Ok..so...about me

[Miss_Strawberry]

I wanted to introduce myself, but I didn't know how to go about it and when I did figure it out I didn't have enough posts...plus I felt weird about it but since a majority of the posts have to do with Family Guy this must be a pretty shameless place so I'll just go for it.

I'm 22 and finishing up my last semester as an undergrad. I'm studying English and Classical Lit as well as Philosophy and American Studies. I'm a long-time vegetarian and the proud mother of two small rabbits. Tea and wine will always make me smile. I have a legitimate fear of high fructose corn syrup and partially/hydrogenated oils. Haruka and I have known each other since we were youngish. She told me DU was a ton of fun.

I suppose I am preaching to the proverbial choir but politically-speaking I am passionate about:

-animal rights (insofar as not being irresponsible with lives...I am not a militant or anything, although I have a secret affinity for those that are)

-equality for everyone without denying our differences

-a woman's right to choose...not limited to the question of abortion. I think a woman shouldn't be chastised for chosing to be a stay at home mom if that's where she feels she's needed most

-New Orleans and other neglected disasters

That's me and here's a picture of my honey and I:

[mainegreen]

1. Well your right that the lounge is pretty shameless!!

:rofl:
Welcome to DU! If you're a friend of Haruka, I'm sure you'll be an entertaining, and probably sassy poster here in the lounge!
:toast:

[bicentennial_baby]

2. Yay!! Welcome to you!

:bounce: Seriously, welcome :hug:

:)

[bicentennial_baby]

3. Ugh, dbl post

:)

[MassLiberal]

4. welcome, Miss_Strawberry!

I also have two rabbits, although mine are largish, and I also, incredibly, have a fear of high fructose corn syrup and not so much partially hydrogenated oils but definitely trans fats! I'm also an Englishy/American Studies-y type.

You'll have fun here. :hi:

[Miss_Strawberry]

9. www.petfinder.com

My bunnies are on the main page if you want to check them out. They are the adopt-a-rescued-rabbit-month spokesbunnies. I have decided the next rabbit I get will be one of those great big behemoths.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

12. Awwww....

That's adorable.

[MassLiberal]

13. oooh, they're lovely!

Did you just get them? I got my bunnies through Petfinder.com, too. I don't have any good pics of them, but one is a big steel gray rex/lop mix (he's my baby) and the other is a dwarf/New Zealand mix (so she's an albino, but smaller than the really large ones). My daughter and I have a thing for really big bunnies--we want a Flemish giant someday. Bunnies rule. :loveya:

[Miss_Strawberry]

A modern day Beatrix Potter...

I've had Ben (gray/white mini rex boy) for about a year and a half. Biscuit (hotot/mini-lop mix) for almost a full year. A flemish giant would be great. I got Ben off of petfinder, he's completely blind and nobody wanted him...He's got a perfect personality so I left him intact. He isn't aggressive or territorial with his markings so I figured what's the point...Especially since I got Biscuit spayed to decrease her chances of ovarian cancer (which is apparently a big problem with female rabbits)

[MassLiberal]

34. "fixed" bunnies

Mine both came to me fixed--the bunny rescue person in Connecticut, where I live, fixes all of the bunnies she rescues, mainly, I think because she is trying to stem the bunny way-overpopulation problem any way she can. Moby (the big gray boy) is a total marshmallow, and Daisy (the white girl) is a little more feisty, but they are totally in lurve and committed to each other for life. It's a beautiful thing.

[Miss_Strawberry]

16. A modern day Beatrix Potter...

I've had Ben (gray/white mini rex boy) for about a year and a half. Biscuit (hotot/mini-lop mix) for almost a full year. A flemish giant would be great. I got Ben off of petfinder, he's completely blind and nobody wanted him...He's got a perfect personality so I left him intact. He isn't aggressive or territorial with his markings so I figured what's the point...Especially since I got Biscuit spayed to decrease her chances of ovarian cancer (which is apparently a big problem with female rabbits)

[Ptah]

5. Don't be shy.

Welcome to the Lounge!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

6. If haruka is your connection, you must be all right.

;)

Welcome. I'm WIMR, the group's young'un--a bit sassy, a bit irritable, always, er, unique. ;)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

7. Welcome!

Any friend of Haruka's is a... something of mine. :D :hi:

[bridgit]

8. welcome to du, Miss_Strawberry...

:toast: :kick:

[VenusRising]

10. Welcome to DU, Miss_Strawberry!

:hi:

[crim son]

11. A pleasure to meet you, Miss_Strawberry.

:toast:

[graywarrior]

14. I'm very quiet and reserved.

So, :hi:

[mainegreen]

17. ....

:wtf:


:rofl:

[graywarrior]

20. What?!

I never say a peep. Ask anyone.

:scared:

[mainegreen]

24. HEY CRIM SON! Gray here is acting up! Call backup!

The nurses will be along soon with your medicine.
Everything is going to be juuust fine!


:rofl:

[graywarrior]

29. Crim son is busy bragging about her 10,000 posts.

:rofl:

[Danger Mouse]

15. Why did you come here?

All you will find here is despair and ghosts.
And hardcore nudity.

[mainegreen]

19. What? How'd I miss the hardcore forum?

Must be in the Personal Interests section.

:rofl:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

22. Enough with the drive-bys already.

You're worse than the massholes at Higgins.

:P

[Danger Mouse]

23. Drive-bys?

I have no idea what that might be in reference to.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

25. mege and I are going insane.

Joke from another thread. ;)

[mainegreen]

28. Well maybe if you SPELL CHECKED!

:eyes:

:7

[WritingIsMyReligion]

31. I effing typed, you!

I type quickly!

:P

[mainegreen]

26. Oh, now you're comparing me to Matcom?

Next you'll be calling me a Quebecoise in a speedoo at OOB!

:rofl:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

30. Unless you've had a sex change overnight, I do belive that would be "Quebecois."

A terminal "e" makes a noun feminine en francais. :P

And--NOOOO! NOT THE FRENCHMEN!

:evilgrin:

:rofl:

[mainegreen]

32. I don't think I've had a sex change.

:rofl:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

35. You'd probably notice, right?

Shit, where'd that thing go...

:P

[av8rdave]

18. Welcome to DU!

[bigwillq]

21. Welcome!

:hi: :bounce: :toast:

[Miss_Strawberry]

27. I was supposed to...

write a paper tonight and instead I drank liter of cranberry juice and posted here all night. I'm a mess!

[InvisibleTouch]

42. Beware of those all-nighters!

It's easy to lose track of time here - it's always "I'll just read one more thread" - and before you know it, the sun comes up.

Welcome aboard! And I hear you, especially, on the animal rights and the high-fructose corn syrup. :)

[UrbScotty]

33. *cough* We need more people like you running for public office! *cough*

:hi:

[Guava Jelly]

36. Welcome to the fold

You appear to be a very nice and good person!
:hi: Stick around pretty soon you will be addicted :)

[Miss_Strawberry]

37. I already am.

Thank you everyone for being so sweet!

[ThatsMyBarack]

38. Welcome to DU, Miss_Strawberry!

Your handle sounds delicious! :9

[SPKrazy]

39. Hey Miss Strawberry...

lose the d00d

;)

welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Miss_Strawberry]

40. !

I've been trying to lose him for about five years now....hah!

[SPKrazy]

41. Oh well.....

such is life!

:hi:

:pals:

[LeftyMom]

43. Damn it Haruka, we don't need more 'a them lettuce munchin' bunny people.

Ya let 'em in here, and then they start bitchin' about honest American industries like fur and veal and rubbin' ben gay in rabbits eyes to see if it's irritatin', and next thing you know they's talkin' about tofu like it's a food or somethin'.

[Miss_Strawberry]

44. yep!

(-:
She hangs out with a bad crowd!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

45. Yes, damn me.

I've brought another tofu munching, queer lover into the DU fold.

[LostinVA]

46. You may be more of a post whore than Haruka

And you haven't even tackled the forums other than the Lounge. Jeebus...

Glad I'll finally be meeting you in ten days or so.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

50. I hate you.

I can't wait until she's in the big flamewars with us.

[LostinVA]

51. You love me

And, MS scares me.

:scared:

I don't think I want her in the wedding after all.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

53. I do love you.

And she's definitely in the wedding.

[LostinVA]

54. Good

Whatever.

[swimboy]

47. Welcome to DU, Miss Strawberry!

:hi:

[I Have A Dream]

48. You had me at "legitimate fear of high fructose corn syrup and partially/hydrogenated oils."

:)

Welcome, Miss_S! :hi:

[stuntcat]

49. yay, animals rights on top

I'm not quite a militant either,
I also have a wild love for those who are!
*special secret handshake*

Welcom from another newbie.

[mike_c]

52. welcome to DU!

The Lounge? Shameless? Say it isn't so! :rofl: