Introduction

[Cheddar]

Hi! I just found this site earlier in the week and am in love with it!

I used to play a similar game on another site, but there was no message board and no chat, thus, no way to get to know the people you were playing against.

I thought I'd take advantage of the fact that I can actually interact with competitors and introduce myself. (I didn't see any other thread for this.)

I am 33 and am happily married with 2 children. I like playing word games online obviously. I am currently unemployed, but make jewelry, draw and paint to keep myself entertained. I'm a pathetic television addict and love movies of all types.

So that's me in a nutshell. Would love to hear about some of the other wordtwisters out there!

[eqaeqa]

Hi Cheddar and everyone else!

No one else had replied yet so thought I would :)

I am 19 and a physics student in Hull, UK. Playing wordtwist is good for procrastinating when there is work to be done :)

Where are you from Cheddar?

-eqaeqa

[Cheddar]

Hey there, eqaeqa! Nice to meet you. I am from West Virginia.

I use wordtwist as a means for procrastination too, it's great for that! :)

[eqaeqa]

It really is!

Looks like no one else wants to introduce themself, come on people!

[jillhasskills]

I'm Jill, 41, from Ohio. I am a program supervisor for a company that provides services to people with mental retardation and developmental disabilites. I use this site to DESTRESS. I consider it a healthy addiction, as it keeps my mind sharp and my typing quick. I've noticed that I'm much faster at work now when I type, and I am making less mistakes. Kudos to Wordtwist! I am a beginning crafter of jewelry, and I buy and sell on ebay. Cheddar, have you ever seen all the cool stuff you can get to make jewelry on ebay?

[Cheddar]

Hi Jill, nice to meet you!
I get all of my jewelry supplies on ebay, they have great stuff there. I live in a very small town and pretty much the only place to shop is WalMart. Their craft selection isn't exactly stellar, so I quickly learned to look online. lol

What kind of things do you make? I have been doing some beadweaving and chain maille. I have really been wanting to get into silver work. I went to school for graphic design and would like to find a means to make something a bit more sculpture driven. It seems like silver would allow me that. Now it's just a matter of motivating myself :rolleyes:

Sounds like you have a interesting job. I'm sure it is quite stressful, but I bet it had its rewarding moments as well.

[jillhasskills]

Hi Cheddar,

Working with silver sounds like it would be fun, but challenging. I'm at the very beginning level, and am starting with some beginning beading. I also bought some geode slices on ebay, and plan to make them into pendants. They are very pretty, and with a simple black satin cord and some clasps, I think I could make something wearable. Good luck with the silver. I just glanced through a book yesterday that shows you how to bend silver and gold into wearable jewelry. I'll be lucky to string a few beads, because it's not as easy as it looks! Have fun!

[bionicflutist]

Thank you for starting this thread. I've been playing here for a while now and it's great fun.

I'm Cathy, 49 years old, happily married and living in Virginia. In my "real life" I work as a proposal coordinator. You could probably guess from my screen name what I do in my other life: I play the flute in a local symphony orchestra and also play for weddings and for any other events I can. I'm also a TV addict and love to read and play Boggle -- sometimes all at the same time!

I hope others will also introduce themselves. It's nice to get to know who we're playing with. :)

[Cheddar]

Nice to meet you Cathy. It seems like about every other board I play, I see your name holding the record high score!

I played the flute in high school and college, it was the only joy of my school years LOL I actually miss playing it, but if I'd pick it up after all these years I'm sure I'd just embarrass myself!

I hope more people respond too! It's nice finding out who else is playing :)

[bionicflutist]

Thanks -- I guess it helps that I type about 100 wpm, and that I play Boggle every chance I get!

I meet a lot of people who used to play the flute. I'm just glad I've managed to keep it up all these years -- I was at the right place at the right time when the orchestra was getting started in 1991 and have been playing with them ever since. I know I'd really miss it if I had to give it up.

You could pick it up again and play for yourself, just for fun. You'd probably do better than you think.

Cathy