About Me...

A few completely random things about me:

Note: Much of this is sorta no longer applicable, as it was first written in 1994. That said....

• Real Life (read: standard corporate life) sucks. I did manage to land a Real (computer) Job once, but after that was in a totally different field: gamedesign. Now ... I'm looking.
• Not all of life sucks. This I have learned recently: the universe is far more (strange, cool, nasty, big) than I'd ever thought; all that glitters is not gold (all that shines with light is not a real source of light); the world is full of confusion; the light at the end of the tunnel is real (I think). Cynicism is sometimes the first step to learning to recognize where we are.
• My wrists hurt. Mice suck because they make the previous happen. News as of 2002/2003: Myofascial Therapy seems to help me a LOT.
• Writing SUCKS (see my thoughts on being a writer).
• Physics as an occupation sucks. Physics degrees are useless, and the classes are heinous. (I will say that Junior Lab (3rd year physics lab) was fun, though).
• For all that I get sick of it, Perl is a cool language.
• Geek Code. Fun for all geeks. This is me (old version):
  GO(S, CS) d- -p+(-) c++++ l u e++@ m++(-) s--/ n++(---) h---(+) f+ g+++ w++ t r+@ x? ... Here's a newer version GO(GSS) d- s-: a C++ U P++ L E+ W++ N w tv-- (so much of it no longer applies....)
• Psychologically, (Meyers-Briggs test) I am an INTJ, very rarely an INTP, with a strong leaning toward being an INFJ. That means I'm an Introverted, iNtuitive, Thinking, Judgmental, with a hint of Perceiving and Feeling. Which means I'm an introverted (very), mostly logical, thinking-type, who tends to come to decisions and act on them (mostly, I flame via email). [Actually, since the late 1990's I think I've switched to being an INFJ, due to some traumatic experiences. Apparently times of great stress will alter MBTI types.]
• Very old stuff: I have written Inessential Bitmap for SIPB. I have also made various graphics for the MIT SIPB Server. I [occasionally] do WWW maintenance! I also [used to] semi-officially maintain the Office_Manual. Is it a surprise that I am also a member of SIPB? (These days I have not had time to do anything, though!)
• Anime and manga are great!! :-) [Note: as of 2003 I've been pretty inactive with anime & manga, but you can still see my fairly well-known manga and anime articles.]
• Photography would be cool if color film/developing weren't so expensive. [See how old this is? 1994. Before the era of digital cameras. Out of date! My favorite photographic toy at the turn of the millennium was a digital camcorder :-p]
• Pet birds are cute. And loud.
• I hack, therefore I am. Hackito Ergo Sum! (See picture below)
• Mini-Maglites are my friend in tight, dirty, dusty, dark, asbestos-filled places. I don't want to know how many years off my life dirty Institute air has taken.
• I used to be an Assassins Guild person. I got better (after writing 3 games, that is).
• I used to be a 3Eer (3rd East, East Campus), also known as Home of James Tetazoo and the Coathanger, er, Chocolate Chip, er, Squanch (see picture). It used to be a great hall....
• I used to play in cool roleplaying runs (Champions and Rolemaster), but the cool GMs moved away (graduated). For a while after graduation, I did play in one pretty cool roleplaying game (Rolemaster). [Also old and out of date ... this is from the early 90's.]
• [As of 2002, I play way too much DAoC :-p]
• In Rolemaster, I once rolled under 35 seven times in a row on 2d10's... this is known as Bad Luck. I also did things like fail catastrophically on important rolls. When I Really Shouldn't Have, I rolled Really Well, dispelling an altar and getting a major deity really P*SSED. Why me? (<--- p*ss is one of the bad words according to Congress)
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