GTKY - 4th edition

[abaeterno]

Hello, interracial/interfaith folks!  Let's get to know each other a bit more!

1. Have you ever had a real-life nickname? What is it and who gave it to you?

2. What would you sing at karaoke night?

3. What did you want to be when you were small?

4. What is your favorite thing about your career?

**Bonus Cinco de Mayo question: what's your favourite Mexican dish?**

[dashook]

abaeterno, thanks for starting! And good questions!!

1. Have you ever had a real-life nickname? What is it and who gave it to you?
Growing up, my dad always called me "Cookie."

2. What would you sing at karaoke night?
My go-to is "Candy" by Mandy Moore. It is fun to ham up and always gets a pretty good reaction because it's not one you hear a lot.

3. What did you want to be when you were small?
I really liked to draw and wanted to be a Disney animator. Of course by the time I actually was grown up, all the animation was done by computer so it's probably for the best that I gave up on that one.

4. What is your favorite thing about your career?
I am an attorney and I love that there are always new practice areas to learn, or new things to learn within any given practice area because the law is always changing and evolving.

**Bonus Cinco de Mayo question: what's your favourite Mexican dish?**
Hard to choose just one, but I did have some bangin' black bean and corn empanadas yesterday so I will go with those! And don't forget the margaritas

[gnomesweetgnome]

1) not really. DH does call me Wifey now, though.
2) I don't think I'd ever sing karaoke, lol.
3) I wanted to be a paleontologist, then a veterinarian, then a teacher, and then a band director. I'm none of those things now.
4) My main "career" right now is SAHM. My favorite thing about it is not having to go to a job, lol. My side "career" is massage therapist, and I love helping people feel better and the grounded feeling I get from doing that type if work. My intended career is (will hopefully be after the kids are in school) librarian. I live helping people learn how to find and evaluate information to fill their needs, and being around books and learning all day.
Bonus: I love almost all Mexican food. I could really go for some tamales right now, though.

[spooko]

1. Have you ever had a real-life nickname? What is it and who gave it to you?

My dad called me "killer" growing up. I have no idea why. I was actually named with the intention of calling my a common nickname, but I never really let anyone call me anything other than my full name.

2. What would you sing at karaoke night?

I sing in my car all the time (basically anything but country), but I wouldn't sing in public. EVER. And no one would want me to.

3. What did you want to be when you were small?

Zoologist for big cats, specifically white Siberian tigers. I still think they're beautiful creatures, but I don't really even like animals anymore.

4. What is your favorite thing about your career?

The flexibility and working for my aunt. She's basically a surrogate mom.

**Bonus Cinco de Mayo question: what's your favourite Mexican dish?**

DH is Mexican-American and we go back to Mexico every year. His mom makes bomb-ass burritos. I asked for her to bring some to the airport this year, lol.

[bonzo2012]

1) Nickname: all my nicknames have been variations on my name, so I'm not going to share what they actually are. But my favorite is one my BFF gave me when we were maybe 7 and she misspelled my name on a birthday party invitation. She added some extra vowels. Somehow it stuck among my close friends, and now that we live far apart it's just one of those things that makes me smile and reminds me of home.

2) Kareoke: the last time I did Kareoke my roommate at the time and I promised our other friend we would sing Bouncing off the Ceiling by A*Teens. The place didn't have it, and we got out of singing!

3) when I was little I wanted to be a ballerina

4) I love the creativity and the constant challenges that are always new. I also love the flexibility and the ability to work from home most of the time

5) I love most Mexican food! I grew up in CA so even though I'm not Mexican it was food we had a lot!

[missjenniebean]

1. Have you ever had a real-life nickname? What is it and who gave it to you?

My username, friends in college.

2. What would you sing at karaoke night?

I will never sing unless in a group and then I mouth it.

3. What did you want to be when you were small?

A mailman. Lol!

4. What is your favorite thing about your career?

Hmmmm. Never a dull moment.

**Bonus Cinco de Mayo question: what's your favourite Mexican dish?**

Anything with the green sauce on the enchiladas. Mmmmm...and their alcohol. No me gusts frijoles.

[aimeefarrahfowler]

1. Have you ever had a real-life nickname? What is it and who gave it to you?
My friends in high school called me Aims or Aimers


2. What would you sing at karaoke night?
Probably something Disney. Let's say A Whole New World.


3. What did you want to be when you were small?
You know, I never really knew. Both my parents had pretty tough, physical-type jobs so I always said I wanted to work in an office.


4. What is your favorite thing about your career?
I'm in public service and I really enjoy when I feel like I've really helped someone. 


**Bonus Cinco de Mayo question: what's your favourite Mexican dish?**
Gosh, I really love Mexican food. I like a good chimichanga. Or gooey enchiladas.

[abaeterno]

1. Have you ever had a real-life nickname? What is it and who gave it to you?
No, not really. My husband calls me Devo, which I'm less than fond of, and thankfully it hasn't caught on.

2. What would you sing at karaoke night?
"More Than A Feeling" by Boston. It's my Dad's favourite song and I think it kicks ass. I can't and don't sing, but there's something about that song that makes you want to just belt it out. I'd probably even sing the guitar part if given the opportunity.

3. What did you want to be when you were small?
I wanted to be a lawyer, the Prime Minister, and a ballet dancer (in no particular order).

4. What is your favorite thing about your career?
Like aimeefarrahfowler, I'm in public service. It's good to know that what I do has an impact (I work on big infrastructure projects), and it's actually really cool to be able to go see the big projects both under and post construction to see the changes they've made.

**Bonus Cinco de Mayo question: what's your favourite Mexican dish?**
Carnitas times a million. On tacos especially with cilantro and avocado.

[pittpurple]

May 5, 2015 7:00:13 GMT -5 abaeterno said:

Hello, interracial/interfaith folks!  Let's get to know each other a bit more!

1. Have you ever had a real-life nickname? What is it and who gave it to you?
Yup. Can't share here (I have an easy name to find) but it was from my older male cousins - I had 4 of them and they tortured me with it! I remember crying and crying - hilarious now of course!

2. What would you sing at karaoke night?
I did karaoke once in my life (tipsy on pina coladas in Cyprus) and it was Regulator by Warren G. As my husband apparently hates me he video'd it so I can relive the shame any time I want!

3. What did you want to be when you were small?
A teacher

4. What is your favorite thing about your career?
Every day is different.

**Bonus Cinco de Mayo question: what's your favourite Mexican dish?**
Oh wow, I miss Mexican food a lot, it's just not very common over here! When my mom lived in Houston she would take us to this amazing burrito place where the burritos were almost too big to bite. They were amazing...

[ladyvenice]

1. My dad calls me Fiorellino. It means "little flower". I also mainly go by Toria, from my name Vittoria.

2. I have never sang karaoke in m life and I never will.

3. Either of firefighter or a vet. I have no idea why I wanted to be a vet, I don't even like animals.

4. I love what I teach, and I actually really enjoy working with people of university age.

**Bonus Cinco de Mayo question: what's your favourite Mexican dish?** Fajita. Though I'm not even sure they are legitimately Mexican.

[shanniegal]

1. Have you ever had a real-life nickname? What is it and who gave it to you?
Yes. It is a shortened form of my name and my high school BFF is the only one who has ever used it.

2. What would you sing at karaoke night?
I've never done karaoke, but when we play Rock Band with a group of friends my favorite song to sing is NIN's Perfect Drug.

3. What did you want to be when you were small?
I wanted to be a teacher or an actress.

4. What is your favorite thing about your career?
Pre-baby I was a college instructor and my favorite thing was seeing a new concept "click" for the first time for a student.

**Bonus Cinco de Mayo question: what's your favourite Mexican dish?**
I really love a good spicy queso with a margarita to wash it down.

[shanniegal]

ladyvenice, What subject do you teach?

[ladyvenice]

May 6, 2015 15:14:25 GMT -5 shanniegal said:

ladyvenice, What subject do you teach?

Roman & Greek mythology mainly, though this semester I was also doing a tutorial on Roman history.

[toratoratori]

1. Have you ever had a real-life nickname? What is it and who gave it to you?
I mean, my name is a nickname for my full name, but as far as nicknames that are not actual names, I was "Pepper" from 2nd through 5th grade. I named myself that, after the bossy girl from Annie, but told everyone it was because of all my freckles. I still can't believe people let me pick my own nickname. Literally everyone I know went along with it.


2. What would you sing at karaoke night?
I do an awesome rendition of Aerosmith's "Don't Want to Miss a Thing."


3. What did you want to be when you were small?
As a toddler, I wanted to be an astronaut. Then my parents told me I would have to leave home. So I changed my mind and decided to be a veterinarian. Then I took chemistry in 7th grade and realized it made ZERO sense. So I decided I wanted to be an attorney. Then I accidentally fell into working in higher education and never looked back.


4. What is your favorite thing about your career?
I have to pick one thing? I seriously love my job. Working with college students is the best.


**Bonus Cinco de Mayo question: what's your favourite Mexican dish?**
Uhhh, all of them? But I have a special affinity for burritos. That's actually my daughter's nickname

[toratoratori]

May 5, 2015 16:13:51 GMT -5 spooko said:

I don't really even like animals anymore.

[toratoratori]

May 6, 2015 6:50:26 GMT -5 abaeterno said:

2. What would you sing at karaoke night?
"More Than A Feeling" by Boston. It's my Dad's favourite song and I think it kicks ass. I can't and don't sing, but there's something about that song that makes you want to just belt it out. I'd probably even sing the guitar part if given the opportunity.

YESSSSSSS. Did you ever watch Scrubs? Whenever I hear this song, I can't help but think of the episode where Turk and the Janitor start an air band.

[abaeterno]

May 7, 2015 12:51:12 GMT -5 toratoratori said:

May 6, 2015 6:50:26 GMT -5 abaeterno said:

2. What would you sing at karaoke night?
"More Than A Feeling" by Boston. It's my Dad's favourite song and I think it kicks ass. I can't and don't sing, but there's something about that song that makes you want to just belt it out. I'd probably even sing the guitar part if given the opportunity.

YESSSSSSS. Did you ever watch Scrubs? Whenever I hear this song, I can't help but think of the episode where Turk and the Janitor start an air band.







yesyesyesyesyesyes.  Amazing episode, and the fact that Boston played so heavily into it just made it 1000 times better.

[kaeguri]

Thanks abaeterno!

1. Have you ever had a real-life nickname? What is it and who gave it to you? DH calls me ducky bc I walk with my hips super turned out so I kinda look like a duck when I'm walking. Now that I'm pregnant, it's even more noticeable. -_- Some friends also call me ribbit (slight frog obsession).

2. What would you sing at karaoke night? Umm probably something from Sugarland. i'd have to be really, really drunk. Really.

3. What did you want to be when you were small?A princess/ballerina/dinosaur/pocahontas/a bunny in the zoo/architect/artist/astronaut/race car driver. I'm sadly none of those.

4. What is your favorite thing about your career?I'm a civil engineer. I wanted to go into structural, but only could find work in environmental consulting. Which is cool. I mean, I get to make sure the environment stays nice and clean. And it's boring. My favorite part about my job is that I'm going to quit when the baby comes and be a SAHM. One day, I'll go back to my career and do something I enjoy though.

**Bonus Cinco de Mayo question: what's your favourite Mexican dish?**ooh chile rellenos. and yellow rice.

[ladyannibal]

1. Have you ever had a real-life nickname? What is it and who gave it to you? All I have are nicknames lol. Nobody refers to me by my actual name and I prefer it that way.

2. What would you sing at karaoke night? Uhm, can I sing Part of That World by Ariel from The Little Mermaid?

3. What did you want to be when you were small? When I was younger I wanted to write children's books. Then at age 9 I wanted to be a chef, and around age 14 I decided that I wanted to be a pastry artist and here I am! (:

4. What is your favorite thing about your career? I don't have a career right now. I'm a SAHM, but I guess my favorite thing about being a stay at home mom is that I don't have to put on clothes. I can stay in my pajamas forever.

**Bonus Cinco de Mayo question: what's your favourite Mexican dish?**
Tamales, please!

[agpjt413]

Hey ladies!! Sorry to be late to the party (again!)

1. Have you ever had a real-life nickname? What is it and who gave it to you? I typically hand them out and don't have one myself

2. What would you sing at karaoke night? Almost always Barry Manalowe's Copacabana and Bryan Adam's Summer of '69]

3. What did you want to be when you were small? Didn't have a real obsession with anything in particular but I guess I wanted to be slightly older. Most of my cousins (we were really close growing up) were all 5-10 years older than me and I wanted our age gap to come closer. Now that we're all adults, the gaps are no longer noticeable, which is nice.

4. What is your favorite thing about your career? The flexibility and the fact that I get to practice my parents' native tongue (I'm a freelance interpreter, mainly legal/court interpreting)

**Bonus Cinco de Mayo question: what's your favourite Mexican dish?** Cevichè & fish tacos!!