Introduce Yourself.

Name: Melissa

Function: Sometimes cranky collector/programmer

Location: Kentucky and Tennessee

Favorite anime people know: Fushigi Yuugi, Slayers, InuYasha

Favorite anime people might not know: Juuni Kokki

Favorite artist/creative person in anime/manga: Yuu Watase, Rumiko Takahashi

Least Favorite Anime: MD Geist, Kurogame Communication, ODIN, Stratos 4

Cosplay: Heck Yeah

Conventions attended: Middle Tennessee Anime Convention, Otakon, DragonCon, Animazement, Anime Central, ChibiCon, ChaosCon, C-Kon, Anime Weekend Atlanta, SugoiCon

Seen fansubs on VHS: Yes, first was @ 1992 - many gen Ranma

When I'm not watching anime: I'm... hmmm.... going nuts sewing or am reading when not doing programming.

What I really want to do: Be an artist, photographer, or vet

What did you have for breakfast: I don't eat breakfast.

Can you rollerskate backwards: Barely

Musical instrument(s): saxophone & clarinrt, but haven't played in couple years

Last good book you read: Argh, don't remember. I have been forced to read .Net books so turned me off regular reading currently.

Favorite Comics: A Distant Soil, early Elfquest, Giffen/DeMattis Justice League

Favorite live-action movies: Labyrinth, 1st & 3rd Indiana Jones, Star Trek 2 & 4

Which team do you support: Only interested in college basketball - Louisville Cardinals

What do you look like: http:\\www.icosplay.com would be a good place to start ;-)

True love, absolute power, or lots of cash (no "money-buys-me-power" answers): Right now, would go for lots of cash

Beer, hard liquor, cocktails, or non-drinker: No drinks for me

Age you discovered that you probably don't want to be eating hot dogs: About 16, but would occasionally break for bratwurst

first anime ever: StarBlazers & Battle of the Planets

ice cream: mint chocolate chip

Name: Joe Boeing

Function: End user and cel collector

Location: Oxnard, California

Catchphrase: Goshdangdarnnit!

Favorite Anime Quote: Too many to mention

Favorite anime people know: ??? = my tastes aren't mainstream

Favorite anime people might not know: Princess Nine,Galaxy Fraulien Yuna, Pretty Sammy TV/ Magical Project S, Virgin Fleet, Ruin Explorers

Favorite anime studio: Artmic, Madhouse, Gonzo

Favorite artist/creative person in anime/manga: Toshihiro Hirano Arina Tanemura and Yuu Watase

Least Favorite Anime: Neon Genesis Evangelian (sp?), any Gundam but the origional

Cosplay: yes

Conventions attended: Anime Con '91, AX95-01 and 03, Fanime 02 and Ani-Magic 02-03

Seen fansubs on VHS: Yes.

When I'm not watching anime: I'm writing, trying to get my film studio off the ground, working or asleep

What I really wanted to do: I wish I had bought the Kahm cel I saw at AX a couple years ago

What did you have for breakfast: I don't eat breakfast.

Can you rollerskate backwards: used to.

Musical instrument(s): none... learning guitar very badly

Last good book you read: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Favorite Book Quote: It's from a conversation I read years ago between Kit and Lord Soth from a Dragonlance novel... Sadly I can't remember what is is.
Favorite Magazines and/or Comics: I don't read mags anymore... not even gaming mags. I haven't read an english comic in 10 years or so either.

Favorite rhythm game: none..,. but I like the mumsic in DDR

Favorite live-action movies: Evil Dead trilogy, six string samurai, Bubba Ho-tep, Battle Royal I & II, Robocop (origional/uncut), Field of Dreams, Dances with Wolves, Dark Crystal, Labrynth, Blade Runner and Natural City, RAD, Short Curcuit, and many more

Which team do you support: Dodgers and Celtics


What do you look like: www.geocities.com/nekojinkun/Cosplay/Main.html


Ever owned an 8-track player: Yep, and I have tapes as well

Travelled more than six time zones away from home: Yep, I went to Egypt and many other places on a cruse with my parents.

If money were not a problem, I'd live here: Japan

True love, absolute power, or lots of cash (no "money-buys-me-power" answers): True love... I'm a hopeless romantic

Broken bones: about 8

Beer, hard liquor, cocktails, or non-drinker: non-drinker... 29 years old and never had a drink

Age you discovered that you probably don't want to probibly don't want to be eating hot dogs: I still do... only kosher franks, please.

Number of jigsaw puzzles you've completed, lifetime: maybe 3-5


music: old-style country, 80's power balads and love songs, the capenters, the eagles, America, folk. Music died to me when Nirvana became popular

first anime ever: speed racer

goal in life as a teenager: to own my own business and to be an actor

favorite game: Elder ScrollsII: Daggerfall

favorite constant: What ever your looking for it's always in the last place you look.

broken hearts, inflicted or sustained: to many to count

ice cream: mint chocolate chip

We have to introduce ourselves? What is this, a cotillion? "Pleased to make the honor of your acquaintance, I am Cathryn..she who smells like rabbits." Geez. Anyone who wants more dirt on me can dig it up at my site.. http://groups.msn.com/SecretFanBase. I would do a full write-up here, but my computer is giving me trouble again.

Favorite Anime- Gundam Wing, Outlaw Star, Weiss Kreuz, possibly Cowboy Bebop and I'm getting into Kiddy Grade.

Major Obsession- Video RPGs. Final Fantasy, Suikoden, etc. Currently playing Wizardry and caught in the moldy fort.

Personal- Let's not get nosey.

What I look like- There's pics on my site. I'm average looking with calico hair and brown eyes.

Roomates- One black cat (Misty) and two rabbits (Holly and Jack).

Broken Hearts- Classified.

Function- Uh..... I dunno. My keychain says "I was put on this Earth to make your life miserable." I work with coffee.

Likes- Coffee. Chocolate. Black cats. Phoenix stuff. Video RPGs. 80's-90's music. Fashion dolls. Vanilla Bourbon perfume. Fall weather.

Dislikes- This could take up a whole site.

Major Pet Peeve- People who think they're all that when they 'aint.

Minor Pet Peeve- People who are all that and know it.

What I learned in the past year- A bale of hay is very large and will cost $20 to ship to NY.


That's all you need to know.

Joining in the fun.

Name: Katie. Keiti was the name of my little elf on EQ. It's pronounced the same as my real name- it just looks neater!

Function: I single-handedly am supporting the economy- I love shopping! Job-wise, I am a Backyard Bird-feeding Specialist.

Location: Home has always been in the northwest bit of Pennsylvania since 1977.

Favorite anime people know: Escaflowne (my 1st anime love). Fushigi Yuugi. Fruits Basket. Full Metal Panic. (I like anime with that 'fff' sound in their titles, I guess.)

Favorite anime people might not know: Marin to Melan aka Brigadoon.

Favorite anime studio: Studio Pierrot because of all the goodies they gave us when we toured their studio :-)

Cosplay: No.

Conventions attended: none in the USA. Did get to enjoy the International Anime Fair in Tokyo this year (2004)

Seen fansubs on VHS: nope.

When I'm not watching anime: Mostly I am working. I also enjoy birding and the outdoors.

What I really wanted to do: Get paid to do nothing.

What did you have for breakfast: I don't eat breakfast.

Can you rollerskate backwards: yes.

Musical instrument(s): Used to play the Clairenette (lol but I don't remember how to spell it)

Favorite Magazines and/or Comics: Birding Business, Giftware News (that whole retail business thing), WildBird, and NewType USA

Favorite rhythm game: I really lack any kind of rhythem skills.

What do you look like: If I had an evil twin, I would look exactly like her.

Ever owned an 8-track player: huh?

Travelled: Canada, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Ireland, and Japan.

If money were not a problem, I'd live: here. I love my home, we never get deadly weather, earthquakes, mudslides, etc. We do get lots of snow, but I can handle that.

True love, absolute power, or lots of cash (no "money-buys-me-power" answers): Money. I want true love (I was raised on happily ever after stories) but the cynical side of me says that'll never happen.

Beer, hard liquor, cocktails, or non-drinker: Mostly non-drinker. I like strawberry daquiries once in a while in the summer.

Age you discovered that you probably don't want to be eating hot dogs: actually, I never liked them as a kid, but I'll eat them now.

Number of jigsaw puzzles you've completed, lifetime: probably about a hundred. most challenging one was a two-sided puzzle that had the same design (jellybeans) on both sides.

music: lots of Yoko Kanno music, alternative classical groups like Bond and TSO, 80's pop punk and rock, folk music, old Irish ballads, and anything else that catches my ear.

favorite constant: Avagadro's number. Do you celebrate Mol Day on October 23rd? Traditional foods include Mol-lassess cookies and Le-Mol-ade. Blame my high school chem teacher.

broken hearts, inflicted or sustained: too many sustained to count.

ice cream: peanut-butter cup

pet: an extremely psychotic cat-like ball of fur named Roswell. Beware the glowing eyes.

Name: Sonja shadowcat_7 or shadownekko I have been Kitty by my friends for my catlike love of naps. I perfer cat though because it is not gender oriented, helps keep the majority of pests from bothering me. Shadow because I dislike the spotlight.

Function: Member

Location: Misawa City, Japan until 2006
Catchphrase: Fantasy often makes more sense than reality. Or "Revenge is a dish best served cold but Mischief is best served hot!"

Favorite Anime Quote:

Favorite anime people know: EscaFlowne, Inu-Yasha, Samurai Troopers, Ranma 1/2

Favorite anime people might not know:DN Angel, Master of Mosquiton, Flame of Recca, Sohryuden

Favorite anime studio:

Favorite artist/creative person in anime/manga: Rumiko Takahashi

Least Favorite Anime: Sailor moon right now
Cosplay: Not yet

Conventions attended: none yet

Seen fansubs on VHS: Yes.

When I'm not watching anime: I am cleaning house raising my monsters or attending to daily life
What I really wanted to do: Play jazz/pop piano in some unknown hotel bar for loose change. Or I'd like to be a filmmaker. I'm sure I'd be untalented at both.

What did you have for breakfast: Coffee, I don't eat breakfast I am too busy cleaning up after everyone else.

Can you rollerskate backwards: No.

Musical instrument(s): none

Last good book you read: DarkSteel Eye by Jess Lebow

Favorite Book Quote: Sorry I am a voracious bookworm so have too many
Favorite Magazines and/or Comics: Manga, National Geographic
Favorite rhythm game:none

Favorite live-action movies: First X-Men
Which team do you support: Texas Rangers

What do you look like: I am average American height, brown hair, hazel eyes everything else changes according to my mood that day

[6-17-04]

Ever owned an 8-track player: Yes but long since gone, kinda miss my Tom T. Hall tape though

Travelled more than six time zones away from home: Texas is my home state. Have been on both coasts, lived in Italy, spent time in England, and living in Japan

True love, absolute power, or lots of cash (no "money-buys-me-power" answers): Lots of money, That way the kids(both adult and young) could have wonderful childhoods.

Broken bones: Never.

Beer, hard liquor, cocktails, or non-drinker: Beer.I rarely drink but I do enjoy hard Lemonade

Age you discovered that you probably don't want to be eating hot dogs: 8

Number of jigsaw puzzles you've completed, lifetime: 45( I think been doing them for a long time)

[6-18-04]

music: Comedy 80's rock some stuff from the 90s, Enya, Wierd Al Yankovich
odd or even: Odd
first anime ever: Macross

goal in life as a teenager: Escaping my hometown

favorite game:not much of a gamer

favorite constant:
broken hearts, inflicted or sustained: 8
ice cream: Butter Pecan