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05-25-2005, 02:45 AM
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Day Tripper
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Silicon Valley
Posts: 784
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Apology and Introduction
I have been posting under the female moniker Gwennie!, but I am a 50 yo male software engineer. I am sorry if I offended anyone. I was just goofing around and I didn't expect to last at this forum. But, I got attached to this place. I didn't mean to mess around with anyone. I figure No harm, no Foul. Everything I said under the other moniker was true except the genders. Anyway, I apologize.
At most forums I belong to, I am Rock Steady. I am obsessed with Gwen Stefani. In an attempt to embrace reality, here is an introduction. At home, I have a wonderful wife and two teenagers. My high-school-senior son has a high-functioning form of autism known as Asperger Syndrom. That and our teenage daughter keep us busy. My wife is a classical pianist. We are from Long Island and lived in Pittsburgh, PA for 15 years beforing moving to the Silicon Valley in 1997. Started programming in BASIC in high school in 1971 on a TTY-33 over a 110 baud modem to a PDP-10. Got my CS PhD in 1984. Been a search engineer since 1996. I am a chief software architect at one of the largest Internet advertising networks serving over 9 B impressions a month. (In a face near you, ha.) My job is to use linguistic analysis to target advertising to the content of the web page on which the ad appears. Made some stock option money in the internet bubble, but I blew my early retirement seed funding my own company. We got several VC meetings but no investment. After nine months I laid off all four employees. Last year I was fortunate enough to sell my company and join the parent company as an employee. I continue my work at this fast-growing highly-profitable company. I have a weakness for consumer electronics. I am a big fan of the Steelers, Raiders, Trailblazers, and Warriors. Starting next season I have Warriors season tix. I like the Cellarites. You guys rawk. |
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05-25-2005, 03:00 AM
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halve your cake and eat it too.
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas
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well... okay then. please don't do more of that.. and there are better people to be obsessed with.
for the record I learned basic, cobal and lotus.... got into music and food and forgot them all. damn the bad luck! a the time it looked like a dead end  anyway.. kinda shitty for you to do that..the rest of them might take it badly, but thank you for being honest. ps. you had a 110! we had 33! lucky dog!
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05-25-2005, 03:20 AM
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Day Tripper
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Silicon Valley
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thanks for not flaming me.
Actually, I'm sure the most active members figured this out already. Mostly what I did since I've been back after a 14 month hiatus is to support Brianna. So, it wasn't that shitty of me. I've been Gwennie! at other forums, but properly labeled from the beginning as a pretendster. |
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05-26-2005, 12:37 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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Anyway, you've got some seriously big cajones admitting all this to Cellar members. Very impressive!  Welcome to the Cellar! 
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05-25-2005, 04:06 AM
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Person who doesn't update the user title
Join Date: Jan 2001
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As I've said on another forum, RS is a smart motherfucker, and I'm a better person for knowing him.
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05-25-2005, 10:46 PM
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Day Tripper
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Silicon Valley
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05-25-2005, 05:00 AM
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stalking a Tom
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: on the edge of the english channel
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Ah, what's in a name... I don't think I spoke to Gwennie, but hi to you Rock. Good honest turnaround.
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05-25-2005, 06:15 AM
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I can hear my ears
Join Date: Oct 2003
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i started to type out a spoof about my actually being a 50 yr old empty nest-ed house frau. but then ...it wasnt that funny.
...and to think i showed you my yule log. faeg. i feel kind of dirty and violated now. and 'rock steady' reminds me of 'rock hudson'. add that to the weird obsessive fixation on gwen and the 'fact' that you're a 40something father, and you get some pretty creepy soup. wearing a butt plug right now? do you cross dress, too? ~to those of you that have been honest about who you are, thank you. this makes me appreciate that a little bit more. ~ i'm still calling you gwennie.
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This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan |
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05-25-2005, 09:10 AM
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UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Austin, TX
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Personally, I'm relieved, I thought the posting-as-if-you-were-Gwen was more than a little stalkerish. What does your family think about your obsession, you don't have a No Doubt themed room in your house or anything, do you?
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05-25-2005, 09:55 PM
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Day Tripper
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Silicon Valley
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No Doubt was not an overnight success. It took many years of hard work, relentless touring, and perseverance for the band to accomplish what they have achieved. It is an inspiration to me to keep up my own hard work and be patient. If you believe in what you are doing, even if the odds are long, remember: No Doubt Anytime! March 1992 ... the program director (of LA radio station KROQ) ... "It would take an act of God for this band to get on the radio." ... The band stuck together for 8 years before they saw big success |
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05-25-2005, 09:17 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: under the weather
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oh right, like he's the only one in here with an unhealthy fixation. some of these people worship trees for pete's sake. not to mention the friggin cat people. entire threads filled with pics of these loathesome creatures. and the jesus freaks. and the friggin existentialists. and the democrats. if there's not at least 3 crossdressers here, we're missing our quota.
yesterday i was going to PM gwennie and find out if she was actually gwen stefani. then i saw 'software engineer' in the profile (always read your profiles, people) and my immediate thought was...."this is a dude." and you are dirty and violated, lj. that's what makes your yule log so damn attractive. everyone's nuts, RS. welcome to the funny farm (and the healthful glow of being honest with your co-cellarites).
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05-25-2005, 10:30 PM
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Master Dwellar
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05-25-2005, 09:57 AM
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Radical Centrist
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cottage of Prussia
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The Cellar was co-founded by a transsexual, and lived in the house of another trans for a year.
Honesty and openness is valued here. To me, this thread makes up for the original deception. Someone else might have just created a new account and gone legit without mentioning the past situation, or maybe just slunk off into the night. This is a better solution all around. |
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05-25-2005, 10:45 AM
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to live and die in LA
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Los Angeles
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And UT still looks damn hot in a dress.
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05-25-2005, 10:52 AM
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Romanes Eunt Domus
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