All the cool people are doing it, apparently

[robinbloke]

Stolen shamelessly from dennyd

Well, who the hell are you people, how about plying me with some information; I've done the same below and it was actually an enjoyable ramble - then again it doesn't take much to start me producing endless pages of random bibbling...

Please answer, even if I know you well, g'wan.

So what then?

Some or all of the following: your name, your age, your occupation/studies, your living arrangements, what makes you tick, what you're into, what labels (or lack thereof) you might use to sum up your existence... amusing quirky factoids etc.


Name, rank and serial number:
I'm Robin Langridge and I have a problem...
hang on, it's not confession evening, it's information time; right.

I'm Robin I. Langridge, I'm rapidly approaching the wrong side of 30 and that worries me in ways I don't understand yet. I have a middle name, I occasionally reveal it; I actually quite like it but for some reason I never got into the habit of telling anyone it. I occasionally try and work out why.

Your occupation/studies:
Official job title is "Senior Software Engineer". I code mainly in C++ and a couple of obscure and hideous scripting languages, which I consider a debasement to (computer) languages. I used to enjoy programming, then I started doing it for a living serious and this killed my interest for it. On the plus side this has probably done wonders for my social life, that and giving up Evercrack.
Studies, I keep telling myself I need to learn more, and read more and do a hundred dozen things, like construct sentances with less commas for one. I have a degree (just) in Computer Science which should have probably been in Software Engineering; I only just passed my degree, but after 4 odd years of tedium being a Mac systems admin and RDBMS guy I blagged my way into a programming job for a language I barely knew and worked my way up to competency. One job on I'm doing pretty well, thank you very much.
I believe degrees generally come in two flavours; ones that get you jobs and ones that make for interesting after dinner conversation; whichever one you have you end up wishing you had the other. I'd personally have liked one in history, philosphy or psycohology; I'm leaning towards the latter at the moment and may even get off my arse (ha) sometime and do something about it.

I live in my own three bedroom terraced house where I can do pretty much what I like when I like; having boarded since I was twelve and realised that sooner or later I pretty much get sick of anyone (saving partners) and need some 'me' time, so this suits me just fine. My house is currently about to be redecorated by persons unknown as I flooded it by overflowing the bath when defrosting a turkey.

Motivations for life include dancing, music, music and dancing. I think too much sometimes and it can be hard for me to just do things, just be in a moment; currently only exercise and dancing let me get to a stage where I can blank the world and just exist I'd like something else to do this that was less effort. I love travelling and movies, I like making people laugh, causing amusement and generally entertaining people. I like food that is bad for me, drink that is bad for me and probably given half a chance ladies that are bad for me.
I occasionally try to work out why, what and who I am in this big old universe, then I remember I'm a cynic and that there is no answer and that we just are - this doesn't stop me wondering however.

Into. Hmmm, that is sort of covered in motivations. But I like clothes, boots, shopping, spending money, seeing people I care for happy, shooting things in computer games, twee random comments, pithy words, music, concerts, rats, dogs, travel, flying, comedy and a whole bunchload of other stuff.

You could probably label me as Goth, Geek and possibly wierdo. I really don't mind.

Amusing factorids; I associate age 12 with everything I did in my younger life; I have the memory of a dead goldfish and a strange obsession with gingham due to over exposure to the wizard of oz when I was a kid.

Comments

Oh well, it's a slow Wednesday...

[lanfykins.livejournal.com]

I am Sarah Louise Bouchier, formerly Sarah Louise Blake, known to the world as 'Sarah' and to my parents as 'Lou', 'Loopy' or 'Clothears'.

I am 27 years old, which is still the right side of thirty, though I'm beginning to get twitchy about not being 21 anymore. Note: I hated being 21. I intend to keep trying it over and over again until I get it right.

I'm a Technical Author, which theoretically means writing manuals and shit but in practice tends to mean 'whatever our precious developers don't want to do' and has, thanks to TheEvilTony, included writing example code for manuals. I actually quite enjoy writing code, I just can't debug to save my life.

My degree in Experimental Psychology (2:1, Oxon) is of course entirely irrelevant to my life, but occasionally provides me with handy tidbits to insert into conversation.

I currently live in House of Leaves, a four-bedroom end-of-terrace in Berinsfield. It's a nice house and I love it very much, but the mortgage plus bills and such may get a little tight, so I'm pondering getting a lodger.

What makes me tick? I like to feel. When I'm not on antidepressants I live life like a rollercoaster and love it. Unfortunately when I fall, I fall badly, hence why I've been on sertraline for most of the last seven years. I'm a dreamer, not a doer.

Interesting factoid: the Chairman of the company I work for has seen the naked photos of me on my website. I try not to think about this.

Well, you asked for it :)

[shadowdance.livejournal.com]

*Stands up*
Hi. I'm Shadowdance, and i'm odd. When you meet me, you'll understand why i say this, because most of the people that know me best think that i am mad as a hatter.

My real name is Gemma Bough, though i never use this anywhere other than legal doccuments and the like. As far as i'm concerned, Gemma Bough is the me i used to be when i was still scared, when i was still being attacked. So yes, I'm Gem Johnson.
I'm 21 years of physical age, and a mixture of about 25 and 6 in mental terms. This is because i do actually feel older than my years, but because i never really had a childhood at the apt time in my life, i choose to have it now.
I firmly believe that i was born about 20 years too late and thus, missed out on the whole 80's goth thing, when hair was big and music was still worth listening to. I think i'd sell my mother to have been able to go to a Siouxsie gig the frst time round!

At the moment, i'm doing nothing. This is because very few people will take on people that don't have experience, and to get experience, you have to actually find someplace willing to take you on. I haven't found them yet. When i do work though, i'm usually a receptionist, which is horrible. I'm very stubbon at times, and i don't take to being bossed around by people and shouted at.
I'd actually like to be a writer. I have a very odd imagination,so maybe something like childrens' books would suit, though i don't i'd ever get published.

Personality wise, i'm odd. I think that's partly down to my childhood, and partly to do with the fact i still live in the middle of nowhere with my mother and my dog.
I'm terribly shy and, upon meeting new people, i tend to not say a lot and want to escape. I don't have a great deal of confidence in myself.

Interests? Well.. hmm... music is my life. I can't spend longer than about 5 minutes without feeling restless without music.
I'm also terribly interested in the human mind, and i always wanted to interview a serial killer when i was younger.
80's music makes me tick,as does being active in this whole goth shebang. Whitby scares me though because i'm never confident enough to dance, nor talk to new people. I've never danced in my life.

I could be classed as a goth,though i started out as a hippy. aListening to the Levellers still calms me down and reminds me of the times when i thought nothing of living up a tree or underground for a couple of weeks. Sometimes i miss being free like that.

What else? Oh, i also have terrible fears of heights, shouting,fireworks and adverts. I also get strong feelings that i will be killed by someone stabbing me. Maybe that's just paranoia.
I also have a fear of myself at times, but that's due to manic depression.

[fragilecomeon.livejournal.com]

pie.
i think you're wonderful.
yes.
and i will do this at work.
later.
when i have time.
notice; i have time...when i'm at work.
is that how it's supposed to be??

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Thats when I usually post :)

[vyvyan.livejournal.com]

You know my real name, but I don't choose to use it on lj. I haven't got a middle name. My real name irritates me because no one can spell it or pronounce it right without me going on and on about it. I once suggested changing it to something more common, but my parents were really upset at the very thought of it, so I haven't.
I recently turned 29. This doesn't bother me at all.
I studied Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at Trinity, Cambridge for my first degree (double first with distinction), the same for my MPhil, then moved to the Linguistics department for my PhD in historical linguistics (quantitative methods for classifying languages by inherited relationships). Two years into my PhD, I was elected to a research fellowship at the college, which lasted for 4 years, during which I also taught historical and sociolinguistics to undergrads. I'm currently teaching an English linguistics course for the Open University, and taking a free short astronomy course with them as well. I plan to take various maths courses next. I don't regret my original choice of degree by any means, I just want to study other things now!
I live with my husband G in our flat (as you know very well!) and spend my free time mostly playing angband, reading (mostly SF, but currently rereading The Selfish Gene) and drinking too much.
My current life goals are: to remain solvent, to stay in Cambridge, to win angband, and to keep a dozen cats.

[razornet.livejournal.com]

My name is Graham John Horsman. I turned 24 7 days ago.

What I do:
I'm either the manager or assistant manager, we haven't decided yet, at Games and Puzzles in Cambridge. I got here mostly by being an unemployed gamer know to mageboltrat when valkriekaren left for London's smoggier climes. It's a tough job at times, boring in others, disorganised, stressful, and even depressing at times. That said it is the *only* job I've ever had that I liked or enjoyed. My fate is now entwined with the store in a mildly disturbing fashion. The store sells, games, puzzles, latex weapons, plush elder gods, toys, collectible cards games and has many signed photos of various celebrities on its walls.

Studies:
I've studied many martial arts but rarely stuck with them. In martial arts I have belts in Judo, Tae-Kwon-Do and Impact Karate and have studied (briefly) Ju-jitsu, Kickboxing, Screamers, Kendo and a strange kickboxing/judo hybrid that someone in Herts was teaching.

In academia I got as far as Anglia Polytechnic University where I dropped out. I have gained a few GCSE's and a Multimedia Btec for my pains. I took an Art GNVQ but couldn't keep up with the pace when I found out I'd have to do more than sketching and watercolours.

I live in a two-room flat in Cambridge with the beautiful and often under-appreciated vyvyan. We're quite happy with the place but vyvyan feel that perhaps I am filling the place with too many possesions. It has four PC's, ADSL, a table, many chairs, a futon, a full featured kitchen, washing machine, several book cases, no TV, very little space and a sad lack of cats.

Motivations:
vyvyan, obviously.

I'm also heavily into computer games mostly desert combat and counterstrike at the moment. I drink too much because I enjoy it and I'm fond of going out clubbing. I care less about music than most people but I do have a weak spot for The Cure. I have some desire to become an author, but like many people with this aspiration I talk more about it than I actually do. What I have done can be found in my lj in the memories section under "stories" and "a letter
home". Also at eclipse. I am difficult to approach and I find maintaning relationships with more than a few people difficult, thus I may often come across as vacant or disinterested, I am sorry about that, but it's the way I am, and I am sorry.

I'm also into "gothic" clothing, PC hardware, other random tech, obsessively hammering away at something till it works
and many many other things depending on my mood, financial solvency, and/or level of drunkenness.

People lable me as a Goth. I don't argue with this, in fact I share their opinion.

Amusing facts: I'm bisexual, yes I'm married and monogamous, but that doesn't stop a facet of my character existing.
Priests don't loose thier sexuality when they take their vows and I didn't when I took mine. I have large fluffy guinness slippers. I frequently utter cthe sound "shnoo". I have a passion for Angel delight.