What are you like IRL?

[Bertha Venation]

Me? I'm an introvert. Don't get out much, don't see many people outside of work. I don't smoke, I drink a little, I eat too much. I'm heavy and - although you wouldn't know it, since it's gotten darker over the years - I am a natural blonde. I would live on the beach if it were possible; I grew up on the beach. I read as much as I can, I get through the ghastly commute with audiobooks, and, yes, the rumor is true: I love cats.

What are you like?

[flvegan]

1. WYSIWYG.

I'm really about the same IRL as what you see here. I know, it's sad.

[Danger Mouse]

2. Shy and quiet until I'm in my comfort zone...then I talk so much you wish I'd go back to being shy.

[Symarip]

3. Think of how big of a pain in your ass I am now

Now imagine that without the DU Political Correctness filter. Add a dash of 'drunk' and throw in a wailing trombone...

There you have it.

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. Same as I am online

But much, much uglier.

[Rhythm]

59. I call bullshit...

:spank:

[NYC_SKP]

5. Same as you...

Except I smoke, don't drink, not blonde, and didn't grow up on a beach.

I eat too much and want to move to nearer the ocean.

And ironically, while I don't care much for large crowds and do well alone, my job involves working with large groups of strangers in presentations an training events.

Oh, and I love cats, other people's cats and lolcats.

:hi:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

6. Apparently, nicer than I am on here

At least according to Midlo, she seems to be under the impression that I'm adorable or something.

[flvegan]

16. IRL, you're naked from time to time.

Here, I've seen nothing.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

17. You've seen me in a towel

[flvegan]

21. I've got a computer wallpaper of you in a towel.

That's still not nekkid.

Wait...what did I just admit to?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

22. Oddly enough, I think you've already admitted to that in the past

LeftyMom must be so proud.

[flvegan]

23. Nah. Lowered expectations are a good thing sometimes.

[Left Is Write]

31. I'll bet you are.

I'll bet you're much sweeter than you claim to be. :D

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

70. Thanks

It really depends on my mood, though. Don't make me get my Irish up.

[Left Is Write]

88. A little Irish never hurt anyone.

:D

[Midlodemocrat]

65. True. You are adorable.

I'm the same IRL as on here.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

71. You definitely are the same IRL

[Kali]

7. I think I am you!

:rofl: except I don't see many people at work and my "commute" is all on the same place, and since the roads (if you want to call the that) are so bad I can't listen to recordings so I just do the radio. Otherwise you did a fair job describing me:rofl:

[Pierre.Suave]

8. Exactly the same...

as I am here.

[mainegreen]

9. I furrow my forehead in real life.

Hard to do online.

[av8rdave]

10. Entirely unremarkable

Much like I am here!

[dolo amber]

11. Much shorter than I am online.

[Haole Girl]

12. Much shorter than you might think

:hi:

[femmocrat]

13. Me.... (boring, IMO)

Also an introvert, definitely not a social-vert. I love to be home with my dogs, my books, the computer and the TV (especially C-span and MSNBC). We spend many weekends from spring to fall showing our dogs.

I enjoy politics and worked for Obama, Kerry, and Mondale. I started working for political candidates in jr. high! :)

Been married to the same man for my entire adult life. We have two grown-up "kids".
I'm a burned-out "veteran" teacher who would love to retire, but can't because of health care.

[Zavulon]

14. Sarcastic, often irritable.

I work with Dittoheads, use public transportation and am often pestered for change (which I do NOT give), so I'm in a pissy mood more often than I want to be.

[Robeson]

15. About the same as I am here...

...I yam what I yam.

[Inchworm]

18. I think I'm the same

You guys catch me when I'm feeling silly (84.7% of the time.)

The rest of those percents I come here to let someone else's silly get me there :)

:hi:

[DarkTirade]

19. I'm about the same as I am here.

:shrug:

[BeachBaby]

20. Ask TZ.

She tells me all the time that I'm exactly the same IRL as I am on the board. In other words, a complete goofball. :)

[TZ]

37. and thats why we get along so well

cause I'm a big goofball in real life too!
And I really do go around making bad comments, telling kitty stories, and overall making smart ass comments and just trying to make people laugh..:)

[madinmaryland]

72. Well that's obvious, you two are the same person!!

:hide:

[evlbstrd]

24. Not like you think.

Whatever that is.

[harmonicon]

25. In those senses?

I'm also a very shy introvert, but I go out a lot with friends to bars and things. I smoke like there's no tomorrow, drink like a fish, and eat way too much bad food. As a result, I'm a bit tubby. My hair is completely crazy, but I keep it that way, because I'm going bald and want to have some hair for as long as possible.

I want to live in a city. Right now I live in a quasi-urban environment, but it's really just a big town - 150k people. I'm thinking of buying an apartment in Prague.

I love cats and dogs, but travel and move too much to have either. I 1/2 had a dog, but my now ex-girlfriend has it, and I don't know when I'll ever see it again. People who have children don't believe me, but I love that dog as if it were my child. It's heart breaking. I cry about not seeing her (the dog) a lot.

[Lucian]

26. I'm an introvert who doesn't get out much.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. My dear Bertha!

Ah, you already know about me!

But here goes, anyhow, for those who haven't met me...

I've been told that I'm more complicated IRL...I'm bolder in what I'll talk about, and yes, I do drop the occasional F-Bomb.

I tend to be decisive about what I want to do, but I'll always listen to my friends about what they want...

I can be very impatient! And, believe it or not, I have a terrible temper. I try not to let it out, though...

OTOH, I can be very sensitive and my feelings can be hurt easily, depending on my mood. Some days I'm "Peg the Conquerer" and other times I'm "Timid little Peg."

That's about it...

:hi:

[crimsonblue]

40. I'd pay money

to hear you drop the f-bomb in real life.. Until then, I think it shan't be possible.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. Ask anyone who's met me IRL...

I do, and if I ever meet you, I WILL!

I promise you this...

Or you can PM me your phone number, and I'll do it over the phone! ;)

[crimsonblue]

43. if you did, I'd record it, and save it as my ringtone.

:P

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. LOL!

[ScreamingMeemie]

28. A mess...

with little spots of clean, but basically a mess.

[Rhythm]

29. To quote a friend, i'm a narcoleptic sheepdog

Of Lyric and/or me, i'm the more extroverted. I joke around a lot, and though i can be a grouch if i haven't gotten enough sleep or am PMSing, i'm generally a pretty happy person. I rarely dress beyond casual, and because of my short-but-shaggy hair and unisex wardrobe, sometime that i get called "sir".

Oh... and unless i'm driving, i have a hard time staying awake if i sit in one place for too long. I fall asleep watching movies or TV all the time at home, and have to fight that tendency on the rare occasion the rare occasion that i go to the theater.

I like food that's bad for me and i drink too much pop (and it shows), but those are my only real vices. I don't smoke, and rarely consume more than one adult beverage at a sitting (because i have no tolerance for alcohol -- two drinks, and i'm wobbly).

[Left Is Write]

30. I'm a nice girl.

I'm a natural blonde too. I like most people. I waver between introversion and extroversion - I often need alone time, home time, to recharge; other times I crave interaction with other people.

I like animals. They seem to like me. I like kids. They seem to like me. I like to laugh, and I like to make other people laugh. I'm a fast typist. I'm not always what people expect.

And yes, I am often compared IRL to Betty Crocker. :D

[Aristus]

32. I'm shy and a little awkward. I use humor and theatricality to get over my shyness

around strangers. Around friends, I love to talk. I love intelligent and involving conversations. I get a little nervous around pretty women, and try to mask it by using good manners (in the best Southern style, learnt fr'm mah Momma. B-) ) I'm impatient and always in a hurry to get where I'm going. I'm irreverent around people with undeserved authority, and respectful of earned authority. I use self-deprecating humor a lot, and am not afraid to be openly sensitive.

I love dogs, but don't have any.

[Redstone]

33. I'm Redstone. Context does not influence who I am.

Redstone

[auntAgonist]

34. I'm fairly shy. I don't do well in crowds

I enjoy meeting people and once we get to know each other I'm quite comfortable. I'm small, some would say 'skinny' but I wasn't always that way. I eat a lot of food but I don't / can't drink much alcohol. I'm a cheap drunk. One glass of wine and I'm done.

I have one granddaughter she's the joy of my life. I'm transplanted here from Ontario, Canada and I still can't decide if I like living in Michigan. I've met a few folks from DU and I think very highly of each of them. They are all terrific people. I wish I could spend more time irl with them all.

that's all. boring eh?

:)

aA
kesha

[KitchenWitch]

35. I do not know how to answer this.

I think I act online mostly how I act in person. I am too snarky and sarcastic for my own good a lot of the time.

You have met and hung out with me...what do you say?

[auntAgonist]

90. I'd like to meet you someday and hangout with you too! I do know

that you are a very generous and caring woman.

:hug:

aA
kesha

[Shine]

36. All in all, I'm an optimistic person who tries to see the good in life and people

I like to be active, but I like quiet times, too. I'm a very fast reader and I have a quick mind. I process things quickly and get impatient often. It's one of my challenges. I'm definitely an extrovert. I can talk to anybody, anywhere. It's one of my talents. I am a great listener and I am interested in other people and what connects us. I like talking and thinking about meaning and purpose and what makes life worth living. I make a point everyday to be Grateful. I love my family. I adore my husband. I have great friends. I know I am loved. I am currently on the path toward becoming a therapist.

OK, I'll stop now. :hi:

[tigereye]

63. wait, are you me?

:rofl:


I would like to stop working in mental health and become a jazz drummer, though. I'm patient for the most part, cranky at times, and not a bad listener - except to the menfolk at home at times, them I tend to boss around... ;) I'm an old punk rocker, a mom, do tai chi and yoga, but also like to blast r and roll, punk and hardcore in the car. Oh and I play the drums.



:hi:

[Angel]

38. The same as I am online.

I'm a quiet person who talks more once I get to know you. I don't like crowds, big or small. I'm content to spend my time at home with my hobbies. I am the most at peace with a camera in my hand taking photos or with headphones on listening to music. I am who I am, but not who I thought I would be at the age of 21. It has been an interesting journey getting where I am and I am finally at peace with it.

[crimsonblue]

39. I'm an asshole and a jackass...

so pretty much just like I am on DU.

[LeftyMom]

41. I'm the same as I am online, really.

Too many people know IRL me for me to pretend to be anything I'm not.

But I'm really small IRL, and people tend not to expect that for some reason.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

76. You're taller than me

[mcctatas]

44. Sadly, I am pretty much exactly the same as I am here...

only not quite as nice

[Broken_Hero]

45. Usually,

very quiet, and introspective, especially around people I don't know/never met...when I meet new people, I try really hard to make conversation but I find it rather difficult. Around friends/family I'm father open and jovial....

[PaddyBlueEyes]

46. Im the same guy

I am here. I think.

[mcctatas]

49. Actually....

you are even better :hug:

[PaddyBlueEyes]

89. awwwww

I love you...eternally.. :hug:

[ghostsofgiants]

48. Probably a little more shy in real life, but otherwise, I'm the same...

...Pretentious art/music/film nerd. :P

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

50. Yes, but I like Formula One more. -nt

[Jamastiene]

51. I'm a clown.

My good side: I'm very loyal to my friends. I'm kind of quiet until I get comfy around somebody, then I never STFU. I constantly try to make everything funny and sometimes succeed. I'm mostly happy go lucky and very laid back.

My bad side: God help you if you wake me up though. The Devil, himself, has cringed in the corner for waking me up. Also, when I first wake up, I must must must have a Dr Pepper, a cigarette, and something for the perpetual headaches I seem to always wake up with. After that, I'm much much better.

[BarenakedLady]

52. I'm shy

Until I'm comfy. Then I'm just weird. :P

[Inchworm]

55. hehe

I was sooo going to copycat this thread last night :D

:hi:

[raccoon]

53. You sound a lot like me, except I don't drink and I didn't grow up on the beach.

Most of my life I've wanted to live on the beach, but I have accepted in recent years that it's unlikely I'll ever be able to afford it. Plus, evacuating for hurricanes would be a PITA.

I wish I were more outgoing, but I'm just not.

Do you like the Beach Boys? My favorite group.

[Guava Jelly]

54. I'm a goof

I joke around almost constantly.
I have a very small circle of people that I interact with on a daily basis and I like it that way.
I can be crude as all get out.
At parties I only talk to people who talk to me.
I guess I'm an ok guy

[Mutley]

56. I'm pretty much the same.

A little shy at first, but I will fairly quickly get used to you and open up. I get out and see people on a pretty regular basis, but I am happiest at home reading a book, playing a video game, or watching a movie. I am lazy at heart, but I've gotten pretty good over the years at ignoring the impulse to always take the easy route. I have a college degree, but I work a crappy job earning a crappy wage, and not entirely because of that laziness (note that I said "not entirely"). I am fiercely loyal to the people I love, and will defend and support them even when they make mistakes.

Oh, and I love cats, too. And dogs.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

57. Very introverted, mostly calm, obsessed with music and movies.

I have a weird sense of humor, too.

[LostinVA]

74. I mentioned you already -- favorably, for some reason

[Starbucks Anarchist]

78. Thank you?

:P

[LaraMN]

58. I can't give a very objective assessment.

I talk a lot.


:shrug:

[Bucky]

60. In meatspace people are also surprised at how shy I am.

It's odd, cause I think I'm quite bookish. But whenever I tell people that I'm an introvert and shy in crowds, they act surprised.

[fizzgig]

61. i would say about the same

boring as all get out, usually don't say much but still manage to cram my size 9s into my mouth from time to time. the biggest difference is how much i limit my profanity when i'm posting. i have a foul, foul, foul mouth a lot of the time

[LanternWaste]

62. Stereotypical middle-aged nice guy...

Stereotypical middle-aged nice guy. Three Friday nights out of four I'm at my place watching a move, reading a book or wasting time playing a PC game. The fourth Friday I'll be in the downtown area either with some friends getting some time-off from their wives or on a (ever increasingly rare) date.

Blond hair, blue eyes, a bit on the thin side, and sporting a beard that's more gray than anything else. I supervise a gaggle of twentysomethings for a modest living, I smoke cigarettes, rarely drink (just the social variety), and may on occasion smoke a joint (although I'm neither confirming nor denying that).

I live in genteel poverty and picturesque squalor. I tend not to get really excited one way or the other anymore-- my emotional peaks and troughs of my twenties have reduced themselves to nothing more than a gentle cycle. Love animals, love classic b/w movies, love jazz and classical.

I'm not too dumb or too bright. And I have the power of invisibility in crowds.

About the newest thing I can add to my resume of life is that I've got a new-found thing for the actress who plays the wife on Posh-Nosh-- very far out in left field for me considering the style of women I've been dating over the past few years...

[LostinVA]

75. Have you got your tax refund yet???

TATTOO TIME!!!

[Lady Effingbroke]

64. Basically, a hermit.

For financial and other reasons.

Except for the current necessity of having to drag my carcass to and fro from work, I have, for all intents and purposes, crawled into a hole and pulled the top in after myself.

[blueraven95]

66. Hi Bertha

Let's see...

I'm more of an introvert than I like to admit, but with people I am comfortable with and situations I am comfortable in, then I am definitely not shy. I'm extremely opinionated, but I try not to argue with people. I'm told that I can be intense. I read voraciously, and I watch tons of movies. I have two cats and have a really hard time limiting it to just two. I try hard to be thoughtful of other people.


I'm really bad at this. Come visit Baltimore, and then you can see what I'm like IRL. :hi:

[Forkboy]

67. Asocial and loving every minute of it!

I don't go out much. If I do it's usually to see bands play live. Other than that, I really don't have a lot of fun going out to bars, other people's houses, etc. I always feel like I should be somewhere else. I'm ok if the topic of conversation is something I know and love, like hockey, sex, and black metal, but after that it's just politics, and that's always iffy with other people. I have no patience for repubs, so even trying to be social with them is a challenge. I can barely be social with people I agree with, let alone right wing smegheads.

I like the beach, but wouldn't live on it. Cape Cod was nice, but I'd rather live in the middle of the Yukon or something, like Grizzly Adams. :)

I look like the inside of a cow's fourth stomach.

I'm addicted to music. I prefer certain types, but anything will do in a pinch, from Neil Diamond to Cannibal Corpse. It's all good, except for that Brittany Janet Christina cavalcade of crap.

I'm 41, I've been married and then not married. I have cancer (thyroid, almost cured). I, too, love cats, and have a super cool one named Frisco. I love pasta, monster movies, and brunettes (lol...no offense. Blondes are perfectly fine, but there's something about brunettes that just gets me every damn time).

I want to dive with sharks, either in a cage or not, depending on the type. I'm not swimming with any damn Great Whites, but I'll watch them bite a cage right in front of my face! If I could visit Mars I would, even if it meant dying in a day or two after arriving (what a couple of days!).

I don't read as much as I used to, by my favorite authors include Kim Stanley Robinson, Kurt Vonnegut, Ed McBain, and Philip Kerr.

And that's all I got. :)

[mvd]

68. A little more emotional than I am on the internet

And maybe a little less serious and looser. But pretty much like you - an introvert who just likes a simple life. I do like my time with people, but I'm not a "people" person and like my time to myself.

I love music, dogs, and politics just as much as I show.

[Nickster]

69. Boring and Grumpy. I bring a whole new meaning to the term "introvert"

[LostinVA]

73. IRL, Starbucks Anarachist is a very soft spoken, VERY NICE young man

With scarily white teeth.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

77. They blind you to my lies.

:evilgrin:

[LostinVA]

92. No kidding

hehehehe

[Xipe Totec]

79. Cloven hooves, red scales, pretty ordinary n/t

[yellowdogintexas]

80. I work hard at the office and am lazy at home. I love to meet new people

and can talk to total strangers easily.
Friendly.
Bookworm.
Cook.
Catlover.
Love to travel.
Really bad at the housekeeping bit, except the cooking.
I am very very patient with everyone but myself.
Self critical, not prone to criticize others.

I love the beach! But I also love caves.

and I am a bargain hunting shopper.

[Taverner]

81. Total f*ing A***le

Sorry - I'm just as much of a ********* as I ****** ***** ***** ***** ***** in real life...


:P

[elshiva]

82. STOOPID

[mcctatas]

83. Oh please...

not a chance! :hug:

[elshiva]

85. Thanks, Ms. Tatas.

[supernova]

84. I think people think I'm aloof

because I'm so introverted that I often am silent in large groups. It's not that I have nothing to say, it's that I am easily overly stimulated... the more stimulated, the less I feel like talking.

The DU equivalent of that would be a thread that gets so many responses that I don't feel the need to respond.

I feel much more chatty in smaller groups.

[Wapsie B]

86. Oh I'm gonzo, bouncing off the walls

super chatty, can't stop moving. Not.

Except for the beach and cat loving parts your description of yourself sounds a lot like me, even the blond part. Seeing pics of me when about 3 or so I can see a resemblance to Dennis the Menace.

[BreweryYardRat]

87. Less eloquent, a little shyer...

...but with my psychological problems aren't as blatantly obvious.

And at the moment, I have a truly disgusting cold.

[Radical Activist]

91. Less of an a-hole than I am in GDP.

I actually have a reputation for being a consensus builder and generally agreeable peacemaker in groups I'm involved with.

I'm also a busy activist on various issues.

[old mark]

93. I'm a real homebody. Seldom leave the house and yard except to

shop or very occasionally go to the woods to walk around.
I am a painter, work mainly in oils, and I don't have to sell anything, so I do it just to please myself. I was a member of a gallery many years ago, and really did not like the people much.(Rather hang with my dog.)
Have survived 2 heart attacks,4X bypass and a pacemaker, and really try to enjoy my life on borrowed time.
I love dogs, grow organic figs and some vegies and have several bird feeders.
I used to be a bar band musician in the '60-s and '70's, have an old Stratocaster in the living room, and play guitar, bass and a little harmonica and sing, just for fun these days - my fingers are not strong enough to play for very long - did not get my full hand strength back after surgery.
I am also a gun owner and like to go to several area ranges from time to time to shoot.
I am a veteran of the 82d Airborne Division from the late 1960's.

I love to read, play and listen to music and cook, and spend way too much time on the fucking computer, and I really don't care too much about politics - I just voted Democratic all my life.

mark

[PassingFair]

94. Extrovert with a lot of responsibilities. Much nicer in person, because....

IRL I avoid discussing politics and religion,
and at DU I seldom discuss anything else.

[Strong Atheist]

95. In the closet about atheism

as most atheists must be in order to survive irl...



Edited to make my statement more accurate ...

[NewJeffCT]

96. I'm about the same

an obnoxious & annoying nerd IRL and on DU.

[FloridaJudy]

97. I'm old

And heavy. And somewhat shy at first. But I've been told I have a wicked sense of humor. And I know more useless trivia about obscure subjects than anyone I know - ask me about the mating habits of barnacles and Argentine lake ducks!

[dropkickpa]

98. A lot more loquacious and sarcastic

I do a LOT of self editing on the interwebs!

[ikojo]

99. Although no one believes it I am shy around people

I do not know. I feel socially awkward most of the time. I am politically active. I LOVE scooters and miss riding since my accident in October. I've never had a huge coterie of friends but rather just a few really close ones. One finds out who is a real friend following an accident or surgery.

When I was on short term disability I did not mind not leaving my apartment. I had food, magazines, books and the Internet and in December got cable. When I returned to work in January my co-workers could not believe I didn't get bored being at home.

I don't drink and have never been drunk. I'm a Deadhead and Phish Head and have never done drugs (contrary to a stereotype). I do like food, though. I also LOVE Mountain Dew, although during the week I have only one a day.

[Shell Beau]

100. I am pretty much the same. I am goofy, fun loving, forgiving,

and caring. I am an animal lover. I love to have friends over and play the Wii into the wee hours of the morning. I have become a new mother and love every minute of it. I am a big family gal. I am loyal almost to a fault. I also don't tend to get mad easily, but when I do, watch out. Hell hath no fury like Shell Beau scorned! ;)

I am blonde-ish with hazel eyes. Medium build I guess :shrug:. Y'all have all seen pics!

[SidneyCarton]

101. I'm serious, irascible, and walk with a limp.

I'm irreverent, fatalistic, I talk too loud, say things I don't mean when I'm angry (for which I apologize frequently) occasionally have a deep insightful thought (that I can't quite vocalize in any way that can be understood) have gotten used to a lot of blank stares, usually have 3 days worth of beard on my face...

The list goes on and on.