Strange Strangers
I saw something like this over at my buddy Josh’s blog (yeah, he’s the up-and-coming photographer responsible for my pic at the top of this little blog – and if you live in Ohio, you should book him).
Now what was I saying? Oh yeah! I know a lot of newbies have wandered over in the past few months, so I thought it’d be cool to have a little meet-n-greet here. Leave us some facts in the comments, please!
- Name
- Where you live
- What you do
- Blog url
- 1 strange fact about yourself – the stranger the better!
I’ll let this role through the weekend so all of you can sneak in and take a peak at all the other wierdos!
1. joshua white – awesome
2. toledo, ohio – not so awesome
3. photographer/video producer/creative guy – awesome
4. http://www.loveisgreaterthan.com ( i see i need to tell you again, as i’m still not on your blogroll ::tear::)
5. in a fight in gradeschool, a kids tooth broke off and ended up lodged in my head. not kidding.
1. Mandy Conforth
2. Granger IN, but soon I’ll be back in OR
3. SAHM of 3 girls ages 9,5,3
4. http://mandyconforth.blogspot.com/
5. I love eating butter. A thin cold sliver, right off the knife. Mmm…
Name: Katy
Where you live: South Africa currently
What you do: Intern with Thrive Africa
Blog url: http://bahava.wordpress.com
1 strange fact about yourself – the stranger the better!: I played the tuba in high school.
1. Mandy Conforth
2. Granger IN, but back to OR soon
3. SAHM of 3 girls ages 9,5,3
4. http://mandyconforth.blogspot.com/
5. I love eating butter. Thin cold sliver, right off the knife. Mmm…
Photoqueen (Mary)
Kansas City, MO
PR writer, wife, mom to one toddler
http://givinguponpictureperfect.blogspot.com
Just one strange fact, Mandy? Actually, given it’s Friday afternoon, my brain’s foggy and I’m not sure what to say here. How about this…I have a blond streak in my brunette hair. It did not come from a peroxide accident; it’s a birthmark. And yes, it’s always been there. (Said often to those who notice it for the first time…after having known me for a while. Sometimes the streak gets buried under the rest of my hair!)
ps – unrelated, but i see you added your blog title back above the header image… would you like me to put some text in that graphic for you, or do you like it that way? i’m not an awful designer.
J: thank you for that offer. i have a software that would let me drop the name in there, but decided to leave your pic as is – especially since I can’t pull the “mandythompson.com” off of the top there. so. redundancy helped me make that decision.
Bahava: Oh yeah!!! What do you think of SA & Thrive so far???
PQ: those streaks are in style, you know?
J & MandyC: saved y’all from the dang spam monster… oops.
1. Lori Jo
2. Riverside, CA
3. FT volunteer, college small group leader, college group events, and worshiper. PT searching for a job…
4. bamboosong.wordpress.com
5. There’s no doubt about it. I’m strange. Strange fact…I can put my tongue (partly) up my nose, just inside. I have photographic evidence…
1. Heidi
2. Chula Vista, CA (sandiego sub)
3. vehicle damage appraiser, ministry leader, church planter, mom, wife, fierce friend.
4. http://allm92.wordpress.com/
5. Strange? In high school I won a milk chugging contest…. 3 gallons 10 minutes. yes, I still love milk!!
1. Marisa
2. Home is Moreno Valley, CA (right next to Lori Jo)
3. Full time college student in Irvine, CA
4. marisadagenhart.blogspot.com
5. Well I can do the same thing Lori Jo can…but that’s probably not the strangest thing about me…hm.
I HAVE to walk on the right side of the person I’m walking with. If I’m in a group, I’m ok as long as there’s one person to my left. People get used to it after awhile…my closest friends freak out if I’m on the wrong side just as much as I do.
1. Lori Wilhite
2. Las Vegas NV
3. Full time mom and pastor’s wife
4. http://leadingandlovingit.wordpress.com
5. Feet disgust me. People touching me with them makes me cry … literally. I have issues.
1. Name – tam
2. Where you live – oregon
3. What you do – laundry
4. Blog url who’s url?
5. 1 strange fact about yourself – the stranger the better! i cry a lot.
Did Spam monster get me or do you have me on ignore?????
Name – Heather C
Where you live – Mt Washington Valley (NH)
What you do – worship leader, marketing director for an insurance firm
Blog url – http://bellissimanh.wordpress.com
1 strange fact about yourself – Ummmm… I’ve been known to rap on my husband. No – not hit him. I make up rap tunes by zerberting his shoulder.
Sorry spammies!
I’m tryin’ to keep y’all out.
Tryin…
Heather: I don’t even know what to do with that fact…
H: don’t people throw up when they drink just ONE gallon???
No way… I’m 40 + now so I’d probably only get two now… Just because I would have to pee.
1. Megan
2. NJ
3. Piano teacher
4. http://melodicinsomniac.com
5. I know the location of every public restroom in each mall within a thirty-mile radius of my apartment.
Ok, so I lied…kind of. I switched to wordpress, so new blog url:
http://mjdagenhart.wordpress.com
1. CJ Mills
2. Indiana
3. Sell Sports/Entertainment Insurance
4. http://visualtrademark.com
5. I like picking my nose
Hi I’m jen d from battle creek michigan. I am a rn and work part time. My other job and biggest one is mom to 3 year old and 7 year old daughters. We were told that laine our 3 year old had a rare and serious genetic disorder at birth but she is doing awesome and we hope that she has been healed. I love my husband jeff too. I love Jesus and am trying to be more like him and know him better. Something interesting about me is I am trying to learn the violin at 34.
Name anna
Where you live hampton, va
What you do accountant but art feeds the soul
Blog url hannahskillet.blogspot.com
1 strange fact about yourself – the stranger the better! i sew with one shoe on and one shoe off.
1. Sara
2. Iowa (Tam can find it on a map for you)
3. Bow to the whims of my dog
4. http://gitzengirl.blogspot.com
5. I used to be so flexible I could bend over backward and put my head between my legs.
Kristiapplesauce
South Africa Rocks
We feed kids
Kristiapplesauce.typepad.com
I love having my fingers and toes painted but they never match…like my toes and fingers are always different shades -currently my toes are brown and my fingers are red.
1. Name – David Goodwin
2. Where you live – Sydney, Australia
3. What you do – for money: COO for audio/visual/comms intergrator
4. Blog url – shapingthespace.blogspot.com – it’s ugly at the moment…
5. 1 strange fact about yourself – the stranger the better! I can make my thumbs bend into a shape v.close to the McDonald’s “M”
Hi! I’m Angie.
I live in Cochabamba, Bolivia in South America.
Been a missionary for 7.25 years.
angiewashington.com
My strangeness is I must travel; it is more than a passion, it is a necessity.
Here goes:
Bryan
Valencia, Pennsylvania
Stay at Home Dad
I don’t like wearing socks unless I have shoes on. My youngest daughter has the same phobia…
We roll sock-less around the house!
1. Bonnie
2. Australia
3. http://bonnie-simple-beauty.blogspot.com
AND
http://passthebeansplease.blogspot.com
4. Stay at Home Mom
5. I can’t sleep with socks on …
oh wow. y’all are weird.
JenD: violin? you’re my hero!!
Anna: tell me it has something to do with the foot pedal??
1. Carrie
2. Kansas, the land of eternal flatness
3. I wrangle people and things, and I take lots of pictures
4. http://gremlinwrangler.blogspot.com
5. I used to pretend all the characters from my favorite shows were my best buds and they would all fly in from LA to hang with me. I had whole conversations with them in my head.
That was about 5 years ago. Kidding!
1. Rindy
2. Cincinnati, OH
3. single mom, church planter, physical therapist
4. http://rindywalton.com and http://wallsdownchurch.com
5. I have to go out of a house/building the same door I went in
Louise
Down the road from Kristi – Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
FT Office Manager/PA/Software Support and I run a small group with student pastor hubs and lead worship at our café style evening church service alternately with another great worship leader.
http://lady-to-the-knight.blogspot.com/
I’m very scatty. Very. I will forget where I put my cup of coffee and find it in the linen cupboard. And this is ONE example…my hubs lives with this permanently. Poor dear.
Rindy…. interesting.
Jennifer Griffin
Ohio
stayathomemom…
http://jennifergriffin.wordpress.com
I love Judy Garland. i do.
Cynthia
Puerto Rico
English Middle School Teacher
http://khazzy.wordpress.com
I give objects a personality and feel bad for them if something breaks or has to be thrown away. I have been known to talk to them and apologize. (When no one is looking of course.) I think those cartoons I watched as a child scarred me for life.
1. Name – Dan Underwood
2. Where you live – Wilmore, KY
3. What you do – for money: part-time children’s minister & ask for scholarships (I’m a student)
4. Blog url – danunderwood@blogspot.com
5. 1 strange fact about yourself – I don’t use aftershave, instead I use my face wash… don’t know how strange that is, but I’ve been wanting to get it off my chest for a while…
1. TheNorEaster
2. The Northeast of America
3. http://thenoreaster.wordpress.com
4. I play Tetris with one eye closed.
Had to come back to say I love your banner photo – very urban cool.
1. susiebolson
2. Switzerland
3. I’m a mom – no salary but lots of bonuses
4. Strange – I eat food in layers – ex. DingDongs, I’d eat the outer chocolate layer first and work my way to the middle. Better as I’ve grown older – I don’t want my kids to watch my weird habits.
Khazzy: Thanks for stopping by! I have a friend with similar “object” issues. If she drops one piece of candy on the ground, she’ll drop another with it so it won’t be alone…. yeah.
Susan: Thanks! But would you believe the pic was taken while standing 5 feet from a horse?
1. Brenda
2. San Diego, CA
3. I hold down the Fort
4. http://bsidethesea.blogspot.com
5. I’m sure there are many strange facts about me, but this is the only one at the moment that comes to mind… I cannot squish bugs or spiders. I have two special wide-mouthed jars, one upstairs and one downstairs, that I put the bug or spider in, carry outside and release.
For those of you (or y’all) that are interested in joining me in this humane endeavor, may I recommend a wonderful jar… the 15oz. Pace salsa dip jar. mild, medium, or hot is up to you since the jar will be empty so it’s not important.
1. Paul Joseph
2. Dalton, Georgia – “The Carpet Capital Of The World”
3. Pastor of Worship Arts
4. http://www.CriesOfTheHeart.com
5. I can spread my toes really, really wide…makes my feet look like hands. Grosses my daughters out every time.
My name is Michelle a.k.a. Red. I live in Dallas, Texas. I am now a stay-at-home- mom.
http://considerjesus.wordpress.com
Most people have never seen as many freckles on a person as I have. My dad used to sing to me, “She’s got freckles on her but…she’s pretty!”
1. Jenni
2. Portland, Oregon
3. Worship Pastor… and CEO of my home. Diapers… I do lots of diapers.
4. http://jenniclayville.com
5. When I laugh really hard, my eyes slant so much I can’t see.
Bert
Winnipeg, Canada
Power Engineer
Part time metal recycler.
Weird thing about me? I eat burgers with the bottom bun facing up, then wonder why I am doing such a weird thing.
Demara Curnew
British Columbia Canada
I work with a team of 7 other people creating websites.
http://www.Demarablog.com
I LOVE ED Smith pie filling and the Lemon flavoured one is my favourite. I like to spread that on a cinnamon raisin english muffin, with a little margarine, and here’s the strange part. I LOVE eating hungarian sausage on the side, with it! Mmm…my mouth is watering just thinking about it. (o:
alright, i’m a little late here, but i figured that i should reply or risk being a sneaky, uncommeting lurker.
1. Robin Lawrenz
2. Graham Hall, gcts, South Hamilton, MA
3. job: department chair administrative assistant for humanities and social sciences at gordon college (basically, there are 80+ professors who get to tell me what to do.) other: i try to be artsy and creative as much as possible (i.e. songwriting, sewing, cooking, etc.). I also really enjoy swing dancing, mostly in my kitchen.
4. http://www.newmerciesrising.blogspot.com
5. i HATE the number 4. i don’t eat things in 4s. i don’t arrange things in 4s. i won’t kiss my husband 4 times. i if i have to fill out a list of 4 things, i will number it 1, 2, 3, 5. if 4 is unavoidable, i will rationalize it so that it’s 3 +1 or something like that.
Sausage with Pie? I’m so disturbed. ick
1. Kim
2. Southeast Missouri
3. soon-to-be-unemployed as of Thursday
4. http://praizn3.blogspot.com/
5. I only dated my husband TWO weeks before we got engaged. Married just under 8 months later. Just celebrated our 15th anniversary.
1. Shannon Vandewarker
2. San Diego, CA
3. I work at Bethel Seminary and am a grad student working on my MDiv
4. http://www.danandshanvan.blogspot.com
5. I have a fake chin.
-Janaki DeChand
-Portland, OR
-Admin assistant for real money. Worship director for fun.
-http://thefirstthought.wordpress.com
-I really, REALLY like peanutbutter and pickle sandwiches. Bryce and I’ve been married for 4 and a half years and he has yet to take a bite.
1. Raquel
2. Miami, FL
3. I am a sophomore in high school.
4. http://raqueltheweathergirl.wordpress.com
5. I swallowed a quarter in 2nd grade because my teacher told me to, instead of giving me the heimlich maneuver.
1. mandie
2. just outside of seattle, wa
3. intern at The City Church in krikland, wa (which basically means that i pay to work at the church)…photographer – Sindisiwe Photography – (the paying job…well sometimes).
4. http://brilliantlyredeemed.wordpress.com
5. i can (and will) use chopsticks to eat almost anything.
1. mandie sodoma
2. just outside of seattle, wa
3. i’m an intern at The City Church (basically means that i pay them so i can work at the church – but it’s good) … photographer – Sindisiwe Photography (the paying job – well sometimes).
4. http://brilliantlyredeemed.wordpress.com
5. i can (and will) use chopsticks to eat anything.
1. Name – Lisa
2. Where you live – MiddleOfNoWhere, USA
3. What you do – for money – Take my husband’s paycheck from him
4. Blog url – I have several, but the “main, general me” blog url is:
http://waytmi.wordpress.com/
5. 1 strange fact about yourself – the stranger the better! – Just one? Hmm… I like drinking lemon juice. You know, either pour a glass of it or squeeze a shot into my mouth straight from the bottle. ReaLemon brand the best!
I think I’ll go get a squirt now. Mmm.
Shannon: um. plastic surgery??
L: I drank straight lemon juice once. I’ll never forget the digestive trauma that ensued. ewwww…..
Name – Zig
Live – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
What I do – Back in school again – this time to get teaching degree
blog – http://www.misterzig.com
strange fact… uh – my name really is Zig!
Name – David
I live in Wichita, KS
I’m a 40-something accountant but have a degree in Missions just trying to figure out what to do when I grow up.
http://mennoniteatwar.blogspot.com/
Strange fact: When I’m having trouble falling asleep I replay the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” in my mind.
Name – Josh
Live – Central Point, OR
What I do – I go to Corban College in Salem, OR studying elementary and middle school education
Blog – rockin4him.wordpress.com
Strange Fact – I play in a band with a 12 year old drummer and a 14 year old lead singer!!!
helpin josh out a bit here
http://rockin4him.wordpress.com