

I don't have any cool disorders.

I was full-grown at 12. My clothes from then fit me now and I look pretty much the same.

My childhood dream was to race horses. That sorta died when someone told me that a) I was already too tall to be a jockey and b) most girls can't maintain the muscle/weight ratio to race. Anyway, I went into english equestrian stuff instead (show jumping and dressage) after working and saving to pay for lessons. Maybe someday I'll buy a ranch and become a horseback riding hermit :p

I was very good with animals as a kid, wild and domestic. Furry creatures just LOVED me, e.g. my neighbor's tabby cat, who hated everyone and regularly attacked strangers, was my best friend. Funny thing is, after I grew up and developed a lot of human relationships, that affinity with animals dropped a ton. I seriously wonder if being good at socializing and dealing with all the human beguilement prevents animals from trusting you.

When I was ~10 my mom was an AOL moderator and she let me play around on her account. I had little power trips kicking unruly flamers from moderated chats/forums.

I was a very, very bossy kid and a control freak. In any roleplay situations (house, cops and robbers, etc.), I would tell the other people what to do and say down to the last detail.

Shazzy · Post by **Shazzy** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:32 pm

Otohiko wrote:
Random Oto fact: I have an almost unfairly effective long-term memory. I often remember seemingly trivial conversations for years.

Me too :p I can remember pointless conversations from forever ago, down to what people were wearing and their spatial position in the room.

Flint the Dwarf · Post by **Flint the Dwarf** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:11 am

Shazzy wrote:I seriously wonder if being good at socializing and dealing with all the human beguilement prevents animals from trusting you.

Interesting. I'm more in tune with animals than most people; I haven't found one that hasn't liked me. I'm pretty decent in social situations, but I'm not a social butterfly.

And I have that same memory peculiarity, although I'm not sure it's the same thing. Sometimes my memory is almost photographic, which has surprised people on many occasions. I've remembered some long sequences of numbers that have amazed people. Generally, though, I've got a method. If I want to remember something, I repeat it several times in my head to let it sink in, and then I forget about it. If, in the next day or two, I can recall it, it's pretty much memorized for good. And I can usually recall it.

Inaaca · Post by **Inaaca** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 2:07 am

Hmm... My screen name was derived from my actual name. Literally picking a set number of the letters of my name out of a hat until I came up with a pronounceable combination. For those of you that don't know my actual full name (i.e. everyone) it's Sean Patrick Stewart.

Hm.. another odd fact.. Apparently most people get tired/sleepy in warm/humid weather. I'm the opposite, cold weather puts me right to sleep. That's why it pisses me the hell off when a professor will make their classroom really cold so that students won't fall asleep. I have a hell of a hard time staying awake during a lecture in a cold classroom.

That's off the top of my head, I'll post more if something comes to me.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 2:57 am

Flint the Dwarf wrote:
Shazzy wrote:I seriously wonder if being good at socializing and dealing with all the human beguilement prevents animals from trusting you.
Interesting. I'm more in tune with animals than most people; I haven't found one that hasn't liked me. I'm pretty decent in social situations, but I'm not a social butterfly.

And I have that same memory peculiarity, although I'm not sure it's the same thing. Sometimes my memory is almost photographic, which has surprised people on many occasions. I've remembered some long sequences of numbers that have amazed people. Generally, though, I've got a method. If I want to remember something, I repeat it several times in my head to let it sink in, and then I forget about it. If, in the next day or two, I can recall it, it's pretty much memorized for good. And I can usually recall it.

My memory works purely by association and categorization. I think in my case the associative/categorizing abilities are just a little more sharply developed. It's easy for me to recall details if I recall a general situation, or conversely - recall something general by remembering just a small a specific detail.

As for animals - eh, a tend to have a bit of distrust towards them. Cats I'm okay with, but I guess I'm generally very careful about (for lack of better words) things that probably think in ways that aren't as 'reasonable' and complicated as an adult mind. I have the same trouble with young kids.
Yes, I said it, I don't like young kids - more accurately, I'm kinda wary of them. Maybe because, unsurprisingly, I remember myself as a young kid a little better than most people (I have detailed and accurate memory of everything from age 2)

Nessephanie · Post by **Nessephanie** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:05 am

I have been, and still occasionaly am a smoker (anyone at AWA that hung out with us alot will know this...) I mostly only do it in social situations, or if I'm having a bad time and feel like having one...or i'm bored. (It's nice to just sit at the window in the cool air reading and having a smoke alright

). Though I've never been addicted to it., I have no problem not having one for weeks or monthes, it's always been something I've done from enjoyment.

I love sex....and have many sexual dreams.
I always set my alarms to be 1 minute after I need to be up. (ie: 12:01, 4:31, 5:46 ect.)
I love Disney movies and almost all of the music in them.

..oh, and I'm a Coca-Cola freak...I bet no one knew that one >_>

I'm sure there are more...I just can't think of em right now, I need to go sleeeeeps

Minion · Post by **Minion** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:11 am

Nessephanie wrote:I always set my alarms to be 1 minute after I need to be up. (ie: 12:01, 4:31, 5:46 ect.)

x2 :/

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:49 am

most people are suprised that im not interested really in taking "graphic design/editing classes" and i had once took acting classes cause i wanted to be a movie star at one point.... shame the class made me realize what posers most actors are... not only are they fake on stage, but they are usually pretty damn fake off stage too...

/me bitter

SilversLightning · Post by **SilversLightning** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:53 am

Nessephanie wrote: ..oh, and I'm a Coca-Cola freak...I bet no one knew that one >_>

me too, sensei being my witness (he bought me a couple of them to make me happy)

and guess what I have in the fridge now? coca cola

Tsunami Jones · Post by **Tsunami Jones** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:10 am

My screen name comes from the name of a character from a book that I've written (unpublished, because it sucks

). Amusingly enough, it turned out to be the real name of a Japanese-American artist, who (If I remember correctly), lived in Boston. I now come up on google before he does, so take that artist-guy!

Other than that, I'm a writer (not professional, yet), and am currently working on a second novel which at the moment is leaps and bounds better than much of my previous works.