Tell us about yourself!

harmnone and the like made me want to start this up

so tell us about yourself... The player behind the character\the person behind the posting

[HarmNone]

Yes, please! It is good to get to know the people behind the posts. There may be some who do not wish to share, however. That is certainly an option! ;)

HarmNone, the ever-curious

[HarmNone]

Gee, Edine. Since everyone else is so reticent, perhaps you might get things started by telling us all about the wonders that are you! :cool:

HarmNone

[GOD]

Eh, sure.

I'm 21, male, i'm from the 702, Las Vegas, NV for those who dont know that i reprezent where i'm from by my area code not the name of the place...any wayz, i've lived all over the US, including but not limited too, just outside of boston (with some good friends of mine who also post on these boards ::glances at Weedmage Princess and Zanagodly "Whats up you two?"::), i've lived in Detroit, Washington, Florida and many others, i've been to every state that touches the US Border..., i'm into computer programming, network administration, and other computer realted stuff, i'm living in Montego Bay, Jamaica right now, learning how to set up satellite systems with my Uncle who lives here, plus i devolp the Multi Media channels for the TV System in the Ritz-Carlton, Rose Hall, Jamaica. When i come back to the states i was thinking of joining the air force so i can have them pay for my further education in computer programming and network administration...well thats what i can think of now...i'm sure theres more but you know where your mind is when your at work...

-John

[Edited on 12-13-2003 by GOD]

[Bestatte]

A lot of it I've included in other posts, but here's me in the Reader's Digest version:

A bull-bull (taurus, born in the Year of the Bull, 1961). Born in New Haven, raised in Hamden CT, which is the burbs of New Haven. Stuttered as a kid, but it turned out I just read too fast and couldn't read out loud to catch up with my eyes. I stopped reading out loud and the stuttering cleared up real nice. Was the kid every bully loved to pick on, and Dad the Nerd and Mom the Kindergarten Teacher didn't help.

Made it into High School where I discovered sex drugs rock-n-roll, tried to be a "bad girl" but failed miserably. Was suspended only once, because I drove to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription for mom at lunchtime, and got hit by a speeding car. They had to set precidence about leaving school property during school hours so I got 3 days off as a result. Totalled dad's car, no injuries.

Graduated High School with honors, went on to Emerson College in Boston. Did great there, mostly A's, but spent too much time partying and not enough time putting together a portfolio. After graduation I couldn't get a job in my field (Print Journalism) so I said screw it and took whatever job was available. I've been doing exactly that ever since.

During college I was a street musician, hanging out - once again - with people your parents fear most. Criminals, drug addicts, bums, homeless people, insane people who didn't qualify to live in institutions but couldn't live productively outside them..the usual sub-culture types. Did a lot of drugs, mostly LSD and cocaine, plus a lot of alcohol. Eventually got bored with LSD, quit that. Realized there wasn't enough coke in the world to satisfy my wants, so quit that because it was pointless and a waste of money. Weeded out the alcohols that would make me sick, resulting in my current ability to drink only one glass of wine, or 2 pina coladas in any given night. Well and maybe a couple shots of tequila once ever 3 years just for kicks. I was a lousy drunk. I'm lucky I realized it before I became an alcoholic.

I continued educating myself through taking courses at community colleges and trade schools and mail-order, and have a half dozen certifications in as many different subjects. I'm also around 5 credits short of a master's degree, but I have no ambition so I don't bother going for it.

After risking AIDs and who know what other nasty things by having sex just for the sake of sex with whoever looked good naked for many years, I finally settled down and married Joe, who my parents call Saint Joe, because he puts up with me. I tend to share their opinion of him most of the time.

We have a house on a 1/4 acre of land in one of the nicer suburbs of New Haven County, and a cat named Sinchilla, or Sinchi, who we fondly refer to as "Fatbelly" or "Whacko Nut Cat."

Oh and I don't REALLY eat my young. I got my tubes tied instead. I really don't like kids all that much, though they seem to love me. My sister's step-kids say I'm their favorite Auntie. Drives me up a wall, but what can ya do? I treat them nice because being a favorite Auntie is a responsibility, and I take my responsibilities seriously. I just wish they'd hurry up and grow up to be real people and stop being little cartoon weezils already. I am -not- looking forward to their years of puberty <shudder>

[GOD]

Eh, that was way better than my explination of myself...

-John

[HarmNone]

Originally posted by GOD
Eh, that was way better than my explination of myself...

-John

Oh, I dunno, John. I rather enjoyed reading about you! :)

HarmNone thinks John leads a pretty interesting life

[Drew2]

"My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low-grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a 15 year old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink, he would make outrageous claims, like he invented the question mark. Sometimes, he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy - the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical: summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring, we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent, I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds. Pretty standard, really."

Hahaaaa

Ok no really.

I'm Drew. Born Andrew Daniel Cantu. I wish I had a cool name but I don't. I'm an Aries because they pwn (3/30/85). I've lived in the Houston Area my whole life, mostly. My sister was born in 88, my parents divorced in 89 or 90. My mother remarried to Satan. No, really. They were married about 9 years or so before she realized she had married Satan and divorced him and set us free. I moved around a lot, always stayed in the Houston area... but it was still hard for me to keep friends. I lived with my father in Mississippi for a while but I discovered his drug problem and they shipped me back to Houston. That was grand. In HS I didn't do much except coast through. I was in band but yeah that was great. I quit sophomore year. I can play the trumpet though, woot. I've worked at Subway, Target, and a small computer company, in that order. I'm currently attending University of Texas at San Antonio and majoring in Electrical Engineering with Computer Engineering concentration.

I'm only 18, I'm not old like everyone else, so this is a lot shorter than most. so just deal with it!

[HarmNone]

Heh. There for a moment I thought Tayre was Austin Powers' Dr. Evil! :D

HarmNone

[Myrianna]

Lessee... I'm 23, married, stuck in a real estate secretary position (which I hate... alot... I think I'm putting in my two weeks like... Monday...) Anyhow, I was a straight A student in highschool, until I discovered that no matter what I did wouldn't be enough for my parents to get off my case, so, I almost failed out of my senior year. I went to college for two semesters, I spent the first one somewhere between drunk and hungover, and the second with mono and a boyfriend... I don't recommend being either of what I was all of first semester, and I don't recommend having either of what I had through second. I stopped going to college after that, and sometimes I kick myself for it, and other times I realize I wasn't ready for it and I'm not motivated for it now. As I said, I'm currently married, which has been one of the greatest trips of my life, it's wonderful to go to sleep at night and know that there's nowhere you'd rather be, and no one you'd rather be with. I hate the fact that I'm getting older (no, 23 isn't old, but you get older after that... ) because when you're younger, life has no limits, and when you're older, you impose limits on yourself, and it sucks. I drink alcohol, I smoke, I drink coffee, I am a video game addict... I don't exercise... at all, ever... I'm a Jersey Girl, and my mom hates it, cause I was born in Mass, and she wanted a New England girl... My mother left my father because he was abusive and insane... and because he said (while my mother was pregnant) that if she had a daughter (which she did, cause um, i'm a girl) that she was cheating on him... which she wasnt... She's since remarried and I work for my stepfather, who I call my dad, cause... well, he was the one that was there for me... (he's also the one I work for, so he's not gonna like me much on Monday if I tell him I really am quitting)... I have a brother and sister, 10 and 8 respectively, on my mothers side, and two brothers 30 something and 18 on my fathers side... I haven't met the oldest. My father killed himself when I was like 10, before I met him... which is part of the reason I don't know my oldest brother... Um... I was a rocky horror freak... I'm sure if I was still 18, I'd still be one... I ... am typically a very emotional person, even when I can rationally tell I'm overreacting, I can't stop myself from doing it. When I was in college, I told everyone my name was Sin... short for cinnamon (cause my mother almost named me cinnamon, and I thought it would be a fun name to have) and they all believed me... I am not very good at following one train of thought or telling anything in sequence, in case we couldn't tell already. Ok, yeah, I'm sooo missing alot there, but that's good enough I think.

[GOD]

Thanks HarmNone.

-John

[Artha]

16. Born 8/20/87. Grew up in the suburbs of Richmond, Va. I played baseball for like...3 years, until I realised it was a hassle and sucked. Found GS on AOL in 97 or 98 because of my brother and have played on and off (mostly on) since then. Currently going to the Appomatox Regional Governor's School for Arts and Technology (www.args.k12.va.us), enrolled in the Tech program (though I do try to keep art classes).

[Brat8525]

The names Tara, I am 36 born and raised in Ontario Canada. I have had horses and dogs all of my life, training and raising them has been my hobby for about 20 years now.

I have 2 kids Brittany who is 4 and Ryan who is 2, they are my little wonderful bundles of future. I am standoffish by nature, and some think I am cold, but I am not I am just very cautious about who I allow in my life.

My family still lives in Canada, I live in Texas. I am starting school again in January and really excited about it. I grew up in a little town of about 800 people. My mom owned a pizza shop there and everyone knew us, no getting away with anything as a kid!

I love football, go CowBoys! I hunt and am a south paw, odd considering I write with my right hand, go figure. I think that pretty much somes up who I am, sorry it was boring ;o)

Tara

My mind is like lightning, one brillant flash and it's gone.

[SpunGirl]

I was born in Flagstaff, Arizona and went to school there kindergarten through college. I worked for Parks and Recreation, ColdStone Creamery, a non-profit called Citizens Against Substance Abuse and for the last three years of college, for Forest Highlands Golf Club.

I graduated from Northern Arizona University in May in BA in Sociology. I met Jake in college and we dated for the last 2 1/2 years or so and then got married on July 18th at Forest Highlands.

We moved to Las Vegas because the school district here is growing uber-fast, and he's a teacher. He got a job and I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what the hell I wanted to do.

Someone suggested I get into surveillance and I finally landed a job (it's not easy with no casino experience whatsoever) but the casino I'm working at now took me on as a trainee so that's what I'm doing right now. You're considered a trainee for an entire year before you're allowed to take the agent's exam. I'm busy learning about where all the cameras are and how to work them, which is the easy part. Next comes all the games, some of which I have to learn to play before I can learn how to cheat them. I'm also learning how to count cards, because I'm expected to be able to tell whem someone else is doing it.

Jake and I are going to wait for six or seven years before we have kids, because the mere idea of it is enough to scare the hell out of me.

We have three cats - an orange tabby named Challulah (like the sauce), a calico named PJ (short for pijamas) and a siamese named Turbo. My dog, Pepper, is at home with my parents in Flagstaff. I've had her since I was ten, so she's never left that house and now she's really old.

That's about it.

-K

[HarmNone]

Not boring at all, Tara; but a bit of insight into who you are. You, too, sound as though you have lived an interesting life, and going back to school is a commendable endeavor! :D

HarmNone is impressed

[Miss X]

bah, I just re-read my post and it sounded so depressing. Honestly, I'm a happy bubbly person and Ive had some amazing times. I guess the bad times always seem more significant because they have the most effect.
Vic

[SpunGirl]

You've certainly had an interesting life!

My friend Ash has OCD as well - he's also uber-superstitious. He won't listen to track 13 on a CD, set his volume to level 13, stay on the 13th floor - stuff like that. We rib him a little for it, but it's not that big of a deal (as you seem to understand).

Thanks for sharing with us!

-K

[Vixen]

Okay, heres the short short version of me.
Since those of you that know know me, know that no one wants to know all that crap.

I'm 24, a Leo (Aug 19)
I have red hair and green eyes
I just moved from just north of Boston to mayberry
(also known as North Carolina)
I got married when I was 20 to someone I met via GS
(crazy aint it!!!) And even though we had never had a relationship in GS, we hit it off in person. (And hes the best ever)

We have no kids, as medical reasons keep me from pursuing that route.

I started school to become a teacher. Took time off for money reasons, recently starting back up. So hopefully I will finish that soon.
I will also be kidnapping My Evelith to move here with me. That is all.

Wow I sound boring without all the exciting stuff thrown in. ;)

[Edited on 12-14-2003 by Vixen]

[peam]

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times... On July 5th, 1983, my parents were blessed with a 9lb 8oz baby boy.

Thee years later, they divorced.

I'm still lucky enough to have all my grandparents, and I even have a weird setup on my Mother's side.

When my Mom was little, her real Mother and Father divorced and decided to give the kids (two girls, two boys, my mom included) up for adoption to what is technically my great-aunt and great-uncle, but I consider them grandparents. Years later, my biological grandparents divorced and my biological grandfather stepped back in the picture, so I have two grandfathers on that side of the family. Kind of neat. The other side of the family is the 'normal' family.

I've two half-sisters, Jeri and Jessica, who are products of my Mom and husband. They're 11 and 14.

I lived and grew up in Covington/Alleghany County VA, excluding one summer spent in Roanoke, for twenty years. This August, I moved to Radford for college.

I played football for two years in high-school, making varsity during my 9th grade year. If I would have stuck with the sport, I'd be playing at a college level right now.

I'm a slack student. I do what I have to do to get by and nothing more. Not a great policy, but I've graduated high school and I have an A.A.S. in General Studies. Everything seemed good until I transferred to Radford U. It's kicking my ass this semester, and I'm going to end up on academic probation, at the least. Guess I'll have to buckle down next semester. I'm a business major, by the way. I haven't decided if I want to focus in finance or accounting yet, though.

Musically, I tend to lurk in the underground. Back around 2-3 years ago, some friends and I had a hardcore band called The Dead Hate The Living. We managed to rile up a pretty solid regional following. I still see stickers/tshirts around sometimes. It's quite the ego stroker. Everyone should be in a band once in their life.

Spiritually, I'm lost. I believe there's probably something out there, but if it knows we exists or cares about us is another question. I've yet to run across a belief systems that fits me, so hrmph.

I'm socially awkward and paranoid. I believe I inherited these traits from my father. I can't stand large crowds, if I'm not with a friend. My real life persona is quite different from my board persona, outwardly anyways.

Good enough?

[Silleck]

My name is Brandon
I'm 22, b-day oct 27th 1981
I got brown hair, and eyes
i'm like 6'1" about 160 to 170
I live in Colorado
I'm currently engaged to a princess named Marissa.
I'm currently working for armored transport, also do tech support and web page designing
Full time college student
In the near future I'm going to finish my cisco testings and start banking it!
MY parents divorced when i was 4, Been living back and forth with them, mostly with my mother.
I have an elder brother who's 26
he has the cutest kid named joshua
I currently Live with Marissa in Colorado
She's a great person, always in the kitchen where women belong! j/k
That's my boring life.

Wheres the strippers?

[Silleck]

Laughing at your drooling ass.

[Silleck]

IN the picture thread, Naela is a stripper, so fuck off, and don't disrespect my friends.

actually an ex stripper she quit a few weeks ago.

[Edited on 12-14-2003 by Silleck]

[Betheny]

This post is deleted.

You can thank Stray.

[Edited on 12-15-2003 by Maimara]

[Snapp]

Mine is probably a bit boring, but here you go. I'm 23.. born in PA, where shortly after I moved to Delaware. Grew up in a pretty heathy family atmosphere.. my parents never divorced.. although both had children from previous marriages.

In high school I did basically what I had to.. wasn't very talkative and was friendly to everyone, but I wouldnt consider any of them friends. Mostly because I was pretty much "discovering" myself as far as sexuality, and high school was way too immature to accept homosexuals.

After high school, I went to UD where I attended for 2 and some change semesters. Along with the death of my father, and the end of my first serious relationship, I decided that college wasn't for me at this time, and decided to work full-time at the job I'd had since I was 15. Now, I'm a manager of a drug store and very happily involved with the guy of my dreams. ;)

[HarmNone]

What interesting stories you all have to tell of yourselves! I, for one, am delighting in this thread. It puts a "face", of a sort, on the names I have come to know. Thanks, all of you for being who you are! :D

HarmNone, whose curiosity is enjoying being sated

[Edaarin]

My name is Pedro, I'm a 45 year old overweight Mexican immigrant who prowls Gemstone looking for virtual poon.

Seriously, I'm a college student. I have the same birthday as Silleck apparently. I'll wait for someone to add a racial joke here.

I'm 19 and majoring in Economics, hoping to go to UVa's McIntire School of Commerce next year. Came to America when I was about 2. I didn't learn to speak English until I was 5, because my parents didn't speak it at home and I wasn't enrolled in ESL or anything. My parents still don't speak English, and I forgot how to speak Vietnamese, so there's the "interesting" part of my life.

I also haven't had a cigarette in over a month.

[Silleck]

Its really odd, most of the people i've met, they have a b-day in october.

[theotherjohn]

Originally posted by Silleck
Its really odd, most of the people i've met, they have a b-day in october.

my day that marks another year closer to death is october 20th

[Ilvane]

I'm Angela, born September 13, (I'm a Virgo with a Leo Moon)from south of Boston. I have a younger sister and my mom left of my immediate family, no grandparents and my dad who passed away this past year.

I'm single, and have never really come too close to marriage, mainly because I have never found someone to spend the rest of my life with that I was in love with and vice versa..(well, with the exception of one, but alas it was not meant to be).

After I graduated high school at 17, I went to community college for Music where I graduated with a 4.0 and then got a full scholarship to B.U. as an opera student. I went about a year at B.U. and wound up getting some money to go the New England Conservatory, where I took mostly voice lessons and staging classes. Just short of graduating from there, I got a job working singing for a small opera company on Cape Cod. From there, I would up going to New York for some time, working on an Opera called the Marriage of Figaro, and then going into a touring company singing in the Phantom of the Opera. About a year into this, my mother got sick, and I came back home.

I went to work soon after I got home, mostly doing retail jobs and the like, and not singing a whole lot. I wound up moving to a small apartment near home, and worked to keep things going until eventually I wound up moving to a house in my home town, and then eventually moving back home again. Sadly enough I'm still there..heh.

The good news is I'm singing in opera competitions again, and getting myself out there. I've done a few commercials locally, and am also in a Blues band with some people from my work. I also during this time managed to go back to school and get a degree in psychology. I work for a health care company here in MA. I also am still working on enough songs for a total CD I can try to sell to the record companies.

I'm also a karaoke queen! :snicker:

Phew..that's enough.

-Angela

[Edited on 12-14-2003 by Ilvane]

[Hips]

For those of you who don’t know my real name by now… I’m Jessa, or Jessica Lynn as my father calls me when he’s pissed… heh. I was supposed to be born on December 24th, but my mother didn’t want to have a child born that close to Christmas… so she chose to have me two weeks early, on December 10th, 1985. I would have been a Capricorn, but instead I’m a Sagittarius. My parents celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary earlier this year in June, on my half-birthday.

I have an older brother named Will (William John) who turned 25 in August, and I had a younger brother named Drew (Andrew James). When I was 10 and he was 6, he was hit by a car and was killed.

I don’t remember much of my middle school years, which I’m thankful for. It was hard enough to have to deal with my younger brother’s death, and the asshole classmates that I had didn’t make it any easier.

High school wasn’t that much better than middle school. It was full of needless drama and most people there seemed to live on rumors and gossip. I did meet a few people that I could connect with, though. I still hang out with them to this day.

College… is interesting? I turned 18 three days ago. I’m technically a sophomore at the University of Delaware, because I have enough credits, but this is my first actual year here so I say I’m a frosh. I’m currently majoring in European History and am picking up minors in East Asian Studies and Medieval Studies, though I think I might switch to a double major with East Asian Studies.

Yeah… that’s me.

[Edited on 12-14-2003 by GS3 Michiko]

[Snapp]

Very interesting Ilvane! Is your CD going to be opera or blues?

[Bestatte]

Oooh Marriage of Figaro, one of my favorites! Italian and German operas are my favorites. I guess I could've added a little more to my blurb but it was already too long. I was brought up with a ton of culture. Box seats at the Met, Ballet, the Symphony, and the usual middle-class kid stuff like ballet lessons, skating lessons, piano lessons, etc. Did 3 years viola lessons, that was a lot of fun.

In any case, it's awesome on the renewed success with your vocation Angela and I hope to see you at the Met soon!

[GSLeloo]

Ok well..

I'm 18 years old and I was born and raised in a small town in Bergen County, NJ.
I was born September 12th 1985 in Valley Hospital and had a really bad birth. Apparently the doctors were ignoring my mother and I should've been delivered but they told her not to push so my lungs filled with liquid and on the monitor my heart stopped beating. But obviously I'm here today! I just got like asthmatic bronchitis from it.

I have no religion because neither parent took us to church. My father followed more Buddhist beliefs (we have statues of Buddha in our living room) and my mom is a protestant.

I grew up playing tag and doing plays with my best friend till she moved and left me alone in like second grade. So then I more became a loner I guess, read books and played video games (we didn't have a computer back then).

So yeah... got a new group of friends, went to the mall... never really had a best friend after mine moved away. I still preferred books to people (as horrible as that is).

What else...

Got smart in 7th grade and was on the honor roll for nearly every year. I wanted to be a marine biologist and then a zoologist and then a vet and then a psychiatrist... not sure what I want to be now.

I'll be graduation June 17th, going to prom June 4th... and then attending college. That's about it.

[GSLeloo]

Oh yeah, my parents are still together. My father was a hippy(hippie?) and attended woodstock.. my mom was a bit younger bit still one. My dad paints houses and wallpapers and my mom is a nurse's aid working the 11PM to 7AM shift at a place for mentally handicap children. I have a brother too...

We have a zoo for a house. Used to have 3 birds, fish, two snakes, a dog, two cats, a rat, and a ferret... plus we had lizards and frogs. Now we have 1 bird, 1 dog, fish, a ferret and a rat.

[Ilvane]

The CD is mostly just blues/jazz-ish, with a touch of french art songs(a touch of classical, basically)

I write a lot of music, I don't know what it would be classified as. Sometimes blues, sometimes classical, some times folk.

I've written a short symphony (it was for a college class) and a few pieces with oboe, cello and piano, but that's about all for classical.

-A

[Edited on 12-14-2003 by Ilvane]

[Vixen]

Angela has a WONDERFUL voice. wonderful. Actually one of my favorite happy memories involves Angela, a car, the Big E, and the coconut song. Decidedly not classical. But damn was it fun.

[Myshel]

My name is Debi. I'm also an October baby, the 15th, as is my daughter who was born on the 10th. I've been married for 24 years to the same guy and we have 3 children 22, 19, and 17. Plus I have my neice who I have been raising since she was 8, she is now 14, (my sister passed away).
I grew up in florida on a island and my childhood was spent on the beach. i married young and was a stay at home mom for years. My hubby and I had our own business which was really properous but he hated it so we sold it 1 year ago and bought a restaurant. We love it. I was a real estate agent before we had kids for a few years and then when my youngest started middle school I went back to work in real estate but I wasn't crazy about it so I went after my dream and became a Chef. I was a personal chef for a few years then we bought the restaurant and now I cook there.

[Silleck]

See i tell you! I believe more people were born in october then any other month!

[Myrianna]

Originally posted by Silleck
See i tell you! I believe more people were born in october then any other month!

That's cause alotta people have sex on Valentine's day

[Halfsilver]

Here's me, if anyone's interested.

I'm Darren L Jones

Born May 18th, 1982, in Raliegh, NC. Makes me older than alot of people here, suprisingly.

My childhood was exceedingly boring. Moved to Georgia when I was 1, where I lived for 5 years, then moved to Connecticut and lived for 3. After which, my family moved to Maryland, which I now consider my home and where I grew up.

Finished High School in Westminster Maryland in 2000, was concurrently enrolled at Carroll Comm, studying general computer science. Finished my second year there in 2001. Enrolled in my first year with AmeriCorps that same year.

Moved to Florida following my girlfriend in late 2001. Signed a second contract with AmeriCorps which I just finished this January. I am now putting my knowledge of computers to use working as a Gateway tech.

I think that about sums it up. :)

- D

[JustMe]

Originally posted by Edaarin
I also haven't had a cigarette in over a month.

Congrats on the cigarette. I plan on quitting again.. one day, after I quit drinking that is.

[GSTamral]

My name is Vivek, born April 16, 1978. Everyone on my dad's side of the family was into Math/Engineering, and everyone on my mom's side was a doctor of some sort. Moved around a lot as a kid, mostly between NY and NJ, with my best friend being my late dog, Spike (yes I know the name was bad, but we got him when I was 5, and I didnt know better), a very friendly shephard/retriever mix who sadly passed on at the ripe age of 17 due to hip problems.

Went to a private school all my life, graduated with a weighted 4.4, and was a poster boy throughout high school. Was nationally ranked in tennis, and also a member of the junior physics olympiad team. I was a semifinalist for the math olympiad, and was an honorary representative for my uncle, who won the fields medal. Graduated from Duke in Biomedical Engineering and a member of the fraternity kappa sigma, got my masters locally at Rutgers in Industrial Engineering as well as a Masters in Economics with the focus of probabalistic and deterministic economic modeling, particularly the effects of liquidity traps.

Currently I work in management in the corporate UPS office, working on automated testing as well as field support for international data capture, and I try and play as much golf as possible, with my handicap now at 14, hopefully 11 by the end of next year.

[Rowi]

My name is Mike, Born March 24th 1971.....yes im 29! wait im 32! I was born in Ohio...parents Deevorced when i was 2. Lived with my dad and grandmother till I was 14, got into alotta trouble in them there days. Moved in with my mother at 14 still in Ohio. Stayed outta trouble gots great grades through HS grad in 89'.

Two days later i was in S.C. Paris Island USMC, baby! did my four years got married at 20 during the second year of my tour in Stafford, Virginia she was 18....left outta the marines in 93' moved to Los Angeles...started working on tugboats and barges in 96' got deevorced myself no children...sold my house and all my stuff and moved to Ohio depressed.

Partied alot took the 60k off my house that i made and blew it all on partyin was fun as hell thats for sure!!. in 98' i met my current wife great times we had and still do.
got my shit togather moved back out to Los Angeles got my old job back got married again and now i have 3 boys and one girl on the way!! boys are 4...3....and 1, had to try for a girl. But im a old man now my days are limited within GS anymore sad to say, but on the other hand its a good thing I think. theres alot more to me but thats basic enough!

I work as a pilot now in Los Angeles/Long Beach harbor..not many a job that you can sail all day long and get paid for it! thanks

[Carl Spackler]

My name is Steve, I'm 20. I live in Michigan, I'm a big sports nut, especially hockey and golf. Although I quit playing golf competitively my senior year in high school, I still play a couple times a year. I've been a hockey fan my whole life, all my best friends played growing up, I just picked up the game last year. I plan on launching my own business on the internet this winter and eventually making enough money to buy a place in the caribbean, but thats a long way off. Shit I dunno send me an IM if you have a question because I can't think of anything else

My name is D, Contrary to popular belief; Ranger is not my occupational speciality in the military. It is my character's profession. I'm a Scout for the Army. I'm also #1.

[i remember halloween]

I'm 22 and from Wayne, NJ... Having read the other bios, I'm sure a few of you will know where this is. I was born in 1981 and lived in that town until I was 18. I've got a sister and my parents got divorced when I was 8. After high school I went to a college in Hoboken, NJ thinking I wanted to be an engineer. That changed pretty quickly so I went to a school in Florida thinking I wanted to be a pilot. After a little while though I stopped flying and decided to just get a degree. After finishing college I was commissioned in the Air Force and ironically ended up as a pilot here... Right now I'm stuck at a lonely base in the lonely state of Oklahoma. I haven't seen any family or friends for about 7 months mainly because of the rigidity of my schedule. Being in the middle of nowhere, it's pretty much impossible (as far as I can tell) to meet people. The guys I work with are cool, but for some reason I just don't really enjoy hanging out with them outside of work which leaves me in a pretty bad predicament. Fortunately I should be out of here in August and hopefully will get a better assignment where I can meet some more people and hopefully have more luck... Life is a drag now.

[Edited on 12-15-2003 by i remember halloween]

[AnticorRifling]

I'm Wayne. I was born in Germany on Feb 20, 1981. I live in Indianapolis where I work for one of the largest pharma-companies in the world. I fix computers, do network crap, etc.

I was in the Marine Corps until Aug of this year. I would still be in but I destroyed three bones in my foot doing desert training as part of a going to the sandbox workup. After I got a bone removed and they decided that I would be in pain running the rest of my life they said thanks for playing.

I'm a big musical nerd basically. I play five instruments, sing tenor-soprano, I sing barbershop and alot of other classical voice pieces. I love to sing latin and old hebrew church music.

I lift weights, alot.

I couldn't tell you my zodiac sign since I was born close to a cut off I've seen some calanders that put me at Piceses others as Aquarius. I think I'm Piquarius since I show alot of both traits.

Interesting fact I have a seven pound weiner








dog.

[peam]

Any particular groups you could recommend for latin music?

I want new weiner-dog pics. She must've grown a good bit. Was 2 pounds when you got her, right?

[i remember halloween]

Originally posted by Lady Daina

Originally posted by i remember halloween
Right now I'm stuck at a lonely base in the lonely state of Oklahoma.

Ugh, you poor thing!

What part of Oklahoma are you in?

<~~~currently stuck south of Tulsa. :(

Thank god we're moving come the spring. Upstate NY is not great but it's a hell of a lot better than here.

I do feel for you, though, being from the East Coast and getting stranded down here in east-bumblefuck, the most ass-backwards twilight-zonish place I've been yet, and that's saying a lot. :)

Haha, at least someone can understand my misery... I'm in Enid which is about 90 miles west of Tulsa... I was in Tulsa last weekend and got an Atomic Burrito... that was really good! But yea, coming from north Jersey to hell hasn't been a good experience... I can't wait to get out of here.

[Sean]

perhaps you can you call me i remeber halloween... why are wayne towncenter and willowbrook mall 2 seperate malls with the same stores in it? yet they share a parkinglot.

[i remember halloween]

they were built at different times... willowbrook has been there since the 70s while the wayne towne center was built in the early 90s. i'd bet its because a different group owns the towne center though.

[i remember halloween]

which part of nj are you from?

[Jolena]

Alright I guess I can share some and I will try to make it short and sweet.

My name is Bridgette, but I'm called Bree by many of my friends and family. I'm 30 years old and a Virgo (8/25/73). (Yes I know I'm old) I currently live in Oklahoma, specifically Norman (GO OU!!) and have lived here most of my life. I did live in KC, Kansas, Houston Texas and New Orleans however at different intervals.

In HS I studied mainly accounting and datat entry courses but had a love for English and Sociology (sp?). I went to OU and majored in English Lit. to be a teacher. After realizing how incredibly poorly teachers are paid I decided against that however. I didn't finish college as I chose (rather stupidly) to work three jobs, move out on my own and try to go to school all at the same time. I plan one day to go back however.

Shortly after leaving college I fell in love and had a child.. I was way too young and he left right after the baby was born. I have regretted having a child so early but never having my son. I started working at a local restaurant as a waitress and when that closed I worked for Olive Garden for a while. (On a side note, tip waiters/waitresses well, they get paid jack and work hard trust me. ) As I got tired of that venue, I started working (god help me) at a convenience store chain that I ended up managing for several years before I was robbed too many times for my comfort and moved on. I started working for AT&T as a simple and annoying telemarketer for business who already had accounts wiht them trying to sell them 800#'s and internet service on a discount. After a while of that (8 months to be exact and WAY too long in my opinion haha) I was promoted and started working as a Quality Assurance Supervisor who dealt with people who did my old job and made sure they didn't mess up or lie to folks. (Know that recording you hear saying "This call may be monitored for quality assurance purposes"? Yeah, that was me listening in on your conversations haha) Anyhow, I found my niche and was very good at it. I mainly dealt with clients for big corporations, did a lot of paperwork, a lot of computer time and held a lot of phone conferences. After a few years of that I had to quit for personal reasons which I can now go into. (was on a roll and didn't want to interupt myself lol)

While running convenience stores, I met and fell in love again and got married. We had our little girl just after I started working for AT&T and I was promoted to supervisor shortly afterwards. Towards the end of my career I was going through a separation and divorce with my husband (he's a drunk, hate drunks yeah) and found out I was pregnant with my baby boy. My husband and I stayed separated and he moved back to his hometown and left me wit the kids (not complaining, I was relieved) however my son was born early and had several issues. I had a rare form of cancer during pregnancy (only 13 cases in the world) and it wasn't detected until it was too late. My son spent 3 months in NICU and I underwent chemo for my cancer. Thank God he didn't get it just reaped the disaster and myriad of health problems due to it. Anyhow, that is why I had to quit my job. My son is medically disabled and two and a half now and I will be going back to work when he can start in school for the developmentally delayed. (which is in 6 months).

I stil live in Oklahoma, have my three happy children with me and am in love with a wonderful man named James (Stuns' player). I hope that develops into a lifetime thing for me as well.

Anyhow (pants) that's my life in a nutshell. K thx.

[Jolena]

Hmm..forgot to add that my parents are divorced, I am adopted and am a half breed (haha). No seriously I am half mexican and half white (mother was full spanish, father was white). I don't believe in organized religion but do believe in God in general. And um..yeah that's it.

[JustMe]

I'm female, I'm american. So that means I'm crazy or psycho, jealous over every other woman that is skinny and I'm fat. What else is there to know?

[Sean]

Originally posted by i remember halloween
which part of nj are you from?

montclair

[Skirmisher]

Ha! I used to work for a gardener in Montclair.

There are some niiiiice houses up there.

Stop stalking me Tijay!

[LazyBard]

I guess a little about me. My name is Kieran (if you can pronounce that right the first time you win the bonus prize) I was born on Oct. 21st 1978 in Clearwater Florida and am black and white mixed. Spent the first 12 years of my life there until I got serious into sports (soccer mostly). Then traveled the US for the next 3 years when I ended up in Seattle. Lived here ever since (excluding 4 years where I would go to Europe for 4 months at a time to play youth professional soccer). Soccer basically dominated the first 20 years of my life and have included 3 trips to nationals, the under 21 national team and paying my way for college. I am a grad from the U of Washington with a major in businesses economics and a minor in marketing. I am currently working as a chef in a 4 star restaurant here in Seattle (yea way to use that college degree in my choice of work) and trying to the best of my ability to not age a day more and pretend I am 21 forever without totally screwing up my future.

[Edited on 12-16-2003 by LazyBard]
edited because I am a idiot and can't spell

K-A-T I's huked on foniks!!!!!

[Edited on 12-16-2003 by LazyBard]

[Drew2]

Originally posted by Jolena
(mother was full spanish, father was white).

That would make you half spanish. :D

[Sean]

I'll give this a shot..

My names Sean as many of you know i was born on November 18th 1982 at university hospital in manhattan. I lived in brooklyn with my mom and dad for 2 years until my brother was born and they decided to move us out of the city and closer to my moms parents. So we ended up moving to montclair here in north jersey. By the time i turned 4 my parents had seperated because my dad had issues with drug dependacies and he moved out. My mom did her best to rather my brother and I and give us the best upbringing she could. I graduated from high school in 2000 at 17. Next step was college, here at The New Jersey Institute of Technology where i study architecture. I expect to graduate in spring 05 with my bachelors of architecture.

Over the years ive worked a variety of different jobs. My 1st real job at 14 was working for the YMCA in the aftercare department i worked there for 3 years until i left for college. I also worked for a florist for a couple of years and a hardware store for a few years more specifically paints. Most recently i started working for an architecture firm where everything is great.

Hope that gives you some insight into me.

[Jolena]

Originally posted by LazyBard
I guess a little about me. My name is Kieran (if you can pronounce that right the first time you win the bonus prize) I was born on Oct. 21st 1978 in Clearwater Florida and am black and white mixed. Spent the first 12 years of my life there until I got serious into sports (soccer mostly). Then traveled the US for the next 3 years when I ended up in Seattle. Lived here ever since (excluding 4 years where I would go to Europe for 4 months at a time to play youth professional soccer). Soccer basically dominated the first 20 years of my life and have included 3 trips to nationals, the under 21 national team and paying my way for college. I am a grad from the U of Washington with a major in businesses economics and a minor in marketing. I am currently working as a chef in a 4 star restaurant here in Seattle (yea way to use that college degree in my choice of work) and trying to the best of my ability to not age a day more and pretend I am 21 forever without totally screwing up my future.

[Edited on 12-16-2003 by LazyBard]
edited because I am a idiot and can't spell

K-A-T I's huked on foniks!!!!!

[Edited on 12-16-2003 by LazyBard]

Mmm.. a chef! My entire family aside from me are chefs, my mother even owned her own catering business for a time. I can cook but I absolutely hate it! You should give me some yummy recipes! :D

I'd also like to talk to you sometime( if you wouldn't mind) Kieran about being mixed.. my two youngest are mixed and my oldest gets shit about it from others at times. Did you have any full caucasion brothers or sisters?