hi, I am 27 years old from the dc/maryland area. I went to school at San Jac, then transfered to Maryland. Go Terps. My favorite number is three. I love football, especially when the Super Bowl is in town. I am very emotional. When I don't get my way, I pout about it. Seriously, I am 21 years old. First generation american. Grew up in northwest houston. I like to play basketball. I currently work for the city of Houston.
Huh, wonder how I missed this thread. Might as well make the Alabama connection three posts out of four. I swear I thought I was the only Houston sports fan around this land (Braves suck). First, a question or two to slammer: -Why does Metro mustang absolutely SUCK? I was supposed to have parts last Friday and they still haven't arrived. Please tell me you know of a better place. -Who's the bigger gold digger, your first wife or yourself (Dahlonega)? ^Terrible attempt at a nowhere funny pun, I know. Anyway, I'll make it short: Born in Long Island, NY and moved to Houston when I was 6 months old. Houston's where I say I'm from if anybody asks. Well, I spent 13 years there (well, I went to elementary school right by my 'hood (Lovett)). Grew up spectating sports mainly as I was so thin and short, but could still make a lot of shots on the court. Never played organized sports (except one year of Bellaire basketball which was abismal) for 'safety' reasons (over-protective mother). Started watching the Rockets after I went to my first game against Boston in the '93-'94 season; followed the Astros since about the same time. After my Bar Mitzvah in May of '99, I moved (2 months later) to where I'm at now -- the home of The University of Alabama. Went to high school here, somehow graduating on time. Didn't think it would happen after I missed nearly 6 weeks of school Feb. '03 when I had a colon resection due to Crohn's Disease. Then later in July had 4 operations (was supposed to be one) to repair my Pectus Excavatum. I'm fine now. Joined this BBS in November of '02 as I searched for a Houston connection of somesort and created a very stupid username that is both no longer useless and also quite lame. Am now 18 (as of a few days ago) and I'm headed down to the University of Miami in a couple months. Of course now I'm taking a Geology 101 class at UA for credit and to pass the boredom of summer, but I have a midterm tomorrow that I haven't studied for, but instead wasted my time here and then I'm headed to DC area for the weekend. Damn Sedimentary and Igneous crap!
I am a sick man...I am a wicked man. An unatrractive man. I think my liver hurts. However, I don't know a fig about my sickness, and am not sure what it is that hurts me. I am not being treated and never have been, though I respect medicine and doctors. What's more, I am also superstitious in the extreme; well, at least enough to respect medicine. ( I'm sufficiently educated not to be superstitious, but I am ). No, sir, I refuse to be treated out of wickedness. Now, you will certainly not be so good as to understand this. Well, sir, but I understand it. I will not, of course, be able to explain to you precisely who is going to suffer in this case from my wickedness; I know perfecly well that I will in no way "muck things up" for the doctors by not taking their treatment; I know better than anyone that by all this I am harming only myself and no one else. But still, if I don't get treated, it is out of wickedness. My liver hurts; well, then let it hurt even worse!
Yep, that's pretty much it. In my position, best to have at least some anonymity (not that I know any of you personally, as far as I can tell). Don't think I knew too many people in the Martin group. I was doing biochemistry then. I think they get an occasional biochemist, but I was back in the dedicated biochemistry area and didn't know that many people outside of a few labs.
DonnyMost bares his soul, more or less. I am 21. I grew up in the Beaumont area, moved to Houston for college. I am senior at the University of Houston. I was an IT major for the longest time, but eventually I realized that computers made me miserable as a profession, and my heart was in writing.. so I am now a political science/journalism major. I am an active participant in my school, I write for the paper, I play in the band, I live on campus, etc etc. I am perpetually single. I play guitar virtually all the time. I own an albino hedgehog. I love blues music and in an ideal life, I would write and perform music as a living.
This is actually a really interesting thread. Lots of variety - and it humanizes a lot of people you see in the forums. Me? I'm a 25-year-old single male living in Austin working for a tech company. I graduated in 2001 from Rice with a BS in electrical engineering, and I'm returning to academia this fall by going to Stanford for (at least) a master's in EE. After that, I want to either become a technology-focused member of a think-tank hoping to become a government official, a professor doing research and teaching (which I've enjoyed in my limited experience), or entrepreneur who develops startups. Working at a company which others consider "small" has shown me that I can't stand working in a company larger than 100 people... if not 10. I'm a native Houstonian who was born and raised in Clear Lake. I love Houston and think it's one of the great cities to live in. After Jeff becomes mayor, I'd like to be one of his deputy mayors and then make a run at the office myself. I've always followed Houston teams, but collecting basketball cards led to my interest in the sport specifically, and I began following the Rockets. It led to my father and I going to the Rockets draft party at the Summit in 1992 when we drafted Robert Horry. That pretty much cemented my status as a Rockets fan for life. And realizing that (H)Akeem and the Dream Shake were a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon.
I'm 22, born and raised in NW Houston. I'm a 2000 graduate from Klein Forest. I'm attending North Harris College and I plan to transfer to Stephen F. Austin in the fall. If I'm feeling up to it I might try to walk on the football team.
When I first saw this thread listed and read the title and saw that there were 3 pages in response, I thought to myself, "God, more internet losers rambling on about their lives just so someone will listen." I drew these conclusions on the grounds that people generally love to babble on and on .... as long as its about themselves. Have you ever noticed that when you are talking to someone else about... I dont know.... ANYTHING... that they will take that as a cue to tell a personal story or ramble on about their unimportant life? I guess its just human nature, but its an astounding thing when you truly look for it... anyway, I digress... After reading bits and pieces of this thread I discovered that some of you actually live interesting lives and you are not all 300 pound plus nerds with tron outfits in the closet. This lets me rest a little easier knowing that the people I have been associating with on the internet almost exclusively dont all fit my stereotypes. As for the personal stuff, I dont think I will write anything like that(unless there is... I dont know... a request) in an effort to avoid the very thing I have such distaste for.... people just waiting for their turn to talk rather then listening.
Thanks for the kind responses and support. It does reaffirm my faith in mankind and that people are generally good in nature.
Funny you mention that...I was born in Baytown, grew up in Channelview and have numerous relatives that live in Huffman and Humble. The older I get, the more nostalgic I get about my home area...inevitably. Having said that... I am glad I got out of there! I am 32 and live in New Zealand with my wife, dog and two cats. I teach high school history to kids that are mostly of Polynesian descent which is very rewarding and fun. I can't shake my Houston sports jones, so this site is invaluable, as well heavy doses of streaming audio coverage of the sportsworld. I love music, film, traveling and history to the point of obsession. I want to squeeze in as many diverse experiences as I can in life before I'm gone. That probably explains why I am hiring a group of Japanese school girls to come to my house and pee on me while they sing "I'm a little teapot." Kidding. I think I've shared to much. Cool thread
Sorry to say I don't know of a better place. Most parts operations are like that. You can actually pan for gold in the river up here, which is cool. My children and I have done it in the large creek that flows across our property and they actually found some gold. Tiny little flecks, but gold nonetheless.
Don't you mean "Klein Forest College"? I'm a KF grad, too... just a few years b4 you. I also went to KFC...
I'll read the rest in a few minutes, I'll just add my own first. I'm 19 years old. 5'7, I've been blessed with my mother's height. I was born in Houston (Jefferson Davis Hospital RIP) and have lived here all but 1 year of my life (I lived in El Salvador for a year in 91-92.) I'm a ...ok, I'm still a college Freshman. I suck at school and didn't take many classes this year. I graduated from Westbury High school (03) and have since cut ties with everyone I knew except my best friend. He's just as big of a sports fanatic as I am...and we basically make sure we don't annoy the hell out of other non-fanatics. If we were seperated, we'd terrorize unsuspecting people with our baseball/basketball/football trivia. I drive a 2002 Civic, own a PS2, have a Sony Ericsson T226, have tons of Texans/Rockets/Astros stuff up on my walls, a few pairs of socks, and some lint from my pocket. The one interesting thing I can tell people here is that I got to go to Superbowl XXXVIII for free...hell, they even PAID me to go.
Amazing thread. It should be a sticky. My name, as my screen name would indicate, is Chance. I am 31 and am fond of everything Houston. I was born in Houston, graduated from Spring High School, and spent a year at UT and 3 at SFA. I met a pretty cool chick in Nacogdoches and eloped 6 months later. Our ten year anniversary is in October. I have a son, Noah, who is 8 and a daughter, Abbey, who will be 4 next month. They rock. I spent 3 years serving in the Army. I was a medic stationed near Seattle and totally dug it. I have always had an extreme interest in music and sports and somehow fused the two into a mild success with The Yao Ming Song, and a career in Radio as the Executive Producer of SportsRadio 610. I have, to date, recorded over 60 songs with about half of them having a sports edge. I am the strangest conservative you will ever meet. Some would call me hypocritical and that’s cool. I probably am. I have generated authentic friends from this board appreciate its existence. I am enjoying my life more now than I ever have.
45 years old, you whippersnappers. Born and reared on the mean streets of southeast Houston (Telephone Road, anyone?). Attended 12 years of catholic parochial schools during the "dazed and confused" era of the 70's. Moved to Nacogdoches, TX at 18 and graduated from Stephen F. Austin State U. with degree in Public Administration and Psychology. Worked for the feds for 4 years before jumping to work for the state of Texas where I have been for the last 15+ years in various positions and agencies. Loved Nacogdoches enough to live there for 15 years before moving to Grand Prairie for 4 years and now living in Austin for last 7. Married with two boys, 18 and 3 (my bookends). Just finished building a house in Hutto, Tx where we move in next week.
That's something I forgot to mention. I can think of at least six people I consider real friends because of this board, if not more.
OK... Im 32 years old, married w/kids and 2 dogs. I work in the IT field for an energy company here in Houston. Born in Houston, but raised in Pearland,Tx for the first 6 years of my life. I love all Houston Teams, but I cant seem to get into the whole WNBA thing. I live in NWHouston (near stalker KAM I think). I have met several of you here and have been surprised of how cool you guys are. I work with PrinceDevon (very cool and knowledgable in sports). My hobbies are golf and my guitar. My wife and I own a business in the HEIGHTS. I fell in love with the Rockets around 1980 and I had a mancrush on Hakeem ever since....Im out.
