Laurence Mee
This is my Home Page - for what it's worth!
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Personal Details:
Starsign: Leo
Occupation: Software Engineer
Resident: Horley (Surrey), UK
Phone: +44 (0)7973 461314
Fax: +44 (0)870 161 7286
E-mail: laurence@wyrm.org.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/p/Laurence_Mee/556788058
Webcam: Active 24/7 - but there's no guarantee that I'll be there!
Interests:
Motorcycles:
My current bike is a Triumph Sprint ST 1050 ABS shown above right, which was bought new on 4th June 2005. I traded in my previous Triumph (a Sprint ST 955i) which I had bought new on 6th April 2002. That too had been bought by trading in my previous Triumph to that (a Trident Sprint bought on 8th August 1999). My previous Triumph to that (a Trident 900) was involved in an accident with a car that tried to do a three-point turn on a main road without warning! I had bought that one new on 19th April 1997 after writing my last one (of three years) off on a patch of diesel on Kingston Bridge.
I am the Membership Secretary for the Triumph Owners Motorcycle Club (TOMCC).
Dragons:
From a very early age I have had a passion for Dragons, whether in literature, sculpture, or legend; and have amassed a small collection. Part of this collection are my hand-sewn (believe it or not) Cuddly Dragons.
There are quite a few Dragons on the Internet who also have their own Web pages. One of these is Wyrm who is rather close to me! Thus it's no surprise that my favourite newsgroup is alt.fan.dragons and my favourite IRC channel is #afd on SorceryNet.
I am also the host for the Statue of the Unknown Dragon.
Software / I.T.:
Yes, I write Computer Software (C# / C++ / Java / ASP / ASP.NET / HTTP / COM / DCOM / ISAPI / MFC)! I currently work for Datography in Fulham Broadway (London).
I also write my own software in C# and C++ (.NET, Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista), Java, and JavaScript. If you are interested, you can view my current C.V. in Adobe PDF format.
I have written a number of FreeWare programs, the most popular being WyrmNet, which is a text-based Telnet Client especially suited to MUDs (MUCKs, MUSHs, and MOOs). You can see more of my freeware programs on my Wyrm Software site.
I am also involved in producing and maintaining Web Pages for others. The busiest one of these is the Ultima Sports super car site.
Cacti:
I have been collecting Cacti since 1975 and currently have well over a hundred specimens. I like them chiefly because I can forget to water them for some time and they won't complain by wilting and dying off! I also grow many of them from seed.
There are some excellent references to Cacti on the Web, none better than Tony Mace's Cactus and Succulent Plant Mall.
You could take a look at my fledgling Cacti Site and see what you think, however there are still many missing images!
Other Hobbies:
I listen to a wide variety of music from my favourite band Hawkwind, to such artists as Marilyn Manson and Kaiserchiefs.
I am also into many old classics such as Jethro Tull and Siouxie and the Banshees.
I'm also partial to Marillion, preferring their earlier stuff.
I was also involved with the band The Marionettes back in 1989/90 when I became their Fan Club Secretary for a brief period.
I like Old British Children's television programs, such as The Clangers, Mr Benn, Camberwick Green, Trumpton, Chigley,
The Wombles, and Bagpuss.
I also like all types of Board games and Role Playing games, being once heavily into Live Action Role Playing (which I was introduced to by Stuart Bonham, Brian Nutter, Eddy Morris, and Steve Russell - who I used to share a house with back when I was at Birmingham University).
I helped in the founding of the Birmingham University Treasure Trap Society.
I later went on to play a significant part in, what was then, Pete Garner's commercial LARP Labyrinthe - ask any of the really old staff if they remember the Alchemist!
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