Behold the arrival of a newbie who's bad with titles...

[Ness the dragon]

Hi, there, everybody. I've been a fan of the comic for about a year now, but I just got the impulse to join the forum today, so here I am (not trying to claim "lurker" status, I'm just saying). Anyway, stuff about me...I'm an 18-year-old undergrad at my university. I'm an English major, but I want to write for a living, so I'm probably going to take another one under my belt so I can get a job after college while I try to get published. My hobbies include reading (I'm mostly a very finicky SF and fantasy reader, but my favorite writer is Stephen King) and gaming (I have all the major consoles, but I work on a Mac, so I don't play many computer games). I also enjoy anime and the occaisional game of Magic. That's about all I can think of to mention, so I'll just leave it at that.

[dwin]

Fan of sci-fi huh? What do you like to read?

[Il Palazzo Sama]

GAH! an english major....masochist.


Welcome....we've got a thread for you to write stuff. expardon my horrible spelling, and grammer.

[Prospero]

I have the urge to morph into the grammar nazi here, but my will against it is strong. You will be safe.


For now.

Posted Sat Apr 10, 2004 10:32 pm:

And welcome.

[Rorschach]

An English Major?
/me salutes
Welcome to the forums

[RandyWang]

but I work on a Mac, so I don't play many computer games

Shame on you, good sir! There are a great many games for the Macintoy, hence the name! Why sir, I would challenge you to a duel had you not been a user of that greatest of platforms!

As it is, though, I heartily welcome you to the forums! Punch 'n' pie are to the left!

[SoloSapian]

Read any of the Dark Tower series yet? If not, SHAME ON YOU.

[Ness the dragon]

The Dark Tower is my favorite work that King has done, no worries there. As for what SF I like, I used to be a pretty avid reader of the Star Wars novels, but I lost interest in high school, so my favorite writer in the genre is currently Bradbury. I have been known to check out new stuff, though, dwin, so if you have any reccomendations, I'm willing to try just about anything once.

[confusedcious]

Ness of ClanBOB??
Good to see you....

[dwin]

[quote="Ness the dragon";p="318289"]I have been known to check out new stuff, though, dwin, so if you have any reccomendations, I'm willing to try just about anything once.[/quote]

Hmm...my current favorite would have to be Peter F. Hamilton's The Reality Dysfunction, Neutromium Alchemist, and The Naked God trilogy. Good read, lots of well-developed characters, heavy sci-fi space opera stuff. About 3000+ pages in total though. If you want to get a feel for the author and the series, try reading A second Chance at Eden. After that, I'd recomend Alstair Reynold's Revelation Space.

[Makh]

Welcome TO (I would prefer to use "in" or "on" but Wocket said it was "to" so...) the forum Ness the dragon.

[wocket]

Heh. Yes, welcome to the forum. Enjoy your stay, and don't eat all the pie.

[zoderian]

Moooo <--spam

And hiya to you <--greeting

[LazarusPrime]

Welcome to the forums Ness the dragon. As no one else has offered you cake, I will. *wings a cake in Ness' direction*

[Ness the dragon]

Hail, Confusedcious! How's it hanging?
*catches cake out of mid-air and munches*
Mmm...tasty.