MetaChat - I've seen a lot of new names lately,

I'm box. I'm in my 30s, and I'm a public librarian in Arkansas. Here are five things I like that start with b: beer, books, beats, bicycles, body modification. Occasionally, I hop on Radio Mecha, where I play jazz and soul and hip-hop and whatnot.

posted by box 08 October | 08:24

hi box, how's the 29'er project going?

I am lonefrontranger, lfr for short, and I've been very sporadic on MeCha of late, for which I will blame work, lifestyle and mr. lfr :]

posted by lonefrontranger 08 October | 08:28

I'm russhy. I live in a coal county in Pennsylvania, but I have also lived in Iowa, California, Idaho, Texas, Utah, and Michigan. I am a programmer when I can work. I play guitar, banjo, ukulele, and harmonica. I read a lot.

posted by RussHy 08 October | 08:33

I'm jonmc. I unload boxes in a semi-famous bookstore. I don't bite.

posted by jonmc 08 October | 08:41

I'm octothorpe, early forties, live in Pittsburgh's (scary) northside and do software development for a living. I'm restoring an 1870s townhouse and a 1970s VW Bug both of which are sort of falling apart. My kid just turned 18 so I should be an empty-nester now if we could get him to move out.

posted by octothorpe 08 October | 08:50

I'm carabiner. I've posted before, but mostly lurk in both here at AskMe. Everything in this post continues to be true about me, except that I do now speak 4 languages. So, in order to update the list, my #8 fact is: I was interrogated by police in Sudan sometime in the last 6 months.

posted by carabiner 08 October | 08:52

I'm memo. I'm 21 and I'm Chilean. I'm studying in a english teaching program at a local university, a program that, of course, I'm starting to dislike.

I registered a while ago but I didn't post a lot in that time.

posted by Memo 08 October | 08:56

I'm crush, called crush-onastick. I'm not a spy, although I was introduced as one at a dinner party last night.

posted by crush-onastick 08 October | 08:56

I'm Brittanie. I'm one of a handful of MeFites living in Korea, but I'm moving back to Houston before the year is over, YAH! I like puppies and aged rum and Mexican food and books. I probably spend too much time online.

posted by Brittanie 08 October | 08:58

Me? I'm netbros, short for internet brothers. There are two of me. Later this week I'll be eligible for senior discounts, but I don't need a handicapped placard ... yet.

posted by netbros 08 October | 09:02

Nothing much to say here... I might should be more specific, but there's nothing notable. I'm just occupying space in the universe for now.

posted by mightshould 08 October | 09:07

I'm ThePinkSuperhero. I live in NYC with a fat little rat dog named Twinkie, who I love very dearly. And I love Doritos.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 08 October | 09:21

*waves* I'm seanyboy. I'm a programmer. I sometimes write poetry.

posted by seanyboy 08 October | 09:23

I'm me3dia. 32, Chicago, pro blogger. That last bit has been keeping me of being very active 'round these parts lately.

posted by me3dia 08 October | 09:25

I'm WolfDaddy, however I am neither lupine nor a father. I live in Houston (early welcome back to Brittanie!) and spend most of my days in depravity. Or property management. Take your pick. I have recently become fond of tattooing myself.

posted by WolfDaddy 08 October | 09:33

Hi. I'm kaz (misskaz on the internets because "kaz" is always taken as a nick). 31, Chicago, work for an association for property managers, live with boyfriend and greyhound doggie and grumpy kitty. This time of year is when I am sports-obsessed, but once football and hockey are over I calm down quite a bit. I promise.

posted by misskaz 08 October | 09:39

Hi, I'm Tyler and I'm relatively new here. I'm 39, and I like the way the air smells just before it rains.

My family (wife, two kids) and I live in a beautiful corner of rural England.

I make music with various people, write songs, take photos and work a day job as an IT & Communications Manager. I am: pescetarian, liberal (with green tendencies), apatheist, and interested in all sorts... which is what drew me to this old Meta-set of sites.

I'm not a fan of sport, disposable culture or reality TV, although I usually know enough about said topics to make polite conversation with a stranger.

I like popping bubble wrap, but try and refrain from doing so because it's annoying.

posted by chuckdarwin 08 October | 09:49

Pennsylvania, represent! Welcome to all the new posters. My e-mail is in my profile if you have any questions or are feeling a little left out of the conversation and want someone to connect to.

I'm jrossi. I'm a stay-at-home mom (girl, 5 and boy, 7 months)and freelance writer in SE PA. I hate cilantro and the Beach Boys. I like George Clooney (as more than a friend...could someone pass him a note and see if he likes me too?).

I don't drive well. I don't cook well. I'm not particularly crafty or creative. However, I can string together a line of obscenities that will make you weep at both its beauty and offensiveness. I rarely wear socks. Or shoes if I can help it. Not a big fan of pants, either.

I ramble.

posted by jrossi4r 08 October | 09:55

I hate cilantro and the Beach Boys. I like George Clooney

In spite of this, I still like you.

posted by jonmc 08 October | 09:57

You like me because of that, for you are a natural-born contrarian.

posted by jrossi4r 08 October | 10:06

And I like you because of this:

I can string together a line of obscenities that will make you weep at both its beauty and offensiveness.

posted by BoringPostcards 08 October | 10:07

you are a natural-born contrarian.

No, i'm not.

posted by jonmc 08 October | 10:11

I'm BoringPostcards (or BP for short)- early 40s, Georgia guy, work in TV news and love cult films, lo-fi photography, video games, retro architecture and design. Am very talkative online, less so in person. Have a partner of 17.5 years, two cats, and a dog, music tastes all over the map, and am terrible with names online, so don't be offended if I confuse you with someone else at first. (I need faces to connect to names- it's very hard for me to keep them sorted out otherwise.)

posted by BoringPostcards 08 October | 10:19

Hi, I'm MonkeyButter. I LOVE dogs and even if they don't know me, they tend to feel very safe and happy when around me. I believe that in the world of dogs, I am known as one of those human people that will scratch your butt or tummy for an hour at a time. Strangers (dogs) have been known to walk up to me on the street and sit on my foot waiting to be petted. I think this is what it must mean to be famous outside the human world.

posted by MonkeyButter 08 October | 10:23

Cobra!'s my username, and I don't really like it, but at this point I'm used to it. 32. Live in Minneapolis with my wife and as many pets as the city will allow. Pay the bills doing databases for Art Museums (used to be the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, just switched to the Weisman, and that switch is the reason for my recent quietude around here). Did a lot of freelance writing for a wile, but am drifting away from that in favor of making comics. Make guitar, keyboard, and vocal noises for what's either a very accomplished garage band or the shittiest art-rock band of all time.

posted by cobra! 08 October | 10:29

I'm youngergirl44. I live in Chicago and love cheese. That's really all I can think of right now.

posted by youngergirl44 08 October | 10:41

It's Raining Florence Henderson, here. I'm full of shit.

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 08 October | 10:43

I'm Janet, I live in Maine. I'm a proofreader by trade. I have a boyfriend who just retired, so I hate him. I have three cats. I have a cute little house that I do not think has been updated inside since it was built in 1960. I play the piano very poorly. I like retro things. I have a weakness for bubble gum. I was born in California but I grew up down south so when I'm around southerners I have a big ol' drawl. I have this radio station playing right now. I work in a small room with a lot of other people so I really really enjoy time alone. I'm going to have a burrito for lunch.

posted by JanetLand 08 October | 10:51

Having ingested some caffeine, I can see that I did some improper capitalization. Whoops. I do that a lot. And then I do corrections like this a lot. I'm a hoot.

posted by cobra! 08 October | 10:52

I have a weakness for bubble gum.

As do I. Do you swallow it?

posted by chuckdarwin 08 October | 10:53

Grabbingsand. 35. Atlanta since 1995, as practically nobody is actually from here. Information Architect. Been remarkably absent from MeCha for the last few months. Most of that time has been spent trying to get another production off the ground.

posted by grabbingsand 08 October | 10:54

I have a weakness for bubble gum.

As do I. Do you swallow it?

Ewwwwwwwwwwwww, no. I chew it for about 3 minutes until the flavor's gone, then spit it out and get another piece.

posted by JanetLand 08 October | 11:08

richat, late thirties...I'm an IT guy for a living, trying to learn to play guitar, father of two WONDERFUL girls, ages currently 3.5 and 6. I live about 4 hours north of Toronto, and I'm glad that most of you lot are aware that doesn't mean that I live in an igloo. I like stuff, can be witty at times, and have recently got back into playing squash in my ongoing attempts to get healthier.

I like this place for the most part. It's cool to see people fade in and out, and so forth. The mainstays of this joint keep it fun, and a good read, when I'm not posting a lot.

posted by richat 08 October | 11:11

I'm typewriter. I've transitioned to mostly being a writer over the last few years after years of acting. I write things for the stage and radio primarily. Attempts at writing for the small screen have resulted in: unsatisfactory partnerships and me not being able to compromise for the masses, and ultimately stalled projects. I think t.v. can be smart, or if it's not smart then it should be really really stupid. I hate in-between. I don't know how I got into that. I am quite easy going and like looking at the bunnies, but am humourless right now because I am sick.

posted by typewriter 08 October | 11:19

I'm late thirties, have an inexplicable corporate job, and act and direct in local professional theatre on the side. House, husband, dog, cat, reading, exercise, watch the NFL. I'm pretty degenerate and not much shocks me. I've been feeling a bit adrift and down lately.

I'm really enjoying learning stuff about the regulars that I didn't know. And welcome noobs.

posted by rainbaby 08 October | 11:23

MsAli to y'all. 35 years of age, and I live in Carrboro, the 2nd most funky place of North Carolina (trailing Asheville, of course). I am a commercial translator by trade, and a wife and mother by vocation. I spend too much time on the internet (although I mostly lurk), and play-dough arts rank high on my list of favorite things to do (I am not trying to be precious, seriously, I love play-dough like a fat kid loves cake). It might have something to do with the fact that I spend a lot of time with three year olds.
Hello to all you new folks, and a hearty fare thee well to all you oldtimers.

posted by msali 08 October | 11:25

I'm halonine. I'm 31 and I've lived in Chicago for two years. I grew up in California. I work in student affairs. And I love Google Desktop, Pokemon, free books from the University library, coffee, lolcats, Hyde Park, and my boyfriend. And Nine Inch Nails.

We have a lot of IT people! I'm a former Web site project coordinator. Someday I want to be a sociologist.

I hear you, rainbaby. I hope you feel better soon.

posted by halonine 08 October | 11:37

I'm in my 40's and sell IT stuff. I am often clueless about pop culture/TV stuff. For some reason animals love me and follow me around. I am one of the mods here at MeCha and its great to hear from the new folks and lurkers.

posted by arse_hat 08 October | 11:38

I'm essexjan, my real name is Jan and I live in Essex, which is in the south-east of England.

I am, I believe, the shortest bunny on the block, being just 4ft 11 tall.

I have two cats, but am trying hard not to turn into a mad catwoman.

I also like George Clooney as more than a friend, and in a fight for his favours between me and jrossi4r I would win, if I fought dirty.

posted by essexjan 08 October | 11:39

I am one of the ones who also likes George Clooney.

posted by mullacc 08 October | 11:43

Oh, come on, E's Sex Jan, nobody believes that story about southeast England.

posted by box 08 October | 11:49

I am one of the ones who despises George Clooney, because all his characters seem to prove the adage that if you're good-looking asshole behavior becomes proof of 'depth' and 'complexity,' whereas if you're homely it's merely proof of assholedom. This also debunks the theory that women are less superficial and looks-obsessed than men.

(I am also the resident crank and malcontent and grumpy old man)

posted by jonmc 08 October | 11:51

Wait, jon, you don't like Clooney because of the characters he plays?

Yeah, that's why I hate Christian Bale--he seems like a good guy, trying to bring fugitives to justice and whatnot, but what about all those women he murdered in '80s Manhattan?

posted by box 08 October | 12:00

Wait, jon, you don't like Clooney because of the characters he plays?

Yeah, because his charcters remind me of an unpleasant fact of life: good-looking people (male and female) get cut way more slack in terms of assholery than the rest of us. That and he's one of those 'confident' self-enthused smug jerks who I just can't stand.

posted by jonmc 08 October | 12:04

Before we devolve into Clooney: threat, menace or stash him under my bed, I'd like to say that I'm gaspode, pode, podey or even Brigitte sometimes. I'm a scientist in Manhattan and I often drink too much at meetups and tell rambling stories that are of interest to noone, not even me.

posted by gaspode 08 October | 12:10

I like beer. And chocolate. Most folks call me chewie b/c the whole thing is too long to type. Also, I'm yoga on MeFi. I'm almost 45, live with my partner and 2 dogs and 2 cats, and recently decide to opt out of gray hair, and am a serial idea generator.

I pay bills by drawing buildings and rendering them for people. I usually design only my own stuff b/c I hate people. I don't actually hate them, it's just tedious to pry out of them what their real goals/thoughts are (astoundingly often they don't know, themselves, but they think they know.) In all honesty, I'm really good at finding & defining problems. Can't solve 'em if ya don't know what they are, down to the letter.

I'm severely memory impaired when it comes to people's names, online and in person. Just kick me and say, "you already said that!" I promise never again to mention snow in the woods.

posted by chewatadistance 08 October | 12:10

I'm dersins. I live in Portland, OR where I am occasionally employed in TV & Film production. I'm kind of an asshole, frankly, but since there are bigger assholes on the internet (and off it!) I don't really stand out for it much.

posted by dersins 08 October | 12:19

I'm phoenixc in Toronto. I got my hair cut on Saturday and for the first time in about 20 years, I have bangs and I'm not sure I like it...but maybe it'll grow on me. I ran 5K this morning and shaved 7 minutes off my last run-time, but only because I was running with my friend who challenged me to keep going...and I think I might like him like some of the bunnies here like George Clooney, only he's more attainable.

posted by phoenixc 08 October | 12:21

lfr: I'm saving money and gathering parts. I still have to buy a frame, wheels and cranks, but that's about it. I figure I'll get it done this winter.

posted by box 08 October | 12:21

I'm mudpuppie and there's some kind of spot right in the middle of my monitor that I can't scrape off. I've tried my thumbnail, a pencil eraser, the ring from my keychain, and a penny. I'm considering getting up to find the Windex, but I don't remember where I put it after washing the outside of my bedroom window yesterday. Now that was a shitty job. It was really dirty and I had to stand on a stepladder, but there was a bush in the way so I could only stand on the stepladder with one foot. It was kind of hard to balance. But the window's much cleaner now and my bedroom is just brighter. It took half a roll of paper towels. I like cats. I've been in Texas with my family for two weeks and it was rough because I'm used to living alone and not spending two weeks with my family and it was hard to have to talk all day, every day, and yesterday was really nice because I didn't have to talk to anyone, and I'm looking forward to that today too, and I think maybe it's affecting me a little bit because I usually don't type this much. But it's okay. I'll get back in sync soon. Hi.

posted by mudpuppie 08 October | 12:27

richat, I'm going to recommend guitar lessons. A good teacher can shave months of frustration out of your life. It's worth the money.

posted by chuckdarwin 08 October | 12:28

Further Clooney talk (George, not Rosemary) can be found here.

posted by box 08 October | 12:32

I'm Specklet. I'm the second-shortest bunny. I like to give and receive whuffles. I also like things that begin with B. Beer, babies, bees, boobies, beer...

I'm in my mid-thirties, an architectural designer, and I live in Portland, OR. I have a boss who's straight out of this book.

posted by Specklet 08 October | 12:38

I'm not really famous
I'm two years away from the big FOUR OH
I hit a on-coming vehicle with my body
I'm enter data by day
And
I freak out at night.

Datz who I'm Iz

posted by Joe Famous 08 October | 12:42

oh...and apparently don't write too well either

posted by Joe Famous 08 October | 12:43

I'm muddgirl. Since "thinking" is considered a billable activity, I bill for most of the hours I spend on Metachat.

posted by muddgirl 08 October | 12:45

I'm amro. I haven't been around Metachat too much lately, but I like knowing it's here.

I'm 31, almost 32, and surprised to see the large number of folks in this thread who are around my age.

Lunch makes me tired.

posted by amro 08 October | 12:46

I'm small_ruminant. Um. I live in Oakand, CA (not ME). I like sun. I hate winter. Except skiing, and that's going away. I have a usually-boring desk job, but our clients are generally pretty cool.

posted by small_ruminant 08 October | 12:46

I'm Sil in Portland, OR. I'm ugf on Metafilter because I signed up when it was still closed for new users, during the five minutes each day that the first ten people who tried to sign up got in. I got in, but I had panicked in my hurry to get in and couldn't think of a username fast enough. UGF is my abbreviation for my website, so that's what came to mind and I've regretted it since (you can't even pronounce it!).

I've been in IT (web development and team leading) for the last ten years but since I moved to Portland, I've taken a break. Which I'm starting to feel guilty about doing - it was supposed to be three months and has grown to be five. This week, I'm going to put my resume together, I swear!

posted by Sil 08 October | 12:50

I hate cilantro and the Beach Boys, too!

I draw a comic every day, and I'm really fucking sick of it.

posted by interrobang 08 October | 12:56

Lysdexic, who's not really dyslexic*, but the name stuck about 20 years ago. Mom to two fun little boys in Texas, trying to teach them Broadcast English instead of the Texas Drool they seem to be picking up.

Working for an academic Library, resisting the pressure to go to Library School - I'd rather study anthropology. IT folk don't have much of a career path here, so I'm doing my best to make my own damn path.

*actually dysgraphic, which has some overlap with the other.

posted by lysdexic 08 October | 12:58

I'm pips. I teach high school English in the Bronx. I have a famous porch I share with my better half, the outlaw jonmc. I have one thing and only one thing to say: pepperoni pizza bites rock. (Especially when consumed with tequila and orange/peach/mango juice; they oughtta call 'em Tropicana mixers.)

posted by Pips 08 October | 12:58

I'm MGL, I live in Asheville - the funkiest place in North Carolina - with two dogs and my teenage son. I'm in my early 40s; I work for a science museum doing all kinds of different stuff and sometimes I'm an artist. I recently became the Queen of the Blogosphere, or at least the Western North Carolina portion of it and I'm looking for ways to expand my power and mad influence into an actual evil lair with minions and a Million Dollars. Until that day, I'm broke, single and I often have been known to smoke & drink too much. I know nothing about pop culture and I wouldn't recognize George Clooney if he ran me over. Also, I'm totally disappointed that richat doesn't live in an igloo. On preview, I take a photo every day and I, also, am really fucking sick of it.

posted by mygothlaundry 08 October | 12:59

I draw a comic every day, and I'm really fucking sick of it.

You should switch to my schedule: draw one every month and spend the rest of the time apologizing about it.

posted by cobra! 08 October | 13:03

Hi, I'm DarkForest, out-of-work software developer in the Northeastern US. You can find out various embarrassing things about me on metafilter. I'm only just barely here, or anywhere on the net. I like books, photography, programming, and various other sciences and artforms.

posted by DarkForest 08 October | 13:06

A link to interrobang's comic a day.

posted by arse_hat 08 October | 13:16

I actually forgot to say "Hi, eh" to the new-ish folks. So, howdy. This is the best spot on the web, I think.

Oh, and chuck, I started with some lessons, and am on a break. I'm currently pretty much surrounded by musicians, which is how I seem to have lived most of my adult life, so I'm picking up bits and pieces and working on barre chords.

MGL - I swear, so long as it doesn't get too cold, I'll put an igloo in this winter. With the pictures that should go with it. Thing is, all this global warming, real or imagined, seems to mean less snow lately.

As for Clooney, meh. He's alright. Roguish charm is fine by me. I have a hard time getting much vitriol up for someone who is so not-involved in my life, unlike our resident curmudgeon. I make a good curmudgeon, don't get me wrong, just not today. Hell, I even got mad at a firetruck yesterday.

One more thing...Hi Specklet! I still have something that one of these days, I'm 99% positive, I'm going to mail to you.

posted by richat 08 October | 13:18

richat, you know, I was just wondering whatever happened to that! *whuffles richat vociferously*

posted by Specklet 08 October | 13:23

I'm triggerfinger and I'm in Liverpool. I am 32 and there is nothing in the world that I love more than going to the movies. Being wrapped up in a comforter with a good book is a close second. I also am addicted to magazines and can't stop buying them, from The Economist down to the trashiest insert in the trashiest Sunday paper. I love them all.

My favorite shows on TV are Mock the Week, Meerkat Manor and Lost. I love cheese and eat it everyday. My favorite comfort food from my childhood is Cheeseburger Hamburger Helper. The only food I will not eat is cauliflower. I do not drink alcohol.

If I ever won the lottery, I would open a dog sanctuary. I was the only girl in my school who played Dungeons & Dragons and I would still play it today if I knew of a group that would take me.

Like Sil, I had to think fast to sign up for Metafilter and I have regretted my username ever since.

posted by triggerfinger 08 October | 13:29

Hi, I'm stilicho, also known as dhartung. I'm a new kitten owner, and the less said about the rest of my non-life the better. I spend too much time on Wikipedia. I never go to meetups because there are no bunnies (or MeFites) where I live now that I'm not in Chicago anymore.

posted by stilicho 08 October | 13:33

I'm Daniel Charms and ~~I'm an alcoholic~~whoops, wrong thread. Actually, I'm Estonian, a student and a freelance translator (in no particular order). I haven't been around much lately, since I've been living in places with no Internet connection. I've also been busy. Now that I'm a bit less busy and I have an Internet connection at home, I can, hopefully, post to MeCha more frequently.

Oh, and I'm not really an alcoholic.

posted by Daniel Charms 08 October | 13:34

tr33hggr. I'm pretty much a jackass. :)

My next post will be #100 here. What, oh what will it be!?! I'm holding off for something good.

posted by tr33hggr 08 October | 13:55

casarkos is the internet handle of the fake identity I set up to get free T-shirts and other loot from credit card companies and the like, but I too joined Metafilter in the years when you had to beat out the other 5 billion people on earth to get an account that day, and I blanked when I actually got through to the registration form and now I have like seven different usernames all over the place. If I were a few hundred miles farther north I would probably be living in my parents' basement, but the water table in Florida is only about 30 feet below the surface so I am just living in my parents' spare bedroom while working on a master's degree.

Around these parts I mostly lurk and squee at things. I am a catalog junkie.

posted by casarkos 08 October | 13:57

I'm elizard, and I live on the left coast of Soviet Canuckistan, though I grew up in Tranna (aka Toronto). Currently in my mid-30s but shortly to enter the mid-late 30s zone. After years of dedicated aimlessness, I am finally achieving my life goal of being a crazy island cat lady. I have a ridiculously large music collection by most standards, though not by the even more ridiculously high standards of MetaChat.

posted by elizard 08 October | 14:00

"My next post will be #100 here. What, oh what will it be!?! I'm holding off for something good." Why start now?

Sorry. Couldn't let that go.

posted by arse_hat 08 October | 14:01

Hi to all the old and new bunnies!

I'm LunaticFringe, LF for short, both here and on MeFi. I'm a PhD student in Biochemistry and DNA damage recognition and repair are my games. I don't post as much as I used to but I lurk everyday, I guess I think I just don't have much to say. I just came down with a sinus cold that is slowly killing me via mucous obstruction of the airways. I also dated sciurus for a year (to the day!). To the bunnies who said they were sad and/or ill: I sympathize and sent good thoughts your way when I read your post; I hope you got them!

To richat: do you live in the Big Nickel Town? I have some friends there! (if you don't want to post your location on the interwebs, I won't be offended)

To phoenixc: I also had a thing for a friend that turned into something quite nice, so to you I say go for it!

posted by LunaticFringe 08 October | 14:07

I lurk daily.

posted by getoffmylawn 08 October | 14:11

My name is SassHat. I am approaching my 2-year Metaversary, I signed up for MetaChat not all that long after becoming "official" over on MeFi. You can find me in IRC fairly often.

I live in Toronto. I work in a little pocket of the film industry and do a lot of side gigs with arts nonprofits. My life is very crazy in general. I am often very broke.

I like Clooney (especially in Dusk til Dawn, whoa) and like cilantro (in moderation). I like white beers that come with an orange slice in it, because I feel like it's a free bonus. I don't like hipsters, cats or anything that smells like clove oil.

posted by SassHat 08 October | 14:19

I'm rhapsodie, but my real name is Valette. I secretly want to re-register here as Valette, but I'm known on MeFi as rhapsodie and I'm too cheap to shell out $5 for another account. I'm 26, freshly divorced, and I live in Alaska with my miniature schnauzer and my boyfriend. It snowed yesterday.

posted by rhapsodie 08 October | 14:33

I'm lekvar here and at that other Meta place.
I signed up here a while ago, commented a couple of times, lurked a bit, then got sidetracked by "real" life.
Now I'm back.

I like fried fish, icecream, cartoons, and whiskey.

posted by lekvar 08 October | 14:35

I can dig it, rhapsodie. My name's Joe, and I secretly want to re-register here as Joe. But people already know me here as box, and surely there's already a Joe at Mefi, and mullacc's name, if memory serves, is also Joe, and then there's Joe Famous and Joe Invisible and, argh, it's a pretty popular name.

posted by box 08 October | 14:48

L_F, yup, I've been left behind in the Big Nickel town by my family...about one month before I was going to drive down highway 69 for the last time, I started going out with mrs. richat. So, here I am. Oh, and highway 69, at least in this case, is not euphemistic.

It's a fine little city, when you have the right friends. Which I luckily, do. I'm curious, of course, as to who these fellow Nickelonians are that you know! My email's in my profile, I think!

posted by richat 08 October | 15:07

oh, and...
/bookmarks thread.
/marks thread as favourite
/does thread-based hokey-pokey.

posted by richat 08 October | 15:15

box, I can understand getting confused with the other Joes of the world. Thankfully I'm usually the only Valette around: it's more common as a last name than a first. Although one woman from Chicaco emailed me a few years ago and her first name was Valette. Surreal.

posted by rhapsodie 08 October | 15:27

I am the Web's Semi-Beloved Wendell, 52, in poor health and currently living in the hills between San Luis Obispo and Pismo Beach, California (which makes the poor health much more tolerable). In my youth, I was Radio's Semi-Beloved Wendell, because nobody my age used that name and it has since become my 'real' name in all non-financial matters. I keep a load of anecdotes with me about celebrity encounters (I lived in L.A. for over 40 years - but sorry, no Clooney), office-based stuff (26 years in number-crunching and related work involving either avoiding over-paying people or avoiding getting under-paid) and an ex-wife with multiple personalities (which sadly multiplied in my 17 years with her). I started my first blog and joined MetaFilter in 1999, acquiring user number 206 (only jonmc regularly participates with a lower number) but never fulfilling my bloggish potential due to bouts of depression (which never come out in my writing; I either don't write at all or just make bad puns on the current topic). Still, it is not being overdramatic to say that the web-based environment at MeFi and MeCha have helped to keep me alive. I like a wide variety of people in small doses (so this area with its odd mix of students, cattle ranchers, winery people, aging hippies, rich retirees, beach bums and tourists works well for me) but find I like the kind of people who gravitate to this online outlet more. Occasionally I draw attention to myself by doing something stupid that some take as malicious (I AM Hanlon, and this is my razor), yet I somewhat enjoy watching the fallout. In spite of my seriously health-related need to lose a lot of weight, I still occasionally indulge in a search for the Ultimate Chili Cheese Fries (not just the apex of junk food, but that which, when discovered, will cause me immediate cardiac failure and Death by Foodgasm).

posted by wendell 08 October | 15:31

I'm mdonley. I'm a 24-year-old dude-identified male teaching English to the fine citizens of Riga, the capital of Latvia (which is on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea in Europe); last year I was doing the same thing in Bandung, a city in western Java in Indonesia. I've only been here for six weeks, though, so I'm still getting used to things and I'm not on as often as I was (if that's allowed).

I'm into all the normal stuff: cooking, photos, warmer weather than the place one currently is, hanging out with friends, etymology, and exotic varieties of yogurts, kefirs, and other fermented milky beverage-type items.

Rhapsodie: it's supposed to snow here on Thursday - though I guess that's not unexpected when you're on the same latitude as Juneau. I guess I can't complain that it's not even Columbus Day if there's no Columbus Day here, though.

posted by mdonley 08 October | 15:31

Hi new folk. I'm Miko here and over there too. I am 38 and live in Southern Maine, the latest career stop in a peripatetic life of East Coast existences. I run the public side of a largish outdoor history museum, and in my off time, I'm involved in Slow Food and community radio, do some freelance writing, and do some songwriting and guitar playing. My greatest ambition is to complete a PhD in folklore, and my current challenge is getting from here to there without having to go too many other places first. I crave new knowledge and read manically. I like running and biking and hiking and boats, especially square-riggers, and the ocean, and roots music, and cooking and gardening and travel.

One thing I'm noticing about this thread is how many MeCha usernames could easily become IKEA furniture piece names.

posted by Miko 08 October | 15:51

I'm jason's_planet. My name in real life is Jason. The nick comes from the novel "Mr. Sammler's Planet" which I was reading at the time I joined MetaFilter.

I am in my mid-30s and live in Queens. I just finished a multi-year sentence as an office drone and am now in the process of reinventing myself.

Sometimes I find myself wondering "Hey, what is this thing called optimism, anyway? What's it like? What does it mean to be optimistic?"

Nice meeting you!

posted by jason's_planet 08 October | 15:52

Miko: at MetaIkea I wish to be lingerie drawer dividers or whimsical hat boxes for use in many rooms of the house. Can that be arranged?

posted by crush-onastick 08 October | 16:11

I'd like to be some kind of lingonberry lambic.

posted by box 08 October | 16:18

Hi I'm Lori and I live in Florida. I'm 35, married, mother of two very sweet boys. Instead of parenting them I hang out on Metachat. I am interested in very trivial things such as fashion, makeup, and dinnerware.

posted by LoriFLA 08 October | 16:25

I'm evilcolonel... I mostly lurk here but am moderately active over on MeFi. I'm a radio journalist in Saskatchewan. I mostly like to stay out of the way, dropping a bon mot I think is witty every now and then.

posted by evilcolonel 08 October | 16:46

Mike.
30.
Amazing, beautiful daughter.
Divorced.
Probably married again sooner than later.
Metalhead.
Nicetameetcha.

posted by mike9322 08 October | 16:52

Hello, my name is Eamon Daly. I live in Chicago. I'm married. I'm also known as Scorey Feldman. I have a beard, but sometimes not. I work in web development, but not here. I just pulled a leaf out of my hair, but I don't have a camera with me. I hate pants.

posted by eamondaly 08 October | 17:12

How does one pronounce Eamon?

posted by rhapsodie 08 October | 17:28

Eee-mon.

I think.

posted by Specklet 08 October | 17:46

My cousin (who is not Eamon Daly) pronounces it more like "Aymon" or, really, "Eh-mon"

posted by crush-onastick 08 October | 17:50

I was thinking Aymon/Eh-mon too, but I could definitely be wrong, especially since I've only heard of two Eamons in my entire life. Ooh, and crush's cousin.

posted by box 08 October | 17:53

Hi n00bs!

I'm Deborah. I'm ~~an American~~ ~~USian~~ from the States and married to a Canuck and living in the wilds of British Columbia (not really. Well, yes I am living in BC, but not in the wilds. I leave that to elizard.). I met the Canuck (aka: the mister) online in a chat room 8.5 years ago. We've been married for almost 7 years. I am 41 with a 13 year-old boy living in my head.

I am the crazy cat lady - I have four of the crazy furballs and one dog. I'd love to have more of both but got in trouble by adding the last two cats to the household. The mister insists this 1300 sq. foot house is full to the rafters with living creatures. I say we can squeeze in a few more, but he wins.

I am currently unemployed due to health problems, but I'd love to be a librarian or work in a bookstore.

I play World of Warcraft for many more hours than are healthy for a human bean.

I am neutral on cilantro and like (not love) the Beach Boys and think it's pronounced ay-mon.

posted by deborah 08 October | 18:04

Hi there, new folks!

I'm lilywing13, both here and over there. Late 30's, two kids, and a fiance. I mostly lurk, and can sometimes be found in IRC. I work in a university computer lab in Arkansas. Sometimes I paint, but not often enough to suit me lately. I like cilantro in moderation, whiskey and tequila in abundance, and I wouldn't turn down George Clooney.

posted by lilywing13 08 October | 18:44

Hi! I'm kittyb. In a couple weeks I'll officially be in my mid-thirties. I lurk because I am afflicted with a threadkilling curse. My comments tend to be the very last comment. I cry about this in the night, and my two cats try to console me but it is no use.

I work in the nebulous field of marketing and next week I have my third interview for what could be my dream job. I had pancakes for dinner, and I Iike George Clooney just fine. Any man who will put his own poop in a litter box for the sake of a practical joke is okay in my book.

posted by kittyb 08 October | 19:00

This here is a comment aimed at proving to kittyb that it's not always true.

posted by mudpuppie 08 October | 19:05

I'm triode, I named myself after a type of vacuum tube; don't ask me about it unless you've brought a cocktail napkin for me to diagram on and are willing to spend 20 minutes nodding and smiling. I prefer to put the punctuation after the close paren (despite what the stylebook says), and I think I prefer a brown roux. Other tags associated with triode are: Bikes, cooking, drinking, cilantro_is_vile, IT, curmudgeon, looking for full-time work.

Oh, and welcome back, Pup!

posted by Triode 08 October | 19:07

Oh, I weep! Thank you, mudpuppie! Bless your soul!

posted by kittyb 08 October | 19:44

Wait! Kittyb, by commenting at the end of this post, you almost fulfilled your curse! Don't comment here* again!

*by which I mean in this thread, not on MetaChat in general.

posted by me3dia 08 October | 20:04

Seriously. I need to get some sleep tonight, but I feel like I need to be on watch just in case kittyb comments again and the thread dies. It's a lot of pressure. It's just best if you move on to another thread, kittyb. Try the George Clooney thread. It could probably use some killing.

posted by mudpuppie 08 October | 20:13

Hi, I'm Cleo from Winnipeg. I'm a 40 year old female that moved back to my home town after being away for 18 years. Previously I've lived in Vancouver and Toronto. I'm single with no cats or kids. I'm more of a dog person. I tend to lurk rather than post. And I've had a great Thanksgiving long weekend! Lots of rest and relaxation...just what I needed!!

posted by cleo 08 October | 22:25

Hi kids, I'm dg here and on MeFi and I live in Australia (not to be confused with being Australian, because I'm not, I'm a Kiwi and damn proud of it). I'm a moderator here, too and share the thread-killing duties with kittyb, which I try to attribute to time zones rather than lack of personality or body odour, but even I don't really believe it. I'm 46 and work for the government but I'm not here to help you.

posted by dg 08 October | 22:49

AY-mun, by the way, and yes: Eamon de Valera was my namesake.

posted by eamondaly 08 October | 22:58

Hi, I'm Theora55. I live in Maine (Hi Janet! Hi Miko!) with the boy and the dog. Another IT worker, at a University. I love mangoes, jokes, books, and make excellent pies. I dread winter and Republican presidents.

George Clooney just came on the Letterman show. I'm a fan.

I'm also quite good at closing threads. Night, everybody.

posted by theora55 08 October | 23:04

I like Letterman, too.

posted by theora55 08 October | 23:09

I prefer to put the punctuation after the close paren (despite what the stylebook says)...

Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.

posted by eamondaly 08 October | 23:13

But it depends (on whether the words within the parens are a complete sentence).

If not, the post-punc is correct. (If so, incorrect.)

Voilà.

posted by mudpuppie 08 October | 23:19

AY-mun, by the way,

This answers SO MANY questions you have NO IDEA.

posted by rhapsodie 09 October | 00:53

I'm altolinguistic and I'm always late to the party. I'm also 29, live in the UK with my boyfriend whom I'm marrying in January, and am surprised to be the third translator to comment in this thread. I worry a lot. I like it here though I feel a very tight community has developed of which I'm only a very marginal part, and I feel that this is my fault.

posted by altolinguistic 09 October | 04:01

Yeah, sometimes I feel that way too, alto. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of us did.

posted by box 09 October | 08:06

(not my fault that there's a tight community; that makes no sense. Rather, my fault that I'm not integrated into it). and thanks box, nice to know I'm not alone...

posted by altolinguistic 09 October | 08:14

I'm pretty sure that the people who actually make the effort to go to the meetups form the core. Meh.

I didn't go to London. That was my own decision.

posted by chuckdarwin 09 October | 08:40

I'm dano and lazy. DC suburbs, 38, wife, 2 boys, house, programmer.

Feeling stupid that I'd never figured out msali's handle before.

posted by danostuporstar 09 October | 09:37

I'm Hugh Janus. I'm a risk analyst for the largest company in the world; when I'm not busy at work, I post.

posted by Hugh Janus 09 October | 09:44

Feeling stupid that I'd never figured out msali's handle before.

Likewise...

posted by BoringPostcards 09 October | 09:47

This answers SO MANY questions you have NO IDEA.

Like what to tell the cops?

posted by eamondaly 09 October | 09:53

Oh! Hey hi howdy, I'm late!

I'm Elsa (here and at MeFi). I'm 38. (I share a birthday with Miko!) I live in southern Maine. I'm a student of art history and archaeology taking a vacation from classes at the moment.

I have gray hair, big feet, loony dreams, a big sweet partner, no kids, no cats, no dogs, centipedes in the bathroom, flair in the kitchen, privacy in the bedroom (personal rule: I don't discuss my bits on the internet; personal rule #2: I allow myself discretion in bending rules), two gold crowns that show when I smile biiiiig (and I almost always smile biiiiig), a love of parentheses (see?), a couple of brothers and a couple of sisters and a whole slew of nieces and nephews, a weblog I share with my childhood best friend, a serious caffeine addiction, a love of thrift stores, a batch of bread rising right now, a serious affection for the people here, and a whole lot of welcome for anyone new here.

posted by Elsa 09 October | 11:03

Orange Swan, 34, female, redhead, single, childless. I live in Toronto in a mouse-infested 95-year-old house called Swan's End. I'm an editor in a non-mouse-infested publishing house. I love to read and write and make things (needlework, stained glass, fine art). I'm on MeFi as orange swan but when I joined up here I graduated to caps and haven't looked back. I spend too much time online, inflicting stories of my personal dating hell on innocent (but not unsuspecting) MeChazens.

Welcome, newbies!

posted by Orange Swan 09 October | 11:30

I'm brujita...would rather be ninyabruja, but circumstances prevented that. Late thirties, in the process of making the condo I bought in NYC four years ago fit to live. I am a writer (with an MFA from Iowa)but not a disciplined one. I have Medusa ringlets and am fat. Native Angelina who did most of her undergrad in or near Boston and still misses that city. Jrossi4r and essexjan are free to fight over George Clooney once I've had my one night stand with him. Yellow is supposed to be the Gemini color, but I loathe it; preferring jewel tones. One of the things I miss most about LA is decent sourdough bread.

posted by brujita 09 October | 12:04

I lied! I'm almost 41. And I read msali's name as m'sali or masali (kinda like masala). I also feel a bit of an outsider although I signed up just before Metachat went live. I also think this is my own fault as I always feel like an outsider. I used to have reddish hair (it's a muddy grey now) and wish I had ringlets.

posted by deborah 09 October | 12:51

i'm dismas. i'm in my early twenties, and a student at a liberal arts college in iowa, although i'm a native of the kansas city area. when i grow up, i want to be a principal or a caterpillar.

people tell me i look amish because I have a beard but no mustache.

posted by dismas 09 October | 13:35

I'm Mal. Apparently I am chuckdarwin's slightly younger doppelganger.

posted by malaprohibita 09 October | 13:44

I'm Mal. Apparently I am chuckdarwin's slightly younger doppelganger.

That doesn't make you intrinsically bad.

posted by Triode 09 October | 14:02

hello - I'm Pinky, both here and on metafilter. I also live in a funky town in North Carolina (what's up with that?) and after fifteen years of state servitude, quit my job to de-stress and try and get pregnant. And now I am pregnant. I have no pets or plants (well, I had a geranium, but the @#$@@!! deer ate it, after toying with it for a week) but I do have a husband.

I will admit that I have a mortal fear of real bunnies. But I don't mind photos, drawings, woodcuts, caricatures, cartoons, marzipan or chocolate variations of same.

posted by pinky.p 09 October | 20:27

I'm Savannah, and hello. I lurk on Metafilter, ask/answer a bit on AskMetafilter, and spend way too much online in general. When I'm not online with a wee dog in my arms, I'm supposed to be writing. I write smut for fun, and I'm a secretary for a paycheque (and because a girl's gotta have someplace to wear skirts and heels). I'm supposed to be quitting smoking, losing 30 pounds, finishing a novel, and getting our house-like-place fixed up, but I'm not there yet. I am weak for chocolate, potato chips and rye whiskey, but have definite preferences in all three. I buy too many books and CDs, and I miss records. Right now I am eating an apple instead of potato chips because I am trying to be Good. I'm in my early forties; a fact which continuously astonishes me. I still feel 15.

posted by Savannah 09 October | 23:54

I'm herrdoktor, and I'm late to this thread! I work a lot, very recently came home from work, just ate noodles and will wake up to severe reflux. Indigestion keeps me sharp.

posted by herrdoktor 13 October | 08:36

I'm late to this thread.

This handle is the name of a silly character in a silly movie, which isn't even really one of my favorite movies.

I love the Beach Boys, probably as much as anyone in the world under 30. Cilantro is pretty great, too, but I'm not a very picky eater.

I live in the US, sort of. A dog named Chelsea lives outside the house I'm renting. I am of the view that we are living in the Golden Age of Boston sports fandom.

I'm much more active over at MeFi than here.

posted by ibmcginty 14 October | 11:21

Hello, I am tardy. But I have an excuse, I was on vacation. I go by the handle shown in red below, but I hate it, and am trying to think of one I like better. It seemed funny for about 3 minutes late one night when I found this website, but quickly lost its appeal.

I am better known to my friends and enemies as "Steve", which I don't like all that much more than my handle. I'm 35, live in Michigan, don't care for my job, wasted my 20s and am struggling to make better use of my thirties. I'm fairly tall, but the only thing that seems to bring to my life is that I tend to bump my head more than average, which may explain a lot. I used to be a fanatic reader, then discovered computers. I am a recovering MMOG addict (EQ clean for five years). I like books, computers, games, art deco design, architecture, art of many stripes (especially retro stuff like old movie posters, pulp magazine covers, pin-up art, Edward Hopper, etc.), history, and have vague intentions of developing some artistic talent myself (unfulfilled). I am single, probably for reasons obvious from what is written above.

posted by King of Prontopia 15 October | 12:15

Hello,
I am zookeeper.I have 2 kids and a husband,we collectively have a dog,a cat,3 birds,a hamster,2 llamas,a camel,a zebra and a horse.I live in Michigan.(I wonder if anyone will see this a week after the thread was started?)

posted by zookeeper 15 October | 21:39

Hi Zookeeper!

posted by King of Prontopia 16 October | 01:14

HI!

posted by zookeeper 17 October | 21:59

Holy cow (hah!) zookeeper you appear to live up to your nick!

posted by richat 20 October | 12:52

Ha! Zookeeper, you remind me of the days when my family took a cross-country vacation in a VW van with five kids, two adults, a dog, a slew of cats, some mice and hamsters, and I can't remember what else --- I turned one on that trip.

My father signed all our correspondence during those weeks (months?)

"lots of love,
[LastName] Travelling Baby Farm and Zoo"

posted by Elsa 20 October | 13:52

A camel and a zebra? Holy crow. You can't ride zebras, can you? I think I remember reading that somewhere.

posted by box 12 November | 22:04

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