PlaymoFriends
Getting Started => Welcome! => Topic started by: Psyche on November 09, 2005, 22:49:43
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:wave:
Hello? Oh, yes, we're finally open! What an exciting day for me and my Co-Founder, Moderator, Adminstrator, and Mascot er...Maestro that is! (You'll meet them later I'm sure...they're rather hard to miss. ;) )
Well, about me...OK, I've been hooked on Playmobil for a little over three years now. Ever since the fateful day I happened to purchase a shoebox of old klickies (and two horses) in a mixed lot of toys for the the preschoolers I work with. (Sorry, I have no young kids of my own to blame my addition on...but the up side of that is I don't have to share my toys too often! 8-) )
So, where was I? ??? Oh yes...I looked in the box and said to myself "Self, where have I seen these little guys before?" I was fascinated and I cannot to this day tell you why. Something about the klicky smile and the funky old style horse I think? Anyway, not long after I saw an amazing display of Playmo in a shop window. It was the holiday season and I stood with my nose to the glass along with a pack of similarly smitten children. Finally I got the nerve to go into the store, found their Playmobil aisle, and the rest is history ;D (as is my life savings! :-[)
On the personal front, my "real name" is Diana (feel free to call me that) and I was raised in Oklahoma and Arkansas but have lived many years now in Washington State in the beautiful Northwest of the U.S. In my "day job" I work with kids with disabilities and am a professor at the local university part time. I have a kind and gentle husband and a brilliant and adventuresome grown daughter named Chelsea who is headed to The Gambia with the Peace Corp this January. (You'll be hearing about her as I love to brag about my kid. Feel free to ignore me, you know how us mom's can be. ::)) I also share my home with three utterly ridiculous cats and one very sincere semi-tame squirrel named Rocky.
For fun I read, enjoy movies and dance, gardening and hiking, and just having fun with my Playmobil collection (which is now obscenely large!) My favorite themes are the Circus ;D, Magic, Medieval, anything with animals, and the funky sets like the bank robbers and such. I also like collecting misc. Playmo items like catalogues and have a near complete MIB specials collection. Ok, let's be honest, I pretty much like it all. ;D I am learning to make better photos and dioramas and photo stories (from our talented Administrator and Milliput Maestro) and will be sharing those with you guys soon.
Here at PlaymoFriends I'll be serving with Meg as Co-Founder and Moderator if you should have any questions or need any assistance. This is my first time to help found an internet site but I've very much been enjoying working with Sylvia, Guarrenzino, Meg, and Serenity...good friends and Playmo Gurus all! :D I've given them a few laughs over my User Id--having changed it about 5 times--but have finally settled on Psyche, the curious lass from mythology whose quest involved many trials and tribulations before she lived happily (and immortally!) ever after. ;)
I look forward to making many more good friends and sharing my love of Playmobil with members here as we grow into a community together. :)
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... yes, I do believe we are... on the air, that is. ;)
Nice reading your intro, Diana. I especially enjoyed the part about you having your nose pressed against the glass, gazing at a Playmo display. I'm sure many of us have found ourselves in similar situations. :)
And I really do like your FINAL choice of username - Psyche. :P It was my favourite from the beginning. ;D
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Hi Diana!
Don't worry, even if my kid is in the right age, this is not a good excuse for having tons
of playmo. To justify this in a reasonable manner, I would have to be the manager of a
whole chain of orphanages that are specialized in preeducation using playmo... :D
Looking forward to see your photos...
May I ask for the other IDs, please? ;)
best regards,
socrates
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Let see, Psyche was having an Identity crisis.
i will try to remember the names, in their proper order.
Diana
Psyche
Inara
Psyche
Taralyn
Psyche
Kataja
Psyche
but her avatar remained, so that made it easier.
I think the evidence of her crisis was erased before the board went public.
It wasnt necessary for others to know.
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But there have been something like a trend towards psyche after all... ;)
psyche, I like your avatar btw.
:)
socrates
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I think the evidence of her crisis was erased before the board went public.
I think there might be a few little hints of it still. If you edit one of your own posts while your name is changed to something other than your current name, it shows up in the fine print at the bottom.
Btw, if you wonder why there are so many empty ID numbers in the members list, these were test accounts that I created while checking the registration process was working: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15... and 17. *Ahem* It took quite a lot of testing, as you can see. 8}
And this is me too: [possum] (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=12;sa=summary)
I decided not to delete that one as I can use it when I need to see what the forum looks like through the eyes of a regular member without all the extra buttons and stuff. :-[
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Glad you like Psyche Socrates! It just fit the best (what does that say???) Our Maestro (David) made my avatar (with guidlelines of course and I love her! I've always been a fan of the pink clown's gold torso...if that makes any sense!
Yes, a whole chain of orphanages might do the job! As long as I get to play too. :D
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...and the rest is history ;D (as is my life savings! :-[)
:lol: :lol: Don't you worry, money come and money go :)
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Hi Diana :wave:
Thank you for all your hard work on the new site it is very much appreciated :)9. It was a pleasure to learn a bit more about you. Even though we have been in touch for a while now there were things in your introduction i had not seen before. I am really looking forward to seeing some of your work, you have a good teacher in David and i am sure he has taught you some tricks of the trade !!
Regards Tim :)
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First a very big thankyou for making this site possible Psyche. You with Sylvia, did by far the most to get us here :*)
You wrote, "I was fascinated and I cannot to this day tell you why."
That`s right! I´m the same. I can´t pass a shop window without staring and usually going in and coming out with at least a `special.`
With all our other activities, it`s surprising that you´ve got time to be here at all ;D We`re very happy to have you! ;)
Guarrenzino
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:lol: :lol: Don't you worry, money come and money go :)
Good attitude Kvart! And a necessary one for a Playm Fan! ;)
Hi Diana :wave:
It was a pleasure to learn a bit more about you. Even though we have been in touch for a while now there were things in your introduction i had not seen before.
Hi Tim! You have been so patient and supportive! Thank you! And one of the fringe benefits has been getting to know more about you my friend! (Love the avatar btw! 8-) )
First a very big thankyou for making this site possible Psyche...We`re very happy to have you! ;)
Aw Shucks Guarrenzino! :*) What an incredibly sweet thing to say. But you contributed a lot too...in large part just by peeling Sylvia off the ceiling when technical difficulties made her a bit...um..."stressed." ;) Your the best! 0)
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Hey there, Diana! :)
It's cool seeing you again!
Robbie
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I missed this greeting Robbie! Apologies. I see you are still waiting for the Grecian Formula to work. ;) I hope you are getting a much needed reprieve from school for Thanksgiving!
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Hi Psyche.
Why do I get the feeling I already know you?
Anyway thanks for your part in creating this place.
Garry.
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Hi Psyche.
Why do I get the feeling I already know you?
Hmmm? I look in my crystal ball and see...a man in uniform and a purple fairy? Can that be right? Oh no...the fog has swallowed them again. :o ;)
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Of course you were, a purple fairy.
Now I remember you.
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Then my vision was true...you knew me in a previous life! ;D
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Hi Richard,
We've not yet formally met but thanks for the cash! (Now that will get the tongues wagging? ;) Though it's really not a tongue wagging sort of site...unless it's tongue in cheek.)
I've heard lots about you from Sylvia, Guarrenzino, and others...not all bad. :D
I love Garden Wargaming even though I just lurk and I adore PlaymoFriends (and your avatar!)
Psyche (aka Diana in Washington)
Hello, Diana ...
I'm happy that the money arrived ... ;)
Thank you for all your help. It was quite frustrating just being able to sit on the sidelines and not being able to be part of all the fun.
You probably already know that we live part of the year on Vancouver Island. We look across the Straits at Washington State. Maybe we should wave at each other ... :lol:
I'm looking forward to getting to know you here at Playmofriends.
All the best,
Richard
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Hi Psyche - it's good to see you. Just wanted to be sure and thank you as well for all your work on this board. I am sure I will forget to thank someone or give someone credit, but I do want to let you all know that your efforts are appreciated.
So, THANKS!
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Thanks Cap'n! Thanks Richard!
Serenity, Guarrenzino (David), Sylvia and I had a lot of fun setting up this site. I hope you find it enjoyable.
- Diana
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ah- hem?? ;)
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OOPs! :o I meant, Serenity, Meg, David, and Sylvia and I had fun creating this site. (Sorry Meg, you were not in your cage so I didn't see you. ;)
Just kidding...I thought you were there on my shoulder! :-[