Introduction Thread

[h2orowe]

Allright Kyoko, go on the IRC!
You seem fun!
=O
Plus your avatar distracts me.

[lady suzie]

goedendag :cool:
i'm suzanne hermans and i'm from the netherlands.
i'm 18 years old and i'm trying to become an english teacher.
my hobbies are:
- archery
- manga (i can't live witout manga ;) )
- playing games on my gamecube and nintendo ds
- reading
- listening to music. i especially like gothic rock.
this is pretty much it.
i'm boring huh.
well i just wanted to say hallo.

[Daishikaze]

Not boring at all, quite interesting in fact, Welcome aboard

[Eriu]

Hello. I am a college student that stumbled upon the "I am a Japanese School Teacher" editorials when someone brought up Kancho on a Live Journal community about 9 months ago. Seriously, I can't make this up. I figured I had lurked the MB's long enough and that it was time for me to play along. I am in my second year of studying Japanese, but my major is Asian Studies and not just Japan/ese. I typo like nobody's business but I will try and take some care because not everyone understands fluent typo.

I like reading and playing video games, even though I don't have much time for either. I am a recent WoW survivor, because reality takes priority. I hate FPS but I will play them as requested. Other interests include body modification and offensive jokes. Yeah, I'm from Ohio so please don't expect me to be that interesting because I will surely dissappoint.

That's as good as this is going to get.

[dzee]

goedendag :cool:
i'm suzanne hermans and i'm from the netherlands.
i'm 18 years old and i'm trying to become an english teacher.
my hobbies are:
- archery
- manga (i can't live witout manga ;) )
- playing games on my gamecube and nintendo ds
- reading
- listening to music. i especially like gothic rock.
this is pretty much it.
i'm boring huh.
well i just wanted to say hallo.

i recognise you for the musique :) -hugs

[fa11en87]

Hi!

I'd like to make some nice manly gay friends someday.

[Jay]

Wanna be my manly friend?

(Note the omission of the word 'gay')

[Daishikaze]

Hi!

I'd like to make some nice manly gay friends someday.

uh...D_pad, I think this guy is looking for you

[h2orowe]

My name is h2o...
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/3563/sf3reaching4wr.th.jpg (http://img387.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sf3reaching4wr.jpg)
I've come here with a problem.
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/8797/alphaakiman2zm.th.jpg (http://img387.imageshack.us/my.php?image=alphaakiman2zm.jpg)
I'm a Chun Li fanboy.....
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/70/jump2vi.th.jpg (http://img387.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jump2vi.jpg)
:(
Luckily, not a rabid one, though.

[Daishikaze]

not rabid? HA!

[Rapid_89]

Hi everyone.

I'm Rebecca, 19 years old and a freshman at the University of Miami.

[h2orowe]

Fanboy normally carries a obsession of which I'm at right now...

Rabid would be.....

having Chun-li yuri as my background. (My background's Go!Go!7188 ftw.)
Even though I have like a gajillion Chun-li pictures in my folder now... @_@ I don't even remember getting half of them! Mountain Dew: Code Red is one hell of a drug. I'm glad to report, on all of the pictures, she's clothed.

I ain't no prev.

[Shamu]

Like to say hi to all the new people! Hi! :D
Don't mind my e-son (H2orowe) and again, watch out for the Aussie's they bite ;)

[Tamaritha]

Hi...

Decided to come out of lurk mode and finally registered myself.
I am an unfortunate 18 year old Korean female.
I am also a law student in Sydney, Australia.
I like bunnies.
Oh, and an Aries.

...All of the above traits point to a very aggro personality, if one would believe it...

Personally, I think the fact that I like bunnies probably clinches it.

Anyway, just wanted to say hi.

[Myrsilus]

Aries scares mild Capricorn.

[Glitch ErrorWeaver]

"I'm Rebecca, 19 years old and a freshman at the University of Miami."

IT'S DA 'U'!

How in the FUCK did we beat VA Tech and lose to a no-name? wrgadfjfduasfdawfdhj.

And no, I don't attend UM, but if I were rich or had a desire to be 100k in debt, I'd go. ;)

[Annoying MSN Person]

I think we have the FIRST female from Australia :D
Congratulations. Welcome to the board :)

[MNJetter]

Age: 23
(and not used to being 23 yet - I feel like I have to admit to being an adult soon....maybe soon....or not)

Gender: female

Ethnicity: Minnesotan
(ehheh - that means Germanic/Scandinavian...though I don't think I can claim to any Scandinavian)

Location: Middle of Nowhere, Aomori-ken, Japan
(I really mean it, the Middle of Nowhere. Though still technically on Honshu, I'm a forty minute drive past a town called inakadate - and for those who speak Japanese, yes, the inaka in there actually does use the same kanji that means "The Sticks")

Languages: (spoken) English, German, Japanese; (read) English, German, Latin, Greek, French, Spanish ....though my Greek is really rusty

Occupation: ALT on the JET Program
(one JHS, three elementary schools - gotta love the cute & tiny ones!)

Interests: languages (self-proclaimed Word Nerd), music (never met a genre that I didn't like), drawing (though I'm horribly self-conscious about showing them to anybody), and cooking (it's killing me not to have a decent oven here in Japan)

Other stuff: Like many people here, lurked for a while, but have not posted till now, I think. This forum, particularly the Japanese Teacher editorial, saved my sanity. Not kidding. I was suffering some pretty serious culture shock this summer after coming to Japan - not from Japanese culture, it should be pointed out, but from living alone for the first time in my life - and Az's hilarious editorial got me through the worst of it and back on my feet. If laughter truly is the best medicine, Az, you should be selling your editorial next to the tylenol at $20 a box. You and the guy who put up pictures on syberpunk.com. Not as many as engrish.com, but the comments are great. :D

Edit: I actually think I may have made a post or two at the forum before, but blasted if I know which thread or what I did/said. :rolleyes:

[ShadowTiger]

Username: ShadowTiger

"Real" Name: Josh

Age: 19, very nearly 20.

Location: Long Island, NY.

Sex/Gender: Male/Male (In today's world, that's almost surprising. :p XD )

Species: ... ... Um ... ... Human? O.o'

Interests: Keeping Things Short. (That is a boldfaced outright lie BTW.)


A pleasure to meet you all. :)

[raydude]

I'm Ray.
I was born in the Phillippines, my mom went to work in Hawaii and managed to bring me over when I was two. She would bring in my dad, brother, and her parents soon after.

As a result I had to go to the immigration office when I was about 8 so I could become a US citizen. My parents assumed that the requirements for me would be the same as for them, so I studied and memorized the three branches of government, the bill of rights and some other facts about the US government.

Imagine my surprise when all I had to do was fill out my name, sign it, and say the Pledge of Allegiance!

At around 18 I got island fever and had to get as far away as possible. I chose to go to college in CT and have been stuck on the east coast ever since. Now I'm 34, married, living in northern Virginia, and trying to find a way to be able to live and work in Hawaii. Its good that my wife wants to live there too - after I took her there for our honeymoon, but there aren't that many jobs in aerospace there.

I used to be really into anime and manga, now not so much. I'm a student in two martial arts - naginata and jodo, and a beginner in each. Two things I miss most are the beach and the mountains of home, especially in the winter. I don't think I can ever get used to winters on the east coast.

[h2orowe]

Guten Tag MNJetter.... pretty much all the German I remember from the 2 years I studied it.
Hello Shadow Tiger, and raydude.

Welcome everyone.


Remember... Only YOU can prevent forest fires.

[chas]

Lalala... long time lurker, first time poster. (This is probably the most said line in introduction threads or any introductory post...)

Studied Japanese in High School for 2 years (4 semesters total, half a year each), but now I currently have nowhere to learn and improve my Japanese because the stupid universities here tricked me into going to to the crappier universities... I really want to learn more, but I think I've gotten to the point where I probably won't learn anymore unless I actually live in the actual country. After I graduated from High School I started translating anime/j-dramas(I've translated stuff like Samurai7 which was a pain to do cause they use archaic Japanese stuff...) to improve my Japanese. It really did help a lot, but eh... I kinda wanna improve more on my conversational skills. So, now I'm able to understand 90% of any conversation without much problem but my brain isn't used to conversing in Japanese so when I do actually converse in Japanese, sometimes it might take a while for the sentence to come out correctly...

I think I've gotten the reading/listening comprehension down pretty well. I can read game magazines easy, but that's because I'm well knowledged in that area... Being Chinese also helps. Kanji is not a problem for me! I probably take that for granted though...

So... I've lived in Taiwan for 4 years and in Canada for 14 years(almost 15!). Can you guess my age? :P

[Stephy]

Welcome everyone! Please enjoy OP9 and post often!

:D

<3

[FireWolf238]

Hi, i'm 18 year old guy, first quarter in DeAnza college, any detected atempts by someone to expose details about me with out my permission will result in not-so-good things. Yea, I run alot, i'm a marathon runner and considered to be insane by most(all) of my past classmates

[Stephy]

Welcome, FireWolf238!!

Post often! :)

[FireWolf238]

stupid question: why won't my sig show? i created a simple text one but it never shows. errr nvm

and yea, i'll post often, for us lifeless geeks/lunatiks and other vairents online forums are the closest thing we ever get to talking to real people

[DoriAN]

Hello, I'm a 24 years old artist living in UK, I work as a manga editor and I am also the leader of the CEP art fraction created in the purpose of training artist for creation of profesional western sequential art. I abandoned traditional art in the favour of cg, I keep my art mostlly as a hobby since my job eats most of my time but i do not mind it since i love manga... I hate talking about myself...so i'll stop here.

[zheader]

I'm a 17 year old junior in high school. I wrestle, but I'm a real nerd/geek. I currently have a 4.0, I love to read, and play video games. Not much else to say...I used to have a profile here, but I gather some things changed :)

[Shamu]

*waves* Hi everyone! Welcome to the boards ^_^

[Shnur]

Right. Here goes.
I'm 18, currently in that void of nothingness in between graduating High School and starting University in March next year. I live in New South Wales, Australia, in a place called Toukley. It's near Sydney :p.
And i like video games and languages. Kind of a weird combination, huh.

[imuza]

greetings from New Zealand and saying hi to all :)

[bbnflpn]

hi im new, hows it going,

[h2orowe]

Hello, and welcome everyone.
Beware of Jays.
Make sure on your stay you view beuty that is Fujin.
See the wonders of the 7 secks.
Like I said, though, beware of Jay.

[b4k4ni04]

o. lookie what i've found oO; guess i might as well go with a semi formal intro:

Name to call me by: b4k4, Kuma ... or my real name if any of you ever figure it out :P.
age: 19.
gender: male.
status: College student. ... currently 1 quarter down... way too many to go. *hopefully majoring in Computer Science along with Japanese がんばらなきゃ！*
Location: Northern California.
interests: web comics, videogames, computers, anime... and i'll leave it at that.

[karob]

Hey I have been lurking around since Sep04(I think) just checking out the editorials. I figured it was about time I registered on the forums and said hello. I'm 21... live in California and i'm currently being a complete slacker. I have a small fascination with Japanese culture and hope to go there some day.

[Stephy]

Welcome all!

Have fun and post often. :D

[Kyoushu]

I joined a couple months ago, but really began getting active about...oh, a couple days ago. Therefore, this will be my official introduction.

Hello!

[Stephy]

Welcome!!!!

:D

[erised]

Hi! I'm female, 24, and I feel really old after reading the recent posts. lol Not much going on in my life now. Just broke up w/my bf of almost 4 years (it was mutual and for the best), so I'm gonna lay low for awhile. I'm working at a lame job that pays the bills, but hopefully soon I'll start something exciting or worthwhile.

[Kuzzy]

Hiya all :)

I've recently read all of the editorials and lurked on the boards for a couple days before deciding to officially drop in and say hello. Seems like quite the crowd here ;) I doubt I'll be posting too regularly, but it's a pleasure to make your acquantainces!

See ya 'round the boards!

[paigey123]

Hi my name is Paige, I'm 14yrs old and I come from a land down under.

I like swimming, writing stories and hockey. And learning Japanese.

Umm... I can't think of anything else so I'll leave it at that!!

[nightbringer]

Hey, I've posted here a couple of times before, time to formally introduce myself.

Long time lurker, first (few) times poster.
Age: 20
Nationality: Aussie-Vietnamese
Status: University student
Interests: Games, anime, manga, Japanese

[Overkongen]

I'm Frank. When not studying to be a teacher, I spend most of my time exposing Microsofts lies to the public (backwards compatible, my ass), and honing my ninja-skillz.

I live in Denmark, a place where standing out from the crowd is frowned upon. It isn't good if your dumber than the average bear, but being smarter than the average bear is bad too. Because, that naturally makes you an elitist asshole, who needs a good kicking, to keep you down. Or something. Lately, one of our newspapers has published some cool pictures of Mohammed, teh prophet, which has caused an uproar in islamic countries all over the world, and several state leaders, including Turkey, a supposed democracy, has asked our prime minister to impose restrictions on the freedom of the press.

I'm 24. And I live in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.

And, even though I've been active on this forum for some time now, I never got around to writing in this thread.

[LordZeal]

Hey I'm Eric. I've been reading the editorials for along time and lurked the boards for awhile. Came across a few posts that I was dying to post in so I made an account. I live in Virginia and work in network security. I'm 27, single, and just bought my first house in May. I really enjoy reading in here and hope I can meet some interesting ppl.

[Sir Ainemorko]

Username: Sir Ainemorko, obvius isn't it? :p

"Real" Name: Yup, I have one (:

Age: 18 years old, born march 1987.

Location: Norway.

Sex/Gender: Yes/Male

Species: Unspecified.

Interests: Many. Photoshop beiing one of them..

[ellie]

And, even though I've been active on this forum for some time now, I never got around to writing in this thread.

I got really confused for a minute seeing your post in the intro thread, until I read your last sentence. I was like, Damn I SWEAR I've seen this guy around before, but did I make it up or whaaat? But now I'm no longer confuzzled.

Alrighty.

Well, howdy to alla y'all!

[Mastiker]

hey... i joined a while back when i first started reading the editorials, but i never really posted anything until i finished reading them. now that i've posted till my hearts content, i noticed this thread, possibly a little too late. so erm... hey. what's up outpost? you doin' good? that's good. i'm all right. well, i best be goin' now. i'll see you 'round sometime. haha yeah, that's right, i'll be back here. later. [/creepy conversation]

[Cybilcora]

Hi, I am new. Please be kind to me, I break easy. :D

I love the stories of Teachers in Japan. Wonderful reading. I can't remember how I found it, but It was a while ago. Only recently did I start reading the forums, and today I joined.

My interests are reading, computer games, music ( gothic, rock, folk, classical just about anything though I am picky), and art of any kind.
I am opinionated yet open minded.

[ryokucha]

Hi. I've been a lurker for a while. I found my way here through Az'z editorials. Vey interesting reads. I think it's interesting to see how many people find Japan so unique. I'm decently fluent in Japanese. I have opinions. I like Japanese food. Anyway, this is a really bad introduction, but hi to all!

[ChristopherArmalite]

I'm new also...just joined this week! Az's editorials were referenced in one of the topics in another forum I go to and I found my way in the forums somehow. I am not really fluent in Japanese but I'm learning...since that'll be my fourth language...Tagalog being the first, English being the second and French being the third...I'm really studying so I could learn Japanese.. I come from the Philippines..moved to Canada, where I currently reside in. Oh yea I'm also 14 years of age.

[Munkey]

Sup all names Hai(hi) Ho from Vancouver B.C
Like to work, play games and read.... yeah yeah very lame i know >.< love to troll the fourms and this fourm is a wicked one to troll ^_^ hit me up if you wanna chat
MSN : yellow_d@hotmail.com

[Shamu]

Hi everyone! Welcome to the boards! Be leary of the crazy people...oh wait, that would be all of us...so yeah, NM :p Hope y'all post often! ^_^

[Stephy]

Hello! Welcome! Hope you enjoy posting here!

[Saknika]

Hello everyone! I've been reading the OutPostNine stuff for a while now, and I must say, it is hillarious. Actually... a few of my anti-Japan kind of friends are getting annoyed about me talking too much about it. Oh well, screw them.

So, a little bit about myself then shall we? I'm 16 years old and in highschool, and I am the craziest one there is. People tell me all the time that I brighten their days with the stunts I pull. In nineth grade I actually wore bright neon green wig to school for no reason whatsoever. Yeah. I'm pretty random. Come the 3rd of January, it's going to be a KiKi plushie. Hells yeah! Expect the most random things from me. You've been warned.

Not only that, but I'm obsessed with anime, and everything that has to do with the Japanese culture. It can be pretty bad at times, because there are certain foods that I can no longer eat with a fork. I have to use chopsticks... I need help. u.u;;;;

But, on the better half of society, I am also into wholesome activites, like being on the computer. I am a guru at all things technical. Well, getting there at least. I love my graphic design and web design. Can't help it, I'm addicted. And it's what I'm going to college for.

Then, after college, I'm off to Japan for a while.

Thanks for all the warnings Az.

I guess that's about it. I'm really long winded.... u.u;;;;

[poli-psych]

first post...


good night and good luck


ps.... going to do the lurk thing for awhile

[Glitch ErrorWeaver]

Saknika sounds cool.

*nods*

[Oresama]

Yo, I've been a reader of Az's Japanese School Teacher editorials.

He's quite a character isn't he?

[FrickenFrickenChicken]

Hi, everyone,
I'm new here, if you couldn't tell.
I've been reading a lot of Az's editorials, and I have become a big fan, especially since he uses proper English.

[Saknika]

Saknika sounds cool.

*nods*
Awww, thanks. ^.^

[Stephy]

I have read all of Az's articles, and printed out all of the Teacher ones (All 220+ pages of them ^_^), which I have read 3 times :)

Well, that's it. Nice to meet you all, feel free to ask me anything :)

Wow! Printed all of it? Holy wow! :D

Nice to meet you too. Welcome to the forum. Post often. Thanks for the new threads too, the forum has be a little sleepy.

[Foosh]

Hello all.
Just recently started to read Az edit. and coming to the forum.
Looks like a fun place. Cya around

[Ronette]

I guess I should introduce myself.

My name is Katie, I am a 24 year old Australian who happens to live in the Netherlands. I create alot of stuff.. Artwork, websites and music mainly.

One of my bands: http://www.filosofem.com/hellmary/
I have artwork/pics and stuff on here: http://www.myspace.com/asexualpredator

Umm I started reading Az's editorials one day at my last job in Australia. The people in my office were fucking lazy and I finished all my work too fast everyday so I wanted to read something that looked like it could be "work" as in a white page with writing on it. I can't remember where I found the link but at certain points I burst out laughing so hard I had tears much to my workmates confusion. They asked me a few times what I was laughing at but what was I going to say? "Oh some big American guy getting his dick felt up by Japanese children"

... Just .. no..

[MeneerDijk]

Well, welcom to the Netherla...i mean the boards :D

[Ronette]

Well, welcom to the Netherla...i mean the boards :D

Thanks :p

[rin_chan]

Hi there everyone! ^^
I'm Vera, i'm 24 and originally from Portugal. I stumbled on Az's editorials, then i stumbled on this forum, i was watching from the shadows... and now finally i decided to be brave and introduce myself...

I'm not very good at these things, i never know what to say... :o
Anyway...

Minna-san, hajimemashite! Dozo yoroshiku, neee? :p

[Glitch ErrorWeaver]

VEEERAAAAA! WHAT HAS BECOME OF YOOOOOOOUUUUUU?

o

[rin_chan]

VEEERAAAAA! WHAT HAS BECOME OF YOOOOOOOUUUUUU?

o

:confused:

...er..... i'm just here... and a bit scared by such an explosive reaction...? :p who might you be? :D Nevertheless feels nice to have such a... warm welcoming?? eheheheheheh....

[Glitch ErrorWeaver]

Hah. That's a pretty obscure lyric from Pink Floyd's "The Wall".

And I am Nick. Or Glitch. Or The Quidditch Master. And almost invariably "the forum pervert"; but, with THIS group of forum members, I pale in comparison to some. . .

[Allan®]

~STANDS UP~ My name is Allan ... and I have a problem. I'm addicted to OP9 ...

I'm a 25yr old computer repair and sales person, who designes websites on the side. I live in a crap hole little town of 3200 people in Rural Ontario (near Lake Huron). I've been to Singapore (whoa, that was a Culture shock if I ever had one!) ... and would love to visita Japan and China someday.

Ah, yeah, other then that, not much to say.

[Kwiz]

Hi, my name is Kazuo, I'm 14, male and I was born in Osaka - although now I live in northern California. I was also lurking around for a while before joining. ^_^

[Stephy]

Hi ya! Welcome! :D I think I saw you make a few posts already but anyway welcome and please post often! ^_^

[Kwiz]

Of course, I'm here to stay. One thing I really like about this forum is that there aren't any postcounts below your name. On other boards people can get really subjective about n00b-status. :(

[Stephy]

No problems here! Everyone is so nice. Just make sure to post often. With team work we can make this forum active again! It is so sleepy. :D

[denjin]

Ok, I already did a first post in some dating thread, so I'll do my intro as my second post. ;)

Anyway, let's see. I studied Japanese in the 1990s (I was in some 'beta test' program for Japanese where we started with kana and no Romaji, although I realise this is probably the norm now). Then I ended up going to Waseda as a ryugakusei, then taught English there a bit, and then was sent back to Japan again a few years later as an expat. So, I've lived in Tokyo, Shimane, and Osaka... Out of all of those places, I liked Shimane the best as the people were incredible; even if it did get tons of snow in the winter. As Az said, Japan is a great (albeit WEIRD sometimes) place, but I'd not want to stay there forever...even if I do miss it a lot at times and get very natsukashii about it.

Currently back in Chicago and I don't really use my Japanese any more, although I amazingly remeber quite a bit - definitely need to study it again somehow. And, will be moving to the UK sometime early in 2006.

Oh, my nickname isn't a real word, just something I made up that would mean something like electric being I suppose. You all make me feel old, so I'm not saying my age, other than I'm older than Az I think.

On a random note, Romaji drives me mad, and don't PM me saying I should have said ningen wa, as I don't care. :P

Mata ne

[grace_enyi]

Have been lurking, will now introduce myself in case I want to pop out of lurking to make any comments soon. :) I'm Grace, a Japanese major from Massachusetts. I grew up in the U.S., but my parents moved back to Taiwan a few years ago, so I've been splitting my summers between Taipei and Tokyo.

English is my main language, but I also speak Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, and a tiny bit of Dutch. Hopefully I'll be studying in the Tokyo area after graduation next year and become fluent in Japanese soon! I'm planning to study comparative literature in graduate school in a few years, so I'm often frustrated by my inadequate language skills.

My other interests are art (drawing), piano, and watching dramas. :p I read the editorials here after having them foisted upon me by multiple friends ("There's this guy in Japan...!"). Yoroshiku onegai itashimasu~

[Stephy]

Welcome!

Enjoy and Post often! :D

[Loc]

Welcome to the forums :D

[Praetorian]

Welcome to the forums! Where did you learn to speak Dutch? Out of all languages to learn...


Welkom op het forum. Ik hoop dat je je vermaakt!

[Shamu]

Hi Y'all! Welcome to the craziness :p
IRT denjin, this forum makes me feel old sometimes too (I think I'm older than Az also, unless he's older than 27) ;)

[denjin]

I'm older than you. :P hehe

OH well, at work I lie and say I'm your age anyway. ;)

[Acolyte]

Hey, all.
I've been reading the editorials for quite some time now, and lurked a bit on the forums. My usual e-stomping-grounds are kinda slow tonight, so I figured I'd sign up here and say hi.

[Stephy]

Welcome! :D

I used lurk to on the old forums.I hope you enjoy it here and post often. I am sure I have already read a few of your posts. :) Post often, okay!

[Testament]

Testament
Male
21
Brooklyn, NY
Photographer/cartoonist/musician/writer/graphics designer/editor/blah blah blah, renaissance man? HA! hardly, I am merely indecisive and cant seem to conform to one thing ........ i suck (not in the perverted way) and at last i find my way here, wanting to join the JET program to become a teacher....

[Stephy]

Well, hello there! Nice to meet you!

Welcome, and post often. Enjoy your time here. :D

[smokingmonkee]

Hey there!

I'm a 25 year old male currently working in the "exciting" world of financial services. I've been reading the teacher editorials for a while and decided to try the forum.

[grace_enyi]

Welcome to the forums! Where did you learn to speak Dutch? Out of all languages to learn...


Welkom op het forum. Ik hoop dat je je vermaakt!

Dank je wel. ^_^; Ik was een uitvisseling student. (exchange student...?) But that was four years ago, and my Dutch was never that great. It sort of sucked for me that all of you Dutch are so great at speaking English. :p

[Naomi]

Hi, my name is Naomi. I'm 19 and I'm half Swiss, half Japanese. I've been lurking in this forum very frequently for about half a year now.. :eek:
Well decided to finally sign up, and try start posting..
I don't really know what to write, but I guess よろしく　おねがいいたします。 :)
Well, ask me anything.. :)

Naomi

[Possum Jenkins]

Let's seeeee.. I'm male. 21. I live in California. I've been reading Az's editorials for awhile now. Not from the beginning, but for about 9 months. Interests would be uhh.. videogames, music, Tim Burton, and Prince.
I've been studying Japanese for two years, because I'm a nerd who's been obsessed with all things Japan since I could speak.

I love Prince. O(+>

[SelfLiveManikins]

wassup my name is Self

Im 22 living it up in california

nice to meet yall

[Stephy]

Welcome welcome!

Please post often and enjoy the forums and the friendly people!

:D

[SelfLiveManikins]

thanks for the welcome

[ellie]

Hah. That's a pretty obscure lyric from Pink Floyd's "The Wall".

And I am Nick. Or Glitch. Or The Quidditch Master. And almost invariably "the forum pervert"; but, with THIS group of forum members, I pale in comparison to some. . .

OMG Nick I JUST NOW realized who are you? I talk to you on IRC but had no idea who you were in the forums. . .but NOW I KNOW! Isn't that crazy, that I didn't know until now? I just never thought about asking! Lol! :o

[Glitch ErrorWeaver]

HAHA, ELLIE. =D

Yeah, I thought everyone knew my non-sequitur forum name by now. =P

[ミュー]

I'm Parker.
16 and born in New York City, NY
Currently reside in Tennessee
High school sophomore
Started reading OP9 awhile ago, but just recently discovered the forums. I went to Japan on an exchange trip last Summer, and it changed my life to say the least. I had taken Japanese at a private middle school, but then tranferred to a public high school that didn't have the language as a course. I began seeing a tutor weekly to continue learning, as while there was no language program, there was a yearly exchange trip there. I kept on studying, at a slower pace than in school but while still keeping the skills that I had gained. As the exchange trip drew nearer I studied somewhat harder in anticipation, but nothing could've prepared me for that trip. I won't try and explain why it meant so much to me and how much it changed the way I think, but I will say that it caused me to change my goals in life. I now study my white ass off, often, in the pursuit of learning Japanese. I keep contact with friends in Japan by communicating by e-mail in Japanese, and have gotten quite good at typing Japanese and comprehending a good bit of kanji by sight, but while still keeping my writing skills sharp. I want to one day move to Japan, go to college there, and develop my life as someone who knows Japanese on a near-native level and has managed to become successful. Maybe my expectations of myself are too high, but I try to live up to them.

[Stephy]

That is so cool that you participated in an exchange trip! I bet you had loads of fun! So it really changed a lot of goals in your life? For the better, I would think, yes? Well, good luck in your studies. I hope you accomplish your future goals. :)

Welcome to the forums and please post often. Enjoy! :D

thanks for the welcome
Your very welcome! ^^

[Plr]

Hi there. My name is Vincent and i'm a 20 yo student from Holland. I discovered saw the editorials about 2 months ago, but the messageboard i found a bit later. Initially i only lurked, but I've decided to join the board. Anyway, I hope to enjoy my stay here.

[Lisa M]

Hi, I'm Lisa. Lurked for a while, but finally joined. I'm a 19-year-old English/secondary ed major. Yay teaching!

I was also an exchange student when I was 15. It was one of those six-week things, so it didn't help my language skills much. I wanted to do study abroad in college, but since my education program is going to take forever, I'm thinking I'll do JET for a year before I start teaching here and before I do my graduate work. But I still have two years to figure that out so it's no rush.

I first started getting interested in Japan because I was a self-proclaimed "otaku". Nowadays, I shudder to remember that stage of my life, but the interest in Japan stuck. I'm a language nut and Japanese is my mountain.

[Stephy]

Hello hello!
Welcome Plr and Lisa M!
We have coold emotes now! Oh... please post oftena nd enjoy! Everyone is very friendly here. ^^

Your from Holland, Plr? That is great! Welcome!

Lisa M! You participated in an exchange program too? Yayness! That's so cool.

:D Again, welcome and post often!

[Wiss]

33 year old male, majored in football in college w/ a minor in business. Did not complete my degree and for my sins I now work in IT for one of the big 3 automotive. Working on a real degree but it's a slow crawl, the upside is with the sheer amount of bad karma I'm burning off I expect to win the lottery sometime in the near future. Got hooked on OP9 when it popped up in Digg and keep coming back for the humour, just discovered the forums. Never had the opportunity to study Japanese but always dug the anime and horror movies figure it's time to learn a bit more about the culture.

[Aisare]

Hey, 20 year old female, junior in college, majoring in Investigative and Medical Sciences with a Forensics certificate and a Psychology minor. I plan on applying for the JET program so I can be in Japan after I graduate in 2007, I speak a little Japanese, but I'm no scholar considering my university doesn't offer it as a language. I like anime, martial arts, I'm a bit of a music junkie, and if you have any other questions or comments, feel free to let me know.

[Loc]

Hey guys and girls, welcome to OP9, home of...well you can probably figure that out yourselves...

[JapaneseLever]

the name is brandon, i'm 19 and a computer science/math major.

i am currently putting college on hold for 2 years while i learn japanese at kanrin language school in tokyo (i leave for that in april).

i like it when people talk to me so talk to me!!

[Stephy]

Hi Brandon! Welcome! :D

Also welcome to Aisare and Wiss! :)

Please post often and enjoy the forum. Everyone is really nice and friendly. We also have an IRC thingy, so if you want to join that fun, then go right ahead! Yay!

[Vaines]

Hey there, a friend suggested this forum to me :)

I'm a 19 year old man from Belgium, and in second year at Uni ^^

Konbanwa people :)

[malaujai]

hiya... been lurking for about a week now, decided to join... i'm also interested in JET, and in general, japan... planning a trip sometime soon so maybe i could get some advice from one of the *many* threads made so far lol

and yes, im cantonese (my name means monkey boy) and i am from hong kong, currently living in canada

[Wiley]

Hi all, i'm an 18 year old guy from a place called Chattanooga, Tennessee! I'm currently in University studying Journalism. There's a whole lot more of course, i'm sure it'll come out posting on this wonderful forum.

[Stephy]

:wave:

Hi, Vaines. From Belgium? Coolness! :gwitch:

Hi ya, malaujai. ^^ I am glad you are interested in JET too. It sounds cool, huh?

Hello, Wiley. Journalism sounds interesting! Hope you enjoy the forum.

Welcome all. Enjoy the forum and the people and post often! :D

[Mrs.Alien]

HIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!

IM stephs sister

[paul]

Where's Mr. Alien?
And did you make that at a children's website or draw it yourself? My sister always goes to those sites to make aliens.

[Stephy]

Heh. Welcome Tina.

No. That is my sister. She begged me to let her join the forum. She might not even post anymore. She loses interest very quickly. I let her make a name and post once, and sent her off to bed. ^^

That image she is using for an avatar is actually a picture we stole off google that she liked. Nothing really.

[h2orowe]

Hello Mrs. Alien. Welcome.

You better post! *shakes fist*
I pity the foo.

[Baani]

Hi, I'm Baani. 16 year old from Sydney, Australia, I just moved her 2 years back from India, lived there for 14 years. Well, just wanted to introduce myself, thats all. ^_^

[Stephy]

Welcome Baani! Yay! Hello!

Post often! Enjoy the forums! :D

[Glitch ErrorWeaver]

Baani sounds hot.

Pics?

[Baani]

Shylilsweety Thanks!!

Glitch ErrorWeaver Perhaps some other time. :P

[macnadvatra]

Hey, I'm Mac. I'm 17 years old and live in NY (Long Island), USA. I'm a senior in High School, currently waiting for admissions decisions from various schools. I find out if I'm accepted to my first choice, Tufts University, in early February. My prospective major is mathematics, but I'm going for premed (I want to be a surgeon).

I discovered OP9 on Christmas, and had a good laugh.

I speak a bit of Japanese, but I don't have much use for it at the moment (learned it because I was working with Japanese people over the internet). My language of study will actually be Mandarin when I enter college.

That should be enough to start the stalkers off : )

[Stephy]

Hey, I'm Mac. I'm 17 years old and live in NY (Long Island), USA. I'm a senior in High School, currently waiting for admissions decisions from various schools. I find out if I'm accepted to my first choice, Tufts University, in early February. My prospective major is mathematics, but I'm going for premed (I want to be a surgeon).
A surgeon! Oh wow! Sounds like a great career choice. I wish you well, on your future endeavors.

I am a senior too and just turned 17 last month! Hi ya! I am also waiting for acceptance letters and such from a couple of schools.

Welcome to the forum. Post often please. Have fun! :D

That should be enough to start the stalkers off : )
Haha. No stalkers here. Just us silly OP9ers!

[Chasing Echoes]

HEY THERE I'M CAM, AND I've just noticed caps lock was on, but I can't be arsed to change that. I'm 17 next wednesday, and I'm at college studying Chemistry Biology Maths and French. I spend most of my forum time on http://roosterteeth.com but I'm starting to go other places as it got a little boring when a bunch of cool people got banned there. So yeah, Hi.

[Stephy]

Hello and welcome, Chasing Echoes! (interesting username.)

Hope you enjoy the forum and post often. :D

[ellie]

Welcome y'all :)

[Bunny Gamer]

Howdy, I'm Matt! I've been coming to the site for over a year, and figured it was time I started posting.

[Stephy]

Howdy, Matt! haha. I like that greeting!

Welcome. Happy to see you post! Keep on posting and enjoy the forums!

:D

[Shamu]

*waves* Yo peeps, welcome to the boards! Post lots and lots and lots and lots! ^_^

[Ertunç]

Hello everyone,

I'm not the best when it comes to introductions :duh: , so I'll try to keep it as simple as possible. I'm Ertunç, a 20 year old college student (BA in Management) from Turkey. I've been visiting the site/bbs for a long while, back from the PhpBB times, but kept it on the lurking degree. I wonder why... Anyway, my hobbies include watching anime (mostly Bebop era), Nip/Tuck, Buffy tVS and Angel until I'm nauseous, swimming and vampirism.

*looks at what he's written so far* Well, that's not as bad as I expected, so I better stop before messing up. I truly hope to be a part of this amazing community. Take care all...

[Stephy]

Welcome and hello, Ertunç!

:D Post often and enjoy the forums.

[PopCulturePooka]

Hi Everyone I'm Pooka and I smell like tunafish.

[Iria]

hello, I'm Iria, from Indonesia ^^

[Stephy]

Hello and welcome, Iria. :D

Pretty avatar!

oh and pooka... your so silly. :)

[Mystyk]

Hey Guys and Gals. Im Sean and I am from Newfoundland, Canada. I hear we have the same landmass as Japan, but way way way less population. :D

[Stephy]

Well, hello Sean. ^_^

How ya doing?

Welcome to the forum. Please post often and enjoy. Everyone is quite nice. :D

[Mystyk]

Im pretty good, thanks. I'm tired as hell, reading though the editorials at 3 in the morning :D.

[Stephy]

Oh goodness, you should go to bed, silly head.

We mustn't have cool members get tired or sick.

And please continue to post often, it is great having more and new people to the forums.

[Curious George]

Hello guys n gals,

My names dezzie, Im 30 yrs old and living in New Zealand. I stumbled across this site via Az's editorials (pure genious). I'm looking forward to meeting all of you while cruzing the forum.

PS: currently studying Anth and History. IT wasnt my cup of tea (funnily enough)

[MrQ]

Hello everyone. I learned of this website from an internet buddy's away message. I dont think I have ever laughed so hard from reading something on the internet before(teacher editorials). Anyways, I am a 29 year old senior at the University of Texas in Arlington and hopefully I can contribute to this unique pool of knowledge within these forums..

[Stephy]

Well, hello Curious George!

My cousin has the same name. Dezzie!From New Zealand, huh? Great! Welcome to the forum.

Hello MyQ! Your from Texas! yay! Another Texan woo hoo!

Welcome and I also hope both of you post often and enjoy the forums. :D

[ephedrafree]

Hey guys im new here. I was reading "Azreals(SP?)" blogs about living in Japan and thinkin about living there myself.. in the FAR FAR future... possibly on the JET program.

Some of my hobbies are weight lifting, jiu jitsu, MMA, and wrestling(3 yr varsity letterman)

Gonna go to Santa Ana college soon.. and just wanted to say hi to everyone

[Stephy]

Hi ya, ephedrafree!

Welcome to the forum! Hope you will be posting a lot! Have fun here, okay?

:D

[ephedrafree]

Oh for sure.

Thanks for the welcome.

[Shishou]

Hey all.

My names Matt, I'm 19, and I live in North Hills California.


I was linked to an editorial on a forum and found it hilarious. I thought it was all joking, but little did I know, the truth behind Japan. :P

So I ended up reading all the articles, and getting a big kick out of them. A life like Az's, must be very interesting to say the least. As messed up as some things may be, it isn't boring.


Anyways, decided to check out the site's forums, and post a bit.

[Pookie42]

welcome on the forums^_^

[h2orowe]

Hey guys im new here. I was reading "Azreals(SP?)" blogs about living in Japan and thinkin about living there myself.. in the FAR FAR future... possibly on the JET program.

Some of my hobbies are weight lifting, jiu jitsu, MMA, and wrestling(3 yr varsity letterman)

Gonna go to Santa Ana college soon.. and just wanted to say hi to everyone
Santa Ana College.
SHIT SON!

We gettin' a whole mess of kids from the OC now.
What city you from?

[ephedrafree]

From Tustin. Near Newport, Laguna, and Irvine.

[ellie]

I like your SN, ephedrafree!

Welcome to the boards, all.

[Shamu]

Hi everybody!
Welcome! Post often! ^_^

[Stephy]

Hey there, Matt (Shishou)!

Welcome. Please enjoy the forums and post often! :D

[Argothial]

Hi! Newbie here, found OP9... from somewhere. I forget.

Go Go Gaijin Smash!

Age 23
Likes Music, WoW, Not Working
Dislikes Annoying people, idiots, working.

Yea, I am boring I know. I mean, I dont even have an avatar OR a siggy! :(

[Stephy]

^Hello and Welcome! And no you are not boring! Go find yourself an avatar and sig!(make it a kitty avatar :P)

Hope you enjoy the forums and the friendly people. Post often please. :D

[drunkenpope286]

hey everyone i am new to this forum and umm i am 17 years old, i am a guy, my interests are video games, football,and computers.

[gyoza]

Ah, I didn't notice this earlier... but I'm still 2 days old on this forum so what the heck.

I'm 19 and studying music performance in college. I love chocolate more than any woman does, like RPGs, anime, japanese doramas, and I'm a huge soccer fan.

[Shamu]

Welcome everyone!!!
Have fun and post lots! ^_^ :wave:

[darje]

Hello everyone.

My name's Siskia. I'm 19, female, live in Mexico City, and have been reading Azrael's editorials on and off for a while. I like... um, music (in it's whole amazing spectrum of variety, excepting, ironically, my own country's music >.o), japanese pop culture, languages, and reading.

I'm at current finishing high school on my own (I do it in a system without teachers or fellow students, which might just be the reason why I'm a semester behind my generation), and next semester I should be able to take a degree in History, and Japanese as well.

[Jay]

Arrrrrrrrrr, me hearties, give a ye olde western welcome to darje!

(I'm bored, hence the mishmash of piratese and western. :bang: )

[crow-kun]

Hello my name is Nicholas Havoc Jackson. I was named after the Mi-28 "Havoc" . I'm black Russian. I don't have accent unfortunately being born in America but I can fake one pretty good which is always fun when talking to people. I love Ravens and Crows. My Japanese friend calls me Karasu-meh which pretty much means bastard crow to my understanding. My hobbies include fighting and women. My dream is to met other black russians so we can start a alliance for world conquest.

[Jay]

Oh no, a radical. Shoot him.

[crow-kun]

You will be the first to go.

[Stephy]

Hello! Hello!

Welcome!

Yay more posters. This is wonderful!

How are you all? Nice to meet you!

Hello to crow-kun (already seen a few of your posts. Please don't be too perverted here. ^_^;;, and hello to darje, drunkenpope286, and gyoza.

. I love chocolate more than any woman does
Omg!

Gyoza? You love chocolate more than any women would? Doubt it! We shall have a war! I love chocolate more! In fact... you are giving me a terrible craving for some right now, because of your avatar... and there is no more chocolate in my house, since I ate all the chocolate cookies and ice cream a few days ago. :(

CHOCOLATE!

AND WELCOME!

Post often everyone and have fun!

and welcome back, Jay!

[Jay]

I like how I was tacked on the end there... kind of as an afterthought... :(

[crow-kun]

Poor Jay. So anyway Being a Pervert is fun!

[Stephy]

I like how I was tacked on the end there... kind of as an afterthought... :(

Be grateful I even said that. ;) Hehe.

[Jay]

...and here I thought you liked me. :(

[BettyBoop]

I'm Betty. I like to Boop.

[Stephy]

OMG! Bettyboop!
Yay! Welcome!

Now we have a "The Chuck Norris", and "Legolas", and now a "bettyboop" Yes!

Post often. :D

[crow-kun]

Legolas is a idoit.

[h2orowe]

Crow-kun's a retard.

[crow-kun]

Maybe...but at least I'm older than 220 springs. Who talks like that.

[h2orowe]

Elfs. Don't discriminate, you heartless bastard.

[crow-kun]

What are you talking about don't Elves discriminste againt half-elves. Elves are high and mighty pricks who think they are better then everyone esle cause they have a magic and live longer.

[Stephy]

Stop spamming up, this lovely introduction thread. Thank you. :)

[Shamu]

Welcome everyone, try not to be too perverted, post often and I'll give the usual warning to watch out for the Aussies on the boards, they bite :P
And that Legolas is sooooo hot!!! :D

[moo]

Hello my name is Nicholas Havoc Jackson. I was named after the Mi-28 "Havoc" . I'm black Russian. I don't have accent unfortunately being born in America but I can fake one pretty good which is always fun when talking to people. I love Ravens and Crows. My Japanese friend calls me Karasu-meh which pretty much means bastard crow to my understanding. My hobbies include fighting and women. My dream is to met other black russians so we can start a alliance for world conquest.


tee sheecaladnay zayitz?
:box:

[Leo]

Hello Everyone I am Leo i am in the US and i was linked to Azriel's site by another forum i frequent and from that here. I am just waking up right now so i will post more later.


Leo

[Stephy]

Hello and welcome Leo. I know I said that on the IRC but it is fun to welcome you again.

Please do enjoy the forums and post often!

:D

[gyoza]

CHOCOLATE!


Woo! I once had 10 scoops of Swensen's sticky chewy chocolate ice cream. Good times, those. And for the sake of keeping on topic, welcome to everyone and have fun! :)

[Saeglopur]

Hi. I'm Alex.

I'm 16 years old, and live in San Jose. I enjoy editing movies, listening to music, and reading.

[Stephy]

Woo! I once had 10 scoops of Swensen's sticky chewy chocolate ice cream. Good times

Meh! That is nothing compared to my awesomeness in chocolate eating. XD

Hello and welcome, Alex!

I hope you will like the forums. We're a kind bunch! Post often please!

[siamesekiwi]

G'day all, my name's on your left, I'm a Thai who's lived in New Zealand for 8 years (2 in Hamilton, 5 in Cambridge 1 in Auckland) before coming back to Thailand to do College. Right now I'm in the last year of my International Relations degree. and I like Pie. meat pies to be exact.

[Stephy]

Welcome, siamesekiwi!

Pie is tasty! :D Have fun posting and so very often!

[Sagaki]

Hello. I'm new here. :D I hope I get welcomed. ^-^

[Jay]

Welcome. :hat:

[Stephy]

Hello. I'm new here. :D I hope I get welcomed. ^-^

Haha! Well, of course!!!

Welcome! How are ya?

Nice to meet you. Please post often! Everyone is very kind here... besides for the person who has a post above me. :D

[Shamu]

Hi everyone!! Welcome! ^^

[Postmonger]

Hey everyone, my names Jay. I live in icy cold canada and i'm 17 years old. Hopefully gonna graduate and such and i enjoy listenin to music, and such.

[Shamu]

Hi Jay! Good to see you around the forums, as well as IRC ^_^
Post often around here and hope to see you around IRC more too!

[Xephon]

haha, I must introduce myself, even if I did join in August. =P

I'm Jerome, 17, into reading and music, and living in sunny(if smoggy) California.

[Rapter]

introducing myself.. My name is Cameron, I am 16, currently homeschooled and waiting to take my GED test so i can take the SAT9 to get qualified to take the test to get into Pitzer.

(this is my 3rd post.. yay! lol)

[PinkRanger]

Welcome Rapter and all the new folks!

[Stephy]

Well, it is about time, postmonger (Jay) ^_^. Took you long enough. ;)

Welcome and please post a whole bunch!

Xephon, I see your posts often... I guess you just felt the need to post an intro huh? XD Well post more and hello!

Rapter, homeschooled huh? That sounds different. Do you like it? I never knew anyone who was homeschooled before. Welcome to the forum and hope to see more often with many posts.

:D

[Dräco]

Hello, I'm (sort of) new to this forum. I need to start posting more.

[Soli]

Hello Dräco! Have fun here!! :)

[mamba]

Hi im mamba, im new here, it seems like a really nice place, thisi is my first time using a forum.

I like music, horse trainers in texas and girly girls in MA. and lucky charms. i hope to post often in these forums. :watson:

[Shamu]

Ewan, you nerd! You're not new here :P :frypan: *hugs for my e-husband anyways*
Everyone else, welcome to the boards! Post often! ^_^

[Nabeshin]

Hello all. I'm Nabeshin. I'm new. My afro's fluffy. It's easy to clean. Just wash it once. The girls all like it, cause it's fluffy. I really like it cause I don't have to brush... :afro:

[Stephy]

I like music, horse trainers in texas and girly girls in MA. and lucky charms. i hope to post often in these forums. :watson:

I would be this girly girl from MA! And for you my strange newcomer (pft) welcome! ... You=:liar: ... :D
--

Hello Dräco! A present for you! :gift:

Post more and more gifts will come!

*Bribes are fun! >_>...

--
Hello and welcome to you as well Nabeshin! For you, :gift:!

Post often please!

[Myrsilus]

Hello all. I'm Nabeshin. I'm new. My afro's fluffy. It's easy to clean. Just wash it once. The girls all like it, cause it's fluffy. I really like it cause I don't have to brush... :afro:
Always been a fan of your afro.

I miss Space Butler...

[gyoza]

Na....Nabeshin!

Welcome! :D

[SoulPlay]

Hello, im actually not new, but im new to this part of the forum. My name is Rodney, im 18 years old...dominican but reside in Tampa, FL. Im starting my second semester of college just now and my hobbies are composing music, tae kwon do, and helping spanish/french students with their work. I'm an International Relations major with a double major in Japanese and french.

[Stephy]

Hi ya, Tenma! (Rodney!)

Hope college is going great for ya!

Welcome to the forum and hope you post a whole bunch, because that would be great!

:D

[NeVeRmInD]

Hi My first name is Mischa.
21 years old. Study aplication development.

I'm from the Netherlands (thats a new one I quess)...

And thats about it.


* After entering irc I alter my *I'm from the Netherlands (thats a new one I quess)...* part

[Stephy]

Hello! From the Netherlands? yay! Another great person ;)

Welcome, Mischa!

Hope to see more of your posts soon. :D

[Walpurgis]

Hello there, Watashi no namae wa Makkasu desu -- Marc, or Wal will do. I am currently learning kendo. Sometimes I practice my archery too. Pretty much I do stuff that makes me sound hip and cool and slightly mysterious. Did you know i play guitar too? Does that make you wonder what other mysteriously attractive things I do? Don't kid yourself, because i'm gonna hit you with a little thing called the truth. The truth is that you are really turned on right now and for that i apoligize. Or do I? (I spelled something wrong!? I have failed. *stab* heegagurgurk.)

The editorials on Outpost Nine have brought some joy to my miserable school-work-W.o.w-sleep-school schedule for a while now and I've finally decided to check out the Bbs. (Any other people on Wow feel free to look me up for a quest or two sometime --Walpurgis: lvl17 Tauren warrior. And If you're high lvl maybe you could find the godly grace to power level me? Hmmm?)
I hope to make some friends on here and contribute to conversation.

And in more awkward most likely incorrectly spelt japanese:
Dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu

[Stephy]

Snip

Archery and kendo! That is very cool. And Guitar! wow! That is nice. :D

I hope to make some friends on here and contribute to conversation.
Of course you will meet friends and some interesting people here! We're all so kind. I am Steph. Hi ya!

Welcome and please post bunches of times!

[badgaijingirl]

hi, i am new to the forum. seems very interesting. i live in osaka and teach english.

[FlareChiisu]

Hello...Im...uh...call me FC for the time being I suppose. Im from minnesota, I study japanese, hopeful to one day go abroad. and I recently started reading the "I am a japanese school teacher" editorials. They're....educational. I Got so excited i told me friend about it...they had already read em. heh, man am i behind.

Anyway, i babble ^^; hope i meet some cool people here. *Waves*

[Stephy]

Hello and welcome, badgaijingirl and FlareChiisu! :D

Make sure you two post quite often.

It seems everytime I welcome someone they don't post anymore... :(

I'm not doing anything bad, right? Oh dear, now I am worried if I am doing something bad.

[FlareChiisu]

Nah your doing fine ^^ nothing bad. Ill post as i can. I have school and whatnot

*wanders*

[badgaijingirl]

thank you shylilsweety!

i am posting as well!

bad gaigin girl

Hello and welcome, badgaijingirl and FlareChiisu! :D

Make sure you two post quite often.

It seems everytime I welcome someone they don't post anymore... :(

I'm not doing anything bad, right? Oh dear, now I am worried if I am doing something bad.

[darkmateria]

Hey guys,

just thought I'd say hi since I signed up for the board. I've been reading Az's adventures in Japan for quite some time now :)

There's not much for me to say, other than I currently live and work in Vienna as a video games programmer. I'm originaly from Scotland, and moved here about three month ago after an 18 month stay in Australia.

In my spare time (girlfriend and work allowing) I love to snowboard, play guitar, read, do kung-fu and I guess it goes without saying that I enjoy paying video games.

so that's about it!

[dzee]

yeah welcome :D is that nick extracted from ffvii?

you should come join the irc. yeah. ;) but nevermind that. post lots!

[Shamu]

Hey everyone! Welcome^_^ Post often and hope to see you all around IRC too!

[Sock Full of Boiled Dimes]

Everyone make sure to welcome archmage_lod.

He's my nerdy best friend who happens to go to another college and I convinced him to go to this forum.

Give him the same respect you give me...

Scratch that, just give him respect.

[Stephy]

Nah your doing fine ^^ nothing bad. Ill post as i can. I have school and whatnot

thank you shylilsweety! i am posting as well!
Oh! Great! Thanks, I was worried just a tiny bit. We need a bunch of new members and we don't need me scaring them off. :watson:

Hello and welcome to darkmateria!

Hope you will also be posting often. And yeah, like the others have mentioned the IRC should be very open for you too, if you decide to go. It is a little crazy in there at times but it is okay.

Post often and enjoy the forum!

Oh and number17 you had your friend sign up? Well, that is cool! :yes:

Hello, archmage_lod! Welcome! :D I seen a few of your posts already, please post more soon!

[pencil_eater_masa]

sup yall, im pencil_eater_masa [more on this name later]. been a fan of OP9 ever since a good friend of mine's showed me the site. ever since then, i tell anyone i know will love this site [share the wealth] ok, enough boring stuff

ima guy, 17, live in georgia, USA. and ill leave the rest for later :p and the name, if anyone knows of an anime called 'Cromartie High School', he is aminor character in it. case in point....
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2465/cromartie21yz.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cromartie21yz.jpg)

[Duralath]

Greetings, everyone! Name's Duralath. I was referred here by a friend earlier and I neglected to really join up until I finished my school for today. Unfortunately, I didn't know his s/n until I saw it earlier.

I'm 19 and live in California. I'm a big fan of Street Fighter and Initial D (my two favorite games at the moment), as well as assorted animes.

Good to see you all! And Azrael? You rock, man.

[Jay]

Good to see you too man. Enjoy.

[Druid]

sup yall, im pencil_eater_masa [more on this name later]. been a fan of OP9 ever since a good friend of mine's showed me the site. ever since then, i tell anyone i know will love this site [share the wealth] ok, enough boring stuff

ima guy, 17, live in georgia, USA. and ill leave the rest for later :p and the name, if anyone knows of an anime called 'Cromartie High School', he is aminor character in it. case in point....
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2465/cromartie21yz.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cromartie21yz.jpg)
More fiber in your diet?

[Masa the Masta]

Now that's what I call being a pencil pusher. :watson:

[miskip]

Hm. Well I guess I should introduce myself.

I'm John from Maryland. I'm 31 and married. I am originally from the rural mountains of upstate NY and have moved to Maryland to California to Germany and now Maryland. I'm a scientist working in a research institute on robotic systems.

I came across Outpost Nine purely by accident and found Az to be insightful and humorous. I wasted almost two days of work reading through his editorials. These boards seem to have ehrm... lively but intirguing discussions so I thought I might join in.

[FOBulous]

Hey! How's it going? I wasted many hours here at work laughing my ass off reading about Azrael's daily rapings from little Japanese children. Being raped that is. Either he doesn't do it or I haven't found the place where he posts doing the actual rapings.

Well anyway, greetings. I'm Fob. 26. I live in L.A. as a graphic artist/photographer. Nice to meet you all and I'm looking forward to shooting the shit with you guys on this forum.

[pencil_eater_masa]

Druid
i dunno about fiber, lemme ask my friend (he actually tried to eat pencils in real life.. i kid you not)

Masa the Masta
lmao

[Stephy]

Hi ya and welcome, guys!

FOBulous! You have one more year and then you can be in the 27 club with Shamu! You are so lucky!

miskip, I hope you do join in. You seem to also have such a cool career! You must be like really smart!

Duralath! Wow! Another person from California. Yes Azrael does rock. ^^

pencil_eater_masa, what a strange name. Neat! Welcome!

Post often okay!? oh and visit IRC once in a while. It is crazy there!
:D

[miskip]

Heh, no more or less smart then anyone else but thanks.

[Loc]

Welcome to the forums everyone :)

Glad most people noticed this thread rather than posting new ones :boggled:

+10

[Shamu]

Hey new people! Welcome to the crazyness. Come on in, make yourselves at home, post often! ^_^

[baffledMONKEY]

Hi, ahmm...I should properly introduce myself. I'm new to posting but not new to Outpostnine. I get a kick from reading Az's entries. When I read the first entry, it made me laugh so hard that I pratically spilled water on the key board while trying to drink it. Yup, it was that funny. This site was recommended by a friend and I'm glad I decided to take a look.

[Kamikashin]

Yeah, I'm fairly new. Been reading for about two weeks, and I've read all the editorials. Slowly getting around to all the threads. Just you're average writer/artist/musician here. The nutcase sort, I mean.

[gyoza]

Baffledmonkey: Heh, I would have done that, but I wasn't drinking anything when I first read the editorials.

Kamikashin: Greetings fellow nutcase musician.

Welcome to the boards and post often! :)

[Bobson]

19
Irish :clap:
Currently at Sheffield University, UK - nice dual degree in Chemistry/Japanese I've got for the now
I really enjoy football (soccer), my team is 'Bobson no yubi'" -http://www.shef.ac.uk/usport/intramural/leaguetables/monday2pm.html
I also love the whole rough and tumble of learning the Japanese language
In June/July I'll be going to Hiratsuka, Japan to work for a rubber company ;)

[Jay]

I really enjoy football

You're okay in my book then.

[gyoza]

You're okay in my book then.

Mine too. Support any team?

[Kusoyaro]

i should introduce myself, cuz i haven't yet.
my name is sunny, im 21, male, and am a rabid autodidact.
i love martial arts and motorbikes, and the love of my life is food
pleased to meet you all

[Bobson]

For the World Cup, it's going to be tough to follow anyone, seeing as Ireland fell during qualifying to France and the mighty....Switzerland ????? :duh:

I prefer following the underdog, so Japan are as good a team as any to follow. With Brazil (my tip to win), Croatia (strong!) and Australia (Guus Hiddink!) sharing their group, they've got no chance of getting beyond the group stages though

In the English Premiership, I'm an Arsenal fan - outside of the Premiership, I suppose the flair and passion of FC Barcelona is difficult to fail to admire.
Next year, I'll be following another underdog, Shonan Bellmare of the J2 league. I'd wager that I'll be one of the more conspicuous of the 5000 regular fans.

I find it a big ego boost to talk to any Japanese person about football though...there is just an assumption amongst my Japanese friends that I am some kind of God on the football field - it's nice, I actively encourage worship :D

During the last World Cup, I followed Korea (ex- Guus Hiddink!) after Ireland's penalty agony against Spain, and was happy to watch a biased referee guide them to 4th place - I've even got the Korean strip (I'm not taking that to Japan)

Incidently, the 2002 World Cup is possibly the only non-economic/career-based reason I'm studying Japanese. The reception the Irish fans gained seemed so friendly!
I heard that Guinness is expensive in Japan though :( - no chance of being a stereotypical Irishman now...I'll be forced to stick to whiskey instead.

[gyoza]

You guys shouldn't have sold Vieira.

Then again I'm a Liverpool fan and we made a mistake selling Owen and buying Cisse. But I'll have to agree with you that Barcelona is a fantastic team. :)

[crow-kun]

Nicholas Havoc Jackson pleased to me all of you. You can call me crow-kun, karasu-meh or H-crow it's all good.

[ManiacalLaughter]

I'm so glad I found this site!
My name is Jessica. I'm from Tennessee, and I was an exchange student in Omihachiman/Kyoto in 2005. I had to change families due to unfortunate circumstances (and moved to Kyoto), but I think my experience was better because of it!
A JET at my school suggested Outpost Nine. She said it was entertaining. When I returned home, I checked it out!

As for interest, I draw mostly. I like reading, too. The other exchange students thought I was odd that I wasn't really an anime fan, but I have to admit I have a secret love of Studio Ghibli. :D

[Stephy]

Hello all!

Welcome to the forums. Please enjoy and post a whole bunch. IRC is fun too, so come join in on that. ^^

:D WELCOME!

[SinnerTim]

Yo all, been reading the editorials, just joined the forums today after a friend recomended it. Have a fun avatar soon, for the moment, bear with me.

[Stephy]

Welcome yo!

:D

Post a whole bunch please! Great to meet you.

[SinnerTim]

I haven't really been into a forum for a while, hopefully you guys can make it more fun than the last couple I was in. Most problems originated from stereotypical personalities and too many people on the forums, bugged me immensly, I'll try and get along better here, thanks for the welcome.

[Shamu]

Welcome everyone! Post often and enjoy! ^_^

[StormShadow]

How often?

[Jay]

:rofl:

Nicely said!

[Stephy]

Like.... 50 posts per day! :D

Omg! Yeah!

[Shamu]

Yeah, what Steph said. Post like 50 times a day!
Good lord, I don't think even Jay posts that much a day...

[Jay]

I did a lot more at some point. I still probably do. It's just that I'm such a regular fixture no one notices it.

[solow]

hello all!

im a (just about) 22 year old guy, been reading OP9 for a loooong time, but i never made an account when the bbs was created; because im a boring person and don't have much to say. haha. i live in northern wisconsin in a little hell hole, and am severly sheltered and have to use the internet to try and culture myself. sad, huh? :duh: anyway, good to meet ya'll!

[Stephy]

Hi and welcome!

Post 50 times per day! That will be fun! :D

[solow]

thanks for the welcome :hat: ...50 times a day, eh? lol....i dont have a life, so that's definately possible...

[Tmoo]

wow. az has a forum. cool.

*much celebration*

anywho....moo. hi, i mean.

[PinkRanger]

Welcome Tmoo! Post oodles!

[Tmoo]

just a question: do we...just talk about stuff here? anything?

(i'm also searching for a thread about the editorials XD )