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February 24th, 2009
 | 03:30 pm - Associations Meme
Taken from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) gilmorelion
Comment to this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate you with. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.
And if you want, five things that you associate with me. Feel free to say the same things, but I'll elaborate each subject only once!
1. Poker!!
I've been slack on my poker updates lately, but basically, I've been floating between 100 and 150 on Pokerstars over the past several months. I can't seem to make any real progress, but at the same time, I'm not going broke. Last nights session was particularly brutal and I'll have to post about it later.
Aside from my small stakes success online, I have also made the final table in both of the MFM tournaments I've participated in as well as 2 of the 3 unofficial Anthrocon '07 tournaments (taking 2 bad beats in the Friday night session and finishing 4-5 spots away from the final table...the player that eliminated me eventually won, but played very poorly in the process and earned the nickname "Jamie Gold").
Many of the people I knew and played chess with eventually moved into poker to some level. A few have gone as far as to make a living doing it, but most are just recreational players (as I am).
2. On-line comics
Well....former on-line comic artist, but funny this should be mentioned now. I have not yet posted this, but I have a few unpublished comics tucked away. The reason they remained unpublished, to this point, was because I didn't believe I had enough of an audience to make completing a few chess themed comics worthwhile. It seems that I might have found an unexpected opportunity to, not only gain an audience for those, but to do so in an official publication (even though I wouldn't be paid for it, it would be my 1st true professional credential). I hope to submit a draft to the organization in time for the next publication.
3. Family (like bringing your family to the con with you)
After the last MFM, I joked around about Gabriel actually being more popular in the fandom than me. I'm lucky that I married someone who doesn't have anywhere near the same interest in the fandom that I have, but tolerates my participation.
I'm sorry to report that I'm not going to be able to make any furcons in 2009. I really need to get serious about putting myself in a position where I can do things like taking trips to cons without stretching myself thin in the process. No one ever gained success without personal sacrifice, so I am sacrificing short term self-gratification for long-term success.
4. Lions
Of course, but unlike most people in the fandom, my feeling of association with the big cats started at a very, VERY, young age. I've posted these stories before, but it started with recurring dreams of being chased by a lion. It could happen at any time in any dream. As a teenager, I learned to lucid dream and eventually confronted the lion. He turned out to be friendly and from that point on, he would appear as a familiar instead of an enemy.
When I joined the fandom, but fursona was pretty much predetermined. I did decide to change to a white lion just because I liked the way they looked. Since creating Leo, the lion no longer appears in my dreams. Instead, I take on the various forms directly. So far I have managed 4 forms...human, fursuit, anthro and cartoon. The only form that I have not taken yet (that I can think of) is non-anthro.
5. Fursuits (I see you so often in suit, I can't remember what you look like!)
I'll have to upload some pictures when I'm back on the other computer. This one is the only one I seem to have handy and it's kinda old...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j112/tinas_lion/baby%20pictures/00390020.jpg
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Comment to this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate you with. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.
I'll bite...
I hadn't forgotten about you....as you can imagine, I've been fairly busy this week, LOL
1. Badgers!
2. Academia
3. liberalism (free pass)
4. music
5. comics |
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