Introduce Yourself here and say Hi.

Hello Brina, and welcome to LitNet. I think your intro is the most unique I've read on here. I think you'll enjoy this site.

Hello! I first read 1984 as a sophmore in high school, back in the last century. Nothing , I believe, has ever had such an impact on my thinking before or since! I see 1984 as the most important novel yet written! Nothing that has transpired in all those years, has really caught me by unawares, because it was all foretold! Anyway, why it took me so long to look for and find this forum, I can't say. Maybe the time was right!

I look forward to spending many long hours with you!

Hello to whoever ends up reading this.
What to say? I'm Leila, I live in Seoul. The why and how behind that aren't important. I can't say that I'm an avid reader, but I do enjoy reading quite a lot. In general, my generation really does not read enough literature, and if I just left it at that, it would be a vast understatement, but I will so it is. When I was a little kid, I loved to read and indeed, I used to read a lot. But in the past few years I've hardly read any books at all. Doing the IB now in Junior year and having to read many novels for IBH English made me realize how much I've missed it. So I've started reading lots more outside of class, and I'm realizing just how much I've missed out on in the past few years of non-reading that I went through. It really pisses me off, I feel like I've been robbed of something vital, though it was my own fault.
I love short stories, I love Albert Camus, and I love coffee. I love theatre, and I love reading plays. I design and build and stage manage; I aspire to direct someday. In my spare time, I draw, paint, work at the theatre at my school, and create stopmotion films. I still don't read enough, but I read much more than I used to, and I'd really like to discuss what I read. The problem is, I don't know anyone in real life who wants to do that. So hopefully I can fulfill that desire here. Oh, the wonders of the internet.

Hi all, Happy New Year. Ancient male (50+); have always read lots and will try all types of book. Will give up at about page 50, occasionally, but usually persevere to end. Top book is Jane Eyre, which I read for first time only a year or two ago, having seen or heard several versions on TV and Radio. A throwaway remark by a friend this summer got me researching Irish History, and a subsequent coincidence has got me writing a novel, my first serious writing for 30 years (If you don't include orders for military operations which are of course serious, but hardly literature!) Bernard Cornwell and Allan Mallinson had better look out.

Hey, nice to meet you.

I'm Amel, a 29 year-old native Indonesian working as an English instructor in Jakarta, Indonesia. I majored in English, with a thesis on a Harry Potter novel. My focus in college was fiction and children's literature. But in the past two years, I've been studying and writing poetry. As I'm leisurely compiling a (hopefully cool) portfolio to apply for an MFA degree, I need to find online friends who also write poems/fiction, or any type of creative writing. We can exchange ideas and comment on each other's works.

I've been reading novels since 1988, and journaling since 1991. Lately I don't read much fiction, but am exploring new poems and poets every single day. My favorite poets are Dorothy Parker, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and DH Lawrence. The last novel I read was The Little Prince in its English translation. It's very intriguing as children's literature. I love the slow-moving yet thought-provoking narration and conversations.

Message me if you want to correspond. Thankyouuuu~

Hello Leila. So you live in Seoul. I once lived in South Korea--I was in the U.S. Army, 7th Infantry Division, stationed mainly north of Seoul. I lived there for fourteen months. Welcome to LitNet. I know you will enjoy it.

Hello there, jscbni, and welcome to you. Anyone who is researching Irish history or literature or drama or art is a-ok in my book. I say that because I'm half-Irish, you see.

Hey everyone, I live in the UK. Can't truly say that I have been reading much but I a few books being shipped to me at the moment. I guess people sometimes tend to forget about literature, especiall nowadays :)

Here it goes...
I’m a sailor in the US Navy and I occupy myself with a vast assortment of books. I am always looking for some odd, peculiar, or arcane bit of literature. I hope to find people here that are naturally or artificially inclined toward literature and its extension beyond an 8th grade homework assignment.

I am well read enough to hold my own and indeed dominate any discussion with my peers, so I seek out new targets for my poorly articulated and rudimentary forms of expression.

If you didn't need a dictionary, then you're who I'm hoping to find.

The Pilgrim,
VanWeyden

Hello Van Weyden and welcome to Lit.Net (duh--whut's uh dictionary?)
You'll find plenty of literary, intellectual, and even witty discussions on this site, as well as literally hundreds of masterpieces to read, and to observe (yes, there are even reproductions of art on this site). Enjoy yourself.

Hi. *Glances around* I'm new as of today :D

I was born and raised in South Vancouver, British Columbia in 1961, 3rd of 4 children, 2 older sisters and our youngest brother. Vancouver was a small, suburb of a small town, with many local conveniences and a strong sense of family and community. My parents are of Scottish and English origin and some of my ancestors settled in America in the late 1800’s. My great-grandfather continued his migrations, settled in South Vancouver, and ran a chicken and pig farm. They often lived in extreme poverty and eventually, this way of life passed as the city grew and they went into trucking.
My father also ended up in a trucking career, as his health did not allow his dream of being a commercial pilot. My mother was traditional, like most Mom’s then, and stayed home with us; eventually she went to work part-time to give us extras. Although they too struggled, it got better over time and we were very loved and satisfied children. We sadly lost father in 1996.
I am single, with no children and have many creative talents. Even with my parents' economic struggles, they somehow managed to give us more. I was a very happy, successful highland dancer and played the Scottish bagpipes. My family was noisy, musical and from the union trades which in our time were often without work and never without tensions. I found myself different even amongst my own, so I too spent many hours alone, my favourite activity being my diary or solitaire. Other favourite times were spent crocheting, walking or spending time by the Pacific Ocean. My favourite family time was always with my nieces and nephews, often reading to them in their early years or taking them for walks.
My future is hopeful of developing my creative talents, especially writing and painting. I hope to retire gracefully with enough money and health for some travel and some pets.

I look forward to meeting everyone - bjb

Hi lalaleila, i'm bjb and I just joined. See you around the threads - bjb

Hi Virgil, i'm bjb. I just joined today. I am not as well read as most, but have read some of the classics. I'm glad there is someone I can go to on English lit. I studied western historic dance for a while; dances and music of the 15th and 16th century. It was really interesting.

I thought about going into landscape architecture but I don't understand weight. A friend from Australia tried to tell me during a move that the glass table, with brass legs wouldn't hold me, even though it held my heavy T.V. up for years. Of course, I fell through. I told him not to tell me "i told you so" but I laughed so hard that my bum-bum got stuck in the brass support. He couldn't spit the "i told you so" out because he was laughing too hard as well. Best I still to writing, dancing and painting.

See you around the boards - bjb

Hi weeping willow, i'm bjb. Sounds like you have a very interesting life in Israel. I'm from Canada and military service isn't mandatory. I can't imagine what that would be like. Sounds like you have a lot of interests - lots of great material for writing. All the best - bjb