Who are you?

precious williams

I'd like to get to know you better

What are the two most important things in your life?
What do you do for a living?
Where in Brooklyn do you live?
Where did you grow up?
Why do you live in Brooklyn?


Here are my answers
Two most important things in my life are Jamaican food and Pitbulls
I'm a writer
I live in North Slope
I grew up in the English countryside
I live in BK so that I can get a renovated 1-bed with study for just under $2k - and because I just love Brooklyn!

apollonia666

Okay, I'll bite...

What are the two most important things in your life?
My friends and my work

What do you do for a living?
Public education work for an LGBT/HIV civil rights nonprofit

Where in Brooklyn do you live?
Crown Heights

Where did you grow up?
Hot Springs, Arkansas

Why do you live in Brooklyn?
It's affordable (mostly/usually), diverse, not a bad commute, and full of great people and places and food and things to do. I can't put my finger on any one thing, but I *love* Brooklyn and feel more at home here than anywhere else I've ever lived.

miss violet

What are the two most important things in your life? my husband and art.

What do you do for a living? i'm an artist.

Where in Brooklyn do you live? flatlands, near marine park.

Where did you grow up? east new york.

Why do you live in Brooklyn? it's always been my home, but if i ever forget why i love it i'll only need a few hours outside of it in any direction to refresh my memory.

shishkab

miss violet wrote: Why do you live in Brooklyn? it's always been my home, but if i ever forget why i love it i'll only need a few hours outside of it in any direction to refresh my memory.

that's lovely. seriously.

miss violet

shishkab wrote: [quote=miss violet]Why do you live in Brooklyn? it's always been my home, but if i ever forget why i love it i'll only need a few hours outside of it in any direction to refresh my memory.

that's lovely. seriously.

aww..thanks.

erikka

A Brooklynite of ten years and running, originally from Minneapolis. A corporate cog who finally had enough and now attends nursing school part time. A compulsive knitter in the winter, looking forward to nights of netflix, needles and bourbon. I've been in the slope since March and I'm still in search of defaults--take out joints, bars, etc...

whyfi

Welcome, erikka - yet another Minnesotan added to the fold!

street shooter

What are the two most important things in your life?

Vodka & photography, although not together.

What do you do for a living?

I'm an MRI Technologist.

Where in Brooklyn do you live?

Gowanus and lovin it.

Where did you grow up?

Bensonhurst Brooklyn for 28 yrs. I moved to Westchester for 4 yrs and it never felt like home so I moved back. Brooklyn is a unique place. Is does something to you.

Why do you live in Brooklyn?

I'm a lover of chaos. It's either a truck passing by, a bus screeching, the clunking of a slow train passing or a drunk teenager kicking the crap out of someone outside my window. It just comforts me like a warm hug. I find silence to be deafening.

union jac

What are the two most important things in your life?
Music, Alcoholic Beverages and Travelling (I know that's 3 but I couldn't decide)

What do you do for a living?
Whatever pays the rent. At the moment, marketing.

Where in Brooklyn do you live?
Union St, on the best block in the neighborhood!

Where did you grow up?
North of England

Why do you live in Brooklyn?
Because a kindred spirit at work suggested it when my company put me on the Upper West Side and I hated it!

quijibo

Subject: Re: Who are you?

Precious Williams wrote: Here are my answers
Two most important things in my life are Jamaican food and Pitbulls

wait. i'm confused. i thought from the pit bull thread that you're afraid of pit bulls... :-s

shishkab

Subject: Re: Who are you?

quijibo wrote: wait. i'm confused. i thought from the pit bull thread that you're afraid of pit bulls... :-s

based on Precious' new avatar, i'd venture a guess that she was either making a joke , or means that pitbulls are an important part of her life in the NEGATIVE sense :evil: . based on other recent threads of guns and violence --whether real or imagined -- on some of the other boards seems to suggest negativity is also of great importance around these parts in general...

she's a min-pin gal, not a particular fan of pitbulls, Q. ...(sigh)... i don't think Kika (yours) or Lilith (mine) will be invited to Precious' house for tea and crumpets anytime soon.

precious williams

Subject: Re: Who are you?

shishkab wrote: [quote=quijibo]wait. i'm confused. i thought from the pit bull thread that you're afraid of pit bulls... :-s

based on Precious' new avatar, i'd venture a guess that she was either making a joke , or means that pitbulls are an important part of her life in the NEGATIVE sense :evil: . based on other recent threads of guns and violence --whether real or imagined -- on some of the other boards seems to suggest negativity is also of great importance around these parts in general...

she's a min-pin gal, not a particular fan of pitbulls, Q. ...(sigh)... i don't think Kika (yours) or Lilith (mine) will be invited to Precious' house for tea and crumpets anytime soon.

I was just joking. However I am actually keen to get over my, perhaps unfounded, fear of pitbulls. I'd actually love to meet your dogs. I'm not sure how interested they'd be in a cup of tea though, LOL

quijibo

Subject: Re: Who are you?

Precious Williams wrote: I was just joking. However I am actually keen to get over my, perhaps unfounded, fear of pitbulls. I'd actually love to meet your dogs. I'm not sure how interested they'd be in a cup of tea though, LOL

come out to the long meadow any saturday or sunday morning before 9am
it's a sea of dogs. pits too. and bring your tea

precious williams

Subject: Re: Who are you?

quijibo wrote: [quote=Precious Williams]I was just joking. However I am actually keen to get over my, perhaps unfounded, fear of pitbulls. I'd actually love to meet your dogs. I'm not sure how interested they'd be in a cup of tea though, LOL

come out to the long meadow any saturday or sunday morning before 9am
it's a sea of dogs. pits too. and bring your tea :)OK, so the thought of multiples pitbulls running offleash is a teeny bit scary to me. That would be like throwing myself in at the deep end.

quijibo

Subject: Re: Who are you?

Precious Williams wrote: OK, so the thought of multiples pitbulls running offleash is a teeny bit scary to me. That would be like throwing myself in at the deep end.

oh come on. face your fears.
the worst that'll happen to you is you'll get your leg peed on.

shishkab

Subject: Re: Who are you?

quijibo wrote: [quote=Precious Williams]OK, so the thought of multiples pitbulls running offleash is a teeny bit scary to me. That would be like throwing myself in at the deep end.

oh come on. face your fears.
the worst that'll happen to you is you'll get your leg peed on.

no, no, Q. not fair. well, it's true, Precious -- probably pee is the worst thing you have to worry about. but Q, Precious has stated in another thread that she is nervous around big dogs (not just pits, but big pups in general). i commend her ENORMOUSLY for wanting to face a big fear, but i don't think facing hundreds of willy-nilly big pooches is the right approach.

tell you what... i am in the process of getting over an illness, but in the near future (let's say on a monday or friday, your choice) let's make a date to meet in the park. i will bring my two dogs, Q will bring his Kika, we promise to keep them ON-LEAD, and the three of us will just chill. Precious brings the tea (but not the min-pin this time, cuz we don't want to frighten the little one, too).

Whaddaya say, P? Q?

precious williams

Subject: Re: Who are you?

shishkab wrote: [quote=quijibo][quote=Precious Williams]OK, so the thought of multiples pitbulls running offleash is a teeny bit scary to me. That would be like throwing myself in at the deep end.

oh come on. face your fears.
the worst that'll happen to you is you'll get your leg peed on.

no, no, Q. not fair. well, it's true, Precious -- probably pee is the worst thing you have to worry about. but Q, Precious has stated in another thread that she is nervous around big dogs (not just pits, but big pups in general). i commend her ENORMOUSLY for wanting to face a big fear, but i don't think facing hundreds of willy-nilly big pooches is the right approach.

tell you what... i am in the process of getting over an illness, but in the near future (let's say on a monday or friday, your choice) let's make a date to meet in the park. i will bring my two dogs, Q will bring his Kika, we promise to keep them ON-LEAD, and the three of us will just chill. Precious brings the tea (but not the min-pin this time, cuz we don't want to frighten the little one, too).

Whaddaya say, P? Q?

Its a date. Let me know when you are feeling better.

quijibo

Subject: Re: Who are you?

Precious Williams wrote: Its a date. Let me know when you are feeling better.

ok. i'm game. but i warn you. my kika will roll her back onto the ground.
wriggle her butt and insist that you give her a belly rub.
you have been warned

i'd prefer a weekend day tho'...

8thandprez

What are the two most important things in your life?
My family and olive oil

What do you do for a living?
I am an urban designer.

Where in Brooklyn do you live?
The name says it all.

Where did you grow up?
Ft Lauderdale, FL

Why do you live in Brooklyn?
It's the perfect balance between urban and wilderness

seven24

2 important: Family & my Mets

do 4 living: Nanny/student

I live and love in Park Slope, My grandfather moved here in the mid' 60's
and I live in the same building he lived and died in.
I was born in Methodist, went to P.S.107, 88's and when my mom died I inherited her apartment and her rent control.
I've lived in Queens, Manhattan and Puerto Rico
and I will live in park slope till the day I retire and move to P.R.
No matter what hood I'm in at the moment, be it the Bx, Harlem or S.I.
I represent Park Slope HARD!

laura

Two most important things: my boyfriend and my cats (ok, there's 3 of them, but)

What I do for a living: freelance book indexer

Where in Brooklyn: Park Slope, since 1992

Where I grew up: Dee-troit Motor City

Why I live in Brooklyn: I actually didn't want to at first ... I moved to Manhattan in 1985 and was one of those awful people who didn't even want to visit friends in Brooklyn - then I found myself unable to find a place in the city I could afford. It's funny the way the best things happen sometimes.

I could try to list reasons for living here (diversity, history, etc., a decided unMichigan-ness), but it's easier to just say I love it and it's my home. I even have a 'Brooklyn' t-shirt, and I don't normally wear stuff like that.

leeho

What are the two most important things in your life?

My wife and dog.

What do you do for a living?

I teach at CUNY-LaGuardia Community College

Where in Brooklyn do you live?

Crown Heights

Where did you grow up?

Shittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home of Iron City Lite and footbal meatheads, chipped ham and ridiculous accents.

Why do you live in Brooklyn?
Was going to Temple. My best friend was from Park slope and he took me to O'Connor's in 1993. At that point I knew that Brooklyn would be my home. I've been here since 97' and can't imagine living anywhere else in the U.S. I keep saying I'll leave the borough, but really can't get myself to do so. I dream of living in Coney Island someday when I wouldn't have to commute so far. Maybe I should get a job at Kingsborough.

:idea:

anotherdayinbkln

What are the two most important things in your life?
my dog Aki, and my future

What do you do for a living?
I can't answer that yet, but for now I'm a waitress at a midtown Japanese restaurant

Where in Brooklyn do you live?
Prospect Park/Crown Heights border (washington av between Eastern Pkwy and Empire)

Where did you grow up?
Chicago, IL

Why do you live in Brooklyn?
Graduated university this past summer so decided to move in with my boyfriend while looking for a job in my field (Japanese studies was my major) and possibly grad school. Also, I feel like Brooklyn is a lot like Chicago (only dirtier)