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Login/Join to ParticipateCarpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Well, since so many people had their intro threads wiped out and are starting new ones, I figure I could use these events to start my own, ultra-untimely intro, seeing as how I've been around HoP for like 3 years.
So then:
Name: Vance
Alias: Van, Vanize, Add, Zaidou (my 'African' name) ... oh, and I almost forgot, Pixie Banger! (don't ask if you don't really want to know).
Age: 34 (35 now)
Location: Potchefstroom, South Africa (WSW of Jo'berg) presently. Grew up in Houston, Texas. Most of my Family lives in Austin, Texas. I'm moving to Berlin, Germany in January for 2 years. (ok, been in Berlin for a year now)
Favourite Toys: sailboats (been sailing 29 years), surfboards (been surfing 19 years), poi (3.5 years) (almost 5 years now)
Occupation: Reasearch scientist (Ph.D. in space physics)
Hobbies: Too many - sailing, surfing, poi, scale models, travelling, collecting stamps and paper money from places I visit, Dungeons & Dragons, SCUBA diving, tropical fish, reading, painting, drawing, getting projects ready for Burningman, ....
Your favourite website/s: www.burningman.com
Music: I'll listen to most anything except modern country music. My favorites are classical (e.g. vivaldi, beethoven), trance, classic rock (led zep, hendrix, beatles), and what used to be called alternative (foo fighters, pixies, whale, ...)
Movies: blade runner (director's cut), strictly ballroom, band of brothers (more like a mini series I guess), amelie, ... er, I know there are more, but I can't think of them just now.
Books: mostly sci-fi, fantasy, and history.
Philosophy: Technological Gaiaism, Quantum Fatalism
Favourite Colour: Burgandy ( sorry Alice!)
Favourite Quote/Saying:
From a movie: "Gentleman, we have a blind date with destiny, and she just ordered the lobster!" - the Shoveler (Mystery Men).
From literature: "The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love" - W. Somerset Maughn
From personal life: "I was just telling Sara K. that I have no particular segway between being stone cold sober and really wasted. Then she kicked her glass of water across the room..." - Zouwera (Christmas day, 2002, west africa)
So that is that. We'll see if it goes anywhere, eh?
EDITED_BY: vanize (1111489303)
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Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
well, I'm familiar with the witch - does that count?
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old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
Are you? I have my problems to be familiar with her but cool that there is at least one.
What is psychology?- Looking for a black cat in a dark room. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is looking for a black cat in a dark room -- in which there is no cat -- but finding one anyway.
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
well, I was talking about you as the witch actually...
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old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
Yup I was talking about me too
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What is psychology?- Looking for a black cat in a dark room. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is looking for a black cat in a dark room -- in which there is no cat -- but finding one anyway.
old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
May be we all like, being familiar with that kind of witch, better.
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What is psychology?- Looking for a black cat in a dark room. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is looking for a black cat in a dark room -- in which there is no cat -- but finding one anyway.
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
sweet!
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Which witch is which?
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Patrick, how are your stitches? Did they embroider you with a pretty pattern or did they just do regular ones?
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
Stitches are good, thanks! Only hurts when I sneeze, lol! Doctor actually said I can start doing wrestling bridges and such right away. Although, I don't think I'll be doing any heavy sparring for at least another week or two!
old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
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What is psychology?- Looking for a black cat in a dark room. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is looking for a black cat in a dark room -- in which there is no cat -- but finding one anyway.
old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
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What is psychology?- Looking for a black cat in a dark room. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is looking for a black cat in a dark room -- in which there is no cat -- but finding one anyway.
old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
Hey how do you feel should be better now you can jump again
What is psychology?- Looking for a black cat in a dark room. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is looking for a black cat in a dark room -- in which there is no cat -- but finding one anyway.
Much better! Thanks!
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
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is someone trying to say my thread is boring???
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old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
no just wanted to show that it is waking up again
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What is psychology?- Looking for a black cat in a dark room. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is looking for a black cat in a dark room -- in which there is no cat -- but finding one anyway.
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
ahhh... I see - thank you!
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Are you awake? old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
don't think so bad about me
Would I do such thing
What is psychology?- Looking for a black cat in a dark room. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is looking for a black cat in a dark room -- in which there is no cat -- but finding one anyway.
old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
see it is awake
What is psychology?- Looking for a black cat in a dark room. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is looking for a black cat in a dark room -- in which there is no cat -- but finding one anyway.
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
well, you are a witch...
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old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany
Yeah see!!
What is psychology?- Looking for a black cat in a dark room. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is looking for a black cat in a dark room -- in which there is no cat -- but finding one anyway.
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
...and an evil witch apparently - if you are going around posting pics like that in my thread...
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Dr. Woogaly?
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
It's been like 6 weeks since I changed it to that - I think I switched away from "sugar granddaddy" a couple days before my birthday...
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My bad!
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
no worries - I'm slower on the pickup than most people so I can't hold it against you!
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So what model of pickup would that be? At least its not an SUV!
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
SUV??
Slightly Unused Virgin?
Hello Vanize
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
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SUV??
Slightly Unused Virgin?
Yeh, that's the ticket! You got it!
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