bumping for Barbra!

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Storm-Queen
StormCloud of the Black Knight
Heart Mind Soul Forever

Hi Fljotsdale,

Charlie always posts under his own name btw, unless the police are involved of course.

Male...Very definitely.
Sexy...Not my call.
Elf....For sure.

But if my bro' Turbovee is counted in the Sexy Male Elf Category then best you stick me in with him please http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...iles/smile.gif

Being a lesbian myself, I must say it's great to see so many women on the boards and playing this game.

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One love, peace.

Guess I'd better post. Boy, I can think of very few message boards where I've felt so welcome! People inviting me to different threads, bumping threads up for me **shuffles feet from embarrassment** Anyways, good thing I found that bug in Icewind Dale and was compelled to post about it...

So a little more on me... 31 years old, computer geek. I've been enthralled by technology ever since my parents dragged me to see Star Wars at age 7. I was pissed, wanted to see the new Benji movie instead, not some dumb war movie. Once the movie was over, I was hooked. I wanted a computer, I wanted a robot, I wanted to be Princess Leia, and I wanted it NOW.

By the time I was 12, I'd talked my parents into buying me a computer. Money was tight, but they gave me $500 and told me I could buy anything I wanted with it. The choices were a Vic 20 with a couple games, or a Commodore 64 and no games. Guess which one I got? http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...iles/smile.gif Spent the next few years learning BASIC while typing in game code from Compute magazine (and anywhere else I could find it). Age 13, spent my own money and bought a Franklin Ace (Apple II compatible) and by the time I was 14, talked myself into a job at the computer store that sold it to me.

I've played just about every game mentioned on this thread. I remember Wizardry back when it was black and white (well, actually black and green) and very few graphics. Bard's Tale was amazing - full color! Sounds! WOW! How could it GET any better? Then King's Quest and Space Quest and all those games...

Fast forward ten years, and I was pissing off my husband because I played Diablo every night. Got rid of him, got into Ultima Online. Got another boyfriend, and the games went by the wayside for a few years. Now I'm back into 'em. Playing Icewind Dale right now, and praying for my new computer to get here FAST so I can play Black and White.

Let's see, the non-gaming life... went to college for 4 years studying Greek and Latin, but managed to realize that I'd never make a living doing that before I got the degree. That was ten years ago, so I've been a dropout for that long. Turns out I can make a fine living writing C++ code - see, typing in those BASIC games really *was* worth something to me! Taught me how to code, so I can support my habit. Living with boyfriend, who won't touch games, even such manly things as Halflife (bought it for him hoping he'd start playing just so I could have the pleasure of hunting him down and killin' him, but he wouldn't cooperate...) Working when I have to, making plans to quit the full time job in a year and go to work for myself. Would love to be a game programmer, but don't think it would be possible unless I moved somewhere where there were game companies. bleah bleah bleah... enough about myself. Glad to see all the other female gamers!

Barbra!

Glad you made it over here! http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...es/biggrin.gif You have me beat by a mile in the how long and how many games category! http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...iles/smile.gif But I think everyone here has similar enthusiasm for our games and our forum!

Welcome to the Ironworks! Make yourself at home and check everything out! If you read much and are interested, we have a Books forum. Says fantsasy and D&D..but *whispers loudly* IGNORE IT...you can talk about any kind of books! There is a Poll forum that is lots of fun, entertaining and enlightening in many respects. Check it out and tell Melusine (Our Forum Poll Queen) that Cloudy sent you!http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...iles/smile.gif

This General Discussions forum is my usual hangout, but I try to hit Books and the BG2(to lurk and post) and IWD (lurk) forums as much as I can.

Cloudbringer
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StormCloud of the Black Knight
Heart Mind Soul Forever

[This message has been edited by Cloudbringer (edited 04-09-2001).]

I'd really like to know how you can be both male AND lesbian! Though I suppose if you were Hermaphrodite......?! http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...es/biggrin.gif


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Fljotsdale

Welcome, Barbra! You are about to be added! http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...es/biggrin.gif

Tally as of now: http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...miles/male.gif 25 - 26 http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...les/female.gif / sexy http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...smiles/elf.gif 2 - 1 http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...miles/rand.gif

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Fljotsdale

This is a most unique and informative thread! Thank you, Fljotsdale! One of the things I find most fascinating is how close to 50-50 the gender spread is. Just as it should be!

We need to have an "age" thread here, too. It would be interesting to find the average or median age of the gamers here at Ironworks. On the W&W forum, we calculated it to be about 34-35, with the youngest being 10 and the oldest being in their 70's. Quite a spread!

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A lesbian will only shag women. I too will only shag women, don't this make me a lesbian? http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...es/biggrin.gif

I actually lived with one for two years, and she's one of the greatest girls I ever met, beautiful too. Probably the only woman I ever loved.

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SAZ! We've done that too! LOL We periodically post for stats like that! See why I love my GD forum? http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...miles/wink.gif

Cloudy

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StormCloud of the Black Knight
Heart Mind Soul Forever

Hmm, I'm not surprised, Cloudy! So what were the stats? Just out of curiosity. Approximations are fine.

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done! http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...es/biggrin.gif

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*Lord of the Screen Shot*

Oh...eeef...you had to ask! http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...es/biggrin.gif

CloudGiggler


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Storm-Queen
StormCloud of the Black Knight
Heart Mind Soul Forever

I can go searching for the old threads, but it seems our resourceful Slackerboy has posted anew. Shall we wait to see how it pans out before I hunt the old threads up? http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...iles/smile.gif

Btw, Saz, it's great to see you hopping about the GD forum! http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...es/biggrin.gif

Cloudy

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Storm-Queen
StormCloud of the Black Knight
Heart Mind Soul Forever

Well, if you don't ask, you don't get to know, lol! I have this tendency to ask questions other people hesitate to ask, but it never occurs to me that there is anything wrong with it till I get a shocked or stunned reaction... Guess I just lack sensitivity! http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...l_laughter.gif



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Fljotsdale

You'll never shock or stun me girl, you ask away http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...iles/smile.gif

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F, ASK AWAY! I always do! I have a tendency to use phrases that end up having some other meaning and embarass the daylights out of me...but hey! I'm learning something...right...er..the tolerance little capillaries have for bursting and changing my face to a nice crimson color....HAHAHA

BTW, F...I LIKE how you do things and am most pleased to have made your acquaintance! http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...es/biggrin.gif http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...es/biggrin.gif http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...es/biggrin.gif

As for Charlie...he's a real peach. Wouldn't trade him for all tea in China! http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...iles/smile.gif

Cloudy

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Storm-Queen
StormCloud of the Black Knight
Heart Mind Soul Forever

Cheers Cloudy, err you ever seen the skin on a 38 year old peach? http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...es/biggrin.gif

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Now you've made me http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...es/FRblush.gif http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...es/FRblush.gif http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...es/FRblush.gif

I think you are really something yourself! I've read lots of your posts and you seem a very intelligent and kindhearted young woman (Have I made YOU blush now? http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/cgi-...iles/smile.gif) - and I have seen you on every forum I have posted on so far, lol!

Yeah, I kinda like what little I have seen of Charlie, too. Nice sense of the ridiculous!

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Fljotsdale

I'm not female myself, but I do have a five year old daughter who is becoming more and more into video games of all kind, just like her daddy. She loves to watch any game I play, and lately she's been playing my Dreamcast and PlayStation2. She likes to play me in Tekken, and I swear she pulls off moves i've never been able to do myself. The kid will play for a long time, she just won't give up! I usually have to drag her away... I have a feeling wants she gets a little older she'll be in to RPGs...I hope anyways!

Glycerine

I'm not female myself, but I do have a five year old daughter who is becoming more and more into video games of all kind, just like her daddy. She loves to watch any game I play, and lately she's been playing my Dreamcast and PlayStation2. She likes to play me in Tekken, and I swear she pulls off moves i've never been able to do myself. The kid will play for a long time, she just won't give up! I usually have to drag her away... I have a feeling wants she gets a little older she'll be in to RPGs...I hope anyways!

Glycerine