Post by Groks on Mar 14, 2008 10:27:53 GMT -6
Screen Name: Groks
How did you come up with this name: from the Sci-Fi novel "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert Heinlein
What part of the planet do you come from (for security reasons, you can be vague, but it is interesting to know where people are from): I live in Missouri though I have been known to claim "Planet X"
Website addy: spaceinc.bravehost.com
Favorite Color: PURPLE!!!
What kinds of music do you like: Everything from Bach to Rock, especially classical, progressive rock, 80's stuff, movie soundtracks, and recently I got turned onto something called "symphonic metal"
Favorite music artists: Dan Fogelberg, Rush, Mannheim Steamroller, John Mayer, and a gazillion others. Check out my website for full list.
Favorite food: Thai food, sushi, Italian, Tex Mex, peanut butter and jelly on pita bread
What type(s) of writing do you like to do best (poems, stories, etc.): I love writing poetry, some song lyrics....not so good at short stories or novels, but that can always change.
Married?: Yup 18 years as of this March (2008)
Single?:Nope
Kids?: One (and an awesome one at that)
Pets?: just my stuffed beany baby chicken named "bach" and my miniature rose plant named "George"
Favorite books: Neil Gaiman (Stardust, Neverwhere, Caroline), Robert Heinlein (Stranger in a Strange Land, Time Tunnel), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game, Magic Street), Gail Carson Levine (Ella Enchanted, The Two Princesses of Bamarre, Fairest), J.R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit), J.K. Rowling (Everything Harry Potter), Stephenie Meyer (Twilight, New Moon, Ecplipse), Issac Asimov (Foundation Series), Madeleine L'Engle (Wrinkle in Time), Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie Series), J.D. Fitzgerald (Great Brain Series), Richard Bach (Illusions, Jonathon Livingston Seagull)
Hobbies: Sewing (esp. Cosplay costumes), Poetry, Reading, Music & Music History, Science Fiction, Dancing, DDR (Dance Dance Revolution on PS2), Camping, Astronomy, Throwing Parties, Halloween, some Japanese Anime, the Internet and creating crazy websites
Favorite Holiday: Halloween, duh
What do you want to be when you grow up: Haven't decided yet
What are your favorite movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Contact, Lord of the Rings, Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, NeverEnding Story, The Color Purple, Summer Stock, Anchor's Away, On the Town, Star Trek IV, Monte Python and the Holy Grail, Better Off Dead, Meet Joe Black, Airplane, Star Wars (IV - VI), Labyrinth, Ice Castles, The Boy Who Could Fly, The Matrix
What would you do if you had a million dollars: order a gazillion CD's & MP3s, go to college, build a major cool "listening room" where I could teach music history in really awesome ways, put a dance studio in my basement, open a dance hall where I could throw some really great parties and dances (we as a society don't dance enough). Oh yeah, and maybe send my kid to school and let my man retire. Maybe travel a bit.
Favorite TV shows: Star Trek (Original Series and Next Generation), Stargate sg1, Northern Exposure, Sliders, The Monkees, Gilmore Girls, House, Twilight Zone, So You Think You Can Dance, MTV's Made, The People's Court
I also watch anime series on the internet: Fruit's Basket, Death Note, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kingdom Hearts cut scenes...
Are you in school: no
What subjects do you like best: ----
What do you do in your spare time: work on this **** forum, haha, ok, read, play piano, surf internet, try and clean my house, hike, walk, do ddr, listen to music and old time radio
Personal philosophy of life: Well my friends, take my advise. Pull down your pants and slide on the ice.
Do you play "video" games: yes
Game system of choice: ps2, wii
Favorite games: DDR! Oh, and that sports thing that came with the wii
How did you find this forum: I created it, duh
Anything else you'd like to add: Don't eat green meat.
How did you come up with this name: from the Sci-Fi novel "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert Heinlein
What part of the planet do you come from (for security reasons, you can be vague, but it is interesting to know where people are from): I live in Missouri though I have been known to claim "Planet X"
Website addy: spaceinc.bravehost.com
Favorite Color: PURPLE!!!
What kinds of music do you like: Everything from Bach to Rock, especially classical, progressive rock, 80's stuff, movie soundtracks, and recently I got turned onto something called "symphonic metal"
Favorite music artists: Dan Fogelberg, Rush, Mannheim Steamroller, John Mayer, and a gazillion others. Check out my website for full list.
Favorite food: Thai food, sushi, Italian, Tex Mex, peanut butter and jelly on pita bread
What type(s) of writing do you like to do best (poems, stories, etc.): I love writing poetry, some song lyrics....not so good at short stories or novels, but that can always change.
Married?: Yup 18 years as of this March (2008)
Single?:Nope
Kids?: One (and an awesome one at that)
Pets?: just my stuffed beany baby chicken named "bach" and my miniature rose plant named "George"
Favorite books: Neil Gaiman (Stardust, Neverwhere, Caroline), Robert Heinlein (Stranger in a Strange Land, Time Tunnel), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game, Magic Street), Gail Carson Levine (Ella Enchanted, The Two Princesses of Bamarre, Fairest), J.R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit), J.K. Rowling (Everything Harry Potter), Stephenie Meyer (Twilight, New Moon, Ecplipse), Issac Asimov (Foundation Series), Madeleine L'Engle (Wrinkle in Time), Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie Series), J.D. Fitzgerald (Great Brain Series), Richard Bach (Illusions, Jonathon Livingston Seagull)
Hobbies: Sewing (esp. Cosplay costumes), Poetry, Reading, Music & Music History, Science Fiction, Dancing, DDR (Dance Dance Revolution on PS2), Camping, Astronomy, Throwing Parties, Halloween, some Japanese Anime, the Internet and creating crazy websites
Favorite Holiday: Halloween, duh
What do you want to be when you grow up: Haven't decided yet
What are your favorite movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Contact, Lord of the Rings, Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, NeverEnding Story, The Color Purple, Summer Stock, Anchor's Away, On the Town, Star Trek IV, Monte Python and the Holy Grail, Better Off Dead, Meet Joe Black, Airplane, Star Wars (IV - VI), Labyrinth, Ice Castles, The Boy Who Could Fly, The Matrix
What would you do if you had a million dollars: order a gazillion CD's & MP3s, go to college, build a major cool "listening room" where I could teach music history in really awesome ways, put a dance studio in my basement, open a dance hall where I could throw some really great parties and dances (we as a society don't dance enough). Oh yeah, and maybe send my kid to school and let my man retire. Maybe travel a bit.
Favorite TV shows: Star Trek (Original Series and Next Generation), Stargate sg1, Northern Exposure, Sliders, The Monkees, Gilmore Girls, House, Twilight Zone, So You Think You Can Dance, MTV's Made, The People's Court
I also watch anime series on the internet: Fruit's Basket, Death Note, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kingdom Hearts cut scenes...
Are you in school: no
What subjects do you like best: ----
What do you do in your spare time: work on this **** forum, haha, ok, read, play piano, surf internet, try and clean my house, hike, walk, do ddr, listen to music and old time radio
Personal philosophy of life: Well my friends, take my advise. Pull down your pants and slide on the ice.
Do you play "video" games: yes
Game system of choice: ps2, wii
Favorite games: DDR! Oh, and that sports thing that came with the wii
How did you find this forum: I created it, duh
Anything else you'd like to add: Don't eat green meat.
