Who are you, What do you do..

Post by **Jemmy Bloocher** » Thu May 13, 2004 4:15 pm

I am a nearly PhD student (September). Late twenties, very interested in travel, politics, cultural identity and sci-fi, oh and music, amongst a whole host of other things.

Post by **aTOMiC** » Thu May 13, 2004 5:54 pm

I've done this a few time elsewhere but what the heck...
I'm Thomas Allen Cummins. I've lived in Tampa, Florida, USA my whole life. I'm 39 and I'm married with one child who is a Kevin's Watch member (ProRider514). I am a computer draftsman for a Civil Engineering/Land Surveying company. I am a musician. I like to write fiction. I dabble in art/cartooning. I love pc based video games. I do computer assembly & repair for just about everyone I know and as you can see from my post count I spend a lot of time goofing off on the Watch. I spend too much time watching Star Trek and I have read all of Donaldson's fantasy/sci fi work.

Oh, yeah. My alter ego is "ANGRY MAN" after the Hulk's code name in the movie.

Post by **Tranquil Hegemony** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 7:15 pm

The Leper Fairy wrote:Hiya :) I'm Claire... I'm just a youngun :P I'm 16 so that means I'm a sophomore at a little high school in middle of Montana.

Cool, I'm in Montana too, over in Missoula.

I'm 28 and I just started up a web hosting company... so if any of you need a place to put your website, check out www.telana.com/ This is the right thread for shameless self-promotion, right? ;)

Post by **Brinn** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 12:34 pm

Gunslinger wrote:I live in a small town in WI...yes, the WI you all have heard about where we all wear wedges of cheese upon our heads (sense any sarcasm?).

Hmmmm....Explains alot.

Post by **Krillbearer** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 4:54 am

Real newbie here (less than an hour).

37.
Work as an assistant manager in a C-store. Work part time for fun at a comic and game shop - one day a week to pay for my addictions.. excuse me, my hobbies.
Live in Ogden Utah
Married for 15 years, and love every minute of it.

Post by **[Syl]** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 4:22 pm

Welcome, Krillbearer. I have family in Ogden (Eureka/Tintic, Tooele, Provo, Orem, etc.). Was just there not too long ago for a reunion.

Post by **Variol Farseer** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 2:15 pm

Wotthehey. For those of you who didn't hear me blab at Elohimfest, I'm 37; I live in Calgary, Alberta; and I am at present at the same stage of my literary career that SRD was at circa 1975, living on boiled shoestrings whilst racking up the rejections. (I sincerely hope I don't make it to 47, because nowadays publishers work so slowly that the 47th rejection would have to come some time in the 22nd century.)

My stuff ranges from humorous fantasy (I am nonplussed when my friends liken me to Terry Pratchett, whom I've never read to any extent) to rather SRDish epic stuff. There's a brief snippet in the Hall of Gifts under the thread 'Lord Talon's Revenge', which far too few people have read.

A sample is available.

Our own Duchess of Malfi took a hardcopy of the manuscript off my hands at Elohimfest, and has of course broken my heart by not commenting on it since. (Excuse these tears)

At present I am cutting The Eye of the Maker, volume 1 of my magnificent octopus, to publisher's orders. I'm also fiddling with early drafts of a daft book called Murphy's Widow, about the secret corporate masters who own Murphy's Law. (Every time something goes wrong, they get a nickel. This is the second most profitable business in the universe, right after Epimetheus Providence, the company that holds the patent rights on malicious stupidity.)

As Douglas Adams used to say about himself, I am not married, have no children, and do not live in Surrey.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:10 pm

Ah, Variol...someday those of us at Elohimfest will all be able to proudly proclaim

I knew him before he became a famous writer.

Hang in there. Your work is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **Bucky OHare** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:12 pm

Hi, thought best to introduce myself too.

My cover identity is that I'm mid twenties, live in Berkshire (UK), work for a bank. *Yawn*.

In reality I'm reconnoitreing Earth for an invasion by Space Mutants from Mars. I'm 503 Earth Years old. I enjoy travelling but my real name is unprouncable with your feeble human larynxs.

Post by **Nav** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 11:29 am

I may as well do my bit. I'm 24, live in the UK and currently live in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, famous for unemployment and strippers. I grew up in a town famous for making pork pies, situated between Nottingham and Leicester, but I originate from further afield. Much further afield.

I'm currently filling time working in a call centre until I start my PhD at the Hallam University in September. I'm a keen fencer and I'm hoping to recover fully from injury to make my comback at the Leicester Open in September.

I discovered SRD a few years back when a friend recommended the Gap series to me. I'm now in the process of reading Mordant's Need and Reave the Just, which I hope can I finish before the Runes of the Earth is published.

Post by **ShawnPatrick** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 4:51 am

MR. NICE
SHAWN PATRICK FATHER.
IVE BEEN READING SCIFI AND FANTSAY FOR 34 YEARS
I MUST SAY STEVEN R DONALDSON IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVS, ALONG WITH ORSON SCOTT CARD,
CLIVE BARKER, THE DAMNATION GAME .
MORGAN LIYWENN -LION OF IRELAND AND -DRUIDES
TO NAME A FEW.
I ALSO LOVE ANNE RICE ,
TOO NAME A FEW

Post by **CovenantJr** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 6:21 pm

Nice to meet you, Shawn...but stop shouting

Post by **variol son** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 8:35 am

It's not Shawn, Cj, it's his dad. And he has stopped shouting, just in another forum.

Sum sui generis
Vs

Post by **CovenantJr** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 9:25 am

I took it to be "Shawn Patrick: father" rather than "Shawn Patrick's father"

Post by **judith** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 4:03 am

Hi everyone

Im from New Zealand... down under... the bottom of the world...but married an American last year and am now living in southern Illinois. Im a chef currantly working in an old folks home... and finding that I quite like working with old people. You could say that I have been transported to a 'LAND' and am finding my way slowly around the people, the places... and (yes its very sad) the FOOD

Thomas Covenant came into my life when I was 15 (Im about to turn 35 any minute

) and has had pride of place in my book case ever since. Dont know who I would be without him... and frankly... dont want to know.

so thats me

Post by **Gart** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 6:48 pm

Hello all,

I guess I should introduce myself too. So here we go:

My name's Dave.

I'm thirty-**mumble**. Sorry, that was thirty-**cough**. Okay, let's just leave that at "mid-thirties".

I live in sunny Basingstoke, the roundabout capitol of the UK. It's actually not a bad place to live, just a bit dull. When I was first here I asked one of my new workmates where people went for a night out in this town; he looked thoughtful for a moment and said "Southampton, mostly".

I've spent most of my career working in brewing, but I moved out of it a couple of years ago and now I'm an instrument service engineer for pharmaceutical and food laboratories.

I discovered the Land at secondary school, when a games-playing friend lent me LFB. I've been hooked ever since.

When I'm not working (read:surfing on work time) I play a bit of badminton, write very bad fiction, and try to extend my knowledge of brewing by drinking much real ale.

Post by **variol son** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:06 am

NEW ZEALAND! YAY!

Sum sui generis
Vs

Post by **judith** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:45 am

Hail... variol son and fellow kiwi... glad to see another kiwi here. I dont see many others though? I know I defected to the USA, but Im still a kiwi girl at heart

judith

Post by **variol son** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:47 am

Where abouts in NZ were you from Judith?

Sum sui generis
Vs

Post by **judith** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:50 am

Hamilton... which now that I look at it from here... wasnt such a bad place to grow up

Your south Island right?

judith