Hi!

I'm A.J., and if you're seeing this page, you probably want to know a bit about me.

I live in St, Johns, Portland, Oregon, USA and have lived in Oregon all my life. Other than Wikipedia, my interests include 3d graphics, politics, and photography. On Simtropolis, I am Sparkythepenguin, a co-founder of Around the Roses: the Portland and Oregon Project, an attempt to bring real-life buildings into the Sim City 4 video game using the Building Architect Tool (BAT).

I'm editing this page, slowly but surely. One day, it'll be arranged the way I want it to be...

Languages[edit]

I am a native speaker of English. I have 2 years of German, one in high school, one at university. I took two years of Spanish and French in high school also.

Ich spreche Englisch. Ich habe zwei Jahre Deutsch gelernt: Ein Jahr in der High School und ein Jahr in der Uni. Ich habe auch zwei Jahre Französisch und Spanisch in der High School gelernt.

Je parle anglais. J'ai deux ans de etudier en parler allemmend. Une an dans ma lycee et une an dans universite. J'ai aussi deux ans de etudier en français et espagnol.

Hablo inglés. Tengo dos anos de estudiante en hablar allemano: Uno ano a escuela y uno ano a universidad. Tengo dos anos de estudiante en hablar español y francés.

Those may not be right, i'm only at a beginning level for all of them.

Interests[edit]

You'll most likely see me contribute something in the following subjects:

• International relations issues, especially official national reactions to certain events. Most notably, these issues have held my interest in the past year or so:
  • International recognition of Kosovo
  • International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Please note that wherever my sympathies are with those issues, I am only interested in reporting official reactions and reporting what is happening-not what I want to happen.

• Oregon- especially historical aspects.
• Portland, Oregon
• Rapid transit
• Light Rail
• Metropolitan Area Express (Portland, Oregon) and Transportation in Portland
• Aviation, Airports, and Airlines
• Interstate Highways, and Ghost ramps
• vexillology, the study of flags
• Heraldry
• Architecture, especially Architecture in Portland, Oregon

I tend not to edit, but read a lot about the following subjects:

TV shows, history, composers, John Phillip Sousa, Johann Sebastian Bach, Movies, cryptozoology, the paranormal, military, internet memes, languages, Humor, geography, physics, urban planning, politics, and outer space

Projects[edit]

I am a proud member of WikiProject: Oregon (link below somewhere in the Userboxen..)

• Architecture photos: Getting more good pictures of the buildings around the State of Oregon
• City seals and flags: Stil waiting on a bunch of replys from Oregon cities requesting use of their city logos and flags.

Lately I've not felt too up to writing articles themselves, but just making them look nice, such as adding info boxes where needed. I also like to categorize.

I often check for bad links, grammar problems, and spelling errors. If you see any that I've made, I really appreciate it if you could correct them! Thanks.

feedback[edit]

Hit me back on my talk page with whatever. Suggestions as to how I can improve anything are greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Places I've been[edit]

Where I have been:
USA	AZ	CA	CO	DC	ID	IL	MT
	MD	MN	NV	OR	PA	VA	WA
Canada	AB	BC
Mexico	Baja California

Userboxen (A.K.A. more stuff about me)[edit]

• This section is a really big mess! I can't seem to get the code to work right...

About Me Nationality/Location/School This user comes from the United States of America. This user was born in Oregon. This user lives in the U.S. State of Oregon. This user lives in or hails from Portand. PSU This user attends or attended Portland State University. This user is of Swiss ancestry. This user is a German American. This user is of English ancestry. This user is of Irish ancestry. Self-descriptive This user is male. This user is an Eagle Scout. This user is a Sagittarius. 蛇 This user is a Snake. This user is a smoker. X This user is a member of Generation X. WikiPedia projects This user participates in WikiProject Oregon. talk | recent changes | stubs ZT This user supports a strict zero tolerance policy on vandalism. This user tries to do the right thing. If they make a mistake, please let them know. This user removes personal attacks because it's the right thing to do. Info Box This user believes that all articles should have an infobox. Interests This user enjoys photography. This user is interested in architecture. This user is a railfan. This user is a roadgeek. This user is interested in coin collecting. 這用戶對中華文化感興趣。 这用户对中华文化感兴趣。 This user is interested in Chinese culture. This user is interested in politics. This user is interested in political science. This user is interested in maps and mapmaking. History This user is interested in World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945). This user is interested in military aircraft and their history. This user is interested in the history of the Cold War. This user is interested in their local history. Music This user feels the synthetic pulse of Kraftwerk. TO This user is a fan of The Offspring. This user is a Nirvana fan. This user does not know any music theory. This user enjoys electronic music. This user plays the violin. This user enjoys Baroque music. cRap This user can't stand rap music. This user enjoys jazz music. This user enjoys punk rock. This user enjoys ska. This user likes alternative rock. 80s This user rocks out to totally rad 80s new wave music. Video Games This user prefers to play games on his or her personal computer. TS Dis gweld es frotogé, en a wooka-dis now! CIV This user plays one or more versions of Civilization. This user knows where in the world Carmen Sandiego is. fan-3 This user thinks that Sim City 4 is the best video game ever made. Favorite TV shows ' This user believes it is every citizen's duty to vote. FG This user thinks Family Guy is freakin' sweet. SEIN This user is obsessed with Seinfeld .. not that there's anything wrong with that! nip/tuck This user wants to know what you don't like about yourself. FR Good news, everyone! This user is a fan of Futurama! SP This user demands you Respect my authoritah! Everyday life & Pets This user does not pump his or her own gas. This user is owned by one or more cats. This user is a cat lover. This user is a caring cat owner. This user's home is overrun with cats. This user owns one or more Siamese cats. Issues In Memoriam: 9/11 Let us never forget… This user supports public transit. ' This user believes it is every citizen's duty to vote. Humourous This user is not and has never been Napoleon. All your base are belong to this user. Place additional userbox groups here...