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Non-Disney interests
- Thread starter Erika
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Shameless! bumping my own thread.
mightyduck
Well-Known Member
Or old members (really old 
) who didn't see this the first time....
My interests other than Disney?
teaching
reading
writing
the beach
taking squillions of pictures that never make it into any organized album
travel (sometimes to places other than Disney)
my sweetie, of course
spending time with friends...
) who didn't see this the first time....My interests other than Disney?
teaching
reading
writing
the beach
taking squillions of pictures that never make it into any organized album
travel (sometimes to places other than Disney)
my sweetie, of course
spending time with friends...
SpongeScott
Well-Known Member
Erika,
Good idea to bump your own thread--very interesting reading. Here's what I like to do:
1. Golf
2. collecting baseball cards
3. internet surfing
4. coaching my daughter's softball team
5. playing with our pet snake and dogs (but not at the same time!:hammer: )
Good idea to bump your own thread--very interesting reading. Here's what I like to do:
1. Golf
2. collecting baseball cards
3. internet surfing
4. coaching my daughter's softball team
5. playing with our pet snake and dogs (but not at the same time!:hammer: )
EnSkywalker
Member
Shameless bump Erika but I won't hold against anyone with a birthday of 7/7.
My hobbies/interests:
1) My "kids" a 5 year old Black (and a little white) DSH named Jaina and our 1 year old champagne mink Tonkinese named Wedge.
2) Movies- specifically DVD's on our widescreen.
3) Reading - Primarily Clancy and Koontz
4) Anything else Star Wars related
5) Assorted games for the PC (primarily FPS).
6) WWII history
Brant
My hobbies/interests:
1) My "kids" a 5 year old Black (and a little white) DSH named Jaina and our 1 year old champagne mink Tonkinese named Wedge.
2) Movies- specifically DVD's on our widescreen.
3) Reading - Primarily Clancy and Koontz
4) Anything else Star Wars related
5) Assorted games for the PC (primarily FPS).
6) WWII history
Brant
MKCustodial
Well-Known Member
Wow, I had fun reading this but the whole dog/crotch thing was a little bit TOO MUCH information for me...:lookaroun
Anyways, on to the answer (in no particular order, mind you!!):
1) Movies - I like movies so much I even work with them! :lol: I'm a translator/subtitler for those who didn't know. I also go to the movies almost every weekend and I collect them. I have more than 300 VHS tapes, and now I'm into DVD's. I had to buy Matrix and the Lethal Weapon series again though 'cause of the sumbitc who broke into our house... :brick: He actually CHOSE what movies he was taking!!!
2) My GF - What can I say? Julia is a sweetheart, she's been putting up with me for 2 and a half years and still wanna marry me!
3) Reading - Basically comics (Marvel Comics) and books, and those are movie related as well.
4) Games - Video Games and computer games. We HAD an N64 (again, the sumbitc) and we're planning a Gamecube. For the PC I mostly like adventure games. Those first-person shooters I'd rather play on the video-game, I'm not good with the mouse/keyboard interface required nowadays.
5) TV - I love cartoons and sitcoms. Besides Disney ones (D'uh!) I'm into Thundercats, He-Man, Silverhawks, Boomerang, Powerpuff Girls, Scooby-Doo, Jackie Chan Adventures, That 70's and 80's Show, Charmed, Mad About You, Married With Children, Will and Grace, My Wife and Kids, Whose Line is it Anyway.
I guess that's it... I hope nobody fell asleep. Unless you did but you were having sleeping problems. Then I'm glad I could help! :wave:
Anyways, on to the answer (in no particular order, mind you!!):
1) Movies - I like movies so much I even work with them! :lol: I'm a translator/subtitler for those who didn't know. I also go to the movies almost every weekend and I collect them. I have more than 300 VHS tapes, and now I'm into DVD's. I had to buy Matrix and the Lethal Weapon series again though 'cause of the sumbitc who broke into our house... :brick: He actually CHOSE what movies he was taking!!!
2) My GF - What can I say? Julia is a sweetheart, she's been putting up with me for 2 and a half years and still wanna marry me!
3) Reading - Basically comics (Marvel Comics) and books, and those are movie related as well.
4) Games - Video Games and computer games. We HAD an N64 (again, the sumbitc) and we're planning a Gamecube. For the PC I mostly like adventure games. Those first-person shooters I'd rather play on the video-game, I'm not good with the mouse/keyboard interface required nowadays.
5) TV - I love cartoons and sitcoms. Besides Disney ones (D'uh!) I'm into Thundercats, He-Man, Silverhawks, Boomerang, Powerpuff Girls, Scooby-Doo, Jackie Chan Adventures, That 70's and 80's Show, Charmed, Mad About You, Married With Children, Will and Grace, My Wife and Kids, Whose Line is it Anyway.
I guess that's it... I hope nobody fell asleep. Unless you did but you were having sleeping problems. Then I'm glad I could help! :wave:
djmatthews
Well-Known Member
Wow, some people have some really fab interests. Well a brief blurb about me first. I am a University student in Hertfordshire, England about 20 minutes train ride from central London, and I am studying computer science.
My interests are computers and the Internet. Civil Aviation, shopping, eating out, cooking (i work in catering part-time), being with my friends, pubbing and clubbing, (can been seen most Saturday nights in So Ho), I love musical theatre too, was in a musical theatre group until I left for Uni. Around Uni I can be seen flapping around, organising things and been generally involved with stuff, I am an elected officer of our Students' Union.
My interests are computers and the Internet. Civil Aviation, shopping, eating out, cooking (i work in catering part-time), being with my friends, pubbing and clubbing, (can been seen most Saturday nights in So Ho), I love musical theatre too, was in a musical theatre group until I left for Uni. Around Uni I can be seen flapping around, organising things and been generally involved with stuff, I am an elected officer of our Students' Union.
Quentin Disney
New Member
I think I'm one of the geekiest posters around. While I'm not scouring Disney web sites for the latest news and working at the World, I like to do the following:
1. Computer Enthusiast. I reccently bulit my own computer and I plan to make my old one a "media box" so I can watch movies and such one it. I occassionally do web site stuff, but I'm starting to grow tired of it. I'm really experimenting in converting my entire video tape collection into digital files using only a TV tuner and a cheapy VCR to attain that goal! I also play games every now and then and even have my own digital camera (for some reason, I'm not really using it that much.) Maybe because I'm too lazy to carry it around in the parks.
2. Animation Junkie. Disney or not, I can't get enough of Animation. I used to be shy away from Japenese Animation, but I'm starting to watch it a lot more. Their stuff is absolutely mindblowing. Trust me, its a LOT more that Pokemon and Dragon Ball Z.
1. Computer Enthusiast. I reccently bulit my own computer and I plan to make my old one a "media box" so I can watch movies and such one it. I occassionally do web site stuff, but I'm starting to grow tired of it. I'm really experimenting in converting my entire video tape collection into digital files using only a TV tuner and a cheapy VCR to attain that goal! I also play games every now and then and even have my own digital camera (for some reason, I'm not really using it that much.) Maybe because I'm too lazy to carry it around in the parks.
2. Animation Junkie. Disney or not, I can't get enough of Animation. I used to be shy away from Japenese Animation, but I'm starting to watch it a lot more. Their stuff is absolutely mindblowing. Trust me, its a LOT more that Pokemon and Dragon Ball Z.
PrincessAli
New Member
I'm an artist.....well I try to be um, I write and um, that's about it all the fine arts stuff
um, I write and um, that's about it all the fine arts stuff
DisneyCP2000
Well-Known Member
Hmmmm, my interests...
-I'm a baker. During the holiday's i bake up a storm! Before Xmas I bake up 5+ types of cookies @ 2 dozen each. I've got the heavy duty mixer and a double oven so I've gotten to be a pro at it :slurp: . I've tried cooking but usually overcook meats and such. I'm constantly worring about poisioning myself (undercooking)
, plus I can't handle butchering a fish or chicken.
-Computer Enthusiast(career). I'm into Comp Sci and programming, but I really enjoy working in graphics. I toy with it but I'm not a pro at it. I've yet to learn all the functions of PS. I just poke around looking for right effects :lol: -if they work and make the pic look good, I'll keep it. I'm into PC games too.
-Origami. Yip, origami-get me a square sheet of paper and I'll twist it into any number of things. I'll make ya a rose, crane (made a 1,000 for luck ), boxes, swans, lanterns, and more. I enjoy making functional origami. Self-taught
-Ribbon Origami-Chinese version of origami. Grab some gift wrap ribbon and I can twist up a chick, dragon, phoenix, lantern, strawberry, pineapple, and more!
-Foreign language-I've taken spanish and french. I can speak chinese, but can't read or write it. If anything I'd like to expand my horizons and learn Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, and German. Yeah that sounds like a lot :lol:
-(digital) photography. Well I have yet to fully understand a f-stop or apertures. So many times I just set it on auto and go running around snapping photos like a tourist. Many of my friends and family compliment me on my photos and I enjoy taking them. Since there's no cost of developing them, its even better. :lol: . One of these day's I got to run downtown and take a slew of Chicago pictures!
-travel. Been to many places, US and abroad.
-I'm a baker. During the holiday's i bake up a storm! Before Xmas I bake up 5+ types of cookies @ 2 dozen each. I've got the heavy duty mixer and a double oven so I've gotten to be a pro at it :slurp: . I've tried cooking but usually overcook meats and such. I'm constantly worring about poisioning myself (undercooking)
, plus I can't handle butchering a fish or chicken.-Computer Enthusiast(career). I'm into Comp Sci and programming, but I really enjoy working in graphics. I toy with it but I'm not a pro at it. I've yet to learn all the functions of PS. I just poke around looking for right effects :lol: -if they work and make the pic look good, I'll keep it. I'm into PC games too.
-Origami. Yip, origami-get me a square sheet of paper and I'll twist it into any number of things. I'll make ya a rose, crane (made a 1,000 for luck
), boxes, swans, lanterns, and more. I enjoy making functional origami. Self-taught-Ribbon Origami-Chinese version of origami. Grab some gift wrap ribbon and I can twist up a chick, dragon, phoenix, lantern, strawberry, pineapple, and more!
-Foreign language-I've taken spanish and french. I can speak chinese, but can't read or write it. If anything I'd like to expand my horizons and learn Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, and German. Yeah that sounds like a lot :lol:
-(digital) photography. Well I have yet to fully understand a f-stop or apertures. So many times I just set it on auto and go running around snapping photos like a tourist. Many of my friends and family compliment me on my photos and I enjoy taking them. Since there's no cost of developing them, its even better. :lol: . One of these day's I got to run downtown and take a slew of Chicago pictures!
-travel. Been to many places, US and abroad.
Dawn S
New Member
Yes...I'm a dullard. It took me THIS long to pick up on this portion of your original post. :hammer: Sorry, Erika!!
Question...who do you sponsor through? I've been sponsoring a child in Kazakhstan through a non-traditional sponsorship program where you send care packages with clothes, toys & educational supplies (rather than donated funds) to a sponsored child in this specific orphanage. It's been going wonderfully & I am thrilled with it. I'm now looking into Childreach as another possible option. Not quite sure how much I trust these programs & I do like the idea of being able to hand-pick gifts to send to the children as well, so I'm not sure if it's for me. Do you happen to know anything about Childreach? If not, do you mind if I ask for details on the organization(s) you deal with? I'm new to this aspect of sponsorship & I just don't want to screw up in any way. Feel free to PM or email me to avoid a major thread drift if you care to chat at length about it. Thanks a million!!
HI Dawn!
I know exactly the org. you sponsor through. I have thought of doing that one myself! It's a really good program.
I have done CR since 96- I have been very happy with them and my experiences are on my website, which is in my signature. You can send gifts but not as many as you can with your current sponsorship program. I also started this year with AKIN (Adopt a Kid in Need) which is run out of Zambia by American students. All you pay for with that one is school tuition and fees- it's to benefit AIDS orphans. I pay $17 a year for elementary school.
I belong to a Yahoo group for sponsors. The members there belong to every conceivable sponsorship group, including the one you do in K-stan. It's the perfect place to visit if you are considering a second organization. Everyone is really nice and can answer any questions you have.
The link is here
I know exactly the org. you sponsor through. I have thought of doing that one myself! It's a really good program.
I have done CR since 96- I have been very happy with them and my experiences are on my website, which is in my signature. You can send gifts but not as many as you can with your current sponsorship program. I also started this year with AKIN (Adopt a Kid in Need) which is run out of Zambia by American students. All you pay for with that one is school tuition and fees- it's to benefit AIDS orphans. I pay $17 a year for elementary school.
I belong to a Yahoo group for sponsors. The members there belong to every conceivable sponsorship group, including the one you do in K-stan. It's the perfect place to visit if you are considering a second organization. Everyone is really nice and can answer any questions you have.
The link is here
MajinBuu
New Member
1:Concerts. OZZFEST being my all time BEST!!!
2: Anime. DBZ, Tenchi, Outlaw Star, and can't think of others now.
3: Sports. I'm a Florida follower, so I support the Marlins, Dolphins, Panthers, and Heat, and of course the college teams!!
But, I don't have one athletic bone in my body...
2: Anime. DBZ, Tenchi, Outlaw Star, and can't think of others now.
3: Sports. I'm a Florida follower, so I support the Marlins, Dolphins, Panthers, and Heat, and of course the college teams!!
But, I don't have one athletic bone in my body...
james4023464
New Member
Lets see
1. I act
2. I sing
3. Do stuff with my youth group
4.boy scouts
5.draw
6.think of new rides
7.play gamecube, and gameboy advance
thats all folks
1. I act
2. I sing
3. Do stuff with my youth group
4.boy scouts
5.draw
6.think of new rides
7.play gamecube, and gameboy advance
thats all folks
vacation junkie
New Member
1. i am a huge college football fan. GO NOLES!
2. i love going to movies
3. music is a must in my life
4. i love reading
5. photography
2. i love going to movies
3. music is a must in my life
4. i love reading
5. photography
SpongeScott
Well-Known Member
Well, let's celebrate together this year or we can cry on each other's shoulders. Anything will be better than last year. LET'S ROLL!!!:animwink: