re: ** New Members: Please Introduce Yourselves Here! **
Hey, there! So, introductions. My name is Zara Schmidt. I lived in a small town in New York State for the first 18 years of my life, and am currently living in Germany. (I'll explain that later.) I plan to study mechanical engineering at Clarkson, then hopefully get a job as roboticist.*
I've lurked on the RPF for a few years, but never had the courage to make an account. (You professional prop-makers are quite intimidating, you know.)
I started a thread on the 405th a million years ago, intent on making my own Iron Man suit of armor. You can see the pictures on my facebook (but honestly, it's not worth the trouble). However, this was a failure, and honestly, I really cringe when I look at those pictures. That was a pretty crappy build. I want to do better than that!
I've been away from the 405th for quite a while, and I haven't made any progress on any suits. However, I plan to amend that. (Relatively soon.)
Right now, my situation is a bit interesting. I was selected for a "scholarship" of sorts between our Congress and that of Germany to be an intern in the field of my choice. Only 25 people are chosen in the US each year, so it's a pretty important thing. I left on the 29th of June for Washington D.C. Two days after that, I flew to Bonn, DE. I stayed in Bonn for seven weeks, and have since been transferred to my final destination, Lauf. It's a beautiful place! I'll be here until June of 2011.
Obviously, I won't be doing a whole lot of prop-making until I get back. )-:
So, until then: Auf Wiedersehen!
--Zara
P.S.: You can find me on DeviantArt, too. My username is "ZaronianWarCaptain".
*It annoys me that "roboticist" still isn't accepted by spellcheck as a real word... )-: Asimov would have been disappointed.
