Getting to Know You Thread

[texas ninja]

I'm from Texas. I'm 25 and I just graduated from college with a social work degree. However I am working at a Jack in the Box while I wait for my paperwork to work it's way through the underbelly of the Government.
 I have 2 guinea pigs named Spunky (I love Rocko's Modern Life) and Jake (Blues Brothers). I am also the only person under 45 who can cross stitch. I have the typical red hair/cajun temper that I try to control.

[Crazy Artist]

well

i am from the Midwest (boooooooring), i work at a bookstore, i am a huge reader, and i write alot, I draw a lot too (new artblog omg www.1337art.blogspot.com )

Uh lets see wut else....not much else rly. i'm kinda boring.

[Mystery Fish]

Where are you from?  The West Midlands in England, United Kingdom.
What is your job / what do you study?  I'm a high school student.
How old are you?  5328 days, 20 hours and 23 minutes.
Hobbies?  Origami, playing videogames, reading, watching anime, exploring, listening to music, playing music.
Family / pets?  2 parents, 2 step-parents, 2 brothers, 1 step-brother, 2 sisters, 1 step-sister.
Favorite web sites?  Book of Biff, RottenEggs, The Church of Gaming, Bebo... I honestly can't list 'em all here
Books / movies?  Books: The Prowlers series, the Adrian Mole series, The Dead Zone, The Shadow of the Minotaur, A Series of Unfortunate Events, the Artemis Fowl series.    Movies: Death Note 1 & 2, Full Metal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa, Flight Plan, Bruce Almighty... Not much of a film person, to be honest. And if I do watch a good film, I often forget what it's called >_<
Anything else you'd like to add?  Not really... Oh, I like pretty much any kind of music apart from R&B, Hip Hop, Rap and that kind of stuff. And I really like animals (but Mum won't let us keep any pets...).

[Green]

well

i am from the Midwest (boooooooring)...

I'm from Denver, and I resent that. Boring? How can an open plain of dead brown grass be boring? Tumble weeds? I almost wrecked my horseless carriage last time I saw one of those bumble past. And the rocky Mountains? Ah, so what if they're dry, cold hunks of slag in all save a few months, they've got elk. And mule deer! White-assed mule deer...

[Solid Snake]

Hi I'm a Metal Gear nerd as you can see.
Where i am from: California, near the bay area
My job/ study: I am a High school freshmen
Age: 13 (started school a year early)
Hobbies: Video Games, reading, drawing, talking into thin air, rolling on the ground... etc
Family: 2 parents (not gay or lesbian, i hope...) 2 grandparents, 4 uncles on my dad's side a few cousins on my dad's side, and I won't even get Started on my mom's side!!!
Fave web sites: Red vs Blue, Book of Biff, Bob and George, MGSTUS, VG cats, and alot more.
Books: Any book by R.A. Salvatore, and Halo, and thats it!
Movies: Forrest Gump (sp), Cast Away, Black Hawk Down, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and more!
Other: Not much....

[Mr. Pie]

Geography: Napa, California
I am unemployed
Age: 14
Hobbies: Anything having to do with pie (except for the barbaric act of pie-throwing), messing around on the Internet, playing video games,  making a webcomic called Geek Rebellion on Flickr, and playing around with those little cups that sound like bleating sheep when inverted
Family: I live with my mom, dad, and a dog named Sailor.
Favorite web sites: Yahoo, Google, Flickr, Rathergood, Weebls Stuff, b3ta, Doomworld, HBO, Bungie.net, IGN, GameSpy, MySpace, YouTube, and (more recently), The Book of Biff
Books: I anjoy sci-fi and fantasy
Movies: Sci-fi and Comedy

[Chris Hallbeck]

Welcome to the party Mr. Pie 

[Garrett]

Where are you from? Missouri
What is your job / what do you study? Unemployed(doing temp work occasionally). Last job was making wire bundles for Black Hawk helicopters for a couple months(I like to brag). Before that, I worked at Hobby Lobby for 6 years.
How old are you? 25(Texas Ninja, Chris, and I are the oldest here it seems)
Hobbies? Drawing, keeping up on the latest tech. Legos are cool too.
Family / pets? I live with my mom(neither of us have the resources yet to live on our own), and we have at least 3 stray cats and 3 kittens on our porch.
Favorite web sites? I visit several webcomics, mostly via rss feed. I also enjoy technology websites, and frequent LiveJournal.
Books / movies?(throwing in tv for completeness) Harry Potter is about the only book series I've bothered with in the past 10 years. Fav. movies include Lion King, Harry Potter(1-4, yet to see 5), Kung Pow, UHF, Lilo & Stitch. As for TV, Father Of The Pride is my current favorite, even if it was cancelled after maybe 2 episodes. Used to be a huge Animaniacs fan, but now that I have the DVD, I find my tastes have changed a little. Boston Legal is awesome, plus Star Trek: TNG. I don't watch much tv. Back when I had cable, I really loved Food Network, HGTV and Discovery Channel.
Other stuff? Well, there's my sig below...

[Solid Snake]

Geography: Napa, California
I am unemployed
Age: 14
Hobbies: Anything having to do with pie (except for the barbaric act of pie-throwing), messing around on the Internet, playing video games,  making a webcomic called Geek Rebellion on Flickr, and playing around with those little cups that sound like bleating sheep when inverted
Family: I live with my mom, dad, and a dog named Sailor.
Favorite web sites: Yahoo, Google, Flickr, Rathergood, Weebls Stuff, b3ta, Doomworld, HBO, Bungie.net, IGN, GameSpy, MySpace, YouTube, and (more recently), The Book of Biff
Books: I anjoy sci-fi and fantasy
Movies: Sci-fi and Comedy

FRIEND I KNOW YOU!!!!

[Amanda]

yay! i'm glad more people are responding to this. i love to know more about who is hanging out here.

[Mystery Fish]

Would it be possible to get this thread stickied? Just so that any new people don't miss out on the chance to open their souls to us, and allow the feeding of life to commence - err, I mean, the chance to let us know a bit more about them?
>_>

[Chris Hallbeck]

Would it be possible to get this thread stickied? Just so that any new people don't miss out on the chance to open their souls to us, and allow the feeding of life to commence - err, I mean, the chance to let us know a bit more about them?
>_>

As if by magic...

[Synchro]

Haha, sure, I'll bite.

My name's Rachel. I'm from Sonoma County California (suspiciously close to the Bay Area and Napa Valley forum goers who have posted so before me).
I have worked at various things, but currently I am the assistant manager of a deli. I'd have to say my favorite job is house-sitting, and the most fun job I've ever had is working at an anime kiosk.
I'm 22, and I love drawing, watching cartoons and anime, reading comics, playing video games, hiking, biking (when my legs will let me), and animals. I also enjoy picking up recycling, and bugging other people to recycle. Travel is very fun, and I would like to go back to Europe sometime. Perhaps Switzerland (even though I don't like skiing) or England if I can manage it.
My parents are, thankfully, still together (nearly all of my friends are from broken families), and I have an older brother who I'm pretty sure would rather steal my wallet than give me a hug. ...Maybe not, but you know. I have three cats... and a neighbors cat who has adopted my home. One of my cats thinks I'm his mom. He also thinks he's a dog. I used to have two dogs, but they both died after about seventeen years... I also have six stick bugs.
My favorite movie is Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I also like Memento. My major of study is art, but I'm going to take a hiatus from classes this coming semester.
I'm not particularly sure I have any 'favorite' websites... I certainly enjoy the Yugioh Abridged series by Little Kuriboh, as well as several online comics outlined in another thread.
I would like to make my own manga styled comic book. Other than that I just do silly stuff for fun. 

[Chris Hallbeck]

Stick bugs are cool. I saw one for the first time last year. I guess they aren't very common around here.

[Synchro]

Yea, I'm not sure how common they are either. All I know is that when I tell people I have stick bugs, the first thing 40% of them will ask is, 'What's a stick bug?' I have two different types, too. The generic long smooth bodied ones, and two Australian variety who are disguised more like a cluster of dead leaves than sticks.

[Chris Hallbeck]

Do they have names?

[Synchro]

Truthfully they used to, but that's when they were babies and had distinguishing features... now they pretty much all well look alike to me and are the same size. maybe I'm just a terrible mother.

Now, if they had picked up my hobby of hat collecting and all wore a silly hat...

[Mystery Fish]

Yugioh the Abridged Series is awesome, too bad he stopped making it 

[Synchro]

No he didn't, YouTube was just giving him a heck of a time putting anything out, so he's moved to DailyMotion and set up his own website.

Check here and also here.

[Mystery Fish]

*Grateful glomp*

[Synchro]

LOL, no problem. 

[Jimbob!]

Where are you from? Nottingham, UK
What is your job / what do you study? I dont have a job currently, but i have a few interviews lined up
How old are you? 20
Hobbies? not really, other than the nerdy computer games and internet surfing ones
Family / pets? 1 sister, 3 cats. i prefer the cats
Favorite web sites? none really, trying to steer clear of too much myspace
Books / movies?   
Everything, Torture Garden, Eye of the Tiger, 1984, Going Postal and other Discworlds, Hitchikers, The Outsider, The Bell Jar, starting to read more Steven King stuff
   
Thunderbolt!, Ten Things i Hate about you, About a Boy, Apocalypse Now, Rat Race, Rumble Fish, The Breakfast Club, Quadrophenia.

thats pretty much it 

[Chris Hallbeck]

I really like the breakfast club but it's torture watching it on tv with all the bad words edited out.

[Amanda]

I really like the breakfast club but it's torture watching it on tv with all the bad words edited out.

Worst edited for tv movie ever!!!

[Jimbob!]

heheh the one i watched on tv was swears galore

[Awarrie]

hm...I'm very new here I guess...

Where are you from?  Sweden
What is your job / what do you study? Currently unemployed >.<
How old are you? 19 soon
Hobbies? Read Webcomics, Play WoW, etc
Family / pets? Mother, Father, Cat, 2 turtles, 1 rabbit, 1 poltaap (younger brother)
Favorite web sites? eh.... too many to mention here
Books / movies? anything by Terry Pratchett... and lots of other books, favourite movie is Shrek 1 and 2  ... I guess I just don't watch that many ^_^;

[Chris Hallbeck]

Hey welcome to the board! I have 2 book orders from Sweden... were any of them you?

[Shy]

Where are you from? The good ol' state of Iowa

What is your job / what do you study? I am going to be a junior in college. I'm majoring in theatre.

How old are you? 20

Hobbies? Reading, writing, surfing the Net, RP'ing, hangin' out with my boy....erm...cooking...

Family / pets? Mom and Dad, little brother, and a cockatiel

Favorite web sites? Santharia, Gaia and various other sites.

Books / movies? LOTR, HP, Redwall, Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Real Mother Goose, Star Wars, The Hobbit, Pirates of the Carribbean, etc, etc, etc.

[Amanda]

Yay, welcome new members!

[Ninja Bob]

I can't remember, have I posted my info yet?