Rains had fallen for two weeks, and wherever the eye danced, the desert was in full bloom. A torrent rushed down into the deep cavern cisterns of the town, and the tigers and lions were busy exchangi...
You may.. No, you should be aware of LeiLanis lovely webcomic, "The Depths", starring three lovely ottergirls. When you like it, remember that art doesn't fall out of the sky. So, when you want to se...
The Asgard Habitats are a faction in the fictional "Welcome to Valhalla" setting. They are a group of self aware space stations, human males, canine uplifts and snowleopards.
The Shork Icecream Cafe is located at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Desert%20Isle/147/71/22 or https://shork.for-more.biz , depending upon which method of roaming the world you have.
I'm an "Innovative Thinker": The innovative thinker is a charming and enthusiastic person. He is bursting with energy and always likes to be the center of attention. He loves the variety - professionally as well as privately. With his optimism and firm belief in his own abilities, the innovative thinker consistently drives change and is always on the lookout for opportunities for improvement. His excellent communication skills are of great benefit to him. Curious and open, he approaches the world and masters new situations with much improvisation and ingenuity. A large number of hobbies characterize his free time; most innovative thinkers also love to travel in order to gain as many impressions as possible. In discovering new possibilities, this personality type is unbeatable.
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Woodworks, Fretworks, Electronics, Copperetchings, Brassetchings... all that and the like: That is my kind of skills.
Contacting me via skype makes a lot of sense. I need it for various work related things. So, as it is thus rather obvious and would be easy to track down in the net, let's do it this way: When you want to contact me via skype, send me a private message here, and I give you my skype contact details.
So, when you're around and interested, be welcome!
I was launched in 1977, and am not a bit wise despite my age. Or maybe I am still too young to claim any wisdom. Be it as it may: I'm cheerful, and kind in general, though certain outbursts of sarcasm can happen , especially as a response to a few select topics. Private interests are many - some you see in the form of my submissions here - such as woodworking, electronics and such. Others include reading , mostly science fiction and fantasy. I can however heartily recommend ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Flashman ) the Flashman chronicles. Not only are they good depictions of their time and day, these books are simply a lot of fun to read. I enjoyed boardgames such as Battle Tech very much, but haven't had anyone to play with since more than ten years. Likewise I do enjoy pen&paper style roleplaying, however, again likewise, I haven't played in years. Mostly because I get headaches when 6 or 7 people talk all at the same time for longer periods of time.
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What I cannot handle is.. Call it utter randomness. When in a discussion suddenly totally unrelated issues arise I'll do my best to handle them. But switching between widely distant topics takes a moment for me and makes me irritable at times. So please avoid jumping hodgepodge around and expecting me keep my calm or proper track of things.
Examples are interpreting several layers of meaning into something I write, assuming one of the least likely interpretations to be my intention and then running with that. First off, it will be hard for me to guess what you interpreted into what I wrote when you don't tell me. Second, when I make guesses as to what you assumed I might have implied without telling me what you guess I implied, I am not trying to ridicule you, but to guess what you think I meant. When I clarify what I write, I likewise don't try to insult anybody or to be evasive. But when I am sure that you won't tell me what you guess I meant, and my guesses so far prooved wrong, I consider it neccessary to explain what I meant - as obviously, there is a huge gap between what was written by me and what was read by you.
That this is exasperating and frustrating is, I guess, pretty obvious. I'm just human, after all.
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My job-wise interests are in the fields of wearable and mobile computing, heavy on hardware design and human-machine interface design. In return, this means my programming skills are rather on the short end as my focus was on HCI and electronics, not programming, during my Bachelor and Masters degrees. Likewise I do enjoy teaching, as sharing knowledge is how I think the world can become a better place. I'm a skilled circuit-designer as well as service technician, too.
Collaboration: I provide poems & rhymes and storyboard instructions, and need either lineart or full color images as complements. Target is a childrens book about the Fennekims, with roughly 10 pages. Languages are german, english, and any language the visual artist is capable of. Low density, as it's just a test run to check for a potential market. If there are profits generated, 75% are for the visual artist, 25% for me - and I feel pretty greedy there. Publishing would be first by trying to find a publisher - with english being the biggest market starting in the US, but in parallel, as it is my native country, in Germany. The visual artist is likewise invited to check out publishers in his country / culture. If there is no direct success within a 3 month period after finalizing the book, I'd go for self-publishing via Lulu.com or a likewise company, ideally placing the book in its different languages in Amazon.com as soon as possible.
Advice muchly appreciated, and comments in regards to this plan please via note or email.
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- I'm the proud father of the "Welcome to Valhalla" universe, with it's most important cultures and species of the Fennekim and their tall allies, the ( zebra ) Amazones. In their own languages (F) "The heroic People" and "The tall Ladies", respectively (A) "The short people" and "the people". Accordingly the specific cultures of the Tribes, the "Church of the Mother", the desert raiders, the Asgard Habitats ( both their machine aspect as well as their human-canine-snowleopard population ), the Fourth Reich and the ancient culture of the Tigers are all, in a way, my brainchilds. They are closed species, but when you like their quirks and habits, you are welcome to contact me.
- When you're from Germany and know me, poke me. I'm aware there's many people around that I should know, but whom I don't remember by their nickname here.
