Ohio "Getting To Know You" Survey

...prompted by the couple of "getting to know you" sort of threads we have floating around. I think they're a great idea, by the way!

This is one of those email surveys you get from friends, but I thought this one would be nice to use here because it's shorter and therefore, not nearly as annoying as most of the others out there... LOL

Soooo let's answer some Q's!

Name:
Nicknames:
Hometown:
Age:
Pets:
Family members:
Significant other:
Fave music or bands:
Favorite movies of all time:
Book that changed your life:
Greatest childhood memory:
Worst day of your life:
Fave color:
Occupation:
Military service:
Dream job:
Do you play any musical instruments:
Interests or hobbies:
Fave author ever:
Best class you ever took (and why):
Best place to vacation:
Quote to live by:

 

Because I'm the unknown new guy, I'll share some info. Obviously most my answers would contain some reference to star wars so i'll leave most out.


Name: Mike
Nickname: Sport/ Darth Shul
Hometown: Maumee, Ohio
Age: 37 next week
Pets: Dog, mocha; cat, quasimoto (currently have taken in a squirrel, can't seem to encourage him to go outside, any suggestions would be welcomed)
Family: Wife Cheri, 5yr old daughter Reagan, 2yr old son Reese, baby skywalker due in June.
Music: John Williams/Classical/ 80's/Reggae
Movies: Shawshank/Caddyshack
Book to change life: "Men are from Mars, Women....
Childhood memory: Meeting the Cincinnati Reds in 1974
Worst day: the realization I couldn't play with my toys and I had to collect them instead.
Fave color: The regal color Purple of course
Occupation: Drug rep
Military: Haven't had the honor but am an Extremely strong supporter (True heroes)
Dream job: Baseball scout
Music: piano/cello but not for a while
Interest: kids right now, but was golf, basketball
Fave author: James Luceno
Best class: greek myth/billards
Best vaca: Sanabel Island/Disney
Quote: "If it is to be it's up to me"

 

You started the thread but didn't post your answers MaverickJedi!

Name: Tobey
Nicknames: Trey
Hometown: Tiffin, OH
Age: 29
Pets: none
Family members: wife and son with child #2 due in March
Fave music or bands: Def Leppard/Chemical Brothers (most any type of music except country)
Favorite movies of all time: Star Wars (duh!), Army of Darkness
Book that changed your life: None
Greatest childhood memory: First trip to Disneyland
Worst day of your life: I'd give the "Office Space" answer here, but I won't.
Fave color: black
Occupation: IT
Military service: None
Dream job: Working from home for boatloads of cash.
Do you play any musical instruments: No
Interests or hobbies: Sports (basketball in particular), computers, video games, reading
Fave author ever: Tom Clancy
Best class you ever took (and why): Computer Programming I the first semester my freshman year. It's when I really fell in love with computers and convinced me to major in it.
Best place to vacation: Anyplace warm during the Ohio winters.
Quote to live by: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is a habit, not an act." - Aristotle

 

Name: Gina
Nicknames: Mav, Maverick, Mavsta, and all variations thereof
Hometown: Toledo, OH... Glass City born & bred
Age: 24 (25 in May)
Pets: At the moment, one dog, Casey. After I get moved into my new house I will certainly have two more dogs in addition to the Wonder Pup.
Family members: Just my mom & myself. No siblings, and lost my dad in November.
Significant other: Currently single
Fave music or bands: 12 Stones, Linkin Park, Metallica, Nickel Creek, John Mayer, Sean Watkins.
Favorite movies of all time: Besides Star Wars? Life As A House, Black Hawk Down, & The Lord of the Rings films.
Book that changed your life: Where The Red Fern Grows
Greatest childhood memory: Involves a dog, a grandpa, and two best friends
Worst day of your life: It's a close one between losing my childhood best friend to suicide, and standing in full uniform at my father's military funeral this past November.
Fave color: Red, White, & Blue!!!
Occupation: Retail managment at the moment. Not my field though, I did graduate college (more than once) LOL
Military service: Currently serving the Air Force Auxiliary out of the 180th Air National Guard base in Swanton, OH... Squadron 601 "Leads the way! HOOAH!"
Dream job: Working as a K-9 officer in law enforcement or drug reduction.
Do you play any musical instruments: Guitar (electric and acoustic), I can also play mandolin (but rarely do)
Interests or hobbies: Guitar, music, reading, working out at the BEST gym in Toledo I also like to work on my car, a Fast N Furious Chevy Cavalier, and hit the skateparks in the warm months
Fave author ever: JRR Tolkien
Best class you ever took (and why): "Illicit Drugs: Identification and Investigation" in my senior year of college. That was the best, because we had K-9 units, and they are amazing to see in action
Best place to vacation: Disney World, Orlando, Florida
Quote to live by: "God hath not given us a spirit of fear... but of love... and a sound mind" 2 Timothy 1:7

 

Darth:
Occupation: Drug rep
Ohhhhhhhh! I know who you are (well, who I know you through) now!

Mav:
lost my dad in November.
I'm sorry

Name: Kim
Nicknames: Jade
Hometown: Bryan
Age: old enough to have seen ANH in the theater as a child
Pets: 2 cats--Libby and Lucas
Family members: parents, brother and nephew in Toledo
Significant other: Moff_D on the boards here
Fave music or bands: I love cheesy 80's music!
Favorite movies of all time: SW (obviously), LOTR triology, Gone with the Wind, Finding Nemo, Moulin Rouge
Book that changed your life: The Bible
Greatest childhood memory: Going to see ANH with my father for the 2nd time with my SW action figures in my purse
Worst day of your life: too personal to put on the boards
Fave color: blue
Occupation: physician
Military service: none. Ask my father. I'm not the military type
Dream job: got it Well, maybe doing costuming full time could be fun, too.
Do you play any musical instruments: used to play trumpet and piano. Not anymore
Interests or hobbies: sewing/costuming, working out, scrapbooking, reading, cross-stitch
Fave author ever: Zahn
Best class you ever took (and why): I'll have to think about that one
Best place to vacation: Hawaii (the island of Kaui) and Prague
Quote to live by: Just keep swimming, just keep swimming

 

Hey Mara Jade-Walker, any chance you may know Rob Watson from Bryan HS?

 

I just moved to Bryan in October and I'm still getting to know people--slowly but surely.
But no. I don't know him.

 

Name: Kieron
Nicknames: Moff_D, Moffy
Hometown: Kitchener, Ont.
Age: Let's see, saw SW in its original run when I was six, so I'm thirty-something
Pets: 2 cats, Jake and Elwood. Since Elwood is a female she's just called Ellie.
Family members: Unfortunately. But my brother is cool.
Significant other: Jade-Walker
Fave music or bands: Rock, baby! You know, your AC/DCs, Green Days, Blink-182s, and of course the Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
Favorite movies of all time: Too many to name.
Book that changed your life: None of any great significance.
Greatest childhood memory: Anything involving Sauble Beach
Worst day of your life: I've had some bad days but nothing that has been too terrible.
Fave color: Blue
Occupation: Wasting my Masters
Military service: Nope.
Dream job: Hmmm...directing would be cool, wouldn't it?
Do you play any musical instruments: Not well.
Interests or hobbies: Lets see...I'm getting more into SW collecting and so on. I guess you could say I collect movies as well.
Fave author ever: I always liked Terry Brooks, Tom Clancy.
Best class you ever took (and why): Not any one single class, but several of my grad classes were taught by rather renowned people within their profession. It was a privilege.
Best place to vacation: Sauble Beach
Quote to live by: I always liked the last line of Seven: "The world is a nice place and worth fighting for. I agree with the second part." (Or something like that). I don't know if you can really live by it however.

 

Mav, I'm with you as well. Never an easy thing. Lost my Mom 5 years ago on 2/14. Seems like yesterday.

 

Name: Scott
Nicknames: skidd, Kidd Rock, Emmit Fitzhume
Hometown: Findlay, OH
Age: 28
Pets: 1-cat Brodie (He got his name from the character Bodie in Mallrats)
Family members: Sarah (wife).
Significant other: see above
Fave music or bands: Too much to list so here are a few: Smashing Pumpking, Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Rush, STP, Most all classical music..and I could go on and on and on.
Favorite movies of all time: This is a tough one. Again, being a movie fanatic I have a lot but it would come down between Back to the Future and one of the Indiana Jones movies. Can't list Star Wars for that isn't just a movie to me.
Book that changed your life: War of the Worlds
Greatest childhood memory: Going to the horse track with my gradfather.
Worst day of your life: Tearing my ACL - killed my chance of playing in the MLB
Fave color: orange
Occupation: Technology Suport Services Technologist
Military service: n/a
Dream job: help develop/program for Squaresoft (Final Fantasy games)
Do you play any musical instruments: Yes, guitar and piano. Also have played Saxaphone, trumbone, trumpet, and clarinet
Interests or hobbies: Games, movies, poker, riding my motorcyle, hockey, writing and playing music
Fave author ever: don't have one
Best class you ever took (and why): They all sucked...j/k Calculus, because ...I don't know why. Really like math and problem solving for some reason. Maybe that's why I like the IT field I work in now.
Best place to vacation: Universal Studios...but I haven't tried Italy yet.
Quote to live by: I believe in the philosophy of a ruling class...since I rule.

 

Name: Kathy
Nicknames: Bones
Hometown: Findlay, OH
Age: 46 as of today.
Pets: None
Family members: Daughter age 10, and son age 25.
Significant other: Husband
Fave music or bands: Pink Floyd, AC/DC, White Stripes. I like classical music, oldies, just about anything but country and rap.
Favorite movies of all time: Star Wars OT
Book that changed your life: The Bible
Greatest childhood memory: Nothing specific, sorry.
Worst day of your life: I will plead the 5th on this.
Fave color: Green
Occupation: Teacher
Military service: None.
Dream job: No idea.
Do you play any musical instruments: No.
Interests or hobbies: Reading and gardening.
Fave author ever: Raphael Sabatini
Best class you ever took (and why): Choir. I have a lousy voice but I love to sing. Much to the dismay of those around me.
Best place to vacation: Vacation? What's that?
Quote to live by: "Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh." Matthew 24:44

 

Welcome, Maiasolo!
and Happy Birthday!

 

Name: Jason
Nicknames: Einstein
Hometown: Lima
Age: 25
Pets: None
Family members: 4
Significant other: Not yet
Fave music or bands: Matthew West, Exit East
Favorite movies of all time: You know the first choice and the I would have to say the LotR Tril.
Book that changed your life: Bible
Greatest childhood memory: Eating a whole can of frosting in one sitting
Worst day of your life: Shortly after eating a whole can of frosting in one sitting
Fave color: Blue
Occupation: Well, working in a lab, but I have an Engineering degree I would like to use.
Military service: Nope
Dream job: Engineering
Do you play any musical instruments: Used to play trumpet
Interests or hobbies: Movies, Video games, collecting SW action figures
Fave author ever: Tolkien
Best class you ever took (and why): Automation, got to use robots and CNC machines and PLCs
Best place to vacation: Not here
Quote to live by: "Don't eat a whole can of frosting in one sitting."

 

Name: Chris
Nicknames:Krsztoff
Hometown: Toledo
Age: 31
Pets: Simon and Max (both cats)
Family members: My wife
Significant other: Same
Fave music or bands: For five years I was a Goth/Industrial Dj, I won'y give the "I listen to everything" line. Like most old rivetheads I've become more into Brit-Pop these days.
Favorite movies of all time: Blade Runner (I get more out of it everytime I watch it)
Book that changed your life: 1984 (Get more out of it evrytime I read it)
Greatest childhood memory: My parents taking me to see Star Wars when I was four, I remeber that whole day.
Worst day of your life: Too personal, sorry.
Fave color: Black
Occupation: Student right now, was recently downsized (thanks Bush!)
Military service: n/a
Dream job: A popular culture writer
Do you play any musical instruments:i was a Dj so no musical talent here!
Interests or hobbies: comics, action figures, writing an RPG right now
Fave author ever: Warren Ellis
Best class you ever took (and why):My current Pop Culture class is pertty damn good. It is pealing back the layers of the world we are living in today to see how and why things we all live with work. Very instresting.
Best place to vacation: Seattle, Wa.
Quote to live by: Do or do not

 

Welcome Chris
Check out the meeting thread. We will be having a get-together on Friday if you are able to make it.

 

Name: Carol

Nicknames: Jedimom

Hometown: Celina

Age: 38
Pets: dog (Spanky), cat (Yugi), two gerbils (Ian & Anguns McGerbil), & a fish (nameless)

Family members: husband, Padawan-son

Significant other: husband

Fave music or bands: Pink Floyd, Styx, but I am very eclectic in music tastes

Favorite movies of all time: all Star Wars

Book that changed your life: I Am A Jedi by Qui-Gon Jinn

Greatest childhood memory: Kings Islands trips with family

Worst day of your life: day hubby was diagnosed with rare autoimmune disease

Fave color: lavender

Occupation: sales clerk althoguh I have degree in journalism

Military service: none -- couldn't join -- artifical left eye

Dream job: thoroughbred race horse trainer

Do you play any musical instruments: 8 years of piano lessons.. can't play worth a darn

Interests or hobbies: all things Star Wars and SW costuming

Fave author ever: Stephen King although I have kind of outgrown him

Best class you ever took (and why): can't think of one

Best place to vacation: Mackinac Island

Quote to live by: All it takes for evil to prosper to for good men to do nothing

 

Hello JediMom!
Great to see you here!
We're trying to find a time to meet up at Celebration III. We'll let you know when we figure it out.

 

Cool. Please do. Although I'll be busy volunteering for GenCon (if they ever get teh schedule up) and Official Pix, so I won't have much free time

 

Looks like we're going to shoot for the ANH showing. So neither volunteer group will likely need you that late.

 

Cool. I may have a friend in tow (she can only come Thursday)

 

Name: Zachary
Nicknames: Zach
Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA (currently residing in Findlay, OH)
Age: 14
Pets: Two fish and one adorable dwarf hamster, Fuzzy
Family members: 3 brothers and 2 parents
Significant other: Not right now
Fave music or bands: U2, Coldplay, Jet, the Killers
Favorite movies of all time: Star Wars, Lord of the Rings
Book that changed your life: Lord of the Rings
Greatest childhood memory:
Worst day of your life: The day I had my appendix out... ugh
Fave color: blue
Occupation: Student
Military service: Nope
Dream job: Not sure...
Do you play any musical instruments: Piano
Interests or hobbies:
Fave author ever: JRR Tolkien with Charles Dickens coming in secong
Best class you ever took (and why):
Best place to vacation: The California beaches
Quote to live by: "Total absence of humor renders life impossible." - Colette

 

Hello new guy Lord_Haldir

What brings you to Ohio?
I don't actually live in Ohio myself but I expect to be by the end of the year and I spend a lot of time there. It isn't a bad place to be, and the SW folk are a friendly bunch

 

Welcome Zach
I'm glad you found us.

 

Welcome Zach!

 

Name: Steve
Nicknames: PD (Prom Date)
Hometown: raised in Strongsville, OH(currently residing in Toledo)
Age: 32
Pets: Trying to talk family out of getting a dog
Family members: Wife, Brenda, daughter Reagan (5)
Fave music or bands: 80's cheese, hair bands, currently: the Killers, Simple Plan, Kean
Favorite movies of all time: Star Wars (of course), Tom Clancy movies, Shrek, Braveheart
Book that changed your life: Da Vinci Code, Red Storm Rising
Greatest childhood memory: trips to Disney, Christmas
Worst day of your life: The day I figured out that I didn't want to be a stockbroker anymore
Fave color: blue
Occupation: Bank Analyst
Military service: Nope
Dream job: History Professor
Do you play any musical instruments: Nope
Interests or hobbies: Daughter, movies, woodworking
Fave author ever: Tom Clancy, Bernard Cornwell
Best class you ever took (and why): WOrld History- teacher dressed as historical figures
Best place to vacation: Cruise in Caribbean
Quote to live by: "Don't eat the big white mint."