About You...

How about all of us in GLBT get to know each other. Where ya from? Whatcha do?

I'm David
From Little Rock, Arkansas
Age: 25
Partner of 7 years
I'm a Secretary II (so gay)

I'm Terry
From Decatur, Illinois. I've been living in Chicago for 10 years.
Age: 48
Partner of 5 years (long distance. Doug lives in Toronto)
I'm a systems programmer (not so gay)

we'll have to geek out some time.

When is Doug gonna marry Terry? ;)

Bri

Harris
from Manhattan
22
with someone almost 2 years
paralegal

I hated it. You have my best.

but it pays the bills

I know tons of paralegals who think it is the best thing in the world; I couldn't stand it.

big corporate law firm represents big evil corporate monsters...

Hopefully though they pay you well. :)

but is it worth sacraficing my values?....im still figuring that one out

It was Legal Services Corporation that helped low-income families with their legal issues. The pay was great as we are on some level Federal Employees.

thats something i would like to do. Unfortunetly, its hard to find a good paying job that actually stands up for the down-trodden in new york

THey have tons of LSC Agencies in NYC or did when I worked there a few years ago.

Im gonna look into this....

Hope you find it useful.

I'm Lori
From NYC
Age - over 29
Partner 2 years, next week is our anniversary
I have a 15 years old Son, today is his birthday in fact
I admin assist by day (ie. hang on DU) and write by night

That's great news. Happy Anniversary. :-)

:hi:

I'm in NYC too...go NYC DUers!

I work in the legal dept. at a big company downtown

in midtown, im in the Litigation Dept.

I'm Mike
Lynn, MA
Age - 39
Single
Do systems work for a software company and occasionally do door at a gay bar

My name's Dale
32 years old
Office/AR clerk for a hardware store
No spouse/partner
No pets
I am helping raise my 8-year-old adopted brother, so I guess that counts as having a kid.

I have two puppies, had three but one recently passed. You have to get pets. They are great.

I'm not a cat person, and the kinds of dogs I like are the bigger, more "outdoorsy" breeds (labs, Irish setters, golden retrievers). And in order to own one of those in the mobile home park where I live, I'd have to pay an extra $50 per month. Which, at this time, I just cannot afford.

I totally undersatnd. I don't like cats either unless it's in my chinese food.

Jon
Nashville TN, via Arizona and Springfield, IL
41 y/o
Partner of 3 years
Accountant

I'm Dave
From Woodbury, MN
Chronological age: 32
Physical age: 40
Emotional age: Varies by subject
Single for 32 years
IT Analyst (PC support & database administration/reports generator)

Have a Senegal parrot and some fish as pets. Looking for a 2nd parrot (eyeballing Sun Conure...)

Doesn't that mean your professionally experienced at being single?

It's just a matter of finding them. O8)

I'm also David
Live in PA 'bout an hour from Philly
just turned 38 a week ago
Partner of 8 years is also David (we're affectionately known as the Davids)
I am a Programmer/Analyst
and a parttime student going for my master's degree in Computer Information Systems.

Break up and go find a guy named Paul or one of you have to change your name. LOL :)

and sometimes reads over my shoulder when we are both home and i'm on the board, but he hasn't registered. I guess he is just shy

:-)

These are the Daves I know....

KITH Rocks :)

My favorite is "The Dr' Seuss Bible"...Hysterical!

I'm Steve, age 50, happily partnered to a high school teacher named Michael for nearly 16 years (March 7th). He's a liberal too, but doesn't do DU.

We live in small town Mississippi about 15 miles from Jackson, the capitol. We're redoing a hundred & 5 year old colonial revival, have a great garden, and an English Springer Spaniel named Champ.

My career was with the state job service helping people find work. Have my BA in History from Millsaps college in 1976.

I love to cook.

My partner and I were extras in two movies (O' Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "The Ponder Heart").

Yes, George Clooney is just as hot in person and he is VERY nice. He touched my elbow!

That'll teach you to ask me a question!

I'm Dirk

Originally from Pasadena CA, lived in the Bay Area most my adult life, and then in central (rural) Missouri for the last 10 years, almost to the day.

I just turned 45 on 11/4/04.

I've been partnered for 18 years.

Currently I work for a non-profit social welfare advocacy association. I'm sort of second-in-command of a project to develop of a statewide homelessness database system for shelters and other service providers. I'm looking at going back to being a State employee, though (got an interview next week), because I don't have any health insurance here.

More than you all needed to know, sorry 'bout that.

Let's see...

I'm Jessica (Jessi to friends)
From: NYC, Brooklyn to be exact
Age: 23
Partner of 5 years, VERY long distance...as in several oceans apart. It's been very hard but I wouldn't trade him for anything (I'm bi, please don't hurt me!).
No kids except my kitty, Frodo. He's a cutie.
Unemployed, thanks Mr. Bush! Though maybe one day I'll get my fiction published and live like all the other eccentric writers out there.

I'm Sue
from Savage, MN
Age:34
Currently Single
I'm a data analyst
no kids but two kitties :)

Gwen
From Teaneck, NJ
19 year old mostly hetero transgirl
Still single, sadly :cry:
Full-time college student, majoring in philosophy

No one should be single with the cool Cthulu icon! ;-)

I actually have one. He's very cuddly for a Great Old One. He hangs out with my giant purple frog, Octavia.

Name: David
Location: NYC
Age: one month of shy of 42
Status: single and looking--desperately looking!
Occupation: financial typesetter/programmer
Vocation: singer
Other: big ol' therapy/recovery queen

I'm 30 something--you don't expect me to tell my real age do you?

I'm a risk management coordinator for a law firm in San Francisco--I'm moving this weekend to Alameda in the East Bay

I'm newly single and have a cat--Theodore

I'm originally from West Virginia

I used to be a moderator on here and one of my forums was the old Civil Rights forum and that was one of my favorites

I'm Rick;
from South Pasadena, California;
Age: 40;
Legal secretary;
(and very happy I live in a blue state).

Welcome to DU--I'm from Pasadena originally, born and raised. I miss SoCal a lot sometimes. We were there for Xmas last year and it was sooooo beautiful!

Dirk

Myself, But why bother just to have it deleted!

Are you THAT sexy?

Steve
From Austin Texas (as of last week)
Formerly from: San Jose, California (1999-2004)
Tuxedo, New York (1984-1999)
Dayton, Ohio (1977 - 1984)
Wayne, New Jersey (1968 - 1977)
Framingham, Massachusetts (1966 - 1968)
Staten Island, New York (1965 - 1966)
Buffalo, New York (1959 - 1965)
Age: 45
Partner of 5 years
Programmer, recruiter

1970-1980...actually lived in Oakwood. My dad worked for NCR.

Steve
Currently in New Mexico
33, Capricorn
Single
I have a restaurant

The End

Will you marry me?

:P

as you well know.

I almost had a one... she was good with the crazed phone call trip, but she refused to boil the rabbit on the stove, so I said "forget it, the deal is OFF." She didn't even have the courtesy to throw something when I told her (the AUDACITY!)

If you're good at flying into psychotic fits of rage with butcher knives & such, give me a cawwwl. :P

Oh, yeah... peeping toms are also a big turn on. :crazy:

I'm Quetzal
From Hawaii
Age: 20
Currently unemployed. Looking to go back to college, but first I need a job. Hopefully I will work in a supermarket or bookstore.

I'm Ronny K Marshall, representing West Hollywood, California. I'm 43 years old, I've been with my ball and chain for 4 years and we have two cats.

My Miss America platform is free plastic surgery for the poor and homely.

I'm Jose Daniel
From San José, Costa Rica
Age: 23 (soon to be 24)
Partnered for a year and 7 months (this may change soon, we're having lots of problems :()
I'm a web page designer

I'm Kathy.

Originally from Clinton, TN, but in the Washington, DC metropolitan area for 22+ years.

I'm 52 years old, married to Bertha Venation (Kim). We've been together for four years.

I'm an IT Specialist, working for a small federal agency. I've been there for 20 years.

Kim and I have six cats. We are about to trap and tame four feral kittens (and, gawd, they are so cute!). We care for a feral colony in our community.

No children of my own, but I helped my brother to raise his two. Being an aunt is the best job I've ever had.

I'm so glad to meet each of you.

:yourock:

...that I (we) have four cats, a turtle, and a slew of guppies.

Hi Im Jeff.

I live in San Diego with my partner of 2 1/2 years. Im almost 24 (three weeks away). My partner is 45. I am a graphic designer. Former Mormon and Republican. My partner is a liberal but politics get way personal for him so he avoids this site:)

I'm Cyndi
Age: 43
From Vermont now, originally central NY
Partner for 6 years, happily cohabitating
We have 3 cats and I have an adult daughter in grad school.
I'm the Director of Professional Development for a Child Care Resource & Referral Agency

and this is my first real post to DU though I've been reading for several weeks :hi:

:hi:

:hi:

Christian
Native NYer. Live in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Professoinal fundraiser for a large Medical Center
31 years old.
Live with my partner of nearly 3 years.
We just adopted a beagle named April. She's 1.

:hi:

:hi:

we rock

:headbang:

I'm Jerry
Resident of San Francisco for 20 years; originally from NW Missouri
Age: 44
Husband of 8 years (he posts here at DU, too!)
I work at a GLBT non-profit :hi:

to move TO Missouri. Takes all kinds, eh? :crazy:

:hi:

Please tell me you did NOT end up in St. Joseph. If you did - I'm going to send the Sisters of PI to save you. :evilgrin:

I'm A.J.
Age: 49
Living in Orlando, FL
Previously: Rochester, NY and Kailua-Kona, HI (Big Island)
Partnered up with: Scott (4 years)
4 wonderful sons with a great ex-wife
Software Project Manager (not so gay)

44 tomorrow (Today for those of you on the East Coast)
Moved from Toronto, Ontario to the Bay Area about 8 years ago. (SF, then Alameda)
Been with my partner for 18 years this New Year's Eve.
We flew home and got married in Toronto last February.
I teach High School near San Francisco - the only openly Gay teacher on staff.
I run the Gay Straight Alliance at the school.
and finally....

Will be applying for my US citizenship next August - I seem to collect passports... Have Canadian and Irish/European citizenship already... what the heck, why not make it three?

Batten
from Indiana
College Instructor
PhD Student
Single
locationally challenged..any sort of 'gay life' is over an hour to 2 hours away ...

I'm Jeffrey (Jeff..whatever)
Living in Oklahoma..or as I call it..Okla-HELL-ma!
35 years old
Partner for almost 3 years (he is also a DUer!)
I am unemployed! 17 months!! Usually work in education, been looking for something else, at this point.
We have a cat, a parrot, a lovebird, a quaker, several finches (including babies and newly laid eggs), several dwarf hamsters (including new babies), two tanks of fish (over 70 baby guppies..want some?)

Anyone got any idea for jobs? Especially on the EAST COAST!

I'm Karen
Upstate South Carolina (yeah, that's the really red section :-( )
Age: 47 which at least chronologically makes me an OWL
Single
1 adult duaghter, 1 granddaughter
1 cat
I'm a horticulturist

Something most people don't know about me: I once lived in a large commune and can cook a full dinner for 70 to 100 vegetarians and meateaters in 4 hours.

:hi:

I'm Calvin
From: Albuquerque, New Mexico via Springfield, Illinois
Age: 44
Almost 2 years single from a 16 year relationship
Happily Back In School For Multimedia

Too cute.

Susan, checking in.
From Idaho
Chronology:I'll be 48 for one more week.
Emotional age ~15.
Artist, Naturalist, Herder of sheep
No children , though I raised a nephew, now grown-up , mostly.
5 (!)dogs, a whole lotta sheep.
Single (D'ya know anyone?)

I am also David
Lafayette, LA
25yo and a student at UL Lafayette
no partner :(

need to form a coalition to take over the World.

BWWWAAAAAHHHHHH

:bounce:

I'm RCat (I don't like my given name, so..)
From: Chattanooga, TN (aka "Pardon me boys, is that the..?")
Currently: Jersey City, NJ (aka "Chill Town")
Age: 23
Have a girlfriend, been dating almost a year--but she hates politics, eek!
Have a job, I'm a temp but going to perm hopefully soon, doing litigation support in Manhattan (and I like it, because I'm a legal nerd).

Hi everyone. :D

My partner's from TN, round Knoxville. :hi:

Heather!
Western MA
27 y.o.
Bisexual, in ltr with a man, but an open relationship, to a degree
College student, majoring in PoliSci

Originally from blue RI, now living in red Virginia, DC metro area.
40-something lawyer, currently single with my cat Bowie.
And a bunch of squirrels who think they live on the roof.
Last year I had ringneck snakes who apparently wanted to be part of the action, too.

A really warm welcome to all the newbies in the house!

:toast:

He had one blue eye and one hazel. :)

I'm 26

I'm from Connecticut, I travel a lot back and forth from Ansonia (my parents house, it's a small town)
Waterbury (it's where the condo is that my boyfriend and I owe) and New Haven (where I work and party in often)


Been with my b/f for 3 years, 4 months.

I am a sports writer for a newspaper in New Haven (not gay at all)



:hi: Everyone!

That's my hometown; my home is in Charles County, Maryland. Age 41; married to Kathy for 4 years. I have two sisters, a niece & two nephews, and a couple of very dear friends back home whom I miss like hell. May as well amputate an arm; it'd hurt less. But I love living here w/ my Mrs. V. and all our critters.

I'm Megan
currently residing in the eastern panhandle of WV.
Age- 34, will turn 35 on Easter this coming year!
Married to my high school sweetheart for 15 years, together for 19.
Have 2 daughters ages 7 & 9, and 3 kitties and one cockatiel.
Bisexual, but not currently umm... practicing? :o ;)
I pack boxes for an ebay power seller. Yea, it's kinda boring, but I keep my own hours, and it buys the groceries & occasional nights out, or in.

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

Yiffin', and all that, eh?

:)

I'm Jamie
From: NYC originally,
Current location: Liberal land, NC (ie- Chapel Hill, NC)
Age: 24
Happily coupled. Now that the election's over, I may even get a chance to SEE my partner for more than an hour at a time!
I'm a research assistant, and enjoy the variety of wearing many many many different hats on a daily basis!

On edit: I'm out of the 700 club!! Yes!!!
On second edit: Hmmm... I suppose that since my birthday is in 2 weeks, I should really change my name while this amnesty period is going on!

I'm Tony (Antonio), 27, from Arcola IL. I've been partnered for 2 years and 7 months. I was a deputy sheriff until this past July, and now I'm a first-year law student and co-owner of 2 bookstores and a news agency.

:)

I'm Paddy, 21, also from Arcola IL. I'm a 2nd-semester junior in college (history), and co-own the bookstores and news agency with Tony.

:hi:

i am bi.

i love in nyc and am moving to sf soon

Michael
Unlawfully Happily Married for 8 years
Financial Analyst & Business Systems Consultant
Dallas, Texas
Yee Haw!

I'm a bisexual woman. I'm married to a man. It's very important to me to stay connected to my LGBT activism, identity and friends, although I'm often questioned and confronted because I'm married to a man.

I'm 36.
I live in Brooklyn and work in Manhattan.
I have a new baby boy named Garrison.
I work as a Development COordinator for a Breast Cancer non-profit, and I work PT at the LGBT Community Center in the West Village.

:hi:

hung by his pretty white neck some eighteen months ago~~~

Er...

I am ADAM
I am from a galaxy far, far away
I live in Atlanta, GA
I am ageless (but I've been in human form for 29+1 years)
I have a human mate, named Todd
I am a force to be reckoned with (and I also do some artsy/graphic design stuff on the side)

:P

James,
Boise Idaho,
22 years old,
no partner (not for three years x()
I'm a Physics major at Boise State University, the only gay physicist I know. :(

I'm Denise. :hi:
Age: 37
Los Angeles (formerly Columbus, OH and the Navy and grew up in West Virginia)
SINGLE (Waaaaaaa)
One dog, small.
I'm a struggling writer. (administrative assistant)



Here is me with my niece. (If this picture shows up)

:evilgrin:
:hi:

between your name and the star???

:shrug:

the little person means I'm a moderator on the board.
:)

I'm Brian, I'm 34 years old, currently unemployed but looking with a couple of good prospects. I'm bisexual by attraction, but not experience, and I've been with the same woman nearly 9 years. I live in Birmingham, AL.

I'm Brian (friends call me Bri)
I'm 28, 6'2", single
An American living in London
Been single for about a year now

Trust me, guys. :-)

i'm jason
33 y/o
i live outside cleveland, ohio
i work for a public university, and teach math
i'm partnered with a young man named tim who believes that politics will be the death of me (should have heard is anti-war rant this morning, tho'...he's good enough that he could be a politician himself).
we're listed in the city of cleveland heights' domestic partnership registry, which, i'm happy to report, will not go away even tho' ohio enacted one of those horrible hate amendments.
we have two cats, but no kids...we're not into children

j

I'm Tina
From Melbourne (Australia)
Age: Oh let's not go there. LOL
In a solid binational relationship for almost five years.
Profession is in the security industry.

On eidt: typo

from chicago,
now in dc for law school
next year i'll be moving to nyc to work with my girlfriend of ~2 years, a queens native...

we're thinking of living in brooklyn... any neigborhood recommendations for us?

from Moorhead, MN
26 years old
Partner of 5 years
Yoga Instructor/Computer Tech Support

:hi:

Name: Scott
Age: 24 years old
Born: Chicago
Home: NYC
School: Dallas
Poli Sci and Psych Double Major at SMU
Planning to start Yale Law School in the Fall '05
Engaged to Christian (Together for 5 years)
Occupation: None currently. Summer Intern at United Nations.

Maryland.
44.
Partnered: Mike.
Ten year anniversary next month.
Both non-smokers (ex-smokers for 2.5 years now)
Programmer. Domestic.
No kids.
One 4 year old Shih-tzu: Mitzi Gaynor.

(Is this the spot where I'm supposed to lie about being versitile, and exaggerate my cock size, and underestimate my weight, and overestimate how much money I make?)

:hi:

May you and Mike have many, many more happy years together.

:hi:

T

Oh wait... it's Tony, right? :hi:

:hi:

:silly: :hi: :hug: :crazy:

-- Albert

I had a former boyfriend named Albert...but he was an African-American guy...so, that obviously isn't you.

:hi: :hug:

T

This is my first post but I've been lurking around for a while...

Partner of 13 years
Originally from the reddest of red states (Utah), lived in Colorado for 8 years, Central Illinois for 4 years, France for 1 year, and now, for the past 5 years in the beautiful wine country of Sonoma County, California
Two wonderful dogs (Ozzee and Roxi)
Work at a winery

:hi:

Since you mentioned that you work at a winery...please tell me that it's Rochioli. :D :hi:

But near there.

One of my 3 favorite wine tours is Westside Road in Sonoma County. I love the Silverado Trail over in the Napa Valley, too!

Someday you should start a wine thread but PM me (private message) when you do - I wouldn't want to miss it! :toast:
Hope you enjoy DU!

I'd love to start a wine thread...
let's wait until I've been here a bit longer and get my number of posts up...
and figure out how everything works here.
I'd love to get groups of like-minded people to come by here (I work at a small family-owned winery...owned by a very liberal, democratic family... In fact, last spring, we, at the winery, hosted a Kerry fundraiser where the guest of honor was Teresa Heinz Kerry herself).
Our winery is not on Westside Road, but very near there (near Forestville).
:toast:

Welcome to DU!!! :hi:

I've been lurking around here for quite a while and am glad to be part of DU now!!

I'm sure this isn't the correct forum but as a Newbie I'm unable to post new threads...
Anyway, suddenly, tonight, signature lines are not visible to me--not even my own. Is this a system-wide problem or is it just me? Please help.
:shrug:

To help prevent possible disruptions, new members aren't permitted to START new threads until they've accumulated a certain number of posts. I don't know the exact number, but it doesn't take long to get there.

The signature lines are sometimes disabled during periods of high traffic. This takes some of the strain off of the web server database.

-- Allen

I'm still figuring this thing out!

I'm Barry
Age:39
Partner of 18 years (yes, right out of college at the too-young-to know-what-I-was-doing-but-it-turned-out-alright age of 21)
currently a househusband

37,
live in Ga
Gerri
living with my girlfriend for 5 years
don't laugh at my occupation:

Mechanic.

I don't post my name online
just turned 25 last month
Was born and live in Kansas, but I lived in Michigan about four months, it was heaven compared to here...
Never worked a day in my life because I have social issues which makes job interviews impossible for me. Doesn't stop me from trying though.

I spend most of my free time playing video games, they're my life.
I am a furry and love the erotica, but I'm also celibate.

Age: 46
New York City
18 year relationship with a wonderful man
Lawyer
One cat (Yes, some bikers like cats)

Great username... Welcome to DU!

-- Allen

Welcome from the West Coast...

Lindsey
23
newly living in Queens, previously in Brooklyn, lived in Manhattan while in college -- grew up in southern MN
graduate student and college writing instructor (fear me, fear my red pen)
single -- but I'll be damned if I can find any time to meet women, I'm usually stuck in the library! :)
I'm a bit of a lurker on the boards, but DU keeps me sane. Hi everyone!

in atlanta
26
painfully single
tv news producer

a southerner looking to soon get out of the south.

yep, it's just the letter, it's certainly easy to spell.

currently at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA from New York and I want to go back
I'm 20, but I usually feel younger I look a whole lot younger (lamentation)

I'm also an asian Christian L (I guess most people would say I'm a femme)

one more thing...I am very very tiny (less than 5 feet high)

I'm a stereotype in this sense: Cat Lesbian

She is an adorable striped rescue tabby named Margarita, after the character from the book The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

David

North Carolina

Age 37

Teacher

No partner

Glad to see you here! :hi:

I agree- this is a great thread. :-)

Me...

I'm Tre

Currently live in Houston Texas, but have lived all over. Europe, the Middle East, you name it, I lived there.

I'm 36.

I was married for 7 years to a beautiful, wonderful, perfect lesbian and we have a beautiful, wonderful, perfect daughter. I'm partnered with a great man. We've been together for 12 years. But how long doesn't matter, this is one of those 'til death do us part things, so I'm stuck with him forever. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

Work? Well right now I'm writing freelance (not a great way to make money) but I've managed a bookstore, been a psychotherapist, cleaned up oil spills and worked in the sex industry. But now I write. Badly most of the time, but what the hell.

khash.

Brittany
From the suburbs around Minneapolis, Minnesota
(I cringe whenever I have to say this, because, inevitably, everyone stops taking me seriously) 15
Dating someone, although no particularly important milestones to speak of :P
Aaaand, currently working on two or three (I say two or three because I'm waiting for confirmation on one about when we're supposed to start) local campaigns, in addition to being a student.

Don't cringe when you have to admit you're fifteen! That's cool. And you sound like a young woman with a sharp mind and good sense.

A lot of us here, including me, are a lot older than you. That gives us more experience, but that's about all. We don't necessarily get wiser as we get older.


So don't step away from posting! The thing about getting old is that you realize you need new perspectives, new ideas, new ways of looking at things.

We often act like people of your age don't matter. She's fifteen , just a kid!, what could she know? Actually, a lot. Fifteen doesn't make you stupid or unobservant.

I would really like to know more about your life. What is it like to be a 15yo lesbian today? What do you have to say about dating? Feminism? Gay rights? Life? Love? Whatever?

I'm sure you are aware of all the women who fought so hard for you long before you were born. A lot of us men did too. We dedicated our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honour. We don't begrudge it, but it would be cool to see the results. In a way, we look at you and your generation as our children.

Gods, that sounds patronizing and condescending! I don't mean that, all I mean is that I'm glad you are here and don't ever walk away. You may be "only" 15, but your voice is as important as any of ours. So speak, girl! We old fossils do care about your thoughts and ideas.

Khash,
not nearly as old as he's making himself out to be.

My name is Benni (and I am a girl)
will not put age
I am hetero but have no time to date
I am a single mother to a 4 year old
I have a really crappy job
I live in Missouri


I just like to keep informed and find out what I can do to help the community (I just like to think that everyone deserves to have the same rights and I get irritated when that doesn't happen). I also hope that it's okay with everyone if I keep checking back and maybe sometimes post.

>My name is Benni (and I am a girl)

One of my favourite friend's names is Benny. She's a girl, too..

>will not put age

Why not? Because you are "too young" to have a child? Too old? It's not a big deal. But if it makes you uncomfortable then do what is comfortable.

>I am hetero but have no time to date

If I were you, I would seriously try to make time. To find time. You'll feel good about yourself and that spreads over into other areas of your life. Your job will be seem more interesting and you'll be a better mother. Because having taken time for yourself will do wonders for you. More energy, happiness - being a single mother is the toughest job anyone could have. And it's 24 hours a day. You don't get to go home after the job, you don't get vacations away from it, and you've got no one to help you do it. So find, somehow, some time to date. It'll be good for both you and the rugrat. Easy to say, I know.

>I am a single mother to a 4 year old

Well, you got through the teribble twos and it's only gonna get easier from here on out - until adolescence, when it gets a lot worse. Still, these are the good years.

>I have a really crappy job

As do we all.

>I live in Missouri

Then you are a little bit ( a tiny little bit) better off than me.

>I just like to keep informed and find out what I can do to help the community (I just like to think that everyone deserves to have the same rights and I get irritated when that doesn't happen).

Good for you. It's nice to know we have friends like you - good people.

> I also hope that it's okay with everyone if I keep checking back and maybe sometimes post.


Anytime you want ma'am. We'll be mighty glad to have you here whenever you have the time or inclination (I think I just turned into a 19th century Western gentleman! Ick! But the sentiments are true even if the words are ridiculous.)

Khash.

Hi!

I'm Garn
From Michigan
Age: 43 (old)
Partner of 5 years
I'm self-employed.

Great idea!

Hi all!

I'm Isaac, from Seattle, WA. I'm 27 and live with my partner of two years. I'm a project manager by day and a drag chanteuse by night. I love Wonder Woman (just got the first season on DVD), Julie London, a dirty Kettle martini with three olives, opera, men and bright, shiny objects. :hi:

dirty kettle martini?

Lovely!

From St. Louis, Missouri (more MO people here than I would have thought)
Age: 23
Partner of 6 years (yet another David!)
full-time college student (english/psych double major), part-time campus bookstore clerk
no kids, no pets, I just spoil my mom's dogs obsessively :)

Age: 19

Single

Student.

Name: Jen
Location: Virginia (I HATE living in a red state)
Occupation: Web Designer 4 non-profit organization
Companion Animals: Emma & Sarah (monochrome kitties who are sisters)
Age: 34
Habitually single (apparently I hold people to high standards :shrug:)

Keith
Atlanta, GA
46
single
executive assistant
originally from West Virginia
New York City (1981-1993)
Los Angeles (1993-2002)
also play percussion in a big ole gay band:
http://www.ofishell.com
new to DU and I LOVE IT! THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SANITY!