Age: 30 (!)
Location: Minneapolis
How I Found Out About Lang: I sit next to Cannon Fodder when I'm at my comp. We're roomates. That's what I say to the 200 people who have asked me "yo, Mrs. CF do you know Cannon Fodder?" We're engaged, in fact, there that answers it.
And yes, I am female. Despite the joy of seeing "Mrs. Cannon Fodder dove on his own grenade."
This is one of the coolest spots to play the game, where I can be out of the closet as a girl, I can be by far the worst at any given time and nobody else connects the two things or cares. Sometimes I'm not the worst though, and that process of becoming a moderate player has been really rewarding.
Likes: Hearts and Flowers and Rainbows. Pink things. Airstrikes that take out 6 people. Shopping. Blowing the axis fortifications with my satchel charge (which looks so Prada). Puppies and kitties. And knifing the enemy in the back.
Ok, so half of that is a blatant lie, except for the kitties.
Really what I'm into is art, writing and any kind of creative work I can get my hands on. I've been force-feeding myself rudimentary HTML and DHTML (don't laugh geeks, that's really making my brain bend in a direction it doesn't) I like really obscure films, indie rock (Yo La Tengo, the Shins, Superchunk, Versus and all kinds of low fi things that CF won't let me play if we're doing dishes together)
Dislikes: Consumer/breeder types hauling one latte and no other passenger in an SUV that takes up 2 lanes.
People who tell me a 30 year old woman should not wear phat pants and 2 unnatural colors of hair, or mix it up online with 12-45 year old boys in war. People who say "real job" like it's a good thing.
Everyone says they hate TKers, but I usually find their antics entertaining in a socially-inept what-could-possibly-possess-you way. I dislike corporate or company work environments. I don't play as well with socially inept TK-ing assholes in the real world as I do sometimes on the comp.
Biography: First played a video game at the age of 7 or 8 or so, down at the ice rink while learning to figure skate. During breaks I'd whine at my mom for dollar bills for crunchy cheetos and hot cocoa and quarters to play Phoenix. (anyone remember this arcade game?) I'm not what I'd call a serious gamer, but recently after being widowed for the 800th hour to RTCW I said "Hey I wanna kill Nazis." I became a fixture on the noob beach server at RTCW where I played as "Cannon Fodder." (we shared a name, you know, that closeted girl thing...) Damn I miss the one shot kill sniper rifle. That's all I miss, though.
Why I Should Be a Member: My TK's are all accidental, I swear. I play for much too long a time at any given time and I always play on 'feast. I enjoy the lounge a lot, talk about a diverse group. I enjoy the crowd here a lot, and appreciate all the politeness, encouragement and humor. I think I could contribute to that side of things as a mellow, all-purpose kind of non-competitive player. Not so non-competitive that I won't spawn camp if I can.
Mrs. CF.
(who will play on 'feast all the time, regardless)
