: About Me

I know too much about ...

half truths and anecdotal wisdom.

My parents always told me ...

to shut up and listen more. That lasted until about age 12 . . .

My favorite memory ...

came from watching a college writing professor visibly cringe at the idea of licking flaming tequila from a teddy bear while reading a draft of one of my papers. Twisted though the reference was, it was the first time my writing caused a visible response in another person.

Why I write ...

because screaming your ideas and opinions in public is only acceptable in television and I am just far too ugly.

My first job ...

involuntary oxygen processing. I simply refuse to quit.

My inspiration ...

is whatever I find particularly fascinating at that moment.

Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community Growing older and still playing video games

12 of 40

As an extremely overgrown adolescent who is staring down his mid-thirties with as much false bravado as I can muster, I have to admit to being someone who can at times fluctuate between an "oh-my-God-I-just-heard-about-people-like-that-on- the-news" game junkie to someone who can be rather unmotivated by the whole gaming experience. And no, just for clarification's sake, it has nothing to do with whether or not I've had my medication recently. With the amount of media attention the gaming industry has received lately, particularly with this state or that attempting to criminalize the sale o...

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