genuinegirly

I feel like I'm seeing less of women these days, so I just thought it would be nice to see who is around. So let's use it as an excuse to get to know one another. Here are some really simple, stupid questions - pay attention to the last question of the person who posted before you, because you'll have to answer it!

My name is genuinegirly.
My favorite emoticon is
I love plants. I wish I could spend all of my time playing with plants. No, no. Not like that
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm an introverted prude.
The person who posts after me in this thread thinks I'm________.

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"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq

"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

settie

My name is settie.
My favorite emoticon is
I love music. I'm always listening to music, and even when I'm not, I've got one looping in my head until I play another. Haha.
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm sarcastic, empathetic, and kind.
I think genuinegirly is interesting and friendly.

genuinegirly

I think settie is daring and delightful.
What does the next poster think?

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"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq

"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

snowy

My name is snowy
My favorite emoticon is
I love strong coffee and yoga, but not necessarily at the same time
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm loud.

I think genuinegirly does a great job of starting threads, and I think settie always has a good contribution to bring to the Ladies Lounge.

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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

noodle

My name's noodle.
my favorite emoticon is usually or
i love photography, reading, my cats, and finding things to do with the little amount of free time i have any more.
everyone who knows me in person thinks that i'm the one to call when they need to talk and that i'm really good at what i do, apparently.

i think snowy, genuinegirly and settie all keep the LL going well.
i think that snowy has a great way of making people see things in a different light without making them feel stupid.

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Grasshopper Green

My name is Medusa.
My favorite emoticon is , even though I rarely use it.
I love birds, traveling, and reading.
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm quiet. Probably because I usually am.
I think noodle is funny as hell and someone I'd like in real life.

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"They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king"

Formerly Medusa

little_tippler

My name is little_tippler, tippler or lt if you've known me longer.
My favorite emoticon is without a doubt
I love art and music, and basically anything art related. Oh and my cats!
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm very direct and a little bossy. Ok, very bossy!
I think noodle is thoughtful and caring, and has a good sense of humour. I also love her jumping avatar

Edit: oops posted at the same time!

I don't know Medusa very well but I have seen her pic and she's very pretty. She also seems like a sensitive person and I appreciate that a lot in others.

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Whether we write or speak or do but look
We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

Fernando Pessoa, 1918

ametc

My name is ametc (or... allison.. if you want to know me more. ???)
My favorite emoticon is
I love everybody; you're next!
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm wild and crazy.
I think little_tippler is a very interesting person.

mixedmedia

My name is mixedmedia.
My favorite emoticon is (but I use it sparingly)
I love photography and collecting music. And my kids, of course...and our dog.
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm funny, but weird.
I don't know ametc very well, but she has good taste in women...and she's a little kinky. Really, what more do you need to know?

The person who posts after me in this thread thinks I'm________.

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

Meditrina

My name is Meditrina (used to be sportswidow for those that remember)
I don't use emoticons often, but I like
I like scrapbooking, my kids and my cat make very good scrapbook subjects
I recently started to read books again
I have no clue what people in real life think of me
I think that mixedmedia is a simply amazing, smart and beautiful.

(genuinegirly - this is a great thread!)

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"Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles." ~Alex Karras

SabrinaFair

My name is SabrinaFair, AKA Sabrina, AKA Saby
My favorite emoticon is
I love coffee, cigarettes, and good bourbon.
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm strong and unflappable.
I think Meditrina is awesome because she has a kitty. :-)

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"With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy."
-Desiderata

ColonelSpecial

My name is ColonelSpecial here and Sara in 'real life'.
My favorite emoticon is because it is easy to type.
I love reading everything with words.
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I am very opinionated.
I think SabrinaFair brings so much good to this forum.

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"Mommy, the presidents are squishing me!"

"Using the pull out method of contraceptive is like saying I won't use a seat belt, I'll just jump out of the car before it hits that tree."

Sara

ShaniFaye

My name is Shanifaye....short for Shannon Faye
My favorite emoticon is (you didnt say it had to be a tfp emoticon lol)
I love my husband, genealogy, Barry Manilow and 80's hair bands, specifically Ratt and men in kilts!!!!
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm sweet...I keep trying to convince them I'm not!
I dont know ColonelSpecial but I will say that using a quote from My Fellow Americans is awesome!!!

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I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!

PonyPotato

My name is PonyPotato (or the artist formerly known as merleniau)
My favorite emoticon is but I don't use it much.
I love my animals and riding the train.
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm weird. Some think I'm shy, some think I'm awkward, some think I'm aggressive.
I think Shani is super awesome.

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"Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark."
— Henri-Frédéric Amiel

alicat

I agree with you genuinegirly, there hasn't ever (in my almost 5 yrs. on TFP) been that large of a female membership and I miss some member's that aren't here any longer. Gilda come's to mind and there are some other's that are still here but not that often like ShaniFaye, Lurkette and maleficent.

My name is alicat.

My favorite emoticon is (I don't use it too often though).

I love cooking, reading, gardening and surfing the net (that's reading, right?).

Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm a loving, caring, introverted homebody. They would be correct.

I think: Ponypotato, I can't help it, I still think of you as merleniau. After that, you bring to my mind the country life and animal's that I have alway's pined after as a "city girl" most of my life (far from any real city though, suburbs of Detroit at worst in my younger years).

The person who posts after me in this thread thinks I'm________.

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'Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun, The frumious Bandersnatch!'--Jabberwocky, Lewis Carroll

"You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late."--Ralph Waldo Emerson

genuinegirly

Wow - there's more of you than I thought!
Thanks for the great response everyone.
Oh, and to keep things moving...
I don't hear alicat's perspective on things nearly enough - here you're saying how you miss some old faces, yet you're an old face that I miss!

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"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq

"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

alicat

Aw, thanks GG. You have quite the point there, I'm always here, just reading more than posting. I shall have to make an effort to contribute more!

And I think of you as thoughtful and wise.

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'Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun, The frumious Bandersnatch!'--Jabberwocky, Lewis Carroll

"You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late."--Ralph Waldo Emerson

slightlyaskew

My name is slightlyaskew (aka Susan in real life)
My favorite emoticon is
I love reading, the internet, music, and my daughter.
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm a nonconformist. Until they get to know me, I've been told they are afraid of me...I don't know why.
I haven't been here long enough to really know any of you but I always enjoy all of your posts.

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sa

A day without sunshine is like night.

shesus

My name is Shesus
My favorite emoticon is
I love Chicago, cooking, water, exercising, playing piano, and many, many other things. Basically, I enjoy life in general.
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm organized and sarcastic
I think slightlyaskew is a nonconformist and I'm a bit afraid of her for some reason.

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Whatever did happen to your soul?
I heard you sold it

Choose Heaven for the weather and Hell for the company

Osilan

My name is Osilan
My favourite emoticon is
I love pianos, men's jeans, and unexpectedly good conversations. Oh, and ambushing people with warm laundry from the dryer.
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm a wit disguised as a goof, but often it's the reverse that applies. (:
I think Shesus might just be many shades of awesome... organized AND sarcastic. (Jackpot.)

genuinegirly

Osilan - do you like to wear men's jeans? Or do you enjoy looking at men in their jeans? One means comfort, the other eye candy. Eye candy is fun.

I haven't seen you around before today- welcome to the board, and thanks for the introduction!

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"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq

"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

slightlyaskew

mwah ha ha

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sa

A day without sunshine is like night.

Shaindra

My name is Shaindra
My favorite emoticon is
I love sex. What, you don't?
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm a righteous dude. No, wait, that's Ferris Bueller.
The person who posts after me in this thread thinks I'm a thread-killer.

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"Never regret something that once made you smile."

Osilan

Actually, I like to wear them. There's nothing like a nine inch fly to make you feel sexy... (I'm kidding, but inexplicably they tend to suit me, as long as they're not too baggy!)


P.S. Thanks for the welcome!

genuinegirly

Men's jeans are comfortable, if the proper design. I must agree.

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"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq

"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

CinnamonGirl

*waves* My name is Cinn.
My favorite emoticons are and , but I use and the most.
I love summer, reading, driving with the windows down and the radio up, dark beer, and chapstick (among other things.)
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm short. And geeky. And a total sweetheart (heh...got 'em fooled... mwahahahaha.)
Shaindra seems pretty cool... anyone who likes Ferris Bueller gets automatic cool points (as does living in MA.)

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"...for though she was ordinary, she possessed health, wit, courage, charm, and cheerfulness. But because she was not beautiful, no one ever seemed to notice these other qualities, which is so often the way of the world."


"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"

Lindy

My name is Lindy, and I'm 32 years old.
My favorite emoticon is
I love Boston and Kansas -no, no, not the bands, the places. I love music, my faves are classical and Western Swing. I love driving, poetry, medium rare steaks, and the feel of a cock in my hands.
Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm silly because I don't like to fly in airplanes, and will avoid it if at all possible.
The person who posts after me in this thread thinks I'm weird, because I'm short, and I can wear BOY'S jeans (size 12 or 14.)


Lindy

mixedmedia

schwing!!

I just came a little.

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

genuinegirly

hehe I missed that on the first read - thanks for pointing it out, Mixed!

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"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq

"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

*Nikki*

My name is *Nikki*

My favorite emoticon is

I love my child, night time, being warm, tattoos, good sex, and everything I can't have.

Everyone who knows me in person thinks I'm introverted and hard to figure out. This is true.

The person who posts after me in this thread thinks I need to stop being obsessed with surfer clothes.

Starkizzer

My name is Starkizzer (Arin in real life)
My fave emoticons are and
I love my family, my fiance, frogs, the odd and quirky, and all things bizarre.
Everyone who knows me thinks I'm a goof but sweet and never lets things bother her.
I don't know about your obsession with surfer clothing but I do know that your poem "Escape" is perfect!

The next person must say supercalifragilisticexpialidocious backwards.

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Frivolity, at the edge of a Moral Swamp, hears Hymn-Singing in the Distance and dons the Galoshes of Remorse. ~Edward Gorey

settie

Me too! I hate to fly in airplanes, I always get sick upon landing, and my ears NEVER pop. I have that popping problem when I'm on solid ground too, when the pressure changes. Stupid ears...
If I can drive there, I'll definitely drive instead of fly :P

abaya

My name is abaya.
My fave emoticon is (particularly when used in reference to my husband!)
I love traveling, traveling, and more traveling. Also hiking, camping, rock climbing, and other outdoor pursuits.
Everyone who knows me in real life thinks that I am an International Woman of Mystery. Many people also think I'm an extrovert, but in reality I'm pretty inclined towards introversion. They also have no idea how much I hate my PhD right now.
Starkizzer: Suoicodilaipxecitsiligarfilacrepus!!!
Next person to post after me needs to tell me why I'm becoming more and more afraid of flying as I get older... when I used to love it so much.

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And think not you can direct the course of Love;
for Love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
--Khalil Gibran

lostgirl

My name is lostgirl.
My favorite emoticon is &
I love music, dancing, and Egyptology and their mythology.
Everyone who knows me thinks I'm smart, fun, crazy, and a bit morbid.
The person who posts after me in this thread thinks I've haven't posted in a long time.

I have a lot of respect for the girls of TFP.

Abaya is a beautiful person inside and out. I have gained a lot of good information from her posts.

PS> Being afraid of flying comes when the novelty has worn off.

Osilan

I really, really, like the "filacrepus" part at the end (such a useful word)! Could be good for swearing in call-and-response:

"My garborator is broken!"
"Filacrepus!"

"My flight to Toad Suck, Arkansas was cancelled!"
"Garfilacrepus! I really wanted a t-shirt!"

slightlyaskew

Someone who knows where Toad Suck is??
I'm astounded.

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sa

A day without sunshine is like night.

nikkiana

My name is nikkiana.
My favorite emoticon is
I make websites for rockstars for a living. I knit. I digital scrapbook. I'm polyamorous and have a wonderful husband and a wonderful boyfriend.
slightlyaskew has a cool avatar.

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nikkiana

Lindy

Not nearly as nice a place as French Lick, Indiana.

Lindy

little_tippler

wow nikkiana. Websites for rockstars huh? must be an interesting job!

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Whether we write or speak or do but look
We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

Fernando Pessoa, 1918

nikkiana

It's one of those things that sounds far more interesting and impressive than it actually is in real life. LOL.

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nikkiana