Who are you in real life?

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Thu May 22, 2008 3:47 am

I am who my user name suggests I am... MIKIE!!! , I know its spelled wrong, its a long story...

Anyway, I am a Bookkeeper for a real estate company near Seattle Center.

Used to live in Chicago mostly my whole life until January.

and here is me and my girlfriend!! and my buddy!

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Mon May 26, 2008 2:57 am

***BUMP***

This really should have a sticky on it, shouldn't it? It's a great thread to get to know everyone on the forum!

redcass · Post by **redcass** » Mon May 26, 2008 4:46 am

toddrw2251 wrote:Easy, thats a pretty ballsy avitar for this site

+1

If you rode a Buddy, it'd be obvious your avatar was ironic, but with a Stella, it's not clear. And what's an Elite anyway?

OK, I looked it up, and I'm going to practice restraint.

Post by **ericalm** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:04 am

pugbuddy wrote:This really should have a sticky on it, shouldn't it? It's a great thread to get to know everyone on the forum!

Yeah, but I hate stickies.

Forum management techniques passed down from the founder (yeah, blame Jess). Plus, bumping helps keep you guys engaged! Right?

lex · Post by **lex** » Thu May 29, 2008 1:00 am

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Thu May 29, 2008 2:50 am

Shorts that will match up to any Buddy you choose! Rockin' Cool, lex!

lex · Post by **lex** » Thu May 29, 2008 2:56 am

ryder1 · Post by **ryder1** » Thu May 29, 2008 3:29 am

I see a saftey factor with no shoe laces.

7eregrine · Post by **7eregrine** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:43 pm

Me and my missus. Not the best picture, but if my scooter ever shows up, I'll get some better ones.

I own a Scooter Rental in Colorado, and am the IT Manager at a small law firm (which would explain how I can spend so much time here during the day. lol).
Wife is a Mortgage Underwriter.
We are the happiliest married couple I know. hehe
She surprised me with $1,000 she was squirrling away behind my back and gave it to me for my birthday so I could put a down payment on my scooter. Yea, she rocks like that.

alienmeatsack · Post by **alienmeatsack** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:22 pm

This is me. They say the camera adds 10lbs, so that means the beer only added 30lbs.

I am digging seeing folks faces, as a long time internet/bbs person, I've always enjoyed connecting the people to the avatars to the names. Makes it more personal.

EP_scoot · Post by **EP_scoot** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:31 pm

7eregine wrote:
She surprised me with $1,000 she was squirrling away behind my back and gave it to me for my birthday so I could put a down payment on my scooter. Yea, she rocks like that.

Soooo . . . I think you need to reciprocate and be an ever happier couple !

Welcome everyone !

7eregrine · Post by **7eregrine** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:44 pm

Baby steps! She's not REAL comfortable on one yet!

MPA · Post by **MPA** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:29 pm

I work in St. Louis as an IT Professional (hah! lol) for a mental health provider.

Ok Here I am - drinking with my motorcycle friends. Vodka & Arizona iced tea!

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:02 pm

My thread LIVES!!!

armacham · Post by **armacham** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:52 pm

I'm the one on the left here

Here's my gf test-driving a 50cc. It was her first time on two wheels since the moped she had when she was 12.

I'm just about ready to throw down a deposit on my first scooter, since my dealer is FINALLY getting the Italias in a couple of weeks! My gf plans to follow soon after with a sky blue 125cc if she can get it, but shes not too picky on color as long as she can get a matching helmet and jacket.

docutech · Post by **docutech** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:24 am

wheelies wrote:I work in St. Louis as an IT Professional (hah! lol) for a mental health provider.

Greetings neighbor! Hope to see you on the streets!

cruzzer · Post by **cruzzer** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:17 pm

me and my lovly wife

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:15 pm

So... Hi.

Who are you people??

bunny · Post by **bunny** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:28 pm

AxeYrCat wrote:So... Hi.

Who are you people??

Soylent Green.

ScootingInTheRain · Post by **ScootingInTheRain** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:35 pm

OK - and now my secret identity is revealed!!

Name: Donovan
Status: Married, 2 awesome kids
Location: Mill Creek area, unincorporated south Everett, north of Seattle.
Scooter: Tangerine Buddy 125, hopefully tomorrow.

I'm a Project Manager for a company that makes computer network test equipment.

I play the drums, mostly Jazz for the past 6 years, but lately back to good ol' American modern rock.

In the Studio:

Son Scooting:

Daughter scooting (sorry for the lame cell phone camera):

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bunny · Post by **bunny** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:50 pm

I am Bunny aka Ky (key)

I'm Vietnamese. Born and raised in the US.
Old (no I won't go into detail, but I am way older than I look/sound).
Happily partnered, soon to be married.
Live in Hurst, TX. What they call HEB around here (not pronounced 'heeb' either).
Will graduate in the spring with a VERY hard earned Master's degree in Sociology. Yes, I am a nerd. I like to research things. Random things, but non random things as well. I am quite skilled at finding needles in haystacks.
I have five dogs, four cats, a million fish and a bird...oh, and a resident toad named Festus (he doesn't belong to us, he just stays in our backyard)
I am a master at all things 80's but most especially 80s music. I can name that tune in the first three seconds or less. Quite a lucrative skill at the bar, lemmetellya.
I am a freelance Federal contract proposal writer. I know the FAR like the back of my hand. And I research things for fun and fees on the side.
I will soon have Bonheur, an 08 Italia 150cc...as you know from my tales of woe.
I am still in mourning for George Carlin.

Post by **ericalm** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:18 pm

bunny wrote:Will graduate in the spring with a VERY hard earned Master's degree in Sociology. Yes, I am a nerd. I like to research things. Random things, but non random things as well. I am quite skilled at finding needles in haystacks.

Where are you going to school?

I actually got an academic recognition from the UTA sociology honor society or whatever for my undergrad performance in Social Research Statistics. Not something I have much opportunity to brag about! I used to be a research and SPSS nerd, too. Got to put some if it to use in my brief (but still too long) stint as a political consultant (long story; my resume is pretty, uh, checkered).

n00b4life · Post by **n00b4life** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:22 pm

This is me. We had to have photos taken for business cards and IDs and I thought everyone was taking themselves too seriously, so I busted out the Sears Catalog pose.

I'm in software development (product management/marketing).

I just bought a red Buddy 125 and a seafoam one for my lovely wife, after we parted with our Honda Shadow and Suzuki V-Strom.

When I really want to save gas, I ride a Colnago Super, or a Cannondale Super-V with a Burley Tail Wagon full of groceries.

If I'm not riding something, you can usually find me building a bike, or a bicycle wheel, or doing some sort of photography.

Oh yeah, in addition to the two Buddys we own, I convinced my company to give away a Vespa two years ago. I'm thinking of trying it again.

bunny · Post by **bunny** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:26 pm

ericalm wrote:Where are you going to school?

I actually got an academic recognition from the UTA sociology honor society or whatever for my undergrad performance in Social Research Statistics. Not something I have much opportunity to brag about! I used to be a research and SPSS nerd, too. Got to put some if it to use in my brief (but still too long) stint as a political consultant (long story; my resume is pretty, uh, checkered).

We meet again. People will talk.

Undergrad and Grad at UTArlington. Sociology for both. Also member of AKD. I own my own copy of SPSS (sad, huh?)

coffeebrown · Post by **coffeebrown** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:10 pm

Name: Deb

Occupation: Civil Engineer; graduated from Temple University

Location: West Philadelphia born and raised (singing the theme to the Fresh Prince of Bel Air in my head now).

Mother with two wonderful kids.

Picture of me and my SO
Picture of son at Citizen's Ball Park for a Phillie's game
Picture of my 18 year old daughter

Smiziley · Post by **Smiziley** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:12 pm

MikieTaps wrote:

Were you at the Taco Del Mar on Broadway and Pike around 5 yesterday?

polianarchy · Post by **polianarchy** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:11 pm

Hey, coffeebrown! Temple?! GO OWLS!!!

redcass · Post by **redcass** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:06 pm

ericalm wrote:I actually got an academic recognition from the UTA sociology honor society or whatever for my undergrad performance in Social Research Statistics. Not something I have much opportunity to brag about! I used to be a research and SPSS nerd, too. Got to put some if it to use in my brief (but still too long) stint as a political consultant (long story; my resume is pretty, uh, checkered).

Cool tidbits, Eric! I'm a STATA nerd, never have learned SPSS...but I guess it's all the same, as nerdiness goes. I do want to learn R though. Any R nerds here?

RedCass

Fueldrum · Post by **Fueldrum** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:49 pm

ScootingInTheRain wrote:OK - and now my secret identity is revealed!!

Name: Donovan
Status: Married, 2 awesome kids
Location: Mill Creek area, unincorporated south Everett, north of Seattle.
Scooter: Tangerine Buddy 125, hopefully tomorrow.

I'm a Project Manager for a company that makes computer network test equipment.

I play the drums, mostly Jazz for the past 6 years, but lately back to good ol' American modern rock.

In the Studio:

Nice DW kit! Diggin' the short stack toms! Tone and Attack for days I bet!

ScootingInTheRain · Post by **ScootingInTheRain** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:20 am

Fueldrum wrote:Nice DW kit! Diggin' the short stack toms! Tone and Attack for days I bet!

Yep. And versatile. I love that they are really "awake" and you can tune them tight with full pitch for jazz, then slack 'em off and get great "TK-pooooowwwww" for rock, etc.

Got that kit in 2000, has never failed me. Studio, live, all genres.

(sorry for the threadjack, can't resist!!)

~SITR

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:56 am

Smiziley wrote:
MikieTaps wrote:
Were you at the Taco Del Mar on Broadway and Pike around 5 yesterday?

I live right around the corner from there... where do you think you saw me? on the scooter or inside?

Smiziley · Post by **Smiziley** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:27 am

MikieTaps wrote:I live right around the corner from there... where do you think you saw me? on the scooter or inside?

Well I think i saw that scooter in the parking lot...not the faceless white dude in Seattle. was on my way to Value Village, didn't see it when I got out. Somehow I had a sneaking suspicion that the 'cool' kids in Capitol Hill have the Buddys.

Perkidanman · Post by **Perkidanman** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:37 am

still no buddy yet, but finally i went to my local scooter store to try one out. OMG, sooo much fun XD

redhandmoto · Post by **redhandmoto** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:26 am

http://www.ipernity.com/home/du-tabac/

greencountry · Post by **greencountry** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:13 pm

This is me on the Buddy I just bought last night. Cuz nothing says "Don't **** with me" like a guy on an orange scooter.

Went riding while the ink was still wet on the signed title, and again this morning. Can't believe I've never scooted in my life before. This is revolutionary. Filling up 1 gallon at the pump was like being in a parallel universe. Where we made sensible transportation decisions.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:45 pm

greencountry wrote:This is me on the Buddy I just bought last night. Cuz nothing says "Don't **** with me" like a guy on an orange scooter.

Except maybe a guy on a pink scooter. Then imagine that guy spectacularly crashing that pink scooter. That was me a couple years ago! Oh, the shame.

BTW everyone, in the "Admin acting PC and looking like an ass" department, I pulled a post from greencountry because I thought it sounded like stereotyping and unintentional racism... Turns out he was quoting the Fresh Price theme song. Who's ignorant now? Me!

Cheshire · Post by **Cheshire** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:34 pm

C'mon, ericalm: stop proving you're human like the rest of us. It's ruining the omniscient image!

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:06 pm

ericalm wrote:
greencountry wrote:This is me on the Buddy I just bought last night. Cuz nothing says "Don't **** with me" like a guy on an orange scooter.
Except maybe a guy on a pink scooter. Then imagine that guy spectacularly crashing that pink scooter. That was me a couple years ago! Oh, the shame.

BTW everyone, in the "Admin acting PC and looking like an ass" department, I pulled a post from greencountry because I thought it sounded like stereotyping and unintentional racism... Turns out he was quoting the Fresh Price theme song. Who's ignorant now? Me!

You don't know the Fresh Prince theme song? Are you KIDDING me????

gymnation · Post by **gymnation** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:37 pm

Perkidanman wrote:still no buddy yet, but finally i went to my local scooter store to try one out. OMG, sooo much fun XD

Taken from the one and only downtown Denver Sportique no less! Hope your Buddy of choice arrives soon!

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:44 pm

jmazza wrote:
ericalm wrote:
greencountry wrote:This is me on the Buddy I just bought last night. Cuz nothing says "Don't **** with me" like a guy on an orange scooter.
Except maybe a guy on a pink scooter. Then imagine that guy spectacularly crashing that pink scooter. That was me a couple years ago! Oh, the shame.

BTW everyone, in the "Admin acting PC and looking like an ass" department, I pulled a post from greencountry because I thought it sounded like stereotyping and unintentional racism... Turns out he was quoting the Fresh Price theme song. Who's ignorant now? Me!

You don't know the Fresh Prince theme song? Are you KIDDING me????

The irony is that I didn't watch tv for about 7 or 8 years in the late '80s to mid '90s or so and now I make part of my living writing about and commenting on tv.

zuman · Post by **zuman** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:51 pm

I'm a conservation society administrator, and while I really love my wife and two daughters, I'm most at home in places like this (Uganda) where my '06 Blur wouldn't come in so handy.
I'm the one on the left.

louie · Post by **louie** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:34 pm

zuman wrote:I'm a conservation society administrator, and while I really love my wife and two daughters, I'm most at home in places like this (Uganda) where my '06 Blur wouldn't come in so handy.
I'm the one on the left.

oh wow!

i bet you get that a lot though.

zuman · Post by **zuman** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:36 am

oh wow!

i bet you get that a lot though.

Thanks. I feel incredibly fortunate at 55 years old to be doing what I love best.
If you'd like to take a look at some of my photos from the field, go here:
www.pbase.com/zuman/wtwp

sikken · Post by **sikken** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:20 pm

This is me, my husband, and my kitty Luci at Christmas... Don't have a picture with a scoot yet, still waiting on mine to come in

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:45 pm

ericalm wrote:
jmazza wrote:
ericalm wrote: Except maybe a guy on a pink scooter. Then imagine that guy spectacularly crashing that pink scooter. That was me a couple years ago! Oh, the shame.

BTW everyone, in the "Admin acting PC and looking like an ass" department, I pulled a post from greencountry because I thought it sounded like stereotyping and unintentional racism... Turns out he was quoting the Fresh Price theme song. Who's ignorant now? Me!

You don't know the Fresh Prince theme song? Are you KIDDING me????
The irony is that I didn't watch tv for about 7 or 8 years in the late '80s to mid '90s or so and now I make part of my living writing about and commenting on tv.

that's what i was thinking! There's never been a pop culture reference on this board that you didn't immediately nail!

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:46 pm

Zuman--those pictures are amazing! No scootin' out in the wild though, eh? Very cool stuff!

Sikken--when you get your scooter, get in touch with Krustyburger. She's getting a Florida scoot group together. If you're close by, hit the road with them (check out the "rides" forum).

This is so easily my favorite thread on MB! Great to see everyone!

louie · Post by **louie** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:21 pm

thanks zuman, those are awesome.

that levitation photo?

zuman · Post by **zuman** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:38 pm

that levitation photo?

The Samburu and Maasai actually do a kind of "pogo" dance where they jump up and down while chanting. I just snapped a shot while they were off the ground.
Actually, they asked me jo join them and I did quite well, after which they offered me a wife. I politely declined, explaining that I am not worthy of their women!

louie · Post by **louie** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:46 pm

zuman wrote:
that levitation photo?
The Samburu and Maasai actually do a kind of "pogo" dance where they jump up and down while chanting. I just snapped a shot while they were off the ground.
Actually, they asked me jo join them and I did quite well, after which they offered me a wife. I politely declined, explaining that I am not worthy of their women!

jumping, ok. the offer sounds quite generous though. you must be an awfully good dancer. i love dancing but didn't pick a mate on his dancing abilities, maybe my brothers would have.

the photos are awesome and the adventures must have been doubly so. again, wow and thanks for sharing them,

janine

nuttmeg75 · Post by **nuttmeg75** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:52 pm

I work as a freelance editor for TV, mostly a lot of reality crap. Currently, I'm working on a competition show for Planet Green with Tommy Lee and Ludacris called "Battleground Earth".

Modern Buddy

Who are you in real life?

Zuman here.

Re: Zuman here.

Real life...

Levitation

Re: Levitation