All About You (Part II) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Andsigil · 12-21-2008, 04:34 AM

My God, everyone here is so young.

Lalwendë · 12-21-2008, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Andsigil

My God, everyone here is so young.

Oh no they aren't!

*in best pantomime tradition*

There are a lot of 'more mature' people on this site, in contrast to many Tolkien sites!

Ibrîniðilpathânezel · 12-21-2008, 08:56 AM

Name (that you go by): Where? Here? Ibrin, or Ibri. In real life, Mary Jean (though I answer to MJ)

Age: 55

Occupation: at the moment, Life. At other times, composer, freelance musician, writer, artist, designer, seamstress, milliner... bunch of other stuff

Future Aspirations: getting beyond my PTSD

Goal in life: finding a real symphony orchestra to play my symphonies

Short term goals: winning the lottery would be nice, but I’ll settle for finishing a few unfinished projects

Passion: music, astronomy, most of the arts

Hobbies: same as passions, plus gardening, reading, studying odd languages, quilting, other weird crafts

Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): Ai. “Famous,” hm? Well, I was once a filksinger and songwriter of some note (partial pun intended), I published a fairly well respected fanzine for some 15 years or so, I had the good fortune to become friends with three out of four of my favorite authors (Tolkien’s the one I missed, drat), and did some beta reading for Anne McCaffrey. I’ve owned several successful businesses of my own, have gotten within a hair’s breadth of having one of my original novels published (I have actually written 39), and have managed to complete six symphonies and four suites inspired by Tolkien’s writings. And I always thought I’d never be more than a song writer. I am also very proud of my father, who headed up one of the divisions of GM that designed subsystems for NASA’s Project Apollo.

Fave book: That’s actually quite difficult to say. LotR is one, but not the only, though it probably had the greatest influence on my life. I have enjoyed many, many books, but my four favorite authors have been Tolkien, Anne McCaffrey, Katherine Kurtz, and Gordon R. Dickson.

Fave movie: Again, impossible to say. The list would be ridiculously long, because what I enjoy changes with my mood.

Fave sport: None. I used to be an avid bicyclist and hiker, but injuries have put an end to those pastimes. And as I prefer to participate rather than observe, I don’t much care for watching sports. Though my family, having its roots in Green Bay, used to worship at the Church of St. Vincent of Lombardi every Sunday when I was a kid.

Fave store: None.

Fave music: Also impossible to say. There is no genre of music or composer thereof that I entirely like or dislike. My greatest influences have probably been Debussy, Ralph Vaughn Williams, Tchaikovsky, Bernard Hermann, Alan Hovhaness, John Williams, George Gershwin, myriad varieties of folk music, music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and Gregorian Chant.

What you can't stand: Bullies, hypocrites, control freaks, liars, bigots, narcissists... well, what do you expect for someone trying to recover from PTSD?

What you plain dislike: Mushrooms, beets, insects, and anything else I’m allergic to, anything pickled and anything with mayonnaise.

Who you admire: My voice and composition instructors from my college days. And my Dad.

What you most love to do: Compose music, or sing. Playing instruments is not so easy anymore, alas, because of damage from many severe injuries. Write, draw, bake.

Your self-confessed flaws: I’m a worry-wart, tend to be overly critical of myself, and have a rather explosive temper (the necessary control of which tends to make people think I’m hypersensitive, or emotionally detached. If they only knew...). My self-esteem stinks, and I have abandonment issues from childhood that manifest in very odd ways. I want others to be happy at the expense of my own happiness and self-esteem.

What intrigues/fascinates you: Life, the universe, and myriad things both in and beyond it. Which explains why in Tolkien's world I as most fascinated by the Ainur.

What scares you: Can’t easily be summarized.

Quotation to live by: “If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.” (Doc Brown in Back to the Future).

Additional comments: Who said everyone here is young? Then again, what is “young”? As was said by, of all people, Douglas MacArthur: “Youth is not entirely a time of life: it is a state of mind. It is not wholly a matter of ripe cheeks, red lips, or supple knees. It is a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions – nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.”

Mithalwen · 12-23-2008, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Lalwendë

Oh no they aren't!

*in best pantomime tradition*

There are a lot of 'more mature' people on this site, in contrast to many Tolkien sites!

I think you will find that a lot of us are in our prime...

Lhunardawen · 12-23-2008, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

I think you will find that a lot of us are in our prime...

Perhaps even prematurely, in the case of others.

Mithalwen · 12-29-2008, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

Perhaps even prematurely, in the case of others.

I think it is more a state of mind than an age, my darling neglected girl.

The Might · 12-29-2008, 09:44 AM

Btw, does it make sense to update the profile after 1,5 years?

Strongbow · 12-29-2008, 10:31 AM

Name (that you go by): (Apparently) Bowie
Age: 18 in July
Occupation: Student
Future Aspirations: B.S. in Astrophysics, Physics, and perhaps pick up a B.A. in French while I'm at it
Goal in life: I'd like to be the youngest winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
Short term goals: complete my IB stuff on time and to the best of my ability
Passion: Knowledge
Hobbies: Watching movies, reading, listening to music, watching sports (hockey, rugby, football, and baseball mostly)
Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): making incredibly grades on tests without studying/doing homework
Fave book: One Hundred Years of Solitude, Trinity, and Lord of the Rings
Fave movie: Apocalypse Now, Dune, Star Wars, Gangs of New York
Fave sport: Hockey
Fave store: music stores
Fave music: Grunge, punk (legitimate punk, which means barely anything nowadays, mostly old school and 80s hardcore), rap (mostly nerd rap, but some mainstream rap is bearable), classic rock, funk

What you can't stand: People who are so committed to a viewpoint they can't see past it, but claim they're being self-righteous

What you plain dislike: Waiting in airports, ignorance, and ignorant people who believe themselves to have a lick of substance
Who you admire: My mother, Irish republicans
What you most love to do: Think
Your self-confessed flaws: Too much anger, overuse of irrational dialectic
What intrigues/fascinates you: The universe as a whole, especially black holes and Gamma Ray Bursts
What scares you: Heights
Quotation to live by: "Do not go gentle into that good night/Rage, rage against the dying of the light."- Dylan Thomas

Additional comments:

12-21-2008, 04:34 AM	#1
Andsigil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Deepest Forges of Ered Luin Posts: 733	My God, everyone here is so young. __________________ Even as fog continues to lie in the valleys, so does ancient sin cling to the low places, the depression in the world consciousness.

12-21-2008, 08:56 AM	#3
Ibrîniðilpathânezel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the Helcaraxe Posts: 733	Name (that you go by): Where? Here? Ibrin, or Ibri. In real life, Mary Jean (though I answer to MJ) Age: 55 Occupation: at the moment, Life. At other times, composer, freelance musician, writer, artist, designer, seamstress, milliner... bunch of other stuff Future Aspirations: getting beyond my PTSD Goal in life: finding a real symphony orchestra to play my symphonies Short term goals: winning the lottery would be nice, but I’ll settle for finishing a few unfinished projects Passion: music, astronomy, most of the arts Hobbies: same as passions, plus gardening, reading, studying odd languages, quilting, other weird crafts Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): Ai. “Famous,” hm? Well, I was once a filksinger and songwriter of some note (partial pun intended), I published a fairly well respected fanzine for some 15 years or so, I had the good fortune to become friends with three out of four of my favorite authors (Tolkien’s the one I missed, drat), and did some beta reading for Anne McCaffrey. I’ve owned several successful businesses of my own, have gotten within a hair’s breadth of having one of my original novels published (I have actually written 39), and have managed to complete six symphonies and four suites inspired by Tolkien’s writings. And I always thought I’d never be more than a song writer. I am also very proud of my father, who headed up one of the divisions of GM that designed subsystems for NASA’s Project Apollo. Fave book: That’s actually quite difficult to say. LotR is one, but not the only, though it probably had the greatest influence on my life. I have enjoyed many, many books, but my four favorite authors have been Tolkien, Anne McCaffrey, Katherine Kurtz, and Gordon R. Dickson. Fave movie: Again, impossible to say. The list would be ridiculously long, because what I enjoy changes with my mood. Fave sport: None. I used to be an avid bicyclist and hiker, but injuries have put an end to those pastimes. And as I prefer to participate rather than observe, I don’t much care for watching sports. Though my family, having its roots in Green Bay, used to worship at the Church of St. Vincent of Lombardi every Sunday when I was a kid. Fave store: None. Fave music: Also impossible to say. There is no genre of music or composer thereof that I entirely like or dislike. My greatest influences have probably been Debussy, Ralph Vaughn Williams, Tchaikovsky, Bernard Hermann, Alan Hovhaness, John Williams, George Gershwin, myriad varieties of folk music, music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and Gregorian Chant. What you can't stand: Bullies, hypocrites, control freaks, liars, bigots, narcissists... well, what do you expect for someone trying to recover from PTSD? What you plain dislike: Mushrooms, beets, insects, and anything else I’m allergic to, anything pickled and anything with mayonnaise. Who you admire: My voice and composition instructors from my college days. And my Dad. What you most love to do: Compose music, or sing. Playing instruments is not so easy anymore, alas, because of damage from many severe injuries. Write, draw, bake. Your self-confessed flaws: I’m a worry-wart, tend to be overly critical of myself, and have a rather explosive temper (the necessary control of which tends to make people think I’m hypersensitive, or emotionally detached. If they only knew...). My self-esteem stinks, and I have abandonment issues from childhood that manifest in very odd ways. I want others to be happy at the expense of my own happiness and self-esteem. What intrigues/fascinates you: Life, the universe, and myriad things both in and beyond it. Which explains why in Tolkien's world I as most fascinated by the Ainur. What scares you: Can’t easily be summarized. Quotation to live by: “If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.” (Doc Brown in Back to the Future). Additional comments: Who said everyone here is young? Then again, what is “young”? As was said by, of all people, Douglas MacArthur: “Youth is not entirely a time of life: it is a state of mind. It is not wholly a matter of ripe cheeks, red lips, or supple knees. It is a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions – nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.” __________________ Call me Ibrin (or Ibri) :) Originality is the one thing that unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of. — John Stewart Mill

12-29-2008, 09:44 AM	#7
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Btw, does it make sense to update the profile after 1,5 years? __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

12-29-2008, 10:31 AM	#8
Strongbow Wight Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South of the Capital Wasteland Posts: 119	Name (that you go by): (Apparently) Bowie Age: 18 in July Occupation: Student Future Aspirations: B.S. in Astrophysics, Physics, and perhaps pick up a B.A. in French while I'm at it Goal in life: I'd like to be the youngest winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics Short term goals: complete my IB stuff on time and to the best of my ability Passion: Knowledge Hobbies: Watching movies, reading, listening to music, watching sports (hockey, rugby, football, and baseball mostly) Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): making incredibly grades on tests without studying/doing homework Fave book: One Hundred Years of Solitude, Trinity, and Lord of the Rings Fave movie: Apocalypse Now, Dune, Star Wars, Gangs of New York Fave sport: Hockey Fave store: music stores Fave music: Grunge, punk (legitimate punk, which means barely anything nowadays, mostly old school and 80s hardcore), rap (mostly nerd rap, but some mainstream rap is bearable), classic rock, funk What you can't stand: People who are so committed to a viewpoint they can't see past it, but claim they're being self-righteous What you plain dislike: Waiting in airports, ignorance, and ignorant people who believe themselves to have a lick of substance Who you admire: My mother, Irish republicans What you most love to do: Think Your self-confessed flaws: Too much anger, overuse of irrational dialectic What intrigues/fascinates you: The universe as a whole, especially black holes and Gamma Ray Bursts What scares you: Heights Quotation to live by: "Do not go gentle into that good night/Rage, rage against the dying of the light."- Dylan Thomas Additional comments: __________________ Is é gáire ár gcuid páistí a bheas mar dhíoltas againn. - Roibeard Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh Last edited by Strongbow; 12-29-2008 at 10:37 AM.