Hi, I Am New Here! by startroop

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Hi, I Am New Here!

POSTED BY: STARTROOP
UPDATED: Friday, June 15, 2007 05:49
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:09 AM

Just wanted to say Hi. I am in grad school (For the third time) and amazingly enough, I crawled out of studying computers long enough to get hooked on Firefly.

Semi-serious question. Are there any fan organizations in the Northwest? Inquiring Minds want to know ;-)

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:12 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Hey, welcome to the board

Have a strawberry!

I'm Irish, so I can't speak for the Northwestern browncoats. Be surprised if there weren't more than a few here though.

What are you studying?

Banners, Avatars, LJ Icons and other fun stuff at www.desktophippie.com

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:21 AM

STARTROOP

My focus is computer security. I do a bunch of stuff with modelling attacker and user actions in information systems. If anyone wants something to help them sleep, I have published some papers on it ;-)

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:21 AM

WHOOPS

Welcome to the ever expanding Verse

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"Love. You can do all the math in the 'Verse, but you take a boat in the air you
don't love, she'll shake you off sure as a turnin' of worlds. Love keeps her in
the air when she oughtta fall down. Tells you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens.
Makes her a home." Mal

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:25 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Oh hey! I used to work in Information Security! Although my job was less modelling attacker and user information systems and more explaining to people over and over why having their password on a yellow sticky note under their keyboard wasn't actually safe.

Banners, Avatars, LJ Icons and other fun stuff at www.desktophippie.com

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:31 AM

STARTROOP

Ain't it the truth. I have a freind who does forensic investigations consulting and she says that before you do anything, take pictures of the site because people write down passwords EVERYWHERE!

My goal with my work is to figure out how to measure systems security. This is difficult in a dynamic environment but I have a crazy idea. Again, my wife says I get three sentences on my work before I need to check and see if people are getting zoned ;-)

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:41 AM

CLEMENTINE

Quote:
Originally posted by startroop:
Semi-serious question. Are there any fan organizations in the Northwest? Inquiring Minds want to know ;-)

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Welcome aboard. A good place to start looking for fellow Browncoats are the charity screenings in a couple of weeks (and newbies like us can see the BDM on the big screen for the first time). At quick glance, there are screenings in Portland and Seattle. If neither is close, you could make a shout out for a specific locale.

[ http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com//

Also, check out the Community link at the top of this page. You may find invitations to local groups. For instance, somebody is trying to organize a shindig for the Seattle area to coincide with the screening.
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Holding 'till the Captain gets back.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 8:21 AM

STARTROOP

Thanks for the information. I checked and the screening and Shindig in Seattle are ALMOST close enough for a road trip if not for the fact that my other big hobby, Civil War Reenacting, is having a big event on the same weekend so I will be at Port Gamble WA, shooting at or being shot at by Yankees. I suppose that's what I get for living in the hinterlands (i.e. Moscow, ID). I'll be thinking of y'all.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 8:25 AM

RIVER6213

Hi StarTroop and welcome! You are in Seattle? Maybe I'll see you at the shindig!

-River

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 8:42 AM

SISTER

Welcome to the best little site on the Internet! Take some time and look around. There are lots of active members in the Northwest, I'm wayyyyy over on the other side of the country, tho..where a number of us will be marching in the Dragon*Con parade as a newly formed battalion of the Independent Army over Labor Day weekend. You're more than welcome to join up - show up - march and have fun!

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 8:42 AM

CHINDI

HELLO!!! Welcome to our little corner of the 'verse! Lots of good folks here about.. lots of mudders and lots of berries, well, when we are in some world or t'other...

Did you see the info about FF and Serenity in space?? There are browncoats EVERY WHERE!!

Chindi

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 8:47 AM

STARTROOP

I am in Moscow Idaho. A nice place to go to school and raise kids but definitely far from the core ;-) I'd consider making the trek to Seattle for the Shindig but, as I said, I will be being a Civil War Soldier that weekend in Port Gamble WA during the day at least. I wonder how it would go over over to show up in a Confederate Sergeant's uniform, complete with a days grime from the battle ;-)

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 4:46 PM

NCBROWNCOAT

Quote:
Originally posted by startroop:
I am in Moscow Idaho. A nice place to go to school and raise kids but definitely far from the core ;-) I'd consider making the trek to Seattle for the Shindig but, as I said, I will be being a Civil War Soldier that weekend in Port Gamble WA during the day at least. I wonder how it would go over over to show up in a Confederate Sergeant's uniform, complete with a days grime from the battle ;-)

I'm sure you'll be welcome-you are on the losing side.

http://fireflyfaninnc.livejournal.com/

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 6:03 PM

FLORALBUNNY

Ahoy, startroop! You are #26901 to sign on
aboard our shiny ship and I can see you are
getting a proper greeting with the exception
of the strawberry.
Strawberry? Singular? No way. Plural is
the rule for greeting newcomers even if they
are begrimed and dressed as (ahem) defeated.
Dig into the big bowl here and wash 'em down
with deep draughts of the Milk, sir.

What could be finer than to have a computer
security maven from Moscow? Even if 'tis Idaho.

Rule #1: Always change the password when you
get the equipment.
Rule #2: Don't put the password on the equipment,
the wall, the table, the chair.....
(Mebbe have it tattooed on yourself, like the
man in Memento?)

I heard a computer forensics man testify at a
trial that he'd seen computers with so many
stickies-with-website-passwords plastered around their
screens that they looked like sunflowers.
But I blather on.
Enjoy our Serene site...
Share the Firefly love.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
~Bastards singed my turtle~
~We aim to exponentiate~
~Who is Bill Pardy?~

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:50 PM

SPACEGIRL32

There are many Browncoats in the NW!

Check out the Seattle Browncoats at:

http://www.myspace.com/seattlebrowncoats

or here:

http://firefly.meetup.com/55/

I'm sure someone from Portland will be by soon!

Welcome!

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 8:13 PM

MAGDALENA

"No power in the 'verse can stop me!"

Hello you!

It's so good to welcome new folk to FFF.net and I love meeting new people!!

Come on board - it's a party in here!

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http://www.myspace.com/lady_magdalena
http:/www.crazypurplewombat.blogspot.com
Recently crowned QUEEN JAYNE WORSHIPPER by FMF!

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 9:39 PM

HOBBLEIT

Hello
Welcome.

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http://www.myspace.com/muddy_waters

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:25 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Welcome to the site Startroop! Glad to have you here with us.

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Holding the line since December '02!

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Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

Color Sergeant

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http://76thbattalion.homestead.com/index.html

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:53 AM

PENGUIN

King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 7:01 AM

STARTROOP

Yeah, but the smell of well worn wool, a man too long away from a bath, gun powder, bacon, coffee and the like might be a bit intense in a closed space ;-)

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 7:01 AM

STARTROOP

Yeah, but the smell of well worn wool, a man too long away from a bath, gun powder, bacon, coffee and the like might be a bit intense in a closed space ;-)

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 7:07 AM

MSG

Hey Startroop and welcome to our shiny little corner of the 'verse

"I'm not all that interested in the mental health of people who want to kill me. "- Leroy Jethro Gibbs

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:37 AM

NCBROWNCOAT

Quote:
Originally posted by startroop:
Yeah, but the smell of well worn wool, a man too long away from a bath, gun powder, bacon, coffee and the like might be a bit intense in a closed space ;-)

You do have a point there. BYW Welcome to FFF.net. It's a very shiny place!

http://fireflyfaninnc.livejournal.com/

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 9:02 AM

COPILOT

Hiya! Welcome aboard. You'll like it here it's very cozy!

~All the love in the 'verse~

An I carried such a torch
http://myspace.com/serenityscopilot

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 9:23 AM

STARTROOP

I have discovered a very freindly crew. Thanks to all for the warm welcome. I must admit though that trying to take this site in all at once is a bit like trying to get a drink out of a fire hose ;-)

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 9:32 AM

TERRI

Welcome to the 'Verse! Um, sorry I'm a little late, but I did want to say hi. And I don't have a spork or a coat to give you, so here's a warm welcome!

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:33 AM

TRAEVYNN

Quote:
Originally posted by startroop:
I am in Moscow Idaho. A nice place to go to school and raise kids but definitely far from the core ;-) I'd consider making the trek to Seattle for the Shindig but, as I said, I will be being a Civil War Soldier that weekend in Port Gamble WA during the day at least. I wonder how it would go over over to show up in a Confederate Sergeant's uniform, complete with a days grime from the battle ;-)

As an organizer for Seattle's CSTS, I can speak for all us Browncoats here that having you come in uniform would be awesome!! Besides, I lived in Atlanta for a spell and it'd make me feel at home.

Port Gamble ain't that far...just across the Kingston ferry, down I-5 and over the bridge to West Seattle. Piece of cake.
Otherwise, come party with us at the post-CSTS shindig north of Seattle in the Greenwood neighborhood and meet the crew.
Info: http://firefly.meetup.com/55/
or just email me and I'll send the particulars.

Welcome to our corner of the 'Verse! And watch out for that gorram Mason/Dixon line. It can be a mite troublesome.

~~~~~
"...I'm still free, you can't take the sky from me."

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 12:25 PM

STARTROOP

This sounds very cool. I am part of the entertainment one of the venings and so if I am performing (I do period folk music) Friday, I will definitely make the drive. If they want me on Saturday, I am stuck. I'll now go beg pitously to do my show on Friday ;-)

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 12:28 PM

CHINDI

startoop.. do you play an instrument, and if so, which one?

Chindi

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 12:32 PM

ZZETTA13

Howdy STARTROOP glad to have you onboard

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 12:36 PM

STARTROOP

I play guitar with enthusiasm if not great skill ;-) I have three and want another, but my wife has quite rightly said that we should worry about more mundane things like the roof on the house and my daughter's education before I buy another ;-)

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:18 PM

TRAEVYNN

Well...you know we're having an open mic night at that post-CSTS shindig...could we bribe you to come perform for us?? **holding up a shiny Browncoat lanyard to tempt Startroop**
You're getting veeerry sleeeppyy.

~~~~~
"...I'm still free, you can't take the sky from me."

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:23 PM

STARTROOP

Now this is getting complex ;-) I love to perform (obviously) what time? I think I have a set at 7:00 pm in Port Gamble.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:32 PM

TRAEVYNN

Saturday evening, June 23rd from 7pm to 11pm - Post-CSTS shindig at the Wayward Coffeehouse on Greenwood Ave N. (north of Seattle)
Open mic starts around 9pm.

Here's some info from the site:

"...We will be screening Done the Impossible to start the evening and as folk meander in ... then we're going to try something a little different ... a Browncoat Open Mic ...

... while we're hoping to have some filk musicians as well, we're going to have a Firefly/Filk/Good Myth OPEN MIC ... have a Firefly/Sci-Fi/Joss/Wayward-related song, poem, short piece of fan fiction, or even a great story of running into our Captain at B3? ... then share it with those of us who will be your willing and comprehending audience!

7.30 pm = Done the Impossible
8.30 pm = musicians if we got 'em
9 pm (or 9.30 pm if there's music first) = Open Mic

Wayward Coffeehouse is a proud sponsor of the Seattle CSTS event and we look forward to sharing the evening with you..."

It would be super shiny if you could come!

~~~~~
"...I'm still free, you can't take the sky from me."

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Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:55 AM

STARTROOP

I am sorry but I gotta whimp on this one. My wife will not be attending the Port Gamble Event so I'll have our ten year old with us. If I do both shows, I'll be dragging her around until after 11:00 which is too late. I am sorry. Keep me informed though. I would very much like to get involved.

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Thursday, June 14, 2007 7:49 AM

TRAEVYNN

Durn it all! *shrugs* Well, I tried.

Mark your calender for July 28th. The Bedlam Bards will be performing for us that day and they are worth the drive from Moscow.
Have fun playing in the mud! And watch out for those damn Yankees.

~~~~~
"...I'm still free, you can't take the sky from me."

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Thursday, June 14, 2007 2:08 PM

TRAVELER

I will say welcome again Startroop.

I am glad you posted this thread.

You can see how wonderful everyone is.

I hope to see your posts in threads as I wander through our verse here at FireflyFans.

Take Care;
Traveler

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

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Friday, June 15, 2007 5:49 AM

STARTROOP

You probably will, though I am at heart a lurker ;-)

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