It's off-season and I'm bored, so........

[yasik19]

I'd like to start a thread for all of us to get to know each other a little better. We spend so much time (well, some of us) on here that it would be good to put a little personality behind each poster.
You don't have to answer some/any of the questions about yourself below if you don't feel like it.

1. How old are you?
2. Where do you live and where were you born, if different?
3. What do you do and where do you work?
4. Favorite hobbies
5. If you play soccer, what position do you play and which professional player do you most resemble?
6. Anything else you want to add.

I'll start.
1. I'm 27
2. I live in Pacifica, California. It's about a 10 minute ride south of San Francisco. I was born in Odessa, Ukraine and came to US at the age of 13.
3. I am a financial analyst, working for AAA.
4. I love to read books, collect chess boards and play chess, and build WWII models (tanks, planes, boats, etc.....)
5. I play CM for my team. I'd like to think I resemble Lampard (maybe slightly better :D ).
6. I am a twin. Also, I have played tennis for 20 years.

[j.fisher]

1. 22
2. Live in Greensboro, NC. Born and raised in Detroit, MI.
3. I work on medical equipment.
4. Baseball, reading & drinking tons of beer.
5. Never played it and actually hated the sport until I saw the Premiership.
6. I'm awesome.

[yasik19]

1. 22
2. Live in Greensboro, NC. Born and raised in Detroit, MI.
3. I work on medical equipment.
4. Baseball, reading & drinking tons of beer.
5. Never played it and actually hated the sport until I saw the Premiership.
6. I'm awesome.

:D and modest.;)

[Kerry Dixon's Boots]

I feel like abstaining until Monkee sticks his oar in and sets the bar but here goes:

1. 28
2. Live in Dana Point in South Orange County. Grew up in Newbury, Berks and in the 'Wooden' West Stand of Stamford Bridge since the 80's. Gave up my season ticket during the '02 season to cross the pond (sniff sniff)
3. I'm an actuary/benefits consultant for a large MNC
4. Chelsea (duh), running, hiking, Eagles (was STH with Eddie for a couple of years),
5. Mentally kicked every ball while on the West (in fact it was the only to keep warm in those 8,000+ crowds against Coventry/Wimbledon/etc in November.) My skills are sowewhat akin to a s*** Ali Dia
6. Eff off you nosey b*st*rd

[j.fisher]

:D and modest.;)

Very true... :)

[nicephoras]

1. I'm 27.
2. Currently live in London but was born in Moscow.
3. I'm a lawyer at a large law firm and do structured finance work.
4. Travel, reading, food (eating it, not cooking it), etc.
5. Not nearly as often as I like, but mostly defense on the right.
6. No.

[yasik19]

man, we have some shy posters. Only 4 folks replied. :o :o

[Blue Celery]

1. 21
2. Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Born in Pasadena, CA.
3. I go to college. I play Fifa. And i work for the city soccer leagues.
4. I draw, i write, i drink, i play footie, and i play stringed instruments.
5. Played defense in High School, but i now play CM.
6. I am the greatest thing to happen to anything.

[yasik19]

1. 21
2. Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Born in Pasadena, CA.
3. I go to college. I play Fifa. And i work for the city soccer leagues.
4. I draw, i write, i drink, i play footie, and i play stringed instruments.
5. Played defense in High School, but i now play CM.
6. I am the greatest thing to happen to anything.

I bet Fisher will disagree with you on that one.;)

[nicephoras]

6. I am the greatest thing to happen to anything.

You're the greatest thing to ever happen to Ron Jeremy's career?

Ew.

[Walter3000]

1.24
2.Gainesville, FL, Born in NewHampshire, about 30 minutes from Boston
3.Just got back into school(nagging girlfriend going to medschool)
4.Sports fanatic, read a lot, recently picked up poker, but most time is held between work, school, girlfriend, and playing
5.Only been a casual player for a couple of years(played basketball and some hockey most my life), really went hard for it recently though, playing 4 times a week. The games are all still very casual, I started off as a CM, somehow now end up a lot on the wing, they say Im good for someone who didnt play froma young age, but if I resembled any pro, they should retire.
6.Have the greatest dog ever, his name is J.B.(Jack bauer).

Oh and Blue Celery was not the best thing to ever happen to me

[Blue Celery]

You're the greatest thing to ever happen to Ron Jeremy's career?

Ew.

Haha. Yes, i remember those good ol' times with Ron. I would prefer you keep that quiet though.

[yasik19]

1.24
2.Gainesville, FL, Born in NewHampshire, about 30 minutes from Boston
3.Just got back into school(nagging girlfriend going to medschool)
4.Sports fanatic, read a lot, recently picked up poker, but most time is held between work, school, girlfriend, and playing
5.Only been a casual player for a couple of years(played basketball and some hockey most my life), really went hard for it recently though, playing 4 times a week. The games are all still very casual, I started off as a CM, somehow now end up a lot on the wing, they say Im good for someone who didnt play froma young age, but if I resembled any pro, they should retire.
6.Have the greatest dog ever, his name is J.B.(Jack bauer).

Oh and Blue Celery was not the best thing to ever happen to me

the fact that you play hockey and have a dog named Jack Bauer says a lot about you. Rock on man!:)

[blackjack]

1. I'm 20.
2. My home is Madison, WI. I am currently enrolled at Carleton College in Northfield, MN, and next fall I will be studying in Montpellier, France.
3. I am a student.
4. I love following soccer, running, and doing nothing. Sadly, most of my time is spent studying and writing papers.
5. When I played in HS, I played on the right of a 3-5-2, so I could be called either a RWB or a RM. My job was to run a lot, put crosses in, and keep the opposing wingers busy defending me instead of letting them get into the attack. I guess Daniel Alves is the closest you might get to my job. I had to choose between track and soccer when I started college. I chose track, and run the 400m and 800m.

[srd....]

27
see sig and location thingy
network technician
cars,movies,playstation,women and beer
havent played since i got injured at 16
my pin number is 5028

[Walter3000]

Couple of more things to add, I was born on the 4th of July, but I am not in a wheel chair.

I sort of quit drinking

Besides the 4 major sports here, and proper football, I also love Rugby League and MMA.

Cranium is the greatest board game of all time, Tecmo Superbowl the greatest video game

Minus the Bear my favorite band, !Oh No! and the Tiger Pit my favorite live band, and I love movies, all genres and time periods, and cooking.

My preferred energy drink is Enviga green tea

Im addicted to coffee, all kinds imagineable, and Boba.

[Dear_Claudio]

1. 18

2. Lockport, New York. It's about 40 minutes north of Buffalo, 20 minutes west of Niagara Falls, 90 minutes east of Rochester, and 10 minutes south of Lake Ontario (I can see it from here:))

3. I go to high school and I work at a Drive-In Theatre. I am attending St. Bonaventure University in the fall for journalism.

4. Soccer (Chelsea), Football (Buffalo Bills/Notre Dame), Hockey (Buffalo Sabres), Baseball (Chicago Cubs), and I also enjoy golf and tennis. I've been dating a girl for over 2.5 years now and I spend a lot of time with her. She's probably the #2 Chelsea fan in my city of 40,000:pI used to be a lot more into music but I still am. I love Coheed & Cambria, DeathCabForCutie, Pedro the Lion, the Misfits, and every good song from Guitar Hero. I spend a lot of time playing FM 2005 (still!) though I will get the new Football Manager MMORPG. I love South Park, Simpsons, Colbert Report, Futurama, and Family Guy.

5. Either side full-back or wing and also central midfield. I guess a combo of Lahm and Cesc.

6. I have a white-fro and let my hair grow pretty long so I can put it up in a headband when I play.

[cooldude]

1. 18
2. Born in India, lived in Singapore for most of my life.
3. Engineering student
4. When I'm not held up with held up with coll., research and field trips, I like to watch almost all sports. I play professional Table-Tennis and the piano.
5. Nope. Just the occasional Sunday games with friends. Till I half-swallowed my tongue playing football for my school a couple of years ago anyway.
6. My first Chelsea game was Chelsea-Spu*s in 1996. We won it 3-1. In the next match, we beat Utd at OT. Glory-hunter:D

[mother_goose]

1. Goodness, you people make me feel so old. Where's Clan, Dr I and the rest?!? Im 33.
2. Swindon, England but originally from the Philippines
3. Domestic Engineer :p
4. Footie, of course and a romance novel junkie, to my hubby's horror :o
5. Does Kickball count?
6. I will be getting a visit from the stork in 2 months time :)

[Walter3000]

Congrats on that one. Is it a John Terry or a Kate beckinsale?