Who Do You Think You Are???
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Who Do You Think You Are???
Hey folks....Got the idea from one of the other area forums. Thought it sounded like a good idea to see who we all are. So....on that note.....
IWANTMYRX8 : Robert
AGE : 24
LIVING SITUATION : Happily Single but playing the field
LOCATION : Austin, Texas
JOB : Government Slave (911 Dispatcher)
HOBBIES : Golf, Swimming, Scuba Diving, and of course Driving, Driving, Driving
ASPIRATIONS : Become wealthy and retire at 25...lol...----Realistically though, buy a house on 'bout 5 acres by the time I'm 30.
-Robert
IWANTMYRX8 : Robert
AGE : 24
LIVING SITUATION : Happily Single but playing the field
LOCATION : Austin, Texas
JOB : Government Slave (911 Dispatcher)
HOBBIES : Golf, Swimming, Scuba Diving, and of course Driving, Driving, Driving
ASPIRATIONS : Become wealthy and retire at 25...lol...----Realistically though, buy a house on 'bout 5 acres by the time I'm 30.
-Robert
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From: Bedford, TX
OK, I'll play.
XK4: Dave
AGE: 54
LIVING SITUATION: Married for last 34 years.
LOCATION: Bedford, Texas
JOB: Self-Employed Consultant
HOBBIES: Scuba Diving, Photography, Driving & Working on Cars
ASPIRATIONS: Make it to the bell. (Two more years unless the market tanks!)
PETS: Two dogs (Bo and Tai) at Tibbie.net
Dave
XK4: Dave
AGE: 54
LIVING SITUATION: Married for last 34 years.
LOCATION: Bedford, Texas
JOB: Self-Employed Consultant
HOBBIES: Scuba Diving, Photography, Driving & Working on Cars
ASPIRATIONS: Make it to the bell. (Two more years unless the market tanks!)
PETS: Two dogs (Bo and Tai) at Tibbie.net
Dave
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Re: Who Do You Think You Are???
SPDSpappy : Dave
AGE : 26
LIVING SITUATION : Happily Married - no kids
LOCATION : Schertz (San Antonio), Texas
JOB : Software Engineer
HOBBIES : Golf, Scuba Diving (sounds familiar, we should plan a dive! I just got back from Maui not too long ago... AWESOME!!!), Nitro Powered RC Cars, Mountain Biking, Racquetball (I'm still new...), and of course Driving.
Pets: 2 mini. schnauzer's, 3 species of cichlid's (fish)
AGE : 26
LIVING SITUATION : Happily Married - no kids
LOCATION : Schertz (San Antonio), Texas
JOB : Software Engineer
HOBBIES : Golf, Scuba Diving (sounds familiar, we should plan a dive! I just got back from Maui not too long ago... AWESOME!!!), Nitro Powered RC Cars, Mountain Biking, Racquetball (I'm still new...), and of course Driving.
Pets: 2 mini. schnauzer's, 3 species of cichlid's (fish)
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From: Austin, TX
ECCLES: Jon
AGE: 45
LIVING SITUATION: Married for 4.5 years
LOCATION: Austin, Texas. Before that: Melbourne, Australia (25 years). And before that: Bath, England.
JOB: Lotus Notes / Windows / Network Administrator. (Current contract ends on 9/30; looking for next engagement.)
HOBBIES: Scuba Diving (definitely a theme here; dived Cozumel for the first time in May), Driving (touring and racing)
ASPIRATIONS: Live comfortably for the next 5-10, then retire back to Australia and open a Bed & Breakfast on the Great Barrier Reef.
PETS: Two dogs - one border collie mix and one corgi mix.
AGE: 45
LIVING SITUATION: Married for 4.5 years
LOCATION: Austin, Texas. Before that: Melbourne, Australia (25 years). And before that: Bath, England.
JOB: Lotus Notes / Windows / Network Administrator. (Current contract ends on 9/30; looking for next engagement.)
HOBBIES: Scuba Diving (definitely a theme here; dived Cozumel for the first time in May), Driving (touring and racing)
ASPIRATIONS: Live comfortably for the next 5-10, then retire back to Australia and open a Bed & Breakfast on the Great Barrier Reef.
PETS: Two dogs - one border collie mix and one corgi mix.
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From: Houston
DrKilljoy: Keith
AGE : 29
LIVING SITUATION : Divorced, Living with G/F (soon to be wife)
LOCATION : Houston, Texas
JOB : Getronics / Wage Slave / IT Specialist Level II
HOBBIES : Audio Engineering, Toys, RX-7/8(s), Getting into "adventures"
ASPIRATIONS : Well, I could say win the lottery and move to the blessed hill country but that would be too easy. -- Pay off my debts, buy a couple of cars, develop some "thing" or method that I can license out for a nice little sum to live off of for the rest of my life.
PETS: Jasper (Choc Lab) Obi (Black Lab) Boomer (Chow/Lab mix) Tessie (cat) Magick (cat) Snickers (cat) Ferrish (cat) 5 various fish
AGE : 29
LIVING SITUATION : Divorced, Living with G/F (soon to be wife)
LOCATION : Houston, Texas
JOB : Getronics / Wage Slave / IT Specialist Level II
HOBBIES : Audio Engineering, Toys, RX-7/8(s), Getting into "adventures"
ASPIRATIONS : Well, I could say win the lottery and move to the blessed hill country but that would be too easy. -- Pay off my debts, buy a couple of cars, develop some "thing" or method that I can license out for a nice little sum to live off of for the rest of my life.
PETS: Jasper (Choc Lab) Obi (Black Lab) Boomer (Chow/Lab mix) Tessie (cat) Magick (cat) Snickers (cat) Ferrish (cat) 5 various fish
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From: San Antonio, Tx
RX22: Gary
AGE: 39
LIVING SITUATION: Happily Married for 8 yrs; 3 sons (2 are twins)
LOCATION: San Antonio
JOB: New Home Sales; Trading Stocks
HOBBIES: Running, Sports Cars, F1 Racing, Hangin' out w/ the family.
ASPIRATIONS: To watch my kids grow up and to live on a mountain in Colorado and trade stocks all day, just me and my computers.
PETS: None yet, but I'm getting some pressure.
AGE: 39
LIVING SITUATION: Happily Married for 8 yrs; 3 sons (2 are twins)
LOCATION: San Antonio
JOB: New Home Sales; Trading Stocks
HOBBIES: Running, Sports Cars, F1 Racing, Hangin' out w/ the family.
ASPIRATIONS: To watch my kids grow up and to live on a mountain in Colorado and trade stocks all day, just me and my computers.
PETS: None yet, but I'm getting some pressure.
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From: buda,tx
Budaman:Mike
AGE: 52
LIVING SITUATION: Divorced, living with Ex
LOCATION: Buda (Austin)
JOB: Inventory Mgr. Mazda South
HOBBIES: Scuba, Golf, Astonomy, Kayaking
ASPIRATIONS: Get my '65 TBIRD back together, make enough money to move to Hawaii in the next few years, have my son graduate from Cal Poly, get another motorcycle(don't have to get RX8 because I get mine free).
PETS: 2 mini Schnauzers
AGE: 52
LIVING SITUATION: Divorced, living with Ex
LOCATION: Buda (Austin)
JOB: Inventory Mgr. Mazda South
HOBBIES: Scuba, Golf, Astonomy, Kayaking
ASPIRATIONS: Get my '65 TBIRD back together, make enough money to move to Hawaii in the next few years, have my son graduate from Cal Poly, get another motorcycle(don't have to get RX8 because I get mine free).
PETS: 2 mini Schnauzers
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From: Houston, TX
RX8 Seller : Richard
AGE: 35
LIVING SITUATION: Married, no kids yet
LOCATION: Houston
JOB: Mazda Sales (Floor Manager)
HOBBIES: Golf, Travel (when there is time), Computers
ASPIRATIONS: Make enough to retire early
PETS: 2 cats
AGE: 35
LIVING SITUATION: Married, no kids yet
LOCATION: Houston
JOB: Mazda Sales (Floor Manager)
HOBBIES: Golf, Travel (when there is time), Computers
ASPIRATIONS: Make enough to retire early
PETS: 2 cats
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From: Texas
AfroCreame : Blake
AGE : 28
LIVING SITUATION : Married 2 Years
LOCATION : Gonzales, Texas
JOB : Antiques/Furniture Dealer
HOBBIES : Swimming, Wakeboard, Jetskin', enjoying my home theater
ASPIRATIONS : Have more money, retire early, buy 1000 acres and build a dream home. No cookie cutter, 6 ft from my neighbors house stuff here. Amass a car collection bigger than Leno's. Enjoy life...
Pets : 2 cats
Kids : One in the oven..should be here in less than 3 weeks.
AGE : 28
LIVING SITUATION : Married 2 Years
LOCATION : Gonzales, Texas
JOB : Antiques/Furniture Dealer
HOBBIES : Swimming, Wakeboard, Jetskin', enjoying my home theater
ASPIRATIONS : Have more money, retire early, buy 1000 acres and build a dream home. No cookie cutter, 6 ft from my neighbors house stuff here. Amass a car collection bigger than Leno's. Enjoy life...
Pets : 2 cats
Kids : One in the oven..should be here in less than 3 weeks.
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I'll play, too
LegsZoomZoom : Lesley
AGE : 45 (age is just a number)
LIVING SITUATION : Happy single slender somewhat hot female
LOCATION : Houston, Texas
JOB : Legal / big ol awl compny
HOBBIES : Working, watching football, wasting time online, mowing, playing with my puppies (get your minds out of the gutter - two yorkies and a maltese mix), and soon - driving my RX-8!!!
ASPIRATIONS : Take good care of my RX-8 so I'll still have it after I retire; meeting a guy who isn't unemployed
AGE : 45 (age is just a number)
LIVING SITUATION : Happy single slender somewhat hot female
LOCATION : Houston, Texas
JOB : Legal / big ol awl compny
HOBBIES : Working, watching football, wasting time online, mowing, playing with my puppies (get your minds out of the gutter - two yorkies and a maltese mix), and soon - driving my RX-8!!!
ASPIRATIONS : Take good care of my RX-8 so I'll still have it after I retire; meeting a guy who isn't unemployed
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From: AUSTIN,TX
Originally posted by budaman
Budaman:Mike
get another motorcycle(don't have to get RX8 because I get mine free).
Budaman:Mike
get another motorcycle(don't have to get RX8 because I get mine free).
Anybody in CenTex that hasn't purchased, I recommend seeing Budaman. It's worth the drive. (No affiliation w/dealership...he just took care of me)
...and I want my VIN # Mike....lol :D
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From: Houston, Tx
JVSpiller: Joe
AGE : 41
LIVING SITUATION : Married 17 Years
LOCATION : Humble, Texas
JOB : Rotating Machinery Engineer (Turbines, Compressors, Pumps)
HOBBIES : Golf, Snow Skiing
ASPIRATIONS : Complete 12 more years for the oil company I currently work for and then semi-retire to teach math.
Pets : 1 dog, Lexie, Pomeranian
Kids : Two boys, Brandon (13) and Kevin (11). Both used to race karts in Katy.
AGE : 41
LIVING SITUATION : Married 17 Years
LOCATION : Humble, Texas
JOB : Rotating Machinery Engineer (Turbines, Compressors, Pumps)
HOBBIES : Golf, Snow Skiing
ASPIRATIONS : Complete 12 more years for the oil company I currently work for and then semi-retire to teach math.
Pets : 1 dog, Lexie, Pomeranian
Kids : Two boys, Brandon (13) and Kevin (11). Both used to race karts in Katy.
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Marx8: Marc
AGE : 32
LIVING SITUATION : Married 8 Years
LOCATION : Pflugerville (Austin), Texas
JOB : Senior Technology Artist for major game publisher, (I make video games)
HOBBIES : R/C Planes & Cars, video games (I make them, so I do play them when I can), 3-D modeling and Animation, Snow Skiing (when I lived in California), Scuba Diving (I think Mazda needs to put ads in Dive Shops) Would also like to take up SkyDiving, but wife won't let me.
ASPIRATIONS : Working on starting my own game company.
Pets : 1 dog, Cloud, part Akita
Kids : Three Boys, Ages 6, 4, & 6 months.
AGE : 32
LIVING SITUATION : Married 8 Years
LOCATION : Pflugerville (Austin), Texas
JOB : Senior Technology Artist for major game publisher, (I make video games)
HOBBIES : R/C Planes & Cars, video games (I make them, so I do play them when I can), 3-D modeling and Animation, Snow Skiing (when I lived in California), Scuba Diving (I think Mazda needs to put ads in Dive Shops) Would also like to take up SkyDiving, but wife won't let me.
ASPIRATIONS : Working on starting my own game company.
Pets : 1 dog, Cloud, part Akita
Kids : Three Boys, Ages 6, 4, & 6 months.
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From: Richardson, TX
RX8-TX: Miguel
AGE : 23
LIVING SITUATION : Married, 2.5 years
LOCATION : Richardson, TX
JOB : IT Department / Production & Planning for a telco.
HOBBIES : Progressive Music, Programming (anything), Graphic design, Improving methods (yeah...Im weird.)
ASPIRATIONS : Start my own company, work from home -Would never retire though...
Pets : 1 Diana -but shes overseas.
Kids : None -for the moment; maybe in a couple years we'll decide to.
AGE : 23
LIVING SITUATION : Married, 2.5 years
LOCATION : Richardson, TX
JOB : IT Department / Production & Planning for a telco.
HOBBIES : Progressive Music, Programming (anything), Graphic design, Improving methods (yeah...Im weird.)
ASPIRATIONS : Start my own company, work from home -Would never retire though...
Pets : 1 Diana -but shes overseas.
Kids : None -for the moment; maybe in a couple years we'll decide to.
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From: KMC, Germany
shawrf1: Rob
AGE : 26
LIVING SITUATION : Married for 5 years, w/2y.o. daughter
LOCATION : Ft. Sam Houston, TX
JOB : 2LT in the US Army, Medical Service Corps/Freelance:Import Racer! Magazine
HOBBIES : Eating, sleeping, driving, working on the car, internet sponge, being efficient.
ASPIRATIONS : Success & happiness.
Pets : None.
AGE : 26
LIVING SITUATION : Married for 5 years, w/2y.o. daughter
LOCATION : Ft. Sam Houston, TX
JOB : 2LT in the US Army, Medical Service Corps/Freelance:Import Racer! Magazine
HOBBIES : Eating, sleeping, driving, working on the car, internet sponge, being efficient.
ASPIRATIONS : Success & happiness.
Pets : None.
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From: Houston
1stRX8: Carlos
AGE : 29
LIVING SITUATION : Married for 4 years, w/2y.o. & 1y.odaughters
LOCATION : H-Town, TX
JOB : VP of motion picture camera rental co.
HOBBIES : Flying, Driving, Computers, gizmos, etc
ASPIRATIONS : Purchasing a fast plane next month going on vacation in it with the Family at 210 MPH
Pets : None.
AGE : 29
LIVING SITUATION : Married for 4 years, w/2y.o. & 1y.odaughters
LOCATION : H-Town, TX
JOB : VP of motion picture camera rental co.
HOBBIES : Flying, Driving, Computers, gizmos, etc
ASPIRATIONS : Purchasing a fast plane next month going on vacation in it with the Family at 210 MPH
Pets : None.
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From: Woodlands Tx
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RX8-TX: Ted
AGE : 27
LIVING SITUATION : Married, 6 years
LOCATION : Houston, TX
JOB : High school math teacher.
HOBBIES : Woodworking, video games, eating
Pets : 1 golden retriever
Kids : None
AGE : 27
LIVING SITUATION : Married, 6 years
LOCATION : Houston, TX
JOB : High school math teacher.
HOBBIES : Woodworking, video games, eating
Pets : 1 golden retriever
Kids : None
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From: Dallas, Texas
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RX8-TX: RX-8
AGE : 59
LIVING SITUATION : Married, 22 years
LOCATION : Dallas, TX
JOB : Self Employed, We automate retail stores.
HOBBIES : Anything Auto, travelling, car clubs & activities, racing, cooking & dining out, Texas Holdem on the Internet, The Internet.
Pets : 2 Begal Tiger Kittens, Ike & Minnie.
Kids : Out of net, free at last...
AGE : 59
LIVING SITUATION : Married, 22 years
LOCATION : Dallas, TX
JOB : Self Employed, We automate retail stores.
HOBBIES : Anything Auto, travelling, car clubs & activities, racing, cooking & dining out, Texas Holdem on the Internet, The Internet.
Pets : 2 Begal Tiger Kittens, Ike & Minnie.
Kids : Out of net, free at last...
takahashi j: Jon
AGE : 21
LIVING SITUATION : Single but still looking
LOCATION : Austin, TX
JOB : Poor Student
HOBBIES : Driving, Drifting (attempting to...), Cars, Electronics, Computers, Fine Dining, Cooking
ASPIRATIONS : Become a famous drifter.....or be a millionaire by 30
Kids : NONE
AGE : 21
LIVING SITUATION : Single but still looking
LOCATION : Austin, TX
JOB : Poor Student
HOBBIES : Driving, Drifting (attempting to...), Cars, Electronics, Computers, Fine Dining, Cooking
ASPIRATIONS : Become a famous drifter.....or be a millionaire by 30
Kids : NONE
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From: McKinney, TX
bluesunlion: Rachel
AGE : 28
LIVING SITUATION : Married, almost 4 years
LOCATION : McKinney, TX
JOB : Systems Analyst for a major healthcare company.
HOBBIES : Car stuff, jet-skiing, camping, gardening, hanging out w/ friends and family
Pets : 2 Greyhounds, McCoy and Allie, 1 cat, L'il Stinker, Misc fish.
Kids : I love children, they're delicious! (Maybe some day)
AGE : 28
LIVING SITUATION : Married, almost 4 years
LOCATION : McKinney, TX
JOB : Systems Analyst for a major healthcare company.
HOBBIES : Car stuff, jet-skiing, camping, gardening, hanging out w/ friends and family
Pets : 2 Greyhounds, McCoy and Allie, 1 cat, L'il Stinker, Misc fish.
Kids : I love children, they're delicious! (Maybe some day)
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From: Redmond, WA
garyna: Gary
AGE : 42
LIVING SITUATION : Married, 17 years
LOCATION : Redmond, WA
JOB : Director of Systems Engineering
HOBBIES : Auto X'ing, Snowboarding, surfing, gadget freak, long walks w/ my wife & Boxer
PETS : 1 Female Fawn Boxer, 1 Asian Box Turtle
KIDS : 2 Boys - 16 & 13
ASPIRATIONS: Constantly strive to be a loving & supportive parent to my kids, be my wife's best friend & soulmate.
AGE : 42
LIVING SITUATION : Married, 17 years
LOCATION : Redmond, WA
JOB : Director of Systems Engineering
HOBBIES : Auto X'ing, Snowboarding, surfing, gadget freak, long walks w/ my wife & Boxer
PETS : 1 Female Fawn Boxer, 1 Asian Box Turtle
KIDS : 2 Boys - 16 & 13
ASPIRATIONS: Constantly strive to be a loving & supportive parent to my kids, be my wife's best friend & soulmate.
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From: Houston, TX
Eradicator: Daren (aka DJ Krunk)
AGE : 25
LIVING SITUATION : Single
LOCATION : Houston, TX (Clear Lake)
JOB : Aerospace Engineer doing software verification for the Space Shuttle Cockpit Avionics Upgrade.
HOBBIES : Music, Home Theater (movies and anime), Gaming, Astronomy (see my site for astrophotos and music), and learning Japanese.
PETS : I haven't managed to kill my bamboo ... yet.
ASPIRATIONS: Buy a house, get pilot's license, and spin music at a club or lounge (not necessarily in that order).
AGE : 25
LIVING SITUATION : Single
LOCATION : Houston, TX (Clear Lake)
JOB : Aerospace Engineer doing software verification for the Space Shuttle Cockpit Avionics Upgrade.
HOBBIES : Music, Home Theater (movies and anime), Gaming, Astronomy (see my site for astrophotos and music), and learning Japanese.
PETS : I haven't managed to kill my bamboo ... yet.
ASPIRATIONS: Buy a house, get pilot's license, and spin music at a club or lounge (not necessarily in that order).
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From: Ft Worth, TX
Rx7gslse: Eric
AGE : 24
LIVING SITUATION : Single, Just bought my 1st house
LOCATION : Ft Worth, TX (Keller area)
JOB : Mechanical Engineer - Fiber Optic Connectivity
HOBBIES : Cars (racing, fixing, reading, anything) nightlife, mountain biking, waterskiing
PETS : 2 kittens; James Bond & Dr. Claw
KIDS: nope
ASPIRATIONS: To be successful, but not as the expense of enjoyment.
"Old enough to know better, not old enough to care."
AGE : 24
LIVING SITUATION : Single, Just bought my 1st house
LOCATION : Ft Worth, TX (Keller area)
JOB : Mechanical Engineer - Fiber Optic Connectivity
HOBBIES : Cars (racing, fixing, reading, anything) nightlife, mountain biking, waterskiing
PETS : 2 kittens; James Bond & Dr. Claw
KIDS: nope
ASPIRATIONS: To be successful, but not as the expense of enjoyment.
"Old enough to know better, not old enough to care."
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From: O'Fallon, IL
If you're talking about the song, isn't it:
"Old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care"
?
"Old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care"
?
Originally posted by rx7gslse
"Old enough to know better, not old enough to care."
"Old enough to know better, not old enough to care."
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Haha this is gonna be funny..lol
Rx8boi: Arnie
AGE : 15
LIVING SITUATION : Taken, still living with my mom..lol
LOCATION : North Houston, Texas
JOB : Student..still in high school
HOBBIES : Cars, computers, counter strike..yeah! going to this forum, going out..still living my young live
PETS : a big dog..yeah
KIDS: not..at the moment..
ASPIRATIONS: finish school and get my rx8 in march..procede finishing school..follow my goals in the computer industry
Rx8boi: Arnie
AGE : 15
LIVING SITUATION : Taken, still living with my mom..lol
LOCATION : North Houston, Texas
JOB : Student..still in high school
HOBBIES : Cars, computers, counter strike..yeah! going to this forum, going out..still living my young live
PETS : a big dog..yeah
KIDS: not..at the moment..
ASPIRATIONS: finish school and get my rx8 in march..procede finishing school..follow my goals in the computer industry