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03-19-2009, 04:49 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 37
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A small piece of me
Here I go ...
I am in my mid thirties and grew up when being Gothic did not mean being part of the "goth", "punk" or "emo" movements which followed ... in fact I can still remember when "punk" was its own thing. (as much as it ever was)
Not sure I still fit into the category these days.
I'm manic-depressive, which means if I make a practice to come here regularly you'll see my personality leap about in the most mercurial of fashions.
I am not christian, but that does not mean I hate christianity or condone anti-christian propoganda which seems so popular with angsty pagans. I do believe in a universe you can't typically see with your eyes and would probably best be described as "spiritual" rather than religious.
I am intellectual, I read a great deal and am currently pursuing my degrees in Psychology and History.
I collect dolls with personalities and am in love with the fairie tale genre.
That's it for now.
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03-19-2009, 12:45 PM
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#2
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Athens, GA
Posts: 1,696
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What bands, movies, and authors are you interested in?
Welcome to Gnet.
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"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you" The Bible (Matthew 7:12)
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03-19-2009, 12:54 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 37
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I listen to a great deal of classical and jazz ...
I will read anything which strikes me as interesting at the time ... I enjoy horror, fantasy, modern faerie tales, interesting history/psychology books, philosophy - a big fan of plato, detective novels ... as for authors: I enjoy Neil Gaiman (I always mispell it), the short stories - though rarely novels - of Charles deLint ("Jack the Giant Killer" is worth a read, however), hate Stephen King ... the man had tallent once - but he's also a hack and his talent when the way of George Lucas ...
Movies ... I'm not a fan of comedies in general, though I loved Serenity and the entire Firely series (go watch it!) ... horror, though I hate the Saw films ... action, sci-fi, animation ... really, anything which looks good. Get me talking about films or books and I'll not stop for hours.
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03-19-2009, 01:02 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Earth.
Posts: 8,001
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You seem like a really interesting person, but I hate your handle.
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03-19-2009, 01:46 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Heaven and Earth
Posts: 2,606
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Welcome to Gnet! =D What does your name mean, if anything?
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03-19-2009, 05:17 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Athens, GA
Posts: 1,696
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You spelled Neil Gaiman's name correctly, no worries.
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"Don't ever let anybody teach you to think, Lance: it is the curse of the world." - King Arthur in T.H. White's The Once And Future King
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you" The Bible (Matthew 7:12)
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03-19-2009, 07:40 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 37
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The term "Jack" in this instance means prince - think of a deck of cards.
So the name actually means "Prince of Tears" or possibly "Lord of Tears"
I picked the name up from a Sword&Sorcery rpg book some years back and have been using it ever since.
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03-20-2009, 08:47 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 31
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Welcome. You sound pretty interesting. 
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03-20-2009, 08:49 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Heaven and Earth
Posts: 2,606
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Oh cool, Jack! Are you still into any RPG's?
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03-20-2009, 09:13 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Osaka, Japan
Posts: 1,472
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YAY! NEIL!
Sorry, I feel a burst of irrational joy every time I meet another Neil Gaiman fan.
Welcome to Gnet.
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03-20-2009, 09:43 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 37
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Oh cool, Jack! Are you still into any RPG's?
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I have been a gm for more than 15 years and run dozens of games in that time. Soon I'll be doing some playtesting for the new version of Little Fears ... the last long campaign I ran was a Star Wars game using the Deliria rpg system. (actually, that campaign isn't over, we just took a hiatus after the fall of Anakin and the birth of the Empire)
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Sorry, I feel a burst of irrational joy every time I meet another Neil Gaiman fan.
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Neverwhere is one of my favorite books of all time ... mostly I think he is a better short story author and some of his novels - such as American Gods - feel more like a collection of short stories than novels in themselves.
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03-20-2009, 12:14 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: In front of a computer screen.
Posts: 584
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I like you. Welcome to Gnet, etc.
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03-20-2009, 03:25 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Cimmeria
Posts: 7,162
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Hello and welcome, I hope you enjoy your time here !!!.
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far wiser creatures play,
and in their veins and sinews,
live the gods of yesterday.
Be excellent to one another !!!.
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