dpatters28 Goofy Gorillatoes     USA
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I hijacked Kylah's post without even thinking about it. Anyway, I'm going to cut and paste. Here is more about me than you ever wanted to know!
I'm 30-years-old and was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH, where I still live. I am not a fan of Cincinnati and would love to move somewhere more exciting (I fell madly in love with Boston when I visited there a decade ago), but money hinders me.
I work part-time as a sales associate at Macy's in the fragrance department. I may not be changing the world or saving lives, but I'll be damned if I don't you smell great! This is my second foray into retail. When I was 16 I worked at K-Mart for 2 months. I was a naive kid at the time and, as one manager put it, I was more interesting in "standing around looking pretty" than I was in actually working. I lost my job after the manager accused me of stealing $200 from the register. I found out later that all the people I was hired with were fired in similar fashions the same time I was let go. When I was 18 my dad got me an internship with the Clerk's Office and thus began a decade-long career with Hamilton County. I started in Domestic Relations (divorce court) when I turned 21 as a file clerk. I was hailed me as a Godsend by my boss. I quickly moved up the ranks until, a week after turning 28, I respectfully resigned. My new boss equated me to a caged monkey, which was the straw that broke the camel's back. I've been at Macy's for three years and it's decent work, but I'm not a huge fan of the general public so it gets under my skin a lot. Especially around the holidays. I often joke that Macy's murdered my Christmas spirit.
I'm openly gay, but I don't let that define me. I've only had a handful of relationships, and I always seem to pick the biggest losers out there. I came out of the closet when I was 23 and had my first boyfriend when I was 24. It lasted less than a month and ended because my beloved met a trucker at a gay bar and went off to California with him. My second relationship lasted 6 months. However there was a big age difference (he was 20 and I was 28), and he was just way to immature for me. Plus he had no job, no car, no ambition... and I wound up going from $18,000 in the bank to -$500. He also had a habit of humiliating and embarrassing me at every opportunity he got. I dumped him unceremoniously over Facebook and haven't dated anyone since. Sometimes I think I'm ready, but most of the time I'm quite happy being single. I did have one girlfriend in high school. We went to homecoming and senior prom together and dated for over a year. I kissed her on the lips once. I had lunch with her over the summer and found out she spent time in her early 20's in a mental institution. Do I pick winners or what???
My dad worked for the Clerk of Courts for 36 years, and when he retired last year he was 4th in command (and the office consists of over 200 people). He now works part-time at Sears. My mom was a homemaker as I was growing up and now works part-time in the Clerk's Office herself (she worked there in the 70s, which is how my parents originally met). They are still married and have been for 32 years. I have one brother who is 8 years younger than me. There was never much sibling rivalry and, in fact, he extended my childhood well beyond what it should have been. I like to think we're pretty close now.
I do not like children, but I adore my little nephew, Carson. He's not actually my nephew. He's my cousin Rachel's son, but Rachel is the closest thing I've ever had to a sister - and she wants Carson to think of me as "Uncle" Doug, so I call him my nephew just the same. He's a wild child, but for some reason he behaves for me and always gives me a big hug and lots of kisses when he sees me.
I have a golden retriever named Rocky and two sugar gliders name Chester and Dixie. I am a huge animal lover and two years ago my mom got me a free pass to the zoo for Christmas. Since I was only working at Macy's part-time, I had a lot of free time so I went several times a month. I was introduced to sugar gliders during these visits. I would force myself into the nocturnal house to confront my biggest fear - BATS - and wound up falling in love with suggies. I found out they could be pets, found this site and the rest is history.
I am for all intents and purposes an artist. Growing up I wanted to be an artist professionally. Then I had a teacher in 7th grade who told me I was only average and would never be anything but. I continued taking art through high school - even taking weekend classes - and all my other teachers told me how fantastic and talented I was, but I never forgot what that teacher in 7th grade told me and art has been a hobby ever since. I still love to draw and find it can be very therapeutic.
My favorite animals are giraffes. My favorite color is blue. My favorite number is 2. My least favorite number is 3. My all-time favorite show is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I loved anything 80's (except the fashion). I have a huge heart and will do anything for anyone. I prefer to give gifts than receive them. I hate how commercialized Christmas has become, but I still love the togetherness it brings. Did I mention I like giraffes? Not sure anyone knew that.
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Nice to know some background on you. I believe you'll find that knight in shining armor soon enough.
