: About Me

Right now I'm a college student going for computer engineering, but even though I'm into technology, I have a love for literature and writing. My hope is to write children's books one day (soon). Along with writing, I'm also an artist, so I enjoy writing stories that need illustrations. I won first place at the Deland festival of the Arts and third place in a competition at the local library. I also had a piece of art published in Cicada. The medium I use the most is graphite pencil. I do a painting once and a while, but pencil is my number one choice.

Still, writing is my first love, so it's my wish to integrate my writing with my art. I wrote my first novel length story when I was 14, and in high school I was on the newspaper staff. At this moment, my friends and I are putting together a literary magazine, just for fun, and I can't wait to see how that's going to turn out. For myself, I enjoy writing stories with unusual plots. If the plot isn't strange, I like to cast everyday things in a different light. My goal is to always improve. I used to take critism really hard, but the older I got I realized that it's good to hear the opinions of others, even if you don't like them. They can make you better. Or more determined to be better.

The question people ask me the most is why did I go to school for computers instead of writing or art. For one thing, I like working with computers. The second thing is: the pay checks come much more regularly. So writing right now is on the side, but I'm still trying to put my best work out there.

My passion is ...

writing and art

I know too much about ...

can you ever know too much about anything?

My parents always told me ...

you can do anything!

My childhood ambition ...

to be a doctor, lawyer, inventor, fashion designer, writer, athlete, super hero, world dictator...

My favorite memory ...

getting an early admission form in the mail from Harvard. But I chose a local state college instead (Much more practical).

Why I write ...

I write to learn more about life, and to entertain others and myself. (mostly myself!)

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I love Japanese manga. Also I'm reading all of the classics: The Count of Monte Cristo, Scarlett Pimpernel, Withering Heights, all of Jane Austen's stuff... Music: Anything Alternative, Some R&B, and Japanese Pop...TV/Movies: I'm a college student! Don't have time.

My first job ...

working for the county Information Technology Department

My best moment ...

graduating from high school

My inspiration ...

other people. Watching people live their lives inspires me.

Computers & Technology > TV Explaining what high definition television is

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First there was black and white. Then color. And now the TV watching experience has gone high definition. Life-like pictures and CD quality sound are the trademarks of HDTV. But with talk of digital TV (DTV), analog TV, and other terms being thrown around, it's easy to get confused as to where high definition fits in. To start off, digital TV does not automatically mean high definition TV. They are two different things. A TV that is not high definition can receive digital signals; it could be a TV with a built in digital tuner or that uses a converter box. DTV describes the type of televis...

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