Hello...again...anew

Megana Vallentin

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Greetings!

I signed up here several years ago, but was completely overwhelmed by the volume of posts on this site. I heard that you switched to vBulletin recently and thought I'd give this another try. I'm a little more familiar with vB, so hopefully that helps me keep track of everything. :)

About me, I answer to Megana or Meg just the same. I started reading the books maybe 15 years ago (wow, so long!) and just finished a re-read the other day. I was excited to realize there's an Aiel Wise One who bears the name Megana, but personally I'd like to be Aes Sedai. I have cosplayed as a member of the Gray Ajah a few times in the past and it's pretty nifty that there's a place on the internets that gives people a chance to kinda sorta officially become Aes Sedai. If I manage to keep up this time, maybe I'll look into all of that!

Answers to the suggested questions, for lack of anything else I can think of to say...

1. Favorite WoT character and why? I really disliked Egwene when I first started reading, but in the few books my opinion completely reversed and now I am so completely impressed with her. I remember the first time I read the books, being frustrated by how crazy all the women seemed. Egwene's transformation restored my faith in WoT's women and in the Aes Sedai. (Though I still think the women of this series in general are nutso.)

2. How did you find us? Years ago, I was very active on several online messages boards. As I eventually moved on from those, I started looking for new places and as one of my major interests, I googled for WoT communites and found you. :)

3. What do you do (student, job, etc)? I build websites for an ad agency. I work mostly with Joomla or custom PHP stuff, but I also manage a vBulletin forum for one of our clients, so yaaaay vBulletin!

4. Favorite book/author (other than WoT)? Peter S. Beagle, Christopher Pike, Elizabeth Kerner, Patricia Briggs, Jim Butcher, Anne McCaffrey....to name a few. ;) I've also become a fan of Brandon Sanderson thanks to this series.

5. Anything you need help with? Not drowning in all the posts around here? Hah!
 

Onis O'Leia

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Welcome back to Tar Valon!
 

Nymala Ingasy

Glitter Guardian
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Welcome back, Meg! Glad you found us again!! :hug
 

Alora Sionn

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Welcome back! I also prefer the vB :pleased-1: I agree with what you said about Egwene too, basically don't even get me started on her :laugh:
 

Nandi el'Shahir

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Welcome back!
 

Anika Forsyn

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Yay! Love the avvie, again, just had to say that! And Horray for Anne McCaffrey!!! You'll fit in just fine around here! :pleased-1:
 

Megana Vallentin

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Yay! Love the avvie, again, just had to say that!

Thanks! I'm a big anime fan, though mostly older stuff. :) I moved away from my anime group over 5 years ago and never found another one to join.

Thanks for the welcomes all!
 

Syera Faelron

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Hello and welcome :)
 

Lyara Tieran

Nurse Sedai, Knight of the Glitterati
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Welcome back, again. :D I was a complete forum-boards newbie when I joined in 2006. All the posts frightened me a bit, but then I found one or two threads to post in and became forever a part of this site. :)

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me. :D

Or just PM me to talk. Cause I like random PM's. :D
 

Alora Sionn

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Thanks! I'm a big anime fan, though mostly older stuff. :) I moved away from my anime group over 5 years ago and never found another one to join.

Thanks for the welcomes all!

:O I love anime! Which ones are you into?
 

Megana Vallentin

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Which anime? Ohhhh my, let's see...

I recently, after much protest, watched Madoka Magica (twice) and loved it. That's by far the newest thing I've seen.

I've cosplayed characters from Sailor Moon, Oh My Goddess, Revolutionary Girl Utena and Inuyasha.

Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne is one of my all time favorites, along with Fushigi Yuugi and Legend of Basara.

Other stuff I liked enough to watch more than once...Fruits Basket, Hana Yori Dango, Full Moon, Kaleidostar, Love Hina, Mai HiME (and Otome), Ouran, Kenshin and Evangelion. And of course, anything by Miyazaki. :)
 

Roheryn ni Galghandhrei t'al'Djinn

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Welcome! If you have any questions, or just want to chat, feel free to message me!

I, too, love your avatar!
 
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Hey Meg! Welcome back to the site! It was great talking with you in chat. If you need anything, just shoot me a VM or once you become a citizen, a PM. :D

-Ana
 

Megana Vallentin

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Hello, Winter and Ana! It was nice chatting with you a bit last night. Thanks for introducing me to the Dark One. (Things you can't say every day...)
 
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