Name: Kindred
Age: 42
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Favorite Quote: "Bored now..." (Willow, on Buffy)
Position: Support & Director
1. Do you have pets? Although at various times I have had cats, dogs, chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, fish, and a lizard, I now have a black lab-mix (from a shelter)
2. What is your favorite color? Black & Green
3. What kind of music do you like? Classic Rock, Pop & Classical
4. What do you do on your free time besides spending time on SMF? working and then Writing and playing LARPs
5. What are your goals/dreams in life? to enjoy life...
6. What got you involved in SMF? I used to run a local (yet internationally networked) BBS (WWIVnet:5809 - Omega BBS). That died when the internet gained popularity. When I decided to re-start on the internet (10 years later), I checked out the available packages and only SMF had what I wanted.
7. Who do you admire? Why?too many people to name here...
8. Are you into sports? If so which ones?Football & Baseball (NE Patriots & Boston Red Sox)
9. What is your dream job?Teacher...
10. What was your first screenname?on my BBS, I ran it as "Omicron". On the internet, I have always been "Kindred"
11. Do you have any piercings?Hell no...
12. Are you a lefty/righty or ambidextrous?Mostly righty, however, I am ambidextrous when it comes to weapons.
13. Do you have any tattoo's? If not do you wish/plan to get one?Hell NO!
14. Do you have any siblings? If so how many of each.
2 younger brothers...
15. What is your favorite website?www.imdb.com &
www.pvponline.com16. Do you play computer games? If so which ones?not so much anymore. I play freecell and other card games, but I have a daughter that keeps me too busy to spend the time necessary to play any "real" games.
17. Do you play video game consoles? Which ones?nope... see above.
18. Are you married or planing to get married?yup...
a. If so do you have any kids?yup...
b. How many kids?one daughter...
19. How many languages do you speak? Which ones?I speak English fluently, German and Spanish a little and I have a smattering of (spoken) Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Latin and Gaelic
20. Do you drink?at times
21. Do you smoke?no
22. Did you play hookey from class?occasionally
22. Do you have a license?yup
a. Do you own a car?yup
b. Have you ever been stopped for speeding?of course
23. Do you obtain a good amount of sleep daily?I get about 6 hours a night...
24. How do you sleep?soundly, wrapped in blankets.
25. Have you ever been on an airplane?yup. lots of times, travel for fun and business
26. have you ever broken a bone?Yes (both ankles) and a rib.
27. Do you wear jewelry? If so what jewelry do you wear?Just my wedding ring.
28. How do you dress?neatly. Most days in Business Casual, jeans and T-shirt on the weekends.
29. How many keys are on your keyring?9
30. What time do you go to bed? What time do you wake up?to bed between 12am - 1am, getting up between 6:30am-7am
31. What's the freakiest thing you have done?I could tell you, but then I would have to kill you all....
32. Do you live alone?no
33. How many hours a day do you spend in the computer?on a computer: about 13 hours a day. On the internet, 5 hours a day or so
34. How many hours a day do you spend in SMF?4-5 hours a day between here and my sites.
35. How about What is your favorite beverage? Coffee, Tea, Soda, Beer, other?I like Indian Chai (tea), but coffee is easier to get made properly.
36. What do you hate?People who don't listen and people who pass on spam...
37. What do you love?reading...
38. What is your religion?neo-paganish...
39. What is your hair color?light brown
40. How tall are you?5'8"
41. How much do you weigh?too much....
42. What's the feature on SMF you can't live without? a. As an administrator?The entire admin interface
b. As an end user?Spell Check...
hmmm... anything else I can think of?
I'm currently working as a project manager in a technology firm. I am also an English teacher and I tutor for the SATs. I am a licensed bartender, a certified Nurse's Aide, an MCSE, I have degrees in Psychology & Theater (although I am currently not working in those capabilities).
I write, run and play in LARPs (live action role playing games) and design terrain for wargames.
I'll get a picture up there at some point...