Get to know each other! (jpod101 user profiles)

[BlueSpikes]

How can you guys leave out 11! o.O

Well, It's the only one I've played. I heard that 10 was amazing, but I couldn't get past that breaking glass before each fight and then the way each person leaps forward in turn to make their move. Actually I couldn't get past being unable to save and then dying and having to sit through that really long opening scene that you can't skip, but I watched my little brother play and the breaking glass seemed annoying too.

I am playing FFXI too. I can see that I forgot to write that one...

What server do you play on?

[Jason]

How can you guys leave out 11! o.O

It's easy. I don't have a PS2. Yet.

[metablue]

I'm on Phoenix.

FFXI is on the PC too. There's a lot of talking with other players and macros and stuff, which must be difficult when you're using a PS2 mini-keyboard. It looks better on the PC as well.

[BlueSpikes]

I'm on Phoenix.

FFXI is on the PC too. There's a lot of talking with other players and macros and stuff, which must be difficult when you're using a PS2 mini-keyboard. It looks better on the PC as well.

Well I am on Midgardsormr

[metablue]

Aw. Second Life is a good one in that there's only one world. No separate servers. But it's not a game really, more like a 3D WWW.

[xavi1]

Name: Xavi
Age: 30
Place of birth: Barcelona, Spain
Furthest location travelled: France, England, Italy
Places you want to go: Central Asia, Japan, Australia
Spoken languages: Catalan, Spanish
Written Languages: Same as above
Languages in the process of learning: English, Japanese.
Hobbies: Reading, going out with my friends,
Occupation: Teacher
Education: Bachelor
Favorite Movies: The Godfather, Apocalipsy Now.
Favorite Bands: Depeche Mode, U2, Pink Floyd, Pearl Jam.
Ultimate Goal: Crisis, what crisis?!!

[annie]

Name: Annie
Age: 28
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan
Furthest location travelled: somewhere in S.E. Asia, i guess (Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei)
Places you want to go: everywhere that I haven't been already. starting with India, S. America, Africa, Eastern Europe, Okinawa
Spoken languages: English, Japanese, Spanish, basic Malaysian/Indonesian and Tai/Lao
Written Languages: same as above
Languages in the process of learning: Japanese. considering Chinese or Korean
Hobbies: snowboarding, studying in cafes
Occupation: Assistant English Teacher
Education: B.A. (Earlham College, Indiana)
Favorite Movies: Bring It On, Ferris Buellers Day Off, the Breakfast Club are all movies that I could watch again and I again.
Favorite Bands: I prefer singer-songwriters. Catie Curtis, Dar Williams, Bic Runga. and the Waifs. My recent Japanese favorite... Bump of Chicken
Favorite Video Games: not a video game person
Ultimate Goal: isn't that the million yen question.

[Abrassart]

Name: Jean-Michel Abrassart
Age: 30
Place of birth: Belgium
Furthest location travelled: Japan, South Africa, United States...
Places you want to go: Japan again...
Spoken languages: french, english
Written Languages: french, english
Languages in the process of learning: japanese
Hobbies: Aikido, comic books, skepticism about paranormal phenomena (especially ufos), philosophy, and of course learning japanese culture...
Occupation: I'm working for a youth organisation.
Education: psychology and philosophy.
Favorite Movies: "The New World" by Terrence Mallick.
Favorite Bands: U2
Favorite Video Games: "Project Zero 2: Crimson Butterfly"
Ultimate Goal: Becoming a famous writter in the area of skepticism and also philosophy (if I have the time ).

[roquesdoodle]

Name: Mike
Age: 35
Place of birth: Indiana, USA
Furthest location travelled: Ensenada, Mexico
Places you want to go:Japan, Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Spain
Spoken languages:English
Written Languages:English
Languages in the process of learning:Japanese
Hobbies: Playing guitar, recording/mixing music, hiking, yoga, video games, RPG (d20), watching deplorably bad movies with friends
Occupation: Donor Counselor for a blood bank and a writer (comic books, fiction)
Education: BA in English Education
Favorite Movies: The Princess Bride, LOTR, The Philidelphia Story, Casshern, Audition, The Bourne Identity, Zatoichi
Favorite Bands:Dream Theater, Joe Satriani, L'arc en Ciel, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Monkey Majik, Utada Hikaru and dozens more in all genres.
Favorite Video Games:Unreal Tournament, Guitar Hero, Heroes of Might and Magic (I-V)
Ultimate Goal: Leave it all a little better than I found it.

[Nohar]

Name:
Age: 26
Place of birth: Southern California
Furthest location travelled: Washington, D.C.
Places you want to go: Australia, Japan, Italy
Spoken languages: English
Written Languages: English, (does HTML count?)
Languages in the process of learning: Japanese, English (i dont think anyone can claim to have finished learning any language completely)
Hobbies: Reading, writing (when the writer's block lifts), philosophy, dabbling in various things computer-related such as audio/video editing, messing with webpages, observing the world, until about a year ago i hated anime but since then i've discovered anime/manga i do like.
Occupation: Just-above-minimum-wage slave, aspiring (read: wannabe) writer.
Education: Associate degree from community college, want to transfer to a real college but cant afford yet.
Favorite Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Fierce Creatures, The Big Lebowski, Jaws, Zero Effect
Favorite Bands: Electric Light Orchestra, Smashing Pumpkins, The Dears, Scorpions, Depeche Mode, Tears For Fears, just about anything classic rock
Favorite Video Games: I own an E-machine without a proper graphics card so most games are off-limits to me, Ace Combat Series (only played 4 & 5), Monkey Island Series
Ultimate Goal: Watch Japanese programs without subtitles (and converse in japanese competently), get enough things i write published so i can quit working (hah, maybe i should lower that to "get something i write published), discover a good philosophy, go back to college to make all of the above easier to accomplish

[botterli]

Name: Geir
Age: 31
Place of birth: Molde, Norway
Farthest location travelled: New York, USA
Places you want to go: Japan! Italy, France, Tanzania, everywhere
Spoken languages: Norwegian and English
Written Languages: same
Languages in the process of learning: Japanese!
Hobbies: Movies, music, skiing, comics, studying Japanese
Occupation: Designer of electronics
Education: MSc EE
Favorite Movies: Singin' in the rain, the usual suspects, in the mood for love, Bin-jip
Favorite Bands: Belle & Sebastian, MEW, Pearl Jam, Motorpshycho, Tool, The Mars Volta
Favorite Video Games: Half-Life 2 (I'm not playing that much)
Ultimate Goal:Make the world a better place

[Lintu]

Hi all, I'm new here!

Name: Lauren
Age: 23 (24 in Jan)
Place of birth: Dallas, TX
Furthest location travelled: Australia
Places you want to go: Japan
Spoken languages: English, French, Finnish
Written Languages: all romance languages
Languages in the process of learning: Japanese, Mandarin, ASL
Hobbies: languages, movies, cello, sports, working out
Occupation: market research analyst
Education: linguistics degree
Favorite Movies: In America, Dances with Wolves, the Prestige
Favorite Bands: Allman Brothers Band, CCR
Favorite Video Games: Final Fantasy XII, Guitar Hero, Earthbound
Ultimate Goal: learn more languages

[gaijinda]

Name: John
Age: 55 (oldest person on jpod101?)
Place of birth: Wichita, Kansas
Furthest location travelled: London and Japan
Places you want to go: Back to Japan
Spoken languages: English
Written Languages: English
Languages in the process of learning: Japanese of course
Hobbies: Studying Japanese, hiking, amateur radio
Occupation: Air Traffic Controller
Education: BS Telecom Management; Circus Clowning - Ringling Bros. Clown College
Favorite Movie: Tampopo by Juzo Itami
Favorite Bands: Bob Marley & the Wailers, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Sly & the Family Stone
Favorite Video Games: none
Miscellaneous: Spent a total of 10 months in Japan in 1988 & 1991. The 1st time I was a clown with Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus, performing in Sapporo, Tokyo & Osaka. The 2nd time I was Dean of Clown College Japan in Tokyo. I loved Japan and hope to take my family for a visit in 2007 or 2008.
Ultimate Goal:
1) Enlightenment...failing that, I'll settle for being a good husband and father.
2) I'd love to actually have a real conversation with someone in Japanese someday.

[botterli]

How could I forget Tampopo!? I get tears of joy just by thinking about it. And also feeling a bit hungry It's just incredible. Too bad the DVD is out of print

[adigomezu]

Hi everyone. Been here for a bit but never post. Thought Id introduce myself. My Japanese teacher told me about this website (Im glad she did)...

Name: Adi
Age: 33
Place of birth: Miami FL but live in Orlando FL
Furthest location travelled: Arizona
Places you want to go: Japan!!
Spoken languages: English, Spanish and little Japanese
Written Languages: English, Spanish
Languages in the process of learning: Japanese
Hobbies: Traveling (I tend to travel within the US alot for Jrock shows and anime conventions), love horror movies, reading/writing, meeting new people
Occupation: Receptionist
Education: some college (almost done with AA)
Favorite Movies: Too many but I also LOVE Jdramas ^^v
Favorite Bands: Despairsray, 12012, Girugamesh, Combichrist, Imperative Reaction..Mostly listen to Jrock/Visual Kei Japanese bands/ gothic & industrial stuff
Ultimate Goal: To visit Japan next December and get better at Japanese