Getting to know you.
I'm new here, and have only met a few of you all in chat/vent/forums. I've been wanting to talk to more of you, but haven't found the time, or motivation, to sit in chat and talk. I thought what better place than the forums, since I'm much better at typing than I am at speaking. Hopefully, I put this in the right sub-section of the forums; if not, mods, feel free to move it.
I haven't found a solid "introductions" thread on here; and reading each topic to glean an idea of who's who is getting tiresome. Hopefully we can all share more about ourselves here, and I'll take the lead:
My RL name is Tim. I'm 26, and live in the Tampa Bay area of Florida with my mother and uncle. I do not work and hence have a lot of time for hobbies. I grow orchids, am a fishkeeper, enjoy amateur photography, blog, watch HGTV with a passion, and surf the web doing research most hours of the day. I'm also a computer geek, and have built and maintain all of the pc's in my house.
My MMO experience is spread between two games: World of Warcraft, and Final Fantasy XI. I played both for several years, and quit both last spring. In WoW, I was involved in several high-end raiding guilds (one of which was LGBT), and served as an officer in many other guilds "growing up" in WoW.
I have been an avid fan of Star Trek since I was about 10 years old. It started with TNG, and went on for years. I still watch the old movies and episodes when they come on TV, with Voyager being my favorite series. I love the tactical side of things, and used to play "battleship" style games of Star Trek with my friends in middle school. If something's being blown-up, there's a good bet I'll be there.
The last thing is something I have told all of my "guilds" since I've known about it. I suffer from a mental disorder that has put several, and some severe, limitations on my life - one of which is panic issues. It is the reason I play solo - and the reason I do not work. This does not mean I don't want to group with you and do things, it just means that I need some time and lee-way to make my way along with the group. My raiding guilds in WoW would give me time between missions and bosses to collect myself, and come down from my panic attacks.
Aside from the disorder, I am an easy man to get along with. I love all things Star Trek, and will likely be playing STO until it dies.
So I've talked for longer than I thought I would. Now it's your turn.
-Tim
I haven't found a solid "introductions" thread on here; and reading each topic to glean an idea of who's who is getting tiresome. Hopefully we can all share more about ourselves here, and I'll take the lead:
My RL name is Tim. I'm 26, and live in the Tampa Bay area of Florida with my mother and uncle. I do not work and hence have a lot of time for hobbies. I grow orchids, am a fishkeeper, enjoy amateur photography, blog, watch HGTV with a passion, and surf the web doing research most hours of the day. I'm also a computer geek, and have built and maintain all of the pc's in my house.
My MMO experience is spread between two games: World of Warcraft, and Final Fantasy XI. I played both for several years, and quit both last spring. In WoW, I was involved in several high-end raiding guilds (one of which was LGBT), and served as an officer in many other guilds "growing up" in WoW.
I have been an avid fan of Star Trek since I was about 10 years old. It started with TNG, and went on for years. I still watch the old movies and episodes when they come on TV, with Voyager being my favorite series. I love the tactical side of things, and used to play "battleship" style games of Star Trek with my friends in middle school. If something's being blown-up, there's a good bet I'll be there.
The last thing is something I have told all of my "guilds" since I've known about it. I suffer from a mental disorder that has put several, and some severe, limitations on my life - one of which is panic issues. It is the reason I play solo - and the reason I do not work. This does not mean I don't want to group with you and do things, it just means that I need some time and lee-way to make my way along with the group. My raiding guilds in WoW would give me time between missions and bosses to collect myself, and come down from my panic attacks.
Aside from the disorder, I am an easy man to get along with. I love all things Star Trek, and will likely be playing STO until it dies.
So I've talked for longer than I thought I would. Now it's your turn.
-Tim
