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Name: Sam

Age: 30's

I mostly post about:

I write about my learning journey from zero (not really) to masters in Computer Science, with the goal of getting formal admissions into a program under 2 years. I have a lot of IT applied experience, but now I want to be able to master the material and also for myself learn as much as I can about the topics of programming systems, Linux, and math. For math, I really do know very little. I would very much like to improve that.

My hobbies are:

I like to play video games, take walks, and exercise. My favorite games right now are Lord of the Rings Online and Guild Wars. I also play retro games and am going through the Harvest Moon series on the original DS.

My fandoms are:

I don't invest a lot of energy into fandoms. But I like Linux. I think that counts.

I'm looking to meet people who:

Journals about goals, dreams, and ideas. I do enjoy reading about criticisms, first draft essays, and general naval gazing.

My posting schedule tends to be: daily/weekly/monthly/sporadic/etc

Sporadic with a weekly update on what I'm learning.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are:

I want to avoid negative spaces, so if you are constantly ranting about how terrible things are, I understand. I'm going to put a positive energy in my journal.

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We don't have a ton of interests overlap but I'm down if you are. I have a rairly recent post in this community if you want to take a look or I can give you a "guest pass".

Hi -- yes, of course we should be mutual if that's okay. I don't intend to write much about my life (but it tends to drift into everything as life does). I see you like rock. And that reminds me that I was at the record store earlier last month to buy the latest Mountain Goats album when the store clerk convinced me to buy a live album of the Tubes. I have never heard of them before, but what he was playing sounded really good. It was like a 5 minute drum solo. When I put on the album, I was bit surprised by it all -- I was both a bit turned off by the lyrical content but compelled by the rock-ness of the music. I was even more surprised to see that they are a glam rock group. My musical tastes used to land toward "hardcore punk" or "emo," but I've landed on Beirut and Mountain Goats as my favorites. This year was a real treat for my camp because I got to play both Beirut and Mountain Goat albums, and they were really good. "Caspian Tiger" was surprisingly good.

Yes, rock music and fitness were the two places I figured we have an overlap.

Coincidentally it appears the Mountain Goats are on the bill at a festival I will likely attend in May. I will have to check out Beirut especially as I am part Lebanese!

I think you will enjoy tMG concert. I'm unsure how to recommend Beirut, as they are so tethered to my memories of college. When I listen to them, it feels comforting and communal.

Took me a minute, but I think I'll recommend the Pitchfork top rated album The Flying Cup Club, particularly this performance of "Cliquot": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyz1E9YNmQA

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10759-the-flying-club-cup/

It's difficult to remember that this was considered the song for so long. I don't think anyone does.

You're in luck, since I dated a few maths majors sequentially in undergrad, and learned this and that about a couple of lesser-known computer systems when I went to Drexel! The mathematics people can be interesting sorts if you get through to them, if on the conservative side.

I also briefly played Harvest Moon, but not very seriously. My HS friend likes it, but I don't talk with her anymore since she moved away. Do you play anything else? I also liked the Zelda series.

*checked last twenty entries to see if they were negative* It seemed like they were more panicky than ranting about how terrible the world is.

I'm a bit panicked about the world, so I sympathize. If you want to be mutual, just know that I won't engage with posts I consider negative for my emotional health (by my own definition and not at all meant as a value judgement). I don't have a precise definition sorry. I'm also by nature very aloof.

>> on the conservative side.

Um yeah. STEM and medicine seem to attract certain characters in different parts of the US. With how polarizing social media has gone in the past years, I can't imagine going to college now as an undergraduate. I'm actually afraid to talk much politics here because it's just so crazy bad. I went in conservative and graduated very much not. It would have been a failure of my education to not have changed.

>> I also briefly played Harvest Moon, but not very seriously.

I have just always liked farming sims, especially Harvest Moon and Stardew Valley.

>> Do you play anything else? I also liked the Zelda series.

I will be revisiting Zelda, but maybe next year. I did play all of Animal Crossing Game Cube for the past 5 years and drained everything I can do with it. Loved it.

Here's a better list that I can pull out from my last game log: Norrowind, Oblivion, .hack PS2 series, Dark Cloud 2, Naruto - Ultimate Ninja, Metropolismania 2, Sakura Wars, Champions of Norrath, Tony Hawk games, Tetris, Chess, Warcraft 3, Final Fantasy Tactics, etc.