Tina Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 Hi everyone, I'm Tina (which isn't too difficult to deduce, is it), I'm 20 and live in the lovely city of Tampere, Finland. I've been reading a lot, both fiction and non-fiction, ever since I actually learnt to read. I also enjoy poetry. I don't always have the time to read as much as I'd like to, but I've lately been catching up a lot - one of the good sides of taking a year off from the uni and working only at times. ;-) My introductions often get out of hand, I apparently like talking. I try to make this short and somewhat sensible (I have a flu and some temperature, so I'll blame that if I fail). So, yes, I studied at the uni here in Tampere, translation science, but I decided to quit that and find something that suits me better. Besides reading I love music, mainly different kinds of rock. Animals are also close to my heart, I am an active member in two animal rights organizations and have two dogs, two aquariums and occasional homeless cats temporarily staying with me until they find new homes. I also like crafts, I knit and crochet a lot. And tattoos, I love them too. My first proper favourite book was The Lord of the Rings. It's still an important book to me, even though I don't read that much fantasy anymore. I guess the main motivation for my reading is a certain kind of curiosity. I believe that one can learn a bit of this and that from almost any book, whether it is fiction or non-fiction. I could try and drop some names to give you some picture of my taste in books. The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson, Hesse's works, some of Coelho's works of the fictional ones, Please Kill Me by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain, All those Wasted Years by Ari V Quote
Rawr Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 What a lovely introduction you have here Welcome to the forum Tina and I hope your flu goes away soon! Quote
Charm Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 to the forum Tina! Hope you get well soon Quote
Nicola Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 Hey Tina! Welcome to the Forum I'm also a fan of Chuck Palahniuk and Hunter S Thompson so hopefully we'll cross threads Quote
Tristan Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 Oh, I wish I lived in Finland. Sounds so much more appealing than dreary Belgium, doesn't it? But euhm, yeah, welcome. Quote
frankie Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 Moi Tina ja tervetuloa! I hope you enjoy the forum! What kind of dogs do you have? asks a person who adores doggies Quote
Kylie Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 I'm also a fan of Chuck Palahniuk and Hunter S Thompson so hopefully we'll cross threads Welcome to the forum, Tina. I hope you're feeling better soon. Quote
Peacefield Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 Hey there and welcome to BCF, Tina! Quote
missybct Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 Welcome to the forums, Tina! I hope you enjoy it and I hope you feel better soon Quote
Tina Posted February 26, 2010 Author Posted February 26, 2010 So many warm welcomes, wow! Thanks a lot, everyone :-) And thanks for the get well wishes, too. Being sick isn't fun, especially for an active person like me. What a lovely introduction you have here He he, I'm glad you liked it. Oh, I wish I lived in Finland. Sounds so much more appealing than dreary Belgium, doesn't it? Finland is a nice place indeed, even though the temperatures of -20 celsius aren't that much fun... Belgium sounds interesting to me, my aunt actually used to live there. Frankie, you seem to be from Finland, too. Yay! The older one of my dogs is a ten-year-old kleinspitz and the younger one is a kleinspitz-coton de tulear mix, aged 4. Quote
Tina Posted February 27, 2010 Author Posted February 27, 2010 Thank you! I'm already starting to like this place a lot :-) Quote
frankie Posted February 28, 2010 Posted February 28, 2010 The older one of my dogs is a ten-year-old kleinspitz and the younger one is a kleinspitz-coton de tulear mix, aged 4. I've never heard of a kleinspitz before so I googled it, and the dogs look really cute Nice to hear you're enjoying being on here! Quote
Univerze Posted February 28, 2010 Posted February 28, 2010 Hello sweety!! Sooo nice to finally see you here, or well, you know what I mean by see hee hee. Hope you enjoy it here, like I said, people are friendly and the discussion plenty and good. Quote
Tina Posted February 28, 2010 Author Posted February 28, 2010 I've never heard of a kleinspitz before so I googled it, and the dogs look really cute Oh, they are cute indeed, but the ego... Spicy little creatures! Loved your introduction! Yay! ...and thanks again to all of you who have welcomed me. Sweet! And special thanks to the lovely Univerze, she was the one who pointed me to this place! Quote
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