I'm TJ and I'm a mechanical keyboard addict. Okay, not really. Too much.
My first mech was a CM Storm Quikfire Rapid w/ MX Blues. Loved the clicky-ness for a about a year before I tired of it. Then I picked up a CM Storm Rapid SI w/ MX Browns off of a sale post over on Reddit. I used that for maybe 6 months before I picked up a Poker II with MX Clears. I used that for another 3 or so months before I snagged a Poker II with Ergo Clears. Definitely love those and don't see myself trying another board until I convince myself to buying a GON NerD 60.
I do IT work now, but I spent a year in college as a Electrical Engineering Technology student and loved soldering stuff together. I think mechanical keyboards will be a great hobby for me once I get used to the iron again. Maybe I can spare some money somehow between my car, my PC, and my girlfriend.