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RocKin_RicAn
03-23-2009, 04:42 PM
Hi everyone. My name is Johnathan, John for short, and I just registered to the site. I joined on impulse after my teacher shared with me a thread talking about a book we are soon to read. I saw a small sample of what this forum has to offer. Everyone throws in their two cents and everyone can benefit from it! I love sharing ideas and perspectives on books that I have read or pretty much anything. I am a junior attending Whittier Technical Vocational Regional High school. I am also an athlete, I have a passion for basketball and meeting new people. I thank whoever started this forum and to my teacher for showing me this wonderful community.

My favorite book I have read so far was 'The kite Runner'. I have not been a big reader my whole life. When in middle school, I was a straight A+ student all the way up to eighth grade. Then when I enrolled in high school things kind of came to a stop. I picked my act up after some time and now I maintain A's and B's, rarely C's. My vocational area lies in the field of Telecommunications (Information Support Services.) I started an Internship with Raytheon IDS. Integrated Defense Systems has much to offer. It is also the most profitable branch of Raytheon as you might know. I specialize in computer hardware and have a strong feel for software as far as installing apps and programs for clients to use on their laptops. I troubleshoot computers when we notice a startup or hardware failure. I like where i am and hope to carry it on with me for the rest of my life.

When Im at home or hanging out with my friends like any person would, I listen to music and play sports. I have a craving for games of different sorts such as RTS, MMORPG, and FPS. Some games I play are Halo 3, Supreme Commander, and World of Warcraft. Music I listen to is heavy metal from bands like As I Lay Dying, Slipknot, Unearth and In Flames. I also have a thing for classic rock! I listen to AC/DC, Guns 'n Roses, ZZ Top and Scorpions. Hip-hop, dance, and house music really get me going.:D

I am hungry for the knowledge and opinions of others. I think well of myself for my age and think I am slightly more mature than other kids of my age. I look forward to meeting everyone and hope I have fun here.

Thanks for reading:D

optimisticnad
03-23-2009, 05:40 PM
You had me at 'My favorite book I have read so far was 'The kite Runner''. I'm in complete agreement, I read that end of last year and it was the best book I book I read in 2008!

Welcome to the forum and I look forward to hearing more from you.

jinjang
03-23-2009, 07:09 PM
Welcome, John!

I joined the forum yesterday and I feel I am hooked already. I read Kite Runner last year and thought everyone should read the book. After the book, I got curious about the country and people and so read many articles on Afghanistan in New York Times and Atlantic Monthly. There could be peace on Earth if we all are more informed.

Did you read Demian by Hesse?

Silas Thorne
03-23-2009, 07:30 PM
Such a good introduction, John. Greetings and have lots of fun here! There are lots of interesting peoploids in litnet land. Share your opinions and feel free to splash water around if you want. ;)

RocKin_RicAn
03-23-2009, 07:46 PM
Thank all of you, Silas Thorne, jinjang, and optimistic all for your greetings!
This site does look like a lot of fun and no I haven't had a chance to read Demian but I will definitely put that on my to do list. Thanks again for your self introductions and I hope we can all be buddies.:D

The Comedian
03-24-2009, 09:20 PM
Howdy,

I look forward to your posts. I've never read the Kite Runner, but I'll be sure to put it in my que.

Scheherazade
03-25-2009, 08:09 AM
Welcome to the Forum, RR.

We have two threads on Kite Runner if you would like to have a look at them:

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/search.php?searchid=1003597

PoeticPassions
03-25-2009, 08:23 AM
Hi there! Welcome to the forum. Hope to see you around :)

RocKin_RicAn
04-01-2009, 10:20 PM
Haha thanks again guys, I appreciate the welcomes.