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[zickachik73]

I know - what can you do but embrace the insanity?

[TehNetteSpeaks]

Name: Katie, but I write under Lynette
Location: Pennsylvania, more specifically the suburbs of Philadelphia
Age: 14

Now, I know you all got that off the profiles, so here's stuff I don't know:

Nickname: Katie, Kate, Kates- but Nette/Nettie is fine too
Favorite Food: Oreo's, Taquito's, Gumbo, Chocolate, etc.
Bad Habit: Nailbiting, procrastinating. Slight OCD Habit: I lint-roll myself constanty when I wear black, and I pick the little fuzz off other people's clothes.
Favorite Animal: err, Tigers? and the Beluga Whale. (It's adorable.)
Pet Peeves: Ignorant, Racist, and Prejudiced People, and being cut-off while I'm trying to say something
Favorite Place: Quebec, My room, my backyard, and the Perkiomen Trail
Place you want to visit: All of Europe, Spain in particular
Favorite Sport: I like to swim, but my favorite sport to watch is Football
Favorite Band/Singer: I honestly like just about everything but at the moment I'm particularly fond of Boys Like Girls and the Plain White T's.
Favorite Song: 'Hey There, Delilah' by Plain White T's even though it's totally over-played now. I've been in love with it for like the last 6 months. I also like 'London' by Lily Allen.
Favorite TV show: I like The Hills, Lost, South Park, and Law and Order (original and SVU)
Favorite Book (not the Outsiders): The Harry Potter books. False Memory, One Door Away from Heaven, and Lightning-all by Dean Koontz

Since we're all Outsiders fans....

Favorite Character: Johnny
Favorite Character to write about: Steve and Curly
Least favorite Character (why?): Cherry just doesn't appeal to me
I read the book in (ex. 1973) and I was X many years old: I read it in May 2007 in my 8th grade English class and I was 14.

How have my impressions changed since I first read it? If they haven’t, what were my first impressions: Well, the fact that Sandy was pregnant went over my (and everyone else's) head. Then I went on ff.net and it became pretty clear. When I tried to tell that to my best friend who was still reading the book, she didn't believe me, still doesn't. That's what you get from a Soda fangirl.
Also, because we saw everything from Pony's POV- I thought Steve was a jerk, and Soda could do no wrong. Then I tried looking at my own older brother (who I idolize) through an outsider's eyes and went- My god, that boy's a hood! so my view on Soda has changed slightly.

I’ve been writing since: Well, stories for school since first grade. For an english project in 3rd grade, I wrote about 2 sisters who live on a farm and their sheep have gone missing, lol.

[Maddiecake]

Name: Madeleine
Location: A very small town in Oregon.
Age: Fourteen

Now, I know you all got that off the profiles, so here's stuff I don't know:

Nickname: Maddie, Maddles, Maddiecake, and my best friend calls me Cheater and Little Fish... although I'm not sure why.
Favorite Food: Italian food... well, the stuff without meat. And Pad Thai.
Bad Habit: Nail biting, tapping my fingers constantly, I hate having cat hair on my clothes and it's kind of an OCD thing... I wash my hands like, constantly. [Not necessarily a bad habit, but it uses up soap. xD]
Favorite Animal: Koalas and Chinchillas!
Pet Peeves: There are a lot of them, but at the moment all I can think of are things that are played off-key and when people chew loudly.
Favorite Place: My room, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Place you want to visit: Ireland, Italy, New York, and I'd like to go back to both England and Scotland.
Favorite Sport: Softball
Favorite Band/Singer: I have a lot of favorite bands... at the moment I'm into Hanson, The Beatles, Elvis, Motion City Soundtrack, and Jamie Cullum.
Favorite Song: 'Alfie' by Lily Allen
'Twentysomething' by Jamie Cullum
'Running Man' by Hanson
Favorite TV show: I like The Simpsons, Whose Line is it Anyway, Are You Afraid of the Dark, and Doogie Howser, M.D.
Favorite Book (not the Outsiders): The Harry Potter books, Twilight series, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Godfather, The Chosen... I like a lot of books.

Since we're all Outsiders fans....

Favorite Character: Johnny... and Two-Bit.
Favorite Character to write about: Johnny, but Two-Bit is also pretty fun to write about... the only thing I've had him star in, though, is a dramatic two-shot songfic.
Least favorite Character (why?): I'm annoyed by Jerry... majorly annoyed. Oh, and Cherry.
I read the book in (ex. 1973) and I was X many years old:
I read it when I was eleven in 2005.

How have my impressions changed since I first read it? If they haven’t, what were my first impressions: At first I thought Steve was a jerk, and that Ponyboy was a lot like me as far as liking books and movies goes. I also thought that, since the whole thing was in Ponyboy's POV, that Darry was way too harsh. In fact, I remember when I was sleeping over at my best friend's house and I woke up saying "everything was Darry's fault." She got a little weirded out and told me I shouldn't think about that so much.
I don't know what my impression is now... when I think of what it is, I'll put it up.

I’ve been writing since: I've been telling stories since I was about four or so, writing them since I was in first grade. In second grade we went for a walk and my teacher told us to tell a story about some shoes on a telephone wire, and I told a twenty-minute story involving pirates, wizards, and a guy named Brady and his mom. It all led up to how the shoes got up on the wire. xD

[zickachik73]

TehNetteSpeaks - first, I love the name. And second, the Perkiomen Trail runs RIGHT, I mean, RIGHT behind my house. I love it too!!!!

Hooray for having another outsiders buddy in the area!

[Nittanylizard]

My grandparents lived in Prospect Park for many years (south of Philadelphia). Are you guys anywhere near there? I'm from south Jersey, myself . And wow, I still miss that Mummers Parade every New Years Day.

[zickachik73]

Nope, I'm a Northern Suburbs girl. ANd even then, I like to think that I'm not a suburb - I'm about 40 miles north.

South Jersey isn't too far, though! Hooray for more fandom girls in the (general) area!

[maxiekat]

Jumping in here - I'm in the Philly suburbs, too, near Valley Forge. Small world, lol.

[Tensleep]

I'm with Mars. I feel lonely in Alberta.

[anotherillusion]

Hi there, I'm new and have been lurking here for a little while but a little worried about joining, until now.

Name: Another Illusion
Location: England
Age: 17

Now, I know you all got that off the profiles, so here's stuff I don't know:

Nickname:
Favorite Food: Cake, japanese food, homemade soup
Bad Habit: Checking locks and anything about my general security really.
Favourite Animal: Cat
Pet Peeves: Bad grammar, people who don't listen, rude people, being ignored a lot
Favorite Place: Home
Place you want to visit: Lots of places, I love travel.
Favorite Sport: Running, self defense, etc.
Favorite Band/Singer: I don't really have one anymore....I love a lot of bands....
Favorite Song: I may have to answer this and the band one a little later
Favorite TV show: Probably 24 or any decent show about crime and forensics and that, particularly Bones and the ilk.
Favorite Book (not the Outsiders): Dante, Jane Austen, I like Jodi Picoult and a range of books really.

Since we're all Outsiders fans....

Favorite Character: Dally or Two-Bit or Tim
Favorite Character to write about: Steve, Tim or Two-Bit, but I worry humour doesn't come across as well when I write it at the moment.
Least favorite Character (why?): I don't really have one but if provoked it probably would be Johnny, because I just can't get into his mindset, I feel really sorry for him but I can't get inside his motives, etc. He's a great character, but I find him the hardest to understand.
I read the book in (ex. 1973) and I was X many years old: I can't remember, a few years ago?

How have my impressions changed since I first read it? If they haven’t, what were my first impressions: I took Pony's POV a little literally then, now I can analyse it a bit more and read behind the lines.
I’ve been writing since: Original fic most of my life, I've always loved writing, fanfic is quite new still for me.

[Nittanylizard]

Welcome to the boards, anotherillusion! Glad you decided to join .

Liz

[anotherillusion]

Thanks Liz
This is a great forum and I've been lurking for a while, so I just decided to deal with my internet worries and join anyway.
Another Illusion

[Des]

Name: Desiree
Location: North Carolina right now
Age: It changes every year ;D

Now, I know you all got that off the profiles, so here's stuff I don't know:

Nickname: Des, Desi, Rain, Destiny, and my biker name Schattenstern

Favorite Food: PIZZA!!!!

Bad Habit: Biting my fingernails

Favourite Animal: Spiders

Pet Peeves: Rude people, anyone that pulls out in front of me, and people that stare at me

Favorite Place: Germany

Place you want to visit: Romania

Favorite Sport: Soccer

Favorite Band/Singer: Boston and the Beatles

Favorite Song: More Than A Feeling and Let It Be

Favorite TV show: Forensic Files, Ghost Whisperer

Favorite Book (not the Outsiders): The Talisman

Since we're all Outsiders fans....

Favorite Character: Darry or Ponyboy

Favorite Character to write about: Ponyboy or Darry

Least favorite Character (why?): Two-Bit. He reminds me of my oldest brother when we were kids, and it annoys me.

I read the book in (ex. 1973) and I was X many years old: I read it in 1980 when I was 8 years old.

How have my impressions changed since I first read it? A lot of it went over my head since I was so young when I got my hands on it, but I did catch the hint about Sandy being pregnant. ;D Like a lot of you, I took PC's views literally and disliked Steve and Darry at first. But after rereading it in my early twenties, I found that I could relate more to Darry, and understand why he acted the way he did.

I’ve been writing since: I was 5 when I wrote my first story, and 14 when I wrote my first novel length original story.