Jumped in for the Pro, been graphically challenged since the days of finger painting, nothing has changed.
I'm from: Melbourne Australia, now in Atlanta GA USA. I found RT when: I was drowning my sorrows after another failed attempt to create something original. For a living I: Blow things up, no for real. I'm an explosives technician for a mining company. The best film I've ever seen is: Field of Dreams, (transposes well to web development dont you think?) On the iPod right now and always will be: U2 The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: Hike the Appalachian Trail, (well some of it) Something I'm really proud of is: Helping bring the greatest game in the world to the USA. Australian Rules Football....yeah!
I'm from: Chicago (originally Springfield), Illinois I found RT when: Trying to figure out a CMS that my clients could both USE and AFFORD For a living I: Create campaigns for fundraising, non-profits, causes, etc. The best film I've ever seen is: Still in Frances Ford Coppola's head On the iPod right now and always will be: Nine Dollar Melon Baller The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: Weld (yes, glue metal things together)
I found RT when: it was the old JamboWorks and I needed some templetes. I think I followed the now infamous RHUK trail, too!
For a living I: teach theatre and speech communication, as well as coach speech and debate at my
alma mater
The best film I've ever seen is: So hard to pick one... Moulin Rouge (artsy); Lord of the Rings (fantasy/cinematography/epic); Matrix or Equilibrium (sci-fi/dystopia); The Mission (cinematography)
The best play I've ever seen is: Royal Shakespeare Company's touring production of King Lear, starring Sir Ian McKellan. I was five rows back, center section at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. It doesn't get better than that.
On the iPod right now and always will be: Moby (I just used my iTunes play count to give me the answer!) Close second are songs from the Broadway Les Miserables soundtrack, and of course, Moulin Rouge.
The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: see the monuments of ancient Egypt
It seems cool to introduce ourselves. So here i am.
I'm from: Portugal, born in Vila Nova de Foz Coa, land of the worlds largest repository of Paleolithic rock art. But i live in: Leiria, a small city near the Atlantic shore of Portugal. I found RT when: i was looking for joomla templates while using google and sensed the same level of design quality i got from Template Monster. For a living I: freelance, designing strategies and solutions for the software and the communication industries. The best film I've ever seen is: not alone in that list, but "Crash" is one of the deepest impressions. On the iPocket right now and always will be: Megadeth, Skuk Anansie, and M.J.Blige (weird isn't it?). The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: to spend a full month in Sweden. Something I'm really proud of is: my professional career, with all of those ups and downs, and the world of things i've learned. THE thing I'm least proud of is: a secret of my own. Where i want to be 5 years from today is: running my joomla hosting server and producing electricity from renewable sources, while exhausting my Nikon D2x.
Sweden is the pinnacle of Europe's advanced civilization.
Sweden is where Europe turned over North America's world domination.
Nokia and Ericsson were born in Sweden.
Ikea was born in Sweden.
Linus Tornvald is almost swedish ( just kidding, he was born a bit further northeast, i know ).
I want to broden my horizons, to open my eyes.
I'm a square kind of guy but i want to experience social interactions where people are always respectful to others and to the envyronment.
I lived nine years in Guarda, Portugal, a very cold city during Winter, and very hot during Summer, placed over 1000m of altitude.
The cleanest and purest air i have ever tasted, where liquens grow over trees skin.
I was told Sweden still has that kind of atmosphere.
I'm from: Fort Collins, Colorado For a living I: Design Websites, Sales Manager for a National Sales Training Company The best film I've ever seen is: Casino, it's like a right of passage! On the iPod right now and always will be: Anthrax, Nine Inch Nails, Pantera, Metallica The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: Vacation in FIGI Something I'm really proud of is: My Family and 2 Years Clean & Sober! Favorite hobbies of mine: Graphic Design, Music- I play the guitar, Meetings... you know Meetings:)
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I'm from: a small town in the south of Saudi Arabia, and currently live in Edinburgh, Scotland. For a living I: am ding a PhD - sometimes a sponsorship gives you more than the job does. The best film I've ever seen is: Casablanca, Braveheart. The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: vacation in Cape Town. Something I'm really proud of is: my 8 month old daughter. Favorite hobbies of mine: Radio controlled planes and cars, Photography, Blogging, YouTubing (New term ), Running in the rain (but not in Scotland), car drifting (just in Saudi Arabia),
I've been lurking since joining, so I guess it's about time.
I'm from: Atlanta, GA, USA I found RT when: Fishing around for more info on the famous rhuk Solar Flare template For a living I: develop internal knowledge management applications for a 'major computer manufacturer' The best film I've ever seen is: If I have to pick just one, I guess it would be 2001: A Space Odyssey On the iPod right now and always will be: Jane Monheit The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: a European cruise Something I'm really proud of is: my family - wife and 2 daughters Hobby: I sing tenor in a barbershop quartet