CONTEST ***Getting to Know You*** CLOSED

[vey_chyryn]

Salutations!

I love getting to read through everyone sharing about themselves, it's fun!

As for myself...The name is Leora, meaning "bearer of light", and my initials spell out LAMP. I'm 27 years old, living in Kentucky. My family moved here from New York when I was 16, it was a really difficult move for me; I have depression and had very few friends before we moved, and starting over in the middle of high school was emotionally excruciating. Thankfully I made many friends, several of them becoming family to me. I know even if we don't talk or see each other often they will always be there when I need them.


I work full-time, and then some, to make ends meet. Trying hard to save between moving plans and fan conventions - especially Dragon Con in less than two weeks!! I am a huge fangirl, of so many things, these are some of my favourites:
Anime - .hack//, Digimon, Dragon Ball Z, Gundam Wing, Card Captor Sakura, Ghost in the Shell, Paranoia Agent, Studio Ghibli, KanColle (and SO many more!)
Books - Fave authors include: Terry Goodkind, JK Rowling, JRR Tolkein, Lewis Carol, CS Lewis, Plato, Friedrich Nietzsche, George Orwell, Brandon Mull, Emily Rodda
Science fiction - Babylon 5 has been my absolute favourite since I first started watching it in '95. Doctor Who, Star Trek, Star Wars, TRON,
Video Games - Kingdom Hearts, Spyro, Breath of Fire, Final Fantasy, Mario, any racing game, Alice, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Sonic, Legend of Zelda
Various Animation - My Little Pony, Peanuts (Snoopy! <3 ), RWBY, Monster High, Ever After High
Sewing - Cosplay, basic costuming, making little bags, pillows, and throws
Music - I love music, I don't know what I would do without it!
Anything being creative! I have so many plans and never enough time or funds to complete them all! And I love fashion! I was once accepted to a college for fashion design, but sadly could not afford the school.


Some of you may remember me from that other game, I slowly became known as the "Pila Queen" for my love of the little creatures, and all the crazy structures they would create in my art. Pets 'n' Friends has become a strong pass time, often spending more time than I should with it. My one friend teases me sometimes about it, but he is starting learn it isn't just playful teasing to me.


With my strong love of books comes a love of writing. I've been writing novels, short stories, poetry, screen plays, almost anything really, as long as I can remember. Almost everything I've ever written is saved in a series of file folders, both on the computer and in a filing cabinet. None of it is garbage - all of it increased my ability and helps me to see how I've grown.


I'm also analytical and highly emotional, both to a fault. These don't usually make for a good combination, especially if I am passionate about something, it sometimes causes a lot of tension with my friends and family. But that is who I am...I view both sides in an argument, I categorize events into different emotional states and significance charges, I break down everything another person says and can often recite back almost word-for-word past conversations. I organize for therapy, allowing piles of paperwork to mound just to take a day to myself and separate it all out into the proper folders. Sometimes I forget how emotional I can be with these things, and it begins to cause arguments, and often that's when my depression really kicks in. I start to feel everything is my fault, regardless of what is really going on.


I have two cats I love very much - Lesh, a long lean muted calico, and Veriso, a big fat black cat. Lesh is afraid of nothing except thunderstorms (she slinks around crying when she knows one is coming and will hide under beds!), and Veriso is afraid of everything except thunderstorms.


But most of all, I love to make people smile. Several of my friends have told me how much of a help I was when they were depressed, or hit rough times, and in some cases that they do not know what they would have done if I hadn't been there with them. It brightens my day to hear of the differences I have made, even if I sometimes feel a little uncomfortable having such gratitude put at my feet. My depression can get really bad at times, and I've done things I regret because of it, but it doesn't matter how depressed I am, if I can bring a smile to another's face I am happy enough.

[Tear E Hatchet]

Well compared to some of the more sociable creatures in this game I feel even more reticent than I am I don't tend to say mch but when I do I have probably thought it through at least twice. When I am not playing PnF (which is turning out to be just as addictive as another game that has been mentioned once or twice) I like to officiate roller derby. I used to play but since my health stopped me in my tracks last year I have been focussing on what goes on off the track. I am a stickler for rules and love to be organised (and organise others) so it suits me very well. At home I have two cats who like to be spoiled, plus a few strays and neighbours who like to pop around sometimes

[Cisilia]

My hubby and I celebrated our 57th wedding anniversary Aug 22nd. Love is still in the air! <3

[Cassie]

I'm Cassie, and I'm one of your friendly neighborhood moderators.

I live north of Seattle, Washington in the United States with my husband of 10 years, our little boy who just turned two, and our Pembroke Welsh Corgi who is 7. I am an aerospace engineer.

I love to read, play video games, and listen to music, and have quite eclectic tastes in all three.

I love to cook and bake (and eat the results thereof!). Good luck to everyone in the contest!

[An C Puck]

I am 39 years old and live in Germany. At day I am a law-abiding civil servant, currently I work in the fields "right of assembly" and "weapons law". At night I turn into a Facebook-Games-addicted crazy cat lady, having two cats on my own (the ones in my profile pic) and two black foster cats waiting for a new permanent home, belonging to an animal welfare organisation. So if anybody is looking for a pair of cats, they are really cute, friendly and easy to care for...

What else should the world know about me? I absolutly love watching Shakespeare on stage and I am very proud that I managed to see all his plays at least once. I travel 2-3 times a year to England to visit a friend and go to theatre together, because sharing the experience is even better. I would love to travel around the world, but I can't afford it, because I spend too much money on theatre tickets and cats.

Oh, and I love to watch TV, especially crime and sci-fi series.
And I love good food, but I am a terrible cook and can't bake at all, so if anybody wants to invite me to dinner...

[cpjames]

My hubby and I celebrated our 57th wedding anniversary Aug 22nd. Love is still in the air! <3

Happy Anniversary! My hubby and I will celebrate our 32nd anniversary on September 10th - and yes, love is still in the air!

Other than that, we have one beautiful and independent daughter who will turn 31 on Sept 1st and lives across the country from us since we live in Pennsylvania and she lives in California She was just here last week visiting which is one reason that I have not gifted very much lately. I work full time and also am the primary caregiver for my father, who will be 89 next month and has dementia. When I can spare the time from working and care-giving, I try to relax with PnF, visiting as many new friends as possible!!! My husband and I enjoy round dancing when we get the chance, which hasn't been often since my father moved in with us in May 2014.

[lisa]

no more entries please!!

[lisa]

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Jeanetta...https://apps.facebook.com/petsnfriends/ ... 1520430330
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javabunny...https://apps.facebook.com/petsnfriends/ ... 5534420218
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kmzano...https://apps.facebook.com/petsnfriends/ ... 4407094522
Cassie...https://apps.facebook.com/petsnfriends/ ... 4418628858
Aquarius...https://apps.facebook.com/petsnfriends/ ... 5925924090
Colleen Rose Lovell...https://apps.facebook.com/petsnfriends/ ... 2543947002
Sina Whipp...https://apps.facebook.com/petsnfriends/ ... 6273387770
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Timestamp: 2015-08-27 03:09:05 UTC, IP: 10.176.224.188

[KathyD]

[Pammieb]

OH My.. .I won!!! Thank you so much!!!! Congrats to the others that also won and to all that enters.. it was fun learning some about each of you.