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[TommyT]

Glad to see this thread caught on so well.

EDIT: oh god i look like a hipster in that photo

Do... you have one shoe off?

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

Hello everyone. My name is Rob. I live in Spokane, Washington. I'm 25 years old. Lurked gaf for years, don't really post that often.

My biggest hobby is movies. I also collect tarantulas and I'm an artist. This is a work I did based on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

That's some great artwork Nice!

 

[xenoflux2113]

I should really expand on my initial post...

Now thinking about it there is more I think I would say but expanding my initial post 2 pages back... I don't think many, if any, will read it.

That is some great work. I like to pretend I am an artist. Even have a deviant art page but I have slacked off a good bit in drawing.

 

[Domcorleone]

Never met another Dominic before.

Dominic's unite!

My mother named me Dominic because my father wanted to name me Bertrand ahahaha!

 

[zero_suit]

Dominic's unite!

My mother named me Dominic because my father wanted to name me Bertrand ahahaha!

Thank god your mom named you...

 

[Domcorleone]

Yo GAF!

Hi, I'm Luis and I'm 28 years old!

-I'm trying to finish my bachelor degree.... hopefully soon :/
-I live in the beautiful city named Santa Barbara in California
-I was born HoH (Hard of Hearing) and I'm fluent with American Sign Language and I can talk also.
-I have a Learning disability and parents thinks that I have Autism when I was young because I'm different. I didn't talk until I was 3 years old.
-I recently diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Asperger's Syndrome (just a mild, I can still interact with friends and people)
-I love OLD Disney stuff from the 20's to 80's because I grew up with Mickey Mouse since I was a baby. Trying to get all old Disney movies.
-I love Star Wars (older generation, lost interest in newer 3 editions)
-I LOVE Geography and History, both are my favorite subject.
-I love anything from the 80s.
-I loved Video Games but now I don't play with them. Lost interest on them even though I still have the games and older systems from when I was young back in 1980s.
-English grammars isn't my best subject.
-I collect vintage Disney stuff.
-I collect vintage Super Mario and Legend of Zelda toys from the 1980s. I still have all my stuff since when I was a kid.
-I have an odd stimming (self-stimulation for Autism or Asperger's folks) whenever I'm alone, I body sway.
-I'm single and I'm loving it. Had been in relationship of 3 years back when I was 21 - 24. My ex is my best friend. Sure, sometimes that I want to be in a relationship but I'm not ready for it and I'm fine with it. Just want to have fun!
-I learned about GAF when I heard about Final Fantasy IV having a sequel and this is my first topic (and still my favorite one that made me laugh so hard) (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=216571)

So, glad to meet you all even the OP.

Sorry for long post!

Nice to meet you too Luis!

 

[EatChildren]

Do... you have one shoe off?

oh god I hope not

In my defence, I was very drunk.

 

[Domcorleone]

Hello everyone. My name is Rob. I live in Spokane, Washington. I'm 25 years old. Lurked gaf for years, don't really post that often.

My biggest hobby is movies. I also collect tarantulas and I'm an artist. This is a work I did based on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Rob, fantastic work. What medium do you use? My gf is an oil painter.

 

[exYle]

This is a nice thread, I appreciate it Dominic!

My name is Anita.
I'm 21 and trying to finish up my bachelor's degree presently in Psychology.
I've been maintaining a 7 year relationship with my boyfriend (hoping to get married soon) which has been good, we have our ups and downs but nothing abnormal.
I have major depression that I started to recognize 3-4 years ago, and it's an on going battle without a therapist, but I'm trying not to give up.

I pretty much aspire to be a writer, but I'm questioning whether I really want to do that, and if not what is my true calling in life.
I do know that I love art but coincidentally, I pretty much suck at free hand art.
Although I'm a pretty decent baker and cook I suppose.
One of the things I've been getting into is perler designs.
A sample of pieces I did a few months back:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/96340820/IMG_1511.jpg[/IMG

[IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/96340820/IMG_1526.jpg[/IMG[/QUOTE]

Psychology-GAF represent!

 

[Starsunder]

My names Joey! I'm 31, been married for 8 1/2 years and have 3 kids. I work at Michelin, specifically US 7, a plant that makes earthmover tires. I'm a gigantic nerd, having played video games for about 25 years, and Dungeons and Dragons for about 19 years (currently playing Pathfinder by Paizo now; so good). I love reading, particularly fantasy and horror, with a little sci-fi thrown in for good measure. I'm pretty new to GAF posting-wise, but I lurked for over 3 years. I'm a resident of South Carolina, and have been all my life.

So, hello Dominic!

Edit: here's a photo for good measure (I was very tired, hence the bleary eyes)

 

[xenoflux2113]

oh god I hope not

In my defence, I was very drunk.

At least you weren't passed out with "penis" written all over your face. Slightly more embarrassing of a picture then a hipster picture I'd wager.

 

[Collete]

^ Those are extremely well-done, Anita! I wouldnt' mind having a little yoshi like that lurking around my own place.

Hello Dominic and hello GAF, this thread is kind of fun if only to see that it really is a community made up of just...well, people.

So yeah, howdy! I'm Karl (yes with a K, proud of it), I'm 26 and I live in Michigan.
I went through college from the University of Michigan with a degree in Communication Studies, which I believe to be a misnomer as the entirety of my curriculum centered around mass media. I got the degree with an eye towards getting into the consumer marketing/advertising business, but haven't gotten there as my business networking skills leave something to be desired and I never got a decent "in."
Instead, for the time being I work at Discraft as a production manager. I do enjoy disc golf, but only actually play it extremely rarely.

As for GAF-related activities, I lurk around the gaming side far more than I actually post, and the only off-topic, er, topics that I frequent would be the NFL thread as well as the single malt whisky thread. GAF is actually the reason I started getting into scotch-tasting in the first place, so I thank you for that! (My wallet, however, does not)

Thank you very much!
It's quite simple to make the yoshi yourself, it only takes around 30 minutes or less to make it and iron it all out
Hope you get into the consumer marketing business!

Good luck with that relationship! And good job on those pieces as well.

I should really expand on my initial post...

Thank you on both fronts!
And it's never too late to reply to your other post and expand it!

Psychology-GAF represent!

 

[PigSpeakers]

Hello, my name is Colin. I'm 22 and not actually a pig, nor am I speakers. I do own a pair of speakers that look like little piggies though.

-I work at a Seed Factory, and used to work at Kmart.
-I play guitar and piano and I'm trying to learn to sing.
-I'm in a band and play lead guitar. I also write music.
-Went to college for it as well. Got my Associates in Music Theory. I remember very little of it actually, but my ears are really well trained now and my piano playing has gotten a lot better.
-I go to church.
-I make a lot of joke threads, most of them terrible.
-I have a beard.
-I like indie rock and math rock.
-I wish I didn't start every one of these with "I".
-My two older brothers post on GAF. Bluemax and Corvosol are both related to me.
-I really like the Super Nintendo.
-I drew my avatar myself (although I'm using a different one right now)
-Here is a picture of me where I look pretty hot:

 

[revolverjgw]

I'm Jay, 29 from Nova Scotia, Canada. Which is a pretty nice place that I take for granted. I do nothing, I'm a professional student, I've tried a BA, IT, planning on going back for... something entirely different, haven't decided yet (I wish I could do something with astronomy but I foolishly eschewed math in my schooling and it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks)... ideally I'd just like to be paid to learn forever, I don't want to commit. Had colon cancer earlier this year so I was forced out of school and work for a long while, but it's OK because I've had lots of time to gluttonously indulge in my hobbies, the usual nerd fare (I'm a snob in every form of media), so I never get bored. But now with the NHL lockout (Habs fan), perhaps that's a sign that I need to get off my new ass.

 

[Arsenic]

Hellos everyone!.

I'm Ricardo. I'm 26, single, currently living in the hoods of Brooklyn, NY where I was born and raised. I tend to not use my free time wisely. I have a degree in Computer Networking that I've done nothing with, and I've recently gone back to college to major in CompSci.

I love movies, videos games and reading the awesome posts you guys make everyday. Usually I'm shy; I don't even post here often. Picture may come sometime later

 

[demosthenes]

My name is Michael. I'm 26 and live in Buffalo, NY (born and raised). I'm a CPA working at a local accounting firm going on my 3rd year.

I frequent both gaming and off topic. Post all over the place really.

I love movies, video games and board games. Of course, they're all better with friends =)

 

[andymcc]

Hi, my name is Andy (as you could probably guess b/c of my username).

This is me:

I'm originally from Kentucky and take great pride in that. I work for a university in Ohio. Pay is alright but not exactly what you would call satisfying. One of the professors at the university and I have a project we're working on that will hopefully result in something that will result in... well, let me not get ahead of myself here.

I have been to Japan seven times. I'm going back in May. Going to Europe for the first time next summer too.

My hobbies are music (vinyl collector), retro games (i have a huge japanese game collection), food (cooking and eating it, duh!) and film (haven't had the time i used to have here, though).

My favorite video game: Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo (PC-Engine)
My favorite album: My Bloody Valentine- Loveless
My favorite film: 2001: A Space Odyssey (stereotypical lol)

I have a girlfriend that I've been dating for a few months. I think she's beautiful:

I have never felt this way about anyone before. I'll probably pop the question. *shrug*

 

[RebornYeti]

Hey, my name is Andrew. I'm 23, and I will be turning 24 on the day of the Apocalypse. I currently work at a sporting goods store called Sport Chalet and I'm loving it! They recently flew me out to California and paid me to rock climb in Joshua Tree! I love playing video games, and as you can probably tell from my avatar I'm a pretty big Halo fan. HaloGaf is where I hang out the most, but I venture out into Off Topic to see what's going on. When I'm not nerding out on Gaf or the Xbox, I am usually playing the guitar and writing music. I have always had a dream of visiting New Zealand and maybe eventually moving there.

Anyway, enough of me, here I am in Joshua Tree!

 

[demon]

Ok for reals, name is Demon 31 years old. I have a bachelor's in art history (don't fuckin laugh). Currently working at a bank, hopefully not for long. I've been on GAF for 13 goddamn years, although there were maybe a couple around '02 when I ventured elsewhere. I originally came here for the gaming discussion but gave up gaming pretty much entirely 8-9 years ago, so I'm strictly an OTer. I probably have around 25,000 posts, but the past few years I've felt more like a lurker than a hardcore participant on the board. I'm not sure why that is. I don't feel like "one of the gang" here on neogaf as much as I used to, but this place does mean a lot to me and I do feel like I'm part of a real community here. As awful as the news of Scorcho's (David's) death was, it's a bit heart warming seeing fellow gaffers gather in mourning. I've led a pretty anti-social life and so a large portion of interaction I have with other people happens here. I guess what I'm saying is... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeQkL2SB_TY

 

[GBONZZZZ]

My name is Giuliano.
- I'm from Canada, I am Filipino and Italian.
- I'm currently 20 years old working in retail, with hopes of becoming a journalist/broadcaster.
- I am a fan of the LA Lakers, LA Kings, and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- My ultimate dream in life is to become a journalist/ broadcaster for one of the above teams I mentioned.

 

[Harry Potter]

Ok for reals, name is Damon and I'm in Madison WI. 31 years old. I have a bachelor's in art history (don't fuckin laugh) from UW Madison. Currently working at a bank, hopefully not for long. I've been on GAF for 13 goddamn years, although there were maybe a couple around '02 when I ventured elsewhere. I originally came here for the gaming discussion but gave up gaming pretty much entirely 8-9 years ago. I probably have around 25,000 posts, but the past few years I've felt more like a lurker than a hardcore participant on the board. I'm not sure why that is. I don't feel like "one of the gang" here on neogaf as much as I used to, but this place does mean a lot to me and I do feel like I'm part of a real community here. As awful as the news of Scorcho's (David's) death was, it's a bit heart warming seeing fellow gaffers gather in mourning. I've led a pretty anti-social life and so a large portion of interaction I have with other people happens here. I guess what I'm saying is... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeQkL2SB_TY

You're one of those posters I've seen around here forever. Back before I was even a member. I've always enjoyed your posts.

 

[apesh1t]

Hey Gaf! I'm Nate! I'm 31, single and I live in Plainville MA (been here for about 3 months).

I like skateboarding, videogames and computers. I just started the P90x program and hope to get in mad shape!

Here's some secrets, tell no one!

Spoiler

I've been a part of GAF in some way or another for a LONG time. Since the PS1/Dreamcast days. Back when this place was called Gaming Age. Also I flocked to Opa Age (anyone?) when they broke off and started that forum.

I work in a wig warehouse and I know more than my fair share of prosthetic hair pieces.

I'm really in the home brew scene of PSP and Wii....shhhhhhhhh

 

[Tobe]

Hi gaf, my name is Christopher and im 21 and i also share birth dates with patch adams.
i came to know gaf cause there was no gaming website allowed in my school besides gaf and because of gutabo, at that point i thought he was the only peruvian here, boy was i wrong Jett afaik is also peruvian.
well im in my 4th second semester of college (goddamit im a failure) ive switched colleges at least 3 times and im dealing with depression since i was 10 its a hard battle but here i am, safe and sound. probably gaf is of the places i can communicate freely, my most precious memories in here are the FGC threads, Marvel threads and Creepy-GAF, creepy gaf was one of the best circles of friends i had in a long time and i didnt even knew the guys.

like some other gaffer said, i do think we are more than people behind computers, we are a tried and true community.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeQkL2SB_TY

 

[KAOz]

Hey everyone, Mikael here. I do prefer Micke though, and that's how everyone knows me. I am 27 years old, running close to 28. I look like 12 though.

I live in a small-ish town in Sweden called Örebro, and currently I am working as customer service for one of Sweden's bigger telecom companies. I do enjoy it. Been spending the last 6 years as a teacher, and figured it was time to branch out to something else.

I enjoy long walks on the beach and....oh, yeah. Like alot of you, I am somewhat of a geek. Though, I try to hide it and only take it out for show when needed. At least in social situations.

I am glad to be part of GAF. It's one of the few big communities that feels like a family. And threads like this, and the unfortunate thread about Scorcho (RIP) only strengthtens this feeling.
You guys rule, even if we all don't always get along.

And if GAF was a family, I'd be that creepy, weird cousin.

 

[demon]

Tobe your avatar freaked me out for half a second :-/

 

[IsntChrisL]

Despite my username, my name actually is Chris. I'm 25 and I have a bachelor's in Communications as of June 2011. So far it's been pretty damn worthless.

I live in Southern California. I currently act/write and run LaserLemming.com. I've got a gf of 5 years (6 in January). I'm currently in search of a miracle.

 

[toon_link]

i came to know gaf cause there was no gaming website allowed in my school besides gaf

same here, ugh I hated that the school would block gaming news websites. The only ones that weren't blocked were gaf and g4tv. looking back i would only go to g4 to play their ninja warrior flash game

 

[Meier]

I'm Jon. Live in Austin, TX although I'm originally from Florida. Made a stop for a few years in between in Chicago. I'm 29 -- turning 30 in May. Been engaged since February although we started dating in 2005. Still a Nintendo fanboy at heart since I grew up with them, but have been an Xbox gamer primarily for quite awhile. I have a 360, Wii, 3DS, PS3 and Vita. I am a Football Manager addict.

I went to Florida State University and am a diehard Noles fan. Support the Orlando Magic (hometown), Tampa Bay Bucs, LA Dodgers and Manchester City as well as Orlando City. Big music fan.

Me and my fiancee:

Spend a lot of time in the OT/Community although I do browse gaming too on a daily basis. Been posting primarily in the football thread for the past 8-9 months I'd say. Very active in College Football thread and the MLB, NBA and NFL thread at times. Less so in the NBA and NFL in recent years.

My user name comes from my character in Everquest (and later WoW) from back in the day. I originally came up with the name as a tribute to Sid Meier as I grew up being obsessed with his games. I have been on GAF since 2001 or 2002.. forget which.

My fiancee and I met because she was wearing an oasis shirt and I went up to her after class and said something about it. They were her second favorite band behind The Charlatans, but I knew we'd be friends immediately. I proposed to her during a Noel Gallagher concert at London's The O2 in February. Noel put out a concert DVD/Blu-Ray of it last week and the Blu-Ray is on the way. So neat to have a night that will forever be one of the most important of my life commemorated indirectly.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

'ello all. Alex here. 20, soon to be 21. Currently going for my Bachelor's in Computer Science, with a minor (or double major) in Mathematics at Rutgers University. Originally from Southern California, I now reside in New Jersey (lolz jersey etc.), about 20 minutes outside Philadelphia. I want to eventually get into a PhD program with a focus on a certain aspect of Artificial Intelligence. If not, I'd ideally like to start my own Software company.

 

[stupei]

Thanks! I did enjoy the ease of having short hair, but I've had long hair for the vast majority of my life. Short just doesn't look right to me.

My laziness also doesn't help. I get my hair cut once, maybe twice a year.

Yeah, short hair is a problem like that. It can be nice and easy in the morning (mostly), but I have to get mine cut about every five weeks or so. Maybe six or seven if I'm lucky. (It always feels like it gets longer in the back a lot faster and starts to get vaguely like a mullet.)

Really hard to go back to long hair in New York summers, though.

But I agree with the others, it did look good on you! Even if it was a pain to maintain.

 

[ShaneB]

Will keep it short and simple since I should be in bed

My name is Shane.. shocking I know. I'm 30 and in constant turmoil about what I should be doing with my life. Grew up in small town Labrador City, of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, moved here to Toronto, Ontario, Canada just over 6 years ago. Did some schooling before that and ended up being a waste of time. Moved to Toronto in hopes of resetting things and it's just not really worked out.

Can always be worse, and I know I'm doing ok.. have a condo, a decent secure job(not making a lot of money and I don't sleep well at night sometimes worrying about finances, but things are looking up I guess more than they ever look down), but I think about moving a lot back closer to friends, since I can get fairly lonely here in Toronto since I've never been that social, so NeoGAF has been great the past few years in feeling like a part of a community. Just the fear of starting all over again terrifies me. Get emotional in some threads thinking about how little I've done with my life... so nice seeing the parents here be proud of their kids, I can't wait to be a Dad someday..

I post on the gaming side and OT side fairly equally I guess, lots in Steam thread, the NHL thread, MMA, and various tv shows and movies, the metal thread, etc etc etc. Just like growing up I guess, I like to think I was always a fairly popular guy, and got along with everyone in every group going along, but I was always better as a sidekick, and get scared when I'm front and center.

Well, that's it for tonight, I'll keep it short for tonight and remember some of this stuff for my next therapy session next month. lol

 

[KevinCow]

My name is Kevin. Shocking, I know.

I'm 24. Live near Atlanta, GA.

I'm currently unemployed and struggling to figure out what I'm going to do with my life. I have a drafting diploma from a technical school, but that turned out to be kinda useless since nobody seemed to understand the concept of "entry position". So I went to a trucking school, got my trucking license, and did that for a while until I realized it was driving me insane.

While a job is something I certainly need to look into, my more important immediate goal is to try to maintain my mental stability... which is easier said than done. Step 1 is probably to get out and socialize more so I don't feel this crushing loneliness so often, but as a lifelong anxiety-ridden introvert, I don't even know where to start looking for places to meet people.

It makes me jealous to read this thread and see that pretty much everyone on GAF is happier and more successful than me.

 

[CherryWoodFuton]

My name is Rey. Currently residing in Miami, FL. I just turned 29 in August. I'm a registered nurse (on disability for a dislocated finger, yea I know). I love sports mainly basketball, movies, and video games. Usually frequent OT and NBA

Spoiler

Best

GAF. Also no I still did not have sex with that girl nor had a threesome

 

[KAOz]

It makes me jealous to read this thread and see that pretty much everyone on GAF is happier and more successful than me.

Don't be. Things are not always what they seem. I used to be jealous over my friends aswell, simply because they had jobs and whatever. But then realized that just because we don't have jobs at the TIME, we are not failures. Even if it feels that way.

Also, happiness. Yeah. Alot of my friends would tell you that I am one of the happiest, and most care-free people there are. Which is not true at all. I just never chose to speak my mind about serious problems and mental issues. None of my friends know.

Or, I used to be jealous of my sister. She had a job, a big flat, a perfect relationship with her boyfriend who she lived with. Always so happy. I just looked at them with envy.
Then bam, one day, we find out they broke up because they can't stand eachouter. But they have been keeping it all behind the scenes for no one to see.

So, simply, don't be man. Don't. You are just as awesome as everyone else. And hey, I've seen your avatar for years, which means you might be slighly more awesome.

 

[r1chard]

It makes me jealous to read this thread and see that pretty much everyone on GAF is happier and more successful than me.

It ain't a contest - and also you don't know what people aren't telling you

 

[hoss]

I'm mostly a lurker, but I do spend a lot of time here. My name is Bryce. I'm 38, I live in Madison, WI and I work as an editorial photographer. I'm into movies, photography and the occasional video game. I love watching college football (and photographing it) and I enjoy a good beer.

 

[alterno69]

Helo fellow men and women from GAF.

I'm Nobel, i'm 32, married for almost 9 years, with two kids. I'm Mexican from a state called Tabasco, i'm an architect with little work who almost by chance got into photography and videography a little over a year ago. Love spending time with my kids. Huge football(not handegg) fan, i root for Cruz Azul in the mexican league and Man Utd. In European football.

I mainly post in the photopraphy threads, came to GAF for the videogames but stayed for the OT crazynes.


Aqui casual por MOTUS_MX, en Flickr

 

[Dariee]

I like it that GAF seems at times fairly young (even under twenties) or relatively old (end of thirties or beyond). Dunnow, I always have this feeling that though 'the older GAF-fers' are the first to have experimented with the interwebz, it's the current beginning-of-twenties generation that grew up with the internet becoming a major part of their lives, not able to go without anymore. As in: to experience the transition from doing your homework on a notepad to printing it out from your computer.

I know, I know, that counts for everyone these days. But still, I don't know that many thirty+ people that use internet and specifically message boards for leisure time that much. So that's why I often get surprised by the age-distribution of GAF. To a positive extent, that is.

 

[Vermillion]

Nope. I get asked if I do commissions pretty often but I'm too lazy to put all that work into a costume to not wear it myself.

Damn. Ah, well.

 

[jb1234]

Yo, my name is Josh. 32. I live in Seattle. Yes, it's raining right now. Went to college as a collaborative pianist and that was my work until chronic illness forced me to retire in my mid-20s. It's hard to keep going when you had your dream and were forced to give it up and even harder when your body hurts so badly but the battle continues. Life can be an unpredictable bitch but it's the only one we have.

I don't play piano professionally any more (because I can't predict my symptoms) but I still keep up on it privately when I can and have gotten some recognition for that, which is greatly appreciated. Here's a clip of me playing a piece by Bear McCreary, which won an award on his blog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HPbiSb1QaM

I've been actively posting for about four months now. I really like it here. The people are nice (mostly ) and it really feels like everyone cares, which is truly surprising given how many active posters there truly are. Being a part of something so much bigger helps me keep fighting so, thank you GAF.

 

[Ecto311]

I'm Jeremy. I live in southern colorado. Work in customer care and came here because all the news stories i was following linked here in some way. Have a wife and a kid. Not a massive poster and usually lurk the starcraft threads and pickup threads.

 

[NightmareTrigger]

Hi gaf, my name is Christopher and im 21 and i also share birth dates with patch adams.
i came to know gaf cause there was no gaming website allowed in my school besides gaf and because of gutabo, at that point i thought he was the only peruvian here, boy was i wrong Jett afaik is also peruvian.
well im in my 4th second semester of college (goddamit im a failure) ive switched colleges at least 3 times and im dealing with depression since i was 10 its a hard battle but here i am, safe and sound. probably gaf is of the places i can communicate freely, my most precious memories in here are the FGC threads, Marvel threads and Creepy-GAF, creepy gaf was one of the best circles of friends i had in a long time and i didnt even knew the guys.

like some other gaffer said, i do think we are more than people behind computers, we are a tried and true community.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeQkL2SB_TY

I'm half Peruvian, does that count? :|

 

[jgcurtis]

My name is Seth, I'm 24 and from Nashville, TN. I work as a swing/electrician/grip on music videos, commercials, and TV shows. I've got a couple of hobbies: video games, armature astronomy, and building LEGOs. I also love anything to do with the paranormal or extraterrestrial. I figure if I can believe in a guy who died and came back to life after three days in a tomb I can believe in just about anything else.

As far as GAF goes I read any thread that seems interesting to me. It's an even split between Gaming and OT for me. Favorite game is Kirby's Adventure on the NES, first game I ever beat and the one that started my addiction.

NASHVILLE GAF! James, Nashville, 20 (almost 21). Currently studying Youth Ministry which is always a weird thing for me to say and I almost always feel like I have to follow it up with "but I'm not THAT guy."

 

[Eidan]

My name is Mark. 27. Live in the DC area. Government contractor. Tend to lurk in PoliGAF, Fitness-GAF, and Wrasslin-GAF the most.

Here I am in cheap Bane gear over the summer.

 

[freenudemacusers]

Ok for reals, name is Damon and I'm in Madison WI. 31 years old. I have a bachelor's in art history (don't fuckin laugh) from UW Madison. Currently working at a bank, hopefully not for long. I've been on GAF for 13 goddamn years, although there were maybe a couple around '02 when I ventured elsewhere. I originally came here for the gaming discussion but gave up gaming pretty much entirely 8-9 years ago, so I'm strictly an OTer. I probably have around 25,000 posts, but the past few years I've felt more like a lurker than a hardcore participant on the board. I'm not sure why that is. I don't feel like "one of the gang" here on neogaf as much as I used to, but this place does mean a lot to me and I do feel like I'm part of a real community here. As awful as the news of Scorcho's (David's) death was, it's a bit heart warming seeing fellow gaffers gather in mourning. I've led a pretty anti-social life and so a large portion of interaction I have with other people happens here. I guess what I'm saying is... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeQkL2SB_TY

It's ok, im a general art major lol. GG worthless degrees!

 

[Jhoan]

I know first hand how difficult overcoming social anxiety can be. You have to fight tooth and nail for every inch of progress, against your own body, even. You've been making a ton of progress, though, and I'm glad we've been of help to you in your journey forward.

Thanks Boss, that really means a lot to me coming from you. My hands were practically shaking from being nervous when I shook your hand! But it was still fun nonetheless. I've been telling my therapist of the GAF meet ups and he's said that I enjoy being more myself there than I do at my fraternity meetings. I still have a lot more work to do on myself, but I think I've changed significantly in comparison to when I first started out as junior here on GAF 4 years ago. The first GAF meet up that I went to (the Scribblenauts launch party) was all it took to get the ball rolling and the rest was history.

Your travel thread was also very good to read and learn from. Now I'm extremely intrigued to try out psilobin shrooms as well as put La Alhambra on my to travel list when I eventually can afford to go on a Euro trip. I really loved the shot of the two black cats in the foreground with La Alhambra in the distance. And you treating your mother was pretty sweet. My mother complains to my brothers and I about not treating her to anything at all so she treats herself with yearly trips to the Dominican Republic to visit her family.

'sup GAF. name is Carlos, I'm 31 (but some of you knew that already)
I live in NYC (Brooklyn to be exact)
I have a girlfriend of 6 years (!)
I'm an illustrator by heart but work at a law firm to (barely) pay the bills.
love classic rock and Comic books.
love watching IFC and indie films (but I do more than indulge in the summer blockbuster)
love Baseball (and you'll find me in the MLB thread always) as I've had family work in baseball in many capacities for a long time now (brothers, father, etc)
love the vidya games of course but
<-- that's where I game now. although lots of fond memories in the console arena.
I'm just a happy go lucky type of guy.

You're Hispanic and a lawyer?! GTFO! I thought you were white! Holy crap! My perceptions of you have been completely shattered. Say since you say you love baseball, you wouldn't happen to be Dominican would you? Also, I would love to meet you in person and invite you to a future NYC GAF meet up if you're interested. Hispanic lawyers are a very rare breed. Attorneys/ the lawyer profession is hyper saturated in NYC so I understand your sentiments.

I don't want to bombard this thread with meet up thread pictures. The threads are out there and I have them all in my subscription folder for archival/nostalgic reasons so I'll reveal more about myself.

Cross-posted from the picture thread (thanks again WoodenLung!). Here's my immortalized mug as a GIF:

This picture was taken yesterday during a college street club fair festival:

And since I mentioned that I'm a Studio Art/Media double major, here's some of my art to give you all a better sense of who I am:

This painting hangs inside the bedroom that I share with my oldest brother. My painting professor loved it and still asks for it whenever I bump into him:

Corporate Elite Power Rangers, my final painting for the said class(it doesn't have a title, but Power Rangers was in my mind when I went with the color scheme/theme; the theme song kept playing over and over in my head as I was painting it):

One of my charcoal drawings from my drawing class last semester:

And my (according to my professor) "disappointing" final project for the said class last semester:

And no, they're not for sale; these things like my babies to me (on top being some portfolio work of sorts). Not unless I'm really desperate for cash and/or move to another state/country. But personally, I don't think they have any significant monetary value. They'll be sticking with me for a while for now. The paintings were done in acrylics since I was too stingy/stubborn to buy oil paints in order to save money.

 

[Domcorleone]

Will keep it short and simple since I should be in bed

My name is Shane.. shocking I know. I'm 30 and in constant turmoil about what I should be doing with my life. Grew up in small town Labrador City, of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, moved here to Toronto, Ontario, Canada just over 6 years ago. Did some schooling before that and ended up being a waste of time. Moved to Toronto in hopes of resetting things and it's just not really worked out.

Can always be worse, and I know I'm doing ok.. have a condo, a decent secure job(not making a lot of money and I don't sleep well at night sometimes worrying about finances, but things are looking up I guess more than they ever look down), but I think about moving a lot back closer to friends, since I can get fairly lonely here in Toronto since I've never been that social, so NeoGAF has been great the past few years in feeling like a part of a community. Just the fear of starting all over again terrifies me. Get emotional in some threads thinking about how little I've done with my life... so nice seeing the parents here be proud of their kids, I can't wait to be a Dad someday..

I post on the gaming side and OT side fairly equally I guess, lots in Steam thread, the NHL thread, MMA, and various tv shows and movies, the metal thread, etc etc etc. Just like growing up I guess, I like to think I was always a fairly popular guy, and got along with everyone in every group going along, but I was always better as a sidekick, and get scared when I'm front and center.

Well, that's it for tonight, I'll keep it short for tonight and remember some of this stuff for my next therapy session next month. lol

you sound like me, except I live in NY. Luckly my gf moving in with me back in March helped things a bit. Just live your life man, everything will work out if you do that. Also GET OUT THE HOUSE! Explore TO as much as you can.

 

[giancarlo123x]

My name is Gian Carlo. < That is me when I had a lot more hair on my head.

 

[Slevin]

That's awesome work, man. That's my favorite movie, and it really captures them well.

That's some great artwork Nice!

Now thinking about it there is more I think I would say but expanding my initial post 2 pages back... I don't think many, if any, will read it.



That is some great work. I like to pretend I am an artist. Even have a deviant art page but I have slacked off a good bit in drawing.

Rob, fantastic work. What medium do you use? My gf is an oil painter.

Thank you for the kind words!

I used prisma color pencils for this and my fingers to smudge the colors. I'm pretty new to color art so I haven't dabbled in oil painting yet. I find it fascinating though.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

My name is Christian.