Hello. You didn't say much so I'll be really quiet. Don't be nervous, don't be shy. When you join a community as <strike>insane</strike> <strike>special</strike> terrifying as this one you kinda have to show up with pyrotechnics, yelling, and a lass in each arm to say, "I'm here! So say hi and play with me!"
That said, welcome to the forums. I hope to see you in space. =D
Fighting to your last breath is a benchmark, not a goal.