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What's the deal with your nickname? How did you get it? If your nickname is self-explanatory, then tell everyone when you first started using the internet, and what was the first thing that made you say "wow, this isn't just a place for freaks after all?" Was it a website? Was it an email from a long-lost friend? Go on, spill it.

Nick from first long-term MMO toon, Glinneth of DAoC.

Above is Wilson. He is about nine years old and we have an agreement that he will live forever.

First computer: Atari Mega 2.
Early(ish) games I played until my fingers bled:
Curse of the Azure Bonds, Populous, Theme Park (Bullfrog)

Best other things:
Edward Gorey, C. J. Cherryh, Nine Stories, My Neighbor Totoro, Violet Crumble

UPDATE June 2013, Favorite Things:
Podcast: "Beyond Belief", part of The Thrilling Adventure Hour
Podcast: Dead Author's Podcast
Book: The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, Neal Stephenson
YouTube:
SciShow
CGPGrey
ProkoTV (Drawing Fundamentals)