Why hello there Bry, I'm Mark ^.^ Yay, it's good that you're coming out from under your rock, which would be a really weird place to be, unless you were buried in a landslide or something. The turtle and the shell expression is a little more pleasant.
Being outgoing will mean you'll make tonnes of new friends here no problem, i'm sure of it! I can be your friend if you want... I'm a little shy but I'll do my best :P
This might be a rather simple conversation starter but i'm guessing you like to play Pokemon? I became involved with the series as a little kid playing Sapphire on my GBA SP (which I still have, in awesome condition, good job Nintendo!). I stopped following recent games and such a while ago, not because I hate the new Pokemon or anything silly cause i'm a 'genwunnner' but I kind of like different things now and mostly come here for other topics, although Pikachu is still awesome!