Is There an ILE Introduce Yourself Thread?

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If not (sorry I can't search on this dial-up connection), I'm just gonna start. Hi, I'm hstencil. I'm 27 years old, and I live in Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA (have only been here since October of last year). I'm a "regular" at ILM, the FMBB, the PRL and I've never really posted much to ILE but I guess I'm starting now. I like this place. I come off as irritable at times but I'm usually just "taking the piss." Some people think I'm a bully, though. Sorry.

Anyway, hi, how's it going? Uh, it's the boring Thursday night before Valentine's Day, and I don't feel like burning CDs for people (sorry jack cole!).

hstencil, Friday, 14 February 2003 02:50 (twenty-one years ago) link

i was wondering this too.
i'm gaz, I'm also on ILM a bit. dull there this week. here is better. i think i'll stay.
i live in sydney australia. i work at a tv station. i can't wait for the next two hours to pass then i can go home.

gaz (gaz), Friday, 14 February 2003 02:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

Hi hstencil. Hi gaz.

I searched and found a couple of "introduction" threads, but then lost my darn wireless connection and don't feel like arguing with my computer to do the search again.

I'm Laura - 29 - female - Orlando, Florida. Heck, just look at that little profile thingy if you want to know more about me :)

I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:08 (twenty-one years ago) link

profile thingy?

What's it like living in Orlando? I generally go there (well, at least Disney) once a year for conferences, and well, uh, heh, it's someplace I can't imagine living (not trying to insult, just wondering - my stepsis lived there once).

hi gaz. hi laura.

hstencil, Friday, 14 February 2003 03:11 (twenty-one years ago) link

how do you make a profile?

Maria (Maria), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:11 (twenty-one years ago) link

I probably haven't done this before. I still think of myself as a mostly-not-so-much-posting lurker type, but I think I've been reading for a couple months now.

Bill or Tep (I picked the latter to use only because I figured there'd be Bills aplenty), either works. 27. Former New Englander, have permanently escaped to temporarily reside in New Orleans, but will always miss Moxie. Supposedly a graduate student in history, but that's pretty much an excuse to pay the rent while I write stories for pocket money -- and in the fall, I'll be a graduate student in something-else-altogether someplace-else-entirely. The plan is to keep increasing that "pocket money" before I max out my Stafford loans.

I have two cats and many plastic frogs.

Tep (ktepi), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:15 (twenty-one years ago) link

hstencil, where in astoria do you live?

jess (dubplatestyle), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:24 (twenty-one years ago) link

Can't give specifics over da intanet jess but it's near the 30th Ave. N/W stop. I thought you lived in Olympia, anyways.

hstencil, Friday, 14 February 2003 03:30 (twenty-one years ago) link

heh, i do, but i lived in astoria in 2000/2001. near 37th and broadway.

jess (dubplatestyle), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:31 (twenty-one years ago) link

Ah I see well I guess if you still lived there we could SETTLE OUR SCORE IN PERSON, PUNK!

Or I coulda just told you about how I was out your way last November for my bro's wedding.

But real-life encounters with online characters creep me outare so gratifying, just ask gygax!

hstencil, Friday, 14 February 2003 03:33 (twenty-one years ago) link

hi hstencil

(sorry I can't search on this dial-up connection),

the slowness of the search is to do with the server, not your connection.

N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:40 (twenty-one years ago) link

I'm Ned. Fear.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:42 (twenty-one years ago) link

whoops, thanks N. Still, I like to blame AOL for everything when I'm dialin' in from home (not on company time).

hstencil, Friday, 14 February 2003 03:43 (twenty-one years ago) link

Don't fear the Raggett
C'mon Baby
We can learn to fly
(I can't remember the lyrics)
*cowbell*

hstencil, Friday, 14 February 2003 03:44 (twenty-one years ago) link

With some tweaks my ILM intro from May of last year

Age 31, queer, smoker, coffee fiend, pop culture junkie.

Live in Addis Ababa, run my own company doing event-production (film festivals, concerts etc.) and promotional work. Do some writing on occasion and keep meaning to do more.

Music, listen to a little bit of everything though mostly 'world music' and hip hop these days. Semi-lurker, partly from being scared of finding yet another reason to procrastinate (I already spend too much time reading stuff let alone posting) and partly being scared of everyone. I've posted more today than I have in the last 3 or 4 months due partly to insomnia and being somewhat buzzed.
ok, done now.

(Maria, go to Settings at the bottom of the page and then you can create a Profile, change ILXor settings etc.)

H (Heruy), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:45 (twenty-one years ago) link

partly being scared of everyone

Don't be scared of me, H. TOO much.

Actually, help me out here -- what's the best Ethiopian beer, anyway? I've tried several that are good enough but I'm wondering if there's a real standout.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:48 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Profile thingy" = If you click on the "Users" link at the bottom, and then click on the names on the list, you'll be taken to a page with personal descriptions, if people have filled them in (I think I'm the only one *sigh*) Anyway, if you want to do you own, go into your "Settings" and type away!

About Orlando - I hate it I hate it I hate it! (Does that answer your question?) Actually, I am fascinated by the wilderness here, and the wildlife (can't get enough of those armadillos and aligators and gigantic tree frogs in my toilet!) but I pretty much dislike the people and the lack of culture and the urban sprawl and so forth. I guess that one of the problems with Orlando is that it's a relatively new city, and it grew so fast that it didn't develop any heart or center or sense of community. And most people view time in Orlando as being transitory, so they don't make the effort to try to improve things (me included - well, er, I don't make the effort rather than me needing to be improved). There are some good people, but most are underground and isolated - it's a community without much of a soul, sadly. But I really do love the wildlife - the gopher tortoises and sea turtles and manatees and (er, doesn't belong in this list of animals, but what the hell) the space program.

I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:51 (twenty-one years ago) link

I've done this on ILM, but not yet ILE....whose broad waters I've only tenuously dipped my toe into,...uncertain of its contents.

I'm a 35 yr old male livin' & workin' in Manhattan, New York City. I've been married for a little over a year & a half. I'm a News Desk Editor at a prominent weekly news magazine, and I freelance write on the side (although pretty much only for THE NEW YORKER's "Goings On About Town" section these days). I've become a regular on ILM after someone foolishly questioned the majesty of Killing Joke back in 2001, thus summoning me like Hastur the Unspeakable to protect Killing Joke's good name and to ensure the Fire gets duly Honored. I'm also a member of The Gathering ( http://www.misera.net/gathering/ ) and the Firewatercircus ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firewatercircus/ ). New York City is a scary place these days -- but there seems to be a lot of that going around.
http://www.an-irrational-domain.net/images/snakes_left.gif http://www.an-irrational-domain.net/images/snakes_right.gif

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:51 (twenty-one years ago) link

Oh, and stencil? Do fear ol' Neddy - he's a threat to the sanity of us all. And his family indulges in group backrubs or something (I actually need to read that thread rather then just guessing at the contents).

I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:53 (twenty-one years ago) link

Hi everyone! I said hello on another thread but I haven't really introduced myself. I'm Fidelma. I also live in Sydney, Australia, and I also work at a tv station (kinda).

I have one week to go before I leave work forever and go back to uni to study journalism. I'm excited, and I'm feeling less guilt about being on the net at work. So, hi.

Fidelma (fidelma), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:53 (twenty-one years ago) link

which station Fidelma? (if i can ask...)

gaz (gaz), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:56 (twenty-one years ago) link

I'm going to add to mine cause these things are more fun if we list our favorite items of arbitrary categories. (And because I'm printing out a 200 page ms. on an old printer, so I have time to kill.)

Favorite beer: Hoegaarden.
Favorite word at the moment: synecdoche.
Favorite Bowie cover in my Winamp playlist: Sister Machine Gun's "Suffragette City."
Favorite recently-purchased album: Sister Machine Gun's Metropolis, although that's a coincidence.
Favorite ice cream: Serious Burnt Sugar, from some local place.
Favorite vanilla clove cigarette: Djarum Vanilla.
Favorite Daredevil villain this thread has reminded me of: Mr Fear.


Tep (ktepi), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:58 (twenty-one years ago) link

my name is jason, i'm 23 and i live in oakland, california. i'm good husband material. i am here to steal yr knowledge

boxcubed (boxcubed), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:03 (twenty-one years ago) link

Do fear ol' Neddy - he's a threat to the sanity of us all.

I do try.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:04 (twenty-one years ago) link

ah Ned, thanks. actually you were the first person to welcome me on to ILM and here again.

Ethiopian beers are pretty crappy, so my advise is to avoid 'em. Well, uninteristing is a more accurate description - so if they have 'em try St. George for a lager, Harar Stout (which is closer to a Porter) or Bati. There are others but everything is pretty watered down for me as I miss ales, stouts and dark(er) beers generally.

and I just realised it is 7 and i need to start getting ready for work. aargh.

H (Heruy), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

Off you go, then. And yer welcome, and thanks!

Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:11 (twenty-one years ago) link

Hey Gaz, I could tell you, but then I'd have to charge you eight cents a day for the privilege. So there's your answer.

Fidelma (fidelma), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:16 (twenty-one years ago) link

This might be useful from a previous thread:

Name:

Location:

Age:

Fav Band:

Fav Movie:

Fav TV Show:

Fav Book:

Fav Actor:

Fav Actress:

Fav Food:

Fav Sport:

Fav Athlete:

Drink of Choice:

Drug of Choice (if that's your thing):

Smoker? :

Occupation :

Do you work out? :

On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks? :

On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality? :

Add anything you want people to know:

(I removed height and added location)

Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:20 (twenty-one years ago) link

i haven't introduced myself, but i don't really post much. i suppose this is a good opportunity to say hello to everyone though. so, hello! i'd list all my favourite things and do a proper introduction etc. but i feel really uninteresting today, and also i'm really tired and want to go to sleep!

sand.y, Friday, 14 February 2003 04:22 (twenty-one years ago) link

Name: Spencer
Age: 29
Location: L.A. baby!
Fav Band: My Bloody Valentine, New Order, Pulp, Roxy Music, Jesus and Mary Chain
Fav Movie: It's a Wonderful Life, 8 1/2, Last Year at Marienbad, The Night Porter, 2001, In the Mood for Love
Fav TV Show: Family Guy (RIP), Conan O'Brien, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Fav Book: Ecrits, American Psycho, London Fields
Fav Actor: James Spader
Fav Actress: Anouk Aimee
Fav Food: Steak
Fav Sport: (American) Football
Fav Athlete: none really Drink of Choice: Stoli martini, dry, twist
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): over it
Smoker? : I average about one cigarette a day
Occupation : Graphic Designer/Web Producer
Do you work out? : sometimes
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks? : 9
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality? : 8

Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:22 (twenty-one years ago) link

Fidelma, ok heh heh. I'm free meself.

gaz (gaz), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:23 (twenty-one years ago) link

I just have to ask, jason/boxcubed - why do you think you're good husband material? ( I was through Oakland last spring - but just driving through on my way from SF International to the foothills of the Sierras. But I have been to Oakland Children's Hospital when I was much younger - in fact, back when I was a child, I do believe *grin*)

I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:23 (twenty-one years ago) link

didn't Tom say that there shouldn't be an ILE introductions thread because we are what we post (or something)?

Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:23 (twenty-one years ago) link

Hi sand.y *smile*

Ned - I'm so glad you do work to keep us insane. It's a great relief that we don't have to assume that responsibility on our own. We should take-up a donation for you or something.

I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:25 (twenty-one years ago) link

wow, that's a whole new can o' worms. one last post and then I gots to go...

Name: hstencil

Location: Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA, Earth

Age: 27

Fav Band: none (see various lists on my web site if you want to get to know my musical tastes)

Fav Movie: probably either Straight and Narrow by Tony Conrad or Wavelength by Michael Snow or Pee Wee's Big Adventure by Tim Burton or Underground by Emir Kustiricia.

Fav TV Show: none (I only watch sports on TV, maybe once in a while Charlie Rose or Conan)

Fav Book: Light in August by Faulkner or The Recognitions by Gaddis.

Fav Actor: none that I know of

Fav Actress: only in a crush-ish kinda way - Maggie Gyllenhal (I don't get crushes on celebrities often, if ever)

Fav Food: anything without red meat, chicken or pork

Fav Sport: baseball

Fav Athlete: Eddie Murray (gonna go to his Hall of Fame induction, I hope)

Drink of Choice: bourbon (preferably Woodford Reserve or Maker's Mark)

Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): marijuana, maybe other stuff on a very limited basis

Smoker?: not anymore

Occupation: financial services

Do you work out?: yes

On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks?: yeeks!

On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality?: well, it must be good if I won't rate my looks!

Add anything you want people to know: hmmm. dunno. have to come back to that.

hstencil, Friday, 14 February 2003 04:26 (twenty-one years ago) link

Cool, more time-killer.

Fav Band: Radiohead at the moment.
Fav Movie: Fight Club, Donnie Darko, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Graduate.
Fav TV Show: Angel.
Fav Book: Great Gatsby.
Fav Actor: Edward Norton.
Fav Actress: Audrey Hepburn.
Fav Food: Right now it's pepper-jelly-glazed rainbow trout.
Fav Sport: Baseball, to watch; tennis, to play.
Fav Athlete: Ted Williams.
Drink of Choice: Tequila, coffee, Moxie, Dr Pepper. Separate containers. And any odd sodas: Pepsi Blue, Vanilla Coke, what have you; friends pick up regional oddities for me when they travel.
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): The only drug I ever do, of the illegal sort, is acid. Not that I've been able to find it for years.
Smoker?: Yep. I've cut down from my height of three packs a day and rarely smoke more than 1/2 or 2/3 a pack a day now.
Occupation: "Student"/writer.
Do you work out?: Occasional weights. Tennis when I can find someone to play with. So, no.
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks?: Gosh, I wouldn't.
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality?: I like me.

Tep (ktepi), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:26 (twenty-one years ago) link

Nicole = not annoying (refer to previous threads where I have pointed this out)

Thank ya Ms. Laura. I would prefer checks in large amounts. ;-)

Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:27 (twenty-one years ago) link

hi hstencil, I like yr name, it reminds me of pencils. I'm rainy. I live in New Zealand, I have very attractive freckles on my nose and shoulders and I am easily taken in by ads for facial cleansers.

rainy (rainy), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:32 (twenty-one years ago) link

Well, shit....once again:

Name: Alex in NYC
Location: ummm....NYC
Age: 35
Fav Band: Killing Joke, Cop Shoot Cop, Stranglers, Misfits, Firewater
Fav Movie: (just one?) "After Hours", "Picnic at Hanging Rock", "Blow Up", "Man Bites Dog"...and many more.
Fav TV Show: "Insomniac with Dave Attel"
Fav Book: (just one?) "Please Kill Me" by Legs McNeil & Gilliam McCain
Fav Actor: Crispin Hellion Glover
Fav Actress: Kim Hunter (Zira from the original "Planet of the Apes")
Fav Food: Caprese (mozzarella with tomato and basil)
Fav Sport: To play? Softball.
Fav Athlete: Don't really have one.
Drink of Choice: Beer, specifically Yuengling, Modello Especial or maybe Dixie. Singha is pretty fine as well.
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): Not anymore.
Smoker? : No, but the wife is.
Occupation : News Desk Editor/Freelance Writer
Do you work out? : Not as often as I should, but yes.
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks? : 6
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality? : Not sure how numbers would describe a personality.
Add anything you want people to know: Soylent Green is made out of people.

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:32 (twenty-one years ago) link

hi rainy, thanks for the nice comments. Actually the origin of my online handle, as it were, is that it's the first initial and last name of a character from Thomas Pynchon's V. The truth is out.

hstencil, Friday, 14 February 2003 04:35 (twenty-one years ago) link

laura- i am an ideal life partner

boxcubed (boxcubed), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:38 (twenty-one years ago) link

Location: US

Age: 17

Fav Band: Ben Folds Five, Matthew Sweet, Cherry Poppin' Daddies (this week)

Fav Movie: The Princess Bride

Fav TV Show: Malcolm in the Middle

Fav Book: (just one?) I'd say "The Once and Future King" by T.H. White, but I haven't read it in a few years. So I have many old favorite books but no current favorite.

Fav Actor: Jude Law, based solely on looks

Fav Actress: Julie Andrews, childhood nostalgia

Fav Food: pasta

Fav Sport: canoeing

Fav Athlete: none

Drink of Choice: water, lemonade, tea, turkish coffee

Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): not my thing

Smoker? : no

Occupation : high school student

Do you work out? : no.

On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks? : 5

On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality? : 2 (you caught me in an unusually hard-on-myself year)

Add anything you want people to know: just because something's DEAD doesn't mean it's USELESS! also, i am trying to learn how to fit guitar chords to songs, only i think more geometrically than musically [i have really bad pitch]. this was a totally random request for any random tips, i guess.

Maria (Maria), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:44 (twenty-one years ago) link

i am trying to learn how to fit guitar chords to songs, only i think more geometrically than musically
yeah, its been my downfall for years too. geometry can impress people, but it doesn't help you work out how to play favourite songs.

gaz (gaz), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:50 (twenty-one years ago) link

Name: Millar
Location: Maryland
Age: 24
Fav Band: Toss up between Paperclip People and Yellow Magic Orchestra
Fav Movie: Conan the Barbarian or Real Genius
Fav TV Show: LUPIN III baby
Fav Book: was Catch-22, now The Anubis Gates
Fav Actor: Ron Livingston
Fav Actress: Julia Roberts (I am boring)
Fav Food: Beer
Fav Sport: Beer
Fav Athlete: Yao Ming (he is tall)
Drink of Choice: Beer
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): Beer
Smoker?: Aye
Occupation: Military/Other
Do you work out?: See above
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks?: 6.3, 8 if you like broken noses
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality?: (This is actually abt oral sex, I figured it out) 11, baby
Add anything you want people to know: I have no prospects.

Millar (Millar), Friday, 14 February 2003 04:53 (twenty-one years ago) link

*laughing* A most entertaining profile, Millar. I need to take you out to paint the town next time I'm in the area. We can consume beer together (Guinness for me, thanks) and I can explain to you why Julia Roberts is NOT a good choice for Fav Actress, just because I think you could benefit from my knowledge *grin*

I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 14 February 2003 05:52 (twenty-one years ago) link

Ned, m'dear - no checks - it'll all be in cash so it won't mess-up your IRS filings or anything like that (and I get a 50% cut, right?)

Boxcubed/Jason - details, darling. I demand details!

I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 14 February 2003 05:53 (twenty-one years ago) link

Name: Fidelma
Location: Sydney, Australia
Age: 26
Fav Band: Can’t choose right now. Lots and lots. Dave Grohl makes me happy.
Fav Movie: Donnie Darko, The Royal Tenenbaums, Almost Famous, Point Break, Badlands, All The President’s Men.
Fav TV Show: Buffy, Simpsons, any music video show.
Fav Book: Slouching Towards Bethlehem - Joan Didion, Cloudstreet – Tim Winton, Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson, As She Climbed Across The Table, Jonathan Lethem, The Rules Of Attraction – Bret Easton Ellis
Fav Actor: Owen Wilson
Fav Actress: Catherine Keener
Fav Sport: soccer, swimming
Drink of Choice: beer
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): not enough of my thing to choose a favourite
Smoker? : no
Occupation : music/television (soon to be student/bum)
Do you work out? : not much
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks? : don’t think I could
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality? : gain points for sense of humour, occasional charm, pop trivia knowledge and conversational abilities, lose points for insecurity/bitchiness and tendency to be rude beyond any provocation whilst drunk.

Fidelma (fidelma), Friday, 14 February 2003 06:09 (twenty-one years ago) link

Name: jess
Location: olympia, wa
Age: 25 (in one week)
Fav Band: three way tie between the fall, james brown, and omni trio
Fav Movie: hot to trot
Fav TV Show: simpsons, american idol
Fav Book: city of glass
Fav Actor: n/a
Fav Actress: n/a
Fav Sport: basketball
Drink of Choice: beer/coke
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): not anymore
Smoker? : i keep trying to quit
Occupation : "music writer" (haw haw, i have become what i hate)
Do you work out? : i ride my bike
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks? : 5
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality? : 6

jess (dubplatestyle), Friday, 14 February 2003 06:16 (twenty-one years ago) link

Name: James Blount

Location: Athens, GA

Age: 28

Fav Band: the minutemen, the kinks (today only)

Fav Movie: hell is for heroes (today only)

Fav TV Show: homicide, sportscenter

Fav Book: herzog (today; alternates with v., bill james baseball historical abstract)

Fav Actor: sam rockwell (today)

Fav Actress: joan fontaine (today)

Fav Food: southern

Fav Sport: baseball, football

Fav Athlete: michael vick

Drink of Choice: gin and tonic, cherry coke

Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): whatever's around

Smoker? : yes

Occupation : "student"

On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks? : 1.37526

On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality? : 1.37524

James Blount (James Blount), Friday, 14 February 2003 06:32 (twenty-one years ago) link

Justyn, 20, Tucson, let's say The Fall or Sleater-Kinney, let's say Chimes at Midnight or Rushmore, The Simpsons or Buffy, anything by Wes Anderson wannabe JD Salinger, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, soccer, lemonade, absinthe, nope, student, sometimes, 8 on a good day, 7 on a good day.

Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Friday, 14 February 2003 06:37 (twenty-one years ago) link

Oh, so Face of Wolf you ARE an ilxor! I sent you an email back the other night asking if you were because I didn't recognize your name.

I f'd up the word rear (Z S), Saturday, 7 March 2009 01:04 (fifteen years ago) link

Looks: I just asked my husband to which he responded "4, but I'm a really tough marker and that's as high as anyone gets."

ENBB, I've seen you on the WDYLL threads & feel that your husband has vastly undervalued your, er, aesthetics. Perhaps it's time to find a new suitor, and why not here on ILX? You could do so, perhaps, by running a poll.

2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Saturday, 7 March 2009 01:29 (fifteen years ago) link

Hey guys. I'm fairly new 'round these parts and don't post much (usually on ILM when I do) so here goes.

Name: Ryan
Location: Sacramento, California
Age: Almost 25. It's scary!
Fav Band(s): The Beatles, Bowie, Daft Punk, OutKast...too many!
Fav Movie: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Y Tu Mamá También, City of God...
Fav TV Show: The Office, The Wire, Arrested Development, Seinfeld
Fav Book: Is it lame to say Catcher in the Rye? It's honestly the one I've reread the most.
Fav Actor: Javier Bardem
Fav Actress: Penélope Cruz
Fav Food: Pizza, Thai, carne asada, avocados
Fav Sport: Basketball
Fav Athlete: Currently probably Lebron James
Drink of Choice: beer, coffee
Drug of Choice: I've been an on-and-off pothead since the end of high school, but it's losing its appeal. I really liked Concerta the few times I did it. I guess the real answer is caffeine.
Smoker: Nope
Occupation: Student/educator
Do you work out? : Go running 2-4 times a week, work out with weights sporadically.
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks? : 7. Some people think I'm cute, but I'm really short and hairy.
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality?: 7. Wish I were more outgoing
Fave comics: Umm the Far Side?
Height: 5'5 anna half
Add anything you want people to know: I'm trying to decide where I should move after I finish my degree. It'll probably be somewhere in California. I lived in SF and love it, but I don't think I can afford it. I lived in Spain too and would love to go back but it's sooo far! Any suggestions?

DJ Mr. Face Stabba, M.D. (Whitey on the Moon), Saturday, 7 March 2009 01:57 (fifteen years ago) link

If "comics" means comedians: Dave Chappelle, Louis CK, Chris Rock, Mitch Hedberg RIP, Eugene Mirman

DJ Mr. Face Stabba, M.D. (Whitey on the Moon), Saturday, 7 March 2009 02:01 (fifteen years ago) link

Alex do you go to Mission Cliffs? I used to be a member but never got super into it. Bouldering is lots o fun.

DJ Mr. Face Stabba, M.D. (Whitey on the Moon), Saturday, 7 March 2009 02:02 (fifteen years ago) link

Name: Katarina
Location: North Little Rock AR
Age: 36
Fav Bands: Silver Jews, Beastie Boys, Pink Nasty, Peaches
Fav Movie: i dont think i have one?
Fav TV Show: larry sanders, strangers w candy, curb yr enthusiasm, the bold and the beautiful
Fav Book: Rum Diary and Factotum
Fav Actor: jack lemmon
Fav Actress: could never really come up with one
Fav Food: lobster, italian
Fav Sport: skiing, snowboarding, football
Fav Athlete: brett farve (shutupilovehim)
Drink of Choice: coke - dont like alcohol
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing):
Smoker?: yeah but in process of quitting
Occupation: snr technical analyst
Do you work out?: i have a treadmill but havent used it in months. i like yoga but hate classes
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks?: 6
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality?: 3
Fave comics: perry bible maybe? i dont know. im not a huge comic fan
Height: 5'7
Add anything you want people to know: life begins at 0

quadratrillionaire (sunny successor), Saturday, 7 March 2009 03:37 (fifteen years ago) link

oh actor/actress were still from my copy/pastes

so:

Fav Actor: none
Fav Actress: amy sedaris

quadratrillionaire (sunny successor), Saturday, 7 March 2009 03:38 (fifteen years ago) link

people rating their own personality 5 or below is still a mystery to me.

CaptainLorax, Saturday, 7 March 2009 04:54 (fifteen years ago) link

Name: kevin
Location: connecticut
Age: 19
Fav Bands: of montreal, pavement, (says "bands" but lots of R&B as well obv)
Fav Movie: the godfather
Fav TV Show: lol 30 rock, freaks and geeks
Fav Book: moneyball (kind of a lame answer but i dont read a lot of full-length books :( )
Fav Actor: steve buscemi?
Fav Actress: eh
Fav Food: steak i guess
Fav Sport: uh tennis, baseball, basketball, football, badminton (not in order)
Fav Athlete: idk tiger or derek jeter (shut up)
Drink of Choice: green tea
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): limited experience in this field. though lol advil PM lately
Smoker?: not really
Occupation: pre-pharmacy student, try to write on the side
Do you work out?: never been one of these dudes, but i play sports all the time, including pretty hardcore pick-up bball at uconn here 3-4 times a week so im in shape
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks?: 7
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality?: 6
Fave comics: not into comics
Height: 5'11"
Add anything you want people to know: nahh

moonship journey to 51 (k3vin k.), Saturday, 7 March 2009 05:11 (fifteen years ago) link

Hey PB . . . thank you! That said, RS may be a harsh judge but he's a pretty great husband so I think I'll keep him around for a while. ;-) Also, I don't want to even imagine what that poll thread could turn into.

Too Into Dancing to Argue (ENBB), Saturday, 7 March 2009 06:20 (fifteen years ago) link

suggest duels

estela, Saturday, 7 March 2009 06:37 (fifteen years ago) link

did not realise freaks and geeks was such an ilx thing

Plaxico (I know, right?), Saturday, 7 March 2009 08:10 (fifteen years ago) link

"Oh, so Face of Wolf you ARE an ilxor! I sent you an email back the other night asking if you were because I didn't recognize your name."

Oops, I hadn't checked my mail. Yeah, I loved the thread you had going and love your blog. Thanks a lot for doing my picture, it is fantastic. More people need to go to your blog, I say.

xxxxxpost

turtles all the way down (Face of Wolf), Saturday, 7 March 2009 10:02 (fifteen years ago) link

Age: 30

OH FFS I HAVE WASTED SIX YEARS OF MY LIFE HERE

ailsa, Saturday, 7 March 2009 11:17 (fifteen years ago) link

think I'm here 8 years this year, a third of my life almost.

Local Garda, Saturday, 7 March 2009 11:21 (fifteen years ago) link

if you put all my posts end to end you could reach the moon and back in a post powered shuttle

Local Garda, Saturday, 7 March 2009 11:21 (fifteen years ago) link

Been here eight years as well, which is shocking. I'm now in my thirties and was then in my twenties. URGH.

"Smoker?: Four years clean."

Alex, you still a non-smoker! Congrats. I have this really fucked up way of thinking the people I love/like are all smokers (waves at Sunny). They aren't necessarily, I just see my mates as smokers. haha How fucked up is that? Discovered last night my friend was a smoker before so I wanted to high five myself.

I am trying to enjoy the fact I can resist my smoking urges but it's hard. My husband flatly refused to give me a cigarette yesterday. I told him he was an asshole. haha

the tip of the tongue taking a trip tralalala (stevienixed), Saturday, 7 March 2009 12:45 (fifteen years ago) link

I was 18 when I started posting, lol@having been 18 once.

Local Garda, Saturday, 7 March 2009 12:47 (fifteen years ago) link

^hahaha.

We Need To Talk About Kevin Smith (suzy), Saturday, 7 March 2009 12:56 (fifteen years ago) link

Name: suzy
Age: old enough to know better, young enough to get carded in the US
Location: Zone One LDN
Fav Bands: David Bowie, LeTigre, MIA, New Order, Public Enemy, Pulp, Smiths
Fav Movie: Lawrence of Arabia, The Ruling Class, Shallow Grave, West Side Story
Fav TV Show: Bewitched, Colbert Report, Grand Designs, Heroes, M*A*S*H
Fav Book: The Great Gatsby, On Beauty, Orlando, all manifestations of Derek Jarman autobiogs
Fav Actor: Peter O'Toole
Fav Actress: Hepburns, Tilda Swinton, Sigourney Weaver
Fav Food: British, Indian, Mexican, Ribs, Steak frites, Vietnamese
Fav Sport: racing to TV remote to change channel from sport, when it appears
Fav Athlete: Rafael Nadal, if pressed
Drink of Choice: Hendrick's gin, Veuve Cliquot, Zubrowka bison grass vodka
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): member of Choom Gang
Smoker?: sometimes/when drunk
Occupation: curator/editor/researcher/writer
Do you work out?: No, I walk a lot instead. When I went to the gym it was for the steam room.
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks?: 8; I polish up nicely
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality?: 8, with intermittent bitchy days
Fave comics: Marjane Satrapi (graphics), George Carlin, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart
Height: 5'4"
Add anything you want people to know: nobody's a 10.

We Need To Talk About Kevin Smith (suzy), Saturday, 7 March 2009 13:02 (fifteen years ago) link

young enough to get carded in the US

Hmm... you're aware someone of those places ask everyone, right?

Bob Six, Saturday, 7 March 2009 13:04 (fifteen years ago) link

Name: JB
Age: 23
Location: Paris
Fav Bands: Boredoms, Fleetwood Mac, Chic, NTM
Fav Movie: Badlands, OSS117, Rules of the Game
Fav TV Show: Wire, Freaks & Geeks, HIMYM
Fav Actor: I will watch any movie starring Jason Statham so him I guess
Fav Actress:
Fav Food: Indian, French
Fav Sport: Football (American & soccer), rugby
Fav Athlete:
Drink of Choice: gin and tonic
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): not tried much so weed
Smoker?: I'm trying to start as said in a movie ... OK no, I do smoke but I cant seem to accept this fact
Occupation: student, currently doing an internship
Do you work out?: No. I keep telling myself i should though.
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks?: 6
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality?: 6
Fave comics: Perry Bible, Calvin & Hobbes
Height: 1.97m which is 6'6 unless I'm mistaken
Add anything you want people to know: I, like a few people upthread, have been lurking for a damn long time (5 years by my calculations), occasionally posting.

Jibe, Saturday, 7 March 2009 19:52 (fifteen years ago) link

32, I am awesome.

jel --, Saturday, 7 March 2009 19:57 (fifteen years ago) link

Name: Ronan
Age: 26 in about three weeks
Location: London
Fav Bands: Pet Shop Boys
Fav Movie: Glengarry Glenross, Blue Velvet
Fav TV Show: Lost
Fav Actor: Have no pick for this...
Fav Actress:
Fav Food: anything with anchovies
Fav Sport: Football, rugby union, golf.
Fav Athlete: Padraig Harrington, Paul O'Connell, Fernando Torres.
Drink of Choice: a nice beer
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): ecstasy without question
Smoker?: Gave up in 2004
Do you work out?: I used to swim daily but I don't anymore, I will again one day I hope.
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks?: 7, if I don't give me 7, who will?
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality?: more than 7!
Fave comics: Woody Allen
Height: 5ft 11in or so.
Add anything you want people to know: I may have done this before but I thought it'd be nice to reevaluate. I love ILX and am glad I post here even though it can also be stupid and crap often.

Local Garda, Saturday, 7 March 2009 20:00 (fifteen years ago) link

suzy, we have the same taste in champagne and vodka!

lex pretend, Saturday, 7 March 2009 20:14 (fifteen years ago) link

this clearly means we should go out drinking more

lex pretend, Saturday, 7 March 2009 20:15 (fifteen years ago) link

Name: yes
Age: yes
Location: yes
Fav Bands: no
Fav Movie: yes
Fav TV Show: yes
Fav Book: yes
Fav Actor: no
Fav Actress: no
Fav Food: yes
Fav Sport: no
Fav Athlete: no
Drink of Choice: yes
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): yes
Smoker: yes
Do you work out?: no
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks?: 10
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality?: 10
Fave comics: yes
Height: yes
Add anything you want people to know: no

, Saturday, 7 March 2009 20:26 (fifteen years ago) link

On balance, you seem to be a bit of a 'yes man'

Bob Six, Saturday, 7 March 2009 20:29 (fifteen years ago) link

keepin it posi ^_^

, Saturday, 7 March 2009 20:31 (fifteen years ago) link

so your answer for 'On a a scale from 1-10' is binary I assume

CaptainLorax, Saturday, 7 March 2009 20:32 (fifteen years ago) link

i might have done this already, but i'm bored so

Name: Matt
Location: SLC suburbs, Utah
Age: 26
Fav Band(s): Can
Fav Movie: Close up
Fav TV Show: Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Fav Book: Moby Dick
Fav Actor: Charlie Chaplin
Fav Actress: Greta Garbo
Fav Food: Tacos
Fav Sport: American football
Fav Athlete: Favre lol
Drink of Choice: water, scotch
Drug of Choice: w33d, c0k3
Smoker: Yes
Occupation: Just finished grad degree, looking for library work
Do you work out?: Yes, running 5x a week, weightlifting, flag football once a week, trying to get in shape 4 summer
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks? : 7. fairly hot in general.
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality?: 5 or 6. smart but insecure, anxiety-ridden, down on myself. getting better i hope.
Fave comics: comics are lame
Height: 5'9
Add anything you want people to know: i wanna be a rock star. gay single and mingling.

My carpal tunnel is too bad to go "all over." (Matt P), Saturday, 7 March 2009 20:58 (fifteen years ago) link

Name: sym

Location: vancouver

Age: 28

Fav Band: smiffs, pixies, wu-tang, biggie, the beatles

Fav Movie: the ones with the lesbians

Fav TV Show: larry sanders, wire, nevermind the buzzcocks

Fav Book: the one about that guy

Fav Actor: cary grant

Fav Actress: you

Fav Food: sushi, pho

Fav Sport: basketball

Fav Athlete: stevie nash

Drink of Choice: yes

Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): yes

Smoker? : no

Occupation : englishteacherman

Do you work out? : um

On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks? : infinity

On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality? : monkey

Add anything you want people to know: it's nice here these days

urban-suburban hip-hop settings (hmmmm), Sunday, 8 March 2009 02:22 (fifteen years ago) link

Name: Nathalie. Please do not call me Nat. I hate it. It's wet in dutch. I'm usually not wet.
Location: Bruges - Belgium
Age: *mumbles incoherently* 3...5
Fav Band: dEUS, Fleetwood Mac, X, Velvet Underground, Joni,...
Fav Movie: Hmm, lots. I quite like Scorsese, Hitchock,... The usual approved shit.
Fav TV Show: The Wire, Sopranos, House MD, Veronica Mars,...
Fav Book: Lolita, Master & Margarita, Room with a View, Dracula,...
Fav Actor: Depends on the movie.
Fav Actress: Again depends on the movie.
Fav Food: Japanese, my home made pizzas, Indian,...
Fav Sport: Tennis
Fav Athlete: I don't have a favorite athlete to be honest. I do hate Lance Armstrong. Hate is not saying it strong enough though. I H.A.T.E. Lance. About as much as I hate Jennifer Aniston
Drink of Choice: Tea, smoothies,...
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): Weed. That's about it.
Smoker? : I try not to be, but it's difficult.
Occupation : I run my parents' jewellery shop.
Do you work out? : I play tennis. I fuck.
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks? : 5,5 to 6. Like most people.
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality? : 6.
Add anything you want people to know: I'm a cliché, just like you.

the tip of the tongue taking a trip tralalala (stevienixed), Sunday, 8 March 2009 09:09 (fifteen years ago) link

are you supposed to pronounce the h in your name?

eboue died for somebody's sins but not mines (a hoy hoy), Sunday, 8 March 2009 10:12 (fifteen years ago) link

haha lex I have not drunk the bison since the last time I saw you! rectify! also we still have to go to gourmet san...

We Need To Talk About Kevin Smith (suzy), Sunday, 8 March 2009 13:06 (fifteen years ago) link

I don't think I've ever done one of these:

Name: Mordy
Location: NYC
Age: 24
Fav Bands: Charming Hostess, Fleetwood Mac, X, Thursday
Fav Movie: To Have And Have Not
Fav TV Show: 30 Rock, Damages
Fav Book: Robertson Davis' Deptford Trilogy
Fav Actor: Humphrey Bogart (Currently Making Films: Leonardo DeCaprio)
Fav Actress: Lauren Bacall (Currently Making Films: Cate Blanchett)
Fav Food: Fettucini Alfredo
Fav Sport: Football
Fav Athlete: Brian Westbrook
Drink of Choice: Root Bear (alt: Scotch)
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): MJ
Smoker?: Only hooka with friends.
Occupation: Writer/Hopeful Academic
Do you work out?: Occasionally
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks?:
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality?:
Fave comics: Transmetropolitan, anything by Grant Morrison
Height: 5'10"
Add anything you want people to know: I've been here for four years (since 2005) and love it.

Mordy, Sunday, 8 March 2009 13:57 (fifteen years ago) link

Name: Nick
Location: East Dulwich, London
Age: 24
Fav Band: Itunes says I've listened to more M0unta1n G0ats than anything else in the last year so...
Fav Movie: Wall-EEEEEEEEEEE. (today at least)
Fav TV Show: Entourage (S1-3)
Fav Book: John Fante - Ask The Dust
Fav Actor: Clooney I guess
Fav Actress:
Fav Food: American breakfasts
Fav Sport: Football to watch, tennis/football to play
Fav Athlete: Dennis Bergkamp
Drink of Choice: Newcastle Brown seems to get drunked more than anything else
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): Better at "just saying no" than I used to be. MDMA only, if anything.
Smoker? : Coupla Luckies a day at the moment.
Occupation : Online marketing - G00gle ho
Do you work out? : Nope. Squash occasionally, intend to cycle to work at least once a week from April
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks? : 5 - glad I'm tall(ish)
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality? : 6 - Would be lower but that would be to question the judgment of all the fine people who unfathomably choose to spend time in my company.
Add anything you want people to know: I left the door open when I arrived home this morning. Housemate not as mad as she shoulda been. <3 her
Height: 6ft 1

speaking as a mwahahahaha (Upt0eleven), Sunday, 8 March 2009 18:49 (fifteen years ago) link

nice book and tv choice

quadratrillionaire (sunny successor), Sunday, 8 March 2009 22:39 (fifteen years ago) link

Ask The Dust is pretty unfuckwithable

turtles all the way down (Face of Wolf), Sunday, 8 March 2009 22:42 (fifteen years ago) link

"Alex do you go to Mission Cliffs? I used to be a member but never got super into it. Bouldering is lots o fun."

I do go to Mission Cliffs when I climb. I've only done belay climbing though.

Alex in SF, Monday, 9 March 2009 23:26 (fifteen years ago) link

one year passes...

Name: Jerry
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
Age: 32
Fav Band: Skinny Puppy
Fav Movie: Vertigo
Fav TV Show: Sleeper Cell (season 1)
Fav Book: Ball Four (I'm a shameless baseball fan)
Fav Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis
Fav Actress: Judi Dench
Fav Food: Thai
Fav Sport: Baseball
Fav Athlete: all time - Roberto Clemente
Drink of Choice: Irish carbomb
Drug of Choice (if that's your thing): I don't do them.
Smoker? : everybody sins now and then.
Occupation : Poor old man.
Do you work out? : If I did, I'd have to have a long talk with my belly.
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your looks? : 5.9.
On a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your personality? : I can't do that objectively
Add anything you want people to know: I'm fairly even keeled and take things in stride. Except for when people are wrong on the Viking thread.

Pippi Longstockings (Brad Nowell's Soiled Undergarments), Saturday, 1 May 2010 00:18 (fourteen years ago) link

orioles fan? come visit i love baseball sometime.http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/NewAnswersControllerServlet?boardid=53

con-ni (rahni), Saturday, 1 May 2010 01:16 (fourteen years ago) link

one year passes...

I'm Tera and I love movies, Kerouac, old tv shows, records, vintage things, cameras and my new mac
I can never turn down a vodka sour.
xo

*tera, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 20:35 (twelve years ago) link

Always cool to meet another Brush Strokes fan.
Welcome!

kinder, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 20:48 (twelve years ago) link

seven months pass...

jibe is young and tall imo

Dr Frogbius (darraghmac), Monday, 6 February 2012 02:13 (twelve years ago) link

really enjoying Pippi Longstockings (Brad Nowell's Soiled Undergarments) and his posts. keep up the good work!

buzza, Monday, 6 February 2012 04:43 (twelve years ago) link

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l-r: me, other people.

Jibe, Monday, 6 February 2012 11:37 (twelve years ago) link

oops fucked up formatting. i guess i was trying to agree with darragh.

Jibe, Monday, 6 February 2012 11:38 (twelve years ago) link

[code]

Cmon mayne if you do be on football formation threads you gotta know this stuff

Dr Frogbius (darraghmac), Monday, 6 February 2012 11:43 (twelve years ago) link

don't think i've posted many... if i did i guess i satisfied myself with ugly looking ones. will keep in mind for next time.

Jibe, Monday, 6 February 2012 11:46 (twelve years ago) link


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