I'm Back, Baby!

[unixknight]

Haven't posted here in years, so for all intents and purposes it's like I'm new.

 

My family's been inactive for a long time, and we started going to church again as of last Sunday.  There had been a few things holding me back, but I've finally gotten over enough of them to get a clear path to returning.

 

One of those things is that I simply refuse to become one of those cookie cutter guys that fill EQ meetings.  I just won't do it.  I'm boisterous, opinionated, have a somewhat unrefined sense of humor, I like wargames, I have a tattoo on my right arm (Placed there by a Quaker friend of mine.  Just how many times in history has a Quaker put ink on a Mormon, do you think?  I bet we were the first.)  My car has lots of bumper stickers including the Superman shield, the Inquisition logo from Warhammer 40K, and I'm looking to put an Autobot sticker on my hood.  All that next to a 100 years Johns Hopkins sticker ('cause that's where I work.)  My quad sits on the same shelving unit that holds my Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks and a copy of the Bible miniseries is next to Conan the Barbarian (both versions, actually.  Neither was very close to the original source material, though.) on my media shelf.  

 

Does that make me sound divided?  I hope not.  I admit Conan is somewhat problematic because of the nudity but not because it's a sword & sandals style adventure flick.  That said, I see everything through the lens of my faith, and you'd be surprised at where I've found parallels and spiritual wisdom that is perfectly in line with LDS doctrine and teachings in my Scifi/fantasy hobbies.  I like to note those because they make Gospel study a bit more fun and less dry.

 

Yeah, so enough about me.  Thanks for being here and providing a place to chat, share and be opinionated :)

[Vort]

Welcome home.

[unixknight]

I thank you, good sir.  :)

[pam]

Unixknight who?  

[unixknight]

I feel there's great potential in a knock knock joke in there somewhere...

[Just_A_Guy]

Good to see you back, UK.

[unixknight]

Muchas gracias!

[JimmiGerman]

I feel there's great potential in a knock knock joke in there somewhere...

 

Great helmet you're wearing on your avatar. We Germans like helmets.

[unixknight]

Haha danke.

[Palerider]

Welcome back and thanks for sharing about your return to church.

[Vort]

Great helmet you're wearing on your avatar. We Germans like helmets.

Just call him Marvin.

[JimmiGerman]

Just call him Marvin.

 

Marvin - another conundrum...?

 

        

Edited December 20, 2014 by JimmiGerman

[lagarthaaz]

Welcome back - from another who has not been here for a while either. You would like my ward - not too many 'cookie-cutter' guys there :)

[Blackmarch]

Haven't posted here in years, so for all intents and purposes it's like I'm new.

 

My family's been inactive for a long time, and we started going to church again as of last Sunday.  There had been a few things holding me back, but I've finally gotten over enough of them to get a clear path to returning.

 

One of those things is that I simply refuse to become one of those cookie cutter guys that fill EQ meetings.  I just won't do it.  I'm boisterous, opinionated, have a somewhat unrefined sense of humor, I like wargames, I have a tattoo on my right arm (Placed there by a Quaker friend of mine.  Just how many times in history has a Quaker put ink on a Mormon, do you think?  I bet we were the first.)  My car has lots of bumper stickers including the Superman shield, the Inquisition logo from Warhammer 40K, and I'm looking to put an Autobot sticker on my hood.  All that next to a 100 years Johns Hopkins sticker ('cause that's where I work.)  My quad sits on the same shelving unit that holds my Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks and a copy of the Bible miniseries is next to Conan the Barbarian (both versions, actually.  Neither was very close to the original source material, though.) on my media shelf.  

 

Does that make me sound divided?  I hope not.  I admit Conan is somewhat problematic because of the nudity but not because it's a sword & sandals style adventure flick.  That said, I see everything through the lens of my faith, and you'd be surprised at where I've found parallels and spiritual wisdom that is perfectly in line with LDS doctrine and teachings in my Scifi/fantasy hobbies.  I like to note those because they make Gospel study a bit more fun and less dry.

 

Yeah, so enough about me.  Thanks for being here and providing a place to chat, share and be opinionated :)

Good to see ya again! :)