I seem to have been tagged in the “11 Things About Yourself” meme by @rebelsheart. I haven’t done one of these in a decade, so hey – what the hell.
RULES: Tell your followers 11 random facts about yourself, and tag 11 people in return! Tag backs are allowed, but you mustn’t repeat any of the facts you mentioned previously! The facts can be absolutely anything! Whatever springs to mind! Let’s get started!
- When I was in grad school, I was lead singer for a Genesis/Yes cover band for three weeks. Never did play any gigs, but it was fun. Alas my Peter Gabriel/Jon Anderson impressions have gone to hell over the years.
- I have only ever dated two men. I am still good friends with my first boyfriend and I married the second one. We have been together for 18 years now.
- During my undergraduate years at Tulane and Clemson I was very active with the student radio stations, starting with rock, then jazz, then classical, then settling into a folk/Celtic show for three years.
- Gin is my spirit of choice, and I enjoy it in all forms – neat, cocktails, however. For the last two years my husband has given me a gin Advent calendar with 24 samples of gins from around the world each year. It’s wonderful!
- I’ve been a part of the furry fandom for 20 years, starting out on Usenet in alt.lifestyle.furry.
- I’m a chemical engineer by schooling, however since I’ve graduated I’ve been an Internet tech support specialist, organic bench chemist, analytical chemist, chemical process engineer, coatings R&D engineer, pharmaceutical validation engineer, and these days I am a pharmaceutical R&D engineer developing valves and containers.
- I enjoy cooking very much, and I am told that I am pretty good at it. I lean to French and Italian cuisine, but if you give me a recipe and ingredients, I’ll give pretty much anything a shot!
- I have been to 40 furry conventions. I was on staff/presenting programming for all but three of these. I’ve been to seven different furry cons (Duckon, Midwest FurFest, Anthrocon, Mephit Furmeet, Furry Connection North, Fur Squared, and Further Confusion).
- I have had bouts with depression and anxiety all my life, but it wasn’t until 2015 that I confronted it and did something about it. I am now taking Prozac and Wellbutrin, and I am much better off for it.
- In early 2016, my husband and I took part in a 4-month medically-supervised weight loss plan. I lost 60 pounds, he lost close to 100 pounds. Now the trick is keeping the weight off!
- With my husband, I help organize the Furry Convention Leadership Roundtable (FCLR), an informal international mailing list/discussion group/annual meeting for furry convention runners. We are pleased to count among our members conventions from the US, Canada, UK, Sweden, Germany, Ukraine, Australia, and Brazil.
I really don’t like tagging anyone because I don’t want someone to feel like they must post something. Instead, please feel free to grab this meme and post your version of it! Or don’t, and that’s OK too!
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