kelly ([info]teenagewildlife) wrote in [info]athleticsphotos,
@ 2005-12-10 08:18:00
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new layout!

good morning everyone! in honor the upcoming 2006 season (yes, i know it's still four and 1/2 months from opening day, but it's never to early to celebrate, right?) we have a new layout featuring the lovely rich harden. the graphic comes to you courtesy of the very gorgeous and talented [info]bendemolena. the original photograph was scanned by [info]roxybritain. i've also went ahead and updated the community interests to dictate the present roster. sorry for my lack of updates but there's nothing really going on lately. how much does the off season suck? =(

i was wondering how many of you would be interested in holding a graphic contest of sorts? the idea is the people that want to participate will submit one graphic each and the entire community will vote on a winner. the winning entry will be used as the main graphic in the community userinfo. and the winner would be credited, of course. i suck at making graphics (if you guys haven't figured that out already) and i figured this would be a chance for you guys to be more active in the community (if you choose to do so) and make the community more user friendly. as the maintainer, i feel like i've done a really crappy job making this place an open forum for conversation and what not.

also, this is something i should have done when the community opened, but i figured i would go ahead and post an icebreaker for all of the new members and anyone else that wants to formally introduce themselves. i'll place this entry in the memories and add a little blurb to the userinfo so new members can feel like they have a way to jump right in on the action. if anyone has any other ideas for bettering the community, please feel free to scream them at me! i'll put my icebreaker in a separate comment to this post.

name:
age:
location:
occupation:
likes:
dislikes:
favorite music artist(s):
favorite author(s):
how long have you been an a's fan?:
favorite a's player(s)?:
memorable a's moments(s)?:
other mlb teams you like:
mlb teams you dislike:
photograph:
how'd you find us on lj?:
something random:


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[info]teenagewildlife
2005-12-10 02:08 pm UTC (link)

name: kelly
age: 22
location: canada, kentucky
occupation: student
likes: listed here.
dislikes: see above.
favorite music artist(s): and see above again because i'm lazy.
favorite author(s): j.r.r. tolkien, richie tankersley cusick, random comic book artists.
how long have you been an a's fan?: a few years.
favorite a's player(s)?: all of them, dennis eckersley, nick swisher, vida blue.
memorable a's moments(s)?: the ball carlos martinez hit off of jose canseco's head for a home run.
other mlb teams you like: red sox.
mlb teams you dislike: yankees.
photograph: over here.
how'd you find us on lj?: i'm the maintainer!
something random: "had two husbands, one was too short one was gay. still sweetie, if you want to know how to peck a dwarf on the cheek as he's walking out of the house to the disco in your dress, then i'm your girl."

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[info]_jaded_angel_
2005-12-10 02:48 pm UTC (link)
name: Lauren
age: 18
location: Massachussetts
occupation: Friendly's waitress
likes: Baseball, playing sports, concerts, reading.
dislikes: When people give me complicated food orders!
favorite music artist(s): U2, Tim McGraw, Death Cab For Cutie, OAR, Bright Eyes, Brand New & lots of bands under those genres.
favorite author(s): Meg Cabot, C.S. Lewis, Tolkien.
how long have you been an a's fan?: Since about 2002
favorite a's player(s)?: It will always be Scott Hatteberg, as his leaving Boston and coming here is what made me an A's fan, but I've become attatched to so many of them over the years. To narrow it down, maybe Bobby Kielty, Rich Harden, and Huston Street? But you gotta love Zito & Chavez. I suck at choosing.
memorable a's moments(s)?: Hatte's walk off homer to keep the streak alive.
other mlb teams you like: Red Sox
mlb teams you dislike: Yankees
photograph: Here
how'd you find us on lj?: Did an A's search
something random: I love pasta?

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[info]gimme_proonz
2005-12-10 02:49 pm UTC (link)
name: Alexandra

age: 15

location: Texas

occupation: Student

likes: dancing when nobody's looking, singing at the top of my lungs, rainy days, sunny days, cold days, windy days, being alone, watching people, having a secret, being random, wishing on stars, nighttime, chocolate, teddy bears,s mesing with make up, being lazy, baseball, most other sports, fangirlilng every chance I get, making people laugh, being complimented randomly, talking to new people, scaring people on accident, animals, french, boys, cows, spending hours online doing nothing, having a billion crushes, westfield football + basketball, klein baseball, country music, painting only one nail, daydreaming, getting autographs, being totally shameless, writing, reading, being invisible

dislikes:people who act stupid to be cool, long school days, hot days, zealots, blues music, the color of my room, bad movies, traffic jams, smoking, ignorant people, TAKS tests, being jealous, getting low grades, boys, being a picky eater, houston in general, feeling excluded or looked down on, spekaing in front of people, blushing uncontrollably

favorite music artist(s): I dont really know...
favorite author(s): Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe
how long have you been an a's fan?: Since the start of this season
favorite a's player(s)?: Huston Street, Barry Zito, Rich Harden, Joe Blanton Danny Haren, Bobby Crosby, Nick Swisher...and I dont think he counts, but Brandon Buckley. Also, formerly Eric Byrnes.

memorable a's moments(s)?: Giving Huston Street a lollipop, getting a picture with Huston and Rich, Brandon Buckley and some coaches laughing at my poster, asking Joe Blanton for his autograph and having him look confused, Barry Zito in Arlington remembering me from Oakland, getting a hug from Danny Haren and Zito.

other mlb teams you like: Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies

mlb teams you dislike: Yankees

photograph:

how'd you find us on lj?: I think either through friends or interests...not sure.

something random: I swear to drunk I'm not god...I do like cows!

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[info]ffiore957
2005-12-10 03:01 pm UTC (link)
name: Jess
age: 20
location: Athens, GA
occupation: student, but I also work for the newspaper and the bookstore
likes: baseball, art, magicians
dislikes: tomatoes
favorite music artist(s): The Strokes, Beastie Boys, Belle and Sebastian
favorite author(s): JD Salinger, Lemony Snicket
how long have you been an a's fan?: Since I saw Barry Zito on TV during the 2003 postseason.
favorite a's player(s)?: I love Barry Zito with all my heart.
memorable a's moments(s)?: Last summer, the A's came to play the Braves and I heard the night before that Barry Zito was pitching. My friend made someone take her shift at work (she's the best) and we went down, totally expecting it to get rained out. But it didn't. It was like 100 degrees, and we got so burned. At least I got to see him pitch. It's most memorable because I actually got a scar on my arm where I got burned, so I'm never going to forget that.
other mlb teams you like: Red Sox (actually, they are my favorite)
mlb teams you dislike: Yankees
photograph: don't have one
how'd you find us on lj?: Probably a search for Barry Zito
something random: I always call Barry Zito by his full name.

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[info]roxybritain
2005-12-10 04:24 pm UTC (link)
name: Thu
age: 23
location: Milpitas, CA
occupation: Student teacher
likes: Uh, see my interests in my user info
dislikes: the stupidity of mankind. Let's just leave it at that.
favorite music artist(s): Pulp, Radiohead, Elliott Smith, David Bowie, etc, etc... a long, long list
favorite author(s): Jane Austen (I wrote my Master's thesis on Pride and Prejudice), the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf... again, a long long list (I was an English major, and now I'm going to be an English teacher)
how long have you been an a's fan?: As long as I've been a baseball fan, which isn't very long (about a couple of years), but I love the A's - they've got a lot of heart!
favorite a's player(s)?: Harden, Crosby, Street
memorable a's moments(s)?: Crosby's walk-off homerun towards the end of 2004; and the infamous K Rod slip-up.
other mlb teams you like: the Giants
mlb teams you dislike: Dodgers, Angels, Yankees, and I'm pretty sick of hearing about the Red Sox too. ESPN needs to get its head out of its ass and realize that there are more teams in the MLB than just the Yankees and Red Sox. (Don't you ever notice how, even when they're "covering other teams," they somehow manage to go back to talking about the Yankees and Red Sox?)
photograph: http://www.myspace.com/roxybritain - find one there
how'd you find us on lj?: Someone advertised in one of the other photo communities. Also, the photo on the main page is one that I scanned, apparently :)
something random: I make a MEAN white chocolate cheesecake. If we ever have an A's party or something in the bay area, hit me up. Also, I like to make icons.

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[info]itsjillbitch
2005-12-10 05:05 pm UTC (link)
- name: Jill
- age: 20
- location: Long Beach, CA
- occupation: Customer Service @ Old Navy/Student

- likes: everything
- dislikes: racists, bad drivers, traffic, stupid people
- favorite music artist(s): Indie artists, Madonna, Incubus, Gwen Stefani, Butch Walker ... so many others
- favorite author(s):

- how long have you been an a's fan?: Casually for a while, until 2004
- favorite a's player(s)?: Barry Barry Barry Zito, Bobby Crosby
- memorable a's moments(s)?: Huston pointing at me, August 30th game, K-Rod blunder
- other mlb teams you like: -------
- mlb teams you dislike: the usuals ... yankees, angels
- photograph: somewhere on here
- how'd you find us on lj?: search?
- something random: I actually think Barry Zito's a good singer? Lol.

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[info]foulkeafied
2005-12-10 07:08 pm UTC (link)
name: Jen K.
age: 28 for one more month and one day
location: Mesa, AZ
occupation: Payroll Specialist
likes: baseball, the A's, Harry Potter, General Hospital, TV and traveling
dislikes: the Yanks, Giants, stupid people and traffic
favorite music artist(s): Tony Lucca, John Mayer, Joe Firstman, NSync, Black Eyed Peas, Josh Kelley,
favorite author(s): Patricia Cornwell, Michael Crichton, Robin Cook, Johathan Kellerman, Faye Kellerman
how long have you been an a's fan?: My whole life.
favorite a's player(s)?: Current: Eric Chavez, Jay Witasick, Justin Duchscherer, Jason Kendall, Huston Street. Past Players: Carney Lansford, Dennis Eckersley, Walt Weiss, Dave Stewart, Jason Isringhausen, Time Hudson, Dave Justice and Keith Foulke
memorable a's moments(s)?: 20 wins, my first A's play off game, meeting Carney Lansford
other mlb teams you like: Braves & Diamondbacks
mlb teams you dislike: Yanks and Giants
photograph:

how'd you find us on lj?: A post in another community or something
something random: I hate celery.

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[info]trish_the_dish
2005-12-11 03:25 am UTC (link)
name: trish
age: 23
location: ny
occupation: soon to be former college student
likes: music, baseball (esp pitching), wrestling, reading, animals, and girlie things like make-up and perfume
dislikes: materialism, obnoxious fans of any team, green beans
favorite music artist(s): beatles, zeppelin, aerosmith, no doubt (i LOVE gwen), backstreet boys
favorite author(s): i don't read much fiction, so it's hard for me to choose one author
how long have you been an a's fan?: a little while now...not as long as it should be, i'm sure...
favorite a's player(s)?: first and foremost - "neato" zito (my mom's nickname for him), huston street...and i love eckersley and rollie fingers
memorable a's moments(s)?: don't have one
other mlb teams you like: i'm gonna dare to be different here and say the yankees (i do live in ny after all)...orioles, astros, cardinals
mlb teams you dislike: for fear of being outcasted...the red sox...and the angels
photograph: yea, i'm totally not adept enough at computers for that...but if you want a mental picture, i'm short with longish brown hair and blue-grey eyes
how'd you find us on lj?: after there was that big to-do in hot_sports_men about there being too many posts about the a's, this community was suggested and i joined
something random: um...i really really like the chorus to "the boy next door"...i don't think barry's that bad a singer either :)

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[info]chavvysgirl
2006-04-18 04:34 pm UTC (link)
name: Dana
age: 27
location: Detroit, Mi
occupation: Manager
likes: baseball, hockey, music, shopping, hanging out with friends
dislikes: petty people
favorite music artist(s): too many to name
favorite author(s): jackie collins
how long have you been an a's fan?: since chavez and zito were rookies
favorite a's player(s)?: Chavvy, Zito, Crosby, Harden.. the whole team.
memorable a's moments(s)?: The winning streak... *smiles*
other mlb teams you like: too many to mention
mlb teams you dislike: YANKEES!

how'd you find us on lj?: Roxybritian! (thanks!)
something random: Ace Young is HOT! hahaha!


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