Getting to know you.

Such wonderful stories! It brings such joy to my heart knowing there is such a open, honest and worldwide community of LGBTQ folks who are passionate about Star Trek and MMOs.

I'm James. 26 going on 40. I say that because most peoples' first impressions are I'm older than I am. My behavior is generally professional and mature for my age, and thanks to my father's/grandfather's German genes, I'm working on the full Picard hairdo at 26. My mother is Native American and still lives back in Montana, both on and off the reservations depending on how the winds blow. I had a very deep, connected relationship with my father, and one of our favorite past times was watching Star Trek: The Next Generation together. Between the age of 7 and 10, I soaked up every possible Star Trek episode made. It was sadly at this time my father was diagnosed, fought, and ultimately lost his fight to colon cancer. Even though its 16 years later, my love for him and Star Trek are one and the same and both will live on in my heart and memory forever.

My love of MMOs grew from playing with my friends in World of Warcraft. I'm working on my MD/PhD which is the combined medical and graduate school education. Its a very long, difficult but fun career path. Nevertheless, it has taken me from university to university, far from my friends in both Montana and Washington. It was through WoW we kept in touch and enjoyed the online world together. I'm a pretty competitive and comprehensive person when it comes to computer games in general, so it should be no surprise I had a level 80 (max level) of every class (10 classes) in Wow. This dedication took a lot of time and ultimately hurt my relationship with my partner Kyle. I'm taking a break from WoW at the moment and focusing on working though our relationship bumps.

As to my sexuality, I was deep in the closet for most of my life. I consider myself a pretty keen observer of behavior, but as so many in the closet, I was blind to my own needs and identity. Much of this I'm sure was growing up in a pretty conservative home where the script to life was girlfriend then marriage then sex then kids in that order. Oh Christian conservatism, how blind we are to our own failings as a doctrine. Nevertheless, I decided when I went away from home to college at Washington State University that I knew I wasn't straight and should explore my options. As things go, I had one of those tragic glitz-crag coming out stories where I felt I needed to tell my family before I was emotionally ready. I have no doubt in my heart my family loves me, but our relationship has obviously changed. Even after seven years, I watch them struggle with who I am and how that affects them, just as I struggled seven years ago. I found my current partner Kyle when I was a junior in college (2003) and we've been together ever since. We have a dog (Daisy) and cat (Neela) whom we both love. We currently live near Chapel Hill, North Carolina where I attend school for the MD/PhD.

Thank you to each of you for sharing your stories. I look forward to meeting so many of you in Star Trek Online at Tpox, Vulcan medical captain of the science ship USS Caduceus.

Hey all--

I thought I posted something here a while ago, but I guess I dropped the ball. I'm really looking forward to playing with you guys!!

I'm a 43 year old (yikes) teacher and writer from Des Moines, Iowa, which is currently the deep freeze of the world it seems. The high today will be 20 and we're all looking at that as a big improvement!

Anyway.

My first foray into MMOs was Star Wars Galaxies, a game I dearly loved until it all fell apart with the NGE. I guess one of the reasons I was drawn to creative writing is that I always wanted to escape into more interesting worlds, and sci fi was something I was interested in from an early age exactly for that reason. It isn't that I had a bad childhood or anything, but I was shy and had a hard time making friends. When Star Wars came out I fell in love. I loved how that amazing group of friends stayed together and made a difference in the face of overwhelming odds. It was very different from my own life. I just wanted to BE in that universe. I had all the toys and games. When Star Wars Galaxies came out I finally had my chance to "live it."

I met amazing people in SWG, joined a great guild, and had an absolutely marvelous time. Then I discovered drama, which about killed me because I ended up losing friends I really loved over nothing. To this day when I think about it, I get very emotional. That is the reason I am the number one enemy of drama online. I will do absolutely everything I can to avoid it.

I took a break from online games after that and finally found a home in Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, another game I dearly loved. The main problem was finding other people to play with on a regular basis.

Now I'm just on the edge of my seat about finally being able to have my own Federation Starship!

My partner John and I were recently married (Yes, Iowa is one of the states where it's legal!). We had a wonderful gathering of family and friends, and it was just a great moment for both of us. He works in insurance and loves home improvement projects. He just finished remodeling our master bath with a new whirlpool tub! We are avid travelers, and enjoy eating out in good restaurants, gardening, reading, and, of course...GAMES. John has entered the world of MMOs because of me. He will be joining us here in STO a little later. We will first need to invest in a new computer for him.

I am very interested in helping you guys build a wonderful fleet and make a solid impact on the gaming community of STO. I love grouping and will do whatever I can to help a guildie.

Oh, and I'm a little intimidated because all of you who have posted pictures are so hot! :blush:

See you all soon!

Hi all,

Let me first say that I am so impressed and astonished at how candid everyone has been in their introductions. More importantly how receptive and supportive the other members have been! Way cool.

My name is Wesley, gay, I am 29 next month. As a teenager the only person that shared my name was that Crusher kid ;oD. Consequently he was my first on-screen gay crush. Troi was my second on-screen gay crush, lol. My mom is an avid fantasy/sci-fier so I was exposed to the genre at an early age. I love fantasy literature and I love Sci-Fi but never really got into sci-fi fiction my interest was primarily the sci-fi on TV. Star Trek TNG was a huge part of my growing up, mom and I would watch it religiously. Once I was out on my own I rarely had cable so I missed DS9, Voyager, and Enterprise. With the advent of bit torrents I downloaded the full series of Voyager and fell in love again with the Canon. I recently did the same with DS9 and I am about half way through season 3.

I discovered STO way back in it's early development when it was still with Perpetual. Since they folded and Cryptic took over I've been casually keeping track of the game. Since probably December I've been eagerly awaiting the launch. The last few days I've probably read every scrap of information on-line and in these forums. I don't have much experience with MMO's. My partner is an avid FFXI fan. We went to the convention last year . . . more on that another time lol. I played with him for a while but mostly casually so he was always way ahead of what I was doing and it stopped being fun. Also there seemed to be a lot of drama. Every time I would log in the linkshell would have been divided into two factions and split into two new linkshells. FFXI I found to be sort of difficult for the casual gammer. I played a trial of the D&D MMO and LOTR. I really enjoyed the LOTR MMO but found a lack of a good community.Finding Stonewall Fleet for STO has doubled my excitement level for this game.

Outside of my nerdiness I work full time for the federal government. It pays the bills and the work is often rewarding. I am also a full time student. I started my Junior year last fall. I'm hoping to have my BA in psychology late this year or early 2011. I have a graduate program picked out already. It's a non terminating doctorate program. So at the end of 4 years I'll be able to credential as a Psychologist/PsyD. I have ADHD which always makes life exciting. I never know what I'm going to forget. The good news is when I start playing STO I'll probably flunk out of school. LOL

Out side of my academic and professional pursuits I am a performance artist. I moved to Sacramento about two years ago from Seattle. In Seattle I maintained an active performance career. I have performed several styles of ethnic dance including, Egyptian, Moroccan, Turkish, Hula and Tahitian. I've also performed a few circus arts including fire dancing, fire eating, fire blowing, etc. as well as acrobalancing, and I studied some trapeze and Spanish web (though I never performed any aerial). I performed with a professional fire troupe for 6 years or so and we performed throughout the Pacific Northwest, a bit in Canada, and got the chance to perform at the Sundance film festival. I directed a mixed media performance troupe that performed through the yearly run of the Washington State Renaissance Faire for about 8 years and I had the opportunity to audition for Cirque du Soleil the summer of '04. Never made it past auditions but it was a fun and enlightening process. Since moving to Sacramento I've pretty much become inactive in all of my artistic pursuits, the art scene here is about 1/16th of what is was in Seattle. Recently however I've been trying to get my partner to take ballroom dancing with me. Keep your fingers crossed.

Wholly crap I talk too much. Soo umm yeah lol can't wait to play with everyone.

Love and Light,

Wesley

I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself again. I did way back when I first found Stonewall Fleet about a year or more, but not much since.

Some of you may have seen me hanging out in the vent. Most of the time I was listening in on game play, a few times, I just forgot to close Vent...sorry. Oh, and I am not being rude by not talking...I had been without a mic so all I could not is listen :( . Now, however, I do have a headset that lets me talk, so feel free to say hi...I am sometimes shy and don't jump out there at first in new groups.

I am very excited about a chance to get in and start playing during open beta. I am ready to go for Tuesday. I even think I am taking off work that day to enjoy it a bit--who knows...maybe Wednesday too. LOL.

With regards to MMOs, I am relatively new. I have been on WoW for about two years. I recently started playing around in COH--in part to see how Cryptic does their games. Other than that, you can find me in SecondLife-a virtual world created by the residents (players). There I participate in a Star Trek Roleplay (lite) group and have been doing that for 3 1/2 years.

Ok, time to shut and and maybe get some sleep. its 3am, and I have to work in 5 hours.

I hope to get a chance to talk to people and play along side of you in-game.

(oh, btw, Ethan Muldoon is my toons name in SecondLife, and will carry him over to STO. my real name is Shane...I usually answer to either during games.)

Cya :)

Shane

Hey Everyone!

My RL name is Kris, and I'm currently studying biochemistry (with hopes of doing medical research). In my free time I do...homework...research..more homework...and games. and sometimes I travel :). I have a previous degree in computer science, and spend a lot more time than I should taking apart computers and re-hashing open-source software. I also play trumpet in a jazz band semi-frequently, and moonlight with various concert bands as well. In my personal life, I live with my partner and our dog.

I've been interested in all things Trek from a young age. In fact, when I was 12, I wrote Patrick Stewart a letter about how much I loved it. He actually responded with some very nice words, and an autographed picture of him as Jean Luc Picard. Needless to say, it was the highlight of my geeky childhood.

I've played many MMO's, and have recently vowed to give up WoW for the 18th time. We'll see how long it lasts. Hopefully STO can pull me away from it more often.

I'm really excited about open-beta starting tomorrow, and also excited that this group exists, and hope to become an active part of it.

nerdluvin wrote:

Hiya everyone,

My name is Sebastien and I'm a 36 y/o gay guy living in Toronto (till may 2010, when I'll move back home to Montreal ... HAPPY DANCE!)

I have watched Star Trek since a little kid, starting from ToS (although for some reason, I couldn't watch the credits because one of the aliens really scared me) and I remember the first episode of ST:TNG ... I was sitting in my basement and I almost cried in joy. I NEVER missed an episode for the 7 years it aired. I didn't like DS9 but a few years later watched it back to back and loved it. Voyager was cool, it had it's moments. Star Trek Enterprise was a figment of my imagination, kind of a bad dream. I'm happy IT NEVER EXISTED!!!!!
(denail is a powerful thing)

Once, for halloween, my then-boyfriend and I dressed up as Starfleet Officers and he ravaged me at Phaser-point ... yes, i had dorky Star Trek sex.

Wow.. I'm jealous.. a boyfriend who got into uniform with you AND the ravaging.. I think I love you now lmao ;)

Hey everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself and say how great it is to see everyone getting to know each other on here. It is really funny when you think about it actually. So many totally different gay/bi guys and girls, and yet you toss in the topic of Star Trek and everyone I son board lol.

Well my name is Jeff. I live in Seattle with my hunky lumberjack/computer nerd (trust me it is a HOT combo) and work for the local Public Health department. I was born in Upper Michigan, moved to Sonoma California at age 11 and then did college in San Diego before moving here. My degree's are in Psychology, Sociology and Public Health Policy.

Well what else, I guess I need to get a picture to put up here at some point.

Oh, and still trying to figure out what ship to go with at launch. I was part of both closed and open beta and I am really enjoying the game. Just taking me for ever to figure out which freaking ship! Sigh to many options…

My past MMO experience is pretty much limited to WoW and Eve. I liked Eve a lot, but the learning curve is well, you hit the bottom of it before you realize you started on the darn ride!

Okay I am writing this at work, he he, so I will see you all in game later on.

Have fun!

Hey all,
My name is Dennis, living in TX (in the middle of nowhere),I am from Taiwan, came to the states about 12 years ago, got into MMOs like 11 years ago lol, tho never tried anything space themed, Played a few MMOs out there, Met Tunara@Arliwen when I played Lotro, then we moved from that to EQ2, then he pinched and twisted my arms to try out STO like few days before open Beta started, and I am glad he did! he is such a sweetheart.

have not chatted with many people in the fleet, can't wait for head-start and beta to get to know more of you guys and gals!

more about me, My partner and I been together for 11 years,and my family all know that I am gay, and has shown full support for me since the day I came out to them 9 years ago, somewhere during that time he lost his sight due to the muscles inside his eyes lost it's ability to regenerate, It was and still is quite an experience to help him and work with him to be independence,love him to pieces! He can't play any games with me online, he would if he could lol, he is currently working on his computer with home automation that way the house can cook for him when i am away rofl.

so anyways, see you all in the game during headstart and when it releases, and thank you for letting me join the greatest guild I have ever seen in MMO world

Dennis
Clive@Perico of StonewallFleet

I guess it's my turn. :)
I must say that I am very impressed by everyones candidness.
Looks like I'm the oldest one here. I'm 47 and live in "Montrose" the gay area of Houston Tx.
I cant even remember how I started playing SWG, but I did. I didn't even know that it was a mmo or what a mmo was. I just thought it was something to do with my computer. I didn't even realize that it was about playing with other people LOL.
I then tried Wow and loved many aspects of the game except the concept.
Close to six years ago, I had a bad jet ski accident and broke my leg/ankle/foot in four places and found myself in recovery for a year. (It actually took 3 years, but one year without walking)
That's when I discoverd Eve and found two great groups that I played with for around 5 years. Although I loved Eve, I hated being stuck in the ship the whole time. I tried pretty much every mmo out there, Aion being the last one. Unfortunately, most of them play just like Wow, which is tedious for me.
I was only able to play STO for a couple of days in open beta, but truely enjoyed every minute of it. I'm truely looking forward to it.
3 years ago my mother died and I dealt with it by going to the gym everyday. Hence the Avatar.
I asked my best friend Jonathan to accompany me to Hawaii to spread her ashes. We went, spread her ashes in the ocean on a sailboat like she asked and then we fell in love with each other.
Today we live in her house with our two dogs Boo and Tidgey.
Since my mother left me with this wonderfull blessing, I do not have that much time to play games anymore, but I plan to find as much time as I can for STO.
I can't believe how much fun this game is, it may not be next gen graphics and all that, but it's fun, fun , fun That's all that really matters to me :)

So in anticipation for Head Start to begin I have been going over the forum here and at the offical STO site constantly. Which eventually led me to this thread which I have decided to write on. :D

My name is Randy Jackson, I am 20 years old and of mixed heritage ( my father is El Salvadorian and my mother's African-American) originally born and raised in Washington D.C. Currently I am down here in Fort Worth, TX for college not too far away from Dallas, studying Musical Theatre and Writing. I am the graduate of a High School for the Performing Arts back in DC so even before College I knew that what I wanted to study was something in the arts. My immediate goals following my college graduation would be to get into a graduate school program for Playwriting. A life long dream of mine has always been to write the lyrics and book for musicals.

One of my second passions outside of the arts is playing video games. I play all kinds of games but by far my favorite are RPG's. Which is kinda what got me started playing MMO's. When Star Wars Galaxies was new I played that up until the NGE. I played Final Fantasy XI a little bit but ended up stopping when I started college because I couldn't access it here at school. And I am really excited to for Star Trek Online.

I grew up watching DS9, TNG, and even some of TOS, with my grandfather when I was a little boy. I have played a few of the ST games my favorite being "A Final Unity". But my true love for Star Trek came about as a adolescent when I began watching Voyager which I trully enjoyed. This show sparked my intrest to rewatch some of m grandfathers recorded VHS tapes.

I am looking forward to making new friends on here. My characters name is usually Vyfir ( i just think its a creative name) and am looking forward to playing with all of you guys :D

-Randy J.

Who I am??

I am the one who everyone turns to for advice

I am the one who sees the world as it could be not as it is

I am the one who usually ends up in charge of things

I have been a gay youth outreach worker

I have been an artist actor singer dancer writer activist I am a romantic realist

I care more about others than what others think of me

I will fight for what I believe

I am the alpha wolf in my circle of friends

I have also been a gay youth advocate

I believe in the vision of Roddenberry and the teachings of Charles Xavier

I understand there is a difference between doing the right thing AND the right thing to do

I am latin

I founded and ran the Rainbow Alpha Force Group of SG's on CoX

I am also HIV + since I was 18

these are facets of who I am but its still not all of me

Never noticed this thread before.

My name is Derek, I'm 26, Irish, living in Edinburgh. Moved here 6 years go. Starting to get a little bored of the city now.

I'm a big geek. Used to be really into Marvel Comics. Still into the movies. Love Star Trek, DS9 is my fave because of the sense of continuity in it, Janeway is my favourite Captain. I also really love The 4400, BSG, Heroes, Buffy, Angel, Dollhouse and so on.

Currently single due to alot of factors. My dad killed himself and I was diagnosed HIV+ when I was 20 so have a big thing about trusting guys. The better things are when I meet someone the quicker I shut down.

Decided that this would be the year I get my life back on track though so I've applied to go to College in September to study Digital Media (fingers crossed) and I'm going to buy a flat. Student with a mortgage - crazy!

So thats the jist of me. See you in game xx

My name is Ryan. I am a lot of things to a lot of people, what you hear, depends on who/whatyou ask. I’m half Swiss and half Danish, first generation born in the US, born (and primarily raised in) central Iowa near the Ames area. I have seen a bit of the world, and the world has seen a bit of me ;) I have a bizarre life story, by any standard..One of my best friends helped create Jerry Springer, Judge Judy, and a few other shows full of "interesting" people.. and even in her experience, my life has been colorful.. so naturally, we’re developing it into a show!

I’m a white collar prostitute (Project Manager) by day, and LONG time gamer by night. You name it, I’ve probably played it. I was hardcore raider in EQ and WOW in Afterlife (back when that meant something.. most of you probably have no idea what that means, now), but have since scaled back my MMO experience to be more fun/casual, than hardcore. Life is too short, trust me on this ;)

My passion is people – making them laugh, smile, feel love, remember love, and feeling, or improving upon, that connection we all share. I try to be constructive, kind, and respectful, but I am human, and will fail at being that way all the time, especially if I think my trust has been betrayed or misused. Anyway.. I’m gay, Gemini, and a water rat in Chinese astrology.. I’m as people oriented as one can be!

I LOVE to write. That seems something a lot of people who have had a lot of living packed into their time, seem to share. We have a lot of tales to tell.. stories that NEED sharing, and that desire to share grows into something that is “need” bordering on “compulsion”. I have some poems I have written.. I won’t claim they’re all works of heart, but each has been inspired by someone, or some event, so they hold power in my heart.

I love to talk.. could do it all day. I can talk smack, geopolitics, cooking (BTW.. I’m a HUGE MEGA foodie ), music, literature (classic, modern, contemporary, sci fi, fantasy, you name it), or any number of things.

“Getting to Know You” ver Ryan.0 will vary from user to user, and the experience is guaranteed to change over time. Check back regularly, with warmth, sincerity, and a sense of humor to maximize your experience.

Find more at these links:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/prelate
http://www.facebook.com/prelate

I’ll sign off with a poem I wrote while coming to terms with a very painful breakup. Love it or hate it.. it’s a part of me ;)

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Insignificantly Yours

Bittersweet is the pill, that I now swallow

Where love leads me, I shall blindly follow

I pray to the heavens, that you will not say no

Freedom comes, when you learn to let go


My heart to you, I freely give,

For you I won't die, instead, I'll live

This pill I must swallow, I take in pride

Washed down with tears from this one-way ride


My body and soul once set you on fire

With thoughts of lust, love, and desire

Now it is only, one kiss at the door

I know it is pointless to hope for more


Unleashed at night, wild and free

Your desire a monument, of lust for me

I will never forget the feel of your heat

Heaven and ecstasy between bed-sheets


My heart I gave you for all this time

It shall now bleed love's bittersweet wine

Once full of love, now full of sorrow

I wish I could wake up free of pain tomorrow


The sun will set, the sun will rise

In loves ravages I can tell no lies

As eternal as the surf pounding the shores

I shall always be, Insignificantly Yours

Well, ok, here goes....

My names Samantha, but friends and people who know me call me Sam, people like shortening names, whatever.

I live in Oregon, USA... there is some nice weather here, and no, it does not rain all the time here :p

I am NOT the best gamer out there, and will never be... I play for fun, usually.

I am an extremely shy person with a touch of social anxiety, so I may not talk much in chat for a while, at least till I get to know a few people. In fact, it's taken me a while to build up the courage to post anything about myself on here, hands shaking and all....

I'm bi, but moving to lesbian.... my current b/f is the last man I will ever be with, and its not even sexual relationship anymore anyway, but we are good friends still.

Thats about all I have for now. Better press the post button now before I get scared and delete this.

OK, here I go. My name is Mike and I'm 38 YO (end of April, I'm 39). I have lived in Tampa for the past 14 years. I work for a very large Health Care company (basically a bunch of hospitals, SNF's, and various other facilites working loosely together under the same umbrella). I have a B.A. in Psych from USF and have been working in health care 4-EVER (usually in a data analyst capacity). I'm currently a Six Sigma Black Belt working with other department to eliminate defects in the processes (variation is EVIL).

Prior to all of this I was in the US Navy for 4 years. Even though there is still a ban, there are a lot of queens in the military (at every rank, every branch, and in every unit). I'm really glad I went, but I'm really glad I'm out. Trust me, it's not as exciting as you would think. I lot of tedious boredom. At least the Marines and Seals onboard made things interesting. I love a man in uniform. Basically my ships (USS Guadalcanal, USS Nassau) only did Medditeranean "cruises". We almost went to Somalia while Clinton was in office (yes, Somalia), but he wised up and brought us back to the Med.

I love games. I remember going to the arcades when I was a kid and played Pac Man and Centipede. My first computer game was called "Wizard's Isle" and it was on a cassette tape that took 6 minutes to play into my Sinclair-Lewis. Gaaawd, I feel old. Now to modern times. I have an XBOX 360 and enjoy Mass Effect, Fallout 3, Borderlands, Dragon Age, and Overlord. For the PC I have Civ 4, Gallactic Civilizations 2, Sins of a Solar Empire, and WoW (been playing since retail).

For Star Trek, I've been watching it for a long time. Not old enough to see TOS when it was on CBS, but saw plenty of it in syndication (we need Horta in the game). TNG was my favorite series. So many good episodes. "All Good Things..." is my favorite. It was the perfect last show. I also enjoyed DS9. I saw some Voyager, but wasn't thrilled with it. My favorite of the movies are 1 (yes, I said the first one), Wrath of Kahn, Voyage Home, and First Contact. I also loved the new one as well and had to buy it on BlueRay.

Other things I love: BSG, B5, Firefly, X-Files, Venture Brothers, Family Guy, American Dad, Phineas and Ferb, Spongebob, Big Bang Theory, 30 Rock, Dune (original movie), Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Boondocks, Doctor Who, Les Miz, Wicked, V for Vendetta, and many other things.

Hi all. My name is Richie and was born and raised in Virginia, US. I am currently a University professor and spend most of my free time reading and grading with a little research on the side too. My current research focuses on the intersection of sexual orientation and spirituality identity development.

In my free time, I spend time with my partner of 10 years (got officially married in Vermont on our 10 anniversary this past fall. He doesn't like online gaming, but I do forgive him. I also have two dogs that I love and who adore me unconditionally. I also play some awful golf (translation: I swat at golfballs.)

I am almost 43 (so one of the senior members). Have played WoW and CoH/CoV for many years and have taken a sabbatical from them while exploring the ST Universe. Gaming is online is about the sociability so I chat a lot.

Hey Everyone!! Im sorry i procrastinated a bit but finally decided its time to do my introduction post! Only been here since Closed Beta seems like the right time! :P

Well my name is Ken, My character in game is Adam McNeil (adam@Kenjermin) and he is the Captain of the USS Destiny a Science Vessel. I chose that name because thats what my mother wanted to name me but my dad insist i be named after him, Thanks alot dad! :angry: :angry: :angry:

I live in Overland Park Ks, but i am originally from Fort Worth Texas! I love Texas but moved up here to be with My partner of nearly a year, and go to Pharmacy School, eventually. lol

Hmm not sure what else to say if you have anything else you would like to know dont hesitate to ask. My playtime is sparatic what with school and all but youll see me on usually early morning or late at night! See you guys around the Universe!!

I'm Joseph, and I live in the Salt Lake City, UT, area. I moved here about 5 years ago from Phoenix with my partner to be closer to his kids. I have a BS in physics from USF, as I used to live in Tampa like a few others here, it seems. Probably even went to USF at the same time as ChessyMC ;) I also have an MS in physics from ASU. I now work at a memory company where I teach people how it works and how we manufacture it.

I've loved Star Trek ever since I was about 5 when we were living on an air force base in Germany and it was about the only thing on TV in English. My mom also took me to see Alien at about that time, so I've been pretty warped for a while now :) My favorite movie is Forbidden Planet, not just because of the campy lines, but also because of the obvious similarity to Shakespeare's The Tempest. I also enjoy model building. I'll be getting onto a 1:350 Enterprise-A that I plan to light up sometime this summer. In addition to Star Trek stuff, I also collect Transformers and Lego, especially Space. If you wanna know more, just say hi sometime :)

Hi there Tim, and others who haven't met me yet, I'm Reid. I'm 26 and I live in Lexington, South Carolina. I'm unemployed as well, and started getting into Star trek when I was about 8. It started with TNG for me and continued on from there except for the fact that I never got into DS9 too much. In lieu of the tactical aspect of Star Trek, I always loved the exploration and scientific side of it all. I'm unemployed so I have a great deal of time for hobbies as well. I love to get out and just drive around town a good deal when I get the chance, and going out to dinner, hanging out with my few friends around, and just as much as all that - I love voice and webcam chat online with my friends on the internet. I would say that I need a lot of alone time IRL because I'll just go batty after awhile if my "routine" is interrupted too much by company, but since company is so rare, I jump at the chance to have someone come over. When I'm playing STO, I do prefer to always team up whenever possible as long as its a mission I'm ready to handle. I would say I know how ya feel on the anxiety front, as I do experience it, but the panic attacks I have are semi-rare and aren't very strong and don't last for too long. When we used to have satellite, I often enjoyed watching HGTV, Fine Living, DIY, and other educational networks, as I love Science, Food, and Design. I'm also really into cars, so I guess the whole geek/gay designer/macho hot rodder aspects of me keep each other in check heh.. I really don't know what others in the fleet think of me, and I'm not sure I want to know LOL, but eh, feel free to ask around I suppose. I enjoy seeing you around sometime In game!

Since I'm going to start playing STO a bit more often, I thought I'd post a suitable introduction here.

My real first name is Clayton and I'm from Dallas, TX. I'm currently an unemployed professional driver (ie I'm a trucker) and I am also the assistant cast director at a very small renaissance faire an hour south of me. In my spare time, when I'm not playing online games (or even offline ones), I spend some of my time doing Live Action Role Playing games as a barbarian. I have enjoyed watching Star Trek since I saw the pilot episode of Star Trek The Next Generation and have since seen pretty much all the episodes since that time and many original series episodes. I have been to Star Trek the Experience twice and have had a good time there both times....but I'll be honest. The Borg are MUCH more scary in person than they are on TV. I'm going to get cold chills when I get to the Borg episodes in Star Trek Online.

Anyway, that's a little bit about me. When I'm in game, (if I've got this right), my Global is @cjacksonii and most of the time I'm playing a Vulcan known as Morick Towain. I look forward to doing some of the more group oriented missions and episodes in game with everyone! :-)

Clayton
aka Morick Towain (@cjacksonii)