vk here vk is my e-mail sign-- Victor is my name. Since Hal is getting all sentimental, and Hal is one of my favorite people on this listserve, I thought I'd get into the act.
5-7 170#, still fairly cut at 40. Avid martial artist (studied since age 16-- hapkido, kali, some JKD, Western boxing, and for the past 9 years kung fu (Chen and Yang Tai Chi, Wing Chun, and a smattering of Ba Gua)). Love Star Trek, Sci-fi in general, and epic fantasy. RPG interests are 80% epic fantasy, 10% sci-fi (mostly as a technophile) and 10% Supers. I'm a healthcare professional with an interest and "expertise" in biomechanical analysis-- even collaborate on some research at the local University of Oregon. A closet physics geek (and mathematics geek to understand the physics-- anyone *really* good at tensors? I'm still working on those...) I love football, and the only thing I really don't like about Hal is that he lives in Buffalo, home of the Bills, in the same division as my beloved Dolphins. I went to school in Cambridge, Mass for undergraduate (no, the other major school there), but still hate the Patriots with a passion. Married, 2 beautiful girls (why do you think I keep practicing martial arts? Boyfriends. Seriously. Well, it's fascinating biomechanically, as well, and it's cool.) I've got Bad Temper, Squeamishness, Intolerance (Injustice as well as Discrimination) and probably Bloodlust as disadvantages (good thing nobody's *really* tried to mess with me, because one of us would be dead). Oh, and Acrophobia, as well. A tad of Gentleman's Code of Honor, too, but if we're in a duel, I'm shooting first. On that rousing note, I'd second Hal's sentiment of warmth, but it's been pretty cool lately (yes, I recognize the irony of the idiom), Regards, -vk -- "We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny, but what we put into it is ours." --Dag Hammersjold "When the rate of change outside an organization exceeds the rate of change inside it, then it is not a matter of if, but when that organization will fail." --Jack Welch "Just keep swimming/just keep swimming/just keep swimming swimming swimming..." --Dorie from Finding Nemo -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > At 09:24 PM 3/31/2006 -0600, you wrote: > >Mike Brown wrote: > >> i recenlty watch part of an anime seris call arc the lad. Now i'm > >> currios about what one of the charachters powers would be in gurps. The > >> one i'm refering to is elks. i'm leaning toward some type of > >> ritual magic. > > > >Try describing the character and his powers, for those of us who have never > >seen this anime... :) > > I wonder just how well we as a group know each other these days as far as > online communal relationships. Having said that... > > Hal: 6'4", 280 lbs, bearded oaf who happens to be hard of hearing, bad > sense of humor etc, yadda yadda, etc... ;) > > Interests: wargaming (started in the late 70's), camping, history, fantasy, > sci-fi, action adventure movies, mysteries (not so much, but some), > horseback riding, fencing, people in general (and of course - watching > members of the opposite sex, strictly as a sideline activity - not > participatory now that I'm married!) Father of one, and perhaps cursed with > a slight touch of animal empathy. > > I don't tend to watch too much in the way of Anime, dislike overly > cinematic movies, was known once to yell in a movie theater (strictly > involuntarily of course) "Hit the ground you Morons!" while watching > HEARTBREAK RIDGE. Dilikes bullies, dislikes individuals who are less than > polite, has a "do unto others as you'd have done unto you" kind of > mentality, and last but not least - still suffers from a whiff of chivalric > ideals. > > What you can count on me for from time to time is to offer ideas regarding > fantasy campaigns, as well as perhaps work with plot ideas. What I like > most is the idea that people get to know each other and respect each other > - and even MISS each other when people end up not speaking up on GURPSNET > for a while. To be frank, I miss the warmth that GURPSNET exuded back > before FORUMS came into being, and I really MISS the old days (I knew I'd > play the geezer who missed the golden era <g>) when people looked forward > to their emails from GURPSNET. Sadly, some no longer walk the earth, some > have moved on, and some find that their lives have changed. For the rest > of us who hang in there, well, HANG IN THERE <g>. > > If you're ever in Buffalo, look me up or send me an email - as a native, I > can probably give you some help if needed. > > > > _______________________________________________ > GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> > http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l -- "We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny, but what we put into it is ours." --Dag Hammersjold "When the rate of change outside an organization exceeds the rate of change inside it, then it is not a matter of if, but when that organization will fail." --Jack Welch "Just keep swimming/just keep swimming/just keep swimming swimming swimming..." --Dorie from Finding Nemo _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
