Oh yeah.... actually I've been hangin' around since the end of the beast. Sometimes gettin involved sometimes just lurkin.
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:33 pm
Omnie
Well, ok. I'm a college student, studying something to do with molecular biology and computer science. I got caught up in the beginning of MU/Metacortechs, came in here with the flood of Matrix fans, and have been lounging around ever since. I love the stories of these things, with all the developing plotlines and characters and the like. They're sort of like aggresively interactive novels, and that's awesome. I'm following ilovebees now. Can't wait for that plot to come together.
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 10:27 pm
aiesha_anonymous
ok. well, i'm 27, australian and working in arts admin. but i'm meant to be writing. pretty much everytime you see me here, or anywhere else, i'll be meant to be writing. unfiction is now *the* major component of my procrastination routine.
i found my way here via william gibson. read 'pattern recognition', checked out his site, read a thread about cool sites which led to cloudmakers and the story of the beast, which led here. what i found here, despite the initial intimidation of being surrounded by so many extremely clever people, i guess, to be soppy, felt kind of like home. i love the whole concept of args, i love the community here, i love that playing args makes me smarter.
so that's me
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:45 pm
greywolf
How could I possibly follow that.....
It all started with majestic, 'muda tried to interest us in the Beast but (dumbly) I thought that majestic was going to be great and stuck with that. Lurked through most of the aforementioned games, there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to actually participate. Now I'm stuck in the Kingdom,LotGD and gameneverending, they're a bit easier to do on my own time.
I've been here (UF) since the beginning, I'm not sure how I got here or how to leave
editted to add:lothg, another addiction
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:18 pm
joebrent
joebrent, give you three guesses what my real name is (answer below!). I sprang like a well from a dream of Vishnu, although it turns out Shiva was doing the old 'pouring water' prank at the time, which explains a lot. Brown hair and eyes, average height, weight, and build, distinguishing scar on my upper right forearm, and a tattoo on the left that reads: "steal this arm - A. Hoffman". 6 years with the R.A.F, 32 confirmed kills in WWI including the Red Baron's slightly less-talented nephew, the Mauve Jackadandy. 4 years as a contract player for MGM Studios, I was the 17th man to yell, "No, I am Spartacus!" Years later, while working as the Chief of Thorasic Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, I successfully removed George W. Bush's extraneous nipple; while he was under, I helped myself to his spleen as well, and fashioned it into a charming coin-purse. You can purchase my paintings, sculpture, and videos of my one-man show Ribald Cheboygan Nights at http://www.pabulum.org.
Also the internet. I invented the internet.
Edit: turns out there actually is a pabulum.org. The composer of this post remains not responsible for any pabulum, effluvium, valium, gingham, hokum, Belgium, or gruesome flotsam and jetsam contained therein
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:47 pm
Varin
Nightmare Tony wrote:
The fun part to move will be the two amusement park rides I have in my collection ....(a log flume and a teacup ride, FYI, not kiddie rides...)
Wow, it must be a little more difficult for you to ask your buddies to help you move.... I would think you would get alot of - Um, sorry Tony, I'm um, busy that day.
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:38 am
Nightmare Tony
am Tony, pretty much here for comic relief. Seriously, saw the remains of Beast and later Mu and then it looked like Syzygy was going online so got super excited and signed up. Still in a holding pattern like everyone else for S.
For my real life, I design and repair vintage arcade games (and yes, I do program and do hardware and circuit design). Am also writing muisc for an upcoming major horror movie and am prepping to move my entire farm from Socal to Missouri, following my job. It will help with my major dream of building a haunted house. Too hard to do in Socal, so its a case of watch this space in a couple of years. The fun part to move will be the two amusement park rides I have in my collection ....(a log flume and a teacup ride, FYI, not kiddie rides...)
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:00 am
rowan
/me jumps on the bandwagon as well.
I'm Rowan (or nawoR for those that see me in chat during the day). Although I remember reading about The Beast when it was starting, I never played it - I looked at the Bangalore U site, got confused and never went back. Fast forward to earlier this year and me being absolutely bored and finding The Beast Guide online and walking myself through all the cloudmaker sites. From there I found ARGN and UF - just in time to catch the pre-game of Aware. Now I'm just trying to absorb all the new ARGs that are coming out of the woodworks. Not that I'm complaining.
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 6:34 pm
abysmal
hello-hello XD
i'm melissa malice or abysmal or whatever else you want to use (i'm sure i'll be sticking with those two names 'round these parts) and i'm totally new to all this. i am lame at puzzles but i like watching other people do things and i like to help when i can.
20, miami, florida international university student studying english, a person with too much time on her hands.
and i like the bees game cause it has my name in it *snickers*
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 6:21 pm
krystyn
I'm krystyn, and I played the Beast starting on the very night that the A.R.M. rallies were being held. I wish I had gone to the Chicago one, since I live in the city, but how was I to know what I was getting myself into?
I flew from playing right into puppetmastering - I worked on Lockjaw, and then Project MU (Matrix/Metacortechs).
Right now I am playing bees, but I think I might also catch up with Urban Hunt.
I have a boring day job, but I do a lot of acting on the side.
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 5:03 pm
AnthraX101
Well, I'm AnthraX101 and played Majestic for a bit, but didn't get to know anyone else in the genre until CTW. I'm an all around computer nerd, but I get outside every once in a while
AnthraX101
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 12:16 pm
konamouse
/me is here to tease Fireball's cats.
Found ARGs from Push,NV (I'm a big TV freak, second only to TienLe).
Totally enjoyed/immersed myself in CTW (and got a taste of BTS as I created the first ARG love triangle with Heather-Bruce-Angie). Got a pair of expensive pantyhose before Search4E collapsed. Lurked for Acheron, skipped MU, still hanging in AWARE, avoiding the Bees, and totally immersed in UrbanHunt (dying to be an Online Advisor for a Reality TV show).
you can call me "Heather" (not my real name) or "kona", I'll answer to both.
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:30 am
fireball
I am only here for Scrappy's l33t flashing.
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:04 am
Wishi-san
Oh well, if everyone's joining in.
I first signed up after lurking for a bit I for Project MU (as Wishi not this username) and have since attempted to suck up every bit of ARG goodness that I could.
Anyhow, give it another year and I'll be going into uni. Most probably doing a comp sci degree of some sorts.
I spend way too much time on here, and computers in general, and like to dip my hand in everything and learn a bit about as much as I can.
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 10:59 am
ScarpeGrosse
And i'm only here for my l33t Flashing and mooning skills