Late to the party, as usual.

[Antonia 5]

Hey there!  ^-^

 

So... yeah.  I've been around since like.. I dunno.  '03 or '04 or something, speaking in terms of KotOR and whatnot anyways.  Been coding, modding, on the net, and obviously 'around' a whole lot longer than that, but that's another story.

 

Anyways..  had one of those long periods of 'life gets in the way', but I'm back in the saddle again, and trying to catch up on 'where all the cool kids hang out' nowdays.  Most of these sites didn't even exist back in the day, so it's a learning curve.

 

Um.. let's see.  I enjoy gaming (duh), old TV shows most people think are ancient, cheesy, crappy, or some combination of those like Buffy, and all the Trek stuff, and other old crap that doesn't immediately spring to mind.  Some semi newer stuff like say Firefly, but honestly I am pretty picky about which shows I watch, and almost never watch 'current' stuff, because I have no patience and hate waiting for new episodes.  ^-^

 

I also get into a lot of anime over a fairly wide variety of genres, though there's obviously still a whole lot of it I've never seen.  I dig programming, though like Fair Strides, I'm more the self-taught sort.  Mostly experience in C, but I can usually pull apart just about anything if I can lay hands on a decent compiler, a few help files and maybe some source, so I've dabbled with all sorts of crap..  some HTML/CSS/Javascript when I need to deal with the web, though I don't really like web development, but it's a handy place to archive my other crap at least..  Um.. dabbled some with Ruby, Python, Perl, Java... probably some stuff I completely forgot these days..  Used to incorporate a LOT of inline assembly in my old C/C++ projects, but not so much use for it really these days...

 

I'm a huge music fan, and again, across more genres than most people are probably aware of.  My least favorites are probably country and rap, though even both of those have examples that I do enjoy, so I can't say I hate anything.  Among the more favorite types would be classic rock, older metal, symphonic stuff, the near-dead true bards (singer-songwriters with just their voice and maybe a piano or guitar) and *good* blues.

 

I also do a lot of reading.. mostly fantasy, sci-fi, and graphic novels, but I'm no stranger to classic literature, historical accords, or cultural works either, and again, I try to keep an open mind and not reject almost anything out of hand.

 

I own an '09 Dodge Challenger, manual 6-speed, 6.1 Hemi, and I love to drive, especially on the rare occasions I can really let that car do what it was built for, though sadly, most of the time that'd just get me lots of very expensive tickets, so I have to keep it reigned in.  The car I drive and its rear wheel drive train, plus the fact that I live up in Wisconsin and the usual condition of our lovely roads from about November to March should give you some idea that I'm a hell of a good driver, I love and respect classic American muscle cars, and I'm a sucker for speed.  

 

Bleh. I bloody hate 'about me' boxes and intros, since I always waffle back and forth between babbling way too much, and not really knowing what the heck to say.  I guess I'll tack on the fact that I'm old and crabby, though still love to laugh and try to have a good time no matter what's going on, I'm of open mind but strong opinions, so expect a fair debate from me, but a debate nonetheless until given good reasons to change my mind.  

 

So yeah.  Before this just rambles off into incoherent insanity, I'll just say if there's something you wanna know, ask me.  If it's all just too shocking to post up here, you know where my PM box is.  ;p

 

Glad to be here.  ^-^

 

-Kitt

[InSidious 237]

Hey, KK, welcome back!

 

I wasn't around in 03-04, but I do remember you from when you were around in... 08-09, maybe? (That was two years ago, right? )

[Antonia 5]

LOL Something like that.   I swear.. half the time I catch myself saying something like "...5 years ago" I'm actually talking about like 1990 or some crap.  xD

 

And yeah.. I did manage to pop back in for a short time back a ways..  coulda very well been 08-09-ish.  Sadly, things were still more of a mess than I really knew at the time, so.. it didn't stick.  Hopefully, things will work out a bit better this time around.  

 

In any case, it's always good to know at least a few people remember you.  ^-^

 

-Kitt

[Fair Strides 510]

Besides our recent chats on LF, I had only met you by reputation and through your work.

 

I don't actually recall telling you that I was self-taught, so thanks for taking the time to do a bit of research.

 

If you need to know anything (about me, about new tools, or just getting back in the saddle) feel free to either PM me or I'm almost constantly on Skype.

[Antonia 5]

Besides our recent chats on LF, I had only met you by reputation and through your work.

 

I don't actually recall telling you that I was self-taught, so thanks for taking the time to do a bit of research.

 

If you need to know anything (about me, about new tools, or just getting back in the saddle) feel free to either PM me or I'm almost constantly on Skype.

Your saddle or mine?

 

...er, maybe that'd qualify as one of those areas where I should know more about you before I start tossing out the jokes and the flirting?  

 

Anyways, I think I caught wind of your self-taught nature while browsing other threads to kinda catch up a bit.  I don't often jump in and reply in such cases, as it's kinda like butting into a conversation at a party, though it depends on the topic and whatnot to a point, but I'm kinda an expert lurker.  I pick up all sorts of stuff while I'm over here in my little corner. 

I don't really do any of the various chat software... mostly because either I bug people to death (I'm kinda verbose if you hadn't noticed already), or I'm knee deep in ten things already, and the constant "you have another damn message" alerts drive me up a wall.. though I've been known to make exceptions from time to time.

 

But at a minimum, I can definitely at least find one of your PM boxes, so yeah.. I'm sure something will come up before long I wanna know and can't find, and now I know who to bug about it.  (See what you've done?...)  hehe

 

-Kitt

[Fair Strides 510]

Your saddle or mine?

 

...er, maybe that'd qualify as one of those areas where I should know more about you before I start tossing out the jokes and the flirting?  

Hmm... Is it the quote above or the sleeping bag and flannel hoodie that's making my face feel hot?

 

Anyways, I think I caught wind of your self-taught nature while browsing other threads to kinda catch up a bit.  I don't often jump in and reply in such cases, as it's kinda like butting into a conversation at a party, though it depends on the topic and whatnot to a point, but I'm kinda an expert lurker.  I pick up all sorts of stuff while I'm over here in my little corner. 

I don't really do any of the various chat software... mostly because either I bug people to death (I'm kinda verbose if you hadn't noticed already), or I'm knee deep in ten things already, and the constant "you have another damn message" alerts drive me up a wall.. though I've been known to make exceptions from time to time.

 

I don't mind verbose. You should see some of the chats I have with other modders (Sith Specter and I've gotten pretty long-winded on Sleheyron a few times...)

 

But at a minimum, I can definitely at least find one of your PM boxes, so yeah.. I'm sure something will come up before long I wanna know and can't find, and now I know who to bug about it.  (See what you've done?...)  hehe

 

-Kitt

Hey, why be Hoarder Keeper of Knowledge if you aren't around to share it? I've made it my business to learn the engine.