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stgulik ([personal profile] stgulik) wrote2013-09-28 09:14 am
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Ten things you may not know about me

Nicked from [livejournal.com profile] irishredlass because I thought it would be a fun thing to do this morning. Also, [livejournal.com profile] teddyradiator, [livejournal.com profile] jenidralph and [livejournal.com profile] toblass were complaining about how quiet it is around here lately.

1. I was born in the Midwest and moved with my parents to five different states before I was five. They have pics of me in my nightie, sitting in a VW bus full of furniture, but I don't remember any of it.

2. I have worn every single hairstyle it is possible to have, except maybe a B-52.

3. I ran away from home once, and made it all the way to the river before turning back. It seemed like a long way, but it was probably less than a mile.

4. I'm introverted, though not overwhelmingly so, and can give a passable impression of an extrovert for brief periods.

5. I hate eggplant. I mean get-this-stuff-off-my-table hate.

6. I'm terrified of water over my head. I hate aquariums. I can't even walk near the wall of fish tanks at the pet store without breaking into a cold sweat.

7. I finally learned to drive when I was 24 because my boyfriend was tired of doing all the driving on road trips. He taught me, and did it well, but I was quite irresponsible for years.

8. I held something like 10-odd jobs throughout college. The saddest was running a nursery for a holy roller church, because I knew those precious little toddlers would soon be brainwashed.

9. My first dog was a Maltese. It had been running around the neighborhood for weeks, a stray that would not let itself be captured. At last it came to the doorstep, filthy, tired and hungry. She lived 14 years. I still miss her.

10. I came to fanfic in my mid-40s. I only like Harry Potter fanfic, and I couldn't tell you why.

Am I done? Darn, I was just getting started!

[identity profile] stgulik.livejournal.com 2013-09-28 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I know, right? Or maybe we in this flist just happened to have a lot in common.

[identity profile] teddyradiator.livejournal.com 2013-09-28 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I started very late as well! I didn't read a HP fanfic until April 2010 and didn't write anything until November of that year. The funny thing is that it seems to be the culmination of everything I've been waiting for all my life.

[identity profile] stgulik.livejournal.com 2013-09-28 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
You're a prolific fanfic writer now. You sure made up for lost time!