Author Topic: Who are you/What do you do outside of the gaming business? (Read 3739 times)

VonDouche · « **on:** January 25, 2006, 05:14:36 PM »

I feel with all the new members to fites due to the 100ml that we need to have another one of these threads. Just introducing ourselves and telling a little about ourselves.

i'll start in a few.

VonDouche · « **Reply #1 on:** January 25, 2006, 05:30:08 PM »

Name: Nick Woodruff
Game handle: VonDouche
Age: 18
Gaming group: FITES (york division)
Favorite game: BF 1942/ BF2
Favorite energy drink: redbull
Location: Mechanicsburg, PA
Occupation: Student, Circuit City(warehouse), Event Central (tent lead). (i work 40hrs a week and go to school all day)
How many hrs a day I game: depending on what time i get home. usually none, everyonce and awhile 1.
What you like to do for fun In the winter, SKI (season passholder at ski roundtop/ liberty/ whitetail) Summer, nothing. i work 60-80hrs a week.
Favorite type of music Indie, Rock, Punk
Favorite Bands Against Me!, Anti-Flag, Strike Anywhere, Iron & Wine, The Decemberists, The Streets

and of course a pic of yourself.

Keep adding new things to this, lets make this one real interesting.

TekieB · « **Reply #2 on:** January 25, 2006, 05:54:33 PM »

Name: Andy Babin
Game handle: TekieB
Gaming group: FITES (Ephrata Division)
Favorite game: UT
Favorite energy drink: redbull
Location: Ephrata, PA
Occupation: Buss boy at lillys on main (local upscale place). and sound/light techie, some computer support, I guess i'm a student
What you like to do for fun Play with computers, build servers, take pictures (lots) for school and personal use, listen to music. I'm slowly but quickly turning into an OSS/nix geek, guess the distro of my avatar, and win a prize
Favorite type of music Indie, industrial/electronica, I try and stay away from the RIAA
Favorite Bands Varies from week to week, right now its:
Say anything
Panic! At the Disco
Propellerheads
Deathcab for cutie

pic:

kona · « **Reply #3 on:** January 25, 2006, 05:54:37 PM »

Name: Tomi Brokaw
Game handle: kona
Nationality: Australian American (Dual citizenship)
Home town: Kailua-Kona (born), Sydney (Raised)
Location: Abbottstown, PA
Favorite Pastime: Spending time with my boys
Favorite game: UT2004
Occupation: Dad, System builder, Beta tester, Client Support @ The Hershey Co.
Education: MS in Psychology, minors in Business and Marine Biology from Stanford University
How many hrs a day I game: 1-2
Favorite type of music: Rock & Classical

No pic yet...........

Corr · « **Reply #4 on:** January 25, 2006, 08:25:01 PM »

Name: Corey Miller
Game handle: Corr
Gaming group: T&B
Favorite game: CS:S,BF2,BF1942
Favorite energy drink: Bawls
Location: Chambersburg,PA
Occupation: Work at Raido Hill Pizza Hut On LWW varies 25-40 hrs a week, school when I wake up. Play in a band (drums)
What you like to do for fun Drum,Hang out, Game, girlfriend, driving sometimes, sleep
Favorite type of music Hardcore, metal, punk, some emo
Favorite Bands As I Lay Dying, Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold,NoFx,Rancid,Zao
Senses Fail, Hathorne Heights,It Dies Today,Alkaline Trio,The Used

Pic...

.:F3ar0n:. · « **Reply #5 on:** January 25, 2006, 09:37:16 PM »

Name: Dave Broadwater
Location: Marietta, PA
Game handle: F3ar0n
How many hrs a day I game: 3-8
Gaming group: Fites I Guess
Favorite game: UT, BF2, AOE3 (So Many To Choose From)
Favorite energy drink: Bawls, MD MDX, AMP
Occupation: Runner/Busser at Bube's Brewery out towards Mount Joy. Do some tech support and web dev work on the side.
What you like to do for fun: Game Online, Mod/Config my Comp (squeezing every last mhz I can from it) Upload Useless Stuff Online, Mess Around with the Various Linux Distro's...
Favorite type of Music: Techno, New Age Rock, Screamo (Anything But Rap)
Favorite Bands: Depends on the Mood....Usually

Dark New Day
Staind
Slipknot
Shinedown
Yellowcard

*Pic Not Available Yet...I'm In the Gallery Though...

Fabio · « **Reply #6 on:** January 25, 2006, 10:30:41 PM »

Name: Tony Hehnly
Location: Ephrata, pa
Game handle: Fabio
How many hrs a day I game: 3 if im lucky
Gaming group: ...
Favorite game: Tetris... no joke it never gets old
Favorite energy drink: Colt 45
Occupation: Mall rat, trying to find jobs
What you like to do for fun: Goto music events, play guitar, PWN NOOBS
Favorite type of Music: Anything but U2 and Yellowcard
Favorite Bands: Black Flag Then it goes by flavor of the week... this week:
Cassidy
Bright Eyes
Paul wall
King Crimson
Gwar
R.L. Burnside

The Shoctor · « **Reply #7 on:** January 26, 2006, 08:12:54 AM »

Name: Mark Kreafle
Game handle: ShadoHawk
Age: 25
Gaming group: MMZ
Favorite game: CS:S
Favorite energy drink: Water
Location: Baltimore, MD
Occupation: Network Administrator
How many hrs a day I game: 22
What you like to do for fun: Stuff... Drinking!
Favorite type of music: Everything!
Favorite Bands: Keller Williams, BNL, Dar Williams, System of a Down, Toucan Pirates, Clan An Drumma, many others!

No pic... seeing as I am invisible.

ToBe3D · « **Reply #8 on:** January 26, 2006, 08:47:47 AM »

Name: Toby Strait
Game handle: ToBe3D
Age: 33
Gaming group: none currently
Favorite game: whatever looks/plays good without messed up controls - Currently I am 1/2 way thru Quake 4, but HL2, Gun, and Far Cry were also nice
Favorite energy drink: never had one - I drink water and tea mostly, never alcohol
Location: Dallastown, PA
Occupation: Systems admin/ payables
How many hrs a day I game: potentially many, but my download obsession gets in the way
What you like to do for fun: Usually something game, 3D/2D work, or multimedia related
Favorite type of music not sure anymore, but I don't care for Rap, R&B, or country, in that order:)
Favorite Bands whoever has a decent song out, but I rarely listen to music anymore, not sure why

Czar · « **Reply #9 on:** January 26, 2006, 08:29:26 PM »

Name: Alex Van Patten
Age: 25
Game handle: Czar || CzarAlex || Am_I_Nude_Or_Not_?
Gaming group: =ELITE=
Favorite game: C&C: Generals Zero Hour
Favorite energy drink: Just diet mt dew.. diabetic ya know.
Location: New Holland, PA
Occupation: Emergency Medical Technician for New Holland Ambulance.
What you like to do for fun: Spend time with the wife. Paintball.
Favorite type of music: Black Metal
Favorite Bands: Cradle of Filth. I was in to em like 10 years ago. I aint to bandwaggoner!@!

ive lost weight since then!

Desolator · « **Reply #10 on:** January 27, 2006, 01:28:15 PM »

Name: Brian Owen
Game handle: [s2i]Desolator
Age: 20
Gaming group: s2i
Favorite game: BF2 and Quake 4
Favorite energy drink: Bawls
Location: Clarksboro, NJ
Occupation: Student and work in the Geek Squad at Best Buy
How many hrs a day I game: 1-4
What you like to do for fun: Stuff
Favorite type of music: Alternative Rock

Billabond1 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2006, 03:44:51 PM »

Tekie, slackware...now give me my prize

Here we go:

Name: Matt Porcelan
Game handle: Billabond1
Age: 17
Gaming group: FITES
Favorite game: UT2004 and BF2
Favorite energy drink: Bawls or Red Bull
Location: Mechanicsburg, Pa
Occupation: Student and and sell computers at Circuit City
How many hrs a day I game: usually less than 1 hour but somtimes more
What you like to do for fun: skiing in winter, bmx in summer, computer stuff all year, and driving
Favorite type of music: All kinds of Rock!

an older pic, but it will work.

jinxd · « **Reply #12 on:** January 27, 2006, 03:59:41 PM »

Name: Aaron Huff
Game Handle: jinxd
Age: 15
Gaming group: ?
Favorite game: WoW, CS1.6, F.E.A.R., COD2, DotA (Not really a game, but extremely popular WC3 map)
Favorite energy drink: Cherry Bomb, whoever makes it, Jolt I think
Location: Waynesboro, PA
Occupation: Student, Computer Technician (Cermak Technologies)
How many hrs a day I game: Depends if I'm addicted and have anything else to do
Favorite type of music: -
Favorite Bands: Aphex Twin, A Perfect Circle, Tool, System of a Down, and sometimes, The Chemical Brothers

_Cloud · « **Reply #13 on:** January 27, 2006, 07:41:36 PM »

Name: Sean Murray
Game Handle: =ELITE=^Cloud^
Age: 20
Gaming group: =ELITE=
Favorite game: Quake 3, Quake 4, Cs:Source
Favorite energy drink: Redbull
Location: Kulpmont, Pa
Occupation: Lowe's Distribution Center.
How many hrs a day I game: to many
Favorite type of music: Rock

louber1115 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 27, 2006, 07:58:54 PM »

Name: Lou Turicik
Gaming Handle: LOUBER
Age: 17
Gaming Group: FITES
Favorite Game: Counter Strike, DOD:S
Favorite NRG: Jolt Cherry Bomb, Sobe Adrenaline Rush/NoFear
Location: Mechanicsburg, PA
Occupation: Student, probably some kind of retail job in the near future, full time student in the fall at Pitt University
Hours per day gaming: 30 mins to an hour usually CS or DOD
What I do for fun: Play guitar (was in a couple bands), Snowboard in the winter, soon to be getting into hunting/outdoorsy stuff, cars, cars, cars...
Favorite type of music: Everything, absolutely everything!

Top five bands of all time:

Incubus
Weezer
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Rammstein
Jimmy Eat World

Here I am in Computer Math fiddlin' around with VB.

Author Topic: Who are you/What do you do outside of the gaming business? (Read 3739 times)

TekieB

Corr

ToBe3D

jinxd

louber1115