Ask a Bumpie

blackbird818

We did this a while ago and it was fun!

Ask anyone anything. Just tag them and ask your question.

.....aaaaaand, go!

Menrandes

@HMR11913 How in the HELL did you get those pets to stay still long enough for a picture?  And how are your cats not going crazy with clothing on them?  I need to know!!  My cats would run around the house until they figured out how to get the clothing off of them.

littlecookie

@BookishMomma‌ are you writing anything now?

BookishMomma

littlecookie said:

@BookishMomma‌ are you writing anything now?

@littlecookie yes! But it likely won't be out until 2016. Stay tuned!

BookishMomma

Sideswipe4peace said:

Spaminacan

Um.... WTH?

eta: TRIGGER warning, ladies. I clicked on the link and it shows a huge ultrasound picture.

@sideswipe4peace I suggest you read the community guidelines under "READ THIS BEFORE POSTING HERE" posted at the top of this forum. This is not an appropriate link to share here. In addition, you may want to consider the privacy issues associated with linking on a public board to a Go Fund Me account that identifies personal information.

buggirl72

Greeneyes842 said:

@petrastonegirl I feel like the above post should be removed for spam - it's blasted on a bunch of the boards.

I agree with the call this is spam. I reported it as such.

stinybean

@ashtog When did you begin being a photographer? What inspired you to pick up a camera?

MrsPhD83

BookishMomma said:

littlecookie said:

@BookishMomma‌ are you writing anything now?

@littlecookie yes! But it likely won't be out until 2016. Stay tuned!

@BookishMomma, do you have anything currently published? what is your genre? i'm on a reading kick right now and would love to add the work of a fellow bumpie to my list!

MrsPhD83

@PetraStonegirl, I *have* to know more about the pic in your siggy! is that a fish you're holding??? what is it? i'm going to go ahead and assume that you're a bad a** and you caught it yourself

BookishMomma

@MrsPhD83‌ I'll PM you -- and if anyone else wants to know, just PM me. I just don't like to put my info on a public board.

rslh10

Sideswipe4peace said:

Spaminacan.

Fucking kidding me?

blackbird818

HMR11913 said:

blackbird818 ---- I'll start! Do you have any pet birdies?? Also, if not, why the nickname?

No pet birds. Actually it has a couple meanings for me. One, my nickname growing up (6th grade thru HS) was Bird. Two, I showed calves, and my favorite show heifer's registered name was QLC B71 Blackbird D136L. Her call-name was Teddy. She will forever have a special place in my heart. When I changed my original SN bc it had personal info, I wanted something that spoke to my "uniqueness" and brought happy thoughts to me.

PS Extra fun fact...my first show heifer's call-name was Miss Humongous I guess everything is big to a 8yr old cuz she really wasn't that big


@HMR11913 You're ordering pizza; what do you order?

@MSU_Girl1202 Favorite activity to do in the winter?

@ky29 Favorite ride/attraction at Disney World?

@ktlovess Favorite flower?

buggirl72

ashtog said:

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@buggirl72 where did your nickname come from? are you very fond of bugs?

Haha! Actually, I owned a New Beetle that I loved dearly. As far as living bugs . . . depends on the type. Ladybugs = love, cockroaches = irrational reaction that involves a lot of cringing.

@MrsG80inTN - what's your favorite thing about the area you live in?

rslh10

@ktlovess what does your husband do? (asking because of your recent car purchase ) )

I have a general question for everyone! When is your birthday!

rslh10

@powerofbacon I would probably go here: 

Bora Bora. OOOORRRRR, I would take my husband to Ireland.

 

stinybean

ashtog said:

@stinybean about 7.5 years ago-  I was always into art, used to draw but I could never quite bring my vision to life. One day my hubby bought me a little digital camera, nothing fancy and I became obsessed with lighting and angles and the way to get a beautiful shot. I took photos of everything I loved and anything that inspired me. made all our friends model (they loved that lol) and about 6 months later I wanted a better camera, so I got an entry level dslr with a kit lens (rebel xt with 18-55mm) and ordered every book I could find off amazon on photography. played around for a year or so, and people started asking me to take their photos, and so I went into business

@buggirl72 where did your nickname come from? are you very fond of bugs?

I can't believe you've only been a photog for less than 8 years. I know I told you this the other day, but I want to reiterate that I love your work.

MSU_Girl1202

@MSU_Girl1202 Favorite activity to do in the winter?:

It would definitely have to be ice skating outside. There's this ice skating rink they set up every year downtown near a big Christmas tree and there's always hot chocolate and live music. DH does kind of skate circles around me, but it's so much fun.

@EurydiceNymph: I may have missed this somewhere, but are you moving to Mackinac Island/ that area?? (If so, I'm super jealous!)

Elliecat17

@rslh10: October 14.

MSU_Girl1202

@Greeneyes842: Hey, we're THIS close to being birthday twins! I'm going to be 30 on Dec 2nd!

stinybean

@greeneyes842 & @MSU_Girl1202‌ I'm December too! 12/9, but I'm not going to be 30.

rslh10

My birthday is October 6th thanks for asking @CFearsy‌

jjbmstinco

Dec 15 for me!  I am impressed by all the winter birthdays!  usually they are rare.

stinybean

@EurydiceNymph‌ when it's time for me to start looking at houses I am flying you in from wherever you are so you can be my advisor. Deal?

paintdadanta

@rslh10‌ - My birthday is April 9, for some reason my family has a ton of April birthdays.

@EurydiceNymph‌ - When did you get your pilot's license and what's the coolest thing that you have flown?

MrsG80inTN

buggirl72 said:

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@MrsG80inTN - what's your favorite thing about the area you live in?

Hmmmm... I live in Nashville, TN (Basically) and I particularly love how friendly the people are, the great music scene, the food scene (O.M.GEEEE the food scene!).  It's just an all around great place to live and play.

@buggirl72 - What is the one food you couldn't live without?

@blackbird818 - What is your favorite drink?

smagglebit

@rslh10 My birthday is October 29th and I'll be 33. Fall is my favorite season, and Halloween is my favorite holiday, naturally 

blackbird818

@rslh10‌ my birthday is Dec. 30th ((my dad's is 3/23....I've always suspected I was a "bday present" :-? )

@MrsG80inTN‌ favorite drink?? You would give me a difficult one? I would have to say......all the wine

@ktlovess #1 I worked in a flower shop all thru college; I'm kinda a flower snob. Baby's breath (the flower) and carnations make me wanna gag.

#2 I don't have a sense of smell. Never have and we don't know why. But yes I can taste stuff.

blackbird818

HMR11913 said:

blackbird818
--- That is so sweet! I’ve never been a “farm girl” but I’ve always really,
really desired to feed the baby calves… they just are so cute and one time we
were at an auction and there was a little baby calf(not for auction) there and
she kept sucking on my thumb it was the cutest thing!

 rslh10
--- My birthday is July 16^th!

They are very cute. But having to bottle feed a calf isn't fun at all. It sucks and is something you only do as a last option to keep them alive.

BRBaby1012

@CFearsy- We’ve just moved to the mountains, near the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s seriously the most beautiful place I’ve ever been.  Just changed it though given recent events.

 

@EurydiceNymph @CFearsy- Agreed that EVERYTHING is tough in the moving/home buying process! We managed to find a home within 3 days of looking- I don’t know how, but stars aligned.  EurydiceNymph’s advice about the lists was spot on.  We also really focused on the commute (traffic patterns, distance/time), neighborhood and HOA rules (e.g., can we put up a fence for our dogs?), and made a priority list of things we’d want/need to change and priced those out before making an offer.

For us the most stressful part was dealing with the bank. We asked for a list of needed documentation up front since DH and I both work full-time and can’t get things to them same-day. We were amazed by how many things they still needed within 24 hours! My advice would be to go ahead and start getting documents together (tax records, bank statements, statements from current home, drivers licenses, etc.) and scanned into pdf’s while searching for a home. We learned that having them in PDF made it much easier to resend/upload (securely, of course), and then there was a nice e-mail trail. 

@MrsPhD83, what is your PhD in? You’ve probably answered that a lot before, but I’m curious.

 

@PetraStonegirl- That picture is AMAZING! And thanks for sharing the story about your past experience on here and for leaving it up as a reminder for all of us.

MrsPhD83

@PetraStonegirl, Yep, i knew it! Total bad ass! Great fish story. And your text over the pic in response to that ridiculous GBCB is hilarious )

@blueridgelady14, my PhD is in experimental psychology (more specifically, behavior analysis). I currently do tobacco treatment research.

ETA clarity

paintdadanta

EurydiceNymph said:

paintdadanta said:

@EurydiceNymph‌ - When did you get your pilot's license and what's the coolest thing that you have flown?

I got my license when I got out of the military at 23. I wanted to be a lifer but I was discharged for medical reasons. 

My favorite plane that I flew was a Glasair III: 
This little baby is a rocket. Top speed is 290mph, Cruise at 280. This isn't a pic of the actual one I flew, but it gives you the idea. If money were no object this would be the plane that we would own. 

For work (or former work at least) I flew the Cirrus SR-20 mostly: 

^^ Actual plane I have flown. 

That's awesome! I was working on mine in high school with the hopes of transferring some of my fixed wing hours to rotary. I was a little short of soloing but dropped it when I finally realized that helicopter search and rescue would never happen unless I enlisted in the military. I think it's awesome that you fly, such a wonderful feeling to be up above everything else. 

Have you ever been the Military Aviation Museum in VA Beach? My father's employer (my former employer) is an avid collector of WWI and WWII aircraft. Fun fact - he even had a plane pulled out of a frozen lake in Russia and had to find the family of the dead pilot before he was allowed to take the plane for his museum.

tigerlynx31413

How in the world did I miss this thread yesterday!? @rslh10‌ my birthday is December 31. @ktlovess‌ something interesting is that I have bowled since I was 5 and my highest average was a 220, but I have never bowled a perfect game.

@littlecookie what is you favorite cookie?

rslh10

ktlovess said:

@blackbird818‌ - I love roses and gerber daisies!


@rslh10‌ - my husband is in medical sales. He has a car allowance that covers the monthly car payments completely - hence that specific car. He loves it. We are spoiled!


And, my birthday is February 3. My mom was in labour on Groundhog Day, but didn't want me born then because she hates that day

I am mobile with no internet until Monday. Anyone want to tell me something really cool about themselves?

I'm jealous, I love that car so much

tlc35

@MrsPhd83 my H has a PhD in psychology.  He studies sensory perception and memory.

@eurydicenymph those planes look all kinds of awesome

My birthday is June 24th.

buggirl72

MrsG80inTN said:

buggirl72 said:

*snip*

@MrsG80inTN - what's your favorite thing about the area you live in?

Hmmmm... I live in Nashville, TN (Basically) and I particularly love how friendly the people are, the great music scene, the food scene (O.M.GEEEE the food scene!).  It's just an all around great place to live and play.

@buggirl72 - What is the one food you couldn't live without?

*snip*

I've been tracking my food consumption that past week and have realized that I can live without chocolate because I HATE putting it in my tracker. I would say cheese is probably the big one. I've had cheese in some shape or form daily for a long time.

buggirl72

PowerOfBacon said:

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@buggirl72, just taking a look at your avatar pic, do you read tarot?

I don't read it but have had it read a couple times. The Fool was pretty dominant in the last reading I had at a point in my life when taking a leap of faith turned out to be the best thing I ever did.

Menrandes

My birthday is August 9th