Writing about myself has been something I have struggled with—basically since the beginning of “about me” times. Talking about myself has always been awkward, as I don’t find myself to be that interesting. I find myself to be quite the opposite.
To start, I’m 32 years old and was born in August which makes me a Leo. I know, I know. A Leo!? Some people find us insufferable. But, I don’t feel like I fit the traditional thoughts of a Leo. Whatever. I’m shaped like a marshmallow and mentally a 50k jigsaw puzzle, but the number one thing you can take away from all of this is that I am funny as if you haven’t already discovered this for yourself. Tuh! And as a second “as if it wasn’t already obvious”, I enjoy writing in a conversational, you’re in my mind, style. Where the sentence structure and grammar make absolutely zero sense, and it’s a bit…. flowery? I suppose? Whatever. Buckle up, Grammar Police, because it’s about to get wild in here.
I’ve been creative since I was a child, as are most people, but it has extended through all aspects and ages of my life. I started with reading, writing, coloring, and painting. Playing pretend had me convinced for a while I was going to be an actress, and singing made me think I was going to become the next big thing. With my writing, I thought I would be the next author of the Nancy Drew series, and as a teenager decorating my MySpace pages while learning HTML, I thought I would go on to work for the FBI. But like many human beings with ADHD, the list of my talents and hobbies grew as I’d stick briefly and engage no further after the dopamine rush wore off, which made it harder for me to figure out what exactly I wanted to do with my life. And if I’m honest, to this day I still haven’t figured it out. Which goes to show you that if you’re not sure what you want to do, it’s okay. The one thing I know is that I want to work for myself, without the attachment of a corporate life.
One thing has been consistent in my life though, and that has been the internet. From the creaking doors of AIM logins, playing Pogo with my Aunt Natalie, learning to write roleplays, and more, the internet has been a place where my creativity began, was cultivated, and continued. Until we landed her today, present 2024.
Beyond moving 30+ times, I’ve finally settled down in Des Moines, Iowa with my amazing significant other whom I call Ham, and our super famous, wolverine-described, overly barky Prozac needing awesomeness of a dog, Ophelia. Truly, she is a spectacle and there will indeed be blogs about her – do not fear. But yes. I am now permanently planted firmly into the cornstalk-growing soils of this Iowan society. All in the name of love, right? Right. But now, my dreams are happening, and coming true. I have the time and ability to dedicate myself to learning new skills to bring working for myself closer than ever to being a reality and to be honest, it is already so. I traded crying over HTML and code for crying over Blender as I struggled to delete the cube, extrude the faces, and create incredible things! With each click of the mouse and keyboard, I began to truly see and experience my creativity come to life, and I have been able to teach myself things like maturity, reliance, time constraints, and more. Top that off with exploring virtual worlds in places like SecondLife, FiveM, VRChat, The Sims, and many more places, I began to see the beauty in the internet outside of the ugliness that can be shown. And now, I want to share that with all of you.
So, with all of that blabbering done, I hope that you enjoy your time on my blog. From seeing the cool memories I’ve made, meeting people I love, learning about how to create in these different worlds, and more. I plan to do a lot of cool stuff. I hope I can do it all. I always want to do it all. So, let’s take this journey together. Let’s ride it out and just… exist together. That would be cool, right?
The excitement lies in the exploration of the world around us.