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user-inactivated  ·  3398 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The "Get to know Me" Thread

The only name you're getting out of me is my username.

- Rabid music listener, have no musical talent myself. I post the #weeklymusicthread, where I post mostly new industrial, noise and goth albums, and then the rest of hubski posts things you might want to hear.

- Programmer at a non-profit. Non-profits, like most non-technical organizations, have mostly boring technical problems to solve. I get to pay the bills with work that doesn't make me feel dirty or vapid, though, so there's that.

- On my second trip through graduate school. I have no desire to work in academia, but the real world is boring and autodidacts too often become cranks. I am probably going to be a student indefinitely.

- Other people's cats bring them dead animals. Mine brings me cigarettes. He is either a very thoughtful kitty, or trying to hasten my demise.

- I wanted to be a magician when I was a kid. I was horrible at actually performing, but fairly good at the technical bits. I have taken to teaching friends' kids how to cheat at cards and pick locks and pockets. I am assured this is way cooler than what they learn with the boy scouts.





mike  ·  3397 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Is "bfv" your initials or an acronym? Big Friendly Vegan or something like that?

user-inactivated  ·  3397 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Initials. Most of the usernames I saw when I wandered by Hubski the first time looked like initials, so I figured I'd follow suit.

steve  ·  3397 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    work that doesn't make me feel dirty or vapid

cherish it.

arguewithatree  ·  3397 days ago  ·  link  ·  

does he bring you lit cigarettes? because that would be one talented kitty.

user-inactivated  ·  3397 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Afraid not. He brings me packs. Candy and Christmas ornaments too.