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Wyat_hawke

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The "get to know each other" post, today regarding where you live!

Okay, after 4 months of inactivity, the "get to know each other" is back! My last one FOUND HERE worked like a charm, so I wanted to see if it's still viable today... ^^

I see all your posts every day, but I keep on wondering who is behind that post. What does this person enjoy doing? what is his hobbies? And where is he/she living? Is it on a farm? or perhaps in a big, pulsating city? Who knows?

Well, I wanna find it out. So please, share some stories about where you live, and what you do. Who knows, perhaps someone on the forum lives on the same place? O.o

I'll start off with myself...
I'm currently living in Oslo, which is the capitol (or is it spelled capital? ah nvm, not important) of a very small north-European country called Norway. It's part of the Scandinavia, if anyone knows where that is...

But anyway, I live a bit up in the hill, on the west side. I do however have a dream that when I get old enough to study I'm going to travel to England, perhaps Oxford, Cambridge or London, who knows... I do not know if I'm going to make it, but it's a dream (at least).

I'm living in a big brown house, with approximately 250-300 squaremeters, with my parents and my own personal devil (my little sister). On my own room, I have white walls, and my own "poster wall" with all my favourite bands... Nirvana, Clash, RHCP, they're all there. And it literally fills the whole wall. I play drums also, but they are placed in the basement, which is bloody cold. altogether it is a quite nice house, I'm going to be sad when I have to move from home.

The city Oslo in itself, is somewhat special for me, but probably somewhat boring for anyone else... Oslo is the second most expensive place to live (Tokyo is nr 1), and we can't really afford to show off anything that someone else can do better. It's got around 500 000+ inhabitants, making it the biggest city in Norway, and one of the smallest in the whole of Europe.. But I love it <3

What is your place looking like? I'd just die to know, so c'mon, start writing now!

01/08/07 15:19

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I am Cats In The Kettle, better known ingame as Toy. I live in England in a small Box outside Tescos. I play the guitar a lot and have a huge interest in music.

01/08/07 15:24

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Hey everyone...I'm Travis.

I currently live in Stonehaven, a little town in Scotland. im originally from Hull, A City in England.

I go to college to study Computer Software Development and im enjoying it.

In my free time i play Guild Wars as much as possible and also play my Xbox360(which i got for christmas(sort of))

I also really enjoy spending time with my Girlfriend and my good friends.

Im 18 years old and its fairly enjoyable.

When i finish studying Software development i hope to continue on to University to study Computer Game Design and become a games Designer.

Hope everyone has a prosperous 2007 and Many more to come.

Travis

01/08/07 15:41

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I live in the little town of Hexham in the North-east of England. I enjoy hangin' out with mates, shooting some hoops, volleyball, and of course Guild Wars.
I also love RHCP, Nirvana, and other bands being; System of a Down and my fav artist: DMX.
I'm taking my GCSE's in about 4 months so I'm pretty nervous about that. I have relatives in Scotland, which is were I went for New Year, and New Zealand, where I went on a 6 week 'visit-the-family', trip.

This is my old account.

01/08/07 15:42

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My name is Oli, I live in Guildford near London,UK. I am 16, 6ft2' and like graphic design and camping..

This is me!

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01/08/07 15:43

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Hi all my name is Dylan and im 14

I live in northeastern US

I like rap and hip hop

playing basketball

guild wars

and counter strike

and

also

i

like to go trekking in the woods woot

btw Oli your myspace is hilarious

01/08/07 15:54

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I'm Steven
I live in Maryland, U.S. in Gaithersburg(city near country's capital, D.C.)
I play GW when i'm bored of playing basketball or football or there's bad weather.
I love Xbox Live and play Gears of War alot on it.
I enjoy chillin with my friends usually at the movie theater.

I'm too lazy to write the rest...

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quit gw for good. end of story.

01/08/07 16:14

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Im Kevin, I Currently Live In Ontario Canada. My Hobbies Include, Playing Video Games: Guildwars, Need For Speed Carbon, Jedi Oucast 2 and Counter-Strike Source. I am into music, i play the tenor Saximaphone, Little Bit of the drums, and alot of piano.I also listen to music, anyone heard of Jay Chou? Hes a famous chinese composer who writes rap, hip hop, sad love songs, and more. Even though i am vietnamese, i still enjoy listening to that type of music. Hanging Out with my buddies is proabably the most favorite thing to do, just chilling outside playing hacky sack, goign to parties, you know what i mean =P. i am not a lazy guy, i like playing my sports, and when i mean sports i mean soccer, football, rugby, and also badminton( try it out at school competetivly, you will like it.)

Im currently in highschool, 3rd year, trying my best to succeed in the math science areas. I plan in the future to go to college or university to study in computer science and programing. Hopefully in those 4-6 years in college or university i gain enough knowledge
too move to the U.S into Silicon Valley ( Tell me if you want some info on it, real cool place.) and find a job there producing games or setting up security for online games ( betetr wtach out you botters), or maybe even getting into creating Anti viruses,firewalls, etc for Microsoft or other companies.

Wow, That alot to take in. thanks for the time

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01/08/07 16:29

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Thanks

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btw Oli your myspace is hilarious

Cheers man!

01/08/07 16:40

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I'm Roeland (you can also call me Rudolph or neo) and I live in Utrecht in the Netherlands.
I'm 18 years old and I study Electrical Engineering at the TU Eindhoven.
My hobby's are Guild Wars, Anarchy Online, hang out with my friends (means drinking beer), play trumpet and table tennis.
I also like reading but since i have over 40 hours study a week and the rest of my hobby's i dont read that often anymore.
I kinda like alot of different music styles.
thats about everything about me :)

Roeland

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01/08/07 16:40

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Hey all, name's Mike.
I'm 20 years old as of two days ago, and I'm currently studying Chemical Engineering and Applied Math at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago). My hometown where I grew up, and would like to grow old, is St. Louis, Missouri. I lived in the suburbs there as well.

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01/08/07 16:52

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I'm Tim. I live in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, near Atlanta, Georgia, in the Southeast of the US. The mountains are only somewhat impressive, although there are some areas that are quite beautiful. There's a huge waterfall over here that I visit often. The south tends to get maligned, but the area that I live in is pretty nice. I like Atlanta.

I work in finance, which is incredibly unexciting. I'm married, have two wonderful sons.

I'm into music, mostly synthpop and metal, and I'm a Live Action Roleplayer in the Vampire: the Masquerade system, but I play Dungeons & Dragons (2nd ed only, THAC0 FTW) and Magic: the Gathering as well. I'm also a huge (american) football fan, and since my Chicago Bears are in the Playoffs, this is my favorite time of year.

I'd like someday to go to Oslo, but I've been warned several times that I cant afford it :)

Hi.

01/08/07 16:52

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how weird
i know a vietnamese kid named Kevin who plays Guild Wars and

plays hacky sack a lot too

01/08/07 16:52

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You're very lucky. I love Evanston. Take a ride up Sheridan to the Ba'hai Temple up there, one of the most gorgeous peices of architecture in the world. Or there's this restaurant on Howard just before California called Gullivers, that is insanely good. I used to drive 30 miles twice, sometimes three times a week to eat there.

01/08/07 16:56

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Drag here...

I live in Hoofddorp a little town near Amsterdam (and Schiphol Airport >_> lol) in The Netherlands.
I currently put my studies on hold for a year to go make some cash (aka work) as i need a laptop for my studies and the school itself aint exactly ... cheap so..
Ok well i'm 18, spend quite sometime a day behind a pc, i'm currently learning to program in C++ (google if you wanna know..) i might move on to assembly and perhaps other programming languages afterwards, though i want to specialize at C++, well besides that im pretty much into anything computer related, anyway...
I myself listen to Rock in general, Adema, Trivium, Linkin Park, Trapt.etc
You name it, aslong as its got some sense and a nice ring to it.
Besides GW i play Counterstrike 1.6 and Source which is a First Person Shooter Game and i try RPG's here and there.

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When i finish studying Software development i hope to continue on to University to study Computer Game Design and become a games Designer.

Lol might too xD

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I'm 20 years old as of two days ago

Belated Happy Bday mate.

01/08/07 17:09

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This looks like fun.
I'm Gabriel, from New York City but I'm a freshman studying computer science at the University of Rochester. I play Ultimate Frisbee, GW, and a few RTS games.

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01/08/07 17:19

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My name's George and I'm an alcoholic. Wait... wrong place.

My name's George and I live in Roanoke, Virginia, USA. Basically it's nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, and it's kind of rednecked out. I'm originally from Richmond, Virginia, which is a lot more urban than here.

I enjoy beer. I home-brew and I'm kind of a beer snob, but I'm not obnoxious about what others drink. Oh, and I'm studying to become a certified beer judge via the OBJCP. :D

I'm also going to school for Communication Design (basically Graphic Design), which eats up lots of my time. When I can, I like play guitar, bass, sing, fiddle around in Photoshop and InDesign, play Sims2, Guild Wars, and... uh... post over at BeerAdvocate.

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I live in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains... The mountains are only somewhat impressive, although there are some areas that are quite beautiful.

Did you know that the Appalachian Mountains is one the worlds oldest mountain ranges? That's why it's so rounded and hilly instead of jaggedy like the Rockies.

"The birth of the Appalachian ranges, some 680 million years ago, marks the first of several mountain building plate collisions that culminated in the construction of the supercontinent Pangea with the Appalachians near the center. Because North America and Africa were connected, the Appalachians form part of the same mountain chain as the Anti-Atlas in Morocco." - Wikipedia

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I'm currently studying Chemical Engineering and Applied Math at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago).

I have a good friend that works for Northwestern. She appropriates school funds for professors. And she has some vendetta against a restaurant called Clarke's.

Small word, eh? :)

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01/08/07 17:25

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I live in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains... The mountains are only somewhat impressive, although there are some areas that are quite beautiful.

I found that out after I started asking around about why our mountains didnt look like the rockies. :) It was one one of the first questions that I asked when I came down here...right after "whats wrong with the dirt? Why is it red?"

I recently (well, back in September) drove through Roanoke. Virginia's beautiful.

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I have a good friend that works for Northwestern. She appropriates school funds for professors. And she has some vendetta against a restaurant called Clarke's.

Small word, eh? :)

Lol. I like Clarke's too. Not as good as Gullivers, but still pretty good.

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01/08/07 17:37

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Yeah i took a 5 day hike with some of my friends in the Appalachians since the Apps run through MD(state i live in) and it was pretty different from other hiking trips I've taken. Pretty cool stuff though.

quit gw for good. end of story.

01/08/07 17:49

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Hi guys, im James, people call me... james :D (even my guildies call me james)

I live in Malibu, which can be seen in such great surf movies as "Endless Summer" and "Riding Giants"

I enjoy Snowboarding, Playing Drums in my Tech-Metal band (i cant put the name here cuz admin would not like it >.<), and i love hanging out with my girlfriend Ali.

Im 17, bout 6' 1" with soon-to-be blue hair (im a surfer kid... think about it :D)

I LOVE: Ima Robot, Acid Bath, The Rapture, Of Montreal, Bloc Party, and last but not least Dog Fashion Disco

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01/08/07 18:00

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I'm Jeni, and my current location is smack dab in the center of the US in Springfield, MO. I'm not from Missouri, I've moved around a whole lot for most of my life. And last May was the first time I ever lived anywhere for 3 full years. I've lived all over the US, from CA to FL and quite a few in between. I spent 8 years of my childhood on a few different farms (cattle ranch to be exact), and decided that when I grew up, I would never live in small towns out in the middle of nowhere again. I also don't like really big cities. Springfield is a good size for me. Population is around 150,000, there are things to do past 5 pm and really all I need to be happy.

The house I'm living in is mine. I never thought I would own a house before, but here I am another 13 years and it is 100% mine. It isn't a huge house, but it is the perfect size for me and my boyfriend and my 2 puppies. There is one bedroom, living room, and office (and of course a bathroom and a kitchen). My house is set up kinda cool though, it makes a circle. This really comes in handly when my nephew comes over (yes he enjoys running laps).

Our back yard isnt as big as I would like it to be, but it is good for now. It is completely fenced in with a 6 foot privacy fence all round it (boxers jump). And every year our goal is to get grass to grow back there (when we first moved in the back yard was being used as a driveway).

And wow is this long, so I guess I'm going to end it here.

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01/08/07 18:06

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Must of Been Hard for you when you were young. Its all good now?

Ps. cute Dogs =D

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01/08/07 18:12

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Well, i'm from San Diego in California In United States ;).

My favorite sport is skateboarding and I like ping-pong a lot to even though i havn't played it for a while since i moved to Coral Springs, Florida.

My favorite music are some classic and reggae dub hip hop stuff like Sublime (band from Long Beach, California), Pepper (Band from Kona Town, Hawaii), and my new favorite Flight of the Conchords (they're a comedy duo who makes great music from Wellington, New Zealand).

Obviolosuly I love video games, CS:S, GW, and a GREAT new released mod for Half Life 2 called Pirates Vikings and Knights II which can be seen here http://www.pvkii.com/ I recommend it for anyone.

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01/08/07 18:12

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Must of Been Hard for you when you were young. Its all good now?

Ps. cute Dogs =D

It actually wasn't that bad. I didn't know any other way, so I figured it was the norm. It also prepared me for a lot in the real world. I have no problem being the "new kid" in places now. I also developed a bit of a travel bug because of it. I start to get restless around 2 years in one place, but Springfield just kinda became home (mostly due to the boyfriend). Besides, it is nice to say I've lived in a lot of places. It was always fun meeting new people and learning that people everywhere are pretty much the same.

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01/08/07 18:16

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You're all making me feel very, very old. I haven't posted around here much in a while, but since I see a couple of Chicago people around here I'll chime in...

I'm Chris and in a couple of months I'll be 31. I'm a senior software developer for a company that specializes in online interactive education systems. I studied computer engineering at the University of Illinois in Urbana/Champaign (the birthplace of the HAL 9000 if you're familiar with 2001: A Space Odyssey). While I'm trained to work with C++, assembly, and various other engineery-ish languages I do just about everything...from Javascript to C# to perl, vb, cobol, SQL, transact...whatever. Lately I've been pretty impressed with the CLR (.NET) based languages...Microsoft did something very right for a change...;)

I used to play a lot of D&D, Vampire:TM, Shadowrun (anyone? anyone?), etc. but not so much anymore. I've been a hardcore gamer (and computer geek) since I was 8, so I've seen a LOT of technology come and go. I also like to tinker with electronics and PC hardware, play ultimate frisbee, paintball, work out, hit the pubs n' clubs, and become quite intoxicated in the company of friends. Oh, I'm a bit of a literature and film freak as well...when not intoxicated.

I live in a 17th-floor corner-unit condo in Chicago, which is one of the larger cities in the U.S. I live on the far north side on Sheridan, so I'm right on the park/beach just south of the Edgewater Beach Hotel (used to be famous). I've done a significant amount of traveling around, and in my opinion Chicago is one of the greatest cities in the world, although Kyoto, Japan is very beautiful (go there if you ever get the chance).

Go Bears!

01/08/07 18:36

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I recently (well, back in September) drove through Roanoke. Virginia's beautiful.

Cool beans. :) Yeah, VA is a pretty nice state, geographically. From the mountains to the beach in about 2-3 hours. I don't agree with the politics of the region, but... meh. As for Roanoke; it's small, quaint, and has a small-town feel even though it's technically a city. Neat to stop in, but I don't plan on staying here very long. Once I get my degree... I'm outtie!

01/08/07 19:04

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I'm Edward but my wife calls me Ed and friends call me everything from Edward to Eddie to Ed to Cross. I'm 32 but I like to think I'm old enough to know better but still to young to care. You know in the middle age which is good to be. I live in Walling which isn't really a town but an area in Tennessee. We actually have a post office here but its a 15 minute drive to the closest grocery store and 30 minutes to a city and I'm two hours Southeast from Nashville. I was born in Winter Park Florida and then moved to Austin Texas and then to Alvin Texas. Next we moved to Sparta Tennessee where I got married and moved to Walling. I live in a 3 bedroom house on two acres. I'm looking on two years to sell this place and build a bigger home on two acres I have about a mile from here. I have twin boys that will be two in February. I'm usually reading stuff on here when I'm not playing GW or TQ or Star wars empire at war. I also do woodworking on the side as well as play basketball and rock climb. There is several other things I do in my past time too many to list. But anyway thats a good start of who I am.

Edited : My wife read and noticed I mentioned the boys and not her, so long story short (so I'm not in the dog house) my wife's name is Carrie and teaches 5th grade Social Studies and Math and Grammar. *notice if you see things that are spelled wrong or not worded correctly, you can be assured it was me posting.*

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01/08/07 19:23

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HEY ALL!

i've been away for quite some time. I recently made a mo/n in proph and am gunna have a new go at the game.

This is a great idea for a thread.

I am from CHICAGO! which i saw a few of you others are, i should have already contacted you about meeting up, as i have no guild and no friends who play the game; dont have nightfall so no heros and i hate henchmen. So another words, im alone alot, which is why i play so little

I am 22 years old, from chicago. A letter carrier for the USPS (Post office) I am going to night school to earn my teaching certificate, and hope to teach in a few years. I graduated from Elmhurst College ( a jazz-mecha if your into jazz) with a degree in Music Business. I worked for a record label for a few years and the YMCA on the side. The label didnt work out, but my passion for helping people at the Y did. So thats where im at in like

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01/08/07 19:35

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Hi All,

I'm living in Auckland New Zealand, but I was born in Hertfordshire, England. I moved out here just over 2 years ago. One of the great things about playing Guild Wars is that I can meet up with my brother who still lives on the other side of the world from me - although the time difference is a pain.

I work as a technical consultant for Voice over IP, Security and Networking for a large solutions provider, but in my spare time I play GW (obviously), read and write stories, watch English Premier League (C'mon you Irons!) and play indoor soccer. I also love TV series like Lost, 24, Prison Break, Jericho and Heroes like mad and I would love to write a (GW based?) series like that one day.

Oh, and I love dogs, they are just the best!

01/08/07 20:12

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I'm a 13 and a half years old Asian male (but somewhat mature) and I live in Santa Monica it's a really cool oceanside city of about 86,000 or something west of LA. and near Malibu I like basically everything like video games, sports, movies, nerf or lasertag and parties.

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