Hi all--
I was alerted to my poor manners in not introducing myself, so here I am:
Screen Name: FLDiver
Age: 38
Significant Other's Age: 50
What You Do: HR/Payroll IT Stuff
What SO Does: IT Stuff
State of Relationship: Engaged since May 2012.
How Long You've Been Together: Since 2007....6 years-ish (hey, I don't do change easily).
How You Met: Scuba Diving, via another online chat forum dedicated to diving.
Wedding Date (if you're engaged/married): 10/19/13
Real Babies: Hell no (Well, he has grown ones; I just get to go straight to the fun grandma stuff).
Fur Babies: two Doxies, Saba and Bones; one half-feral cat, Jasper. Once I get familiar with posting, I'll attempt some pics. They are, of course, the most adorable puppies in the whole universe.
Loves: Well.......diving
Reading, travelling (yes, usually dive related). Oh, and wine. Lots of wine. I am a self admitted wino.
Hates: Hipsters; fakes; fungus and mold (also known as the foods mushrooms and bleu cheese. Yuck).
Pet Peeves: Idiotic drivers; bad grammar.
Hobbies/Activities: Ummm.....diving (is there an echo in here?).
Favorite Thing About Your SO: His sense of humor; he tempers my difficult side.
Least Favorite Thing About Your SO: He can be a video game addict.
Describe Your Personality: Much too high strung for my own good, but would like to think I've learned to be laid back at the right time.
Snark Level (1 [low snark] - 10 [high snark]): 4 1/2 ish. I enjoy a well written barb; I'm just not so eloquent at it myself.
I've Been On TK Since: Probably 2011? (See below)
How You Came to Be On TK: I was my sister's maid of honor and made an account so I could look at pretty pictures for ideas for her wedding.
How I like my potatoes: baked, then made into mashed with piles of butter and sour cream. Bacon bits are nasty.
Favorite book/author: Hmm....my copy of Steven King's The Stand is in tatters; Kathy Reich's Bones series; Carl Hiassen; anything by Sarah Addison Allen
Tell Us Something Interesting About Yourself: I'm 38 and actually never been engaged or married before. Yes, really. I grew up in Northern Virginia, but hightailed it for Florida the minute I was out of college and I've been here since. I prefer a hurricane to a tornado or snow storm any day of the week.
Re: Intro--Another newbie
OK, let's give this a whirl:
Saba, pronounced Say-buh, Bo(nes), and Jasper the cat:
Also, on an unrelated note, I've managed to change my avatar on my overall account, but still doesn't seem to update here. (I've tried to read the stickies up there, but so far I've only seen how-to's on signature pics....)
Thoughts?