Let's Learn More About Our Members

[Koren]

This will be like a 'question of the day' forum but I'm not going to commit myself to posting every day. I will do my best. Thought it might be fun to learn more about the members here.

[Koren]

We'll start with: Where do you live? You can be specific if you want or give a general area, such as Midwest USA, if you want to be more private.

[Koren]

I live in Southern Minnesota USA in a town of 1,200 people.

[Karin]

I live in New England and am a transplant from Canada which is why I spell Canadian.

[[deleted user]]

I live in the interior of British Columbia Canada.

[Julie]

Illinois!

[Koren]

Question #2
What is your favorite all-time book? (Can list more than one if you wish)

[Julie]

The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger

[Karin]

Isana wrote: "I live in the interior of British Columbia Canada."

Cool--one of my brothers and his family settled in the interior--he teaches at TRU and lives in that city.

[Fishface]

Late to the party, sorry! I live in Michigan, in the base of the thumb, and my all-time favorite book is probably Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders, which I have been re-reading since 1977.

[Diane in Australia]

Koren wrote: "We'll start with: Where do you live? You can be specific if you want or give a general area, such as Midwest USA, if you want to be more private."

Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia

[Karin]

My favourite book list is too long and I am bound to forget something. I am not one to have a favourite of anything.

[Karin]

Diane in Australia wrote: "Koren wrote: "We'll start with: Where do you live? You can be specific if you want or give a general area, such as Midwest USA, if you want to be more private."

Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia
"

Up in the tropics where it's so very hot, or is it a bit better by the ocean?

[Diane in Australia]

Karin wrote: "Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia"

Up in the tropics where it's so very hot, or is it a bit better by the ocean?."

You must be psychic, Karin, I almost posted this earlier ... lol

[Selina]

I live in Auckland New Zealand and I don't have a favourite book..too many to just have one.

[Koren]

Koren wrote: "Question #2
What is your favorite all-time book? (Can list more than one if you wish)"

My favorite book is anything by Rick Bragg. Hope he is working on another one. They are all memoirs of his family.

All Over But the Shoutin'
Ava's Man

[Koren]

Question #3

What is your favorite all-time television show and/or movie?

Mash, St. Elsewhere, ER and Nashville.

[Julie]

Koren wrote: "Question #3

What is your favorite all-time television show and/or movie?"

Pride and Prejudice 2005
Funny Girl and Gone With the Wind are also favorites.

TV Shows - to hard to pick but I loved Psych, Lost and definitely The Office.

[Lady ♥ Belleza]

Koren wrote: "We'll start with: Where do you live? You can be specific if you want or give a general area, such as Midwest USA, if you want to be more private."

I live in NYC.

[Lady ♥ Belleza]

Koren wrote: "Question #2
What is your favorite all-time book? (Can list more than one if you wish)"

It's a toss-up between In a Child's Name: The Legacy of a Mother's Murder and Serpico

[Lady ♥ Belleza]

Koren wrote: "Question #3

What is your favorite all-time television show and/or movie?"

Forensic Files.

[Diane in Australia]

Koren wrote: "Question #2
What is your favorite all-time book? (Can list more than one if you wish)"

Not sure I have one. I don't usually reread books (unless I've run out of new ones to read! ... lol)
Although, a favourite of mine is Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree because I used to read it aloud to my daughter ... with gusto! ... lol We both have a copy of it, and we still love it.

[Diane in Australia]

Koren wrote: "Question #3
What is your favorite all-time television show and/or movie?"

I probably don't have a true 'favourite'. As to movies, I have always enjoyed "White Christmas" with Bing Crosby. I don't own a TV, and haven't for most of my life, but of the shows I've seen I'd pick Star Trek ... all of them ... lol

[Fishface]

Koren wrote: "Question #3

What is your favorite all-time television show and/or movie?"

Movie: ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE, aka MATANGO.

TV show: MASH.

[Selina]

All time favourite movie - I've probably watched Gone With the Wind more times than any other movie. I've also read the book a couple of times.

The Sound of Music also gets me.

TV show...

I think some of the early episodes of The Simpsons were favourites that I wouldn't get tired of seeing. I probably watched way too much tv when I was younger. I don't remember half of them. I hardly watch tv at all now.

[Julie]

Selina wrote: "All time favourite movie - I've probably watched Gone With the Wind more times than any other movie. I've also read the book a couple of times.

The Sound of Music also gets me.

TV show...


The Sound of Music is a movie I can watch over and over again. My sister visited the church that they were married in when she went to Europe. I am not sure if the real couple got married there but the film couple did.

[Koren]

What is on your bucket list?

[Jordan]

Koren wrote: "What is on your bucket list?"

Go back to Vegas.

[Karin]

Diane in Australia wrote: "Karin wrote: "Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia"

Up in the tropics where it's so very hot, or is it a bit better by the ocean?."

You must be psychic, Karin, I almost posted this earlier ... lol

"

Thanks--the ocean makes your temperatures better than in many parts of inland Australia (or whatever the areas not near the ocean are called)

[Karin]

Julie wrote: "Koren wrote: "Question #3

What is your favorite all-time television show and/or movie?"

Pride and Prejudice 2005
Funny Girl and Gone With the Wind are also favorites.

TV Shows - to hard to pick..."

Our whole family enjoys Psych, so once I watched every single episode on Prime (over several months). I don't have a favourite show, but that is one of my favourite comedy shows. There aren't many that all 5 of us find funny, though. That said, overall the final season was the weakest with a few really good ones.

But for Pride and Prejudice, my all time favourite is the PBS one starring David Rintoul and Elizabeth Garvey--it is what got me to read Jane Austen in the first place. David Rintoul IS Mr. Darcy to me. I saw it three times back then and once a few years ago.

[Lady ♥ Belleza]

Koren wrote: "What is on your bucket list?"

To do stand up comedy at Comedy Cellar

[Koren]

Lady ♥ Belleza wrote: "Koren wrote: "What is on your bucket list?"

To do stand up comedy at Comedy Cellar"

I wish I could be there. If you become famous will you get me a front row seat?

[Koren]

Koren wrote: "What is on your bucket list?"

To go to Branson, MO

[Diane in Australia]

Koren wrote: "What is on your bucket list?"

I would love to see the Egyptian pyramids.

[Julie]

Bucket List-
Travel more!
See my grandchild more - they live out of state.

[Koren]

#4 Pet Peeves? Something that really irritates you?

[Jordan]

One of my biggest pet peeves is lateness - I can't stand it for some reason!

[Fishface]

People who chew with their mouths open. If I had a bucket list it would have 1 item: to transport all of those people to Jupiter.

[Selina]

my pet peeve, when people put books upside down on the shelves. Or back to front. Come on.

[Koren]

Selina wrote: "my pet peeve, when people put books upside down on the shelves. Or back to front. Come on."

Book related, I would add: When they turn the corners of the book down instead of using a bookmark.

[Koren]

Fishface wrote: "People who chew with their mouths open. If I had a bucket list it would gave 1 item: to transport all of those people to Jupiter."

I would totally agree with that!

[Koren]

#5 On a more positive note...name something that makes you smile.

[Koren]

Koren wrote: "#4 Pet Peeves? Something that really irritates you?"

People that repeat themselves a lot when they are talking. When they say "Like I said..." and then tell you the same thing they just said.

[Jordan]

Something that will always make me smile is being in the presence of a happy and playful baby ☺️

[Koren]

Jordan wrote: "Something that will always make me smile is being in the presence of a happy and playful baby ☺️"

For sure!

[Karin]

Lady ♥ Belleza wrote: "Koren wrote: "What is on your bucket list?"

To do stand up comedy at Comedy Cellar"

That would be fun!!! I'd love to do that as well, but am just doing local stuff. If you get there, let us know!

[Karin]

I'm out! As someone with a lot of allergies, I was a mouth breather as a child and used to chew with my mouth open as a child. Yes, I have overcome it, but it was hard. My eldest used to do it because she was a tongue thruster like my mother's father, and it was hard to get her to stop. I always wonder if no one ever taught these people better, because, believe it or not, most of them probably aren't even aware they do it (and it is very annoying).

Also, because I have raised three kids and taught piano, I now tend to repeat certain point because it has become such a habit (and it annoys ME when I do it!). I try to make a joke out of it and get people to laugh, because most of the time it's not necessary.

I think I am perhaps a bit of a social pariah ;).

[Diane in Australia]

Koren wrote: "#4 Pet Peeves? Something that really irritates you?"

Poor telephone etiquette.

[Diane in Australia]

Koren wrote: "#5 On a more positive note...name something that makes you smile."

Kittens playing.

[Fishface]

Animals playing. Almost any animals playing make me smile. Like these two:

https://youtu.be/3ZS6cyw_V0Q

Irony makes me smile.