ABOVE: yours truly at the abandoned Packard automotive plant in Detroit, April 9, 2011

Noders I've Had The Distinct Pleasure of Meeting In The Real World™, although, sadly, a good chunk of those listed below have fled E2.

Noder count: 127 as of July 5, 2010.:

00100, Accipiter, alex, Altusmens, ameriwire, Andrew Aguecheek, androjen, artman2003, Auron, Auspice, BAR, Becca, belligerentmax, birdlace, Bitca, borgo, borgette, Brainwave, BriarCub, brassmule, BrooksMarlin, cahla, Caitiff, cbustapeck, ccunning, ch'i-lin, chaotic_poet, choco-tracy, Chris-O, Conventional oven, Cow Of Doom, craze, creases, dann, DataJunkie, discofever, disgruntledwren, divalessor, dizzy, duckrabbit, ducksauce, eien_meru, elephino, enth, evadyne, Feldar, Frankie, GhettoAardvark, Gorgonzola, greth, gwennlian, Hyphenated, Iconoplast, indigoe, Indra363, izubachi, Jack, jacob8er, jessicaj, jessicapierce, JetGirl, jethro bodine, Junkill, Jurph, karma_debt, karmaflux, Katyana, LadySun, LaggedyAnne, kevi, Lucy-S, magicmanzach, mcc, Metacognizant, mock style, ModernAngel, mordel, NinjaPenguin, NoahPierce, nocte, No Springs, OldMiner, Orange Julius, panamaus, passport, Phyrkrakr, pitcher, provocateur, qousqous, QXZ, radlab0, Rapscallion, redbaker, RoguePoet, RyanMM, sauth, scarcatcher, Scout Finch, Scribe, Segnbora-t, Sessor, sighmoan, Siobhan, Spackle, sparklemuse, Strong_Bow79, Swap, swish girl, tandex, Templeton, thefez, Tiefling, Timeshredder, Transitional Man, vandewal, Void_Ptr, Walter, Wiccanpiper, witchiepoo, WonkoDSane, Wuukiee, Xeerjat, yclept, Ysardo, zade, zaph, zophos, zot-fot-piq and _the_devil_.

The first was Templeton. The most recent was Auspice.

Noders I've Had The Distinct Pleasure of Receiving Postal Mail From:

bewilderbeast, Glowing Fish, Halspal, hapax, Hatscheput, LadySun, legbagede, nocte, paraclete, passport, provocateur, Segnbora-t, Siobhan, strawberry and will.

Noders I've Had The Distinct Pleasure of Speaking To On A Telephone, But Have Never Met:

Focus, Kit, nate, Nora, Jet-Poop, wertperch and will.

Gatherings attended:

• Squished tubers and dead bird: An orphans' Thanksgiving (2002 and 2003)
• We don't swim in yer toilet, so don't fuck us over or you'll need 2 wheelchairs, fool: An Partie (2003)
• HOT DAMN 3! nodestock (2003)
• jbo's party in Atlanta which doesn't have a writeup (2003)
• A Tail of Two Monkeys (2003)
• There and Back Again: Eating Our Way from Bag End to the Grey Havens, A Hobbit's Tale (2005)
• We miss our friends: A dysfunctional noder family reunion (2005)
• Children of the Corny 2: It's Still the Pelvic Thrust! (2005)
• There Goes the Neighborhood! 3: im in ur house eating ur f00dz (2007)
• Children of the Corny 5: 5'll get you 10! (2009)
• Noders By The Lake 2: I've Got This Nodermeet, and It's Fucking Golden (2010).

I doubt I'll be attending any future gatherings. It's becoming increasingly difficult for me to function in any kind of social/crowd setting, even among people I know. It'd be easier on everyone if I just stayed home from now on.

2003.05.27@6:07 TheDeadGuy says Stand on familiar ground and know it well. For some reason I feel compelled to tell you this. That is all.

2004.01.23@9:04 mauler says Yeah, I've deduced that you must be a Tigers fan. I deeply pity/admire you greatly.

From the catbox:

2006-05-08@5:50 <sirspens> holy shit... avalyn has 995 nodeshells
2006-05-08@5:54 <craze> I met avalyn at CoC2 and was expecting something kind of gay / super righteously self-obsessed and he was just a mellow goth that had the ability to engage in cool convorsations.

2006-05-17@17:00 <wertperch> Can I have an avalyn of my very own? Would that help with the housework, too?
2006-05-17@17:03 <TheDeadGuy> avalyn is mine! Mine, I say! I shall not have him taken away by an expatriate Brit!
2006-05-17@17:04 <TheDeadGuy> Stealing my Christinas was one thing! Thou shalt not steal my one and only avalyn. Pistols or sabers?

Milestones:

• January 28, 2002: Level 1
• March 5, 2002: Level 2
• April 8, 2002: Level 3
• August 19, 2002: Level 4
• October 21, 2002: Level 5 (via Honor Roll)
• December 15, 2003: Level 6
• November 9, 2004: Content Editor Powers Activate!
• July 13, 2006: Ascension to godhood.
• February 29, 2008: Level 7 (via Writeup Bonus)
• October 30, 2008: Level 13 (via XP recalculation)
• April 7, 2011: Level 14

Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.15