Introduce yourself (If you want to :-)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Welcome to the new Dare to Dream Goodreads Group. Please make yourself at home by starting new topics, adding polls, pictures, and books to the bookshelf...this group will be a creative collaboration of the wonderful group members ...but before you begin, take a moment to introduce yourself in this here thread.

I am Dustin Crazy Little Brown Owl. I live in Boulder, Colorado and I aspire to have a simple, peaceful life filled with wonder and happiness.

Thanks again for joining this magical group!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Al! I can't believe you found this so soon! Nothing gets by you. I was just setting it up before sending out an invite to everyone :-) Glad you found it because you can help me rebuild!!!! If we build it, they will come!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I just sent an invite to all my goodreads friends, feel free to invite any friends you would like :-) Thanks!

[Marc-Antoine]

Cool, I'm in, thanks for the invite, my name is Marc-Antoine and I'm a bookaholic, glad you started up the group again Dustin. Look forward to spending some quality time here.

[Erica]

Hey, I'm Erica and can't wait to see what's in store for this group!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Welcome Marc-Antoine and Erica! I knew you'd join us :-) Please feel free to start any new topics you want.

[Jackie]

Hello. I'm Jackie, friend to Dustin.

[Mark]

Hi everyone, I'm Mark from London, this looks like it'll be a fun group.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Welcome to the group Jackie and Mark :-) Oh yeah, we are gonna have so much fun.

So far, all you awesome people who have joined are my goodreads friends. If you know anyone else who might be interested in joining, feel free to invite them, the more the merrier :-)

[Christine]

Hey Everyone! I'm Christine from San Francisco.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Welcome Christine!

[Rachel]

Hi! I'm Rachel. I'm new to the goodreads site and i'm now addicted to it. this sounds like a fun group-thanks for the invite.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Thanks for joining Rachel :-)

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi all, Mike the Paladin, Dustin's friend (and Jackie's). I spend way too much time on Goodreads, most of it discussing and reviewing books...and discussing book reviews.

[J.S.]

Hiiiiii!!!!!!! I'm J. S. Bailey, also known as Jenn, also known as that quiet girl who may or may not have a sinister glint in her eyes as she plots the demises of her imaginary friends. I lurk in the eastern suburbs of Cincinnati and put up with humanity for a living. I am addicted to burritos and books (though I don't eat the books; they'd probably give me a paper cut going down). I am an aspiring author with one published book under my belt and another in the works. I like to read creepy things. My favoritest of authors are Ted Dekker, Dean Koontz, and Stephen King. My responses to discussion questions sometimes end up being as long as my novels. I also greatly enjoy talking about myself. [cough cough] And my birthday is tomorrow. (Gonna sing?)

If you hang out on Facebook as much as you do on Goodreads, feel free to give my page a hearty "like." I love to meet new oddballs on there and converse with them about our mutual love of the written word. www.facebook.com/jsbaileywrites

Bailey out.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Welcome Mike and J.S. :-) Thanks for joining!

J.S., have you read Dan Chaon yet? He's got plenty of "creepy" waiting for you!
I've started a Dan Chaon thread in this group:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8...

[Tracy]

Hi all! I'm Tracy and glad to be apart of all you dreamers. My favorite author is Dean Koontz but I love the paranormal fantasy stuff going around.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Welcome to our amazing group Tracy! Thanks for joining :-)

[J.S.]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Welcome Mike and J.S. :-) Thanks for joining!

J.S., have you read Dan Chaon yet? He's got plenty of "creepy" waiting for you!
I've started a Dan Chaon thread in this group:
http://www.goodreads.co..."

He's on my to-read list. :)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Good. I think you might like his writing :-)

[Becca]

Hey y'all, glad to see this group up and running. Thanks again to Dustin. I'm down and out in central Pennsylvania, as always...though it could be hell. They're remarkably similar in appearance...

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Kyle wrote: "The Phoenix has risen from the ashes! Great job resurrecting the Dare To Dream group, Dustin. I have so many regrets about deleting the original group, so it does my heart good to see what an amazi..."

Yep indeedee and we've only been open for business for one day! This is amazing!
Thanks for joining and thanks for the original idea for this group :-) You can add whatever you want. I know you have lots of Fun & Games ideas so feel free to post new topics.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Becca wrote: "Hey y'all, glad to see this group up and running. Thanks again to Dustin. I'm down and out in central Pennsylvania, as always...though it could be hell. They're remarkably similar in appearance..."

Pennsylvania and Hell are similar? I've never seen Pennsylvania before. what are you doing "down and out" there? Hopefully you are just visiting or is that where you live? Best wishes!

[Becca]

Yep, definitely stuck here. I live with my parents. :,(
I live in southern Blair county, and the only thing its got going for it right now in my opinion is the mountains(or what we call mountains) are just starting to turn green. Compared to the Rockies, our mountains are probably nothing more than mosquito bites to you Dustin. As I said, the home situation isn't the best, and I have a crap job that I absolutely hate. The last couple of weeks have really been getting me down and its been difficult trying to get back 'up'. Just got that frustrated, helpless feeling that does nothing but drag you down thing going on right now. Reading and sleeping are the only things I look forward to, and going to the gym.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Actually Hell is in Michigan (I camped out there for two weeks once). Although, to be fair I don't think it's the same Hell mentioned in the Bible. For one thing Michigan wasn't well known thousands of years ago...and I didn't see any dead or undead people.

[Becca]

lol

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Becca wrote: "Compared to the Rockies, our mountains are probably nothing more than mosquito bites to you Dustin."

Funny comparison. There are plenty of mosquitos around here too :-) I'm thinking of going for a hike in the mountains today as it's my day off and I shouldn't spend all day online.

Do you have plans to get out of there if you don't like it so much? I know environment really affects a person's life. I've lived in sad and dark places before. I know it's hard to break free when there are family or money issues. I think I'm staying put where I am now in my Boulder Bubble - it's very peaceful, calm and surrounded by nature.

[Becca]

Sounds nice.
I have all sorts of ideas on how to get out of here, but I'm just too chicken sh*t to do anything about it. Some days I get so pissed off and frustrated, I just want to pack the car, grab the cats and go. Just drive until I feel like stopping, wherever that may be. I think a lot of my current problems come from living with my parents, after living on my own for 5 years. I think I would do a lot better if I were to find my own place, except I'm not sure if I can afford it. Some times I feel like I'm suffocating.

I've tried to find outlets, but other than the gym there isn't much of anything around here. Nothing that interests me anyway. For instance, I have a temper, and so I end up punching things. I was a little inspired by a book to find a boxing gym, and turn my bad habit into something productive. Well, there aren't any boxing gyms near here. Same goes for pistol ranges that rent guns. It just feels like I live in a tiny box.

[Becca]

And get your butt moving Dustin! Go for that hike today, cause the weather will probably suck tomorrow lol.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Becca, you make me laugh...grabbing the cats :-) but also I can relate to how you feel - it would take too long to describe.... but for a long time I lived in this small town where half the town was related to me and there was this family pressure not to move away and I couldn't really be myself. This Rascal Flats song expresses how I felt:
http://youtu.be/fz1N8W8phec

Now, thank you for the encouragement to get out of the house and head up the street to the mountain (seriously, it's just right up the street :-). I will go take a hike. I'm logging off right now.

[Rachel]

becca, sorry you are going through a bad time-i hope things improve for you soon.

[Becca]

Rachel wrote: "becca, sorry you are going through a bad time-i hope things improve for you soon."

Thanks. I hope so too.

[Nora aka Diva]

Hi,
I'm Nora. I live several miles past nowhere. I work a lot & enjoy it. I read every chance I get & will attempt to read almost every book set in front of me.
I have no idea what else to say. sorry

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Welcome to the group Nora :-) Make yourself at home! Oh, and be sure to check out our Tattoo Thread and post pictures of your tattoos - Thanks.

[Nora aka Diva]

Will do.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Awesome! Glad you joined us :-)

[Nora aka Diva]

Aww, you're gonna make me blush but thank you.
:)

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi all...it seems odd to to saying that as I joined recently, but several have joined since.

[Marc-Antoine]

Welcome, all.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Hey Kyle, The Rebel Leader :-)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I'm assuming you were saying "Hey" to me and not the other Dustin since I haven't seen him post in this thread. To differentiate between us you may call me Little Brown Owl, Dustin Crazy or DC if you want, that what others do :-)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

That's why I added to my goodreads name :-) Now I am unique.

[J.S.]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "That's why I added to my goodreads name :-) Now I am unique."

Do you often perch in a tree and hoot at passersby?

[Maryann]

Hi guys am Maryann from Kenya this looks interesting. glad to join

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi, welcome.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Maryann K. wrote: "Hi guys am Maryann from Kenya this looks interesting. glad to join"

:-) Welcome Maryann. It is. Interesting. Hope to see you around in the other threads. Thanks for joining.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I haven't gotten into owling - it's not my thing. Do you know about owling? It's where people perch on things like an owl. I guess it was a phase which followed planking.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

[Robin]

Hi everyone! My name is Robin, and I live in Boulder, CO. All I have looked at in this group so far is everyone's introduction, and I am already enjoying it. Thanks, Dustin for inviting me and reminding me to take a look.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Welcome Robin. Thanks for taking me to the free movie :-) I sure loved that musical number at the end!
Come discuss movies with us in our At the Movie Theater thread. Since you work there, you will surely have plenty to share:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8...