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"Check out the big brains on @geode & @catbertthegreat!"

;)

Well let's see.
I currently Live south of anotherhiggins on I-85. I am not that short, my username is a play off my family name and the books. For the record I am so NOT a huge Lord of the Rings fan. I like to read a lot though.
Originally, I am from the West Coast, the land of Floating bridges, lattes, perpetual traffic jams, rain and grunge music (okay all of the West Coast has traffic james). I have a BA in British History and a Masters in Education. I am a stereotypical Generation Xer, and I am currently on my 4th career. I actually started out in banking before I went back for my masters. I was a casualty of the first bank Merger of the early 90's. I now work in local government-my mom thinks my job is top secret because I refuse to tell her what I do. My passions are fashion, Europeans sports, photography, music, reading, my house, and politics.

I also earned my purple woot square today!

@jumbowoot: He means this literally. He has a big jar of nuts on his desk.

@hobbit: Well if he is, then the book on my shelf that shows how to skin and gut a squirrel might come in handy one day...

@hobbit: Precisely.

Seems like fun
I'm married, 38 and live in Dallas with my wife and two sons. Our oldest, Ian, was born 2 weeks after launching a silly website that sells crap on the internet. Nate was born 10.5 months later so it was a very busy year. I started my first business (a computer parts distributor) at age 22 back in February 1994 after dropping out of college a bit earlier. I would claim I dropped out because of virtuous ambition, but it was truthfully because I stayed up all night for weeks playing dial-up BBS games and failed a full semester. Originally, my main hobby was assembling/tinkering with early pc hardware (hobbies end when you make them careers even briefly.) I like Mexican food, good classic rock (some alternative now), and shiner bock beer. I'm a dallas cowboys and dallas mavericks fan because I like to go to local games.

My boys are pictured incognito from a cameo appearance here: http://www.woot.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=3537168&PageIndex=1&ReplyCount=20#post3543528

I'm a 19-year-old, first-year sophomore at the University of Texas at Austin earning my B.S. in mechanical engineering, and maybe a teaching certification (we'll see how things go and if the university hurries up and makes the program for engineers). Although I go to school in Austin, I live in the Houston area. I'm the youngest of three (unless you count my dog's [a lab I so greatly love] age in people-years). Although I live in the Houston area, I was born across the pond in England. I've been accused of being a bibliophile and making too many obscure references that few people understand. I "work" as not only a full-time student but also as a part-time/whenever-I-want programmer for various professors.

If I were stranded on a desert island, my three albums would be: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Beatles), A Night at the Opera (Queen), Who's Next (The Who)

Looking for an item? Uhh ... currently: a (piano) keyboard (unless I can steal my brother's) or a messenger bag.

Oh why not.. I am a 27 year old 911 dispatcher in northern california, which is what I have been doing to pay the bills for the past 5 years. Before that I was an infantryman in the united states army doing time with 1/503rd in the 2nd infantry division and, more affectionately, with 2/187 in the 101st Airborne division. What draws me to deals.woot? no clue, but i love it. I love being able to help people out, and i thoroughly enjoy the conversation with you all. i think i am more successful in the "fun" genre if there ever was such a thing, also branching out into the home improvement & dog fields ( i have a 120 lb american bulldog named brutus. i have a lot of time in front of a computer and deals.woot helps me stay sane!!

besides, i heart free things

I'm just your average 24-year-old gal who loves to shop. Average ends where everything else begins: I majored in Computer Science in college where I was one of two females in the program during the 7 years I witnessed it (my own 4 years, and the Soph-Srs my Freshman year).

By day I work at a bank doing IT asset management: hardware and software compliance, tracking, reporting, etc. By night I tend bar, which started out as "for the fun of it," but is becoming increasingly hazardous to my free time. By weekend I Ski Patrol, which not many people know is purely volunteer. All in all ~65 hours/week are spoken for by these three commitments. I'm running out of characters (and free time) to include hobbies.

I like deals on anything, and I especially like challenges. It's just nice to share a good bargain with others. I'm a member of multiple deal/coupon sites. If I could figure out how to make money saving others' money, I'd be on it like stink on a pig.

I think Woot is genius.

Not sure if you guys want to know about a newer member, but here goes!

I'm a 33 year old junior at Boise State University. I am studying to become a psychotherapist, so I have a few years left. ;) Before I went back to school I was a Radio DJ for almost 7 years. I have lived all over the US... I have played the guitar for around 15 years, I love to cook, and because of that I love to exercise. I love all things outdoors, and if you've never been here, Boise is on of the most beautiful and friendly places on earth. I just moved here from near Chicago in July, and I'm never going back to the unfriendly Midwest. If you want to know anything else about me, you can look me up on facebook! www.facebook.com/claudicina :)

For 18 years I was an Army brat, roaming the world, then I spent 20 years of my own in the Army roaming the world. I have lived near the Atlantic Ocean for 20 years, longer than I have ever lived anywhere. Somedays that makes me happy, somedays, not. It took me 7 years of night school and 4 duty stations to get my undergraduate degree in business. Ten years later I got to go full time to get my MBA (great fun at ECU!) I spend some of my time teaching little old ladies to use a computer for email and internet so they can stay in touch with their grandchildren. I help a cousin at a garden center which is really nice. I do some volunteer work, and I spend a bunch of time looking at maps of where I would like to go visit. My spouse does not like to travel, so I spend even more time on the computer. Deals.woot is the first site I have found where I actually want to talk to the other wooters. I am back everyday to see what's happening. Who'da thunk it?

@geode: Well, I'm a Cowboys fan living with a Redskins fan. Some of our Sundays are very interesting.

@thilderbrand20: I think bulldogs are some of the most lovable, slobbering, snorting, happy creatures on earth and when they love you, you know it. I miss having a dog. My three cats are all rescued from unhealthy situations, and they don't quite love you the same although they are nice to have around.

@shawnmiller: A cappella? COC?

I can go.
I'm a 22 year old senior at Syracuse University studying Chemical engineering (graduation just around the corner). I live in Chicago and plan on going back there after school. In the past year and a half I've started doing home brewing which if my ambitions go as planned (which who can really count on that) I will see myself at a brewery in the future as a career. That being said...if anyone is hiring around now looking for a Chemical Engineer, feel free to hit me up...the job search is a pain.

Love woot though and especially love the community which has evolved from this latest installment of Deals.

What an educated & young bunch most of you are! I live near the Chesapeake Bay. I’ve been a stay-at-home mom for 30 years; shopping clearance, clipping coupons, & sniffing out bargains enabled me to do that.

I cut my teeth on Golf Solitaire on a local BBS on an amber monitor. About 1997 my husband dared me to create a web page with 5mb of free webspace. I puttered & pondered & taught myself html. What began as a 4-page site grew into www.CaryGrant.net w/about 22k unique visitors/month. My hobby gradually evolved into a small word-of-mouth, web design business aimed at small businesses. I’m not very technically savvy (you’ll laugh at my lowly & messy html coding), but I do have a gift for making others’ ideas look good. My clients are happy & I have a few extra dollars to spend on my year-round Christmas shopping.

Deals.Woot adds a whole host of new friends to help me find ways to make my Christmas dollars stretch even further! I thank you whole-heartedly!

P.S. I tend to ramble on.

holy monkey, y'all are geniuses!! doesn't anyone go to college for liberal arts anymore??

@sand4me: ah yes, the slobber trail of a bulldog is left with love! i have always liked english bulldogs and originally set out to find one, then i found a local breeder of american bulldogs and fell in love with one of their pups. though american bullies are much larger, they are still the same ol' bullies!

Let's see I'm 24 years old originally from Montana. I am in the USAF and have which I have been doing for about 6 years now. I just recently received my BSIT with a concentration of Networking and Telecommunications. I currently live and work in Las Vegas where I am a network administrator for 3 separate government domains. I also enjoy doing web design and basically learning about anything tech related.

When not working on computers/networks I play Texas Hold'em as often as I can and am hoping I will have time to play in the World Series of Poker this coming summer. I enjoy all sports and I love to travel. In the past 3 years I have been to 20+ countries in Europe and Asia and hope to keep traveling as much as I can.

I don't have anything specific I look for on deals.woot I just enjoy buying stuff that is cheap lol!

I have two dogs, a boxer and a cocker spaniel that I love beyond measure. They make me happy! I live in the DFW area, have toured Woot Headquarters, and met some of the Woot Staff. They are all very nice!
I like Deals because of all the great people who hang out here, as well as the bargains. I'm female and will turn 50 at the end of March. I can hardly wait... (did you notice I am not doing the happy dance here)?

@geode: I have played the Washburn before. I'm more of a bass player, but it sounded good to me. :)

Fun thread. I live just outside of DC with my husband and two daughters (4 & 8). I am in online marketing and have been with Dyscern for nearly three years. Prior to that, I worked for the Graduate Management Admission Council so all of those of you fellow MBAs hated me at one time (GMAC is behind the GMAT.) I love reading. Currently I am on an American history kick but I consider Jane Austen books as necessary to life as water.

I love deals.woot because I like to over analyze everything I purchase. In terms of posting deals, I am pretty much a one trick pony posting Dyscern deals (though I try and be careful to make sure they are deals before posting.) I am nowhere near as limited when it comes to buying deals though. Joining the site has been pricey for me. :-)

@hobbit: I have lived on both coasts & a few places in between. I miss both the mountains and the ocean but they'll still be there ten years from now. My daughter is lucky to have her grandparents play a very active role in her life.

@lissadelsol: Actually, I live straight across the Bay from Deal Island, in Southern MD. It's amazing how close, yet so far away the Eastern Shore is from us.

@sgoman5674: mazel tov! Can we please have a woot simcha for you? I was brought up in an orthodox household (although I have since strongly identified with the conservative movement). Which yeshiva did you go to?