There is no group I'd rather hang with than my friends from #LionKing. There are those who would give me grief that the majority of my good friends are online, but I have never found truer and more loving people than I have in here. Three years ago, you'd've never pegged me for a Net junkie, but I canna help it. :)
I've been on #LK for almost two years now, since I met Simba online in March of 1996. (That scares me... hehe.) I've seen several changes take their course through my time in there -- the rise and fall of #TLK-L, the influx of those from that channel, takeovers, arrival and departure of some dearly loved people... (some of the old regs would tell me that compared to the original growing pains, t'weren't nothin' ;) ), but we're still together. And that's the way IRC works.
I've met several of the people on this channel through various trips, and I'm hoping to meet some more in a month or so. The big trip, of course, was last year's #LionKing '97, October 29th - November 3rd at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Eight of us came from all over to meet each other... and had an utter blast. If you want to know more about that, check out my #LionKing '97 page, or check out the official one -- log and everything :) -- that Richasi made.
Come on in. Meet the people of #LionKing. :)
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Caizen is our bot dog. :) She's based on a real one. Garfr owns and runs
her. He made her from scratch. Pretty neat, dude! :) She's the main guard dog for the channel, and she can be mean and snarl at you if she doesn't recognize you. But otherwise, she's quite a loving pup... she'll even come
when you call her, sit obediently, and let you know when someone was last
on. :) There are those of us prone to messing with her scripts, though, and she can be quite hilarious. FlatCat
FlatCat is Garfr's other bot, and is your usual run-of-the-mill Eggdrop. He runs as a compliment to Caiz and SimbaTLK. Usually you'll only find him on the channel when there are takeover attempts afoot. :).
SimbaTLK
TLK, as we've come to shorten the name, is the other main bot on the
channel, another Eggy, owned and run by Simba. He's a big 'ol lion who just might come up to you and put his paws in your lap. :) After many failed attempts, I finally learned how to use him, although I still use Caiz more... (DCC chats can be a pain when it comes to bots.) Lately he's been off and on because of some problems with his domain name.
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Abu (aka Rhoon, formerly known as KingLance or
LionHeart)
Drew is a monkey with an attitude. :) He's from Ft. Lauderdale, and one of the few masters on the channel, along with being one of the youngest at seventeen. He was one of the #LionKing '97 people, though he only got to stay with us for the weekend. He's known for his silliness... and his temper sometimes, too. He's also a bit of a flirt. :) One of our old inside jokes was to greet each other with a line-long superhug... but, hey, what's a little
superpouncetacklelynxkittenhughughugglebutnottootighttohurtakyootiddlemonkey hug between friends? It's IRC, after all. ;) Ahadi (aka Mabatu)
There is nothing I cannot say in praise of Dave.
Aimless (aka Tenzu, Naimless or Yossarian)
It's A_imless!! :) (See the #LK97 page for explanation of that reference. :)
Ren and got to know each other right before Christmas 1996, and cemented our friendship in March 1997. She's a wonderfully caring person and definitely one to liven up the channel. She's also there to lend a hand when the chips are down. You got it goin' on, babydol, and you're on fire. ;)
Caniche
FinnLion (aka Finny)
Finny's not on as much anymore, but he's quite cool to talk to. :) You
can kind of tell from his nick that he's from Finland... It's kind of
weird to hear that it's the other side of the day when he's on (when it's
day here, it's evening there. :) ) Finny's one of the first people I met
on the channel, and he's always ready with a SuperDuperLionHug for one of
his friends. Hopefully, we'll see him at WDW too.
Gaidal (aka Diehl, formerly known as Diedric)
Gai has been MIA from #LionKing for more than two months now, and I
haven't talked to him in that time... I really miss him. We used to talk
all the time during the mornings on the channel and marathons on the phone
at night (D'oy, I still wouldn't want to see him phone bill! :) ) He was
always one to liven up the daily conversation to get it out of idle mode
(which, if you know #LK, it does a lot during the day. :) ) He also was
one to liven up a night with a phone call. He's such a wonderful friend,
and always there with a shoulder to cry on... he's been one of the ppls I
can talk to the best. He's also quick with a joke about anything, and what
a sense of humor! :) Hey! Gai! Wake up! MISS YOU!!
Garfr's rarely on the channel talking... but he's always on. :)
He's one of the masters on the channel and now also an official IRC op...
so watch out, all you on the channel who tease him! :)
Illystal
Illy is one of the old regulars on the channel -- she was around a
LOOONG time before I was. :) She and Ro hang out a lot together in RL...
and they both are quite kewl. :) Illy is also known for her habit to give
out flowers spontaneously. :) I don't see her much on any more though...
:(
Insayne (aka Eron, formerly known as ForrestG)
Inny is an awesome guy. :) He and I started talking when I first came
on the channel to stay, and we've been good friends since. He's quite fond
of blowing up things on the channel (his info line is "Join the Army! Meet
new people! Kill them!" :) ) but he's a sweetie, and a very good listener
and someone who will always start interesting conversations on the
channel. You know it's going to get goofy once you get him started. :)
He's also the "little brother" or "big brother" to a lot of the others on
the channel (boy, IRC families can get complicated! :) ). Unfortunately,
he's been sighted very rarely lately, and I miss him...
iki (aka Fiki, formerly known as Rafiki)
Fiki's another of the masters on the channel, and he's always been as
kind as his namesake to me. :) He was the first to give me bot ops on the
channel with Caiz, and I'm still slowly learning how to use them, but I
still thank him for the trust and the welcome to the #LK family. :)
Jackel
Jackel, I don't know too well... but I do know he's a Nebraska fan...
So GO GATORS!!!!! ;)
Lynxcat
(aka Lynxie, Lynxy, Catness, or Amber)
Das me. *grin*
Moysh (aka
Hipsta)
Moysh (some of us call him Moyshers :) ) has been a friend from the
first time I spent long hours on #LionKing. He and I started talking on
query, and I found a great guy who is always willing to lend a shoulder
when needed... and who isn't afraid to do a little scheming. (He's the one
who's partially responsible for getting Simba and me together -- he gave
me the confidence... and the info, hehehe. Quite a matchmaker. :) ) We
still talk a lot, and I know I can always count on him.
I've just recently gotten to know Nite, but she's been on the channel a
long time... but, we're now sisters-in-LD :) because she and I both have
long-distance relationships going. :)
Noe (aka Noey)
Noe was one of the first /query chats I got going when I got onto #LK.
:) She belongs to the party of thse who can liven up a dead channel by her
entrance. :) I think it's pretty much agreed that Noe gets the most
exclamation points and hugs in greeting when she comes on the channel. :)
But, since then, Noers (as some of us call her :) ) and I have become such
close friends that we decided very recently to become sisters. :) I now am
part of an IRC family, and I finally gots a sis! ;) She is one of the
sweetest and most caring people I know, along with a great artist and a
wonderful listener. :) *hugs* sis! :)
Ro (aka Robears or PurpleRo)
Ro and I have been friends since the one day I spent most of the day
IRCing, and we shared a laugh over Lum spitting on runners. That's always
a laugh with us when we're on the channel. :) Robears is an extremely kewl
person, also known to liven things up when it gets quiet. :) She's not on
the channel very much any more, taking a self-imposed leave from IRC...
hun, missing you lots.
Richasi (aka Reekee or Cyberwulf)
Roogna
All righty, this is an entry that needed changing. :) Roog's one of the
old regs on the channel -- one of the first to ever chat there. He and I
have gotten really close since Aimless, Simba, he and I went on a trip to
WDW in April. There was a real connection, and it's continued. I now end
up talking to him a couple nights a week on the phone (I still say I'm
going to kill your phone bill! ;) ) He's another one of those wonderful
people who unselfishly listen, and he's helped me through several rough
times. (Between all the guys on this channel, I think I'm set for good
listeners. :) ) He's an awesome person; I love him dearly, and I hope to
stay friends with him for a long time... supposedly, he may be moving down
here in the near future, and all I have to say is, HURRY DOWN! :)
SabreLion
Sabre is the one of the few people from this channel that I've met face
to face (with the others being Roogna, Aimless, and Simba, of course :) ).
He was the other person that went on the trip to Disney World in
September... thanks to his connections, we got there. :) Sabre is a bit
sarcastic, but quite funny. He's also a good friend and someone you can
trust to give it to you straight. I trust his opinions and his insight;
it's rarely ever far off track. Without him, there are a couple times I'd
never have made it through. Sabre, I'll never forget WDW, and I'll never
forget you; thanks for all the times you've told me like it is and
reassured me. You rule. Heh... party. ;)
Scorp (aka Scorpio)
Scorp is out resident goof. He's known to scare off some new people
with his antics, but he's funny, and though he would deny it, he's a
sweet guy. :)
Uhm, well, what can I say? You want the full story on him and me, go here. Anyway, Simba's one of the few current
regulars who's been around for a while... he's been on the channel for
over three years, and he's one of the masters on the bots. Simba's the
one who got me on the channel in the first place, and you know what I'm
glad he did... *grin*
What can I say about this meerkat? Welp, he's another Floridian... this
time from Miami. :) Why haven't I met him yet? Dunno. Want to though. :)
He's one of the endlessly cheery people on the channel... and he has a
wild side -- he's been trying to get Simba and me IRC married for a while
now, but he hasn't succeeded yet. :) He's always ready with a smile for a
friend and an ear to listen, and has brightened up quite a few of my down
days. :)
tigfox
Tok
(aka Fifty or Phifty, formerly known as
Tokeko, Jadedite and Ranma)
Fifty (or, as you'll hear me call him, Feeftee :) ) is one of the
people I first got talking to when I came on the channel. Lately, I've
been finding more and more that he's a wonderful friend, and I hope to
meet him this October when we head to WDW... He's also nuts about The
Tragically Hip, along with Moysh. :) If I've left you off this, PLEASE msg me (or write me ) and you can bet I'll take
care of it ASAP... and thanks to Simba for the awesome background. :)
* Caizen doesn't know where_Garf_left_his_brain.
>:)