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When I was little, like 4 or 5, I listened to a lot of country, apparently. Up until I was about 13, I basically had no preference, I listened to anything, stuff my Mom liked (Classic rock- Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, The Beatles, etc.), stuff my sister liked (J-Pop, anime soundtracks, pop). I think there was a brief phase when I was 11 or 12 where I wanted to listen to rap a lot, but it didn't last long. I started to get into metal when I was 13 and I think the first metal band I liked was Metallica. They're still one of my favorites, especially their pre-Black Album stuff. After I left high school, I lost interest in music until about 3 years ago, when I got out the iPod I got for my 15th birthday that had been sitting for like 4-5 years. I've always preferred stuff from bands that got big in the 80s, Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Dio, Ozzy, etc. but I've started to get more of it, albeit very slowly (I don't spend a lot of time looking for new music). I'm not as big on more modern stuff, and a lot of it has to do with me being picky about the vocals. If I don't like the singer's voice, then it's a no-go. Re-listening to some Rammstein songs I liked in high school got me interested in them again, and in German-language and foreign-language metal as a whole. As of late, my newest additions to my music library are a bit more... Russian. At some point I should probably get some more music in a language that I can actually understand. Maybe later.

I'd probably go with St. Patrick's myself. I wouldn't really do anything for it unless it were on a Friday or Saturday. Although it's not like I do anything for Valentine's either, but at least you get candy on sale afterwards. Unless they also discount booze around St. Patrick's Day...

I guess the best description of my high school friends would be stoners. I didn't do it myself then, but they were a great bunch (seriously, stoners are the most chill people, but of course they would be). I guess we would've been lumped in as goths, as well since we listened to metal and wore black a lot. I even had a pair of Tripp pants, those things were comfy as hell, and you could fit an entire two liter bottle in the pockets.

I'm not entirely sure how lively this will be considering the majority of active members here are in high school/college, many of which will not be employed, but let's see where this goes. I haven't seen any thread for this sort of thing while searching, so this may be the first one. So let's share the funniest things you've had happen to you while at work. I'll start with two of my favorites so far. A bit of background here: I work in the engineering office of a machine shop as a drafter. It sounds professional, but trust me, it really isn't. It may be at other offices, but it sure as hell isn't where I work. My favorite so far happened back in September last year when one of the people at our German branch came over here to get some training in design and quoting. My shift leader was showing him something when out of nowhere a lady comes in holding up a card and and mumbling. Everyone in the office just sat there because no one had any idea what she was even saying. Eventually, she just walked out. My shift leader turned to the German guy and said, "and that, Lars, was a crackhead." (It wasn't much of a joke, either. I've had drug addicts ask me, my coworkers, and the people who work at the dollar store across the street for money.) More recently, I had been in touch with a sales rep in Russia about a print a customer had signed that may have been an earlier version that was made with incorrect information. I got an email back from him, but something was off. Normally, his English was fairly good, but this had some noticeable spelling and grammar errors. At first I was wondering what was going on, then I checked the world clock on my phone for the time zone around Moscow. It was 7:30PM when he sent it (it may have been later if he was farther east). That's when I started to put the pieces together. 1. Email filled with poor spelling and grammar 2. It's Friday night 3. He's Russian This dude was drunk. (In fairness, I probably would have done the same thing in his place. Actually last Friday, I did, but I wasn't doing anything in relation to work.)

Holy crap, I remember that. It's been forever since I've seen one of his streams.

I can't say I would. I like being a guy. Sure, it would be less weird to like girly things if I were actually a woman, and I wouldn't have to shave my face, but that's about it. Besides, the ability to pee while standing up really comes in handy.

My name is Aria now. I now share a name with a purple horse woman... siren... whatever.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2g6jeg_an-accurate-recreation-of-the-development-process-of-equestria-girls-dolls_fun 5 seconds of video, half an hour spent trying to find two missing doll shoes and setting them back up on my shelf.

Gryaz' (Russian for 'dirt'). This would also make an excellent name for a metal band.

As much as I like MLP, I don't really like to talk about it. Especially the show. I try and avoid the show discussion section as much as possible. There are few topics that I feel compelled to comment on there. I also don't talk about it in person, except for meetups, and even then not much.