Introduction Thread

[Nights_into_dreams]

Okay...bringing back the old introduction thread.

I am a 19 year old guy, been with OP9 even before Az became famous (tho only started posting on the old message board recently).

I am in college currently, but on summer break now with three jobs...so I'm a bit high strung from lack of sleep.

Im from Tennessee.

Interests? Final Fantasy XI, reading, sleeping, Internet...

If you wanna talk to me, hit me up on IM.

[Mozz]

Im 17 From england and broke as hell

Im starting my second year of collage in september if i ever get my results

I Have done nothing since May 20'th when my 1'st year ended, yes MAY 20'th

I've designed websites for 5 years (lucky me doing a web design beginners corse, i need that damn piece of paper!) and I also draw when ever I have my mojo *which died on me yesterday*

And I have a computer game fettish as my friends would put it

[NeonWonder]

I'm 18, from Columbus, Ohio (Malls and Famrs all we got, ugh)

Starting College next year in Fall 06.

Intrests: Baseball, FFXI, PSO, Some Anime, College Football (Not Pro), various video games, and reading. Also i'M pursuing a degree in Comp Science to hopefully become a programmer/make games at some point in my future. ^^*)b Nice To Meet You All.

[Daishikaze]

All from the old forum know me, I'm Daishikaze. If you know any other Daishikaze, then thats probably me.

26 years old, Male, and happily married

anything else you want to know can probably be learn from my profile.

[D-pad]

I'm 14

My name is Steven

I like to sleep.

This new forum sucks.

I miss my avvy.

[Tungtvann]

Back again.

My name is Alex, I am 20 and I live in London, England. I am going to Denmark tomorrow.

[4letterwords]

I'm 18, from Indiana (USA)... Moving to Terre Haute, Indiana in about a week for College... yay. :D

Interests- I like Japan and the Japanese language. I like surfing, diving, and soccer... Political Science major and Japanese Minor... Single white female... ;)

[General_Admission]

Age: 17
Gender: male
Ethnicity: German
Location: Texas (US)
Languages: English, Latin
Occupation: student
Interests: games (PC, console, board games), internet, reading, music, girls

I may update my card w/ other info so check it out! Please add me to whatever IM I list!

[Eleriel]

I'm a 26 year old male redhead from stockholm, sweden. (though I doubt the stockholmians consider Nynäshamn a part of stockholm).

I work in a gamer store in central stockholm (computers, consoles, handhelds, whatever floats your boat, we've got it).
we're still pretty small... so don't come begging for discounts just yet ;-)

I like to think, write, listen to music, read and watch anime... in that order. ;-)
thanks to previously having worked a year in another larger gaming store-chain... and not having had any real expenses said year, I also own every console that is currently on the market. sans the GBA, which I sold. ;-)
I haven't a clue whether I'll buy the new consoles as they come out... can't afford it at the moment, so the point is moot, no?

aaaanyway... nice to start on a new ball with these forums. though slightly sad to see all the old *great* topics dissapear like that, without warning. *sighs... ponders... shrugs* but such is life. ;-)

[hapacheese]

28, male.

Um... American. Mostly.

Speak Japanese and English.

Occupation: Game company CEO's bitch

edit: Haha... Can't believe I got my own age wrong. Not used to saying 28 yet.

[Marblehead]

My names Joseph.

I'm 29.

I enjoy curry, running, biking, photography, reading, and bashing my former job.

I just got out of the Army ten days ago. Don't enlist.

I'll be going back to school in the fall to finally finish off my degree. :cool:

Oh yeah, one more thing. The army blows. :p

[TheLostProphet]

Hmm, I'm 16, male, and from Manchester, UK. I too have been reading since before this site was truly popular XD

Uhhh, pisspoor student, and into interesting stuff

[ellie]

Oh goodness! OP9 has changed! These new forums are confusing to me! I miss my avatar. Siiiigh. . .

Anyway, I shall introduce (reintroduce?) myself. . .I am Ellie, a 19 year old from North Carolina. I am just about to start my sophomore year of college, where I am tentitively an English major (though that could well change). I really enjoy energy drinks (especially Sobe Adrenaline Rush), boys who are not full of shit, and Pink Floyd.

[Loc]

YES! I knew I'd get in eventually ^_^
I'm Dean, from the England, 17 years old...was abandoned on the old forums for a while...umm...
I like playing guitar and watching movies a lot.

[TygressVirgo]

I'm Tygress, Call me Ty if you want. I'm an 19 year old female from the golden state (I'd rather be in another place though). Enjoys reading, thinking, writing, photography and anything else that can keep my interest.
Nice to meet you all.

[Sardaukar]

Not that anyone took much notice of me before, but here's my re-introduction:

I'm 19, I like computers, violent computer games and books. I sort of like anime and I hate small dogs. That's pretty much it.

[BluZytrix]

Hey, I'm Blu, 20 years old, from Washington state. Only 26 days in counting until I go to Japan! My quest.... to seek Az and thank him for his inspiration. Oh ya, studying at Keio Universtiy is kool too! Man I must be crazy. I enjoy J-culture and J-musique(Yes i Love MM and I don't care!), engineering, DDR, meeting new people from totally different backgrounds, computer stuff and the ladies.

[TygressVirgo]

Sardaukar - just thought that I would say nice signature.

[MeneerDijk]

Male, 25 years of age, living in the Netherlands, currently working as an orderpicker, supplying the nation with juice and beer :)

i'll be starting a new education soon: lab engineer

[Iekleane]

Names Sterling

Im 17 going on to 18 and thats about all I've got atm.

[B RoCkS1010]

Age: 14
Gender: male
Ethnicity: very mixed
Location: virginia (US)
Languages: English
Occupation: student
Interests: games, computers, internet, music, girls, movies,
Other stuff: Next summer I'll be going to japan to visit my family in okinawa. i live in the northern part of VA. I used to live in Maryland but I moved to VA bcause my mom is moving to West VA and I didnt so I moved with my dad. I'm also broke....yeah thats about it...

[kawaii]

yo all, im a 16 year old dude from israel(yes, really)
i love guitars( got 4 at home :P), love music and computers :p
too bad the forum changed, i've registerd before, but its all lost (i think)

[Thespis]

My real first name is Brandon. I'm 30 years old and live in Muskegon, MI. I've been divorced for almost 6 years. I love to play soccer, paintball, and a variety of PS2, XBOX, and online PC games. I also enjoy writing poetry / lyrics, reading sci-fi / fantasy books, and enjoying life in the company of friends.

I finished a long stint of part time college in December of 2003 with a degree in history and elementary education endorsement. I currently work as a substitute teacher, Papa John's pizza delivery driver, and as an administrative assistant for an industrial electronics technician business. I am going through some interviewing processes with a few long term teaching jobs in the area which is what I want to do ultimately. I could probably get a teaching job out of state rather easily, but I'm not quite ready to explore that yet. There is a huge demand for teachers in Michigan, but there isn't funding to support the demand. I came across OutpostNine when somebody from another board that I visit posted a link to it late last year. Many many times I have burst out laughing out loud while reading some of the stuff Azrael has editorialized. It has been a pleasure being entertained by him and getting to know some of you.

[Xephon]

Hello everyone. I've been on the wagon a long time but first time forum member. I'm 16 and living in California. Interest include music, games, movies, and etc. Azrael's editorials has got me laughing on the floor more than once. So nice to meet you all.

[h2orowe]

Joey
15, male
Garden Grove, California
My intrests are music, playing guitar, and anime.
Pretty boring, eh?

[stillbornsinger]

21 y/o male
live in Sasebo, Japan
enlisted in the US NAVY, job is an electronics technician, I can fix just about anything that is electronic down to component level replacements... Also, own a private studio in Japan.

intrests: Making music/Recoding music, motorcycles, travel, and anything exreme and dangerous!

[Dresh]

Hey, I'm Dresh. I was a lurker on the old forums with my postcount somewhere in the thirties. Hopefully I'll be more active here.

Anyway, I'm a 17 year old male in Seattle, Washington born on July 20, 1988 and 6:32 A.M. My interests include videogames, comic books, general cartoons and anime. My favorite game ever is Soul Calibur.

I'm white with ancestors from many European countries, as well as a slight smidgeon of Egyptian. I love food and my favorites are sushi and Indian style curry.

[Trump]

I'm just a plain old guy getting along. I live in Orlando FL, its the middle of the summer, and raining :)

[Shamu]

Hello, again, Shamu here.
26, female, Texas...that's about it.

[ADCS]

Hi, I'm new, but technically, everyone is. Ha. Well, I'm 20, am from Houston but go to school in Oklahoma, have been reading the editorials for about six months now, and am a huge fan. I used to be really into video games and anime and all of that, but I have outgrown that a bit. I still enjoy the Japanese culture, but don't feel that I have to be a part of it, though I would love to visit and perhaps do JET one of these days. I look forward to contributing to these boards.

[Jiant Flying Panda]

It's me Jiant Panda from the old forums.

Age:18.
Name:Richard
Residence:Suburb of Sacramento known as Elk Grove
Occupation: Student starting this monday.
Hobbies:Being with friends, computer shit, games, studying military stratedgy/tactics, and other stereotypical nerdy shit :).

PS: How do you make a sig?

[Zaysho]

Well, for the hell of it, I'll just re-type my introduction I did back on the old boards.

My real name is Arun. I'm 17 years old and I currently live in Florida. My interests include cartoons (classic and anime), video games, music (classic rock mostly), and art (specifically black & white photography and graphic design). I'm looking to get a career in the graphic arts when I get out of school (starting senior year in high school).

[Firefly]

I'm from the old boards :D Same username, same crazy lady :D

19, female, college student, with way too much free time.

I'm also quitting my job at hollywood video to be a dog groomer! Go me! :)

[Dead Sexy Vocab]

I'm also an Oldie like Ateh FireFly. I used to be "imabletouse_vocabulary," 'til I found out a way on how to sexify it into having it a more lustful attitude with it.

[Monseur Tinklekins]

Hey, all.

I usually get mocked for my age, but as everyone else has, I'll post it anyway. I'm thirteen and going into ninth grade, or sannensei for Japan, I suppose. A lot of people mistake me to be older than I am, for the simple fact that unlike most my age, I use grammar and love to discuss politics.

An avid writer, artist, and democrat, I just love being online. Sadly, I have no social life outside of my computer room; but, the internet is the so-called "Gateway to the World", so what do I need to go out and actually see it for? Answer me that one. Though contradicting to the prior statement, I would love to visit Japan. The culture amazes me, I am learning the language, and it would get me away from my brother for a while. ::Rolls eyes.::

Some of my biggest loves in life are anime and manga. Personally, I prefer manga over anime, simply because the book is always better than the movie (or television show, in this case). My favourite series is Inuyasha, though this is akin to the fact that I religiously follow many other series'.

What else is there to say? Hopefully, you'll find out more about me as I go along. =] Sayonara!

PS, I am a GIRL. My name is Jenna.

[erbiumfiber]

Hi, I'm Margaret, a 41 year old American patent attorney living in Tokyo. My 16 year old daughter found this site and I just followed along. I found my current job via the Internet (go monster.com!) and never thought I would be working in Japan (for over two years now). I'm not very good at learning Japanese- I was good at languages in my youth but I am afraid my middle-aged brain cannot absorb a non Indo-European language. My daughter is going to boarding school this fall so I am left all alone in Japan (divorced 15 years). Trying to decide whether to stay for a while or go back to the US. I post mainly at work, when things get dull (which is pretty frequent in the world of patent law...). The people here are great, I love Az's editorials and look forward to the brave new world of the new forums...

[gizmaluke]

Hey. the names Nathan.

Been registered on the OP9 since 14 may and loved it so far. Im a massive lurker tho, only got up to 50 posts before the forum reset. maybe that will change.
I study japanese and mandarin at newcastle university in australia. im hopefully spending next year in nagoya on a scholarship(i find out in 4 days) to study japanese. love being outdoors and playing sport but i also love playing games and surfing the net till the small hours too. anyway, that is just a little about me. hope we all get to know each other better as time goes on.

[psychicstooge]

Male, 23. My name is unimportant. Well, that, and I don't want to tell you.

I live in the US, in an area filled with bigots, rednecks and the otherwise ignorant. Teen pregnancy and incest rates are among the highest in the country. And no, I'm not in the South or some strange Midwestern town.

I am (very slowly) working toward an associate's degree in "Would you like fries with that?" Out of high school I went to a very expensive school for software engineering only to discover that sitting in front of a computer writing code 8-10 hours a day was horrendously boring.

Music is pretty much everything for me. I listen to a very wide range of artists, but I tend to stick with underground/independent bands. In fact, my interest in Japanese culture did not begin with manga/anime or video games, but with the Japanese underground metal scene.

My favorite music tends to be slow, sad, depressing, somber, etc. I am not a goth, but I do like a few early-80's goth bands. I hate emo/screamo/hardcore with a passion. Same goes for ska. If I were to make a (fairly short) list of some of my favorite bands/artists, it would be something like this:

Corrupted
The Gerogerigegege
Joy Division
My Bloody Valentine
Burning Witch
sunn 0)))
Matthew Good Band
Earth
Unsane
Johnny Cash
Anal Cunt
Church of Misery
Agoraphobic Nosebleed
Arvo Pärt
Eyehategod
Sun Kil Moon

Yes, that is an EXTREMELY short list.

I will attempt to play pretty much any instrument I can get my hands on, but my main ones are guitar, bass, some keyboards, effects pedals, shortwave radios, field recordings, feedback, etc. I am currently in a band heavily influenced by Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen, and early Cure, among others. I also have two solo projects: one is noise, and the other is anything else I feel like doing.

I've only been reading manga and watching anime for about a year and a half. For some strange, inexplicable reason, most of my favorites have been of the romantic comedy type (a genre I despise when it comes to American film). I prefer manga over anime. Favorites include Ken Akamatsu's work (even though it is often filled with glaring continuity errors), Ai Yori Aoshi, Azumanga Daioh, Chobits, and Noir. Slowly trying to read and watch more as funds allow, which is not often.

I recently started studying Japanese on my own, and for no previous experience and being totally self-taught, I think I'm doing okay so far. Don't ask me to speak it or translate anything yet, though. I've got a long way to go.

I also enjoy photography, and wish I had the opportunity to do it more often and with higher quality equipment.

I hate my job. I work in a movie theater. Hollywood can't make good movies anymore, and people somehow believe that the theater is their own personal landfill.

When I'm not working or playing music, I'm either sleeping or online researching various bizarre/deviant practices around the world. And yes, I'm being totally serious about that. I'm fascinated by practices considered by the West to be "deviant," and I find the study of their origins and behaviors intriguing. If it's crazy, weird, or just plain fucked-up, I'll find it.

That's all I've got right now.

[Daishikaze]

I hate my job. I work in a movie theater. Hollywood can't make good movies anymore, and people somehow believe that the theater is their own personal landfill.

Well Hollowood uses Theaters like they are their own private landfills,I guess that set the trend of customers to follow...........Zing

[harper]

My name is Kurt. I'm 35 years old and have been teaching high school math for the past 13 years. I live just outside Detroit, Michigan and collect books, comics, and music. I used to coach football, basketball and softball. I still play softball 2-3 nights per week during the summer as well as playing tennis on an irregular basis.

I first came across Outpost Nine back in March when someone posted a link on the Baen's Bar webboard.

[Donut]

I would be the ForbidnDonut from the old boards...

I'm a 26 year old male. I live in Michigan. I'm not wearing any clothes...wait, stop reading now. No really, stop reading on. You already read the important stuff. Why are you still here? Security!!!

[cheese]

I've been a lurker on this board for roughly 5 or so months but never posted anything before now. Since this was a new board, I thought I might as well sign up and say hello. Some of you guys make the best posts ever... (and well, we just won't talk about the rest of you, now will we? :p )

I live in Houston, go to college, work, do all that fun stuff and I've got to say that these editorials have got to be one of the best things on the internet, with the school teacher ones being the most informative and funny out there. This brings another side of Japan to us that they don't tell you about.

Well, having said that, I shall now return to the dark rock from which I crawled out under.

Cheers.

[Mechs]

Just saying hello.....again. Im 16 going on 17 (one more month :cool:). Live in Chicago, like to bike, play video games (alot), play basketball, and im joining the Army when my parents decide to sign on the dotted line . I came across this site way back in february. Ok :D.

[Josh]

My name is Josh, as you might have guessed. I'm 16, 17 in a month. I live in Virginia, and I work on a farm. What else is there to say? Uh, Jiant Flying Panda calls me Cindy. I get into a lot of fights because I don't know when to not make a joke about something stupid that somebody does. I.E. not being able to spell "at" correctly. That's all I can really think of right now.

[Sasha]

Hi, I'm Sasha. I live in a 'small' town in Japan where I've been teaching English for ten years. I'm married and my husband is Japanese. I don't do much but work and all the other regular life stuff. I enjoy reading Az's editorials, especially the ones involving the occupational hazards of teaching English. I've also quite enjoyed reading the forums and I don't think it will take you guys long to get this new board rolling!

[Psychochink]

Hell, I dunno. I'm 28, I enjoy long walks on the beach, thunderstorms and I'm waiting for the right man to come along and...wait, wrong forum...
I.m an Aussie. I work in higher education, am overpaid and spend too much time on the net and not enough time doing what they pay me for.

[ZeekeXIV]

Yo. I go by the alias of ZeekeXIV. I'm 20 and currently attending college, trying to major in Mechanical Engineering.

I live in the crazy state of New York. In my spare time (which I seem to have too much of...), I usually play games and write. Speaking of my writing, check out my story in the Stories thread.

Other than that thread, don't expect too many posts from me. I'm a forum lurker at heart.

And... that's all there is...

[hapacheese]

Whoa. So now there's a "hapacheese" *and* a "cheese" on these boards?

I guess I can't sign any more posts/PMs as "The Cheese"...

[velessa]

Okay, so hi again. Az is my friend from college, and I enjoy reading his editorials because they're so freaking hilarious that I laugh until I'm in tears! (Of course he's every bit as entertaining in real life as well)

Anyway I'm from California, I'm 24, and I have a B.A. in Japanese and an M.A. in teaching ESL. For now I'm still working as a supervisor and trail guide at the riding stable where I've been working for the last ten years, and I intend to go into teaching English in Japan sometime next spring.

I adore horses and voice actors, especially seiyuu, and I watch tons of anime. Some of my current favorite series are Bleach, Monster, Yakitate!! Japan, and Kyou kara Maou! I have lots of other favorites as well but too many to mention. I also love Takarazuka, which is all-female Japanese musical theater; I highly recommend it if you ever get the chance to see it. Nice to meet everyone!

[astral]

Name-> Marcus
Location-> Singapore
Age-> 20

Status-> Single, soon to be screwed over in complusory National Service (teh Army)

Studied a Diploma in Chemical Engineering, might wanna switch over to logistics degree after i get out of the army 2 years later.

Used to be a hardcore gamer, mainly MMORPGs like DAoC, SWG, WoW and stuff.

Lurked around OP9 since nov last year.

[Henjin]

19, from the US. Found out about the editorials from Fark or something and couldn't stop reading them. Really funny stuff, and esp. interesting to me because like a lot of people here, I've been learning Japanese for a couple of years. Would like to try JET, but way too lazy to get a Bachelor's degree. Once they open the country to AAS holders, I'm there.

[Rupugus]

Name: Victor
DoB: Sept. 11, 1984. that makes me 20 as of this post for those of you who cannot count.
PoB: San Juan, Puerto Rico

more info given as requested. don't feel like typing now. time for me to go to sleep.

[Crimson]

Hello! I'm Sheila, 18 and about to move to Montreal for university. At this very moment, I'm in Wisconsin. Woo. Anyway, will be studying Software Engineering. Love Japan, love manga, love music. Yay!

[Glitch ErrorWeaver]

I'm 18 (almost 19), male, and I live in South Florida.

I've read OP9 for ages, long before the original forums got installed, and have thus seen the "fandom" so to speak flourish exponentially over the past few months. It's almost a double-edged sword; Az getting more readers can't ever be bad, but the smaller circles are now infinitely harder to keep up with, and it's quite confusing now =\

I enjoy things that make me happy. Can't put it better than that...

[darkinfero]

18/m peabody mass
going into my first year of college
like anime japense culture want to learn more about the language
would like to be a future jet but that a few years a head

[Myrsilus]

18 year old Texan here.

I have frequented the site for some time now, and am glad to finally join the forum. Az's articles have been a great source of enjoyment for me and some friends of mine.

I enjoy video games such as Final Fantasy, Tekken, Guilty Gear, and others , but with the current shortage of quality games in the market, I am mostly playing the endless source of joy that is Katamari Damacy. When not playing games or being a student (first year of college approaching), I study martial arts, my life-long passion. And yeah, anime is great.

That's basically me. In conclusion, I love sushi.

[Jay]

My name is Jay and I'm 18. I live in Australia and I like YOU! In a bad way.

[Myrsilus]

:confused: If that was for me, wow. I like you, too. Nice greetings in this here forum.

[Jay]

Heh, it's no big deal. Everyone knows who I am, so I was being a smartarse. :p

[Myrsilus]

Mm... yeah I see the smartarseness now. I should have seen it before. I'll stop being too nice.

But yes, well met good sir.

[MeneerDijk]

Please keep the chatter down in here, this is the introduction thread, not the: let's grab eachothers ass thread :p

[Jay]

*grabs Meneer's arse*

[thr3comma9]

I'm a 15 year old girl from Minnesota. My interests are all sports that are fast paced, being with friends, internet, etc etc. I am a long time reader of Az but was a lurker on the old boards although I plan to post more here.

[ArkhanTerra]

ASLOLOL.

Ehem... right.

Age: 17
Gender: Male
Occupation: Student/Library Assistant
Location: Rhode Island
Interests: Music, Video Games, Women. The usual.

Anything else... uh... ask?

[ruaidhri]

Hello everyone. I’m Ruaidhri, which is the Irish spelling for Rory. Amazingly, it’s pronounced the same regardless of spelling. I’ve been reading Azrael’s editorials since the beginning of the year and I joined his earlier forum shortly after it began last May.

I’m married and have been for 34 years this coming November. I love my wife more now than I did when I first married her. Why? Because now that I know almost everything about her I must say I like what I got.

I have two sons both of which have posted on the old forum, Redbeard and Anders. My older son is working on his Ph.D. in materials engineering with a minor in physics. He is big into research for new lighter, stronger materials employing nano technology. His work has big military and aeronautic applications. He’s also interested in teaching at the university level. My younger son is working on his BS in political science with a minor in coaching. He plans to get a teaching certificate and teach government in a High School.

Me, I’m retired. I worked very hard for many years working my way up from a 2nd shift clerical position to a middle management job with way too much stress but damn good pay. I’m very comfortable in my retirement actually making more now than when I worked.

I was born before WW2 so I’m not even a baby boomer. I grew up in the 1940’s and 1950’s and have always been interested in politics. I worked in Kennedy’s 1960 campaign and was lucky enough to meet all the family. I even met Eleanor Roosevelt when I went out to lunch one day with her and Eunice Kennedy Schriver, John Kennedy’s sister and now Arnold’s mother-in-law.

I am admittedly long winded. It must go along with my age. I am probably the forums oldest member at 64. For all you younger members the mind stays the same it’s the body that gets messed up. I’ve always said I’m the same person I was when I was 25 only perhaps a little wiser.

Religion? I guess you could call me a Theist, with the “a” separate from the “t”. That’s because I want to believe that we don’t disappear when we die. My God, however, is not associated with any religion practiced by man or woman. My God is a casual observer without formal structure that allows us, including our universe, to determine our own mortal fate. Actually, if you examine America’s history, you’ll discover that many of our founding fathers were Theists. One of the good parts about my God is there is no church or services. There is no Bible or doctrine. There are no leaders only fellow travelers through life.

So, I’m glad to be here on the new Outpostnine forum.

[halifaxrick]

Ello, I'm Rick, an English man in Pittsburgh.

[mugen]

I'm 18 living in the Netherlands, starting college next year(mechanical engineering). pretty much don't do anything. Hang with friends. uhh... yeah that's about it

[Niki07]

Hey... my name's Niki, I'm 16 and live in Michigan... I love riding horses, music, food, sleeping... and YES, my life is that interesting.;)

[sharpie]

one small step......

My name is Mike, I'm 21 years old and am currently waiting to enter the air force

[tofuspeedstar]

i'm a 16 year old male, i'm a junior in high school, and uh..hobbies.. cars, anime, gaming, basketball, tennis.. and yeah.

[Tiger]

20, male, student.
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Languages: Dutch (native), English, French, German and learning Japanese since a while.
Interests: Computergames, Japanese culture, Internet, Music, ...

That's about it I guess...

[Darut]

Hey, new look...

Anyways...

Name: Raymond
Location: California
Language: Spanish, English
Interest: Anime, Video Games, Friends, Drawing, and some other stuff

Well thats all I can think of at any rate.

[MajorProblem]

I'm a 16 year old Junior in high school in Plano, Texas. If you watch King of the Hill, that is the EXACT society that I live in. I think they named Arlen after our neighboring town, Allen. Anyways, I'm interested in everything military, flight, WWII, and any combination of these. I also paintball and listen to music whenever I'm not doing any of the above (that and school).
Favorite band is definetely Green Day. I was originally somewhere around the 60th member on the previous boards, I just stopped posting because everyone liked anime and I can't stand it. Now I've learned to tolerate it for short periods so I can post. Anyways, talk to you guys I guess!

[cheese]

Whoa. So now there's a "hapacheese" *and* a "cheese" on these boards?

I guess I can't sign any more posts/PMs as "The Cheese"...


Hey, you can sign 'em "The Cheese" if you want. I'm not gonna scream bloody murder or anything. If you really wanna know where my name came from, one day I picked the name 'TheGreenCheesecake' while playing UT online... kinda stuck w/ it for a few games and everybody called me cheese... But back to your name, its all good. You can still be cheesy too, my good friend. :cool:

[hapacheese]

The more cheese, the better, IMO.

And welcome :)

[Henjin]

The more cheese, the better, IMO.

And welcome :)


You wouldn't say that if you were lactose intolerant... :eek:

[hapacheese]

I *am* lactose intolerant :)

Damn Asian genes!!!

[Henjin]

So was your name supposed to be ironic?

[hapacheese]

Haha... Nah. I'm generally just a sappy cheeseball, really. :D

(But, I do love cheese, too.)

[Puchu]

Puchu, who did some posts under the same nick in the old forum.

Name: Call me Puchu, or Pu.
Gender: female, believe it or not
Age: 17 (birthday 28.02)
Birthplace: Bergen, Norway (which means I'm not Norwegian, I'm Bergensian. yes, we're so full of ourselves)
currently living in: Kaseda, Kagoshima-ken, Kyuushuu, Japan. (only 5 1/2 months left, though. *sniffle*)
Occupation: exchange student at a japanese high school. They didn't tell me that waving to random people you don't really know, having your picture taken with people you don't really know, generally singing on command, trying to say japanese tongue twisters (namamogi namagome namatamago. akapajama, aopajama, pajama) and generally doing anything "cute" also was a part of the job. oh, well. anything to make the girls squeal and jump up and down, and the boys jump out of happyness/scream out their outrage and envy towards their friends who got a second's attention... ^^;

I like to sing, play the guitar, draw and make songs. I have currently made songs in English and French (thanks for the grammar help on Seule au Monde, Nira!), and I'm now working on a song in Japanese (it's sucky, though. the melody sounds like something out of an 80ies anime. maybe if I change the rythm..). Although I have... 4 or 5 other songs to finish completely as well... ^^;

I also love manga, and have managed to buy.... 90 or 100 volumes of manga in the 4 1/2 months I've been living in Japan. how the hell I'm gonna get it all back to Norway is the big question, though... ^^;

[DJEvan]

22, male.
Singaporean (yeah, that tiny dot near the equator that everyone hears of but never comes to ^^; ).
stumbled onto az's site while aimlessly surfing for stuff in the middle of the night.
Languages: English, mandarin (sp?)
interest in learning japanese as i'm mostly spending time playing Jgames on my PS2 (SRW anyone?)
gaming used to be my life, no wait, it still is..
Long time reader, first time poster

[freeradicals]

17 year old male living in England, parents are from India.

I enjoy zen philosophy, art, anime/manga (bleach, Gantz..), martial arts (kyoikshinkai karate), Oriental and Indian food, Video games (mgs, prince of persia) Reading (Az's articles :) ). I especially like punk rock, from U.s and Japan (Akfg, green day...)

[moo]

I am a 16 year old male, who is originally from an ex-Soviet Union territory that many people have never heard. I currently Live in the U.S., and am spending my days by volunteering about 8 hours at the hospital on monday-friday, running for at least an hour everyday, and sometimes working out.

[Spy]

Age: 21
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: African American (w/ some Native American, 50%, and German, 5%)
Name: Jason (most just call me J)
Language: English only (although I do know a bit of turkish)
Occupation: Suspended Full-Time College Student (Essentially ACC student for the next 4-5 months then back to the real college)
Umm..enjoying times in a whack town, populated by whack people, in the whack ass USA.

[Chelsums]

I'm Chelsea, I'm 17, and I'm really boring. I am smarter than many people my age, though and have the common sense many of them lack. I suddenly got a job and completely went through Outpost Nine withdrawl for two weeks and then I come back and "Whoa WTF" everything changed O__O I am sad I missed so many posts that I can no longer read because they are gone *tear* But I hope I have fun on the new forum! :D Yay for better smiley faces!

Ack! I just realized that I had some of the pages of the old forum in my favorites to go back and read or save things from (like when I asked a question for results for my website) and now they're gone. Nooooo.

[Y.T.]

I am a twenty year old future student(this means my first trimester starts
in a month) at the Czech Institute of Technology(not common translation).
My nationality is Slovak, ethnicity mix too complex to list. I can
speak English with a bad accent, Slovak passably and awful Czech.
(most educated people in Czech Republic and Slovakia
understand Slovak and Czech respectively. Those languages are
very similar).
I am going to be a software engineer, If I finish, or possibly a combat engineer, if I am going to discover writing software is not really something
I want to do for a living. I am agnostic when it comes
to the supernatural, merely content to claim that I don't give
a flying fuck. God is nowhere to be found, and people live as if
he were non-existent, those most devout especially.
(by God, I mean the Christian/Judaism/Islam supreme deity).

As to my hobbies, I read when I'm bored,I like to play games
any games), run, hike, ride the bike.
My worldview is quite broad, but kind of shallow, as I have
never exhibited enough interest in the past to really excel
in anything. (save perhaps certain computer games and
various exercises in futility). I honestly despise New Age,
and, one might say that I am such a modernist. There is nothing
special about us, we are just complex biological machines with
a penchant for beautiful delusions, and I think anyone who disagrees
is worthy of variable disdain.

[Kenshin]

Um, I guess we have to reintroduce ourselves, huh? Well, I'll borrow General_Admission list to make mine up:
Name: Carlos (you may just call me Charles, Charlie, or Kenshin... whatever)
Age: 20
Gender: male
Ethnicity: Spanish/Italian/Latino
Location: Look to the left.
Languages: Spanish, English, and a little of Italian, Japanese, German and French (but only a little!)
Occupation: Systems Engineering Student/Assistant Engineer
Interests: Girls (the hottest girls from the world are from around here :D) Flight simulation (I love flying!), games (PC, PS2), internet, reading, music (mostly all genres, except for Colombian music, and the dreadful invention that is reggaeton - I really hope the states don't get infected with this).

[dome1984]

21... italian born and livin in switzerland..
my interests: hip hop (no not that new bling bling shizz ..) drawing (graff, characters etc.), manga&anime, japanese car tuning scene (check my avatar :P ) and so on.. oh and i collect vynil (mainly hip hop but also some funk)
thats it folks..

[MaverickHL]

I come back from my gruelling torture of English camp, and preperation for guest and I see the board has changed. Bah, and again I have to reiterate my stuff. Well, life is cruel in the digital world hehe.

Anyways I am 25, Canadian currently in Japan teaching English and was part of O9 midway through the forums growth nice to meet everyone again both old and new.

[Jay]

Welcome back Maverick. ;)

Good to have another interesting person make the trek across from PHP to vBulletin.

[MaverickHL]

That is Mr. FAKE GEEK to you :p hehe, thnx, it has been a while I am glad to see some old faces and some new ones.

Yorushiku Onegaishimasu Mina San

[El Jasma]

Hey, What up!!!
Been lurking from a bit a finally decided to introduce myself.

Name: El jasma
Age: 23
Location: Miami, FL
Language: English & Spanish ( Half American/ Half Dominican )
Hobbies: geek stuff, but I'm down for whateva

[Daishikaze]

21... italian born and livin in switzerland..
my interests: hip hop (no not that new bling bling shizz ..) drawing (graff, characters etc.), manga&anime, japanese car tuning scene (check my avatar :P ) and so on.. oh and i collect vynil (mainly hip hop but also some funk)
thats it folks..

What part of Switzerland do you live in, Neighbor?

[Beebs]

I was a long-time lurker on the old forum, but "hello" again anyways!

Country: Canada
Age/Sex: 23/Male
Ethnicity: 50% Northern Italian/25% English/25% Irish
Interests: Smelling good for the ladies. :D
Occupation: NOVA bitc...err...employee. :o

[TheWOLF]

yea, my name is corey, i'm 18, i'm black, i'm male, i dont have any guns but i have 7 swords, i have a girlfriend and i'm to blame for the new kancho assassins in my home town.............. those poor ppl

[Pierrot le Fou]

Name: Pierrot le Fou (argh! I forgot the caps on the second incarnation! argh!)
Age: 25 years young
Birthday: 昭和５５年７月２５日
Zodiac: Leo/サル年
Location: Kyoto, Japan (in a way better place than Az)
Occupation: Elementary/JHS JET English teacher
Hobby: Something involving alcohol and mocking folk
Miscellaneous: I was born in Boston, MA, USA, so I guess that makes me a 'merican. I speak four languages with varying degrees of fluency, though if I try to speak Spanish now, Japanese comes out. I came down to Kyoto on the same shinkansen as Az, and I've been mocking him ever since. Enough money will get you a 'map to the stars' detailing various routes you can travel to see Az in his natural environment. All it costs is a lump of cash, or a case of good beer.

[Helniev]

Helniev, 34, Canadian exiled in NYC, was forest firefighter turned Air Conditioning guy, turned IT Manager/Webmaster/PC Guy for a Jewish Community Center... Married, Father of a 1 year old angel and training in boxing/JuJitsu

Man I feel ooooold......

[Turtle Stew]

Gender: Male
Ethnicity: American
Location: Ohio (US)
Languages: English
Occupation: Student
Interests: Games, Computers, Music, The Halo Universe, Movies, Hockey.

[Seigified]

I'm a 28 year old asian male and aspiring entrepreneur coming from a banking and financial background. A good friend referred this site to me a couple months ago, and have been following mostly the editorials ever since. I became intrigued, as with many others it would seem, with Az's experiences as I have always wanted to participate in the JET program before.

I've been to Japan a couple of times in the past mostly for pleasure. If I ever return to visit Japan, you will probably find me in Fukuoka, as I dislike Tokyo (farther away I am from it the better), hanging out at Jazz Bars, Livehouses or even the occasional Karaoke bars/booths w/ friends.

[kim]

Hi! I'm kim! I haven't posted since the boards were upgraded, but I figured I'd post and say "hello" and reintroduce myself. I'm a girl (yes, even though there are no girls on TEH INTERWEB). I'm old (24), and I'm odd. :) I don't even remember how I found this site, but I'm pretty sure I was linked to it somewhere on IRC.

I forgot to mention that I aspire to apply to JET one of these days, although Im still about 2 years short of a bachelors degree, so hopefully once I go back to school and finish I can apply! :D yay~

[Treayn]

Yeah, I'm from NYC, and i found this site through a hip-hop site. I found it to be some funny stuff, so here i am. I am in high school, and i like cartoons (Boogiepop, S.E. Lain) and music (Massive Attack, Lacuna Coil, Dilated Peoples). I haven't been to japan, and i Really don't want to face those experiences you had hehe.

Hello Everyone.

[kensei]

I'm not entirly sure what I should say here. I'm the new guy. I think my stay here will be enjoyable and I look forward to getting to know you all.


...I really suck at introductions.

[Hito]

My name's Thomas and I'm here because I have a problem
*waits for crowd to welcome me*

Okay, anyway, I'm from Ontari-ari-ario, Canada. No, I don't have a pet beaver, I don't live in an igloo, I don't eat whale blubber, and I can speak maybe 5 words of French.

I've been considering JET as an option for years before I saw this place. I can honestly say I still plan on going and I'm glad I've found someone to give me a heads-up.
As it is, I'm a high school student at the age of 17 and I'm going to be majoring in english.

So yeah, there's my introduction.

[LimbyLoo]

Hi (again), I'm Kristin.
I'm 18 and I go to Ithaca College. Ithaca's a pretty sweet place. When I'm not there, I'm home in Bristol, CT, home to ESPN and nothing the fuck else. Anyway, I'm a semi-pro musician, I'm a performance major, and I have a rock from Christopher Walken's driveway. Took it myself, thank you very much.

P.S. I want the old board back. =(

[ChronoSphere]

Name: Manuel Pérez
Age: 22
Born: Miami, FL, USA
Lives: Gainesville FL, USA for School
Background: Born in 83 to Cuban parents who immigrated to the US in 1980 during the Mariel Boatlift. You couldn't tell though, I pass for an anglo (check profile to see for yourself), except when I get pissed and start spitting out spanish expletives :P
Languages: English and Spanish fluently, can read Portugese and kinda read Italian.
Occupation: Undergraduate student studying Landscape Architecture.
Interests: Gaming, Shooting sports, beer, my two cats, politics, being a goofball and in general spicing life up :P

[LadyEvelyn]

Hi people!
Um... yeah, basic stats I guess... Evelyn...21...from So.California, but I'm moving back up to Utah in a few weeks for my senior year at Brigham Young University. Studying to be a speech language pathologist (read: kindergarten speech teacher or something like that) and I'm thinking about going overseas for my master's program next fall... maybe Japan. Love blading, surfing, powderpuff football, all kinds of dance, but especially ballroom and ballet... so yeah that's me. I'm a pretty easygoing person if I do say so myself, so drop me a line or I'll see you around the forums. Stay cool

~*~Evelyn~*~

[cypher3378]

Hey, i'm Jason. Born in Southern cali, but grew up in northern/central california. Moved to Seattle washington in 97 with a couple of friends, and just been living life ever since. I'm Director of Security for a medical corporation right now, but i've been a waiter, a manager for Mitsubishi, and a few other things i'd like to forget. Heard about this site from the forums on Baen, and haven't left since.

[DQuaN]

Hey, I'm Dunc. Got reffered here by Jay the Man.

I'm a 25 year old IT Consultant from London.

And that's about it!

Hi all!

[Defcon]

Hello everyone.

My name is Mikel and I've lurked around here for a while before finally deciding to register.

I am currently a 20 year old (unemployed) Firefighter/EMT-Basic attending college with hopes of someday getting my hands on an EMT-Paramedic certification.

I used to be an Air Force brat and had hopes of joining the military myself until I got shot down at MEPS (Military Entry Processing Station) for being in poor physical condition (can be rectified) and very poor eyesight (very hard to rectify.)

I possess a modest amount of talent, a number of hobbies, and a chronic case of lazyness.

If you play Battlefield 2 I go under the name Ziryo.

[Pretentious]

Man, gone for a month and I miss out on all sorts of crap.

Anyway, I'd like to think I'm somewhat remembered from the "old" forum. 20, Florida, and all that jazz.

[lissybee]

Hey everyone. I'm Elisa and have been a long time lurker here on the boards. I'm 23 years OLD (dang, everyone is so young here), and from So. Cali. I mainly became interested in this site because I'm planning on traveling to Japan sometime soon and also thinking about going back to get my credentials to eventually become a teacher in Japan. But after reading some of Az's stories, eeeh...I'm beginning to have second thoughts =p

[Cryslara]

Heya all, Just leapt over from the old forum. I'm Australian, I love to draw and I love dragons. That's all there is for the average forumite to know, though if you'd like to see my art, I do have a DeviantART Gallery. (http://cryslara.deviantart.com)
Alrighty, see you around!

[morganlefayw]

hi hi. I'm 21, live in Illinios, and there's really nothing interesting about me exvept it's three in the morning and instead of sleeping like the rest of the world, slowly losing my mind!!!! YEAAAA!!
*don't say i didn't warn ya!...or did I......??.....*

[CuPoNoOdLe]

Hi there, as you can see by my avatar that my name is Amy.
I am from San Jose, California.
Im 18 years old, going into college at UCSC.
I currently have a job, doing filing and updating databases (BORIINGG), therefore i will be around frequently checking up on topics.
My interests are in Badminton, Guitaring, Surfing the web, Shopping (the usual girl stuff), Japanese culture and language, anime although i dont watch it much, and HARRY POTTER.. YES IM A WEIRDO!

[Jay]

Hi there, as you can see by my avatar that my name is Amy.
I am from San Jose, California.

Wow, that's quite a complex avatar. At first glance it just looks like flashy lights everywhere, but then I studied it and saw it for what it really is. Good job.

Im 18 years old, going into college at UCSC.
I currently have a job, doing filing and updating databases (BORIINGG), therefore i will be around frequently checking up on topics.

You seem like an intelligent person. The more the merrier!

My interests are in Badminton, Guitaring, Surfing the web, Shopping (the usual girl stuff),

Not necessarily ONLY girl stuff, I also am into sports like badminton... (hey, it's a good sport. :p)

and HARRY POTTER.. YES IM A WEIRDO!

Well, then, consider me a weirdo and welcome to the fraternity!

[Fallen Angel]

Hi, I'm new ~

My name is Roxanne, I'm 16. I'm from Canada, Quebec, so my english may be weird sometimes, sorry for that ^^;;
My interest are animes/mangas/manwhas, video games, drawing, reading and languages. I plan on going to Japan (yet I have to learn japanese ^^;; ).

[Jess]

Hm...I generally consider forum intros a waste of time, but since I plan on participating here, I guess it makes sense.

I'm Jess, I was a JET from 7/2000 - 7/2002 in Mino-cho, a small village in Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku. And I have some stories to share. :) I loved reading the editorials, it really's brought back the ol' memories. Someday I will have money, and then I will go back for a visit. With clothes that fit. Mwahahahahaa!

[CuPoNoOdLe]

Someday I will have money, and then I will go back for a visit. With clothes that fit. Mwahahahahaa!

WHAT? Your wore clothes that didn't fit? :eek: LOL...

[sponge_girl]

Hey all!! I'm 24 years old. I'm married and have a cute lil girl. I 'was' a bum who sat around all day in front of the computer. Now I'm working for a dentist who is gay and acts like he can't do anything (like getting a pen to sign perscription paper). I love to bum around reading scanlations and watching anime but I still do go out and get drunk off my ass. Oh I forgot! I've been living in Florida for almost 1 year. :(

[Tssss..]

hi....i'm new. i've been reading the forum posts for a while, and i finally decided i'd put in effort and get a user name.

[Thespis]

Got an amusement chuckle out of one of someone's recent reply to someone else here, but not saying which one. ;)

[Jay]

Would that be mine, Thespis? ;)

[Thespis]

What makes you wonder that Jay? Your replies to people always amuse me. Surely you know that already. :)

[Jay]

I dunno, just something that gives me an idea it's me you're talking about... :D

[Deanna]

Hi. I JUST joined.

I've been reading the essays here forever, and laughed so hard that I cried more times than I can count.

I like to cook, and draw, and paint, and other various things.

I'm pretty boring, actually.

Except when I dance.

Because that's just entertaining... :-P

>>-Deanna->

[Thespis]

Taking a page out of Jay's book... ;) Well, it's already in my book too, which is why it makes me smile.

Welcome Deanna! You don't sound boring. Cooking can be a LOT of fun. Drawing and painting too on different levels. If you managed to so thoroughly enjoy Az's editorials, you certainly can't be too boring compared to some of the stuffy people that harass him about them. And, well the dancing, I mean you almost can't go wrong there, so many possibilities. ;)

[Jay]

And, well the dancing, I mean you almost can't go wrong there, so many possibilities. ;)

Dancing's always interesting. I point you to a bar or nightclub at about 11pm or so, hehe.

So don't feel too bad about dancing, Deanna, or making fun of yourself for it, I'm sure there's worse dancers out there... me included... :p

[CuPoNoOdLe]

Haha i like to dance too! I like to think im good at it, but i think people are secretly laughing at me.

[Thespis]

Yeah, I like dancing at least, as opposed to a lot of guys, but I am certainly know Elvis, James Brown, or John Travolta.

[Jiant Flying Panda]

IRT to Jay The Man and Thespis

Tsk Tsk Tsk.

So this is where you guys hang out? Ambushing the new people who just joined the forum? :p.

Shame on both of you!

Seriously. What are you guys doing here? Haha. I haven't been here since like I made my intor post.

[Thespis]

Gotta check up on the new and possibly interesting forumers! ;)

[Jiant Flying Panda]

Gotta check up on the new young and innocent female forumers ;)

:rolleyes: Edited for content correctness.

Hehe just kidding.

[Jay]

Haha i like to dance too! I like to think im good at it, but i think people are secretly laughing at me.

Put a video up, we'll all judge if you're good or not. :cool:

[Jiant Flying Panda]

Put a video up, we'll all judge if you're good or not. :cool:

Ladies and Gentelmen....

I rest my case.

[CuPoNoOdLe]

Put a video up, we'll all judge if you're good or not. :cool:

Uhh, now that i think about it.. i do have a video of me dancing in it, but im not going to show it XD!

[Thespis]

Haha Amy, understandable, but such a tease to "share" and then "not share". No worries though, imagination is a wonderful thing. ;)
:rolleyes: Edited for content correctness.

Hehe just kidding.
Bah, dork! Hehe, somehow I doubt either of them are "innocent" at least not in a street smarts sense. I won't speculate on any other departments. :)Regardless, young (i.e. anything younger than 19) I would not seriously pursue, simply friendly banter / teasing. Even with age appropriate female forum members, that isn't my intention, and I can tell Jay is basically the same way. It's all about entertainment and having fun. There's a difference between fun teasing conversation for entertainment purposes and actually imagining anything serious in those comments, hehe.

[Jay]

Ladies and Gentelmen....

I rest my case.

Hey, I was only being nice! She's not sure if she's a good dancer or not, so I thought if she put a video up we could all judge it and make a decision one way or the other. ;)

[Jay]

and I can tell Jay is basically the same way. It's all about entertainment and having fun. There's a difference between fun teasing conversation for entertainment purposes and actually imagining anything serious in those comments, hehe.

Damn fucking straight!

...Now if only other people would listen to me when I SAY that. :rolleyes:

[CuPoNoOdLe]

Haha Amy, understandable, but such a tease to "share" and then "not share". No worries though, imagination is a wonderful thing. ;)


Im not teasing!! 0=]
I was just merely stating that i do have a video, and i don't plan on sharing. :D

I imagine what would happen if i did share though.
amy: *puts video up*
everybody: *Looks and laughs behind thier screens*
amy: "So, what do you think?"
everybody: "Oh, you dance great! I don't see why you said people would laugh at you." 0=]

[Jay]

Im not teasing!! 0=]
I was just merely stating that i do have a video, and i don't plan on sharing. :D

I imagine what would happen if i did share though.
amy: *puts video up*
everybody: *Looks and laughs behind thier screens*
amy: "So, what do you think?"
everybody: "Oh, you dance great! I don't see why you said people would laugh at you." 0=]

Oh, come on, now you're just being silly.

There's a lot of people in the world who would do that but thankfully I'm not one of them. :cool:

[Thespis]

Im not teasing!! 0=]
I was just merely stating that i do have a video, and i don't plan on sharing. :D

I imagine what would happen if i did share though.
amy: *puts video up*
everybody: *Looks and laughs behind thier screens*
amy: "So, what do you think?"
everybody: "Oh, you dance great! I don't see why you said people would laugh at you." 0=]
I have a video too, dancing even, but it's a very special dance, some call it the Horizontal Tango, heh. However, I imagine the video you referred to was not that kind, and even though some of us may be highly entertained by it, I doubt we'd laugh at you, maybe with you. ;) Either way, no worries. A woman doesn't have to do much of anything to come across teasing though, hehe. Simply stating such a video existed is enough to make the wheels turn. However, as I said, imagination is a wonderful thing, particularly with a smile and eyes as nice as your's.

[Jay]

Stop hitting on the chicks, Thespie. :p

[Thespis]

Stop hitting on the chicks, Thespie. :p
Shhh!! Don't give it away. ;) She's actually interesting.

[Jay]

I hereby rename Thespis: D_pad69.

[Thespis]

I hereby rename Thespis: D_pad69.
Damnit, now ya spoiled it. Let's just hope Cup doesn't turn out to be a 13 year old guy.

[Jiant Flying Panda]

Too bad for you guys she goe's to UCSC. Same place as my cousin.

And last I checked. I lived in the Sacramento area... Which is not that far from Santa Cruise (I think thats what UCSC is).

So noodle...

[Thespis]

Too bad for you guys she goe's to UCSC. Same place as my cousin.

And last I checked. I lived in the Sacramento area... Which is not that far from Santa Cruise (I think thats what UCSC is).

So noodle...
Naa, we're just having fun teasing her. ;)

[Jay]

Damnit, now ya spoiled it. Let's just hope Cup doesn't turn out to be a 13 year old guy.

Wouldn't it be funny if D_pad totally started hitting on her and she turned out to be a 54 year old man with crabs? :p

[Thespis]

Wouldn't it be funny if D_pad totally started hitting on her and she turned out to be a 54 year old man with crabs? :p
I think that deserves a rare ROFL from me. Yes, yes it does.

[Jay]

So now... how 'bout we stop hijacking the intro thread? ;)

[Thespis]

Agreed. ;)

[CuPoNoOdLe]

Too bad for you guys she goe's to UCSC. Same place as my cousin.

And last I checked. I lived in the Sacramento area... Which is not that far from Santa Cruise (I think thats what UCSC is).

So noodle...

Yah, i go to UC Santa Cruz... err... whats with this "too bad for you guys" thing? and the so noodle... thing????!?

[Jiant Flying Panda]

Yah, i got to UC Santa Cruz... err... whats with this "too bad for you guys" thing? and the so noodle... thing????!?

I was just kidding *cough*unless you don't want me to be*cough* ;).

And the "so noodle...". I was just kidding again. Just trying to start conversation.

PS: I said it before and I'll say it again. The new Small text sucks major hot ass. AmIRightGuys? :)

[Thespis]

Yah, i got to UC Santa Cruz... err... whats with this "too bad for you guys" thing? and the so noodle... thing????!?
Muahaha! Apparently she doesn't mind the teasing. ;) Woohoo!

[Jay]

Muahaha! Apparently she doesn't mind the teasing. ;) Woohoo!

Dude, lay off the happy sticks. She one way, you another. it not happen. Capiche? :p

[Deanna]

Wow... I leave for a few hours and I come back to you all talking about a poor girl as though she might be a 54 year old man with crabs


.... I think I like this forum.

[Jay]

It's great fun. :D

[tekkan]

Hmm...is your avatar a picture of you Deanna?

And if I were to say Deanna likes pie. And I wanted to use a pronoun to instead of Deanna what would I use?

You don't have to answer if you don't want to. I'm just curious.

And to remain on Topic.

I will tell you guys alittle about the all mighty tekkan.

My name is Mike. But you can still call me tekkan, or tek for short.

That is all.

Carry on.

[graphia]

So howdy everyone. Someone posted a link to the editorials over at the www.cad-comic.com forums...it was about 1am before I finished reading them :rolleyes:. My cousin and an unrelated aunt have been doing the same thing in Korea and China, but I don't hear jack all stories like these ones.

[Expert Insomniac]

Well, rather than sleep, I figure I might as well introduce myself.

I'd give you my name, but I'd rather keep posting until one of the few people I know in real life who read this site comes up to me and says, "Hey... is that you?" However, judging from past experiences, you probably wouldn't be able to pronounce my name anyway, so we're all happier like this... right? Right?

I'm an eighteen year old female, about to start my second year at UCSB. I'm a drama major with a minor in Comparative Literature (or, as it is called in the course catalogue, CLIT.) I found this site in early March when my brother sent me a link, due to my fairly recent decision to do JET after college. When I found someone who could not only write well, but was actually funny... after the shock wore off I started visiting the site pretty regularly... like at three in the morning when I should be writing a paper.

Um, I'm a weird girl with weird stories... but you will find out more about this soon.... mwahaha (note: evil laughter must have an odd number of syllables. Good laughter has an even number of syllables. It's true. Try it out.)

[Jay]

Well, rather than sleep, I figure I might as well introduce myself.

Ah, another insomniac! Welcome, from this forum's #1 late-night crew member. :D

I'd give you my name, but I'd rather keep posting until one of the few people I know in real life who read this site comes up to me and says, "Hey... is that you?" However, judging from past experiences, you probably wouldn't be able to pronounce my name anyway, so we're all happier like this... right? Right?

Hmm. I think it's better if the people I know DON'T wander upon this board, personally... :o

Go on, give us your name. At least let me TRY and pronounce it. :D

I'm an eighteen year old female, about to start my second year at UCSB. I'm a drama major with a minor in Comparative Literature (or, as it is called in the course catalogue, CLIT.) I found this site in early March when my brother sent me a link, due to my fairly recent decision to do JET after college. When I found someone who could not only write well, but was actually funny... after the shock wore off I started visiting the site pretty regularly... like at three in the morning when I should be writing a paper.

Hey, can we sign D_pad up to CLIT?

Um, I'm a weird girl with weird stories... but you will find out more about this soon.... mwahaha (note: evil laughter must have an odd number of syllables. Good laughter has an even number of syllables. It's true. Try it out.)

We're all a weird bunch. Welcome to life at OP9. :D

Mwahaha. Mwahahaha. Heeeeeey, you're right.

[Expert Insomniac]

Go on, give us your name. At least let me TRY and pronounce it. :D

Ah, but I can't yet. If I gave it to you now and it came out perfectly instantly, I'd have to sink into the ground with shame, wouldn't I? WOULDN'T I? No, I must attempt to drag out the mystery for months and months, until finally the suspense is so intense I must tell, only at that point the paranoia starts to seep into my brain until I freak out and get my name legally changed to "Bobby Sparkle Dancer."

Aw, fuck it. My name's Havilah.

Hey, can we sign D_pad up to CLIT?

The more people we have learning more about CLIT, the better the world will be!

Though more to his liking might be the class on dinosaurs I just took. Did you know the Tyrannosuarus Rex is the sexy dinosaur? Neither did I!

Mwahaha. Mwahahaha. Heeeeeey, you're right. I know. I'm always right. Except for, y'know... all those times I'm not.

[Jay]

Aw, fuck it. My name's Havilah.

Is it Hav-Ee-Lah?

The more people we have learning more about CLIT, the better the world will be!

Though more to his liking might be the class on dinosaurs I just took. Did you know the Tyrannosuarus Rex is the sexy dinosaur? Neither did I!

Hah. This is the resident sex maniac we're talking about. The one who says things like "*slaps crotch* Down boy!" (I shit you not). I wanna see him sign up to CLIT all bright eyed and bushy tailed and then get disappointed when it's only literature. :D

I know. I'm always right. Except for, y'know... all those times I'm not.

Hmm, yeah. You have that problem too huh?

[Thespis]

Dude, lay off the happy sticks. She one way, you another. it not happen. Capiche? :p
You're just flustered because you're so far away and not in the USA where so many hotties are missing out on your attention. ;) Haha, and I didn't say anything about anything happening. I merely said she doesn't mind the teasing.

Wow... I leave for a few hours and I come back to you all talking about a poor girl as though she might be a 54 year old man with crabs


.... I think I like this forum.
Did you catch the threads discussing our resident ghost, Jay? The 54 year old man with crabs inspiration came from recent revelation that a forum member claiming to be a 16 year old girl who liked sex, a lot, is actually a 13 year old boy who has never had sex. That's also the inspiration for the D_pad quote that was in Jay's sig. ;) Click link below for some amusing reading. http://www.outpostnine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99

[Pete]

Hmm... doubt anyone will read this but here goes...

I'm Pete (super original username eh?), a 20yr old guy from Belfast, Northern Ireland. I've just finished doing my A levels after taking a few years out to do music journalism. Taking this year to get some cash for university next year where I'm hoping to study Politics or Sociology.

Found OP9 about 6 months ago, but only joined the forum a few weeks ago. I'm into reading, writing, playing guitar and cinema. Joined the forum after seeing how cool the level of conversation seemed to be (ignoring the Sex thread lol) and thought I'd try and get involved a little more.

Bands I like: Tool, Weezer, QOTSA, NIN, At The Drive-In, Smashing Pumpkins, Muse (pre-Absolution)

[Thespis]

Nice to meet ya Pete. Ireland rocks, near the top of places I'd like to visit. Welcome to O9.

[Expert Insomniac]

Is it Hav-Ee-Lah?

Close... but you're still a failure. A complete and utter failure. ^_^

It's oddly enough pronounced Hah-vul-ah, (Ha as in haughty or hot, vul as in vulgar, and ah as in 'Ah, aren't you glad you know how to pronounce Havilah?') The vil is kind of slurred between a u and an I sound... what can I say. I worked at my old job for a year and a half, and my boss never learned how to pronounce my name, so...

and isn't the internet smiley great? You can say the most horrible things, and people can't get offended. Watch:

I raped and killed your mom. ^_^
You're the worst person in the world. ^_^
I'd rather fuck a gorilla than touch you with a seven and a half foot pole. ^_^

Ah, the wonders of the internet.

And hello, Pete!

[bebopgirl26]

Hello all,

My names April and I'm from New Orleans. I'm what's considered one of the working poor. I work at a promotions and publicity company. We promote movies. And no, it's not fun or glamorous or any of those things.

Nice to meet you all.

[tekkan]

I raped and killed your mom. ^_^
You're the worst person in the world. ^_^
I'd rather fuck a gorilla than touch you with a seven and a half foot pole. ^_^


You're a horrible horrible person.

[Daishikaze]

You're an adorable adorable person.

There, fixed it.

Lighten up she was only messing around.

And yes I know that its gramatically incorrect.

[tekkan]

There, fixed it.

Lighten up she was only messing around.

And yes I know that its gramatically incorrect.

I know. I was just fooling. Am bored. :D

[Jay]

It's oddly enough pronounced Hah-vul-ah, (Ha as in haughty or hot, vul as in vulgar, and ah as in 'Ah, aren't you glad you know how to pronounce Havilah?') The vil is kind of slurred between a u and an I sound... what can I say. I worked at my old job for a year and a half, and my boss never learned how to pronounce my name, so...

Depends on the emphasis I guess. I was pronouncing it by the way it was spelt, so i put the wrong emphasis on the wrong area (thus LAH instead of AH). So yeah, I can see where I went wrong.

Now try and pronounce my name; bet you can't. :p

I'd rather fuck a gorilla than touch you with a seven and a half foot pole. ^_^

Gee, thanks. I love you too. :(

:p

[Ev0]

I've been lurking here for a few months, and I think it's finally time to make some posts.

Anyways, the name's Nick, I'm living in Toronto, but I'm moving to Ottawa in around a week to study Engineering at the University of Ottawa. I've been reading Az's stuff for probaby half a year after discovering the Japanese School Teacher editorials on the forums over at gtplanet.net. I'm into cars (why else would I be at a Gran Turismo forum?), classic rock, and computers. And I can't stand stupid people, so expect me to be very active in threads with that sort of stuff.

I look forward to getting to know all of you!

Hmm, after reading what I wrote, it's like I'm writing a damn personal ad...

[Jay]

So you ARE from gtplanet.net!

[QreepyBORIS]

Hello. I'm new here.

Whether I will stay or not will have to do with how much time I have, whether I am too lazy to come here, and how many threads are about fast food and onion rings.

Nice to meet you all.

[echomancer]

Hello. That is all.

[StormShadow]

GI Joe is great. Storm-shadow is a ninja for the badguys, Cobra. He was once friends with Snake-eyes, a G.I joe ninja. But here is the twist. Storm-shadow wears white, while Snake-Eyes weres black! Who was the genius behind that?!

[ShadowDeth]

Hello! I'm new here, obviously.

I'm 22 years old, living in new york and i'm going to start studying japanese this upcoming semester with the intent to teach. I'm into anime, music (metal, jpop, classical), strategy rpgs and various other sorts of dorkdom.

I found the page searching for accounts of japan from other teachers, and spend more time than I should reading Az's great stories.

[Collapse]

Greetings. Newbie here.

20 years old living in Vancouver. Pretty much into metal music, some anime and loads of games.

Found the page through a friend, and been reading editorials ever since.

[Corinthian]

wussup world

[OliveButtercup]

I'm 23...I started reading op9 when someone told me about it last summer..I like fashion, dance, photog, vin diesel...

[Clark_Kent]

Salutations.

I'm a teenage guy, found this site whilst looking for porn. Didn't work that way for me, but made me laugh my ass off one hell of alot

[Unknown]

Hey,

I'm 16, i live in chicago. I love books, anime, video games... and other stuff like that.

[The Divine Comedy]

My name's Madelyn, I'm 16 and I've been reading Az's stuff for about a year (and laughing my ass off at it). Just recently decided to get off my (reattached) ass and register for forums. I like sci-fi books, chemistry, art and computers.

[ori]

i'm Ori

I'm 21 , I live in Malaysia.

[bleak]

My name is Steven, 21, from Texas (although planning to move to London after I graduate). I'm currently in my fourth, and final!, year as a CommTech major at UTA. Interests include guitars, soccer, martial arts, history, girls, etc.

[Joe]

Hello, my name is *look at the name above my jesus avatar* I am 18 years old, heading into college. And I believe I am by far the most messed up one here.
My threads speak for themselves *eye brow raise*

I live in Gresham/Oregon, a nice, green, but thoroughly poorly managed town of about 100,000.

And if you want to talk to me (And I don't know why the hell you would) You can instant pester me at
Msn : sracsux@hotmail.com
AIM : Joseph or Hoseph

[KaiLing23]

hello everyone!

i'm KL, i'm 23 years (big surprise there, huh?), and i am interested in all things Japanese, from the kawaii to the kowaii. :D

reading negative things about other cultures is not new to me, so i am not fazed by any of Az' articles. i mean, if Japan didn't have any faults, it'd be called Utopia instead, ne?

sorry about the avatar and the photo not being of me. i am too lazy to edit my photos to fit the pixel requirements. *dodges tomatoes thrown by other users* also, i think you will thank me for not posting my real mugshot. :p

i hope everyone has a good time posting. take care, all!

[Scimitar]

I'm Gabriel. I just turned 26, I live in Oslo where I study Japanese at the university. I'm leaving for an exchange-program in Sapporo in 10 days. Can hardly wait. Won't be back until January.
Been reading Az's stuff since around may, hell my entire japanese class has been reading his stuff.

Anyways, have a nice day folks!

[Snake eyeS]

Hey hey, pretty much the same story as the rest, been a lurker for quite a bit but registered a few weeks before the old forum went offline.

Im 22 and i live in the Netherlands. Intrests: beer and women.
tend to be quite rude in alot of posts because... well just because.
trying to become a teacher in an elementary school.. still a few years to go though.
I have a girlfriend that lives like 45 minutes away from me (with car or train) so we dont get to see eachother each day, which gives me alot of freedom, the kind of freedom you shoudnt give someone who is 22 and likes to play the game..

Ow.. and i dont understand the anime hype. a cartoon is a cartoon.

[Jay]

Intrests: beer and women.

Welcome to the brotherhood. :D

[D-pad]

Welcome to the brotherhood. :D
When do the jackets come in jay?

[Jay]

YOU'RE not part of the brotherhood. Piss off and come back when you got hair on ya balls, sport.

[D-pad]

YOU'RE not part of the brotherhood. Piss off and come back when you got hair on ya balls, sport.
*checks balls* *comes back*

[Bobby J]

Hiya folks. I'm Bob, 18 years old, from Massachusetts, USA. My friends had been talking something about 'kancho', so I googled it, and what should I find but this site. After reading a few editorials, I was hooked, and have been reading ever since. My mind could have gone without knowledge of the kancho just fine though...

Interests include 3D art/video games(big sega fanboy)/computers/world history and asian culture in general.

[ESPayne]

Hi! I ran into Az's editorials on teaching somewhere, and thought they were hilarious. Growing up over here, I could really see where he was coming from. I'm half-Japanese, and had some pretty similar experiences. Anyway, I'm 28 and working on Yokosuka Naval Base as an MLC.

[Anubis Nine]

Hi there, *Sweatdrop* I'm eighteen, canadian, and actually a girl no matter how masculine my name sounds.

Big fan of fantasy/symphonic/battle metal. Ummm... I'm not actually Japanese or anything, more Metis and Icelandic. But yea.

In highschool. Have dreams of attending college/university.

[Daishikaze]

Rock on! Always nice to have a metal chick on board. Welcome

[Anubis Nine]

*Grin* Definately. ^_^ \,,/

[Midnight Fenrir]

What's up yous guys?

I'm Midnight Fenrir, and happened apon this dandy place quite on accident.

I'm 18, love all things Gundam, and am a guy (sweet)

I also belong to the AnimeLeague boards, so anyone here from there, give me a buz

Sweet. Catch ya on the boards.

[KujiInRetsu]

Hey, a Zeonic Front fan. At least a fan for its storyline and characters, perhaps. Nice to see you.

[Lateli]

Hi, I'm new...

I'm 18, and currently living in the middle of nowhere, USA. I've poked around the boards a few times but just now decided to register. I read all of Azrael's stories, they're quite amusing, that's also how I found the boards in the first place. This seems to be a nice little community, I'm sure I'll enjoy my stay. ;)

[Sbabbari]

Hi, new to the boards here. I found these from reading Az's editorials. I study Japanese and spent some time in a high school in Hokkaido so I can relate to a lot of what he writes about. I usually spend a few months a year in Japan, in my friends place in Tokyo or on programs around the country (I.E. Kanazawa, Okayama, etc.), but I live in Boston, MA. Currently a senior in high school.

[Ducky]

I'm Laure. I'm 23 years old, and I live in Florida. I found a link to one of the Japanese School Teacher Editorials on a message board, and I've been hooked every since. Az really cracks me up, and I find myself checking back several times a day just to see if he's put anything new on the site. I *just* realized that there was a message board associated with this site, so I thought I'd post and hopefully make a few friends.

[Katiekoneko]

Hi
My name is Katie. Im new (obviously). Im 22 and I live in Canada. I must say I just LOVE reading Az's editorials and I always come back to check for new ones. I got a link off of someones livejournal about his page. And I have in return shown others. I am currently getting my BA and I have a TESOL certificate. Im so happy I found this msg board too! If anyone has any questions for me just lemme know! :) Nice to meet you all.

[Benaire]

Welcome and get ready for the flood of PMs asking if you will marry us.... I may as well start the flood. =)

[Jay]

Hi

Hi!

My name is Katie.

Strange how so many people seem to use their real names online. I was always taught when I was a kid that if you use your real details, people can steal your identity. Ah well, it's only a name eh?

Im new (obviously).

Yes, that was quite obvious. :p

Im 22 and I live in Canada.

Really? I'm 18 and live in Australia. Wanna marry me? :p (<--- There you go Shamu, happy now?)

I must say I just LOVE reading Az's editorials and I always come back to check for new ones.

Me too.

And don't be put off by his presence, he's not some kinda God. He's actually really cool to talk to.

I am currently getting my BA and I have a TESOL certificate.

What's a BA and TESOL?

Im so happy I found this msg board too!

Yep, you're not the only one. Just watch out for D_pad69, Vocab Jump On It!, h2orowe and Benaire.

If anyone has any questions for me just lemme know! :)

Aye aye, Cap'n!

Nice to meet you all.

Nice to meet you as well.

[Katiekoneko]

Welcome and get ready for the flood of PMs asking if you will marry us.... I may as well start the flood. =)
*lol*

okay!

[Arvynia]

You know what. I thought this thread was going to be bigger than the other pic one... guess I was wrong. Hi.


Current thought: Why does everything still feel so surreal... *woozy*

[Katiekoneko]

Wow..for some reason its not letting me post.
I pretty much
said
A B.A is my bachelors degree and I need it to teach english overseas
and Tesol is an esl course
T-teaching E-english (to) S-speakers (of) O-other L-languages.

I hope I did that right.

And I asked why I would be "put off by his presence" What do you mean by presence?

[Jay]

Wow..for some reason its not letting me post.
I pretty much
said
A B.A is my bachelors degree and I need it to teach english overseas
and Tesol is an esl course
T-teaching E-english (to) S-speakers (of) O-other L-languages.

Thanks. :cool:

And I asked why I would be "put off by his presence" What do you mean by presence?

Because when I first started posting here I was like OMG IT'S AZ!!! The writer of the editorials!!! And he had a very scary presence for me back then. :o

[Katiekoneko]

*lol* okay
I don't think Ill have the same problem
but thanks

[Thespis]

Welcome and get ready for the flood of PMs asking if you will marry us.... I may as well start the flood. =)
So much for you being e-taken eh? ;) (Not that anyone actually takes it seriously, hehe.)

[Jay]

So much for you being e-taken eh? ;) (Not that anyone actually takes it seriously, hehe.)

Yeah, maybe his e-wife will demand an e-divorce and then I'll come along and e-steal her. :p

(I like the emphasis on the 'e-' too. Makes it all the more amusing, hehe.)

[Thespis]

Yeah, maybe his e-wife will demand an e-divorce and then I'll come along and e-steal her. :p

(I like the emphasis on the 'e-' too. Makes it all the more amusing, hehe.)
I agree. :) Oooo, now we're talking "e-bigamy".

[Ardo Zubairu]

Ardo Zubairu
Address:
Information Officer,
Room 118, Information Unit,
Federal Capital Territory,
Secondary Education Board,
Area 3 Section 2,
Garki-Abuja,
Nigeria.


Mobile Phone: +234 803 330 5195,
Fax: +2349 5231081,
Date of Birthday: 13thAugust, 1977.
Sex: Male and Remarkable Single.
Current Add: Block 8 Flat 2,Afikpo Close, Area 1 section 2,Garki-Abuja,
Permanent Home Address, No: 27 Makama Street, Yola Town,
State of Origin: Adamawa State
Nationality: Nigerian (ID No: AD002238301)

E-mail:
ardoji@hotmail.com or
ardojo2015@yahoo.com

Highlights:
I am a conscientious, hard working and enthusiastic person who see his future working within the media industry, I have excellent records of time keeping; I get on well with people and can work well either on my own or as part of a team. As you will see from my work history, I am adaptable and enjoy challenges. My aim is to find employment in environment with standards and achievements where my initiative and energy would be highly valued. I have creative, positive and innovative outlook, a rampant curiosity and a desire to get to the heart of every subject I cover with cute awareness of the information needs of media industry. And I am willing to relocate to anywhere in the world given the right opportunity. Qualified by post Graduate Degree in International Journalism and a Degree in History and international studies from university of Abuja. And with background in both television and public relations, I believed that I have the ability to work effectively in both sectors.

The study of history and Journalism studies demands communication skills of the very highest standard. In both discipline I learned to evaluate critically, to question received wisdom, to develop a structured and reasoned a response and to argue a case-I learned to present such arguments and conclusions in both written and oral form. Constant essay and report writing allowed me to develop an excellent written style, perfect spelling, excellent attention to details, as well as an ability to focus on key topics.




AcadamicHighlights:
2004-2005: University of Witwatersrand. Johannesburg. South Africa. MA: Journalism and Media studies. (Pending)
1998-1999: International Institute of Journalism, Abuja.
٭PGDL: Journalism and Mass Communication.
1994-1998-University of Abuja
٭ Graduate with Bachelor of Arts in History and International Studies.

Skills:
Proficient in Web Design (HTML and basic JavaScript) Microsoft word, excel, PowerPoint, Information system context, Object Oriented language (CTT), parallel
Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Easy CD creator, Ahead Nero, Nero Mix, Assembly and Unix OS, Several Databases, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe PageMaker, CorelDraw, system Analysis, Desktop Publishing, Web-Catalogs, Computer Network, Quark and many others software’s packages.Type110 words per minute.

Summary Employment:
2001-2005: Ministry of Federal Capital Territory Abuja
Information officer
2001: Jagordo media & telecoms
٭Founder, CEO
2000-2001, Periscope Newspapers, Abuja
Columnist.
1999-2000: National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
٭National Service-Daura local Gov’t Sect-katsina State.
1993-1999: Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Abuja.
Production Assistant.

Other Media Base Experience:
I have been a Production Assistant for the Nigerian Television Authority Abuja for four years; this gave me the opportunity to co-produced programmes such as “March to Democracy”& “Guest of the week” & also enabled me to enhance my journalism skills. And as Public Relations Officer of Kollyra Ventures; I wrote press releases, coordinating with contacts and partners companies and customers for quotes and approval. Work with customers and marking sales representatives to write customers success reports. Exclusively manage all contact in the headquarters (Abuja).

Interest and Hobbies:
I have a passion for academic and professionals books about IT and computing,

[Katiekoneko]

wow
did you just post your resume?!

[Jay]

I agree. :) Oooo, now we're talking "e-bigamy".

Hey, bigamy is legal in some countries!

[Shamu]

So much for you being e-taken eh? ;) (Not that anyone actually takes it seriously, hehe.)
Benaire is e-taken, by me!!!! :p And I do take it seriously! LOL! No really, I do! :p But since it's the internet and all, I don't really care if he flirts with the other girls ;)

[Jay]

HEY!

Where's my PMs, woman?

[Shamu]

HEY!

Where's my PMs, woman?
Jay, if you're refering to me then,yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm working on it...don't get you're panties in a twist ;)

[Jay]

Yes, I'm referring to you. Who else do I call woman around this place and get away with it? :p

[Shamu]

Yes, I'm referring to you. Who else do I call woman around this place and get away with it? :p
Jay, you're gonna get smacked big time if I ever make it to Australia!
Back on topic, Welcome to the boards everyone! :)

[Jay]

Jay, you're gonna get smacked big time if I ever make it to Australia!

...:D :D :D

[DJ_one]

Hi all,

I came across Outpost9 a while back and just had to read co's its so darn funny, had to rejoin the forum (not that I posted much) due to the new board.

You can check out my MSN Space (http://spaces.msn.com/members/fadahunsi/) & my MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/fadahunsi) if you want.

[Benaire]

I was jokeing about that PM thing well i am sure Katie will get heaps. I didn't send any .... really Shamu I didn't please forgive me mommy.

[Shamu]

It's ok Benaire, I said I don't mind you flirting with other girls. Just no PM's! ;)

[Katiekoneko]

I havent gotten any
so no worries ppl

[Benaire]

Thank you Katie your my hero...... in a non flirting non sexual way

[Benaire]

and welcome DJ one I really hope you enjoy the ride and i also mean that in a non flirting and non sexual way.

[Shamu]

I havent gotten any
so no worries ppl
What?! You haven't gotten PM'd yet?!
Man, you guys are getting slow!
Fine, I see I'm going to have to be the first! ;) :p
Benaire, I told you you could flirt with whoever you wanted to!

[Benaire]

And I told you im strictly a 1 e-girl man.

[Thespis]

Benaire is e-taken, by me!!!! :p And I do take it seriously! LOL! No really, I do! :p But since it's the internet and all, I don't really care if he flirts with the other girls ;)
I can imagine you being serious about some things, not about being a trophy e-wife though, hehe. ;) But that's the fun of it, viva la goofy.

[Jay]

And I told you im strictly a 1 e-girl man.

Ah well. Your loss. :p

[DJ_one]

and welcome DJ one I really hope you enjoy the ride and i also mean that in a non flirting and non sexual way.

Hi Benaire thanks for the welcome, which I'll take in a non-flirting and non-sexual way lol.

[Ahimsa]

Hello everyone. I'm pretty new here. As I said on the pic posting thread, I am a 25yr old college student, working on my second degree atm at University of Colorado. Umm...let's see, I love doing yoga, exercising, surfin the internet, movies, music, playing FFXI, and hanging out with my dogs.

[Benaire]

Hiya Ahimsa welcome to the boards let me give you a big non flirting or sexual hug =)

[stargate]

hello Az and everyone else i have been reading this for a while and decided to join because there is so much intellectual, inspiring, relevent, appropraiate and oh so important discussions on here. I'm sure i will enjoy my time here thanks

[The Laughing Man]

Hello! I'm new here, but I've been following Az's editorials for a while now. I registered before but forgot what user name I created for this board.

I'm 30 years old, and work as a Technical Consultant for a Call Center here in the Philippines.

My hobbies include collecting Anime related toys, books, merchandise. I also like to draw, cook, watch movies, and play games on my PS2.

[renegade]

hi
im mike
24 years old
i do nothing, and i like it that way.

not much to say i guess
:)

[Spaatz965]

Age: 36 (37 in November).

Married 6 years in October. Have 2 kids (son-4, daughter-2). Wife turns 29 for the 12th time in January :D

Work for a fortune 500 company doing Network and Infrastructure Delivery with a Messaging and Collaborative tools focus (means I do project and integration work with e-mail, instant messaging, etc).

Former Army Reservist and Veteran of the 1990-1991 Gulf War.

AS in Communication and Media Arts from Community College. Was originally going to get into Public Relations...
BS in Business Management from University of Phoenix (actually a 'satelite' campus in Orland, not online).

Used to play RPG's (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/welcome) fairly heavily in my younger days (about 14-30...and still have all my books and dice), and did volunteer work with the Civil Air Patrol (http://www.cap.gov/about/quick.html) as a cadet and then a senior member...tapered that off when I got into a more career oriented mindset.

Had moved to Orlando to get married (wife was working for Disney). After son was born, wife and I agreed she'd be a work at home mom, and we'd move back up to Western New York...where I'm originally from. Actually, stay at home was her idea and I agreed (just to spoil anyone thinking I made her quit her job...if that was ever in the cards, she would have moved up to Western New York from word go).

Recently, we've gotten into Geocaching (http://www.geocaching.com).

And I really like using parenthesis and elipses :D

...have been mesmerized and disturbed by PopCulturePooka's avatar - the one with the eye...than you for changing it.
...have merely been mesmerized by Benoire's <did I spell that correctly?> and from the former forum the moving avatar where the girl blinks hard and passes her hand in front of her eyes with her fore and middle fingers in a V.

[p1c4z0]

19
male
hispanic
college student
from houston tx

oh yeah and this site rox!!1!one!!one

[Arvynia]

Welcome! Wow, we got a lot of new people, but no one's welcoming them!!!

HIIIIIIII!

[Katiekoneko]

Welcome ALL!

[Hit That Wild Seven]

Name: Mike

Age: 17 going on 18

Job: Full-time student, part-time worker (saving up for a trip to Japan) Child Care Worker

Hobbies: Designing cars, welding (been forever), working-out, anime, games, sleep, reading, music.

Location: U.S.

I've always visited this place, but never posted. Hello everyone

[firaz]

hello everyone ! i am wei yuan(chinese name, i know there are girl names and guys names like mike is a guy and jane is a girl, and wei yuan happens to be a male 1) and i am from singapore ! i see most of u guys are like from the U.S , but i jus think this is a great community, also enjoys reading, writing and talking. hope i can write as well as AZ in the future, hehe...

[Marie]

Hello. My name is Marie and I currently live in San Antonio, TX. I'm 22 and work for directory assistance.

A friend kept linking me to this site, and in the midst of looking for a fun new forum to post at, I decided to try this one out.

I think I'm supposed to write something more about myself, but: a) I'm drunk, b) I'm tired from laboring on Labor Day, and c) I can't think of anything else. And on that note, hi everyone! <3

[Manaka]

Guess I'll have to introduce myself again with the new message board (took my time, I know^^)

The name is Philip ,16 years old ,from Innsbruck ( Austria) ...this time I won't mention Austria being a beautiful country in the heart of Europe :D

I'm still interested in Japan ...probably more than last time and there's no end in sight
The only thing that changed is that I started learning Japanese 2 months ago ( and started to forget the pathetic amount of French left in my head)

Japan is not the only thing I'm fanatic about , my interest also goes towards sports ( + visiting a school for sports ^^) and especially soccer .

On a side note I'm a big fan of the "Tales of " RPG-series and Japanese RPGs in general ,so , hi everyone :)

[Moonspell]

I'm a 26 year old male currently living in Phoenix, AZ. I've been reading Outpost Nine for a few months now, and I decided to join the boards.

I have a full time job at a copier/printer/fax leasing company. I make OK money. Nothing special.

Some of you may know me from various other websites. If you do, cool. If not, I hope to get to know you and have some fun on here.

My interests are: Games, Internet, Heavy Metal, J-pop, Computers, Technology, etc.

[Soonerfan09]

I am a 16 year old male from Spiro, Oklahoma. I've been reading Outpost Nine for about a week or two (still trying to find my way around).

I am a junior in high school, and I play football, basketball, and baseball, so I have no time for a job.

Umm...I visit only one other forum, and I've been going there for around 3 years, so I doubt anyone know me from another place.

My interests are: Sports (obviously), sports video games, comedy, rap music (Tech N9ne, Tupac, Nas, T.I.) the internet, and my girlfriend.