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Stuff About Me

• My name is Ryszard Kilarski.
• Ok guys, it's pronounced "Richard," "Rick," or "Rich" (but not "Dick" and definitely not "Ryzard")
• Other acceptable forms of my name include "sweetie," "beefcake," "snookums," and "snugglebuns."
• I was born November 23, 1973 in Maracaibo, Venezuela, to two very lucky parents if I do say so myself.
• I am an American citizen.
• I grew up in Miami, Florida and survived not only Hurricane Andrew, but also Miami's school system.  And may I add that this includes both public and private (Catholic) school, so I need extra therapy.
• As you can see from my degrees below, I am a computer and math geek.
• I'm fluent in Polish, English and Spanish, so I'm confused most of the time.
• Drug and alcohol free.  It may be cheesy, it may be unpopular, but I say a definite NO to any sort of drugs (and yes, I include alcohol in that list).

What I Like

• I'm a cat person.  See some kitties in my photo album!
• I play amateur piano, gave up on beginning guitar, and I think that Elton John is the BEST! (I have all his albums).
• As child, I loved comic books.  As an adult, I finally have the money to complete my Doctor Strange collection.
• Chocolate chip is my favorite ice-cream.
• My most favorite game is actually a series of games, the Quest for Glory series, from Sierra On-Line.    The last installment of this marvelous series is Quest for Glory V--Dragon Fire .  
• Yes, I am an avid sci-fi and fantasy reader.  Some of my most favorite authors:  

• John Barnes Greg Bear Alfred Bester Marion Zimmer Bradley C. J. Cherryh Stephen R. Donaldson Dave Duncan Phyllis Eisenstein Raymond E. Feist Cheryl J. Franklin William Goldman Peter F. Hamilton Robert A. Heinlein Frank Herbert Robert Jordan Katherine Kurtz

  Mercedes Lackey Ursula K. Le Guin George R. R. Martin Julian May Ann McCaffrey Melanie Rawn J. K. Rowling Dan Simmons Mary Stewart J. R. R. Tolkien David Weber Margaret Weiss and Tracey Hickman Roger Zelazny

• I'm afraid this also makes me a Trekkie.  I love Star Trek.   And Star Wars.  So sue me.
• I love music.  Some of my favorite music (other than Elton John, of course):

  Albita Annie Lennox Aretha Franklin Blondie Boy George and Culture Club Leonard Cohen Dire Straits Enya Gloria Estefan Melissa Etheridge Everything But The Girl Marvin Gaye

  Hedwig and the Angry Inch Billy Joel Carole King k. d. lang The Mamas and the Papas Sarah McLachlan George Michael Bonnie Raitt Roxette Sting Tina Turner

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