Get to know each other...

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SERGEANTX

Thursday, July 22, 2004 3:40 AM

Alias: Sergeant X

Meaning of the alias: Character from a short story by Salinger. A soldier after World War II, disillusioned by the agony of the war, adopts a pseudonym for oblique reasons. Finds hope in a broken watch previously given as a gift.

Gender: Male. Surly curmudgeon.

Age: 40

Where am I from: Kansas, U.S.

How did I get to know Firefly: I'd given up on television years ago. A sequence of events led to a situation where I'd been given a television and my sons discovered our cable internet inadvertently included a cable TV signal. That very night I read about Firefly on slashdot and tuned in. Wow.
At first I thought I'd really been missing out on good TV, but soon realized how much of an anomaly it really was.

Other things I like: Programming, music, games.

My fav FF character: Mal. His irrational, stubborn, rejection of society strikes near an dear to my heart. I know he's wrong, I know he's doomed, but I can't help myself.
After Mal, I'd have to go with River. I found her quite annoying at first, but after seening Safe, fell in love. Something about a character who is persecuted because she see's the world differently..... sigh.

SergeantX

"Dream a little dream or you can live a little dream. I'd rather live it, cause dreamers always chase but never get it." Aesop Rock

PINGJING

Thursday, July 22, 2004 4:57 AM

Alias: Ping jing, meaning Serenity, of course. Felt I should choose something FF related instead of my usual screenname, and that was as creative as I got.
Gender: female
Age: 23
Where I'm from: suburb southwest of Minneapolis. Oh, but I'm moving to Boston in about a month, so if any browncoats live out there and want to have a shindig...?
How I got to know Firefly: My sister persuaded me to buy the DVD set a few months ago. She said she would pay me back if I hated it, but surprise! It's my new obsession.
Other things I like: I dabble in anything artsy or craftsy, I read a *lot*, I also play in a clarinet trio.
Favorite FF character: the one I identify most with is River. She's a little crazy, a little lost in this world, but she's also got this incredible inner strength that I admire. No one else stands up to Jayne the way she does. (except for the Captain, of course.)
Julia

Jayne: "Well, I say as a rule that girlfolk ain't to be trusted."
River: "Jayne is a girl's name."

OOG

Thursday, July 22, 2004 7:18 AM

Willowy said:

Quote:
Hey! I was raised in Alaska too, oog. Anchorage. Left in '84. Now living in Prescott Valley, AZ. What a coincidence!

Cool!!!

My dad lives in Anchorage and almost all my hubby's family lives there (and Wasilla), too. I was raised in North Pole (yup - that's the name of the town. It's not THE North Pole, just named that) and lived in Fairbanks some of the time as well.

Also, you (and anyone else) can call me Loni ;) That's why I put it in my sig, so people aren't forced to use my lame screen nick

_____________________
Great. Another exciting adventure in sitting.
Loni

JENCHRISSYM

Thursday, July 22, 2004 3:16 PM

Alias: A combination of my name and a nickname from high school, just sort of easier to remember if you stick to the same one.
Gender: female
Age: 23
Where I'm from: Kansas
How I got to know Firefly: I watched a lot of it when it was on tv and was desperate for the DVDs, which I preordered and enjoy on a regular basis.
Other things I like: Photography, writing, tv, movies, being a complete dumass
Favorite FF character: Hard but, Mal and Wash. Mal because he's a badass but he's also a sweetheart, Wash because he's got the coolest sense of humor and timing and he's talented.

JCKNIFE

Thursday, July 22, 2004 4:57 PM

Alias: JCKNIFE
Meaning of the alias: Mine and my wife's first initials, and our last name (Joe, Charlotte Knife). Not at all creative, I realize. Worse part is, my wife is computer-phobic and never gets on here.
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Where am I from: Ohio-born and raised.
How did I get to know Firefly: Friends on AR15.com were raving about it. I asked why. They said don't ask, go buy it on DVD (this was in June of this year). I did. I've watched it twice through, second time with my wife. Starting now on the commentaries...
Other things I like: Videogames, guns, my Ford Mustang project car, playing with my 3 y/o daughter (not necessarily in that order). I've attended E3 every year except twice since its inception (and the Summer CES before that...)
My fav FF character: I identify the most with Jayne (i.e. the gun nut and blatantly pragmatic parts, not the mercenary with questionable ethics parts) but most appreciate the positive attitude and whimsy of Kaylee. I guess I'd want to be thought of as a combination of those two. How's that for diversity?

PEDME84

Thursday, July 22, 2004 6:00 PM

Alias: pedme84

Meaning of the alias: "pedme" is one of several ways to spell the tibetan word for "lotus flower," the most accurate would probably be "peme." 84 is a sacred jain number.

meaning of signature: it's a willow line from second season (written by joss). it was just such a me moment.

Gender: female

Age: 23

Where am I from: NJ and working on moving to Astoria. i had a place, but i may not have it anymore, and so it may take me even longer to get out of my parents' house. waah, finding an apartment is hard.

How did I get to know Firefly: well, seeing as how i want to be like joss whedon when i grow up, i thought i should watch his tv show

Other things I like: my passions are writing and mythology. i write mostly screenplays. right now i'm working on book for a musical which is the most exciting thing i've ever done! i'm also serious about mythopoeia.

My fav FF character: Kaylee. i just identify with her the most. kaylee/willow/fred are the smart, cute, girly, not physically strong characters. yep, that's me.

- emily

MYORANGEHAT

Thursday, July 22, 2004 6:04 PM

Alias: MyOrangeHat
Meaning of the alias: In reference to Jayne's orange hat he got in 'The Message,' but I'm sure y'all already figured that out.
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Where am I from: Philly (close to it anyway)
How did I get to know Firefly: I saw part of an episode on TV and loved it, but I turned it off before I saw more than ten minutes because I heard that they were going to air the pilot ep a couple weeks later. I wanted to start from the beginning. I watched the pilot on TV and was like 'WOW! I can't wait to see the rest of the episodes" Only to find out that it had been cancelled and they weren't going to air reruns. I think my reaction was something like "NOOOOOOOOOooooo!!"
Then I got the DVD set for Christmas(because I asked for it). Now I'm addicted and I post a lot at the OB. :)
Other things I like: Horses. Arthur C. Clarke books. Comics. I'm sure I like other stuff too but I can't think of anything else right now.
My fav FF character: Kaylee. She is just so happy and appealing. You can't not like her.

MYORANGEHAT

Thursday, July 22, 2004 6:07 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by oog:
Willowy said:
Quote:
Hey! I was raised in Alaska too, oog. Anchorage. Left in '84. Now living in Prescott Valley, AZ. What a coincidence!

Cool!!!

My dad lives in Anchorage and almost all my hubby's family lives there (and Wasilla), too. I was raised in North Pole (yup - that's the name of the town. It's not THE North Pole, just named that) and lived in Fairbanks some of the time as well.

Also, you (and anyone else) can call me Loni ;) That's why I put it in my sig, so people aren't forced to use my lame screen nick

_____________________
Great. Another exciting adventure in sitting.
Loni

I'm just gonna butt right into the middle of your conversation here. ;p
My uncle and his family live in Wasilla. I spent a whole summer with him there a few years ago. But he travels for work a lot so I ended up spending that summer all over Alaska. The towns I can think of off the top of my head where I stayed are: Wasilla, Fairbanks, Anchorage, Kenai, Soldatna, Delta Junction(REALLY small town). Please excuse my spelling, I'm sure it is quite bad.
I really liked Alaska, and if it weren't for winter, I'd love to live there. I don't even like the winters I get HERE far far south of Alaska. :)

-MyOrangeHat

RADHIL

Thursday, July 22, 2004 6:28 PM

Alias - Radhil Trebors

Meaning of Alias - first is a scramble of Haldir, the bit-character elf dude from LOTR, second is a reverse of my name (Robert) with the s just 'cuz it sounds better. How I ended up picking it is a long(ish) and dull tale, suffice to say I was an idiot at one point, and it's more of an in-joke on myself than any Rings geekiness.

The Vitals: I'm male, almost 27, and so far a lifelong New Yorker.

Found Firefly: I came to Whedon via Buffy. Specifically, The Body, which was the first episode I watched whole. After being hammered (despite not having a clue about any of the players), I figured I'd better pay more attention to his projects. So I watched Firefly on TV, but not seriously until Out of Gas. C'mon, it started with Train Job, cut me some slack.

Interests: I'm a gaming hound, and my few hangouts are mostly RPG boards. Any good sci-fi/fantasy I'm into, no matter the format, and if it has deeper stuff than ships-go-boom, so much the better: Lord of the Rings (dead tree or big screen), Farscape, Babylon 5, Joan of Arcadia, Buffy, Sword of Truth, Harry Potter... you can probably fill it in from there. I have many programming and writing projects I've started and never finished, which I'm trying to fix. Also barely practicing piano in between all other distratctions. Music tastes include classic rock, some 80s, some game soundtracks, and probably stranger stuff in the near future.

Best Character: I'd like to say Mal, but River is quite literally in my *brain*. I wish she'd stop muttering.

Radhil Trebors
Persona Under Construction

RHYMEPHILE

Thursday, July 22, 2004 6:30 PM

Alias: RhymePhile

Meaning of alias: I started writing The X-Files fan fiction in 98, and chose it because it combined my writing interests: rhyming and being an X-Phile. I've written other stuff (lots of humor), in all genres, (not FF yet, it's percolating) but RhymePhile suits me.

Gender: I'm all mysterious, ooooh.

Age: 29, 30 in December

Where from: NJ born and raised, and I currently commute every day into new York City to work

How I got into Firefly: Amazingly, and I'll bet I'm the only one to say this, but I don't own the DVDs -- yet. After Angel was cancelled, I finally got around to watching FF, which I rented from Netflix. I'll buy the set as a present to myself when I pay off my credit card!

Other things I like: The X-Files is my first and true love, Highlander, Buffy, Angel, Millennium, and any TV series that makes me think; anime and animation (The Simpsons, Batman the Animated Series, Invader ZIM, stuff like that), sci-fi, and a bunch of other things that would make this post too long

Favorite FF character(s): That would have to be Wash, hands down, for his light-hearted approach to life, for having fun, for not taking things too seriously, but for also taking care of business, for being true to his shipmates, and for being a man hopelessly in love and not afraid to show it.
And my second favorite would be Mal, for being completely different from Wash, for being dark, principled yet maladjusted, for being hard, unforgiving, and cynical, as well as for being honorable, brave, and righteous, even when he doesn't have to be. They're the yin and yang on Serenity.
I also love Kaylee for the way Joss has written her: innocent and pure, but the girl knows her stuff. She's young but intelligent, tough when she needs to be, and she has such a beautiful relationship with Mal. I hope we get to see more of that interaction in the film.

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"It's because they're stupid, that's why! That's why everybody does everything!"

~~ Homer Simpson

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