Hi everyone, my name is Laurie and I'm a University lecturer based in Wales. I've been engrossed in the comic for some time but it wasn't until recently that I realised how much I enjoyed reading the comments section and thought about joining the forums.
Let's see, I an a linguist and an anthropologist (so SSSS was an instant hit with me!), I usually teach history and Sanskrit. I did most of my fieldwork and research in Nepal, so my speciality is the deities and mythology of the Himalayas and Kathmandu valley. I did my PhD thesis on the tales told about a nature goddess at her annual festival, and currently I'm researching different types ('colours') of magic amongst the Newars of Kathmandu. Interesting stuff!
So I mostly speak/write/read in Asian languages - Sanskrit, Nepali, Newari, Hindi, Tibetan etc... but I have also learnt some Norwegian and plan to really buckle down and get stuck into Finnish at some point.
And, true to my username, I do like a good cup of tea. Earl grey, mostly. Also Lapsang souchong. Mmmm!
Ummm... I also like figure skating, and go ice skating at least twice a week. It's kinda my passion. So I'm half-hoping that our heroes will get to skate over a lake or something at some point. The cattank has to have bad weather equipment, like snowshoes or ice skates, right? ...riiight?
Anyway it's good to be here, thanks for having me!
