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sweatervest
Forum Regular
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: New York
Status: Offline
Apr 23, 2005 , 09:22 PM
 
First Name: Elizabeth
Nickname: Liz
MacNN Handle(s): sweatervest
Age: 21 in July
Place of birth: New York City, New York
Profession: College student
Greatest acheivements: I guess good grades? Heh. Give me some time.
Fav music: Indie rock and good rap
Fav music group or person: Jay-z and Kayne West
Listening to now: Brandtson
Fav TV show: L & O
Fav Movie: Reality Bites, Club Dread
Fav food: Sushi and Mexican
Fav drink: Water
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Bud Light
Fav book: I guess Ten Little Indians by Agatha Chrisite.
Superman or Batman? Superman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Kelly
Rock star or Billionaire: Both!
Believe in aliens: not sure yet?
Believe in ghosts: nice ones
Computer: Powerbook 1Ghz G4 (rev b)
Deep dark secret: That I read way too many web dev and computer books. Been coding since middle school.
Secret aspirations: Working on them
Sexuality: Straight
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 115 lbs
Gender: Female
Religion: Catholic
Role model: My mom. My Psych professor from last year
Yearly income: None yet.
Cat or dog person? I love both but deep down I'm a cat person
Indoor or outdoor personality? In the summer I'm an outdoor person
Do you consider yourself a geek? Closet geek.
Ethnicity: Half Italian quarter Austrian quarter Russian
Interesting fact: That I read the forum alllllll the time...
Disability/allergies: I'm allergic to my dog and cats
     
E's Lil Theorem
Mac Elite
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Theory - everything works in theory
Status: Offline
Apr 24, 2005 , 02:48 AM
 
Originally Posted by sweatervest
First Name: Elizabeth
...
Interesting fact: That I read the forum alllllll the time...
...
Heh, just don't post much


What it is?!
     
sweatervest
Forum Regular
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: New York
Status: Offline
Apr 24, 2005 , 05:45 PM
 
Originally Posted by E's Lil Theorem
Heh, just don't post much
I know, I'm working on it.
     
insha
Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Middle of the street
Status: Offline
Apr 28, 2005 , 09:49 PM
 
First Name: Farhan
Nickname: none
MacNN Handle(s): insha
Age: 30
Profession: System Analyst
Currently in: NYC
Hometown: NYC
Fav music: Don't have one particular
Fav music group or person: Beck
Listening to now: Devil's haircut
Fav TV show: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Fav Movie: Usual Suspects and Malcom X
Fav food: Anything that tastes and smells good
Fav drink: Juice (mostly Orange)
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Don't Drink
Fav authors: Howard Zinn
Superman or Batman? Superman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: They all suck
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire.
Believe in aliens: no
Believe in ghosts: no
Car: Mini Cooper S (2004)
Mac: Powerbook 550 (Titanium), Powerbook 1.5 (Aluminum), Mac mini 1.42
Computer: Gateway P3 550 w/ XP and Linux (1999)
Deep dark secret: -If I told you it won't be a secret-
Secret aspiration: Live a happy and healthy life
Dream car: none.
Sexuality: Straight
Relationship status: Single
Height: 5'8
Weight: 140 lbs.
Gender: Male
Religion: Islam
Cat or dog person? Cat
Indoor or outdoor personality? Depends on the weather
Morning or Night person? I'm a 10am person
geek? Yes, but I'm cool.
Ethnicity: South Asian
Disability/allergies: I'm allergic to stupid people
(Last edited by insha : Oct 13, 2005 at 01:27 PM )
     
nredman
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Minnesota - Twins Territory
Status: Offline
Apr 29, 2005 , 09:16 PM
 
Originally Posted by E's Lil Theorem
Heh, just don't post much
she probably "has" a social life

"I'm for anything that gets you through the night, be it prayer, tranquilizers, or a bottle of Jack Daniel's."
     
ajprice
Professional Poster
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: UK
Status: Offline
Apr 30, 2005 , 04:12 PM
 
This is my 1000th post here, so I thought I'd do something useful with it. So here I am!

First Name: Adrian
Nickname: Ade
Age: 29
Place of birth: Wrexham
Profession: Graphic Designer
Marital status: Single
Kids: None
Yearly income: Not enough
Fav music: Rocky stuff
Fav music group or person: REM, Radiohead, Garbage, Kaiser Chiefs, Tenacious D....
Listening to now: My G4's fan
Fav TV show: Spaced
Fav Movie: Really cant think of THE one, loads of favourites
Fav food: Curry
Fav drink: A nice cup of tea
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Spitfire bitter
Fav book: Can't say. One of the Red Dwarf books, probably Backwards.
Superman or Batman?: Batman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Whoooooo?
Rock star or Billionaire: Rock star
Believe in aliens: Yes
Believe in ghosts: Yes
Car: None (yet, I'm taking lessons)
Computer: G4 quicksilver
Deep dark secret: Hm that would kinda ruin the secret, no?
Secret aspiration: Become famous
Height: 6'6"
Weight: about 13 1/2 stone last time i weighed myself, so about 190lb
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Straight
Cat or dog person: Cats
Outdoor or indoor personality: Indoor
Do you consider yourself a geek?: Yes
Ethnicity: British
Interesting Fact: Characters in TV series aren't real people, they're played by actors!
MacNNers on cell phone: 0
     
im_noahselby
Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Apr 30, 2005 , 07:11 PM
 
First Name: Noah
Nickname: hmm, nope.
MacNN Handle(s): im_noahselby
Age: 20
Profession: Student
Currently in: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Hometown: Victoria, B.C.
Fav music: Alternative, Rock, and some other stuff
Fav music group or person: too many to list. Finger 11, Usher, etc
Listening to now: The soundtrack to: "The Princess + The Warrior"
Fav TV show: Big Brother, The Apprentice, The O.C.,
Fav Movie: Labyrinth, Passion of Joan of Arc, Macbeth (R. Palanski's version)
Fav food: Italian, West Coast, Medditeranean, etc
Fav drink: Juice, Gingerale, Iced Tea, Water
Fav alcoholic Beverage: I like most beers and decent wines
Fav authors: This may sound sad, but I can't think of a single favourite author. I have tonnes of favourite books, though.
Superman or Batman? Batman.
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: I watch Canadian Idol.
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire.
Believe in aliens: nope. no such thing.
Believe in ghosts: no, when i was younger I thought I saw one. I think sometimes the mind plays tricks on the brain. My beliefs are that there are no such thing as ghosts. When we die, we die. So always live your life to the fullest! You just can't predict when your time will be up.
Car: don't ask...
Mac: 12" Powerbook (rev c)
Deep dark secret: I wear boxers and briefs at the same time
Secret aspiration: Just be successful and happy in everything that I do. This isn't a secret, though.
Dream car: Acura RSX
Sexuality: Straight/Openminded
Relationship status: Single
Height: 5'8
Weight: 130 lbs.
Gender: Male
Religion: Atheist
Yearly income: not enough to live on.
Cat or dog person? dogs. i used to have a black lab. mans best freind...
Indoor or outdoor personality? I think I'm a healthy balance of both.
Morning or Night person? I prefer the morning routine that Im usually into, as I seem to get so much more out of my day when I get up early.
geek? no
Ethnicity: White.
Disability/allergies: Just very mild spring-time allergies (runny nose, watery eyes).
Macbook 2.0 Ghz - Black
iPhone 4GB - Fido
     
babyxcaitlyn
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: May 2005
Status: Offline
May 11, 2005 , 01:22 AM
 
First Name: Ashley
Nickname: none
MacNN Handle(s): babyxcaitlyn
Age: 23 next week
Profession: student
Greatest acheivements: giving birth to my beautiful daughter
Fav music: rock
Fav music group or person: the used, yellowcard
Listening to now: apologize-republic
Fav TV show: Arrested Development, Will & Grace, 70's show
Fav Movie: Lord of the Rings (all 3)
Fav food: vietnamese and italian
Fav drink: bubble tea
Fav alcoholic Beverage: hate alcohol
Fav book: DaVinci Code
Dream car: Acura MDX
Superman or Batman? Batman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Kelly
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: yes
Believe in ghosts: yes, very afraid
Car: 1999 Acura Integra GSR sedan
Computer: sony
Mac: Apple iBook G4
Deep dark secret: I watch korean soap operas
Secret aspiration: Graphic Designer
Height: 5'4"
Weight: about 115
Gender: female
Sexuality: Straight
Cat or dog person: dogs (have 3)
Outdoor or indoor personality: Indoor
Do you consider yourself a geek?: yes
Ethnicity: Vietnamese
     
Agent69
Mac Elite
Join Date: Jun 2000
Status: Offline
May 14, 2005 , 01:33 PM
 
First Name: Jeff
Age: 37
Profession: Database Administrator
Greatest achievements: Marrying my wife.
Fav music: Rock
Fav music group or person: Prince
Fav TV show: Battlestar Galactica (SCI-FI version)
Fav Movie: Alien
Fav food: Turkey Subs
Fav drink: Fresca
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Screwdrivers and Zombies
Fav book: Salem's Lot
Superman or Batman? Superman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Kelly
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: Yes (but not on Earth)
Believe in ghosts: No
Car: Cherry Red 2001 Chevy S10 Pickup
Computer: 1.25 GHz PowerMac G4 MDD
Deep dark secret: I miss having sex with women who are not my wife.
Secret aspiration: Become a publisher of small print run books.
Dream Car: Porsche 959
Sexuality: Straight
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
Gender: male
Religion: Atheist
cat or dog person: Cat
outdoor or indoor personality: Indoor
do u consider yourself a geek? Yes
Agent69
My Flickr Page
     
Randman
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: MacNN database error. Please refresh your browser.
Status: Offline
May 14, 2005 , 01:36 PM
 
Originally Posted by Agent69
Deep dark secret: I miss having sex with women who are not my wife.
Let's hope your wife never reads this site.

This is a computer-generated message and needs no signature.
     
Hugi
Senior User
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Probably some pub in Reykjavik
Status: Offline
Jun 4, 2005 , 06:35 PM
 
First Name: Hugi
Age: 25
Profession: Programmer
Greatest achievements: Cure for cancer
Fav music: Jazz
Fav music group or person: Miles Davis
Fav TV show: Lost
Fav Movie: Black cat, white cat
Fav food: Lamb
Fav drink: Laphroaig whiskey
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Whiskey
Fav book: Life of Pi
Superman or Batman? Batman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Uh, say what?
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: Yes
Believe in ghosts: Yes
Car: Wolkswagen Golf
Computer: Al PowerBook 1,25GHz
Deep dark secret: I'm not happy.
Secret aspiration: Move from my current work to do something good for mankind.
Dream Car: My Golf will do just fine, thank you.
Sexuality: Straight
Height: 177cm
Weight: 85 Kgs
Gender: male
Religion: Agnostic
Cat or dog person: Love'm both
Outdoor or indoor personality: Outdoor!
Do you consider yourself a geek? Yes!
(Last edited by Hugi : Jul 24, 2005 at 12:03 PM )
     
d.fine
Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2004
Location: on 650 cc's
Status: Offline
Jun 6, 2005 , 09:05 AM
 
First Name: Zoë
Nickname: Z
Age: 26
Profession: Graphic Designer
Greatest acheivements: Graduation Project, graduating top of my class
Fav music: Many kinds, not one in particular
Fav music group or person: The Prodigy
Listening to now: The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
Fav TV show: Two and a half men
Fav Movie: The Matrix 1/The LOTR Trilogy (can't decide)
Fav food: Macaroni
Fav drink: nothing specific
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Martini Fiero
Fav book: Anne Rice : Vampire Chronicles
Superman or Batman? Superman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: no idea what this is
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: yes
Believe in ghosts: yes
Car: nope
Computer: -
Mac: PM G5 DP2.0 RevB, Alu PB 15" 1.25GHz RevA, PM G4 Yikes
Deep dark secret: too dark
Secret aspiration: do what I want when I want
Dream Car: Porsche
Sexuality: straight
Height: 178cm
Weight: 66 kg
Gender: male
Religion: none
cat or dog person: both
outdoor or indoor personality: out
do u consider yourself a geek? be HONEST: no

stuffing feathers up your b*tt doesn't make you a chicken.
     
DaKiwi2788
Senior User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Newburgh, IN or Purdue University
Status: Offline
Jun 6, 2005 , 07:56 PM
 
Why the hell not?

First Name: Emily
Nickname: Ems, Em or Emmy
MacNN Handle(s): I don't know what this means.
Age: 21
Profession: Student - I currently intern for a PR company in Nashville, TN
Greatest acheivements: Winning an Eli Lilly Endowment or switching to a Mac
Fav music: Country
Fav music group or person: Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Oasis, Counting Crows, Dave Matthews Band
Listening to now: Five for Fighting
Fav TV show: Sex and the City, but since that ended I like The OC, Desperate Housewives and 24
Fav Movie: Up Close and Personal
Fav food: Chicken nachos or anything Italian
Fav drink: Diet Coke or skim milk
Fav alcoholic Beverage: SoCo and sprite
Fav book: The Great Gatsby, Puddin'head Wilson, A Seperate Peace, To Kill a Mockingbird and anything by Nicolas Sparks
Superman or Batman? Batman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Kelly - I love her!
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: Illegal ones? Sure
Believe in ghosts: Spirits, not ghosts
Car: Volvo 850 GLT
Computer: I had a Toshiba TabletPC for awhile
Mac: 17" iMac g4
Deep dark secret: I love playing my boyfriends video games when he isn't around
Secret aspiration: I would love to be a writer. I would also like to learn Web design.
-Emily

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
Abraham Lincoln
     
E's Lil Theorem
Mac Elite
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Theory - everything works in theory
Status: Offline
Jun 6, 2005 , 08:19 PM
 
Originally Posted by DaKiwi2788
Why the hell not?

...
MacNN Handle(s): I don't know what this means.
....
What you go by here at 'NN. Yours would be DaKiwi2788.

Originally Posted by DaKiwi2788
...
Deep dark secret: I love playing my boyfriends video games when he isn't around
...
Heh, good stuff.

Oh, and I really like the quote in your sig


What it is?!
     
hotani
Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Denver, CO, USA
Status: Offline
Jun 7, 2005 , 01:20 PM
 
NOTE: I pluralized, deleted and pretty much butchered the original list of questions.

First Name: Charles
Age: 32
Profession: Web/Database developer
Fav music: currently metal, also listen to jazz, bluegrass, newgrass... the list goes on...
Fav music group or person: Allman Brothers Band/Duane Allman, Tool, Godsmack, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer (strange mix, i know.)
Listening to now: Tool - Opiate
Fav TV shows: can't give just one... STNG, DS9, BSG, Carnivale, Kung Fu, Twin Peaks, Lost, Futurama... the list goes on....
Fav Movies: Raising Arizona, Empire of the Sun, Ghostbusters
Fav foods: pho, sushi (hokkigai is my fav), fresh sockeye and king salmon, most seafood
Fav drinks: coffee, tea, vietnamese coffee (ca phe su da), water (not exactly in that order)
Fav alcoholic Beverages: Tequila, beer
Fav book: Yoshikawa: Musashi, Conroy: Prince of Tides, Vonnegut: Slapstick
Superman or Batman? um....
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: WhoTF?
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire - guh!
Believe in aliens: probability is high
Believe in ghosts: probability not so high
Car: 2001 Audi A4
Computer: See sig.
Deep dark secret: I used to occasionally listen to country music. But I'm better now.
Secret aspiration: open a restaurant/tequila bar, write a book - not necessarily in that order.
Height: 178cm
Weight: 74kg
Gender: male
Sexuality: Straight
Religion: zen buddhist
Cat or dog person: cat
Outdoor or indoor personality: Either
Do you consider yourself a geek?: yes.
Ethnicity: Syrian/Lebanese, scottish, native american to name a couple...
(Last edited by hotani : Jun 7, 2005 at 01:35 PM )
// hōtani
MDD G4 dual 867
     
michaeljohn63
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Minnesota
Status: Offline
Jun 11, 2005 , 08:47 AM
 
First Name: Um...Michael
Nickname: Mick
MacNN Handle(s): proudestmonkey
Age: 41
Profession: Family Therapist (previously a Lawyer)
Greatest acheivements: Graduation from nationally recognized University Summa after dropping out of high school
Fav music: Techno/Electronic
Fav music group or person: Right now, maybe Hooverphonic
Listening to now: vent fan in my bathroom
Fav TV show: Original Star Trek; Monk
Fav Movie: Fearless, Wings of Desire
Fav food: Very fresh Sushi
Fav drink: Orange Juice with crushed ice
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Can't drink, Diabetic
Fav book: in the past ten years: Carl Sandberg's Biography of Abraham Lincoln; over my lifetime so far: Dune, the first book only
Superman or Batman? Batman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: I don't know any of them
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: Yes
Believe in ghosts: No
Car: VW Jetta
Computer: Mac
Mac: iBook G4 14" 1.33 GHz; PowerMac, Dual 1.8 G5 (Rev A)
Deep dark secret: I should not have been born
Secret aspiration: Start a new religion before I die

Dream Car: Older Jaguar XJS (forest green)
Computer(s): see above
Sexuality: Straight
Kids: 1 son, 1 step-daughter
Relationship Status: Married
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 230 lbs
Gender: Male
Religion: None--see my sig
Role Model: Abraham Lincoln
Yearly income: varies greatly
cat or dog person: dog
outdoor or indoor personality: both
do u consider yourself a geek? be HONEST: No, but don't ask my wife
[FONT=Garamond]Imagine no religion.[/FONT]
     
CreepingDeth
Professional Poster
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Interstellar Overdrive
Status: Offline
Jun 12, 2005 , 03:49 PM
 
First Name: Jason
Nickname: Gribble, Gribbs, Gribblecake, etc.
Age: 16
Profession: [Unemployed] Graphic Designer […Grunt]
Greatest acheivements: Placing 4th in Taekwondo Junior Nationals. Writing for 16 hours straight for FDR paper.
Fav music: Hard rock, blues, jazz, prog rock, Invasion, classic [Anything except country, pop, and rap, really]
Fav music group or person: Led Zeppelin
Listening to now: Cream's "Dance The Night Away"
Fav Song: Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" [Both, but Parts I-V are better. Sax solo!]
Band[s] I regret hating: Cream, prog rock, Zappa
Fav TV show: Family Guy and Law & Order
Fav Movie: LotR: RotK, The Wall, 2001
Fav food: Chicken quesadillas, Bagel Bites, or anything Mexican or Chinese [No pork!]
Fav drink: Monster energy drink with a caffeine pill
Fav book: LotR or The Hot Zone
Mac: G4 iMac 800Mhz
Deep dark secret: See below
Secret aspiration: Commentator, designer, musician, blah blah
Dream Car: Blue '57 Bel Air convertible
Sexuality: Straight
Relationship Status: Recently jilted
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 140 lbs
Gender: Male
Religion: Looking into Judaism
Ethnicity: English, Irish, and Italian
Interesting Fact: Got a near-perfect Fender Strat for $250. Half off!
(Last edited by CreepingDeth : Jun 12, 2005 at 08:51 PM )
     
Warung
Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Where the streets have no names...
Status: Offline
Jun 20, 2005 , 08:32 AM
 
Nickname: Ken
MacNN handle: Warung (my 8th since 2001)
Age: 35
Nationality (ethnicity): German (Irish-American, German, French)
Profession: DTP and web-design (freelance)
College degree: Bachelor of Arts [Filmstudies]
Greatest acheivement: Finishing top of my class my senior year in college, losing about 20 kilos in 4 months
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Macs, clubbing, travelling, dinners, partys etc.
Fav. music: House, Lounge, Easy Listening, Elektro, Desert Rock, Alternative and Old School Hip-Hop
Fav. music group or person: QOTSA, Kyuss, The Verve, Robbie Williams (I like a lot of different djs too)
Fav. TV show: Battlestar Galactica (2003), Lost, Spongebob Squarepants, Firefly, Invasion
Fav TV host: Charlotte Roche
Fav. movie: Snatch, The Big Lebowski, Fight Club, Amelie, The Thin Red Line, A Clockwork Orange…
Fav. food: Indian, Thai, Italian (Pesto, Parmesan cheese!!), Mexican, Indonesian
Fav. drink: Chai (Indian spiced tea)
Fav. alcoholic beverage: Vodka-Red Bull, Mojito, Beer
Fav. book: “The Perfume” by Patrick Süsskind, Bangkok 8
Superman or Batman? Batman
Rock Star or Billionaire: Rock Star!
Believe in aliens: Yes
Believe in ghosts: No
Religion: Buddhist
Car: 1.4 2005 VW Fox
Mac: 15" 1 Ghz Powerbook running Tiger, 4 gig iPod Mini
Dream car: 1970 Dodge Charger
Sexuality: Hetero
Relationship status: Single
Height: 1,88 m
Weight: 81,4 kg
Gender: Male
Yearly income: Never enough for what I want to do! *g*
Cat or dog person: Dog!
Outdoor or indoor personality: Outdoor
Do u consider yourself a geek? naaahhhh
(Last edited by Warung : Oct 30, 2005 at 02:34 AM )

Have you been touched by his noodly appendage?
     
badidea
Professional Poster
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Hamburg
Status: