Hi, What does everyone on MR do? and other hobbys?

[nanoreefer22]

beyondnp, where are ya in Park slope?(If you don't mind me asking) I'm on 15th and 3rd. It's good to hear from another reefer in the area.

 

[beyondnp]

Not at all...

I am in Windsor Terrace, right by Prospect Park. I think there are a few Slopers on MR.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Now I know of four slopers.

 

[beyondnp]

Nice to meet ya as well!

 

[nanoreefer22]

Nice to meet you too. Maybe we could trade one day. By the way do you know of any good shops for SW in the area?

 

[beyondnp]

sent pm

 

[scotty]

i work(also hobby) in a zoo with my other fav. animals reptiles , amphibians and inverts. i play semi pro football, enjoy tennis, paintball, ping pong and all sports. scuba, drinking if that counts

 

[jhale]

I thought I'd bring back this thread.
We have a bunch of new members since this was first posted.

This is what makes manhattan reefs different from other sites/clubs
we get to know each other

So what do you new members do? and if you don't want to tell us just say your a spy or something

 

[inkblue]

...hmmm, cool idea.

Let's see, I like shopping for cheap stuff! I set up companies for myself. I've had six so far. I either sell them to other entrepreneurs or I close them and bring my staff over to a new venture. This is why am cheap. I gotta think of salaries for my people first before mySelf.

Like Dean, am into cars, but classic muscle cars. I HAD a 68 Camaro but was stolen, so now I have a 66 Mustang tucked away in PA somewhere.

I ski a lot in winter so all this reef stuFF has to stop then coZ lift tickets are expensive.

Apart from that, I don't really do much. Just spend a lot of time online coz I can do that while am working.

Right now I have an ad agency handling clients like Zippo, Nestle, Phillipine Airlines, Volvo, Standard Chartered Bank, etc. I've also handled marketing for most of the bigger health clubs here in the city like Equinox, NY Sports Club, NY health & Racquet, etc...

That's just plain ol' me... not too exciting :smokin:

PS. I lived in Nigeria, West Africa, for 10 years and been to 16 countries... if that matters at all :p

 

[Dave ESPI]

A bit about "The dark lord of the switch"...... Darthbetta


Me.





I'm a character in this farce cartoon called Life.


Went to school to be a photographer, got degree in applied sciences, then ended up working in foodservice and construction off and on with a few retail positions here an there... decided I liked reefing,(saltwater aquariums) and got a piece of paper from FMC Florida Marine College ( spin-off from the bio program at University of Miami that is now defunct due to lack of funding and enrollment... EFFN FIGURES.... grrrrr ) in Bioaquatic engineering, and have been adept at mucking ponds, and cleaning tanks with that degree
I went back to construction, got pissed off and mad at retarded coworkers, and went back to being a chef. Ive been a chef now for the past year (again) at a 4 star french/Continental eatery in Downtown Albany, and am also the head chef at a Comfort Inn restaurant in Albany as well. I have a 1966 Thunderbird that needs to be finished with restoration. I dislike TV, and sports and almost all spectator events.
I play golf, snowboard, and occasionally jerk off. I live with a great girlfriend 7 fishtanks, 3 turtles, 2 cats, 4 ferrets, and 2 rats here in Cohoes NY. Many of us "veterans" remember I had a fiancee` for 7 years, but she was vanilla and got "old", so we parted ways amiably. I happen to have a wide array of hobbies and collect vintage 1980's TRANSFORMERS and GO-BOTS toys presently. I used to run a Sculpture and toy design studio called ESPI PRODUCTIONS... hence the "espi" , and it became a "nick"- in my name. I love high heels, latex clothing, sexy chicks, and lots of things "kink" and BDSM/ fetish related. I drive a 1989 Astro Van and the speedometer only goes to 80 MPH... yet I have had 16 speeding tickets.... go-figure I listen to techno/club and industrial music, HATE RAP AND COUNTRY, and I tend to be cynical, smug, occasionally egotistical ( I'm a LEO, so Dauh! ), and 99 % sarcastic as hell frozen over at every possible moment but have a jovial kind heart.

People in general either Love me, hate me, or grow to understand me, and can laugh right along with the fact that Life sucks... but so does standing in line to get somewhere "else" after life is over.


now PISS OFF, or kneel at my feet and sniff my ass as I pass gas in yer face as punishment for reading and replying to this thread.




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[jhale]

cool, thanks for sharing guys

Dave I went to school to get a business degree but became a photographer after I graduated, go figure.

 

[Dave ESPI]

I still snap pics here and there

 

[Barnacle_Blenny]

p.s. I'm the billing coordinator for a group of Colon & Rectal $urgeon$.

[ May 05, 2005, 11:20 AM: Message edited by: Deanos ]

Your job sounds like a pain in the ass....j/k I hade to make a rectal joke thanks to my immature nature for the day....ahhh what relief I'm better now...hehe

My wife says I'm into "fish and chips" since I love Reef tanks and Computers. I used to be into stunt kites and Creating & Launching rockets when I was younger. I still do the kite thing but only once or twice in the summer.

 

[inkblue]

can you post pics of your kites

 

[Rborgia]

Let me try this...

I went from High School into the Military (Army Reserve) and became an MP for 14 years. throughout my highschool days I worked for a small "mom & pop" computer store where I stayed for 8 years. I am now a Network Engineer working for Pfizer in NYC (been here 6 years as a consultant w/ one year away with the Army).

Hobbies... I still love my PC games (Hi! my name is Rich, and I'm addicted to PC games), RPG mainly... Dark Age of Camelot, Ultima. I spent a few years pretty invovled in Sport Compacts; 2000 Eclipse GT & 1999 Eclipse GSX, I am now driving a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. I Love to fish... I prefer to Fly Fish for trout, but stay busy in the salt water since I am on Long Island.

Favorite band : RUSH

Home... I Live in Westbury NY, married July of 2004 and just had our first baby... Stephen on AUG 10 2005. (I need sleep!) <-- WOW! I meessed that up, I had OCT it was Aug... see... I need sleep. Its been 2 months.... or maybe a life time... I dont know.. I hope it gets better soon!

Thats me...

 

[inkblue]

Congratulations on your baby!!! Are you gonna watch DooM? :sgrin:

 

[Rborgia]

HEHE, DOOM the movie... naaa... not my thing. First person shooters... I like the WWII FPS. Call of Duty... etc.

 

[Dmitry]

Well, I was born and raised in what was still the USSR (now independent Ukraine.) Came here when I was 11 and have only lived in NYC. I work two full time jobs, which leaves little time to watch my reef - just freak out when I see something new or unusual and do water changes. One is in retail at a major record store (for health insurance) and the other as an assistant editor for a major production company where do a few reality shows for cable. (Some are better than others.) I mostly listen to classical music, especially opera. And my other hobby is falling asleep on the train and missing my stop when I come home at 5am! :banghead:

 

[inkblue]

Dude, Doom is first person! I have the MAc version and wHen i pLay at nite, it freaks me ouT :sgrin: i have to tuRn on all the lights... i pLay it on my 30-inch and it's like beinG in the frakiNg gaME :irked:

 

[Reefer420]

I work in an investment management group - used to be a equity trader (something I will hopefully be getting back into at some point soon). I have a ton of hobbies which I unfortunately don't have enough time for (photography, piano, guitar, snowboarding, and other have gone on the wayside for now...)- I guess what I do the most is Reef Read (Sci fci, fantasy, and horror), and play video games when i have any time away from studying for my CFA, blah. I also am really into developing automated trading programs (focusing on the forex right now)- hopefully something that pans out for me in the future

Drinking seems to be a theme here- thank god! I love the bar scene- getting wasted and hanging out w/ the guys I graduated college from (Lehigh University if anyone here is an alum...) is my idea of a perfect day (and I mean all day- the other week went to Down the hatch in the village for their wings and beer special- I think we left at 6pm, took a quick snooze, and went out again until 3am...I did not wake up until 5pm the next day- it was a good night ).

Thanks about it for me!