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I can't believe I forgot the Sci-Fi and Gamer credentials... I'll just run through a few...
Kid Stuff : Favorite movies as a kid... Star Wars, the Ice Pirates, etc. Favorite shows as a kid... Muppets and the D&D cartoon. Favorite books as a kid... all sorts of sci-fi.
Roleplaying I had the first D&D set before I had anyone to play it with, when I was like 10. My main social activity in HS was gaming (and MUDDs). In college, I was the head of the Game Society... For about a month, my (then) girlfriend lived in the game dungeon since I had the key.
LARP I played an important character in an area fantasy LARP for years... still do when I make it home. Threw my first event in my second year in the game, taking over the longest running event ever in the game. (12th year this year, still going under a friend.) Twice, I have travelled 23 hours straight to make it to the biggest event of the year... going from Scotland to New England.
Current Geekiness: I play in a Vampire LARP that is mostly play-by-email. I am in a Vampire game playing a class I made up in college. Running a game in the fall. Going to a Neil Gaiman signing next month.
Current Education: Getting a PhD in Philosophy. I specialize in the Philosophy of Mind, as well as the Metaphysics of things like Time...
Misc.: I own quite a few Heinlein first editions, among others. Read Stranger in a Strange Land when I was 11, have read it 14 times now. Mostly read Gaimain, Heinlein, Bester, and Pratchett these days.
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