Flashy Entrance!
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 9:15 pm
'Eyo. I'm not sure how exactly I go about introducing myself, so I'll just list some stuff before I make a few discussion'y posts elsewhere and log off.
-I likes Donaldson's stuff. I've only read The Gap series, some short stories and his TC books, but I certainly plan on getting his other stuff at some point.
-As a sort of follow up to that, an interesting anecdote about my introduction to his work. The first mention was in some collection of fantasy characters from various books, which included Drool Rockworm and some stuff about the TC series; even though it's fairly hard to get anything from things like that, the character kinda stuck in my head (despite his relative insignificance to the overall plot). Later, I randomly purchased Reave and Other Tales, and then when I was looking back through the artsy book, I matched the names and decided to try the series. Interesting story, maybe?
-Other than that, I like the idea of sci-fi and fantasy...but the people who I've read besides Donaldson (Card, Jordan, etc) are only ok...don't hate them, don't exactly love them. With the exception of Gene Wolfe, who's more than fine with me. I also really enjoy certain mystery novels (particularly Stout's Nero Wolfe series, though I only have a few books and don't plan on expanding too much), and some classical authors known and less known, especially John Dos Passos (though I've only read his USA trilogy).
-I play way to many video games. I've been playing them since before I could read (2-17 VS 3-17). But you might have guessed that from my name, if you like Fire Emblem. I like Fire Emblem. Let me repeat: I like Fire Emblem! Another one of my favorites is Star Control II, but I like some more popular series like Warcraft, MGS, and Devil May Cry (I and III, gameplay only).
-I rarely watch TV. Like a fair number of teenagers, I've watched a lot of anime in my past, but I haven't watched any recently...but some, like Bebop, hold some fond memories for me. That being said, I think The Wire is the best thing on television, but then, it's one of the few things I've seen more than 1 or 2 eps of. However, because I used to, I have a fair memory for most of the shows on Adult Swim, and am still a big fan of Home Movies.
-I likes sciency stuff and reading at school. I'm taking AP Chem and AP physics next year, and hoping my brain isn't going to overload in the process (dunno if they're hard or not).
Hopefully this meet or exceeds the standards set for an introduction.
Avatars and signatures and stuff, I'll take care of when I'm not lazy. Eventually, I'll probably set up some stuff that's either mindblowingly awesome, extremely boring, or somewhere between the two extremes.[/i]
-I likes Donaldson's stuff. I've only read The Gap series, some short stories and his TC books, but I certainly plan on getting his other stuff at some point.
-As a sort of follow up to that, an interesting anecdote about my introduction to his work. The first mention was in some collection of fantasy characters from various books, which included Drool Rockworm and some stuff about the TC series; even though it's fairly hard to get anything from things like that, the character kinda stuck in my head (despite his relative insignificance to the overall plot). Later, I randomly purchased Reave and Other Tales, and then when I was looking back through the artsy book, I matched the names and decided to try the series. Interesting story, maybe?
-Other than that, I like the idea of sci-fi and fantasy...but the people who I've read besides Donaldson (Card, Jordan, etc) are only ok...don't hate them, don't exactly love them. With the exception of Gene Wolfe, who's more than fine with me. I also really enjoy certain mystery novels (particularly Stout's Nero Wolfe series, though I only have a few books and don't plan on expanding too much), and some classical authors known and less known, especially John Dos Passos (though I've only read his USA trilogy).
-I play way to many video games. I've been playing them since before I could read (2-17 VS 3-17). But you might have guessed that from my name, if you like Fire Emblem. I like Fire Emblem. Let me repeat: I like Fire Emblem! Another one of my favorites is Star Control II, but I like some more popular series like Warcraft, MGS, and Devil May Cry (I and III, gameplay only).
-I rarely watch TV. Like a fair number of teenagers, I've watched a lot of anime in my past, but I haven't watched any recently...but some, like Bebop, hold some fond memories for me. That being said, I think The Wire is the best thing on television, but then, it's one of the few things I've seen more than 1 or 2 eps of. However, because I used to, I have a fair memory for most of the shows on Adult Swim, and am still a big fan of Home Movies.
-I likes sciency stuff and reading at school. I'm taking AP Chem and AP physics next year, and hoping my brain isn't going to overload in the process (dunno if they're hard or not).
Hopefully this meet or exceeds the standards set for an introduction.
Avatars and signatures and stuff, I'll take care of when I'm not lazy. Eventually, I'll probably set up some stuff that's either mindblowingly awesome, extremely boring, or somewhere between the two extremes.[/i]
Welcome to the Watch mate. 
For some great dedicated Wolfe threads, visit Gen Sci-Fi. And I love SCII too. Am busy playing the latest open-source release right now in fact. Well, not right now, 'cause I'm at work, but you know what I mean.
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