"Roll Call" - Introduce yourself

[Pete]

Welcome TechArch!


We have way more lurkers / non-registered viewers than those that register and post. That's completely fine but it's always nice to see a convert!

[dbrandon]

Hey all,

I'm David, and I've lived in Edmond since 1995. I'm a recent graduate of Herbert W. Armstrong College up in north Edmond, and I'm looking for jobs at the moment. In my spare time I run a blog called the Edmond Man About Town cataloging the people, places, and events of the greater OKC area.

Looking forward to finding out more about this great city on your forums!

[Lauri101]

Welcome David!

[no1cub17]

Have posted a few times but just now came across this thread! So briefly: I'm a native of MI but came to OU (one of those national merit scholars in the commercials). Stuck around for medical school and left for residency but now I'm back and couldn't be happier. People asked why I wanted to leave Milwaukee and come back to OKC - I told them 1) better NBA team and 2) better Indian restaurants. Pretty easy decision. I love this forum and everyone who has such a passion for OKC which is really turning into a gem of a city. Looking forward to participating more!

[Pete]

Have posted a few times but just now came across this thread! So briefly: I'm a native of MI but came to OU (one of those national merit scholars in the commercials). Stuck around for medical school and left for residency but now I'm back and couldn't be happier. People asked why I wanted to leave Milwaukee and come back to OKC - I told them 1) better NBA team and 2) better Indian restaurants. Pretty easy decision. I love this forum and everyone who has such a passion for OKC which is really turning into a gem of a city. Looking forward to participating more!

Thanks for sharing your background and welcome to the forum.

Coincidentally, I was born in Milwaukee and go back every summer for a family reunion. I *love* that town and often say it's the most underrated city in the U.S. The weather stinks, but besides that it's a beautiful, historic and surprisingly urban town.


Always glad to see new people moving to OKC from elsewhere. With the booming economy, this is certainly happening more and more.

[no1cub17]

Thanks for sharing your background and welcome to the forum.

Coincidentally, I was born in Milwaukee and go back every summer for a family reunion. I *love* that town and often say it's the most underrated city in the U.S. The weather stinks, but besides that it's a beautiful, historic and surprisingly urban town.

Always glad to see new people moving to OKC from elsewhere. With the booming economy, this is certainly happening more and more.

Small world! I really liked Milwaukee when I lived there. Unfortunately it was during residency so I didn't get to really experience the city quite as much, but it still definitely had its charms. I had several friends who lived near the lake and it was beautiful - if only summer there wasn't so short! I'm really happy you can get Lakefront beer here in OKC though - that kind of makes up for being away!

[GeoGlyphics]

Hello OKCTalk

I've been reading posts here for over two years but have never signed up. Time to finally jump into the fray.

A quick bit about myself, I have been living in Oklahoma for two years. Prior to that, I lived in SoCal working for a GIS software company for two years after finishing college from LSU. I'm originally from Baton Rouge and am a die-hard LSU fan and Cajun to the core. I love Game of Thrones, Walking Dead, dark humor, and all things groovy.

I can usually be found somewhere around Midtown. I live in The Cline on 10th and Harvey and am writing to you now from the 2nd floor of McNellies. Midtown is my favorite place in Oklahoma City and I'm blessed to have done my GIS research in picking my relocation from California to this district of the city. I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm engrossed by all things Midtown. You'll likely see me post a great deal of content specifically on Midtown news, development, community, organizations, business, individuals, and things in general.

I will be logging some ideas for Midtown development (some apply city-wide) on Neighborland.com. If you're into Midtown or civic engagement, please join up and post your ideas too.

You can find me on Twitter rambling in 140-char snippets about this and that.

Looking forward to talking it up with you all. See you guys in the forums!

Best,

Matt

[GeoGlyphics]

Thanks Sid. I'm really excited to see what OKC Gov and non-profits utilize out of the blossoming Civ-Tech industry. Open data, open planning, civic engagement apps, etc. Glad to know that you're working this in OKC.

I used to sell GIS software to local and state government in the Pacific Northwest and know how powerful gov2.0 initiatives can be. For example, Portland's Tri-Met has such an awesome open data structure that anyone can use their data and build Apps with it. The result from their open data policy is now the entire city benefits from really creative, useful Apps that anyone can download. I know that saved the city from having to pay a lot of money to have those built internally. (TriMet: App Center - Transit Tools for the Web and Mobile Devices) I'm wondering if they ever finish the street-car system in OKC if our Gov will be as open as Portland's Tri-Met with their data.

[Pete]

I'm going to a wedding of a cousin at Lakefront Brewery in the spring!

[no1cub17]

I'm going to a wedding of a cousin at Lakefront Brewery in the spring!

Haha that's awesome - I didn't know they did weddings there but that makes perfect sense to do that. Have a wheat monkey for me!

[Dale]

Dale here. My first post. I already know some of the folks here who also post over on skyscrapercity.com

I'm a lifelong Floridian, currently living in Orlando, but intend to move to OKC, for a variety of reasons ranging from economy, to cost-of-living, to the sort of pride of place I pick up here (something I'd like to share in).

In any case, I'd like the move to materialize within the next very few months. I'm a fitness trainer, but anticipate that it would take awhile to build up a clientele in OKC. So, I'd be looking for a job of some sort to tide me over.

Is this the thread to talk about what I'd be looking for ?

[Bellaboo]

Dale here. My first post. I already know some of the folks here who also post over on skyscrapercity.com

I'm a lifelong Floridian, currently living in Orlando, but intend to move to OKC, for a variety of reasons ranging from economy, to cost-of-living, to the sort of pride of place I pick up here (something I'd like to share in).

In any case, I'd like the move to materialize within the next very few months. I'm a fitness trainer, but anticipate that it would take awhile to build up a clientele in OKC. So, I'd be looking for a job of some sort to tide me over.

Is this the thread to talk about what I'd be looking for ?

Hi Dale,

There is an 'Ask anything about OKC' thread. You might put your request there. And Welcome !

[dtwn92]

New here, found this looking up info. My wife might be transferring down to OKC. Just wanted to see what people thought. Been doing lots of lurking. So far so good.

[Jared]

Hi all! My name is Jared and I'm glad to finally introduce myself on here. I have been a long time reader, but short time contributor. I am from NW OKC originally, but have been out of the state for a number of years. While I was away, I used this site to plan my move into DD. It was a tremendous help and for that I would to thank everyone on here for their contributions. I recently sealed the deal by purchasing a unit at CAV and love it. I look forward to adding to the site and getting to know everyone online as well as offline.

[Pete]

Awesome! Congratulations on your Central Avenue Villas purchase.

[s00nr1]

I guess I've held out long enough so here goes:

My name is Lance and I'm a proud born-and-bred OKC'er (Mercy Hospital, c.1984). I spent a few years in D/FW (1994-2002) before moving back to Norman and earning my degree from OU in 2007. My wife and I just recently moved to Moore from southeast Norman and couldn't be happier. Being only 15 minutes from downtown now as opposed to 35+ has made us much more frequent visitors of my favorite part of the city. Considering I grew up with a very depressed downtown (and OKC in general) it has been exciting to see the growth the past few years and being a frequent user of OKCTalk certainly keeps my excitement at a fever pitch (on most days, haha). I am a golf professional at one of the metro's finest courses and work for TaylorMade Golf as well. If you have any golf questions, don't hesitate to shoot them my way! I look forward to what the future holds for this site, OKC, and the new OKC'ers I will meet along the way.

Kind regards. :smiley051

[Pete]

Hope you'll post more often, Lance.

Welcome!

[OKCbrew]

Yo! I've lurked on this forum for a long time (almost 3 years apparently) and have never posted but check almost daily.

I live in Norman, work in OKC doing art/design stuff, I'm a craft beer nut (obviously) and have a great love for what I find to be our simultaneously wonderful and infuriating metro!

I'm amazed at the amount of information that can be found on this forum. I find it intimidating sometimes because my own awareness of local affairs is relatively recent and I struggle to comprehend the positions of some of the more informed folks here, much less form an opinion of my own. But I do know I love my OKC and my Norman and this forum helps me to stay informed so I can brag whenever I leave town! So, thanks for being OKC Talk!

[Pete]

Welcome to the world of posters, OKCBrew! Glad to have you.

[Slicker]

My name is Chase and I'm from Oklahoma City originally. I recently moved back to the metro from Michigan (Traverse City) to attend OU. I feel inclined to admit, like so many other introductory user posts, I have been lurking and keeping up with projects for over a year, and have finally mustered up the courage to start posting. Looking forward to it y'all

[Mississippi Blues]

Hey everyone, my name is Myles and I am 18 years old and proud to say I was born and raised in Oklahoma City outside of a few short and long stints in the Yazoo City, MS area. I am a senior at a smaller private school called Trinity School on 36th and Classen and have also attended Putnam City Original my freshman year and John Marshall my sophomore and about 1/4 of my junior year.

My username comes from me being big on blues and jazz as those are two big time music styles in Mississippi which is where all of my family is from, so I've embraced those styles of music. Most of my family is located in the central Mississippi area, mainly within an hours drive from Jackson but have an Aunt and Uncle in the Tupelo area as well as two cousins in the Tunica/Memphis area and even a few down on the coast. That's where "Mississippi Blues" came from.

I am enthralled with developments, both urban and suburban. My dream is to be a city planner of sorts and maybe even look into developing something of my own if everything goes in a positive manner. I like to say I am an advocate of the "new urbanism" movement although I do not know its history and origin. I love OKCTalk and everything it has to offer. I love being able to get on here and know what's going on in the city with just a click of a button. I have followed OKCTalk for quite sometime and keep up with most of the happenings. I am excited by the talk of a new tower in the works for downtown as well as what is going on down on the Oklahoma River, among many other things. The future is bright for OKC I believe and I'm beyond excited to be a part of the future here!!

[Pete]

Welcome Myles!

Love to see young people that are interested in OKC and city planning / development in general.

Hope you'll post frequently.

[AP]

Hey everyone!
My name is Andrew. I'm originally from the east side of the state, currently live in Stillwater after graduating from OSU. Right now commute to OKC every day for work. Planning to move here very soon. I've read the forum for a while and just decided to start posting. Looking forward to continuing to get great info from everyone here!

[Pete]

Welcome Andrew!

Always love to welcome former lurkers.

[dankrutka]

Hey, everyone! I've been posting here for a while under the name "KilgoreTrout," a tribute to Kurt Vonnegut. I little bit inspired by Sid's positive and constructive presence on the forum I decided to use my real name. I believe this will cause me to be a more responsible and thoughtful poster (there are definitely posts I regret). Social networks like this can be a great place for advancing common good and posting under a pseudonym makes it more difficult to connect with others. Just thought I'd share the reason for my name change.

I am a native Tulsan who moved to Norman to attend OU in 2000. I lived in midtown OKC for only a year, but fell in love with the area and its potential. I definitely consider myself an urbanist and I love living in walkable, dynamic areas. I previously taught high school social studies at Westmoore High School before finishing my PhD and moving on to Wichita State University. No matter where I live Oklahoma will always be home.