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| + | I'm C.J., player of Adm. Marcus Shepherd (formerly of Bravo Fleet). I'm currently not active in BF. I Game Master the independent game [http://avalon.raeyan-sector.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Starbase 114/USS Tomar], which was formerly [[Avalon Fleet Yards|Avalon-Mannheim Station]] in Bravo Fleet. I'm also a SysOp on the BF InfoBase. |
| − | Azathar is an opinionated, 30-year-old [[Community psychology|Community Social Psychology]] graduate student, and [[only child]] from the [[liberal]] [[elitist]] [[Massachusetts|Commonwealth of Massachusetts]], [[United States]], who would love nothing better then to move to [[Canada]], and therefore be far, far away from [[George_W._Bush|George W. Bush]] and the direction that [[United States|America]] is heading. Usually quiet, but highly intelligent, he usually stands in the back and watches.
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| − | ==Politics, Philosophy and Religion==
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| − | A [[Social]], [[Liberal]], [[Left-Wing]], [[Progressivism|Progressive]] [[Catholic]], who embraces some of the ideas of [[socialism]], Azathar is one of the moderators of the [http://www.livejournal.com/community/anti_bush anti_bush] community on [[LiveJournal]], in addition to being a member of other anti-bush, anti-right and anti-conservative communites, including: [[http://www.livejournal.com/community/anti_righty anti_righty], [http://www.livejournal.com/community/canpolitik canpolitik], [http://www.livejournal.com/community/liberal liberal], and [http://www.livejournal.com/community/rant_about_cons rant_about_cons].
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| − | ==Education==
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| − | Graduating in [[1993]] from High School in [[Exeter, New Hampshire|Exeter]], [[New Hampshire]], Azathar has attended five schools, starting at the [[University of Massachusetts Boston]] and currently studying at the [[University of Massachusetts Lowell]]. His education has also included a summer French Immersion program at the [[Université Sainte-Anne]] in [[Church Point]], [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]] in 1998. C.J. has a [[Bachelors in Science|B.Sc.]] in [[Psychology]] and [[Criminal Justice]] and is currently working on his Master's in [[Community psychology|Community Social Psychology]].
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| − | Eventually, he would like to earn a Ph.D. in [[Social Psychology]], and become a Professor and Researcher at a [[university]], teaching [[social psychology]] and conducting research.
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| − | ==Relationships==
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| − | C.J. is currently engaged to Amy. A late-spring [[2005]] wedding is planned.
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| − | Beyond that, he has many friends and aquaintences, and even a few enemies. Hell, one can't live for almost 30 years with out developing a few enemies, `eh?
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| − | ==Career==
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| − | Currently, Azathar works at [[University of Massachusetts Lowell|UML]] in a computer lab. Basically, he gets paid to sit and do homework, and help out the occasional student with program problems, and refill the paper tray in the printers.
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| − | He also works part-time at [[Panera]] Bread, though that is just for the free food ;-).
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| − | Azathar aspires however to be a [[tenured]] [[Professor]] of [[Social Psychology]].
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| − | ==Hobbies==
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| − | Azathar is a self-proclaimed [[geek]], an assessment that his cousin Chris would also agree with.
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| − | An avid table-top [[role-playing games|rpg'er]], Azathar has been playing [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]] and other rpgs in one form or another since 1981, including [[Gamma World]], [[Star Trek]] ([[FASA]]), [[Dr. Who]] (FASA), [[Star Frontiers]], [[Boot Hill]], [[Paranoia (role-playing game)|Paranoia]], [[GURPS]] and others.
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| − | In the spring of [[2003]], C.J. got to meet one of his idols, the co-Creator of [[Dungeons and Dragons]]: [[Gary Gygax]]. Besides getting books autographed, C.J. got to participate in a game DM'd by Gary.
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| − | Besides RPGs, C.J. is a fan of [[Star Trek]], in all of its forms, but especially likes [[Deep Space 9]] the best, due to its intrigue and dark elements.
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| − | Azathar runs a Star Trek [[Play by E-Mail|PBeM]] call the ''Federation Starship Tomar''. This [[simm]] is a member of [[Bravo Fleet]], which is a group of Star Trek simms set in a cooperative setting. He also owns and Co-Moderate a LJ Community called [http://www.livejournal.com/community/bravo_fleet Bravo_Fleet].
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| − | He is also an avid reader of [[Science Fiction]] and [[Fantasy]] novels and stories. [[C.J. Cheryh]], [[H.P. Lovecraft]], and [[Isaac Asimov]] are among his favorite writers.
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| − | Azathar also enjoys watching [[cartoons]], including many [[old-school]] ones, but he also watches some modern ones, including [[Invader Zim]], [[South Park]], [[Beavis & Butt-Head]], [[Spongebob Squarepants]] (its a secret addiction), and [[Tenchi Muyo]]. [[G.I. Joe]], [[Voltron]], [[Star Blazers]], and [[Transformers]] sit at the top of the old-school list.
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| − | ==Research Interests==
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| − | Social Perception of RPG Gamers, Connections between Twins, Connections between Anti-Social Behaviors and [[role-playing games|RPGs]] (if any exists), Perceptions of volunteers and professionals, Effects of space travel on psychological well-being, Effects of space travel on social interaction, Perceived Leadership abilities, Deviant Behaviors: Genetic vs. environmental effects.
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| − | ==Wikis I Watch/Edit==
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| − | [http://www.fehq.org.uk/infobase/index.php/Main_Page FE Database],
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| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia],
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| − | [http://polaqu.wikicities.com/wiki/Main_Page Polaqu - D&D Campaign Setting],
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| − | [http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/ Encyclopedia Dramatica],
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| − | [http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/index.php/Main_Page Memory Alpha - A Star Trek Wiki],
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| − | [http://rpg.wikicities.com/wiki/RPG An RPG Wiki].
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| − | ==Favorite Reading Material==
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| − | [[Knights of the Diner Table]] magazine, [[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]] magazine, [[Dungeon (magazine)|Dungeon]] magazine, [http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/GiantITP/ootscript Order of the Stick], [http://www.macguff.fr/goomi/unspeakable/vvlast.html Unspeakable Vault (of Doom)], and [http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/comics.php Piled Higher and Deeper], just to name a few.
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| − | ==On-Line==
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| − | You can find Azathar on LiveJournal as [http://www.livejournal.com/users/azathar azathar], at [http://www.livejournal.com/community/anti_bush anti_bush] or [http://www.livejournal.com/community/bravo_fleet bravo_fleet], or reading and commenting to entries in his friends journals and in the many communities he is apart of.
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| − | On the web, you can see [http://www.geocities.com/azathar/ Azathar's homepage], or the simm ([http://usstomar.webtrekkie.com/ USS Tomar]) he runs.
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I'm C.J., player of Adm. Marcus Shepherd (formerly of Bravo Fleet). I'm currently not active in BF. I Game Master the independent game Starbase 114/USS Tomar, which was formerly Avalon-Mannheim Station in Bravo Fleet. I'm also a SysOp on the BF InfoBase.