Geeky gamer girl looking for new friends to join this epic and perilous journey!
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Diablo, yasss!0
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Hi all! I have some geeky interests although I haven't ventured into gaming.
I'm a medical editor and have also done a little aerospace tech writing, and am trying to do more.
I'm in the National Space Society (www.nss.org) - I'm an officer of my local chapter, and have volunteered at several of their international conferences (website for the last one: http://isdc2015.nss.org/wordpress/). Our chapter has had a table at the Los Angeles Science Fiction Convention in previous years. I'm interested in space science in general.
Movies: most of the Star Trek movies, Total Recall, the first two Alien movies, Dark City, Minority Report - the more surreal the better. I'm eager to see The Martian. My husband and I also are into the old cheesy Hammer horror films. Pratchett's The Hogfather is one of my favorite Christmas movies.
TV - Star Trek, Doctor Who, but I really miss Babylon 5.
Music (not sure this is geeky though) - Hard rock/metal (Rush, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Saxon, AC/DC, Megadeth, Symphony X, Joe Satriani, Voivod, Deep Purple, Dio) Goth: Sisters of Mercy, The Mission, Specimen, and I forget what else. Also classical and new wave.
Comics - not so much, but I am getting into the Sandman series.
One other thing (and I'm not so sure this is geeky) - I am obsessed with ducks.
Perhaps you would also like Greg Egan? I am working my way through Diaspora.Intrigued by futurism/transhumanism in general.
http://transhumanism.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Novels_by_Greg_EganMusic: used to play and be in bands but that was also a long time ago. Really enjoy metal, funk, and classical. Pretty broad taste range though and dig anything catchy.
Star Trek and Metal FTW, I agree! What instrument do you play?
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i play guitar and drums. i tore my rotator cuff in july and havent been able to play for a while, but slowing building up the strength to shred. 0 -
I am the geeky girl next door. I am a Social Worker who is active in the coomunity...the cosplay community that is. LOL! Firefly, Dr. Who, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Star Trek...and the list goes on. My goals were not all about weight loss but my health. I am on meds for diabetes and hypothyroidism and my goal was to be healthy enough to cut back on some of my meds. Although I have to admit, I do want to look good in my Wonder Woman and Daenerys cosplay.
I look forward to keeping up with my fellow geeks.0 -
Oh, and for those that are interested, check in your communities for fitness clubs. I belong to Geek'd Out Running Club and we have a great time. I have run in the May the 4th Be with you, The Potter Run (hufflepuff in the house), we run the Time Lord run on Saturday, and then the gamer dash which is all things gamer. Check into it. Lot's of fun, many are for charity and tax deductable, and open to all fitness levels.
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@kimikats Thanks for the advice and I'm glad you've found yourself something as awesome and fulfilling as you have
@tfinch35 Haha I'm pretty sure that counts, and whether or not you're nerdy or geeky you're still welcome!
Sending you a request hehe
@Hikaru140 Love me some good JRPG's, and I know what you mean about being able to find others like you. Sending an add your way
@preyaticintent An active subscription to most MMO's? I don't think I could handle that many, and WoW is the only one I've ever really stuck to. Blizzard makes it so easy to go back, and there's so much history and nostalgia there Sending a request your way!
@lkaspin Any and all geeky interests are wanted and welcome hehe Love sci-fi and surrealistic settings, doesn't matter for me whether it's a movie, tv show or book. Love anything that can transport me to another world. Adding you
@LadyJ1975 That sounds like a blast, I'd really like to get into cosplay at some point. Plate's too full at the moment but it's on my list of things to do And I think the goal of cutting back on meds is both awesome and totally achievable. Adding you as well! 0 -
can we talk about how good a workout ddr is??0
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People think I'm weird for having DDR in my home gym setup... it's right next to the power rack and inbetween the bench and treadmill. I'll represent the DDR (or Stepmania) love.0
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@FitGeekery I think WoW is the only one I don't play, lol. Lets see: Final Fantasy 14, Star Wars Old Republic, Star Trek Online, EverQuest 2, DC Universe Online. Then of course, the free to plays: Rift, Defiance, Neverwinter. I usually get to max level, and then stop cause I'm not a fan of the grind after.
Currently playing(Other than listed MMO's):
Mass Effect
Dark Souls
Borderlands 2
Defense Grid 2
Neverwinter Nights 2
Dragonball Xenoverse
Shadows of Mordor
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Civilization 5(will be playing this forever, at this rate)
Diablo 3
Waiting on:
Fallout 4
Rockband 40 -
what can i offer? inconsistent wall posts that are random. sometimes funny... sometimes not. Responses to wall posts you make. occasional advice. music references. limited knowledge on a vast variety of topics
what can i not offer?
Rah-rah posts for the sake of rah-rah posts. Overly sappy/motivational posts.0 -
BecomingBane wrote: »People think I'm weird for having DDR in my home gym setup... it's right next to the power rack and inbetween the bench and treadmill. I'll represent the DDR (or Stepmania) love.
lol if you are serious you are my hero. i have to go to the mall to play ddr.0 -
preyaticintent wrote: »@FitGeekery I think WoW is the only one I don't play, lol. Lets see: Final Fantasy 14, Star Wars Old Republic, Star Trek Online, EverQuest 2, DC Universe Online. Then of course, the free to plays: Rift, Defiance, Neverwinter. I usually get to max level, and then stop cause I'm not a fan of the grind after.
Currently playing(Other than listed MMO's):
Mass Effect
Dark Souls
Borderlands 2
Defense Grid 2
Neverwinter Nights 2
Dragonball Xenoverse
Shadows of Mordor
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Civilization 5(will be playing this forever, at this rate)
Diablo 3
Waiting on:
Fallout 4
Rockband 4
i have never been able to get in to fallout. tried playing it a million times but always quit pretty quickly. same w/ dark souls, but that is a different story. whats your borderlands 2 character like? i was playing that super hard last spring, then went back and played through 1 and the presequel. 2 has gotta be my favorite. love diablo but it gets old fast imo *by fast i mean after 80-90 hours of grinding straight lol0 -
BecomingBane wrote: »People think I'm weird for having DDR in my home gym setup... it's right next to the power rack and inbetween the bench and treadmill. I'll represent the DDR (or Stepmania) love.
lol if you are serious you are my hero. i have to go to the mall to play ddr.
I am serious. I haven't invested in the metal pad, but that's just because space won't allow it. But I do have a firm foam pad connected to my PS2 and that's connected to my stereo and the tv mounted to the wall in my gym. So, yeah... cardioz for teh winz. (as long as it's DDR)
edited for grammar goblin intervention.0 -
hahah hell yeah. i had a few dance pads but they only lasted about a year. then my disk stopped working.
there is one mall in my city that has it but it is mall of america which is just a nightmare most of the time. 0 -
It's only the movie theaters around here that still have full cabinets... and then all the kids are all "what's that old guy doing making a fool of himself dancing to butterfly?"0
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lol yep kids climbing all over the machine and im like get outta here you kids. get serious.0
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If anyone plays CSGO shoot me a msg. Always looking for more people to play with0
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Anyway, geeky Supervillain in training here... feel free to add me.0
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WoW, Doctor Who, Sherlock, Buffy, Zelda geek here! And art. And Marvel. And GoT... and more... Add me!
Also halfway through season 1 of Zombies Run! Just discovered the base upgrade area and I am ADDICTED. Need...more...supplies...xD0 -
Science and tech lover here. I love all forms of sci fi, I love using gaming as a distraction from eating, I love anime and dr who, I spent way too much time in university studying engineering and physics and now I am wasting time fiddling with arduino projects that don't serve mankind in any way lol.
All sci fi, science, gaming and tech nerds welcome to friend me!0 -
@dogcatac @BecomingBane I've never played DDR but I'm not gonna lie, I'm not sure I'm coordinated enough for it XD
@BecomingBane Sending a request, can't have too many Supervillains-in-training LOL
@outboundhat Haha yeah that's an awesome part of the app, isn't it? Definitely adds to the investment when you run, gotta keep those people in your base taken care of!
@qubetha Sci-fi ftw! I've been starting to do the same with gaming, and it's one of the funnest distractions from food that I have Adding you!
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FitGeekery wrote: »Hello!
I'm a geeky gamer girl who's managed to stumble and fumble on this journey more times than I can count, but still grinding it out and refusing to give up
About me:
Height 5'4", CW 205lbs, GW 120-130lbs, planning to cook again (I'm a durned good cook and it's easier to make things healthy that way. Also... I'm a hobbit LOL), start the C25K program and if that doesn't kill me I'll pick up some Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred as well.
I've got a wide and eclectic taste in all things geeky: from zombie/post-apocalypse anything (Walking Dead show, Mad Max movies, Resident Evil, Fallout) to fantasy (Game of Thrones, Skyrim, Zelda, Final Fantasy) to sci-fi (Firefly! Mass Effect, Dune series) to comics (BATMAN! Justice League, X-Men).
If it's remotely nerdy or geeky I'm probably into it or want to be LOL
Hoping to find some more MFP-active friends for mutual geekiness, support and inspiration (You guys have been my biggest heroes so far!). You can never have too much in my opinion and goodness knows some days it takes an army to pick yourself up again hehe
So feel free to add me and good luck on this epic journey!
You're amongst friends here Also a geek girl, I'm into all the things you've listed and cosplay, just got back from Dragoncon a couple weekends ago and still hungry for more! Not quite a hobbit, maybe an Elf (I'm 5'10) Please add me! Love to have fellow geeks to encourage and get encouraged from 
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@Frozenmango I always wanted to be an Elf XD Adding you, always nice to have more geeks around 0
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I just spent the last 15 minutes reading this ongoing awesomeness. Tech geek, gamer, nerd, dork, runner, goofball, whatever else sounds fun! I'm active on MFP daily and you all sound awesome. 0
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@Sectionut Haha, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Surprised at the response on this thread and really glad that so many geeky and chill people have replied Sending an add your way, wicked to see the geek love is so strong haha 0
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I want the metal DDR pad; it looks so epic.BecomingBane wrote: »BecomingBane wrote: »People think I'm weird for having DDR in my home gym setup... it's right next to the power rack and inbetween the bench and treadmill. I'll represent the DDR (or Stepmania) love.
lol if you are serious you are my hero. i have to go to the mall to play ddr.
I am serious. I haven't invested in the metal pad, but that's just because space won't allow it. But I do have a firm foam pad connected to my PS2 and that's connected to my stereo and the tv mounted to the wall in my gym. So, yeah... cardioz for teh winz. (as long as it's DDR)
edited for grammar goblin intervention.
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Hi old time science nerd. Still use snail mail. Add me if you wish.0
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preyaticintent wrote: »
Currently playing(Other than listed MMO's):
Mass Effect - hell yes!
Neverwinter Nights 2 - full of awesome
Shadows of Mordor - was rather meh for me
Dragon Age: Inquisition - *kitten* you Bioware for yet another tragic romance!!!! (seriously, great game, but yeah!)
Diablo 3 - Finished the game and occasionally pull it up, but it's more random than anything else
Waiting on:
Fallout 4 - preordering next paycheck!!
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@Dustinado Science nerdery ftw! Adding 0
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My hubby and I are looking into joining a community D&D group at our local game store. We're kind of nervous, though, as we've only played with friends before. Anyone have any experience with this? How did it go?0
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