| This thread is for members who would like to introduce themselves to the rest. There are a number of us not acquainted, as I am with all of you. I thought it would be good to make this sticky so that members can introduce themselves at any time. You can include why you decided to join, what you hope to get out of your time here, your favourite discussion topics, likes, dislikes, or just anything that floats your boat. I'll start: My name is Liam and I'm from Scotland. I'm someone who actively practices and studies grammar, logic and prose. I've spoken at least once to all of you, and some of you I know a bit better. I made this club because I wanted to bring together all the people who I have enjoyed associating with the most on MAL, or the one's who I have wanted to get to know better the most. Naturally, this is still a discussion club, and even though I've reiterated that the focus is conversation, it wouldn't be appropriate to invite certain kinds of users: trolls, shitposters or illiterate people. I left the door open to applications because I would like to see the club continue to grow, in response to a continued social success here. There may come a time when I need to kick someone from the club, and this would only be because they have broken the rules. I should take a lot of care so that I don't admit anyone who could threaten the code of this environment. I don't want to be authoritarian nor stand above anyone else, though, and so I'd like to ask you all to continue to give me a small hand in trying to make this club work together. Thanks, Liam |
JustaCratMay 14, 2017 12:11 PM
| Im old, am a huge fan of Star Trek, and I study philosophy with an interest in epistemology and epistemic responsibility. But since all people are flawed, I enjoy watching Teen Titans Go. Pleased to meetcha |
| There is absolutely no reason why I should accept "turn your brain off" as a valid excuse to defend a poor show. ~ blatant ad: https://myanimelist.net/blog/Crusader_8 I spend the time to write it, so please read it lol |
| My name is Caitlin. I am a science student who specialized in biology, but I'm not quite sure what I want to do career wise yet despite continuing my education. I'm considering perhaps going to vet school, as I happen to have a soft spot for animals and find it interesting, but I'm not sure. I'm constantly changing my mind. I really need to come to a final decision on something soon... Anyway, moving on. I married my insignificant other of over 5 years back in November. I would like to have children once my husband and I start our careers (if I ever decide on one), but for now I just have two bratty cats. I mainly like to watch anime, read manga, read books, run, cook, and bake in my free time. I also enjoy playing video games, hiking, graphic designing, and ice skating from time to time too. My favorite video game series is Fire Emblem. I also like the Harvest Moon, Pokemon and Zelda series. Splatoon is a huge favorite of mine too. I'm an overgrown child who only likes to watch cartoons and Disney movies. Sometimes I'll play adult for a few minutes to watch the news or the latest Game of Thrones episode, but other than that you can expect to see Teen Titans Go and Spongebob Squarepants on my TV (much to my husband's dismay). I'm also kind of obsessed with health and exercising. I'm not too sure what to say about myself in terms of personality. I'm very mood based and can behave differently depending on my mood. I loathe being called "Kate" or any other play on my given name. Nice to meet you! |
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| @Usagi, so you definitely won't mind if I call you "Katie?" I'm Alex. I've just finished my BA in Sociology and I'm moving onto Law school in September. Academically, I'm interested in everything. I would take every course if I had the time and money, but alas, we only get so many years on this blue marble and I don't feel like paying off student loans for eternity. My academic career has taken me through psychology, sociology, anthropology, women's and gender studies, political science, philosophy, computer science, history, and English literature. I've managed to avoid physics, math, bio, and chem, although I don't mind those subjects -- although my interest in physics is quite high. As far as relevance to this group, I'm a little familiar with philosophy on a surface level, but I'm by no means an authority on any of it. The courses I've taken have involved philosophy of religion, ethics, and death. I'm familiar with a lot of major philosophical arguments, but as most of us are aware, this is one area where not much is settled. My interests are somewhat vanilla. I play a good amount of video games. Used to game a lot before college, but now I mostly play CSGO. I'm actually really passionate about video games. I was going to get into video games media or computer science if law school didn't work out. I also play guitar and piano to an acceptable degree. I do have a pretty good ear, but again, college doesn't let me justify practicing for hours every day. I go snowboarding a couple times a year and I'm starting to get into old novels, so I hope to get some Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte in over the summer. I like wrenching on cars and hope to restore on someday. I like all kinds of cars, but 90s Japanese sports cars have a special place in my heart. Perhaps one non-vanilla interest I have is in flipping butterfly knives, though I'm not particularly good at it. I speak and read Russian and Ukranian, though my Ukranian is quite rusty since I haven't used it in years. I can write in both to an acceptable degree, but once again, it has been a while since I've done it. It's hard to describe what kind of person I am without editorial obfuscation, but I'm quite a reserved person, not very social or outgoing, don't like to draw attention to myself, and don't do well with confrontations. I'm not a fan of this label since it's thrown around meaninglessly, but I suppose I am shy at times and I do take quite some time to warm up to people I meet, but I generally try to be pleasant and agreeable. My online presence isn't quite the same, but I like to think that generally, I'm just a less awkward and reserved version of my real self when I'm online. Sorry for the long essay, but I hope I was able to paint a clear enough picture. Also note the length because I find that typical of my posts. |
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{My given name is considerably archaic, feel free to call me Esch}, currently aiming for college. I tend to drift over a few of my interests, hence the lack of set preferences. However some things I do take a liking to would be: Literature (preferably lesser known ones), tranquillity, drawing, making an un-favourable impression on others, critiquing usage of the word social, neuroscience, patterning behaviours (which often ends up less than satisfactory), math, and looping songs until I'm eternally done with hearing them. Though I'd seldom voice opinionated insight without weighing odds (and I do ask that you keep in mind ), my views and duly religious beliefs can be quite biased. ~~That one person particularly bad at introductions. |
EschMay 1, 2017 11:32 AM
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