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Hello, all!
I am Illinger Covale'rahien, though people from JordanCon know me better as "Bill Bill Bill".

Q: What is your favorite character in The Wheel of Time and why?
A: Thom Merilyn, because he's a natural born comedian at heart.

Q: How did you find TarValon.Net?
A: Funny story... Once upon a time, I was a citizen here. Unfortunately, this was a long time ago, before I was serious about WoT fandom and wasn't caught up on the books yet. So, I didn't post very much and eventually forgot what my name and login were. Since then, I've made many wonderful friendships with various Tar Valon members at JordanCon and the small group of us in the Boston/NYC corridor that meet every so often.

Q: What do you do? (student? job? hobbies?)
A: I was Computer Science major in college. I currently run a small IT firm in Connecticut. And for fun, I play Magic on the weekends.

Q: What is your favorite book or author other than Robert Jordan and The Wheel of Time?
A: Favorite author (not named Robert Jordan)... It's been a long while, but I loved reading Michael Crichton as a young adult. Favorite book, is a tough call. But favorite series (not named "Wheel of Time"), would have to be Frank Herbert's "Dune"; though I've not yet gotten around to picking up his son's continuation of the series.

Q: More interested in one-on-one interactions or perhaps feeling a little bit shy?
A: Depends on the interaction, I suppose. The first few years at JordanCon, I was a little bit like Raj on "Big Bang Theory", in that my shyness was inversely proportional to my blood-alcohol level.:laugh:

Well, that's one post down... 24 to go, to get my citizenship reinstated. Best get crackin'.
 
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Hello !!! and I guess Welcome Back!!!
 

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Welcome :) I am glad you returned to us! If you have any questions or want to chat, leave me a Visitor message :pleased-1: We have a number of citizens now and I am sure you will enjoy joining the group ;)
 

Lithiel Morn

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Hello, Billinger! :laugh:

First of all, welcome to Tar Valon! It is very good to have you here, and I hope that soon you will feel more at home. There is a place for everyone here, I feel. :pleased-1: Although, if your last two sentences are anything to go by, I have a good feeling about you.

Second of all, is Covale'rahien a last name that you want to have here? Because to become a Citizen, you should have 25 posts, a first and last name, as well as an avatar of the dimensions 100x170. If you need any help with that, please let anyone here (me included!) know. :pleased-1: For the name, you should e-mail membership@tarvalon.net with the request.

Third of all, you sound very interesting. I'm looking forward to getting to know you. :D
 

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Hi Illinger! Really nice to meet you. I may have met you at JordanCon - this was my first year going :) We're happy you made your way back here!

But favorite series (not named "Wheel of Time"), would have to be Frank Herbert's "Dune"; though I've not yet gotten around to picking up his son's continuation of the series.

YASSS! Dune is absolutely one of my favorites, hands-down. One of the things I loved, though, was Herbert's style. Unfortunately, that did not translate well when his son tried to do it. Personally, I don't recommend the other books.

:welcome
 
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Hi, Luna.

Avatar pending, posts I'm working on. (Hey, what do you know? This makes 2. :laugh:) Serenla Sedai reminded me about the requirements after I submitted the citizen application. (Also, emails to/from the mayor.)

Not intending to brag but, Covale'rahien is a name given to me by members of Team Jordan. So, yeah. That's my WoT name now. :)

See you around!
 
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Hi Cahalan!

Welcome to the JordanCon familiy! Hope to meet you there, next year. (Is it April yet?)
 

Lithiel Morn

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Illinger, I would advise you to read our stickies here in all the forums and subforums that you can see. They, along with the Membership Manual you can find in the Library, contain a lot of very important information. Like avoiding multiposting (posting one post after another without someone else having posted in between). And using honorifics. Seemingly you know to call Serenla Sedai but not Cahalan nor me. :laugh:
 
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My sincere apologies, Luna Sedai and Cahalan Sedai. {flourished bow of a gleeman}
 

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It'll do for now! :P

Welcome back Illinger! :pleased-1: How/why did Team Jordan give you that name? I'm curious. :look:
 
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Dune is absolutely one of my favorites, hands-down. One of the things I loved, though, was Herbert's style. Unfortunately, that did not translate well when his son tried to do it. Personally, I don't recommend the other books.

^ This, this, and so much THIS. I love the original DUNE books, but after that ... :x

Welcome! I look forward to getting to know you. :D
 
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It'll do for now! :P Welcome back Illinger! :pleased-1: How/why did Team Jordan give you that name? I'm curious. :look:

I beg your pardon, Theolyn Sedai, but this was not a topic I'd originally intended to have discussed openly; for fear that it might come off as bragging.
But, since it has been asked... In the past, at JordanCon, I had acquired a reputation for being the last man standing Friday/Saturday nights. (If Serenla Sedai is reading this, please note I did say "man".:laugh:) Two years ago, Maria Simons surprised me by giving me the name/title. As translated by Alan Romanczuk, Covale'rahien is Old Tongue for "He Who Owns The Dawn."
 
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Welcome back! If you have any questions, or just want to chat, feel free to message me.
 

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Hi Illinger! Welcome :D That's pretty sweet that you got a name given to you by Team Jordan :)

Good luck with the pursuit of citizenship!
 
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Thanks!
Now I just need to navigate to where I can post; ran into a couple threads that are apparently read-only at my level :(
 

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Billinger!! :D >.> That's rather catchy!

Glad you could make it over here again. :) <3
 

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In the past, at JordanCon, I had acquired a reputation for being the last man standing Friday/Saturday nights. (If Serenla Sedai is reading this, please note I did say "man".:laugh:) Two years ago, Maria Simons surprised me by giving me the name/title. As translated by Alan Romanczuk, Covale'rahien is Old Tongue for "He Who Owns The Dawn."

Oh, yeah. We will have to hang.

Welcome!
 

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Welcome back!!!! :pleased-1:
 
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