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About
Yourself: |
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| RL Name? | Joel |
| RL Location? | Michigan, USA |
| Male/Female? | Male |
| RL Birthday? | 9-1-1989 |
Hobbies (besides Plaza)? |
Soccer, strategy games, math and science, especially in electronics. Currently I'm learning HTML as well. |
| Do you have a RL Job? | I was working programming cameras that inspect mass-produced auto parts, but the company wanted a full-time employee and I'm a student, so that didn't work out so well... |
| What would you like to achieve in RL? |
I'd like to have an interesting and fulfilling job, and I'd eventually like to have a family. But whatever I do, I desire to glorify God in doing it. |
| Your AIM, MSN, Yahoo or other IMs? |
MSN: rudhlomion@hotmail.com |
| Contact other than IM (email)? | rudhlomion@hotmail.com |
| How did you first come
to know LOTR? |
Read the books in 2001, before the movies. |
About
JRRT and his Books: |
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| Which is your favorite Tolkien book? |
The Two Towers |
| Who is your favorite
character in the books? |
I don't have a real favorite. I like Galadriel because of her ability to give up "all that I desired." That's what comes to mind at the moment, maybe because I just read that chapter. |
| What is your favorite quote? | "Here are beauties which pierce like swords and burn like cold iron." C.S. Lewis, referring to LOTR |
| How many times have you read the books? |
Straight through at least four times, bits and pieces, more than I can count. |
| About the Plaza: | |
| When did you join the Plaza? | July, 2007 |
| Why did you choose to become an Istar? |
It was obvious to me. Elves and dwarves are too non-human, I didn't really want to be Gondorian, and wizards are the best. I didn't really have a reason, it was more a "duh" decision for me. I just knew I wanted to be a wizard. |
| Who are your best plaza buddies? | It's kinda hard to tell right now, being so new. But I have been involved in threads the most with KingO, Ult, Day, and Tran Stealtharm. |
| What kind of threads
do you like the most? |
Comical or free RPG threads, or ones where you can be silly or serious just as easily. I also like lore threads that discuss some of the "deeper" questions, such as the nature of Eru, for example. |
| Which forums do you visit next to Isengard? |
Mordor, Games and Competitions |
| What do you love so much about Isengard? |
Everyone's a wizard! And people aren't into clans, families, "cavalry" and "Rangers" and whatnot |
| Do you have any suggestions to make Isengard an even better place? |
Get more people. Things are kinda slow for an impatient person like me. |
| About Your Plaza Character: | |
| What's your full plaza name? | Rudhlomion |
| What are your nick's? | Rudy, Rudh (but the first is preferable to the second) |
| Do you have any titles or ranks? | Not that I know of, besides the Istaquenta. There I'd be Ulmo Cuivo/Mandos Cuivo |
| What are your robes like? | Very dark blue |
| Do you have any weaponry? | Staff and hand-and-a-half sword |
| Do you have any animals? | I have a horse, yet unnamed |
| Do you have a Plaza family? | No |
What is your greatest Plaza accomplishment thus far? |
Getting to second place on the Undying Ranks leaderboard, I guess. |
| About Your Favorites: | |
| Color? | Dark or indigo blue |
| Food? | Lasagna (like Garfield, *g*) |
| Beverage? | Milk-shake |
| Book? | Too many to count. Top ones would be: Crime and Punishment, Les Miserables, C.S. Lewis the Screwtape Letters and his science fiction trilogy, not to mention the Pilgrim's Regress, The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle, Jeff and Michael Shaara Civil War books (esp. Killer Angels and Gods and Generals). And of course LOTR |
| Movie? | My favorite is probably LOTR. |
| Actor and Actress? | None |
| CD? | For classical music, it would be Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 as conducted by Andre Previn, as for contemporary, at the moment it would probably be Steven Curtis Chapman: Speechless. |
| Board Game? | Axis and Allies in all shapes and forms, also Risk. |
| Computer Game? | Civilization IV. I also do some Medal of Honor multiplayer |
| Console Game? | Don't have any |
| Musical Instrument? | Piano |
| Thing to do on the weekend? | As it's fall right now, watch Michigan football. |
| Vacation Location? | The Grand Tetons, and (I wish) Alaska. I also like Utah. |
| Phrase? | "What's it doing, Precious?" |
| Sport/athlete? | Soccer |
| Any additional comments? | "Not filthy orcses. They're nassty. And they don't taste very nice, do they Precious? No, not very nice 'tall, Precious." (totally random, movie Gollum quotes are always in my head..) |
