> So I signed up and posted for the first time a couple of days ago, and with no introduction. Feel free to skip -- I'm not much of a fan of bios, myself, but some people like them, so here you go:
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> I'm a long time site user, but never really lurked the forums. Someone at work pointed out the Computer Stupidities page, I was amused by those, explored the site, and found that I really enjoy Sam's sense of humor. I also really enjoyed a lot of the games.
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> So I've been around for... oh, 6 years or so, but never actually communicated with anyone (unless you count beating them up in Monster Arena, which I won once or twice shortly after it came out -- I remember Issachar specifically, not that he was my only competition).
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> I'm a geek by trade (which is probably common), retired 2 yrs ago, lost all of my money and then some in the real estate crash, am declaring bankruptcy next month, and am looking for a job again. *sigh*
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> Weird Al is the best musician ever, Star Control II is the best game ever, and Ender's Game is the best book ever (the above notwithstanding, I actually prefer fantasy over Sci Fi most of the time). And no, those aren't opinions, those are facts. :)
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> I'm male, married, have 3 kids (and loving it), and am young enough to have (thankfully) missed 70s music, but old enough to remember Reagan's administration. The '89 Loma Prieta earthquake was life changing.
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> I've lived pretty much all over the US (including New Hampshire), but haven't experienced the Deep South. I expect that I'll be moving back to the San Jose area (since that's where geek jobs are), but am open at this point. I currently reside in Boise, Idaho.
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> I'd put in something about my dimensions and how I like long walks on the beach, but I've never actually been to one of those sites, so I'd probably just screw up the reference.

I thought about making one of these posts as well, but decided I was too lazy. I've been reading Rinkworks since I was in Jr high, so... at least 10 years. I think the first thing I read was Pea Soup for the Cynics Soul. I used to have them printed out and stuck in a 3 ring binder that had all my schoolwork in it so I would have something to read when I was avoiding homework. I never really got into the interactive games on here, but I've read pretty much every scrap of writing (besides the forums) on the site, most multiple times.

And to answer a very old question posed by Stephen, I love the dialectizer because it's a great way to amuse yourself with IM conversations and emails. For a while, if I was on IM talking with certain people, I would run everything I wanted to say through it before posting. Made me laugh, anyway. I also once found the text to Enders Game online and read that in Swedish Chef.

relish"takes me a decade to get involved in anything"gargler