The #exeter First Annual Census
Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Here are the results of the census. They are in no order of importance, just the order in which i received them (so you can see who needed some persuasion hahaha!) Entries are pretty much copy and paste to show your beautiful individuality. All i’ve done is make bold your names for easy reading.
If you are yet to contribute, IT’S NOT TOO LATE! View the instructions post for information on how to join in.
Discuss the #exeter First Annual Census here!
Enjoy
- - - - -
Matryx
Location : Flat 6, Ladywell Water Tower, Ladywell, Lewisham, London, England, Great Britain, Earth, Sol, The Galaxy, The Universe, Space. [SE4 1RR]
Job : Plenty. PHP/MYSQL coding, server administration, html work
News : Er…. my christmas bonus is the biggest thing most recently. May be moving in 2005, but not sure quite where, depends on if / when I can afford anything around London.
- - - - -
Bagpuss
Still living in Brecon in Welshland. Finding it very boring. I’m still working as a graphic designer/IT-bod type thing at the local newspaper.
Planning on moving to the Netherlands with Biena as soon as I can get a job over there.
- - - - -
sara
- Where you are currently living: atlanta, ga (http://www.atlantaga.gov/)
- Some indication of how you fill your day (in a serious way) e.g. where you are working, or if that’s too detailed, what you do in your job, where you are studying…whatever: i’m involved in human resources of sorts, i ‘vet’ people for certain postions. i also spend too much time talking to norm (bimbltron)
- One thing that you consider big news about yourself, that’s either happened in the recent past or will be happening in the near future: i am moving back to the uk on 29th december.
ta da!
- - - - -
Name: WigglePig
Where I am currently living: Tunbridge Wells (disgusting armpit of Kent) When I am working, which is not often, I work for the BBC Research and Develeopment Department where I mainly chat on IRC, surf the web and make digital TV and radio
(not) work very well.
Big news about meh: I am currently looking for a new job, though this is not unusual. Also, learning to not be a complete pain and trying to be a good Dad.
Tra.
WigglePig
PS: I am not a Jedi.
- - - - -
Name: Jorg
I’m currently living in Ghent (Wondelgem to be honest - which is a small part of Ghent), Belgium with [MoNiCa]. I’m currently not working for Devon County Council or for anyone else. But i’m just in between contracts. I fill my days basicly with studying thingies on my own and writing stuff like poetry and short stories. Big thing from the past:
moving in with [monica], looking forward to see Christel and LJ again, and looking forward to go back to exeter to see Greeneyez and Jamesoff marry.
- - - - -
Name: Kourtney (aka. Makie, Pronunciation May’key)
I am currently living in the orlando Fl, USA with mr.ekat and two lil monkeys 
Ekat and I have a business called Onyxlight Communications we do hosting shinanigans. I plan to purchase mass quainties of chocolate to nibble upon, which I see happening in the very near future… that is all.(transmission
terminated)
- - - - -
Name: Christel (well doh!)
I’m currently living in Exeter with JF (aka eljay aka LJ etc etc), I am currently on long term sickleave, but when doctor decides I am well enough I assume I shall return to working with the mad people in the attic. I do not plan to get married to JamesOff in September.
- - - - -
Name: Jon aka eljay aka LJ aka ^LJ^
I live in Exeter with christel. I work for the University of Exeter doing as little as possible. I don’t plan to marry JamesOff either.
- - - - -
Name: Alex Brown (axle@efnet)
I am currently ‘the’ “ICT Sys Admin” for the 6th largest port in the UK (and largest in Wales), Milford Haven Port Authority….. at the moment, I am looking after a client machine base of around 100 workstations - approx 90 of them are based in Pembrokeshire, and the remaining are spread across the UK at various outposts like Stansted, Exeter, Falmouth to name a few. The rest of the job involves looking after 3 telephone systems comprising around 250 extensions, maintaining the network infrastructure, website stuff, and generally playing around with any new technology I can get my hands on for a reasonable price. When/if at all possible, I will always try and get out the office to play around on boats in or around the Dock.
Big news…. erm, well, there is none really - the social life down this neck of the woods is minimal to say the least, especially living 6 miles from the nearest town in the middle of nowhere. In the coming years, I am looking for a complete getout of IT related activities to move on to something like merchant navy, tug skippering or something would be my preffered job.
I said it was really interesting :/
- - - - -
Name: Legooolas
Currently living in Exeter, dans la maison simsea, aussi avec le spudly.
Working for the uni, currently in DCS (which is on fire as we speak), hopefully in IT Services[1] soon - possibly within hugging distance of DaveB.
Big news, er, dunno. Only thing in the short term is the snowboarding trip with Bex and you guys in a couple of months, which will be most excellent fun
Cheers,
Dave
[1] To be renamed Dave Services.
- - - - -
Yes, my tallest!
Scorponok reporting. I don’t want you telling anyone my real name (Raymond
Luxury-Yacht) but you can say I’m Colen McAlister if you want.
Current abode: Oakhurst, California.
What I r doing: I work from home, programming stuff.
Exciting news: Sometime in the next 12 months, I will be moving into the bay area (i.e. the only competent bit of California). o/
DONE
- - - - -
Islean
LIVE: I am currently residing in Australia however I am either going to Bristol or Badsheepy is coming to Australia it depends if he can get over his fear of living in a country full of sheeps.
Work: I have a masters in literary communications and when employed I prepare scientific documents for various Government Departments. I am an independent contractor which means better money but not steady work. I sometimes write short stories for magazines. I have real estate that I rent out to tenants.
Hmmm sometimes I manage Badsheepy when he gets delusions of being emperor of the world.
Big News: I am going to buy a farm with Badsheepy and raise miniature donkeys.
Or we might continue making up news. Or I could finish the novel my publisher nags me for constantly.
- - - - -
Aloha,
* Name
Norm.
* Nick
efnet/ircnet - bimbltron
quakenet - tron|frisky
* Where you are currently living.
Docklands in West London.
* Some indication of how you fill your day (in a serious way) e.g. where you are working, or if that’s too detailed, what you do in your job, where you are studying…whatever.
I’m a sysadmin team leader in [sensitive information!!]. This means I encourage and nurture (ridicule and order about) a dedicated team of systems administrators (irc addicts) whilst ensuring my business area (regular table at the
pub) works tirelessly in line with my company’s core objectives (to promote massive personal gain and make a few bob for the bosses on the side).
* One thing that you consider big news about yourself, that’s either happened in the recent past or will be happening in the near future
I competed in my first triathlon this year, and next year I’m buying the fastest motorbike in the whole world (almost), travelling south of the equator for the first time in my life, and doing more triathlons!
- - - - -
Name: Manic
Living in Docklands (oohh posh) with Mupps and bimbltron. Working for THUS (aka Demon) doing sys adminny type things and planning on doing the same stuff for a bit.
- - - - -
Err, |rose|, and irl Rose 
Currently dividing time between Canterbury and Cambridge Have recently started a PhD in Archaeology at the Uniuversity of Cambridge Am planning to marry Jed (par4n0ia) in July 2006.
- - - - -
Delilah: I’m living in Stoke-on-Trent during term time and studying Computer Science and Psychology in the second year at Keele University. Over the holidays I live at home with my parents in Bristol, and can also be seen quite often at the house of Simsea as he is lovely and mine :9 I recently bought a dance mat. That is all.
- - - - -
Name: simsea
What: Living in Exeter and I am currently working on getting my PhD in the Department of Computer Science in Exeter University. I also play in a band, but you knew that already.
News: Sadly no.
- - - - -
Name: urgusabic
I am currently sharing a flat in Bristol with watashiki and a non-IRC person.
To pay the bills, I work as a researcher for HP’s Trusted Systems Lab. I recently finished an MSc in Information Security at Royal Holloway, and am hoping to start a PhD in the same area in the not too distant future.
- - - - -
Name : Ranger1_ (Aka : Xander, Alex, Night Eyes) (Or Alex Sweetman) (Or mrDarkHelmet…. or Oi)
At the moment, Im working for Thanet District Council down in sunny(?!) Margate. Im almost as close to France as you can get before you hit water for a rough indication of where that is for the geographically challenged. I work in the IT section of the council, as part of a team of 3 in Web Development (the most productive department in the council by far) and code mainly in PHP / ASP. In the evenings I relax with random tv, a few beers, and more freelance work / talk with my girlfriend and rack up huge phonebills.
Big news… May be leaving the council and moving to work in London in the new year, and have just split up with girlfriend of 4 years and started going out with a new girl (who is unfortunately 1800 miles away at the moment. Go me!)
- - - - -
Name: Geert Hauwaerts
Nick: Geert
Story: Currently living in Zaventem which is just a few miles from the capital Brussels. I’m a Linux administrator and Cisco routing engeneer and mainly work at InterXion. I visited Exeter a few months ago whilst staying at Christel and Jon’s place.
(no news)
- - - - -
Name: Onyx^
Religion: Jedi (wouldn’t be a census without this…) I am currently living back in cornwall. In cornwall I can be by the sea to surf. I fill my day chatting on IRC instead of working. I am a director of a small software company (absolute software ltd.). The company specialises in embedded programming. I like writing in short sentances. I also like ninjas.
- - - - -
Name: JamesOff
I’m currently living in Exeter with Greeneyez, working for Grey Matter in Ashburton as webmaster/sysadmin.
My important current event is my bonsai committed suicide in Sarah’s presence, and that I’m getting married to Greeneyez in under a year
- - - - -
Name: isorox
I’m currently living in Twyford (Little village just west of Reading) with my technophobic better half. Currently “working” for in BBC News support until I get replaced by 3 senior managers. I spend most of my time on a variety of things including Oracle, Solaris, Windows 2003 Clusters, Cisco networks, vxWorks, SDI and AES/EBU and lots of other things I pretend to know about.
- - - - -
Name: NoTopic
NoTopic is currently living in a book, and works in Starbucks making coffee.
NoTopic has a secret event on the third wednesday of every month which he cannot currently give further details on.
- - - - -
Name: MonicaOff
Monica lives one little step to the left, and has a warm job under a book.
At 4:32 Monica will be giving a talk on a processor.
- - - - -
Nick: dunos (Daniel Adam Durrans)
Age in years as of 1st December 2004: 24
DOB: 1980-01-06
Place of residence: Chippenham, UK
Other people in household:
GrlOnFire (Sarah Watkin), Partner/Girlfriend
Occupation: Web Systems Developer
Religion: Jedi Knight
Big News: It is my birthday soon!
- - - - -
IRC Nick: _13-13_
Currently I work in various capacities from Financial Services, to Desktop/Network Support (in my own business), to pizza delivery in or near Los Angeles, CA USA.
My wife, adopted children, and I are pursuing missionary work in Papua New Guinea. (Island north of Australia.)
- - - - -
Name: Joost.
Nick: Garion.
At the moment, I am living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and I’m working for the dutch ISP xs4all.nl, where I spend my days designing systems and hacking Perl code. My spare time is usually going to a mix of (in random order) IRC, coding, Lenale, books, and playing the Japanese board game Go (http://senseis.xmp.net/?BasicRulesOfGo).
- - - - -
Nick: Daishi
Living: NYC, NY United States
I spend my days at school, thats about it.
Big news? Erm…I still average over a 90 in grades, and hopefully will get laid soon.
- - - - -
Nick: dogtanian
Irl: Alex Gener
So as to prove that it requires no talent at all to makes things rhyme, I’ve written this piece in the style of The Streets…
I’m working in Birmingham but living in Warwick
The town’s really cool and extremely historic
Although I probably should have lived closer toward Brum
I couldn’t find anywhere that wasn’t caked in scum
The commute to work’s annoying - but I have a sense of humour
So I undertake BMW’s in a new Ford Puma
This clearly required getting a new credit card
But when you work for bank then it aint’ very hard
Working in finance seems to be pretty cool
Haven’t met many people who act like a foo
Although I’d still rather be driving a plane or tank
The cash here is better - although the hours are just… pony
Anyway - I guess I better go and do some proper work
Sitting at my desk writin’ this is a bit of a cheeky shirk
Actually I should go to town and buy some tasty lunch
Damn - the retailers in Soluhill are such a cunch of bunts
- - - - -
Name: Badsheepy
I fill my day being shouted at and told off by Aislinn. and also practising my secret martial arts.
I am getting married in las vegas on monday. probably. and then becoming a professional beach monkey
- - - - -
Irc Name(s)
TurboDttL, DavidHome, LifeBytes, TurboHome
I live on a farm two miles outside of exeter, and oh lord do i want to move back into the town center.
Im the owner of the lifebytes cyber café in paris street, Which I can be found in most of the time.
Big news, I’d say phase two of our cyber café plan, its going to be alot bigger and better and cleaner, with drinkable coffee, and nice staff.
should happen around march.
- - - - -
Name: Mimir (Philipp)
Cake or death? I’m living in Zurich with me dad and brother. Spending my time playing games, chatting, listening to strange progressive rock and basically being a lazy bum.
I’m planning to get an IT job in the near future again and need all the support i can find. *scnr*
- - - - -
so my nick is [MoNiCa] (and my real name is Freya Vereeken)
I’m currently living in Ghent (Wondelgem), in Belgium, with Jorg.
I’m still a student, but i hope to graduate in July. I study Applied Economics at the University of Ghent.
Some big news that happened to me: i live together with Jorg since August, and i’m together with Jorg for 2 years now and a couple of days… (4th December :p).
Some big news that will happen to me… erm getting graduated, getting a job and spending the rest of my life with Jorg (and so there will be more big news i hope in the future :p).
- - - - -
CompWizrd
Ontario, Canada.
Systems/Network Admin
Nothing happens in my life!
HAPPY NOW?
- - - - -
Name: Lenale (irl Anna Baas)
I am currently living in the beautiful Aerdenhout (which is between Leiden and Amsterdam). I might move to Leiden in a year or two… definately NOT to Amsterdam, which is big, smelly, noisy and has far too much motorized transport to be healthy for day-dreaming, irresponsibly-streetcrossing girls.
Reading Physics at Leiden University, no idea what I’m going to specialize in yet.
The most recent Big Thing in my life is turning geek about a year ago (I used to be all normal, reading Law and using Hotmail and stuff ).
- - - - -
Name : Nobby
Location : Branston, Burton on Trent
Daily Life : Siting at home, watching TV, Not doing much Big news : None
- - - - -
spud
Living in Exeter with simsea and Legooolas.
I fill my days sleeping, watching TV, listening to music, doing various computer related activities, cleaning the house, shopping, drinking, partying/clubbing.
Big news? Losing my job I guess.
- - - - -
Cazzzzer
a.. Where you are currently living. Eastleigh, Hampshire.
b.. Some indication of how you fill your day (in a serious way) e.g. where you are working, or if that’s too detailed, what you do in your job, where you are studying…whatever. - IBM, still, but i’m a boss now, and a very bossy boss
c.. One thing that you consider big news about yourself, that’s either happened in the recent past or will be happening in the near future - I sposes most people know i have a horse, so that ones out…… ok, spose i should say i have a new man! he’s very nice.
- - - - -
I’m Kipje, Paula Tromp
Living in Utrecht, in the center of holland.
I’m busy studying. At the Hogeschool van Utrecht i’m doing Digital Communication. First year, so 3.5 years to go$%^$%^ AND! i’m living together with Mark, in our cute little house :))
- - - - -
Nicks: wizwoz, wiziz, wizmasangel, wizmaspie… Various seasonal variations.
I’m currently living in Essex very near to Lakeside which is the shopping centre of the universe! It’s a very exclusive life for me here as I a, the only exception that proves all the rules about Essex Girls!!
I’m working for a building contractors part time in the office doing accounts and general officey type stuffs. With of course the compulsory flirting with the boss (The pay rise still hasn’t been oked yet :() I gave up college after the carpentry and hair course I did last year in favour of earning some money for the first time in my life. Scarey but fun.
Ooh big news.. Not sure I have anything to put here. I could say the biggest most resent thing is getting a job but then I’ve always considered my biggest achievement being my kids. No not a million! Just 4 :p The biggest future achievement could well be the bottle of ouzo I’m about to try. If I survive I think it’ll be one worth bragging about
- - - - -
Belgarath
———
* Exwick (Exeter) with the lovely Cath2
* I fill my days with as little work as possible for a few weeks at a time, and then barely sleeping for a few days at a time when deadlines for papers and the suchlike approach. More generally doing a PhD involving Multi-Objective Optimisation Using Simulated Annealing Techniques, and working with Motorola on CDMA (3G Mobile Phone) network configuration optimisation.
* Biggest current news is that I’ll be washing my hair next Monday. On a more longterm basis I’ll be flying back from Florida for James and Roz’s wedding in September. Shortly before this I’ll be flying out to Florida for a fortnight’s holiday to celibrate finsishing my thesis. Which I’ve yet to start.
- - - - -
Cath2
—–
* Exwick (Exeter) with the gorgeous Belgarath
* I fill my days sitting at my desk wishing for hometime generally. Kev says I should be less specific and I should mention that I work managing Distance Learning courses in History for the University of Exeter. Mostly I sit at my desk wishing for hometime though.
* I never have news. I tell my parents on a weekly basis that I have no news, they never believe me either. For holiday news, see Belgarath. I bought a CD the other day, that wasn’t bad.
- - - - -
Name: Colin/Colin_M
I work as a Software Engineer for a company who make a file viewer/web
browser for mobile phones and PDAs in Glasgow. I currently live in Fife with
my parents. No noteworthy news sadly.
- - - - -
Name: Greeneyez
I’m currently living in Exeter with JamesOff. Working for Devon County Council doing database shinanigans having ditched life at South West Water. Planning on getting married to JamesOff in Sept 2005.
- - - - -
Chablis
Where you are currently living.
I currently live in the wonderful state of New Hampshire, where, if you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes and it WILL change. I share my home with my two beautiful sons, 2 birds and a baby ball python.
Some indication of how you fill your day (in a serious way) e.g. where you are working, or if that’s too detailed, what you do in your job, where you are studying…whatever.
I am currently a full time property manager for the apartment building that I live in and also hold a part time job as a computer lab monitor at my college. I am studying for a dual major in IT and Business Management.
One thing that you consider big news about yourself, that’s either happened in the recent past or will be happening in the near future.
I’ve finally reached a stage in my life where I am perfectly balanced between ‘wanting more’ and ‘being content with what I am already blessed with’.
- - - - -
Name: ctr
I am currently living in Birmingham with myself and various other people.
I am in my third year of Computer Science PhD at the University of Birmingham trying to do clever things with logic, concurrency and memory pointers.
Planning on not getting married to JamesOff in Sept 2005.
- - - - -
Becky / watashiki
* Where you are currently living.
In a flat in Bristol with urgusabic and my friend Sarah from school
* Some indication of how you fill your day (in a serious way) e.g.
where you are working, or if that’s too detailed, what you do in
your job, where you are studying…whatever.
Spend my week days doing IT support at a science exhibition, running about fixing things mosteh. Seeing Mr Legooolas as much as possible at weekends.
* One thing that you consider big news about yourself, that’s either
happened in the recent past or will be happening in the near future
got my 3rd dan in taekwondo! also, lately have been forgotting entirely to do this census thing before the deadline, hopefully I’m not too late *puppy eyes at Roz*
- - - - -
Snuffel, Wendy
I bought a house in May this year in a town called Mijdrecht, and I changed jobs so that I am now an Oracle consultant and ready to pollute the world with Oracle’s disease MUHAHAHAHAH And on top of that I got married to the craziest person in the world (and got him to pay half the mortgage too), and now we will live happily ever after with our 2 cats and 4 bunnies Oh and Kipje lives closer to us now, which is teh g00d !!!!!!!!
- - - - -
Ellooo….
I be trudgiad.
I be living at the end of Queen street in Exeter with my fiancee (who I will be marrying at some point) in a nice little flat. Am still definitely cornish dave though, have my st-pirans flag here
This week I be mosely doing a PhD in Computer Science at Exeter University (although knowing the uni at the moment I may not be doing it next week heh!)
Big news is that errr, I cleaned all of the flat today so I must be a good man person, oh, I also made a funky 3D model of an aspirin molecule. Yay!
- - - - -
Name: GrlOnFire/Sarah/Roger stalker
Living in Chippenham with Dunos and working for the Government in Bristol.
Big news: Last month I finally paid off my £10000 debt and got a promotion at work. Also, I am marrying Roger Taylor next year! (maybe)
- - - - -
ComedyJim (James Stark)
When born? 19/3/84 - that makes me 20. Probably one of the youngest users at hastexeter, so I’ve learnt not to disclose my address details to the randy old men who populate the channel
Where live?: St Davids, Exeter / North Cornwall
What do?: Third-year music student at Exeter University. One of the last year to escape compromised lecturing as the music department will close down in 2007. The bass player in Simetry, but can play many other instruments. Joined this lovely clique of people at around the 17th January 2005, so I guess speaking from December 04 I’d have to say I don’t know what hashexeter.net is