Introduce Yourself here and say Hi.

Greetings One and All,

I know I am going to love being a part of this reading community. I teach reading to 8th graders...I've been in education for twenty-seven years and counting. Finding new, exciting ideas about literature is what I love to do...:D

Hey everyone, well i'd like to be introduced, names hira, studying literature, i love it but it does get to my mind at times. Looking forward to having a nice time on these forums init, o and looking forward for a bit of help now and too. =D

Hi I'm Steve from Edinburgh. Need some help from out there. Read a book a number of years ago, can't remember name or writer.
Quick synopsis - Old aristocrat living on large estate and into maps and tunnels big time. Has a network of tunnels under his estate. Old man is losing the plot and on his way out. Travels to Edinburgh at one point and learns of treppanning (sorry for spelling - holes in head stuff). Ends with old man dying and something about his brothers death when he was born. Very funny but very dark and sad book. Please can someone help with this as it's driving me crazy

Hello all

I have just joined, hope to become a regular poster here

I am a newbie here obviously.
i am glad to have joined and this is my first post.
I am a child at heart in case you care and i'll read anything in front of me. i sing, (badly,) and am an Archaeologist/Anthropologist in training. i grew up a military brat until my mother retired in Virginia. now i am a fan of the world and want to study ancient Greecian Lit. and culture.
my room is a mess and my favorite sport is soccer. i like Boiled eggs but not the yolk and can't wait to grduate! my favorite color is green, my element is the Earth and i can juggle while doing a backflip, (not). thanks for reading this post. you now know more about me than my classmates. hopefully i can make some meaningful posts here in the future!

Hi there,

I'm totally new here. It's nice to know you all. Have a nice day :-D

Hi,I joined just now,so I could see
How many people reply to me
I am 36,five feet upright
And I believe I get shorter in the night
My hair is blonde,my eyes are blue
Thats all for now,so goodbye to you

Thanks for reading my intro,if you liked it,please let me know

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Hi,I joined just now,so I could see
How many people reply to me
I am 36,five feet upright
And I believe I get shorter in the night
My hair is blonde,my eyes are blue
Thats all for now,so goodbye to you

Thanks for reading my intro,if you liked it,please let me know

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hi Cazzy,

I love your intro and welcome to the Forum! :D

For a minute there, I was so sure you were actually describing me - except for that I am not 36... Nor do I have blonde hair and blue eyes... Oh, I am not five feet either... But I think I shrink vertically at nights too!

hi everyone i'm new to this world. i myself find out this website .....

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Great idea, Pensive!

As for me, I like music (and singing), reading (although I haven't been able to a lot lately), writing, and history. Particularly, I like musicals at the moment, and writing poetry. Most of the year, I play soccer, even though for a quarter of the year, it's snowing (or just really cold). I live on the East Coast, though it doesn't snow a whole lot here. We pretty much survive the winter on minimal snow days, if any at all, though last year we had about two and a half or three feet of snow fall. My favorite books range about as far as my music genres, which is about anything, as long as it's good. Right now, though, I'm in a "Good Omens"-mood, by Teri Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, which was a fantastic book.
I think I may have said this somewhere else on this forum, but I love languages. I'm taking Latin and Classical Greek this year in school and trying to learn a bit of Spanish and German on my own (though it's not going too well). When I finish with Latin, though, I'll be changing to the otherside of the Eurasian continent and maybe pick up some Korean (my grandmother is from Seoul).
I love photography, too. Some things, especially in every day life, can be so beautiful if you can catch them at the right moment. Speaking of which, there is a used roll of film sitting on my desk right now. Hmm, I should probably get it developed some time soon.
Anyway, that's me in a nut-shell in this moment. Can't wait to learn more about you guys out there!

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hi i'm new to this site i'll tell u about me later ..ijust wanna to say u a hi...

Welcome everybody! ;)

Hi I'm Das.....Aussie.I am not sure if I'm in the right place
but I will look around & check out your forum here.I'm actually
after forums for beginners learning to write books.
Thanks,
Das

I kanda like dis forum it brings me 2 d times i wore nature on the verge of lickin' da sun....(interlude).i lv writin short stuff like untill d moon is no more,not forgetin hook's up's wit pen,chat,sex pals.chw!!

Hello Everyone,:wave::wave::wave:

As I must return to another project, this is just a brief note to say that I am glad to be among you, and I am looking forward to many years of literature debates and other fun discussions.

My interests include working on my personal websites, writing movies and television reviews, commentaries, poetry, and fiction. I listen to a variety of music, and whenever I can, I attend a good movie, the opera, live classical music performances, and doing digital artwork for web use. The latter is an ongoing learning process that I devote a lot of time in developing it.

I love classical literature and artwork, and it has been said that to attract and hold my attention a man would have to be a writer and 500 or more years of age.

Sorry guys, but after some self-eval, I have come to believe there is much truth in this statement.
;)


Peace.:wave:

Hi to everyone,
I am new to this forum, want to share about books I read and also to find out what all books I could read
thanks
nishachara

Ok, so I am bit annoyed because I accidently pressed a wrong button and deleted my lovely and engaging introduction.... so, here it is, less eloquent and shorter.

I am a young English teacher at a high school in VA. Went to IU, planning on getting my masters in literature from George Mason University.

Fav. authors: Kurt Vonnegut, David Sedaris, and 19th century literature (British).

I'm movie buff and enjoy going to concerts (followed Radiohead around the midwest this summer).

Not what I wanted to say exactly, but it will have to do for now. (disclaimer: my sarcasm does not often come through easily on the computer, but it's there).

Greetings!

Thank you for letting me join your vibrant community. I am presently working in the agribusiness and marketing services of the agriculture department here in the Philippines. One of my hobbies is poetry writing and when I read in your web you christmas poetry competition, I am inclined to join. I wish to best for this particular group. God Bless!

Violeta A.

Hello, my name is John, however as that name was taken I settled on the nom-de-plume Ashurbanipal. I have been on the internet for years and posting on something awful and 7 then 99chan's /lit/.
However, I have never actually joined a forum devoted entirely to the subject of literature; I have high hopes.
I teach English as a second language and have been traveling the world doing this for a few years now. After a short stint in India next month I shall return to Edinburgh and begin work on my Doctorate in English Literature.
I am a huge fan of Proust.

To introduce myself... Hmmm. For a raging egoist this presents a problem. Whatever I say must be taken with a grain of salt (better yet a whole box). I am 64 years of age and hold multiple degrees; AACS, BSCS, MA(Theo.), BSME, BA (Lit), MA (lit), PhD Lit. I am, without a doubt, over qualified for any type of employment; that is why I am retired and living in Ghana. I grew up in America and served in the military (US Marines, US Army, US Army Reserve, Arizona National Guard). I am the author of the 'Gunny Harold' series of short stories, the short story and script for 'The Creature', and numerous other short stories and books. Most of which have made literature history for being the most unread stories in the world.
This is not a problem for me; I write for MY pleasure, not for the pleasure of some unknown reader. I have been told that my stories are entertaining, and sometimes enlightening. There is an old saying, 'Damned by faint praise.' Well, that, too, is OK with me. I love to read, and to write. I seek knowledge every day of my life.
My philosophy of life is very simplistic. It serves both as my philosophy and my religion: Live every day in such a way that you never intentionally hurt another human being. And when you do (we all make mistakes) try to make amends.
My favorite true story is about the ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight. It comes in the form of a converstation that I had with one of my theology/philosophy professors by the name of Brother Joseph. We had spent two hours of class discussion on the wisdom of some of the Greek philosophers; Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, and some others. At the end of the class I went up to Brother Joseph and asked, "Brother, it is easy to see the wisdom in the writings of someone long dead. They have been analyzed and poured over by thousands of philosophers and thinkers. But, Brother, how do I know a wise man when I meet one today?"
Brother Joseph was about sixty-five and had a very cherubic face. With the tonsure of the order, his smile made him seem beatific. He said, "I don't know."
I looked hard at him and then said, "Brother, with all that we have discussed surely you know what to look for in a man to determine if he has wisdom."
He smiled at me again and said, "I don't know."
I said, "Brother, is there anyone that can answer the question for me?"
He smiled again and said, "My boy, you are not listening." He paused and then said again - but this time very slowly, "I... don't... know..." He paused once more and smiled at the look of utter stupidity on my face (I still didn't get it) and then he explained. "The surest sign of a wise man is his willingness to say, 'I don't know.' You see, when he says that, someone teaches him, and he becomes wise."
I always feel it is better to say, "I don't know." And then listen to those who have the knowledge that I lack. Some day I hope that I can say that I am wise.

wow so many new people, great to have you here :)

Hi folks, I am 61, male, an Australian living south of Sydney. I am a semi-retired university tutor with a Ph.D on the works of the English poet, John Donne.

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wow so many new people, great to have you here :)

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Indeed!

Is this usually like this? :)


librarius
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.... Is this usually like this? :) ....

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Well from what I've noticed in the past few days there seems to have been quite a few more than usual signing up :D

splendid splendid!! welcome all...:) LitNet is, I assure you, utterly fantastic :)

Hi I am Jake, an eighteen year old male. I feel eighteen years young. One hundred fifty seven thousand eight hundred seventy six hours treading water.
I don't like introductions. It's easier to just show up and stay awhile until it feels the same as where I was.
I don't know why I wrote this. Hey! everyone anyway I don't like being nice. But I think that it's truer to my nature, and hate is truer to my fear. :yawnb: this is wrong, all wrong. a person is like a cavity consistently being filled up; a writer is someone who finds the very act of living strange, as if he can't remove himself from the process; it requires constant analysis and re-evaluation. Ok. hi. see you on the field.

Hey there everybody :D My name's Jovian. I'm 20. I'm a student and a budding novelist.

Darn it, I'm VERY bad at introductions haha. Um... let's see, I don't know where to begin. I'm currently studying for my B.A English in Singapore, but I'd be returning to Sydney soon. Ok, I know this is a bad introduction, and I think I just shot myself in the foot LOL. Anyways, I'd like to meet new people who are keen on discussing and analysing literary works :) I figure that literary discussions in this forum might help me in my studies as well :P

Good Evening all....

I have been posting away but neglected to visit here first - sorry for my rudeness.

I am having a lovely time here and I have already met a number of very welcoming people.

I look forward to chatting to you all in good time..

Big Welcome to everyone! :wave:

You are all welcome!

Hello everyone! I am Rocketchess and I enjoy rockets and chess(Go Figure). My favorite books include Harry Potter, Eragon, and Pendragon. I look forward to meeting everyone and becoming part of the community.:D

hello there everyone my name is Kyle elder nice to meet you all:alien:

Hello, my name is Natalie, and this is my first post.

My name is Nathan, I'm 17, from the UK and in my last year of Sixth form, where I hope to end up in University next year. I'm aiming to study either History & Politics or History and English.
Currently, I take A2 English Literature, second year of my A-level English Literature course and I have to say, it really opened my eyes up to literature.

So far, I studied

Edward's Albee's 'Who's afraid of virginia woolf' - which i found a very interesting play
William Shakespeare 'King Lear' - A story of tragedy which has gave me a love for Shakespearian literature.
A selection of Ted Hughes Poems
and Oscar Wilde's 'Dorian Gray' - A very interesting novel once you get into it.

As of right now I'm studying, an assortment of World War 1 era poetry, (Wilfred Owen, Jessie Pope etc.)
Erich Remarque's 'All quiet on the western front' (A novel I'm strugging with, but I'm sure I'll crack it.)

As for personal reading, I'm in the middle of reading Bret Easton Ellis' 'American Psycho' and George Orwell's '1984'.

I guess thats mostly my literature related introduction.
Glad to become a part of this community.

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Welcome to the forum Kyle, Natalie and Nathan! :wave:

Hi all, I recently got it to reading 7/8 months ago and have been pretty much reading everyday since so I thought it was about time I found my way here :) So far nothing topped Wuthering Heights and Middlesex for me and thats whats kept me so interested in reading. So hello to everybody.

:yawnb: hi, everyone, i m in gr 12... 17 yrs old.

hm... i dont really love reading.

that's all about me.

hey there name's jack, im from Australia, although my major passion is Design but my english teacher told me my writing wasn't to bad. I'm only 17 soon to be 18 and have a bit of a passion for reading and writing. Most of my stories are about my other passion, Music. I'm big into Blues music (i play a mean harmonica) and I have also suffered from the Blues so its not like I'm writing about something I don't actually know about, hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy writing them!
cheers

Hello to all

My name is Emma, i am 19, and I am studying my BA in Education. I am currently living in Melbourne Australia,but have plans to venture beyond the sun burnt country in the future. I hope to gain alot of interesting information from this forum and hopefully some help along the way.

any questions please feel free to ask!!

cheers
:lol:
Emma

Welcome to litnet! :wave:

Hello to all the members of LNF, I read a broad variety of literature, the last few years have been targeted toward ancient civilizations and their origins. This peticular venue includes the many historical records and documents as well as myth, legend and religious texts, not to mention all the writings and books attributed to the various authors thru the ages.
I look forward to participating here at LNF and finding a few nuggets of info as well.
I live in the Canadian Arctic and have plenty of time to read for the next six months, brrr!

Rozzy