Lurker & regulars intro

[meshaliuknits]

1) Weight loss board on the Knot. Embarrassing. I joined sometime in lat 06, methinks.

2) I'm in CA's lovely bay area. I'm hood-adjacent IMO, but solidly hood according to some coworkers. These people have never seen hood, tho.

3) I'm an LMS administrator and I do some training, but not nearly as much as I used to or would like to. My gig has gotten boringly clerical.

4) Married 5 years. In order of age, I have 1 girl (cat), one boy (cat), one girl (human)

5) I heart knitting so very much. And I've been on a jam kick lately. I also enjoy trashy romance novels

6) I'm a registered Dem

[zelda25]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join?
I think I joined in '04 or '05; can't remember now. Stuck mostly to ML until I found E08

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

3.) What's your J-O-B?
Government relations for a telecom

4.) Married? Kids?
Husband. Dog. Cat.

5.) Hobbies?
Writing, hiking, astronomy. I'm your basic misfit nerd.

6.) Political affiliation?
Moderate. Registered D, but only because my state has closed primaries and I felt cornered, LOL.

[kcb]

1. I joined the knot in early 2002, after lurking for the latter part of 2001. I spent most of my time on Advice from Brides. Relationships was always good for entertainment. My home board was Love & Life when it was established. ETA: most recent home P&CE

2. KY

3. Finance

4. Married, 1 kid, KTFU with #2, 3 dogs, 1 cat

5. reading and volunteer stuff

6. liberal

[escrow]

May 18, 2012 16:09:22 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

I'm surprised we have so many Coloradoans! It lovey here today!


Bunny - I totally remember when you started school to be a teacher and I was happy to see that as your job!

I was noticing this too, and yes, 'tis always lovely in Colorado

[bumppkathleen]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? Married Life, I've been a member since forever.

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

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

4.) Married? Kids? Married, two dogs.

5.) Hobbies? Running, reading.

6.) Political affiliation? Liberal.

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[rootbeerfloat]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? I joined TK in late 2003, a few months before my my wedding. I've lurked on and off for years. The board I posted most on was Parenting.

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

3.) What's your J-O-B? I work in chronic disease prevention/management (public health).

4.) Married? Kids? Married w/ 2 kids - DS is 5, DD is 2.5

5.) Hobbies? Reading, running, watching sports.

6.) Political affiliation? Liberal democrat.

[epphd]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? P&CE on thenest, but also considered SAIF on tb as a second home board.

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

3.) What's your J-O-B? development work for cancer research

4.) Married? Kids? 2.5 year old son

5.) Hobbies? Running, knitting, wine making (and drinking), outdoors stuff, beer.

6.) Political affiliation? Liberal with centrist tendencies.

[BNL2]

1.) MM, joined 2007 after I got married

2.) OK

3.) School Psychologist

4.) Married. TTC

5.) reading, drinking

6.) Dem


Read more: pandce.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=5844#ixzz1vGngoVRF

[gpw]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? I started out on my local Knot board in 2006, I suspect...wandered over to the cooking board in '07...then wandered over to P&CE.

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Detroit. Do NOT fuck with me.

3.) What's your J-O-B? What is a job?

4.) Married? Kids? Married for five years, no kids, awesome dog.

5.) Hobbies? gym rat, reading, starting to love SUP (hopefully that will become a regular hobby this summer!)

6.) Political affiliation? I'm gonna steal epphd's answer because I identify with it best; liberal with centrist tendencies (on occasion).

[StrawberryBlondie]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? PCE, and my local.

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

3.) What's your J-O-B? I'm an attorney at a company.

4.) Married? Kids? Married, no kids, 2 cats.

5.) Hobbies? Cooking, playing with said cats, traveling, playing music.

6.) Political affiliation? More liberal than your average Democrat.

[Knight]

1. I joined the bump in early 2009 and discovered PCE in 2010 and lurked for a bit.
2. Tiny, tiny town Indiana.
3. I'm usually a SAHM but I took a job this summer at a garden center to get out and get some extra cash. Also, I get a discount for my gardening habit.
4. Husband and a 2-year-old.
5. Gardening, sewing, knitting, and reading.
6. Almost more liberal than Momi. That definitely means something.

[sam20]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? I actually only really post on thebump but was a major lurker on PCE and posted a couple times.

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

3.) What's your J-O-B? Stay at home mom

4.) Married? Kids? Yep. and a 2 yr old and one coming in 3 weeks.

5.) Hobbies? Reading. I haven't really developed much of a hobby.

6.) Political affiliation? Probably democrat/liberal but I'm not very smart when it comes to politics and have only just recently gotten into learning about it all.
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[mrslefty]

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 but never posted on P&CE

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?
Teacher

4.) Married? Kids?
Married 2 years. No children.

5.) Hobbies?
Swimming, attempting to garden (really trying not to kill plants) and sarcasm. Maybe sarcasm should be listed as my job..

6.) Political affiliation?

I'm socially really liberal, but fiscally much more moderate.

[pamela]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join?This and MM are my home boards. Started on the knot when I was first engaged in '04. That wedding didn't happen, but I've stuck around.

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

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

4.) Married? Kids? Married, 16 month son, another on the way

5.) Hobbies? Gardening, DIY home improvement

6.) Political affiliation?Conservative, but will vote for R over I because at vote for I is an effective vote for D

[Kattey]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? Maybe Oct 2011? I didn't really have a home board because I almost exclusively lurked, only posted a dozen times. Joined in Feb of 2010 when I got engaged and progressed from Knot to Bump to Nest

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

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

4.) Married? Kids? Married in Sept 2010, daughter born Oct 2011

5.) Hobbies? Reading, gaming, hanging with my Gramma (she's really cool) and niece

6.) Political affiliation? I don't believe I'm registered as anything, but I really don't know. I've always figured I was more Republican but hold some liberal ideas.

[eclaires]

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

Politics & Current Events and Parenting. I joined the knot in early 2005 and went over to the nest at the end of 2006 when I had Jackson.

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

3.) What's your J-O-B?
SAHM/trophy wife. Personal stylist to my 2 kids and husband.

4.) Married? Kids?
Married since July 2005, 2 kids, Jackson (5.5) and Scarlett/Sassy (20m).

5.) Hobbies?

Reading, shopping, makeup, photography, sarcasm and shopping at Target

6.) Political affiliation?
Independent - lean conservative most of the time, I think. Fiscally conservative, socially liberal.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

::waves at Kattey:: Hey neighbor!

[angnshaun]

1.) What was your home board on the nest? When did you first join? TTCAL on TB... I did not post on TN

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

3.) What's your J-O-B? I work at Masdison Square Garden

4.) Married? YES Kids? Doing IVF right now

5.) Hobbies? Reading, Photography

6.) Political affiliation? Moderate

[Deleted]

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

The wife (when we were engaged) kept reading the Politics board - I don't even remember what it was called, but before E08 on the nest about 6 years ago, and I kept reading over her shoulder. After I had annoyed her doing that, I joined for myself!

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live?
Im British, but I live in Raleigh, North Carolina.

3.) What's your J-O-B?
I run a record label and music studio, and Dj for a living.

4.) Married? Kids?
Yes and no.

5.) Hobbies?
Reading, Kung Fu, Archery, Music, Writing, Needlework.



Kidding about the needlework.

6.) Political affiliation?
Liberal Atheist. Neither US party is left enough for me lol.

[heyjude]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join?
E08/PCE; 2006

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

3.) What's your J-O-B?
Attorney. I push paper around.

4.) Married? Kids?
Yes. 1 DD. 5 months. She's the best thing I have ever known.

5.) Hobbies?
This. Cooking.

6.) Political affiliation?
So so so liberal.

I'm so boring.

[JLN]

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

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

3.) What's your J-O-B? Finance manager at a large moving company

4.) Married? Kids? Married with a 3 month old

5.) Hobbies? Sewing and crafting

6.) Political affiliation? Very far left

[bootsie]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join?
I've been lurking around PC&E for quite awhile.

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

3.) What's your J-O-B? SAHM, but I teach cardio-barre classes twice a week and am a personal trainer. I was a special education teacher before I had children and volunteer as an advocate. Before teaching, I was an officer in the Marine Corps.

4.) Married? Kids? Married since 2005, with a 3 year old daughter and 13 month son.

5.) Hobbies? Running, cooking, stain removal.


6.) Political affiliation? Independent. Once upon a time, I was a vice chair for a College Republican chapter. I was a registered Republican until just a few years ago, but I've been drifting away from the party for quite some time. I'm still on board with the majority of the GOP's fiscal and defense policies, but find many of their social policies to be bordering on inhumane.

[taratru]

1. My local. Then PC&E, then H&F.

2. Colorado

3. Brainwashing teenagers into becoming free-thinkers. I teach English.

4. Married since 2006. Three daughters - 14, 8 and 20 months

5. Running, reading, interneting

6. Left-leaning independent

[emmybean]

1. I came back to TN around August of 08. I posted on MM some... Then Dick Fingers picked Mama Grizley as a running mate and I ran to E08 and didnt look back.

2. PNW

3. Architect. I design big houses I wouldn't want to clean.

4. Married circa 2005-2012, currently responsible for a 2 year old of epic proportions.

5. I take pictures. I dick around on the Internet. I laugh at totally inappropriate things. I lift heavy weights and pretend to be a runner. I apply sarcasm liberally and at any opportunity. I enjoy discovering new varietals of cask wine. I dig rock and roll music. Unless its U2. U2 can lick a musty Asian donkey taint.

6. I will not be placed in a box! But.... I like to be on a winning team and I'll never vote for an abortion hating anti-gayist, so that probably gives away my voting history.

[catsarecute]

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?
My local board and my wedding month board. I stopped posting almost a year ago but continued to lurk. Both had a mass exodus when the new format changed months ago. They are dead now. I joined The Nest after my wedding in 2008.

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

3.) What's your J-O-B?
I work with teenagers in a youth development program

4.) Married? Kids?
Married. Want kids. Trying to have a kid. Failing at it.

5.) Hobbies?
Reading, exercise, family, wine, treating my cat like a human.

6.) Political affiliation?
Socially liberal, financially conservative.

[alleinesein]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? No home board. I tend to bounce all over the place. Joined TK back in 2006 when I started planning my wedding. Spent some time on my local board (San Diego) and jumped around TN boards

2.) If you're comfortable sharing with a bunch of internet strangers, where do you live? Unincorporated San Diego County (near the Wild Animal Park)

3.) What's your J-O-B? I work in the Diamond Industry and know way more about diamonds than most trained gemologists

4.) Married? Kids? Married for now; not sure how much longer. No kids just cats

5.) Hobbies? I like to read and I am currently relearning german.

6.) Political affiliation? Registered democrat but my views fall all over the political spectrum. For some stuff I can be a tree hugging hippie liberal and for other stuff I make the Nazi party look like fluffy bunnies with hearts of gold

[bluedaisyus]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? LGBT Parenting on TB, and Photography until we got sick of TB and started a private board elsewhere. I joined TK in 2006. I also lurked a lot on P&CE starting way back when it was E08 until TN got blocked at work. I've posted there a handful of times over the years, but I really mean a handful of times and I'm guessing none of the regulars except for twotrue have any idea who I am.

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

3.) What's your J-O-B? HR, mostly payroll processing.

4.) Married? Kids? Yes, married with one kid. TTTC a second for the last year and a half. Sigh.

5.) Hobbies? Photography.

6.) Political affiliation? Registered Democrat. I've voted for some Republicans locally who supported gay rights and had a platform I agreed with (or liked better than the alternative), but I can't bring myself to seriously consider voting for a candidate who would actively vote against my rights.

[thinklikeajellyfish]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? NBC. Started posting a year or so ago.

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

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

4.) Married? Kids? Yes. Never.

5.) Hobbies? Reading. I can't think of anything else, but I've been too busy lately for much else.

[batsteph]

1.) What was your "home board" on the nest? When did you first join? Never really had a "home board". I first joined TK in January 2005, right after getting engaged. Jumped over to TN sometime in 2006, I think.

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

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

4.) Married? Kids? Married 6 1/2 years; two boys (4 & 2).

5.) Hobbies? Hobbies... I've heard of these... I don't have much time for hobbies these days, sadly, and I really miss that "me time." When I do manage to do something hobbyish, it's usually knitting or sewing. I guess you could say that cooking and baking are hobbies too -- I enjoy them a lot -- but they don't feel much like hobbies anymore since I do them these days to keep the family fed. Before the kids I enjoyed biking a lot, and I look forward to having time to get back into it someday. Same with reading.

6.) Political affiliation? Liberal independent

[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? I started on pce in 2009. Sometimes I post on travel and mm.

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

3.) What's your J-O-B? Real estate agent - right now mostly sahm.

4.) Married? Kids? Married 3 years in June and a 2-week old.

5.) Hobbies? Travel, reading, boating, watersports

6.) Political affiliation?

lefty. Up here I vote liberal. Probably wouldn't vote ndp though.