Hmmmm… To write, or not to write… That is the question…
Basically my name is Russ I am a mess…
I started life as a normal person, but have become something of a monster (not all monsters are bad, right?). I went to job corps in Utah (if you want to know why I went to job corps I have no issues sharing just do it via PM as it is a long drawn out story and semi-complex.) during my 2 years there I graduated high school took typing and also printing (yes like old school printing press stuff) I also got to know and became friends with people from around the world some of my favorite groups of people were my giant friends from Sudan ( the Neur tribe and two others that I don’t remember the tribe names), a good friend that taught me to be fluent in Spanish (I’ve since forgotten more then I remember.), I had a few awesome friends from Laos, china, and Mongolia, and a bunch of amazing islanders (my favorites were the guys and girls from the marshal islands and soma.), also had some good friends from morroco and Egypt. That was a really great time of my life (& I miss it dearly, but I’ll get Into current events and the sad part of my life in a moment.) so I’m saying job corps was awesome! I also really met Jesus in the heart of Mormon country very interesting to say the least.
I spent two years additionally in Utah where I met one of my life long best friends and made more awesome memories.
Fr Utah I went to another trade school (Wyotech Laramie Wyoming) my studies were focused solely around diesel (basically all things pertaining to Diesel engines, chassis, suspension, drive train, electrical, ect.) I graduated and took a job in northern Colorado as a coal miner (I was a 3rd shift diesel mechanic at a coal mine in Hayden Colorado) my stay at the mine was really cool. I was working on huge massive machinery (one piece was a d-12 dozer made by Cat 1000 horsepower to the tracks weight in at 166 ton and the engine bigger then a full sized pickup truck.), massive water trucks, scrapers and smaller dozers among other cool toys :). Frequently got to visit with deer, elk, moose, & bears.
After that job came to an end (the coal seam got to expensive to reclaim we were getting $10 per ton and it was averaging $15-$20 to get it to the power plant for that $10 per.) so the job went to a small skeleton crew to reclaim the mine site and return it to its prior state before mining began. This left me seeking for work.
I finally found a job but it presented a few problems 1. It was 3000 miles away 2. We had to move in with my mother in law, well those problems were large enough in the deterrent as I took the job and my small and growing family packed up and headed east. I worked for a small over the road truck repair company blah blah blah, then I got hurt horribly bad that led to two back surgeries and currently awaiting to have both hips operated on… Here I am 8 years after getting hurt and I am just a shell of the man that I once was but I find comfort and joy in yoyoing and watching tv, movies, photography, being outdoors, and things that I can do in small doses not to cause to much irritation and pain.
Well there it is my small condensed story if you want to know anything more about me feel free to ask!
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You forgot the part that you’re awesome
I’m 14 as of this month. I love music wether is is playing it or listening to it. I mostly listen to prog rock and classical. I have been homeschooled since 5th grade. Playing violin since 3rd and cello since 7th ish. I enjoy riding bikes and surfing and I want to get more serious with both as well as yoyoing. I also enjoy a good book and writing. I play a lot of video games and watch my fair share of television. I’m am a bit OCD, I mean CDO, but its not to bad. I have one older bro and a ma and pa. Thats about it.
No sir I’m just a guy that is slacking in a review and an order from you :). I love your holster btw! But thank you for the cheer up.
no problem. And glad I could cheer you up. And you certainly are awesome, late on a review or not 
It certainly has been a pleasure to see your posts around town, and to get to meet you from your order
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Alllllllright
Hi everybody, since not many people know me here on the forums, I thought I’d post in this thread. My name’s Bo. I’m 15, I have one older brother, and I’m originally from Detroit, but now live in Indianapolis. Like almost every person who’s from Michigan, I love hockey. I actually learned to skate before I could walk, and just never stopped skating. As of right now, I’m a goaltender for my high school’s 4A (varsity) hockey team. Hockey has always been a huge part of my life, and I hope to continue playing it for as long as I can.
From the start of my life, up until now, my mom has had clinical depression. For the first 10 years (or so) of my life, it was like she didn’t realize that I was her child. When she wasn’t sleeping (which made up about 3/4 of her day), she was screaming at me and my brother. After I turned 11, she realized that the various medications that she was on made her this way, and stopped taking them. Now, she’s getting closer to what can be called “normal” (she still has off days, but she’s been doing a lot better).
When I was 8, I was diagnosed with anxiety OCD. It’s kind of like normal OCD (hehe, “normal”), but worse. If something isn’t the way I liked it, I flipped. Out. One of the things that freaked me out the most was germs. It got to the point where I was washing my hands every ten minutes. So naturally, my parents put me on drugs. They (kind of) fixed my anxiety OCD, but made me really depressed (ironically, the opposite of what they were labeled to do). My elementary school’s counselor actually called my parents into her office because my teacher caught on to my depression (by the way I was 9 when this happened). So yeah. Don’t take anti-depressants, kids. They suck.
I’m also a Celiac, which means that my body cannot process gluten (this is different from being allergic to gluten; I can still interact with it, but I can’t eat it). So, in case you were wondering, I don’t know what real cookies taste like.
I could go into a lot more detail about the bad parts of my life, but they’re pretty boring.
I love music. I’ll listen to just about anything, except country. It’s not really the style of it that I don’t like, it’s the subject matter.
I’ve always had a really compassionate group of friends, and they’ve helped me through a lot of nasty stuff (mostly the girls. Not gonna lie, they’re easier to talk to).
I guess you could say that I’m kind of a funny person (mostly situational stuff). It’s also really vulgar, so I try to censor myself as much as possible while on a family-oriented forum like this one (that’s why I come across as so serious here on YYE).
So there’s a good portion of my life so far. I’m sure there’s some really important bits that I’m forgetting right now, but that’s too bad. If anybody feels like PM’ing me, feel free to do so. That’s all, folks! looney tunes music
Wow, that was a hard read. I found it worse than Shakespeare.
Yes I do. Long Island!
Lindenhurst
Danggg sweet!
Indeed!
Heyheyhey!
I’m Jonas, from Norway. I’ve been on this site longer than most, but my level of activity has dropped a lot with the years. You can find an old picture of me in the forum eXpert section of YYE.
I’m as good as 20 years old. I’m a full-time musicology student, focusing on studying modern music and composition of music for multimedia. I play bass in a band and I’m singing 2nd bass in a men’s chorus (we hit the front page of reddit once!), I’m also hoping to get a job as conductor for a chorus this fall. Basically I’m a huge choir-geek in addition to all my other already geeky past-times. Other than that I play Dota 2 somewhat actively and I enjoy other video games.
I’ve stated in a different thread how I don’t care much for pictures, so you’ll have to deal with a written description. I’m average height, blonde and wearing glasses. My clothes consist of socks with funky patterns and colors, jeans, a t-shirt with a nerdy print and a zip-hoodie to keep my arms warm while still showing the print on the shirt. I also frequently wear a Donkey Kong hoodie.
Heyyooo! found a picture!
Elliot Jackson lives in NYC. Not sure if you know of him but he’s a CLYW sponsored thrower whom has one of the most amazing, flowy styles ever.
DOES HE REALLY. I JUST. WOW. I DIDN’T KNOW THAT
So im Adam…
Ive been throwing a few years. My life has been pretty average, with one exception being when my brother passed away, as many of you are already aware of. I spent tons of time with him and we were close so it really sucks. Sorta understating but I’m bad with words.
Besides throwing I enjoy parkour. Taken some nasty falls, broke some bones, almost lost some teeth. I am also pretty smart. Ive really never had to struggle in school, but I get some pressure from parents to excel. Im 3 years ahead of grade level in math, which is sorta cool but it means I have to go to the high school to take some classes. My parents also signed me up for SAT prep which also sucks.
I like to joke that I am the stereotypical asian (Nerdy, ninja, skiltoys, etc)
I forgot to add that I’m just so cool and totally awesome.
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hi i’m Abby (as if you diddn’t already know that) I like yoyos, minecraft, being outside and being with my puppy Paolo along with a bunch of other stuff i cant name. i have been yoyoing since i think early 2012 in the year. My favorite type of food is thai (i love how spicy it is) i like spicy food most of the time. I Cook a lot of food in my family when my mom and dad are busy (my mom considers me a back up plan when my dad or mom don’t want to cook) I have 2 siblings and I’m the oldest of the family and the youngest is in the 5th grade. I am a freshman in high school. I play in our high school band as a clarinetist. (just so you know our high school band is internationally known) I have my own homemade jewelry company that I run so i can make money for stuff. I have a family puppy in our home hes 1 year old. Now enough of that stuff hers some other probably more interesting stuff. If you ever find me somewhere else such as school i am most likely very quiet and wont talk a lot. This is also due to not having many friends from k-8 cause everyone was mean and very selective :-\ (those little beset friends group already started when i was in kindergarten) everyone was mean to me. (try playing with yourself at recces not fun at all) So i practically had no friends the most friends i have had were 5. i know I’m probably not that person you were thinking of that has a million friends and is considered “cool” but probably that is probably the same for you guys too. However i am very loud and friendly which most people don’t know cause they already closed that “friend door” So i have mostly been flying solo my whole entire life which is also why i got in to yoyoing because i didn’t have any rules my mom wants us to be as creative a possible or unique which makes stuff reason for some of my actions i take. Now fast forward a few years i am now in high school which gives a lot of opportunity for new interests and stuff (maybe a yo-yo club sometime my high school year) so yeah all you need to know about me. nuff said i think,
My name’s Joe. I am 15 years old. Outside of yoyoing, I play tennis, do martial arts (taekwondo, dabbled in karate briefly) and like video games, all the while procrastinating about school. So I’m a pretty normal kid. My older, however, has autism. Because of this, I volunteer at a religious service for people with disabilities. I really enjoy spicy chicken wings.
I thought that id bump this.