The big "What is your background?" topic

[The Force]

Hi there,

I started this new thread for sharing our backgrounds with each other (only if you like, no obligations).

Let me do the kick off for those who do not yet know me (hardly possible that such people exist cough........cough.....:-P :-P).

Name: Steven van Dijk
Gender: Male
Nickname: The Force
Nationality: Dutch
Age: 33 (updated)
Marital status: Married, 3 children
Job: Dutch patent attorney/European patent attorney trainee in private practise
Powerball experience: many years with a long break in the middle
Sense of humor: hahahahaha lol lol lol
Current speed records 250Hz: 14332rpm (left), 14100rpm (right)
Current speed records 350Hz: 12105rpm (left), 11931rpm (right)
Current endurance record: 17711 rotations per 90s
Further hobbies: Volleyball

Well...that will be enough for the moment ;-)

Hopefully more people want to share their backgrounds with us.

Best regards,

The Force
P.S. Last Updated on December 10, 2007.

[iceblu121]

NAME: FRANK ANTHONY ARCATI
NICKNAME: FRANKIE THE RAT (inside joke)
AGE:29
NATIONALITY:ITALIAN
LOCATION:LONG ISLAND NEW YORK
DOB:1/21/1977
HOBBIES:BUILDING COMPUTERS,DOING HOME THEATHRE,I LOVE ANYTHING ELECTRONIC,GAGDET LOVER I HAVE TONS,XBOX360 LIVE,POWERBALL,WOMAN,AUDIOPHILE HEADPHONES GRADO 325I,PAINTBALLING,SHOOTING MY AK47 AT THE RIFLE RANGE..to list a few..:-)
CAREER: USPS POST OFFICE FACILITY
POWERBALL METAL RECORD 11,842 (RIGHT ARM)
POWERBALL 250HZ PRO 13,922 (RIGHT ARM)
GOALS IN LIFE:TO BE HEALTHY WEALTHY AND LIVE HAPPY :-)
EMAIL/AIM: ICEBLU121
ARM SIZE:15 INCH ROUND ....UGH
brown hair brown eyes 5"10 210 pounds

Ok that about sums it up for me ....

[Quasar]

Name: Kevin T
Nickname: Quasar
Nationality: British
Age: 32
D.O.B 15/10/????
Marital status: Married
Job: Internal IT Server Support
Powerball experience: 2 months.
Current speed record: 13,511
Further hobbies: Shooting, PC Gaming, 10Pin Bowling, Basketball, Football, Powerballing

[r3d]

Name: Jacky
Nickname: r3d
Age: 18
Nationality: AZN POWA!!!
Status: School Nerd xD
Speed: currently 10983(left), and 11480 (right) [yes i am noob]
Powerball Experience: 2 Weeks as of march 10 [yup, im fresh]
Hobbies: basketball, badminton, online gaming, hang out with friends

[PowerMark]

Good idea Steven, nice to know people's backgrounds
Here's "ma stats"

Name: Mark Hubée

Nickname: PowerMark

Nationality: Dutch

Age: 21

D.O.B.: 29/03/1984

Marital status: Definitely not married yet, trying to postpone that one for a while hehe

Job: Graduated from a Computer Science degree in Norwich last July, been working with project management on different projects as a 'Business Professional' for about 3 months now

Powerball experience: almost 4 weeks

Current speed record: 12484

Current Strength index record: 15125

Further hobbies: Skating, Photography, Squash, Golf (although i havent played for ages)

[donkapone]

Name: Arturas Lazejevas

Nickname: donkapone

Nationality: Lithuanian

Date of birth: 1987-03-03

Height: 1.86m or 6"1'

Weight: 68kg or 150lbs

Marital status: single, lonely

Occupation: student at university, studying IT

Hobbies: programming, photography, technologies, stuff

Powerballing experience: 8 months

Speed: 11725 (R), 10754 (L)

30s: 5151 (R),4610 (L)

90s: 14097

edited at 2006-08-16

[bassplayerjj]

Name: Jonathan Joseph

Nationality: Anglo-Puertorican

Date of Birth: d 10 - m 11 - 1986

height: 190 or 6''3

weight: 190lbs

marital status: swinger

occupation: student/musician Bass guitar

hobbies: golf, tennis, soccer, Bass

powerball experience: just over 2 weeks

speed: 12599

[Scr3Am3r]

Name: Mohammad

Nationlity: United Arab Emirates

Age: 15

Occupation: Student

Hobbies: Football, Tennis/Table, POWERBALLING!!

P.B. EXP: 3 weeks

Martial Status: Single

Speed: 12398

Regards,

Scr3Am3r

[Autolupus]

Name: Mike Mackenzie
Nationality: English
Soubriquet: Autolupus
DOB 06/04/1970
Height: 5'8''
weight: 200lb
status: single, hetrosexual, pseudohappy!
Occupation: Fabricator/welder
Interests: Thinking, motorcycles, strength training(especially functional and grip), music(from Mozart-Motorhead) ales and chillies!
Sense of humour: Yes, variable!
Powerballing Time: since sept 2005 I think?
Speeds:13805 on 250Hz. 11536 on metal, 16691 90's on 250Hz, "Dual Run" 25152.

[stephenk]

Name: Stephen Knox
Age: 16
Height: 5'6" 'ish
Weight: 105lb 'ish
Location: Northern Ireland
Occupation: Still at school
Sports: Badminton, golf, table tennis, football (soccer)
Hobbies: Web and graphics design & coding, juggling!
Powerballing: Off and on since April '05
Record: 12471. 90s: 15054

Stephen