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[quote][i]Originally posted by ToughCheeseSmallPaws[/i]
[br]Hello, in the fashion of others, I thought i would post a short bio.

I'm Nicole, I live in the Northern part of Cincinnati, and I'm generally weird.

I've lived in the Southern Ohio valley my entire life, but would rather be somewhere as weird as I am, but that's okay because I'm having fun weirding up Cincinnati since I've come to terms that I'm just an odd individual and will never fit in with the societal standards.

I am a full time artist and twilight as a pharmacy tech part time.  I really am bothered by how insurance companies are screwing people at my pharmacy and get more peeved when they get angry at me for it (don't shoot the messenger!).  The art stuff- I'm sure everybody's seen a bit of my work somewhere on here at one point; I work mostly in pencil mediums at the moment but at heart, I'm a  traditional printmaker.  I love screen prints, I love dry points, and I love linocuts.  I really cold careless for etching, but that's just me.  I've been making art ever since I could hold something, whether it was my interpretation of Guernica on the living room wall with crayons (I was quite the muralist as a kid it seems) or just on boring ol' paper, I was encouraged to draw by my parents.  Mostly because it kept me quiet and gave me something to do at dog shows.

Speaking of which- my parents.  My parents were dog breeders- Newfoundlands specifically. ([url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_(dog)[/url] if you don't know).  They also showed said dogs, so I was basically raised by dogs on the road at dog shows... so I have a very weird understanding of dogs and other animals, but not people because I'm often confounded by their behavior.  My father is an electrician for a family operated company here in Cincy while my mother is a vet tech.  I grew up either at dog shows or at the vet's office helping sick animals or watching the surgeries asking what is what, so at an early age I understood about death and about icky guts.

I am married to the most wonderful man ever.  I might be biased. Tim and I have been married for 2 years now (wow, 2 years already?) and have our first house (for 2 years, it was a busy week... seriously).  Tim does IT work as a SQL DBA for a company who contracts him out to other big name companies, but he can mostly work from home which is nice, since he has multiple sclerosis and has some issue getting around every now and then.

I am owned by 3 cats (Trinity, Odysseus, and Hedwig- descending age and rank in the feline hierarchy), 1 dog (the most superfantabulous corgi named Ziggy), 2 sugar gliders (Tater and Pistol), 1 snake (Faust), 1 tarantula (Rosey- she's Tim's... I'm not afraid of spiders, but I just don't want to hold her), 3 female betta in a 44 gal. tank with some rosey barbs, danios, and Tim's giant plecco, and a male betta who is alone in his own 5 gallon tank.  There are also 3 breeder mice who are living it up making snake food and being fed organic foods and a mix I specially blend for them.  No one in this house goes unspoiled.  Trinity and Ziggy have horrible table manners and know we're suckers for begging (or demanding anymore), Hedwig goes where she pleases in the house, Odysseus is Tim's bet friend, and I'm a suggie slave running to their beckoning barks at 2 am to give chin scratchies and mealies.

I became interested in sugar gliders after (I hate admitting this) going to the reptile show in Cincinnati.  There were some breeders there and I fell in love with the large eyes and the extreme cuteness of it all.  I knew they existed, as Doug said, but didn't know they could be pets.  So I went home armed with pictures of suggies and asked my husband (who has D&D every other sunday which always landed on the day of the reptile show) and he said perhaps.  So I waited for him to secure his job, I did research (holy heck am I glad I did research), and after about 8 months of hemming and hawing and visiting the suggies every time at the monthly reptile show, I got 2 rescues from Craig's list from a couple of really nice college kids who couldn't care for them anymore because of time and money.  I figured that if I were going out to get a pet, I'd do rescue because I also help out with SAAP (Stray Animal Adoption Program) and every other animal in this house is a rescue (including the snake and spider).

I don't have a favorite color but have summed it down to everything but yellow.  I HATE the color yellow- everything yellow I can think of is icky, and I just don't want to deal with it- so in my art, if something's yellow, it's usually a representation of how I feel about it...  I am a coffee addict and they know my orders both at the Caribou Coffee here in Blue Ash and the Alreddy Cafe in Sharonville.  I love love love to cook- which is something rather new within the last 3 years since before that it was baked chicken and a can of veggies.  I'm also the grill master- if it's edible, I can grill it.  I love smoking ribs on the grill and this year for Thanksgiving we smoked the turkey for the tastiest turkey we've ever devoured.  I cannot bake for the life of me though, but that's where Tim shines- he's the baker in this household making everything from scratch from ganache to icing to cake and even truffles and caramel.  Oh my goodness I've put on weight, but dang, it's worth it.  I also have an unhealthy love for Dr. Who, Monty Python, David Bowie, and some other brits... don't know why, but I do.  I also love bad movies- Troma films are hysterical, but I'd rather watch really good movies- so either end of the spectrum really.  Favorite Movie hands down is Hedwig and the Angry Inch, followed by the mini series Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, and then topped with Labyrinth and Equilibrium.

So yeah... I guess that sums me up.

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ToughCheeseSmallPaws Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 07:19:59 AM Hello, in the fashion of others, I thought i would post a short bio. I'm Nicole, I live in the Northern part of Cincinnati, and I'm generally weird. I've lived in the Southern Ohio valley my entire life, but would rather be somewhere as weird as I am, but that's okay because I'm having fun weirding up Cincinnati since I've come to terms that I'm just an odd individual and will never fit in with the societal standards. I am a full time artist and twilight as a pharmacy tech part time. I really am bothered by how insurance companies are screwing people at my pharmacy and get more peeved when they get angry at me for it (don't shoot the messenger!). The art stuff- I'm sure everybody's seen a bit of my work somewhere on here at one point; I work mostly in pencil mediums at the moment but at heart, I'm a traditional printmaker. I love screen prints, I love dry points, and I love linocuts. I really cold careless for etching, but that's just me. I've been making art ever since I could hold something, whether it was my interpretation of Guernica on the living room wall with crayons (I was quite the muralist as a kid it seems) or just on boring ol' paper, I was encouraged to draw by my parents. Mostly because it kept me quiet and gave me something to do at dog shows. Speaking of which- my parents. My parents were dog breeders- Newfoundlands specifically. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_(dog) if you don't know). They also showed said dogs, so I was basically raised by dogs on the road at dog shows... so I have a very weird understanding of dogs and other animals, but not people because I'm often confounded by their behavior. My father is an electrician for a family operated company here in Cincy while my mother is a vet tech. I grew up either at dog shows or at the vet's office helping sick animals or watching the surgeries asking what is what, so at an early age I understood about death and about icky guts. I am married to the most wonderful man ever. I might be biased. Tim and I have been married for 2 years now (wow, 2 years already?) and have our first house (for 2 years, it was a busy week... seriously). Tim does IT work as a SQL DBA for a company who contracts him out to other big name companies, but he can mostly work from home which is nice, since he has multiple sclerosis and has some issue getting around every now and then. I am owned by 3 cats (Trinity, Odysseus, and Hedwig- descending age and rank in the feline hierarchy), 1 dog (the most superfantabulous corgi named Ziggy), 2 sugar gliders (Tater and Pistol), 1 snake (Faust), 1 tarantula (Rosey- she's Tim's... I'm not afraid of spiders, but I just don't want to hold her), 3 female betta in a 44 gal. tank with some rosey barbs, danios, and Tim's giant plecco, and a male betta who is alone in his own 5 gallon tank. There are also 3 breeder mice who are living it up making snake food and being fed organic foods and a mix I specially blend for them. No one in this house goes unspoiled. Trinity and Ziggy have horrible table manners and know we're suckers for begging (or demanding anymore), Hedwig goes where she pleases in the house, Odysseus is Tim's bet friend, and I'm a suggie slave running to their beckoning barks at 2 am to give chin scratchies and mealies. I became interested in sugar gliders after (I hate admitting this) going to the reptile show in Cincinnati. There were some breeders there and I fell in love with the large eyes and the extreme cuteness of it all. I knew they existed, as Doug said, but didn't know they could be pets. So I went home armed with pictures of suggies and asked my husband (who has D&D every other sunday which always landed on the day of the reptile show) and he said perhaps. So I waited for him to secure his job, I did research (holy heck am I glad I did research), and after about 8 months of hemming and hawing and visiting the suggies every time at the monthly reptile show, I got 2 rescues from Craig's list from a couple of really nice college kids who couldn't care for them anymore because of time and money. I figured that if I were going out to get a pet, I'd do rescue because I also help out with SAAP (Stray Animal Adoption Program) and every other animal in this house is a rescue (including the snake and spider). I don't have a favorite color but have summed it down to everything but yellow. I HATE the color yellow- everything yellow I can think of is icky, and I just don't want to deal with it- so in my art, if something's yellow, it's usually a representation of how I feel about it... I am a coffee addict and they know my orders both at the Caribou Coffee here in Blue Ash and the Alreddy Cafe in Sharonville. I love love love to cook- which is something rather new within the last 3 years since before that it was baked chicken and a can of veggies. I'm also the grill master- if it's edible, I can grill it. I love smoking ribs on the grill and this year for Thanksgiving we smoked the turkey for the tastiest turkey we've ever devoured. I cannot bake for the life of me though, but that's where Tim shines- he's the baker in this household making everything from scratch from ganache to icing to cake and even truffles and caramel. Oh my goodness I've put on weight, but dang, it's worth it. I also have an unhealthy love for Dr. Who, Monty Python, David Bowie, and some other brits... don't know why, but I do. I also love bad movies- Troma films are hysterical, but I'd rather watch really good movies- so either end of the spectrum really. Favorite Movie hands down is Hedwig and the Angry Inch, followed by the mini series Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, and then topped with Labyrinth and Equilibrium. So yeah... I guess that sums me up.
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ToughCheeseSmallPaws Posted - Dec 03 2011 : 11:24:23 PM Lol! My hubby is working in Dayton next week... he keeps trying to talk me into coming up there, but I don't feel safe traveling with the sugs yet or can't find a house sitter who is trustworthy or can care for my sugs.
jjmurph Posted - Dec 03 2011 : 10:38:38 AM I didnt even know nicole did and I know there are a bunch of people in Dayton too
dpatters28 Posted - Dec 03 2011 : 07:04:11 AM quote: Originally posted by jjmurph I live like 2 minutes away from Doug in Western Hills we should have a cinci glider meet and greet It does seem like there are A LOT of glider owners here in Cincinnati!
jjmurph Posted - Dec 03 2011 : 06:23:10 AM I live like 2 minutes away from Doug in Western Hills we should have a cinci glider meet and greet
Paislee Posted - Dec 02 2011 : 04:50:51 PM quote: Newfies and Newfoundlanders rock. Where's the like button for this
ToughCheeseSmallPaws Posted - Dec 01 2011 : 08:38:32 PM :D I'm glad it made you laugh! I really dislike yellow. @mammmab- Newfies and Newfoundlanders rock.
AshleyJ Posted - Dec 01 2011 : 09:42:23 AM quote: Originally posted by ToughCheeseSmallPaws Yellow- uric acid, urine, pus, snot, smoker's teeth, white walls over time, fungus, toenails, adipose tissue, stomach acid, bile, dog/cat/baby vomit, std's, half bleached stains, gingivitis, slime molds, decay, bacterial growth in cultures, jaundice... I could go on for days about how I loathe the color yellow. That made me laugh! Nice to meet you!
LuuLuu Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 11:54:57 PM Hi, Nicole :o) .... Newfoundland dogs are gorgeous. When I took my goldie to obedience school, he befriended a Newfie, Sadie. LOVE those dogs
Paislee Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 08:24:09 PM I love Newfoundland dogs. They are amazing and just to add, I live in Newfoundland :) so that makes me feel proud of them as a breed with their history being originated from home.
ToughCheeseSmallPaws Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 06:10:34 PM Yellow- uric acid, urine, pus, snot, smoker's teeth, white walls over time, fungus, toenails, adipose tissue, stomach acid, bile, dog/cat/baby vomit, std's, half bleached stains, gingivitis, slime molds, decay, bacterial growth in cultures, jaundice... I could go on for days about how I loathe the color yellow.
kyro298 Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 10:32:44 AM I also dislike yellow...a lot. LOL I love all the people that think they're weird that really are SO incredibly interesting!
JazzNZoeysmom Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 10:00:03 AM quote: Originally posted by ToughCheeseSmallPaws Yellow just conjures up all sorts of icky images and for being called a happy color, there are only a small handful of things I can think of that are not icky that are yellow. I find that sooo interesting. I mean, I've never really given it any thought, (red is my fav!) but your statement had me thinking and I seriously can't think of anything "yucky" that is yellow...I'm actually having a hard time thinking of much of anything that IS yellow...LOL! The Sun, lemons, bananas, some types of gourdes in Autumn which is my fav. season....Maple leaves as they turn the shades of Fall. The pretty little bright yellow bunting that comes to my bird feeder in the Spring. The yellow tulips in my garden...Oh, I do have to admit yellow roses are my favorite color rose...Hmmm, maybe I kinda like the color yellow.... Oh! Bumblebee from Transformers...yellow is the most awesome color of Camaro... Interesting... I'm kind of a freak when it comes to this kind of stuff...when someone really dislikes something "simple" for lack of a better word...I always wonder if something happened even before they can consiously remember that makes that happen...like maybe when you were a baby you got wrapped up in your blankies at nap time & it covered your face & scared you...and the blankie was yellow... I warned you....I'm a freak!
ToughCheeseSmallPaws Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 09:27:50 AM Yellow just conjures up all sorts of icky images and for being called a happy color, there are only a small handful of things I can think of that are not icky that are yellow.
ToughCheeseSmallPaws Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 09:24:28 AM I'm also a weird hippie freak. I don't mean to be, but I just am. We try to buy local when possible and I try to use reusable/renewable resources as much as possible.
BlackDrappa Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 08:33:57 AM Hi! Love the Bio! I was also a pharmacy tech, at Target (yay) and I HATE the color yellow...no idea why, just do. Yay for finding things in common!
dpatters28 Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 08:29:33 AM Cincinnati needs more quirky people. You sound like an awesome person, but I already knew that!
sjones5254 Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 07:47:45 AM nice to meet you nicole

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