Hey... I'm new.

tngwstlnd · Post by **tngwstlnd** » 13 Aug 2007, 00:44

I guess that's obvious. Where to start? My name is Brad, I'm 17, and my obsessions are books, music and film. Ummm... my favorite movie is The Royal Tenenbaums and my favorite band tends to switch sporadically from Pearl Jam to The Who and back; right now, however, it is Pearl Jam, being that I just saw them in concert.

In terms of books, my favorite authors are Doug Coupland, Anthony Burgess, Vladimir Nabokov, and Kurt Vonnegut.

I tend to be a very open-minded person, so I hope to get along well with everyone here. Oh, and I live in Chicago.

sleepydumpling · Post by **sleepydumpling** » 13 Aug 2007, 04:09

Welcome Brad!

I love Pearl Jam, have done so since you were a wee tot!

kaytie · Post by **kaytie** » 13 Aug 2007, 11:26

Ooh, I love Chicago! One of my favorite places to visit, it's so gothic and cool, especially in the early autumn.

Dori · Post by **Dori** » 13 Aug 2007, 12:48

Welcome, tngwstlnd. Unique username, but what exactly does it mean?

Enjoy the forums.

tngwstlnd · Post by **tngwstlnd** » 13 Aug 2007, 15:05

Dori wrote:Welcome, tngwstlnd. Unique username, but what exactly does it mean?

Enjoy the forums.

It's from a Who song called Baba O'Riley, and the last lines are

Teenage wasteland
It's only teenage wasteland.
Teenage wasteland
Oh, yeah
Teenage wasteland
They're all wasted!

Yep. Awesome song.

And thanks for the welcomes sleepydumpling, kaytie and Dori!

Sofia · Post by **Sofia** » 13 Aug 2007, 18:54

hiya Brad

awelker · Post by **awelker** » 13 Aug 2007, 22:48

Hi Brad. I to have an obsession with books. I have hundreds of them that i have to still read. I love Chicago. I was just there about a month ago. I really wanted to go to college there but i couldn't really afford the tuition. I live in Michigan so its not that far. Im going to school in Grand Rapids so I want to definetly do some weekend trips to the city.

Eckhart Aurelius Hughes · Post by **Scott** » 15 Aug 2007, 14:50

Welcome to the forums! How is it in Chicago?

Lyn · Post by **Lyn** » 16 Aug 2007, 08:16

tngwstlnd wrote:Ummm... my favorite movie is The Royal Tenenbaums ...

Hiya T -- greetings from Miami. I'm a big movie lover too - love indie films. If you liked this, you will also like another funny movie called I Love Huckabees. Ever seen it?