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Started by waltzdancing, October 11, 2010, 01:41:16 PM

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waltzdancing

Continuing with meeting the mods...

Forum Name: waltzdancing
Goes by: Waltz, waltzdancing
Real Name: Adrienne Elliott

General Interests:
I love astronomy and am always outside with my telescopes looking at anything I can find. Anything with Astronomy, I'm always doing it. I enjoy cooking and many recipes I find I modify to fit what I like. I'm a computer geek and last year I rebuilt an old windows ME computer to play old games. I am an outdoor person and if I could choose between, cleaning the house or mowing the lawn, I'd be mowing the lawn. I'm also an avid movie collector.

I'm a large gamer, hence the rebuilding of an old computer. My first introduction to a computer was sitting for hours watching a screensaver of the crocodile chasing Captain Hook. Soon, my dad brought home Day of the Tentacle and I was hooked for life.  I first played Kings Quest when I was 7 and it was the 7th one. Currently, while working on TSL, my sister and I are playing Lord of the Rings: Return of the King together and losing all the time.

I don't have much time for anything else as I am a full time student at the local university where I live. My major is elementary education with an emphasis on science. I will graduate next year and hope to work in a place where good teacher are needed and hope to inspire students to achieve greatness.  

Kings Quest:
My first encounter with Kings Quest was when I was 7 and my parents played through if first to make sure it was safe for us to play. I later played the 5th one but it wasn't until I was 11 when I finally was able to see the entire story of the beloved royal family. My sister received the entire collection for her birthday including Mask. We devoured them quickly but the 8th one took us YEARS. I finally finished it when I was 16 and was disappointed that it was so different. It never crossed my mind to look of a 9th one until a long time later.

I first found TSL back in 2008 in just a simple Google search. I didn't join the forum until months later but didn't post anything because I was too shy. TSL has really allowed me to open up and be myself around people who are scattered all over the world. It is a really cool feeling to say, "Yeah, I have a friend in such a place." I also co-founded Save TSL along with Oberonqa, Cray, and Atec.

Fun/ Interesting Facts:
I live in the Southwest but don't speak any other languages than English. I still live at home with my parents and have a younger sister and two younger brothers. I don't have many friends, beside those at work and you all here. I have two paying jobs to help with my tuition and then TSL. I have been told many times that I have no life, and I am okay with that.

I am a huge Sci-fi geek and watch a lot of British Television. I love animals, any kind of animal. I have currently two dogs, Annie and Shaggy, and 19 chickens; all with names and are my pets. I am a sports fanatic and played Basketball for three years before becoming too old to play with the other girls. The coach kept me on and helped to motivate them during games. Sunday is usually a dead day for me as I am vegging in front of the television with my dad watching football. He gets to pick the games we watch, he knows the good match ups. I'm a Jet's fan and always have to correct how the announcers say his name, because they do pronounce it incorrectly. I use to watch the Cardinals but since Warner is gone, I have moved on.

I never thought I would be working on King's Quest game, and this has been a dream come true and am truly honored to work on such a large project. I have gained so much experience over these past few months and have learned so much about how a game is made. When I sit down at any game now, I have a new appreciation to the work they do. The team has brought a new determination out in me and has encouraged me when I had to do something I never did before. Currently I am doing PR and HR work for TSL as well as beta testing.



Forgot to show you some pictures of me  :P

crayauchtin

Quote from: waltzdancing on October 11, 2010, 01:41:16 PM
I also co-founded Save TSL along with Oberonqa, Cray, and Atec.
XD Nuh uh! You guys are SO COOL for doing that!!

Er, uh....:sweating:
Nice to meet you?
Uhm.....  :pokerface: *runs*
"If your translation is correct, that was 'May a sleepy hippopotamus lie down on your house keys,' but you're not sure. Unfortunately, your fluency in griffin-speak is too low."

We're roleplaying in the King's Quest world: come join in the fun!

snabbott

Thanks for sharing, Adrienne! It's nice to learn more about you. Speaking of Oberonqa, where has he been lately? He seems to have disappeared.

Steve Abbott | Beta Tester | The Silver Lining

waltzdancing

I don't know. He hasn't answered any of my emails.

dark-daventry

To my knowledge, Oberonqa has left the team. He sent a message to the team members announcing his departure, and I recall him mentioning not to expect seeing him on the forums much. That's about all I know though. He was a good team member and it's a shame he hasn't stuck around on the forums for a while. In any case, it's nice to finally learn more about you, waltzdancing! You and I appear to have a lot in common... But the forum will have to wait for my meet the mods segment to find out in what regards...
Founder of the (new) Left Handed Alliance Of Left Handed People (LHALHP)

Gay and proud of it!

Avid Adventure Game fan

Haids1987

Quote from: waltzdancing on October 11, 2010, 01:41:16 PM
Forum Name: waltzdancing
Goes by: Waltz, waltzdancing
GAAAAAH!  What is this travesty?!  You're not Waltz, you're waltz.  Get it right. ;)

What an interesting read!  I love that you have 19 chickens and a name for all of them, that's adorable. :D  Love ya, kid, and I'm so glad you're here!
STATUS:
-Drinking water
-Checking the forum. 

Perpetually. ;D
Erica Reed is Katie Hallahan.
Leader of the "I <3 Doon" Fanclub

KatieHal

I kinda want to be the nudge who asks what all the chickens are named :)

Katie Hallahan
~Designer, PR Director~

"Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix." Christina Baldwin

I have a blog!

LadyTerra

Yay!  Someone else from the Southwest who loves stargazing, sci-fi, British TV and animals!  Thanks for letting us know more about you.

I'm tempted to ask to see a picture of your chickens.
I have my cake and eat it too, until it's gone.  Then I can't do either.


Aww!  You have the Sword of Hugging +3!  All of your attacks deal affectionate damage!

crayauchtin

Quote from: LadyTerra on October 11, 2010, 06:54:36 PM
Yay!  Someone else from the Southwest who loves stargazing, sci-fi, British TV and animals!  Thanks for letting us know more about you.

I'm tempted to ask to see a picture of your chickens.
Do it.
Do it.
DO IT.

(I'm the forum's embodiment of temptation as of..... now! :P)
"If your translation is correct, that was 'May a sleepy hippopotamus lie down on your house keys,' but you're not sure. Unfortunately, your fluency in griffin-speak is too low."

We're roleplaying in the King's Quest world: come join in the fun!

Haids1987

Hey waltz, what are all your chickens named?

Hey waltz, can we see a picture of your 19 chickens? ;)
STATUS:
-Drinking water
-Checking the forum. 

Perpetually. ;D
Erica Reed is Katie Hallahan.
Leader of the "I <3 Doon" Fanclub

koko_99_2001

Waltz, I would love to see the chickens!

Hey, I'd love to find out their names!
<3 Happily married to FataliOmega since July 11, 2009 <3

The Unofficial The Silver Lining Official Sarcasm Cleaner Upper :cat:

Catherine DaCosta

Haids1987

Quote from: crayauchtin on October 11, 2010, 07:09:51 PM
(I'm the forum's embodiment of temptation as of..... now! :P)
You...snake!  Y-you POIsonous snake! :watchout:
STATUS:
-Drinking water
-Checking the forum. 

Perpetually. ;D
Erica Reed is Katie Hallahan.
Leader of the "I <3 Doon" Fanclub

crayauchtin

Quote from: Haids1987 on October 11, 2010, 08:13:32 PM
Quote from: crayauchtin on October 11, 2010, 07:09:51 PM
(I'm the forum's embodiment of temptation as of..... now! :P)
You...snake!  Y-you POIsonous snake! :watchout:
That is not an unfair description! :P
"If your translation is correct, that was 'May a sleepy hippopotamus lie down on your house keys,' but you're not sure. Unfortunately, your fluency in griffin-speak is too low."

We're roleplaying in the King's Quest world: come join in the fun!

kindofdoon

It's amusing how this thread has been hijacked into discussion of chickens and snakes. ;D

Daniel Dichter, Production/PR
daniel.dichter@postudios.com

waltzdancing

#14
You can ask anything you want here, but I HATE snakes, ick.

Okay here are their names and some of the pictures I can find off the bat.

2 roosters named Speckles (he is the big brown one) Major Healey (he is the little one and is full grown)

Aurora,Cinderella,Ariel,Giselle,Lina,Molly,Edita,Tamara,Fallon,Lucy,Jeanie,Ethel,and Bandit.

My hen hatched three eggs this summer as well and they were named:
Lucky (who was trapped in the egg and would have died in the shell if I didn't help hatch her)
Lilly
Lisa or Lewis (I think this one might be a boy, still have to wait 2 more months to find out)

*Forgot one* Anya

I'll upload some pictures when I get them off the camera (Need to buy and new transfer cord)

Enchantermon

How on earth do you tell all of those chickens apart?
So what if I am, huh? Anyways, I work better when I'm drunk. It makes me fearless! If I see a bad guy, I'll just point my sword at him and saaaaaaaaaay, "Hey! Bad guy! You're not s'posed to be here! Go home or I'll stick you with my sword 'til you go, 'Ouch! I'm dead!' Ah-ha-ha!" Ha-ha. *hic* See? Ain't no one gonna be messin' wit' ol', Benny!

wilco64256

Wow I'm lucky if I can name both my kids and my dog and keep things straight, that's pretty impressive.  Very very cool!
Weldon Hathaway

waltzdancing

All the chickens look different and have distinct personalities. I have raised them all since they were little so telling them apart is easy. Once I get the pictures up you will see what I mean.

KatieHal

Disney Princess chicks! :D

Adorable. I'm also jealous that you have dogs, I want a corgi soooo badly.

Katie Hallahan
~Designer, PR Director~

"Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix." Christina Baldwin

I have a blog!

waltzdancing

My next master plan is to get a horse sometime.  ;D . The chickens have those names because my mother can also remember them. I use to have a Maleficent, Belle, Snow White but a stupid Raccoon got them.  :'(. To keep him away from the rest of them I put our marshmallows with Habenero hot sauce in the center. (That is the hottest chile in the southwest. He's never come back.