Something we don't know... about you!

[birba]

Once I got myself momentarily trapped in a reflection in the mirror.  I had a couple of mirrors adjusted in such a way that my reflection was infinite, and I looked so far into it that something happened and I got lost and trapped and had to "find my way out" again.  Of course, it all took place in a couple of moments and I wasn't actually trapped, but for a moment I could imagine I was and I felt like it really happened.

Certain populations consider a reflection a great esoteric power.  It has certainly got a hold of the entire western civilization.  To the point where I don't think we would be able to live a day without it.  Think about it.

[m1469]

Are you quite certin that it wasn't K that you saw in that mirror?

Best,

Alistair

Well, sometimes it's not quite K nor is it even m1469.  But, sure, those are "in there" somewhere.

Certain populations consider a reflection a great esoteric power.  It has certainly got a hold of the entire western civilization.  To the point where I don't think we would be able to live a day without it.  Think about it.

I don't know that I have considered it the same as you suggest or as western civilization is said to consider it, but I have definitely considered thoughts and ideas regarding it.  I don't necessarily think of it as much at the time, at least not at all in the way of my human reflection in the material mirror, but have certainly spent my fair share of actually avoiding mirrors and living sometimes lifestyles where there simply weren't any to be found for weeks at a time.  Reflection, to me, other than being a kind of thought process, aside from being an image in a mirror, can come to mean something much different than those.  And, it is ever-evolving and manifesting itself.

[m1469]

I don't think I have really ever mentioned it to nearly anybody before, but I was reminded of it recently and I am apparently deciding to post about it.

When I was quite young and curious (maybe 8?), I once observed a huge amount of little black ants covering some kind of piece of something (I can't remember what it was).  For some reason I got curious about what it would feel like if those ants were covering my hand the same way, and so I actually put my hand there and let them walk all over it and it felt really strange!  I can still remember the sensation!  It's kinda grody.

[ch101]

I found all debussy music very disturbing.

[birba]

But now you don't?

[point of grace]

i like playing Bach but i hate studying it

[zeusje]

I can't sleep

[collectivecolors]

I got so cold last night, I had a dream that I fell into a pond in my local park and went to Wal-Mart. The owner of Wal-Mart was stocking shelves. And, two of my friends were filling Dr. Pepper bottles with Skittles.

[pianoplayjl]

I drink tap water because I'm too lazy to pour water from the jug.

[pianoplayjl]

I nearly died once when I had asthma.

[49410enrique]

i can actually read and understand this ... and i actually find it interesting.

[drkilroy]

I wear a bow tie instead of long tie.

I collect Lego bricks.

I know virtually everything about men's formalwear.

I watch "My Little Pony - Friendship is Magic".

Odd enough? 

Best regards, Dr

[jesc]

The thread title should be "something we didn't know... about you!"

Every single reply has disqualified itself the moment it was revealed.

[littletune]

If I was a boy my name would be Luka. And they kinda thought I would be a boy because on my mum's side all my cousins are boys... well but then on my dad's side all my cousins are girls  so I guess I should be something in between...  well maybe I am... well no I am a girl but not all that girly girl!   

[49410enrique]

i can clean and jerk approx 140% of my bodyweight (minds out of the gutter folks. clean and jerk=competition lift not the fun male past time).


my snatch, pretty good but weight wise is nothing to write momma home about  (minds out of the gutter folks snatch=competition lift, not the fun female private part).

[jollisg]

The only time I've been out of Europe was when I was a few miles over the asian border (in Turkey)

[rachmaninoff_forever]

I used to be a world record holder for fruit ninja, a game for the iPod touch, My fastest time for solving a rubiks cube is 15.06 seconds, and I used to be ranked 26 in the world for doodle jump, another game for the iPod touch! 

I also like to skateboard a lot. 

[sonofsteinway]

I have killed four men.

No, seriously. I HAVE killed four men. I was in the army.

[pianoplayjl]

I have killed four men.

No, seriously. I HAVE killed four men. I was in the army.

That's your job and you did them justice.

I got a detention for something I didn't do.

[ajspiano]

I've worked on a few projects with lez karski, who also produced records for Midnight Oil, Yothu Yindi, and Nick Cave.

</shameless self promotion>

Though I'm assuming on second thought most of the forum users don't know who those artists are..

[costicina]

I'm also an amateurish, self-taught  painter    . Actually I do copies of ancient paintings. Here are some of my "works" (alas, I'm a very bad photographer, I swear they look better than this!!!)

[candlelightpiano]

WOW!! You're a lady of many talents!! They're beautiful! If you didn't say you painted them, I would have thought they were expert paintings. Are these oil or watercolor?

[costicina]

Hi Choo,
You're too kind towards my daubs          They are oil paintings....

[pianoplayjl]

Imagine I'm in front of you and barechested. I guarantee you the first thing that comes to mind when you see me is the man from texas chainsaw massacre movie or a zombie. My skin is so bad.

JL

[musicallysane]

I can't operate correctly if I'm not listening to music....Seriously

[m1469]

hmmm ... I really enjoy "faced" shelves at the grocery store  .  Just this evening I went to the grocery store and there was a woman who was in the middle of facing, but a lot of it was already done.  I wanted to tell her "wow, this is BEAUUUUTIFULLL!" haha ... but I refrained.  That used to be something I had to do, too.  There's just something about it being completely organized that I just really like.  But, you know what?  There has to be *something* that's out of place.  There just has to be.  I mean, at least at home or in a drawing (actually, my house is the opposite, it's completely out of place except for a few things that happen to be in place).  It can't be completely perfect, there has to be something that is out of place.  But, faced shelves at the grocery store ... ahhh ... gorgeous!

[goldentone]

In the spirit of faced shelves. . . If I'm in a bookstore or a music store, and the shelves are dishevelled from customers, I'll reorganize them.

[m1469]

In the spirit of faced shelves. . . If I'm in a bookstore or a music store, and the shelves are dishevelled from customers, I'll reorganize them.

Yeah, that's me in the grocery store, but I resist the urge these days!

[candlelightpiano]

I'm a Webmaster.

[ajspiano]

I'm a Webmaster.

I knew that..  try again

[candlelightpiano]

I knew that..  try again

How did you know that? Are you psychic??      I don't remember telling anyone!!!

OK ...I am an amateur photographer.

[jollisg]

I really suck at cleaning... Right now we have to sanitize my room because of some bugs... Disgusting I know :/ (And it's not even THAT messy, I have friends that have messier rooms)

[costicina]

I knew that..  try again

I didn't know it, nor that you are a photographer!!!! You have art in your blood, my dear

[candlelightpiano]

Not really, Marg!! I'm not as good a photographer as you are an artist but I enjoy it.

[ajspiano]

How did you know that? Are you psychic??      I don't remember telling anyone!!!

OK ...I am an amateur photographer.

You sent me a link to the site a while ago...

......

The main reason I ever got kickstarted into being semi ok at music is that I couldn't be bothered learning to read guitar tabs.

[candlelightpiano]

Goodness Gracious, AJ! I must be prematurely senile not to remember that!    Too much piano, perhaps!

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Last thing I'll share with all of you:

I have five sisters and three brothers.

[pianoplayjl]

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Last thing I'll share with all of you:

I have five sisters and three brothers.

Good for you, I only have 2 sisters. I wish I had a twin! My mom however has 7 bros and 2 sisters. Every familiy is that big back then....

JL

[bunker1297]

Currently a ballerina considering a Broadway career.

[chopin1993]

Currently a ballerina considering a Broadway career.

I was a ballerina too!
I gave up and I regret that decision everyday 

[m1469]

Ah gawd, I do *love* mechanical pencils!  

I was a ballerina ... ages ago.  Probably at that point I was already the acceptable adult height ... I think I was about 8 years old ... I also took tappety tap.  I like ballet ... I'm secretly still a ballerina.  One time I was in this voice class thing (somebody paid for me to take it, which was very nice of them), and in one of our sessions we were supposed to go across the room like it was some kind of performance on stage, but we were just supposed to randomly "spaz out" and be randomly crazy while we went across it in front of everybody ... I literally couldn't do it, it made me almost cry and want to go into fetal position  .  The only thing I could do, and the compromise we came to, was that I would twirl across the room like a ballerina ... hmmmm ...    Ok, but that was several years ago by now.

[thalbergmad]

I am a ballerina as well.

Thal

[pianowolfi]

Me neither  . But I used to be quite good at juggling and unicycling and I even did a bit of fire-breathing for a while.

[flyinfingers]

Costicina, those paintings are beautiful!!!!!
 
You must have some great genes from Michaelangelo -- or somebody!
Many great things and many great people come from Italy! 

[mnkyband]

I play the piano.  

Seriously, though. I'm a beginner indie game designer, also working with the piano in my spare time. Currently I have some experience in Unity 3D, but I'm working with the Source engine now, hoping to make a mod that would look good on a resume for a job at Valve as a mapper. Still in 8th grade now, so it's going to be a while before I can get hired, but I might as well get started working in the engine now.

EDIT: Also, I'm a lefty.  

EDIT AGAIN: Also, I taught myself to play the piano, never had a teacher for it. I'm probably horrible, but I can't really judge myself on that.

[richard_strauss]

I'm planning to kill myself very soon...

[piano_vs_science]

every time i meet an asian, the first thing i say is "do you play piano??? "

[pianowolfi]

I'm planning to kill myself very soon...

Why??   And perhaps even more important: how? 
(Doesn't this belong to the drama thread btw?)

 

[birba]

I'm planning to kill myself very soon...

I think I would too, if I were attempting to play all the chopin etudes.
Seriously, though, please tell us that was a euphanism.

[indespair]

Getting high DOESN'T help my music.

[candlelightpiano]

Why??   And perhaps even more important: how? 
(Doesn't this belong to the drama thread btw?)
 

YES!!!!  It's about as dramatic as it can get!  And I hope Richard is only kidding.  And if not, perhaps he can tell us what's going on ....