Lurker & regulars intro

[secretlyevil]

Where are our conservatives?

[Kristinmo]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? Joined in 2006. I primarily posted on BOTB but have been lurking daily on PCE and ML for months

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Minnesota

3.) What's your J-O-B? CPA. Been in public since graduating 7years ago.

4.) Married? Kids? Married. 2 kids. Josh is 2.5 and Anna is 6 weeks.

5.) Hobbies? I watch way too much bad tv

6.) Political affiliation? Not registered with a particular party but I agree with the libs about 90% of the time.

[chichimi]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? My home board was PCE but I also lurked on MM, F&B, and SO. I first joined in 2009

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Tennessee, Tennessee, ain't no place I'd rather be...(hey someone has to balance out the septimus hate)

3.) What's your J-O-B? Higher Ed Amin. I LOVE my job and may be a workaholic.

4.) Married? Kids? Not married anymore. No kids.

5.) Hobbies? Yoga, drinking, cooking, shopping, relearning French

6.) Political affiliation? The ever so unpopular social conservative, fiscal liberal. I am most passionate about healthcare, education, and the prolife movement.

[aw]

1.) I joined the knot when I was planning my wedding in 2005. I was on the bump once we started having kids. I wandered over to P&CE around a year ago.

2.) The boonies of Ohio

3.) I'm a mom. I also work part-time at a small University.

4.) Married with three kids - 4.5, 3.5 and 14 months.

5.) I like to cook, garden, sew, can/preserve food, and my new hobby is genealogy.

6.) I'm pretty conservative, but I strongly dislike most Republican candidates. I'm probably more Libertarian than anything else - and yes, I'm of the tin-foil hat variety.

[onomatopoeia]

May 18, 2012 8:12:45 GMT -5 brookles said:

Since we have so many newbies (and since it's Friday), let's do an introduction thread.

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? I lurked on MM and PCE mostly, and also ML. I also went to H&F and Working Moms. I first joined back in 2003 when I was planning my wedding.

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Northeast.

3.) What's your J-O-B? State Coordinator for Dept. of Ed.

4.) Married? Kids? Yes and yes (2 boys, 3 and 5.5)

5.) Hobbies? yoga, running, I'm going to start learning guitar this summer. I'm in grad school so that's pretty much my hobby right now, lol.

6.) Political affiliation?

Federal: democrat. state/local: runs across the spectrum.

[DrRuth1]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? I first joined in 2007, but I have very rarely posted and primarily lurked.

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Alabama

3.) What's your J-O-B? epidemiologist

4.) Married? Kids? yes, yes

5.) Hobbies? running, cooking, reading, horse back riding

6.) Political affiliation? left to moderate

[meg]

May 18, 2012 8:12:45 GMT -5 brookles said:

Since we have so many newbies (and since it's Friday), let's do an introduction thread.

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? P&CE and I was on Politics on day 1. Been on the knot since... 04? 03? at least 04 as that's when I got engaged. I regularly post on my local, which GBCNd to a private Sparklit board last time the nest effed wtih things.

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? CT

3.) What's your J-O-B? sales, quotes etc mainly export for an electrical mfr.

4.) Married? Kids? married with a 13 month old son, Henry. 2 Shih Tzus

5.) Hobbies? Dont have time for any these days but generally in life, running. Reading. Now it is trying to spend time wtih my kid as someone who works full time. Also into BFing stuff, and if I had time for it I would consider being a group leader. I enjoy cooking and baking. I love butternut And bacon. ;D

6.) Political affiliation? conservative. Mainly fiscally and for foreign policy. If not for the latter, I would probably identify as a libertarian.

[earlgreyhot]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join?
2008 via the Bump loss boards

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live?
DC

3.) What's your J-O-B?
SAHM, with hopes of taking on freelance photo, design, etc projects in the next year

4.) Married? Kids?
Y, 1 toddler DS

5.) Hobbies?
photography, crafts for DS, want to get back into yoga

6.) Political affiliation?
Democrat. Socially liberal and pro UHC, but do agree with fiscal conservative policies to prevent Greek style clusterfucks. Balance people!

[ussimperius]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join?
I joined The Knot in 2008 when I planned my wedding - it didn't end well, and then I found the Politics and Current Event board and lurked there since 2009ish on and off?

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Central Florida

3.) What's your J-O-B? I'm a Paralegal in a big company.

4.) Married? Kids? Married with 1 daughter.

5.) Hobbies? I read like it's nobody's business. I also have been getting into doing crafty like things, but I'm not the most artistic.

6.) Political affiliation? I'm a liberal mostly. But through the Cons on this board I've learned a lot.

[bluelikejazz]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? Either Crafts or H&F

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Colorado

3.) What's your J-O-B? Chemist

4.) Married? Kids? Married 3 years, no kids, one dog

5.) Hobbies? Knitting, Reading

6.) Political affiliation? Conservative with some libertarian leanings

[Deleted]

May 18, 2012 8:54:45 GMT -5 aw said:

1.) I joined the knot when I was planning my wedding in 2005. I was on the bump once we started having kids. I wandered over to P&CE around a year ago.

2.) The boonies of Ohio

3.) I'm a mom. I also work part-time at a small University.

4.) Married with three kids - 4.5, 3.5 and 14 months.

5.) I like to cook, garden, sew, can/preserve food, and my new hobby is genealogy.

6.) I'm pretty conservative, but I strongly dislike most Republican candidates. I'm probably more Libertarian than anything else - and yes, I'm of the tin-foil hat variety.

Hey, good to see you here!

[Deleted]

May 18, 2012 8:12:45 GMT -5 brookles said:

Since we have so many newbies (and since it's Friday), let's do an introduction thread.

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? Knot in 2006, wandered over to P&CE after I got married.

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? The city that never sleeps

3.) What's your J-O-B? In special education

4.) Married? Kids? Married, one DD 3.5 mos

5.) Hobbies? Running, cooking

6.) Political affiliation lefty liberal ?

[lyssbobiss, Command, B613]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join?
P and CE, baby. I joined the knot in 2006 when I got married and wandered to the nest shortly after. I joined P and CE when it was E08 several months before the election.

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live?
Kentucky. But I'm wearing shoes and my cousin and I are just friends, thank you very much.

3.) What's your J-O-B?
HIPAA nazi

4.) Married? Kids?
Divorced, although my XH and I have one of the most unorthodox relationships ever. We still go to the same church together, and we usually see each other to take our DS (who is three) to the park or somewhere else on the weekends. So I have my son, and I have two cats who I'm thinking about telling I need some space. They are all up in my bidness lately.

5.) Hobbies?
Reading horrible, horrible books, watching horrible, horrible television, and chasing my three-year old around, mostly trying to keep him from eating deodorant and lotion.

6.) Political affiliation?
To quote Sean Penn, I am a commie, homo-loving son of a gun.

[josieposy]

1.) I was all over, but mostly on PCE and pets toward the end. I've been on TK/TN/TB since 2005.

2.) MN

3.) Legal support staff

4.) Married with twin girls

5.) I'm learning photography.

6.) I tend to be liberal or moderate

[emilyj]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? It was originally the local CT board in 2002 (shame) but then I took a long ass break and came back to lurk on P&CE in about 2010

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Alabama

3.) What's your J-O-B? Professor

4.) Married? Kids? Married, no kids, one cat

5.) Hobbies? Traveling, I'm a sports junkie (watching and doing), reading, and I fool around with photography.

6.) Political affiliation? Very liberal on social policies, but I'm learning I'm actually fairly moderate/conservative on other things. When I lived in CT I was independent, and that's how I prefer to view myself.

[doctordonna]

May 18, 2012 8:12:45 GMT -5 brookles said:

Since we have so many newbies (and since it's Friday), let's do an introduction thread.

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? 12-24. I first joined The Knot in 2004

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live?Seattle

3.) What's your J-O-B?Legal Assistant for an intellectual property law firm. In 3 days I'll be a SAHM, tho

4.) Married? Kids?Yes. Twin girls, 19 months old today

5.) Hobbies?Crocheting, reading

6.) Political affiliation?Left-leaning, no party affiliation

[heliocentric]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? I guess MM, but I didn't post much. 2003 when it was the Knot.

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? NJ

3.) What's your J-O-B? outerwear technical designer

4.) Married? Kids? Yes, No and not planning on any.

5.) Hobbies? Cooking, reading, house DIY

6.) Political affiliation? Unaffilated, but liberal.

[pixy0stix]

1.) PCE

2.) CO

3.) something

4.) Yes, one zombie toddler

5.) Sewing, quilting, photography

6.) Democrat who leans libertarian

[SmartyCat]

Since we have so many newbies (and since it's Friday), let's do an introduction thread.

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? First joined the knot in 2004, bounced around between FM and MM on the nest for a while, settled in PCE when it was still E08. Mostly lurk; by the time I'm on in the evening the discussion is usually over.

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Seattle area.

3.) What's your J-O-B? Management for a truck manufacturer.

4.) Married? Kids? Married, one son.

5.) Hobbies? Cooking and music.

6.) Political affiliation? Independent, vote on individual candidates and issues. Generally lean fiscally conservative and socially liberal; would probably be a libertarian if they could put up a decent candidate and a coherent foreign policy.

[redheadbaker]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? Joined The Knot in 2004; took a few years off after the wedding; joined The Nest in 2008. Posted on Pets, P&CE, and What's Cooking.

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Pennsylvania.

3.) What's your J-O-B? Unemployed Graphic and Web Production Artist (graphic designer that produces what other people design)

4.) Married? Kids? Divorced and in a new relationship; one nearly-six-month-old DS.

5.) Hobbies? Food blogging, reading, animal shelter volunteer

6.) Political affiliation? Democrat

[kasi]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? Anniversary month board. I joined TK in 2007 then migrated over to TN in 2008 and then TB sometime after that.

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? SoCal

3.) What's your J-O-B? I work in governmental accounting.

4.) Married? Kids? Married, 11 year old and one on the way.

5.) Hobbies?scrapbooking, reading, playing video games, snowboarding....

6.) Political affiliation? No affiliation

Read more: pandce.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=5844#ixzz1vERyIZgC

[mexicali]

Since we have so many newbies (and since it's Friday), let's do an introduction thread.

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join?

Los Angeles Nesties. That stemmed off of Los Angeles weddings.

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? South Bay Area of Los Angeles

3.) What's your J-O-B? Accounting Coordinator

4.) Married? Kids? Yes, 4 years and 1 kid. NOt so patiently waiting on another.

5.) Hobbies? Internet forums, what? don't judge me

6.) Political affiliation?Liberal

[aurademystere]

May 18, 2012 8:12:45 GMT -5 brookles said:

Since we have so many newbies (and since it's Friday), let's do an introduction thread.

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? Joined in 2005. I was semi-active on my Knot local and some Bump boards. Since the kidlet was born, I've lurked on P&CE, MM, and H&F

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Colorado, but a native of Ohio


3.) What's your J-O-B? Attorney for a Fed Agency

4.) Married? Kids?Yes and yes

5.) Hobbies? Reading, Running, various attempts at baking and cooking

6.) Political affiliation? Liberal

[jennipea382]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join?
I joined TK a couple years ago before I was planning my wedding, hehe. I'm mostly over on the MSP and March 2013 boards on TK, but I liked to lurk over on TN. P&CE was one of my favorite places to lurk. I don't know why I never posted.. I guess I felt weird posting on TN since I'm not married yet, but now I just don't care, haha.

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Minnesota.

3.) What's your J-O-B? I work at a bank part time opening mail and processing checks and stuff along those lines. I also work part time at a clothing store when I actually get hours. At least I get a discount!

4.) Married? Kids? Wedding is March 23, 2013. No kids, but we do have two furbabies, Asher and Midnight :-)

5.) Hobbies? Video games, photography, camping.

6.) Political affiliation? I tend to lean Democrat. It's mostly social issues that make me lean that way though. But I definitely try to hear all sides before making a decision.

[IIOY]

I'm kind of dying at people quoting brookles original post and filling in the blanks, because it looks like brookles keeps changing her answer. For a hot minute I thought she said she was a con and I almost cheered. LOL

[KateAggie]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join?
P&CE, first joined the Knot in 2005.

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Harry Reid is my homeboy, thanks to Sharron Angle.

3.) What's your J-O-B? I'm currently wearing my pearls, a skirt, and high heels, now that I'm done in the kitchen.

4.) Married? Kids? See above. 2 girls, ages 5 and almost 2.

5.) Hobbies? Does this count? Reading, getting in shape (new for me, but I love it), writing, drinking victim juice, sewing martyr robes.

6.) Political affiliation? Moderate Republican. It's starting to feel like the Alamo in here, and I'm not on the winning end...

Read more: pandce.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=5844#ixzz1vER21ARb

[Daria Morgandorffer]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? Mostly PC&E, sometimes MM

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Burbs of Chicago

3.) What's your J-O-B? Office manager for a real estate company

4.) Married? Kids? Yep and one DD, 20 months

5.) Hobbies? Reading historical fiction

6.) Political affiliation? Dirty liberal hippy

[Beebs]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? I posted on Fashion & Beauty and Decorating & Renovating, but (mostly) lurked on P&CE - you ladies are smart, just never had time to post. And I joined in 2008 on the knot.

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Oregon

3.) What's your J-O-B? I work as an admin for a lumber manufacturing and import company

4.) Married? Kids? Married yes, kids no

5.) Hobbies? TV, reading, baking

6.) Political affiliation? pretty liberal, I do live in Oregon after all

This new board makes it so much easier to post at work, so I hope to be able to post more!

[NitaX]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join?
I started out in Destination Weddings on The Knot. I migrated to PCE after lurking around TN.

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live?
"For some strange reason it had to be, He guided me to Tennessee ... Take me to another place, take me to another land" In other words I live in TN.

3.) What's your J-O-B?
I'm in the wonderful world of education legislation

4.) Married? Kids?
Married. 2 daughters (9 and 1). 1 cat (12 yo) 1 dog (5yo)

5.) Hobbies?
Reading. Shopping. Gardening. Sarcasm. Why yes. Being sarcastic is a hobby. It brings me great joy when sarcasm goes over the head of a morAn.
6.) Political affiliation?
Democrat. Liberal. Progressive. I feel very strongly about social justice.

[dvmmama]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? My home board was actually my BMB, on the nest though I mainly posted on PCE & Entertainment

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Oklahoma

3.) What's your J-O-B? Veterinarian

4.) Married? Kids? Yes & Yes - an almost 1 year old daughter

5.) Hobbies? Reading, sewing (although I'm just starting and not very good), playing sports, fishing

6.) Political affiliation? Registered independent who leans to the right