Originally Posted By thenurmis This is a bit of a study on who we are, and what kind of people make up LP. nothing real serious. just a map of friends and family. I'll go first. I work in retail, sell building products and help people under stand how they work, and what they need to do the job. I am the Managing Director of The Canadian Am. Sklateboard Assc. and work with the skateboard community, various municipallities, companyes and other groups, to promote , grow, help develope the skateboard community. I don't get paid for it, it's just fun for me, and a way to give back to the thing I love. I go to Disney parks for holidays, I have been to Disneyland, DisneyWorld, and DL Paris, loved them all, and would love to see the others. I am the father of three super kids, whom I love very much, The oldest is a skateboarder, that is better now than I ever was. My other son is a rock star, who I listen to every night, behind his closed door( as he rages about the world to music)and my baby girl is a dancer who seems to fly when she is on point. I am the husband of a wonderfull lady, who puts up with all my "stuff", and for reasons beyond all my understanding, really does love me even after 19 years. I skateboard I play on the net and that in a nut shell is What I do. how about you?
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I'm a father of two (4 and 8 months) and the husband of one (10 years and going strong). I am the Parks and Recreation Manager for a community in South Florida. I oversee sports, parks, events, etc. I am an alumni of the Walt Disney World College Program and have also worked for two prominent amusement parks in Ohio...which accounts for my interest in Disney and the amusement industry in general. And, I am about to embark on a month-long trip to Italy to participate in a cultural/professional exchange program. If I had free time, I'd be on the golf course, at the beach, or at a playground with my kids.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice I have worked for the same major telecommunications company for over 30 years now - the last 14 years in the Public Relations department, which suits me very well (a fine combination of right-brained creativity and nonsense, and left-brained logical thought processes ;-) My focus is on internal employee communications - both local and national. I also do a lot of meeting and event planning - fun stuff in Las Vegas! Love my work, but also am very much looking forward to retirement (it's my contention that we all began 'working' in Kindergarten - I'm just about ready to be "done." *L*) In my spare time I'm a music nut - just as my parents raised me and I love them for it. I have a quite extensive collection of Beatles music and memorabilia, but my tastes are varied. Though I enjoy music from all decades, I'm particularly fond of '60s music and certain songs put me right back into the backseat of my mom and dad's '56 Chevy as they drove around So. Cal. during my childhood. My favorite quotation is "Life without music would be a mistake." I don't know who said that first... I saw it on a T-shirt in a music catalog. I'm the proud wife of an extremely talented Strip casino dealer - he's one of VERY few who can deal pretty much every game (about 20 of 'em). And I'm "mom" to a sweet orange tabby kitty, "Vicky," and two adorable "boys" - Eddie and Cozmo, our Brittany Spaniel and Pointer-mix, respectively.
Originally Posted By bloona I am mum to two wonderful boys, aged 4 and 10, both very clever, especially in Math. My oldest is representing his school in a local math competition this week. I've been happily married for 18 1/2 years to Patrick who I met when I was 15. I dont work, Im a housewife and Mum. Before the children were born, I used to work in shops. I sold school uniforms for the longest time (all schools where I live have strict policies on uniform) I also worked on a make-up counter at Boots the Chemist.Plus I worked selling expensive menswear for a few years. (yawn) I have lived in Yorkshire (UK) all of my life, as do 95% of my family. I enjoyed voluntary work at a local nursery school (children aged 3-4) and reception class ( aged 4-5 )before my youngest son was born, and hope to get back into that. I like holidays, my friends,going to the gym, my computer and ofcourse my family!!!
Originally Posted By DAR I am a 32 year old bachelor, with two parents, a younger sister, and a small but very loyal group of friends. I work as an Analyst for a major Insurance company located right here in Milwaukee, where I've lived my whole life. I enjoy taking vacations to Mexico, Disney and Vegas. In the fall I attend football games at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and I also go to one away game per year. I'm somewhat of a geek as I love Star Wars, any 80's cartoons. I love reading comic books and any type of SciFI/Fantasy novels.
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. Seriously, I have worked for the Dept of Defense for 20 years now. I work in the Propellant & Explosives Processing Branch. I'm an office manager but do quite a bit of financial stuff, too. Boring work, great benefits, LOTS of leave & flex Fridays and time off, so I can't complain. Most importantly, I'm the mom to two great kids--Chad, who's 11, and Erin, who's 7. They are just really fun, well behaved, sweet kids. I couldn't be prouder. They're the lights of my life. I'm the wife to an amazing guy named Joe; we've been married almost 9 years. He makes me laugh like no one else and is truly my best friend. My husband coaches baseball and I coach cheerleading and am Secretary of the cheer association, so we're pretty busy with that stuff. I really enjoy my kids' activities and staying busy with everything they do. We do take a lot of little weekend trips, often with our friends, and we just generally like to have a good time. I have a really fulfilling life and am very grateful for what I've been given.
Originally Posted By avromark My name is Bob and I'm CEO of a profitable manure hauling business... wait that's not right, My name is Sarah and I'm a Gardener, err wait I'll get it. My name shall remain confidential to protect my privacy. My day job is in Physio, I float between 3 units, you can find me in the C and D wings. My afternoon job is remote sys admin. I guess closest to describe as level III. Someday I hope to have a decent income but until then I'll work, I'll work, I'll work. I have no social life, no one likes me
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess ^ I like you, especially since you despise cell phones so much. See, we could be friends and you'd never have to worry about me calling you. (When you say physio, what do you mean? Like a physical therapist or something? Forgive my ignorance here.)
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess Oh, okay. I was hoping it was a Candian term and I wasn't just being dense (like usual).
Originally Posted By avromark It's actually a term used in pretty much every country that speaks English, save for one. Anyways back on topic. I have a love of cooking, reading, I hate Disney, abhor cars and loath computers.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice You're lucky... My middle name is "Goofball." The legacy began at birth.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Well, your parents didn't give you a lot of other options by naming you "Goofball".
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo My name is Dave and I am a disneyoholic. I am a Senior Manager for a large multinational. I am responsible for running our Social Care business - designing and selling new solutions to make Social Services, Education and Health more efficient. It is a stressful job with long hours and lot's of travel, but I'd like to think I make a difference. Also it funds my Disney addiction very well. Born in California, but spent the last 21 years in England (my mom fell in love). I am married to the wonderful Sarah in 2000 having spent the last 10 years together. We have two little ones - Michael age 3.5 and Jessica (age 19 months) - they are huge pains and they are the most important part of my life (though I spend more time at work sadly). My hobbies are Disney (obsession really - business, parks - visited DL, WDW and DLP countless times, films, and virtually every other facet), history, politics, techno toys, Music (Rock, Metal, World, Jazz, Blues, Funk, Industrial, EMO etc.), I love movies better never get the time, and I am a keen campaigner for human rights. A little about me.
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger Dad of one boy, husband of one wife (she'll be glad to read that), and empty nester. I'm a software engineer, with no college degree. I got into the field when you could walk into a company, say that you've done some programming in Basic, and get a job offer. Have been working steadily for 27 years now, with only one break due to a layoff. (The company offered a relocation package, but I turned it down.) One of my software jobs from the '80's has fan clubs. Just google "ACARS". My software went on to almost every airline. If you had a computer in the early '90's, it probably had a hard drive from either IBM or Western Digital. I wrote the software for their servo-track writers. (Writing the servo-track is the last part of the manufacturing process of a hard drive before it goes to final testing.) I currently work at a company that makes satellite dishes. Not the little ones you use for your TV - the big 5 to 18 meter dishes, although we have done some smaller ones for aircraft and military. If you've seen satellite weather photos or satellite photos from the Iraq war, North Korea, etc., that's my software at work. Hobbies are pretty much computers and Disney.
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess ^ Very cool. I work with quite a few engineers who started their careers years ago without any sort of degree (never obtaining one, either). The good ol' days!
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <I'm a software engineer, with no college degree. I got into the field when you could walk into a company, say that you've done some programming in Basic, and get a job offer.> Ugh, I think I'm gonna be sick......(yet still happy for you, CT)
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger >>Ugh, I think I'm gonna be sick......(yet still happy for you, CT)<< I'm really not that bad of a programmer, TDG! And I seem to be one of the few programmers left that can debug a program written in C/C++ by looking at the assembly language and register dump. That's kind of a lost art.
