This is a page about
User:Salmar. You are probably here by mistake, but, if you think not, I suppose you can keep reading.
I was born in
Grand Rapids, Michigan, but have lived in
Wisconsin for almost as long as I can remember; I am a
freshman at
Marquette University in
Milwaukee and will major in
computer science. Besides being a programmer, I plan on becomming a published
author; I am working on a novel and have several more planned.
My interests are many and varied, but include
modern physics and
string theory,
calculus,
ancient Egypt,
languages (unfortunately, while I have a very basic knowledge of many, I have not had the time to actually learn many of them),
poetry—favorites include "
Kubla Khan", the "Lament of Galadriel" in
The Lord of the Rings (odd, I'm sure),
Beowulf and
Kalevala (perhaps even more oddly, I read those not only in translation, but aloud in their original languages, which I barely understand ... I just liked the sounds of them)—
science fiction and
fantasy novels, everything that relates to
J.R.R. Tolkien and
constructed languages of which I have made a few (and am working on more!). I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can think of off hand.
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TI-BASIC programmer. |
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they he or she | This user considers the
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snuck. |
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whom wherever it is called for, and fixes the errors of whomever they see. |
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I discovered Wikipedia sometime early in 2005, and made my first edit on
June 5,
2005; however, I didn't create an account until
November 20 of that year. Since then, I have created
several articles and made many more edits. I have also joined
WikiProject Wisconsin and
WikiProject National Register of Historic Places (alas, I'm afraid I've done less there than I should). I also frequenly browse the lists at
WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles, although I don't consider myself a member. I am currently working on a
draft of an article I hope to improve to
good status, and then, in September, when I have access to Marquette's library, rather than the poor one in my town, I plan to start participating in
One Featured Article per quarter; I already have an article picked out.