Uniqueness Thread!

[LadyRushia]

7) I was the self-appointed president of the Grilled Cheese Club when I was a kid.
8) I had imaginary enemies who I always defeated some way or another.
9) I would make three hour epic stories with my toys.
10) The Facts of Life was my favorite show in 5th grade.
11) I'm half-Puerto Rican.

[EricTheFred]

1. I missed out on being in the top ten percent of my high school class by one person (as in, I was the highest ranked NOT in the top ten) and then missed getting a Summa Cum Laude on my college degree by less than a tenth of a grade point!

2. Down through the years, I have at some point played (sufficient to perform before an audience) each of the following instruments: Piano, Organ, Saxophone (three sizes), Clarinet, Recorder (block flute, not tape), Oboe, Bassoon, Classical Guitar, Violin, and have played but not performed on Flute, Cello and Horn.

3. The above has led me to compose music. Some of my arranging work has had audiences, and I hope my compositions will, some day as well.

4. I also like writing science fiction and fantasy. Nothing published, but I've had a few wins in amateur online contests.

5. My entire household likes anime and manga except my wife, who thinks her husband and kids are nuts. (She's probably right, I suppose) And even she has enjoyed a few things (she loved Please Teacher and Oh, My Goddess.)

6. I "drove" my Grandpa's cadillac backwards down a steep driveway, across the road, and took out the mayor's brick mailbox across the street when I was two. (That's how they put it whenever they teased me. In reality I somehow got into the car by myself and got the handbrake unset. The following actions went as described, though.)

7. Since leaving home when I was 17 (I supported myself in my senior year) I have made a living as a security guard, a greenskeeper, an aluminum mill worker, a tool&die repairman, a drafter, a UNIX sys admin, and finally an electrical engineer.

8. I restored a sail boat, and used to enjoy sailing it (my health hasn't permitted for several years.)

9. My elder son, whom I am very proud of, has performed twice on the stage of Avery Fisher Hall (where the New York Philharmonic normally plays) in addition to a number of other fine venues.

10. I'm a nut about cooking. So much so, that I would be embarrassed to admit how much I have paid for pots, pans, and knifes. I do 'down home Southern', Italian, and Japanese. I especially enjoy sauces, soups and main dishes, but I'm also quite proficient at Sushi and Sashimi.

[Sheenar]

1. I am right-handed.
2. I have a service dog named Pebbles --look to the left --ind't she cute? She is such a blessing!
3. I am a survivor of child abuse.
4. I finally got myself out of an abusive relationship with my mother. I am now on my own --but am so blessed because the family of God is taking care of me.
5. I am a total cat person. I want a kitten so badly--but I have to wait...
6. I like making random noises and doing random voices --really only people I really am comfortable around hear me do these, though.
7. I have a birthmark on my left knee that looks like a J and a C...my mom would always mess with me and tell me a roach bit me there...
8. I want to work with animals --but I also love working with special-needs kids --so I'm still trying to figure out what God is calling me to after I graduate.
9. Before I went to Pennsylvania, to get Pebbles, I had never been farther north than Abilene, TX or farther east than Mississippi. That was also my 2nd roundtrip flight in an airplane.
10. When I went to get Pebbles, I was the only one in my class (service dog class) that didn't have a support person with them. But the other support people pretty much "adopted" me while we were in training, so it was good.
11. I don't like girly-girl stuff like shopping for clothes or doing hair/makeup. I like playing video games, reading, walking outdoors, watching Discovery/History/Food Network/Animal Planet and would really love to shoot a deer. (mmm....deer meat is SO good!!!)
12. And lastly, I can purr like a cat. Not sure how I do it...just something I started doing back in 4th grade...pretty much freaks people out...it's fun!

[HiddenWoodchuck]

1. I was taken out of two years worth of depression through prayer. The depression was so bad that I was nearly 50 pounds underweight from what I remember. I would have anxiety attacks every hour, only got short periods of sleep and I would have a heart rate near 200 bpm... was rushed to the hospital numerous times, had testings for many, many different conditions and was even given an overdose of medication I didn't need by one doctor. I was given numerous meds that had no effect. I was pretty much thrown back and forth between too many specialist to name. I became better in a very short period of time, once I rededicated myself to God. I had never really known who He was, up until I shouted out for release from all that. I was raised Christian... but never "practiced" it. I had no relationship with Him before that all happened.

2. I'm obsessed with Photography and am in the process of starting my own company.

3. I'm learning Guitar, Drums and Keyboard. I'm having problems due to my fingers locking up (have had this problem since I was little... no one really knew why for some reason)... it's very frustrating sometimes, but I have set my mind to work through it.

4. I was one of the fastest runners at my school and won a few awards for it. I've played basketball, football and baseball, but haven't done anything with all of it since I was pushed out of school(the school had three really "important" children come there, that were kids of politicians, so they had to tell three of the current students to "hit the road". I was picked, because my math scores were "unacceptable", so they told me to seek special classes at another school. I later did the whole school thing at home... went to work in the construction and demolition industry two days after I finished school. I'm made fun of by a few old classmates whenever I see them somewhere by random.

5. I'm horribly shy. I couldn't look anyone in the eyes until I was 17... everyone used to think I was rude. I mix up my words, when talking to new people... and I tend to make unfunny jokes, because I like to make people laugh... but normally it is a fail. I hate making phone calls... even now, it bothers me to call people I don't know well.

6. I love anything to do with vehicles... I love to race(legally) and have done so a few times at the local race track.

7. Dust is my worst enemy. I can't stand seeing it on things.

8. I love rain... when it rains I have to be outside in it.

9. I can be found laying in the fields around here, just staring at the sky. I'm a big thinker(but my social skills leave much to be desired).

10. I crashed a Golf Cart into a garage when I was 8. I was trying to impress the girl next door apparently, when my hands slipped off the wheel.

11. I was on the news, because I won best costume at some Halloween contest when I was about 9.

12. I used to ask for nothing but Legos and matchbox cars when I was little... I would build random things and play for 5 hours at a time if I could.

13. I'm part Irish.

14. Randomness is awesome.

All I can think of for now... :p

[MomoAdachi]

Fun thread...
*I collect Barbie/fashion dolls avidly.
*I have Asperger's Syndrome and scoliosis.
*I'm one of these weird ppl who actually kind of prefers VHSs to DVDs.
*I am totally hydrophobic, yet mermaids/mermen are my favorite fantasy creatures.
*I'm a terrestetarian(I don't eat any seafood or fish).
*I can speak and understand some Japanese, but I'm far from truly fluent.
*I'm part Native American.
*I'm allergic to perfume and other scented things.
*I love the taste of coffee, but can't handle caffeine, so I'm a total decaf girl.
*I was raised Pentecostal.
*I graduated from high school two years early.
*I love bright colors in clothing and decorating.
*I get right and left mixed up.
*Alice In Wonderland(Disney) is my all-time favorite film. I have two DVD copies and only one VHS copy(I want more! I love comparing prints).
*I'm an unabashed Miley Cyrus, Hilary Duff, and High School Musical fan.
*I'm an aspiring YA author.
*I love the '80s!
*I wear glasses...but not to read, to see long distances!
*I'm not at all a nature person. I love the big city!
*I'm deathly afraid of being electrocuted.

[~darkelfgirl~]

Hrmm... (not in order of uniqueness)

1. I've learned Latin for 2 years
2. Played the clarinet for 7 years (going on eight)
3. I'm multinational (two islands, and USA); born in England
4. My ancestors were cannibals
5. My first and middle name are VERY unique and hard to spell
6. I'm vegetarian (well, kind of. I eat fish, eggs, and dairy products--except milk).
7. I'm majoring in meteorology
8. I'm a fantasy writer
9. 'Lord of the Rings' superfanatic (always making references to LotR).
10. Sci-fi and Fantasy fanatic
11. .hack fanatic
12. Loathes bananas
13. I'm shy; sometimes I can't look people in the eye
14. Never drank coffee
15. Don't know how to swim
16. Don't know how to ride a bike
17. Hates spiders
18. Hates the thought of plane crashes
19. I zone out in the middle of conversations; an excessive daydreamer
20. When you get me angry, I rant nonstop
21. Impatient
22. I seem like a dead serious and boring person at first, until you get to know me.
23. Oh--FF7 addict
24. Loz lover (yeh, from FF7)
25. Supposed to wear glasses, but doesn't wear them as often as I should
26. Went through the braces phase
27. Same as F&C:

I tend to find (fictional) villains fascinating character studies

I could say that I spend a lot of energy and time focusing on villains in my stories rather than the main characters.

28. Secretary of my school's 'Students Against Destructive Decisions' chapter.

[chibiphonebooth]

oh i have some. XD

1. i am deathly afraid of leeches. DEATHLY. AFRAID.
2. i am norwegian. my mom is 100% norwegian, and came to america when she was about 20ish.
3. i used to be a big climber and runner when i was really little, but i cannot STAND running now. i find sports intolerable. (for me at least)
4. i was the only one named Savannah in my schools. (now there are some savannahs in my town, but they are like..3 or something.)
5. my last name means wonderful. |D

[Cognitive Gear]

Thought of a few more:

9. I am a very skinny guy. I am 5'11" tall and weigh in at just 135 pounds. Somehow, I still manage to pick up heavy objects just fine.

10. My IQ tests in the realm of 140.

11. I actually have two High School Diplomas, with different dates on them, signed by two different people from the same school. I've been trying to think of ways to exploit this.

12. My favorite weather is gloomy with rain.

13. Even though my interests are that of a stereotypical geek, I love to go hiking, backpacking, and camping. I once completed a one week east to west trans-Sierra backpacking trip. It was the most beautiful thing I have yet seen in my life.

14. One of my favorite bands, Abney Park, stole a picture of me from my myspace page and added it to their website.

15. I wear glasses because I need them, but I still love them. I think they look good on my face.

[Fish and Chips]

DEATHLY. AFRAID.

I was not prepared to see your signature accompanying this post.

[GeneD]

1. I don't drink coffee.
2. I am basically fully bilingual; English isn't my first language.
3. Some of my permanent/adult teeth came out behind my baby teeth, so I had an incomplete double row of teeth for a while.
4. I pick the raisins out of my muesli.
5. I collect Robin Hood books.
6. I've been wearing glasses since 2nd Grade. I'm short sighted.
7. The first sip of anything alcoholic always makes me cough.
8. I'm 21 and I don't have a drivers' licence. (yet)
9. I've been to Mozambique.
10. I walked around with a broken foot for 2 weeks since my parents wouldn't believe me and take me to the doctor.

[EricTheFred]

oh i have some. XD

2. i am norwegian. my mom is 100% norwegian, and came to america when she was about 20ish.

Yay, Norskies!! Norwegians of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your Lutefisk! (And the sooner the better!)

Sorry about that. Fellow Norse, here.

[rocklobster]

more uniqueness:
I don't have a driver's license and I'm in my 30's.
I can't stand Metallica but I like some heavy metal bands.
I had a Colecovision as my first video game system.

[Amzi Live]

7)
11) I'm half-Puerto Rican.

Yay!Puerto Rican! I'm a Puerto Rican myself.
I thought I was the only one of my race here.

I had a Colecovision as my first video game system.

Awesome!

[TalKeaton]

1. I'm a video game design major
2. I have voluntarily suspended my own driver's license three times. It's more mysterious if I don't tell you why, muahahaha...

3.I can point both my feet straight backward with no pain (though I have to be leaning against something, as my knees no longer work in that position.)

4. I have sung onstage at Carnegie Hall in NYC in front of a couple thousand people.

5. My twin sister also performed in that same concert with me.

6. My younger sister also performed at Carnegie Hall roughly three years later.

7. I have been in two plane crashes, luckily both were on the ground.

8. I have had basic training in various clown activities, such as juggling and unicycle-riding, though I'm extraordinarily out of practice. I still have two unicycles, though.

9. My sister, cousin, one of our friends and I decided out of the blue to perform a show last summer. Then we did. It was The Complete History of America Abridged, and it was awesome.

10. The cousin mention above also sang in the aforementioned Carnegie Hall concert with me and my sister.



That's it for now, though I'm sure if I dug around I could find more.

[yukoxholic]

5. My twin sister also performed in that same concert with me.

Sweet! Another twin-set! ^__^

[Chosen]

1 - I am ambidextrous! (both handed.)
2 - I am a Tolkienite.
3 - I speak a good deal of Elvish (ai... suilad?)
4 - I can read both backwards and upside down.
5 - I study Latin, French, and Old English.
6 - I have three siblings. A 31 year old brother, a 17 year old brother, and a 7 year old sister.
7 - I read the dictionary for fun.
8 - I am fascinated by werewolves and vampires yet I can not stand zombies... which my brother avidly believes in.
9 - I have been thoroughly convinced since the age of nine, that I have elven blood.
10 - I am a Goth.
11 - I will go days at a time (when I'm alone) acting like one of my created characters.
12 - I almost never use my real name on the internet.
13 - I wear a collar... I have proof!

[TalKeaton]

Sweet! Another twin-set! ^__^

High-five!

12 - I almost never use my real name on the internet.

Me either, I've been going as Tal for a while now, as my old alias actually let certain groups of people figure out not only my first name, but my last name as well, hehe... had to cut that out once people caught on.

[chibiphonebooth]

Yay, Norskies!! Norwegians of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your Lutefisk! (And the sooner the better!)

Sorry about that. Fellow Norse, here.

yay! go us norwegiannnnsss DDDD *does a dance*

[RidleyofZebes]

I love KOTOKO! If you like KOTOKO listen to other i've sound gals like Kawada Mami, MELL, Lia, and there special unit! Though you may have already looked into this if you're a KOTOKO fan! ^__^

Actually, I've just recently discovered KOTOKO. I don't know hardly anything about the Japanese Music industry! ^_^]I pick my nose on a regular basis.[/spoiler]

More later...

[LadyRushia]

Yay!Puerto Rican! I'm a Puerto Rican myself.
I thought I was the only one of my race here.

Nifty! Yeah, my mom grew up in San Juan and lived with a family in Chicago for awhile when she was 18 (something like that). My grandmother, uncles, and cousins still live in San Juan for the most part. I've been to Puerto Rico many times, but we haven't gone back in a couple years. I'm the worst failure as a Puerto Rican, though, because my Spanish is horrible even though I took it for five years (maybe I can blame public school for making it tedious and boring). For the record, Puerto Rican food is amazing, XD.

22. I seem like a dead serious and boring person at first, until you get to know me.

My natural facial expression is "B[" XDD. Sometimes it makes people think I'm angry or depressed when I'm not. It also scares the crap out of my friend, XD.

More things to add:
1) I've been to Scotland, Iceland, England (twice), and China, yet I've never been father west then Chicago (Detroit, if you count airports).
2) I'm an only child and I'm not spoiled.
3) I've been on the news twice. Once when I was a baby in the hospital, and once about a year ago for an interview about China.
4) I've had haggis and liked it.
5) I've had chicken feet and liked it.
6) I can use chopsticks very easily.
7) My immune system rocks; I hardly get sick.

[~darkelfgirl~]

1 - I am ambidextrous! (both handed.)
2 - I am a Tolkienite.
3 - I speak a good deal of Elvish (ai... suilad?)
4 - I can read both backwards and upside down.
5 - I study Latin, French, and Old English.
6 - I have three siblings. A 31 year old brother, a 17 year old brother, and a 7 year old sister.
7 - I read the dictionary for fun.
8 - I am fascinated by werewolves and vampires yet I can not stand zombies... which my brother avidly believes in.
9 - I have been thoroughly convinced since the age of nine, that I have elven blood.
10 - I am a Goth.
11 - I will go days at a time (when I'm alone) acting like one of my created characters.
12 - I almost never use my real name on the internet.
13 - I wear a collar... I have proof!

Tolkienites! Woot! ^^ Except I can't speak elvish.

Hrmm:

1, 4, 5, and 7 --Same here!

My natural facial expression is "B[" XDD. Sometimes it makes people think I'm angry or depressed when I'm not. It also scares the crap out of my friend, XD.

My natural facial expression looks like I'm about to slap someone. Maybe it's because I'm always in deep thought.


No one here is from or born in England?

[HisokaKatsu]

1. I'm right handed.
2. I have AS.
3. I have a fear of stinging insects.
4. I'm very shy. So much so that I can't keep eye contact for more than three seconds sometimes.
5.My expression, I am sometimes told, is that of anger or intense consentration, even though I'm not angry or concentrating very hard. For an example I was called the scariest player on my basketball team by my coach.
6. I love Asian cultures and their music. Both modern and old.
7. I'm a fantasy fanatic.
8. I love anything that has to do with Lord of the Rings or The Silmerilion.
9. I have four brothers and for sisters.
10. My family genealogy(on my mothers side) has been traced back to the steward of William the Conquerer.
11. I'm a hopless conversationalist.

[Amzi Live]

1:I'm a righty
2:I've been trying to find my musical instrument since like,11 or so.
3:I'm a walking day dreamer in all the sense of the word.
4:I'm in a constant struggle to organize my thoughts clearly so that I can communicate exactly what I want to let out.
5:I have a secret,private goal which I'll let out someday(he,he)

[Sparx00]

Hmm...

#1: My Hand is a right
#2: I'm in a band
#3: I'm the youngerst in my Family (and I was also not spoiled lol)
#4: I can play bass to almost any song instantly
#5: I also play a bit of Piano. (haven't taken a lession yet)
#6: I live in the country
#7: I can sing pretty good
#8: I own (or at least going to be) a horse
#9: Out of the members that live in Washington State, I'm one of the few.
(Members: Dan, For_Him, and me so far. Tell me if your from there too!)
#10: I collect rocks!
#11: I'll protect anyone close to me, even if it involves risking my own life

Thats all I can think of right now.

[Shilohan ninja]

1. I'm a lefty, yet for some strange reason, I can only snap with my right hand.
2. I got me some mean beatboxin' skillz:grin:
3. I have this awesome, though sometimes annoying, ability to literally memorize a movie or song after watching or listening to it just once or twice.
4. I have a thing for rythem, thus my awesome ability to play the bongos uber-good, though I'm not exactly pro at it
5. I live in Washington (I won't divulge my exact location) and have only been to Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Texas, and Iowa inside the U.S.
6. I have been to Guatemala and Nicaragua, the only overseas countries I've been to (the people down there are awesome, they just need some love)
7. I was recently prophecide over by a well-known gentleman by the name of Bill Norton (don't know if anyone's heard of him or not) that I would be a radical for Christ, though I'm still trying to figure out exactly where He wants me to go from here (pray for me)
8. I finally got my first ever laptop this last Christmas (it's a Toshiba, nice one too)
9. I've got a thread, which I'm sure most of you have seen by now, for ninjas and ninjaphiles, much like the wolf pack thread on Goog off
10. just to make sure it's clear, yes, I am a Gundam wing fan, thus my avatar:rock:

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Wow! This has really taken off! >XD

8.) I am allergic to consumable alcohol.
9.) I am an only child.
10.) My Dad is planning to cosplay with me.
11.) I have bad luck with cats. ((Two ran away, one died, and one went crazy and bit a chunk out of my Dad's leg))
12.) I am obsessed with Vampires, and am trying to write a Christian Vampire book.
13.) I have studied the Norse mythology.
14.) I read part of Beowulf in Old English. ((T__T;; ))[/font]

[eternalprincess]

1. I speak a good deal of elvish as well. In fact my elvish name is Miruial. That's what my LOTR friends call me.
2. I run around in cloaks, looking like I stepped out of LOTR. (so do all my writing friends)
3. I'm obsessed with colors. I love 'em all.
4. I refer to my markers, paints, pencils & etc. as "My Colors."
5. I've read 165 books in a month and a half. XD
6. I have an addiction with avatars. *pokes Photobucket account*
7. I have over 100 characters I've created. (fictional people)
8. I collect fortune cookie papers.
9. I love weapons.
10. I like fireing guns & swordfighting.

[~darkelfgirl~]

Wow, there's so many LotR fanatics. You guys make me so proud T__T. I just wanna give you guys some lembas bread and a Rohirrim helmet.

I'm such an LotR freak (when I was on a trip for my college orientation in Miami, I stayed up late with my sister each night in the hotel watching the each movie on TNT (the trilogy showed two weeks ago)).
I can't believe I've only seen the Fellowship twice. And of course, Legolas is my favorite character.
I have yet to read The Silmarillion.

Did you guys get your elven name from here?:

http://chriswetherell.com/elf/

That's where I got mine.

[eternalprincess]

Wow, there's so many LotR fanatics. You guys make me so proud T__T. I just wanna give you guys some lembas bread and a Rohirrim helmet.

I'm such an LotR freak (when I was on a trip for my college orientation in Miami, I stayed up late with my sister each night in the hotel watching the each movie on TNT (the trilogy showed two weeks ago)).
I can't believe I've only seen the Fellowship twice. And of course, Legolas is my favorite character.
I have yet to read The Silmarillion.

Did you guys get your elven name from here?:

http://chriswetherell.com/elf/

That's where I got mine.

Aw thanks. ^.^ I've been into LOTR for a long time. I have a massive LOTR merchandise collection. XD

I've seen the trilogy, heavens knows how many times. XD I've read The Silmarillion. I love it.


I've never even seen that website before. I was given mine by a close friend Elraen. But that's only a short version of my name, the full version is Miruialiel. ^.^

[~darkelfgirl~]

:hug:

Aw thanks. ^.^ I've been into LOTR for a long time. I have a massive LOTR merchandise collection. XD

I've seen the trilogy, heavens knows how many times. XD I've read The Silmarillion. I love it.


I've never even seen that website before. I was given mine by a close friend Elraen. But that's only a short version of my name, the full version is Miruialiel. ^.^

Aw

The only tangible LotR stuff I have are The Two Towers and Return of the King dvds, a picture of Legolas (which is hanging in a frame at the entrance of my room), and The Two Towers book. O.O

I've got to put the Silmarillion on my to-read list.

Wow, that's a long name. Mine's Alasse Ancalimon. It's got that weird dot thing over the 'e' and an accent over the 'i'.