Where is everyone from?? - Page 22 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

AbercrombieOfRohan · 01-10-2009, 02:50 PM

Ha! I know what you mean... I've tried multiple times to read the Lord of the Rings in Spanish or Catalan, but I always end up failing miserably...

Also, I've been living in Barcelona, Spain for the past two years. Sorry, Brinniel! And after all that hard work too.

Lhunardawen · 01-11-2009, 05:55 AM

Abercrombie! Nice to see you drop by.

I haven't seen you in quite a while (not that I've been present for most of the past couple of years).

I must say, I am most amused by the obvious change in location for Mac and Eomer.

Oh, and a teeny weeny edit: symestreen should be written as symestreem. Great job with this, Brinn!

The Might · 01-11-2009, 08:44 AM

I too find this fact very strange... only three people living in Germany...

Either all Germans leave to foreign countries (like Mac

) or indeed the B-d does not get so many.

When I still was a member on the LotR Plaza there was quite a large German group there.

Anyway, I am amazed to have just read that Estelyn lives in Lippstadt!

That's a bit more than one hour's drive from here... awesome!
Now we just need some more people from the region and we can organize a big B-d meeting!

Brinniel · 01-11-2009, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Abercrombie

Also, I've been living in Barcelona, Spain for the past two years.

Ooh, very interesting. Did you move there to study abroad, by any chance?

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Originally Posted by Lhuna

Oh, and a teeny weeny edit: symestreen should be written as symestreem.

Thanks for the note, I never see these tiny details!

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Originally Posted by Lhuna

I must say, I am most amused by the obvious change in location for Mac and Eomer.

Have you ever noticed with BDer couples, it seems to be the male who moves to the female's location. How I love that.

AbercrombieOfRohan · 01-11-2009, 12:17 PM

Haha, yes, I started out studying abroad here and then I liked it so much that I never left!

Nice to see you too, Lhuna! I've been around, but I hardly ever have time to post. Real Life loves to get in the way of the most important things... we should do away with it.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 01-11-2009, 03:12 PM

I have been thinking a bit about this thread. . . Technicaly Abers is from the USA and Mac from Germany, they just live abroad.

Atleast I would still say "I am from Denmark" even if I moved to say Argentina.

Laurinquë · 01-12-2009, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Morthoron

Add me to the list, I suppose. Royal Oak or Traverse City, MI....depending on the weather, and whether I feel like shoveling snow; or, rather, more snow than I am currently shoveling. Did I mention there are only two seasons in Michigan: winter...and construction.

It's the same in Alaska too; but it's also known as winter ...and tourist season. Well, that's what it usually is. It remains to be seen whether we will have tourists this year.

Looking at the first list, I was quite surprised to see that there used to be two other BDer's in Anchorage. I wonder what became of them. I think TheGreatElvenWarrior and I need to do some recruiting. Thanks for adding me by the way.

By the way Brinniel, not to be bothersome but Laurinquë has a diaeresis above the 'e'. Very important.

Lhunardawen · 01-13-2009, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brinniel

Have you ever noticed with BDer couples, it seems to be the male who moves to the female's location. How I love that.

Huh, true. Iiiiinteresting.

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Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

Atleast I would still say "I am from Denmark" even if I moved to say Argentina.

What's in Argentina?

Rune Son of Bjarne · 01-13-2009, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

What's in Argentina?

Beef, wine and women.

Lalwendë · 01-13-2009, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

I have been thinking a bit about this thread. . . Technicaly Abers is from the USA and Mac from Germany, they just live abroad.

Atleast I would still say "I am from Denmark" even if I moved to say Argentina.

I take that to a whole other level...I only moved about 90 miles away into the enemy territory of Yorkshire where they have only just invented fire and the wheel and I still say I am from Lancashire, which confuses people if they see my address

Soon, I hope, this aberration shall be rectified

HerenIstarion · 01-13-2009, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Lalwendë

I take that to a whole other level...I only moved about 90 miles away into the enemy territory of Yorkshire where they have only just invented fire and the wheel and I still say I am from Lancashire, which confuses people if they see my address

Soon, I hope, this aberration shall be rectified

Local patriotism is a habit hard to die... and can be taken even further than that sample above

my movement to my lady's place after the marriage took at most two miles of journeying off my previous place of residence, merely into different district of the same town, and still 4 years thence I find myself naming the name of my 'original' district when asked about my whereabouts

Rikae · 01-13-2009, 10:28 AM

Hmph, now everybody will think Mac is American, and therefore, that I have no taste in men.

(Kidding, kidding, nothing wrong with American men. Also, American kezboards are the best - I wish I was tzping on one now.)

Rune Son of Bjarne · 01-13-2009, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

I take that to a whole other level...I only moved about 90 miles away into the enemy territory of Yorkshire where they have only just invented fire and the wheel and I still say I am from Lancashire, which confuses people if they see my address

Soon, I hope, this aberration shall be rectified

Well, actually I am from the Island of Amager only a few kilometers away from Frederiksberg and when you tell people that, they look at you like you are from another planet.

Of course Amager does not have the best reputation and is known as "The **** Island"

HerenIstarion · 01-13-2009, 01:50 PM

**** = Rose? soul? love? mist?

Rune Son of Bjarne · 01-13-2009, 02:58 PM

Oh is that word not allowed. . . ehm lets call it The Rubbish Island then.

Rikae · 01-13-2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by HerenIstarion

**** = Rose? soul? love? mist?

I'm guessing it's the last one.

BGreg · 01-15-2009, 06:06 AM

Hey I'm from Croatia. You had a discussion about it some three years ago, right? Is Amrod the Hunter still the only Croat here?

AbercrombieOfRohan · 01-15-2009, 05:09 PM

Take away all my fun then Runey! it's so much more fun to say that I live in Spain.

... Maybe I'll start saying I'm from the United States again after Jan. 20...

(No offense meant. Just joking

)

Brinniel · 01-16-2009, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Abercrombie

Haha, yes, I started out studying abroad here and then I liked it so much that I never left!

Lucky you, I really wish I could've stayed behind forever after my semester abroad, but unfortunately that was just not possible.

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Originally Posted by Rune

I have been thinking a bit about this thread. . . Technicaly Abers is from the USA and Mac from Germany, they just live abroad.

Well yeah, I agree the phrase "where are you from" tends to indicate towards the idea of where you were born or raised. After all, while I go to school in Boston, I'm certainly not a Masshole. Yet I think it's the title of this thread that can be misleading...it should probably be called "Where is everyone located?" Because while it's interesting and all to learn BDers' origins, I think it's just as nice to know where everyone currently lives, especially in case of any future BD gatherings. And as far as I know, most BDers have been listing their current locations anyway.

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Originally Posted by Laurinquë

By the way Brinniel, not to be bothersome but Laurinquë has a diaeresis above the 'e'. Very important.

Heh, well you see I do not have that character on my keyboard and I'm too lazy to copy and paste. But I will go fix it just for you.

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Originally Posted by BGreg

Hey I'm from Croatia. You had a discussion about it some three years ago, right? Is Amrod the Hunter still the only Croat here?

It seems so. Though unfortunately, he is no longer an active member here. But I'll add you to the list.

Pitchwife · 01-24-2009, 08:10 PM

Another German here. Born and raised in the north-eastern corner of Bavaria, living part of my time in Tübingen, other part in a tiny village in the Hunsrück (near Mainz, a little west of the Rhine).

Lalaith · 02-26-2009, 02:43 PM

Right. This may seem like an odd request, but I need some advice.
Could any Downers who are, have been, or know anything about, being a university/college student in Ohio, be so kind as to send me a PM?

Isabellkya · 02-27-2009, 02:54 AM

Oregon, USA.
St. Helens and McMinnville - depending on the month. xD

Groin Redbeard · 02-27-2009, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Isabellkya

Oregon, USA.
St. Helens and McMinnville - depending on the month. xD

Then we have three Orgegoners here. Pio and Gwath are also from Oregon!

Isabellkya · 02-27-2009, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Groin Redbeard

Then we have three Orgegoners here. Pio and Gwath are also from Oregon!

I'm not familiar with Orgegoners. Where might they be from? xD

Mnemosyne · 02-27-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Isabellkya

I'm not familiar with Orgegoners. Where might they be from? xD

Legend has it they were descended from Medusa.

LadyBrooke · 02-27-2009, 07:27 PM

I'd give you all the name of my town but you'd all just stare at the computer screen blankly.

I live in the country side outside of a very, very, very tiny town in Southern Indiana about 30 miles north of Louisville, Ky, and am very glad to be living in the country again. I hate living in town - big cities and the countryside are better for not having the everybody know your buisness. Specifically I live on a farm in the country with horses, dogs, and cats along with various wildlife such as coyotes, foxes, racoons and owls.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 03-01-2009, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Laurinquë

It's the same in Alaska too; but it's also known as winter ...and tourist season. Well, that's what it usually is. It remains to be seen whether we will have tourists this year.

Looking at the first list, I was quite surprised to see that there used to be two other BDer's in Anchorage. I wonder what became of them. I think TheGreatElvenWarrior and I need to do some recruiting. Thanks for adding me by the way.

Wait a minute. What list are you referring to? Am I missing something?

Eönwë · 03-01-2009, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

Wait a minute. What list are you referring to? Am I missing something?

This one

By the way, if Brinn doesn't want to update or do a new list, I'm tempted to do one myself.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 03-01-2009, 04:33 PM

Thank you. I was very confused there for a moment.

Brinniel · 03-01-2009, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Eonwe

By the way, if Brinn doesn't want to update or do a new list, I'm tempted to do one myself.

No worries, I had been meaning to update but was distracted by WW. But hey, I was only three names behind.

It's all updated now, btw.

Azaelia of Willowbottom · 03-01-2009, 10:32 PM

I just realized I never said where I was from. I'm from Massachusetts

Brinniel · 03-01-2009, 11:03 PM

Ooh, someone who is in the same state as me!

I currently live/go to school in Boston.

Brinniel · 03-05-2009, 09:41 PM

Meh, this post doesn't really belong here, but I don't know where else to put it and I don't want to start a new thread since it isn't exactly Tolkien related...

I'm just curious to see if anyone would happen to be interested in recording a narration for a school project I'm starting on. I'm editing a travel log about Cotswolds and the voice-over I was given happens to be an American woman with a really annoying voice. If there's any way I can avoid using that voice-over, I'd love to since it sort of makes me cringe to hear it. The reason I'm posting on the BD (rather than try to find someone locally) is because I'd love to have a narrator from the UK if at all possible, although if someone who's not from the UK is interested, please say so. Anyone with a clear speaking voice and a mic that doesn't hiss will do.

If you are interested, PM me.

Azaelia of Willowbottom · 03-29-2009, 03:51 PM

Brinn--Not only the same state, but a similar area. I go to school in Salem, though when I'm home, I live a fair drive west of there.

I've actually been playing with the idea of maybe moving to Boston at some point after graduating from college in 2010. It has a great theater scene and I need to build my resume before I even think about moving to NYC. And I just like Boston. It's a cool city.

TheOrcWithNoName · 05-19-2009, 06:31 AM

I live just on the boundaries of south-west Birmingham here in England.

I consider myself quite fortunate to share the same experiences as Tolkien did during his formative years living in the city, especially enjoying the splended views of the Clent, Lickey & Malvern Hills; along with visiting Sarehole Mill & Moseley Bog, especially the latter as it was thought it influenced Tolkien in his writings about the ancients forests of LOTR, especially The Old Forest & Fangorn.

Of course another Tolkien influence in LOTR was the destruction of the country-side to be replaced by industry: of machine, brick, metal, fire & smoke. Clearly the city of Birmingham was during the 18th, 19th and early 20th century recognised as a leading contributor of the industrial revolution that swept the country during that period.

Obviously this growth came at a cost to the wild countryside when Birmingham (and other cities) expanded at a phenomenal rate both in area & population.

When I watch the LOTR films and see Saruman tear down the trees of Isen and stoke the huge underground furnaces where his servents toil day & night producing armour & swords of iron & steel, along with the scouring of Hobbiton, I am convinced he was influenced in his allegory by the heavy industry that pock-marked the city during his early years.

I seem to have waffled on & on. Oops

Erendis · 05-19-2009, 09:02 AM

Well,I am from the country that is always summertime,the country of useless politisians but cunning merchants,the very birth-place of democracy and classic art,the country of great seas ad stunning mountains,of souvlaki,of the mother that kills her own children....
Guess which country it is...

***Mithadan*** · 05-19-2009, 09:14 AM

Greece?

Erendis · 05-19-2009, 09:30 AM

Exactly!
Have you ever been here?Anone else of you?

Aganzir · 05-19-2009, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Erendis

Have you ever been here?Anone else of you?

No but I voted for you in the Eurovision Song Contest. Does that count?

wilwarin538 · 05-19-2009, 11:39 AM

hmm, I spotted this and couldn't remember if I've ever said where I'm from!

I'm up here in northern Ontario, Canada. Home of snow and hockey! Yay!

01-11-2009, 08:44 AM	#843
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	I too find this fact very strange... only three people living in Germany... Either all Germans leave to foreign countries (like Mac ) or indeed the B-d does not get so many. When I still was a member on the LotR Plaza there was quite a large German group there. Anyway, I am amazed to have just read that Estelyn lives in Lippstadt! That's a bit more than one hour's drive from here... awesome! Now we just need some more people from the region and we can organize a big B-d meeting! __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

01-13-2009, 01:50 PM	#854
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	**** = Rose? soul? love? mist? __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

01-24-2009, 08:10 PM	#860
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Another German here. Born and raised in the north-eastern corner of Bavaria, living part of my time in Tübingen, other part in a tiny village in the Hunsrück (near Mainz, a little west of the Rhine). __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

02-26-2009, 02:43 PM	#861
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Right. This may seem like an odd request, but I need some advice. Could any Downers who are, have been, or know anything about, being a university/college student in Ohio, be so kind as to send me a PM? __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

02-27-2009, 02:54 AM	#862
Isabellkya Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Amongst trees. Posts: 919	Oregon, USA. St. Helens and McMinnville - depending on the month. xD __________________ But I was clinging to her like a homicidal monkey.

01-10-2009, 02:50 PM	#841
AbercrombieOfRohan Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 311	Ha! I know what you mean... I've tried multiple times to read the Lord of the Rings in Spanish or Catalan, but I always end up failing miserably... Also, I've been living in Barcelona, Spain for the past two years. Sorry, Brinniel! And after all that hard work too.

01-11-2009, 05:55 AM	#842
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Abercrombie! Nice to see you drop by. I haven't seen you in quite a while (not that I've been present for most of the past couple of years). I must say, I am most amused by the obvious change in location for Mac and Eomer. Oh, and a teeny weeny edit: symestreen should be written as symestreem. Great job with this, Brinn!

01-11-2009, 12:17 PM	#845
AbercrombieOfRohan Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 311	Haha, yes, I started out studying abroad here and then I liked it so much that I never left! Nice to see you too, Lhuna! I've been around, but I hardly ever have time to post. Real Life loves to get in the way of the most important things... we should do away with it.

01-13-2009, 10:28 AM	#852
Rikae Mellifluous Maia Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A glade open to the stars, deep in Nan Elmoth Posts: 3,489	Hmph, now everybody will think Mac is American, and therefore, that I have no taste in men. (Kidding, kidding, nothing wrong with American men. Also, American kezboards are the best - I wish I was tzping on one now.)

01-15-2009, 06:06 AM	#857
BGreg Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central Europe Posts: 24	Hey I'm from Croatia. You had a discussion about it some three years ago, right? Is Amrod the Hunter still the only Croat here?

01-15-2009, 05:09 PM	#858
AbercrombieOfRohan Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 311	Take away all my fun then Runey! it's so much more fun to say that I live in Spain. ... Maybe I'll start saying I'm from the United States again after Jan. 20... (No offense meant. Just joking )

02-27-2009, 07:27 PM	#866
LadyBrooke Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The modern day version of Edoras: horses, wind, rolling plains =) Posts: 507	I'd give you all the name of my town but you'd all just stare at the computer screen blankly. I live in the country side outside of a very, very, very tiny town in Southern Indiana about 30 miles north of Louisville, Ky, and am very glad to be living in the country again. I hate living in town - big cities and the countryside are better for not having the everybody know your buisness. Specifically I live on a farm in the country with horses, dogs, and cats along with various wildlife such as coyotes, foxes, racoons and owls. __________________ Busy, Busy, Busy...hoping for more free time soon.

03-01-2009, 04:33 PM	#869
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	Thank you. I was very confused there for a moment. __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

03-01-2009, 10:32 PM	#871
Azaelia of Willowbottom Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: By the Sea Posts: 446	I just realized I never said where I was from. I'm from Massachusetts __________________ "Wherever I have been, I am back."

03-01-2009, 11:03 PM	#872
Brinniel Reflection of Darkness Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Polishing the stars. Well, somebody has to do it; they're looking a little bit dull. Posts: 2,983	Ooh, someone who is in the same state as me! I currently live/go to school in Boston. __________________ Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

03-05-2009, 09:41 PM	#873
Brinniel Reflection of Darkness Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Polishing the stars. Well, somebody has to do it; they're looking a little bit dull. Posts: 2,983	Meh, this post doesn't really belong here, but I don't know where else to put it and I don't want to start a new thread since it isn't exactly Tolkien related... I'm just curious to see if anyone would happen to be interested in recording a narration for a school project I'm starting on. I'm editing a travel log about Cotswolds and the voice-over I was given happens to be an American woman with a really annoying voice. If there's any way I can avoid using that voice-over, I'd love to since it sort of makes me cringe to hear it. The reason I'm posting on the BD (rather than try to find someone locally) is because I'd love to have a narrator from the UK if at all possible, although if someone who's not from the UK is interested, please say so. Anyone with a clear speaking voice and a mic that doesn't hiss will do. If you are interested, PM me. __________________ Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

03-29-2009, 03:51 PM	#874
Azaelia of Willowbottom Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: By the Sea Posts: 446	Brinn--Not only the same state, but a similar area. I go to school in Salem, though when I'm home, I live a fair drive west of there. I've actually been playing with the idea of maybe moving to Boston at some point after graduating from college in 2010. It has a great theater scene and I need to build my resume before I even think about moving to NYC. And I just like Boston. It's a cool city. __________________ "Wherever I have been, I am back."

05-19-2009, 06:31 AM	#875
TheOrcWithNoName Animated Skeleton Join Date: May 2009 Location: Birmingham, central England Posts: 48	I live just on the boundaries of south-west Birmingham here in England. I consider myself quite fortunate to share the same experiences as Tolkien did during his formative years living in the city, especially enjoying the splended views of the Clent, Lickey & Malvern Hills; along with visiting Sarehole Mill & Moseley Bog, especially the latter as it was thought it influenced Tolkien in his writings about the ancients forests of LOTR, especially The Old Forest & Fangorn. Of course another Tolkien influence in LOTR was the destruction of the country-side to be replaced by industry: of machine, brick, metal, fire & smoke. Clearly the city of Birmingham was during the 18th, 19th and early 20th century recognised as a leading contributor of the industrial revolution that swept the country during that period. Obviously this growth came at a cost to the wild countryside when Birmingham (and other cities) expanded at a phenomenal rate both in area & population. When I watch the LOTR films and see Saruman tear down the trees of Isen and stoke the huge underground furnaces where his servents toil day & night producing armour & swords of iron & steel, along with the scouring of Hobbiton, I am convinced he was influenced in his allegory by the heavy industry that pock-marked the city during his early years. I seem to have waffled on & on. Oops __________________ "No that's fame. Fame has a fifteen minute half-life, infamy lasts a little longer."

05-19-2009, 09:02 AM	#876
Erendis Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Imloth Melui,with Yoreth's sister...Just finished the Panadol stock. Posts: 398	Well,I am from the country that is always summertime,the country of useless politisians but cunning merchants,the very birth-place of democracy and classic art,the country of great seas ad stunning mountains,of souvlaki,of the mother that kills her own children.... Guess which country it is... __________________ Ah,it's good to be home again!

05-19-2009, 09:14 AM	#877
*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,393	Greece? __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.

05-19-2009, 09:30 AM	#878
Erendis Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Imloth Melui,with Yoreth's sister...Just finished the Panadol stock. Posts: 398	Exactly! Have you ever been here?Anone else of you? __________________ Ah,it's good to be home again!

05-19-2009, 11:39 AM	#880
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	hmm, I spotted this and couldn't remember if I've ever said where I'm from! I'm up here in northern Ontario, Canada. Home of snow and hockey! Yay! __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin