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About Me
By day a mild mannered support manager for a software company, but night a fierce Tauren Druid or Blood ElfPaladin in the fantasy game World of Warcraft. So do I spend most of my days heads down in my work? If I’m honest the answer is probably yes, but I always try and strive to maintain a healthy work and life balance!
You would think that with this experience, I would complete my undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Business Administration/Management; however, I decided that my true skills lie in understanding people and social interactions that lead me to complete my undergraduate degree in Sociology and Political Science at Lewis University.
Business aside, we can all be thankful for the time we have that doesn’t revolve around the office and work. Sometimes that is harder to achieve than others–as most who have a crackberry can attest to, the attachments we have to the office can at times seem almost an unbreakable bond–we do have to find the time to separate ourselves from our work and to take advantage of the things around us. I’m currently happily married to my wife and we have our pride and joy with Momoshiro (Momo) the dog (obviously you can tell we have no kids at the minute!).
With the availability of the Kindle I have found myself completely addicted to books again. One of my favorite series is The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher and Codex Alera also by Jim Butcher which are must reads for anyone who is interested in that type of Science Fiction writing. I’ve decided to also expand this section to include some of my top must reads (in no particular order):
- The Dresden Files – By Jim Butcher. It’s one of the things I love about Jim Butchers writing style and this series is how easy it is to get in, and just be immersed by this wonderful world that he creates. The characters are rich and deep and the story’s are full of action, adventure, love, and disappointment.
- Codex Alera – By Jim Butcher. This takes Jim Butchers previous The Dresden Files and takes it to 10. Literally. The story can only be described as an epic, with overlapping, overarching story arc’s that take you on a whirl wind adventure. Character development is some of the finest I’ve ever seen and in the end he was able to nicely wrap up the story and bring together all of the various story arcs.
- The Way of Shadows – By Brent Weeks. This was sort of an accident for me to pick up and read. But I was looking for something that wasn’t about wizards and magic per say. This hit the mark on so many levels. Another epic story that builds on each book of this triology. The character development seems light at first, but quickly builds along with the suspense and grandeur of the story telling. This book had me late at night reading until my eyes couldn’t read anymore.
- Mistborn – By Brandon Sanderson. This was one that I picked up from the NPR top 100 science fiction lists and while I’m on the last of the 3 books in the trilogy, I have to say this one is at the top of my list.
We’ve done a lot in our lives to become healthier. Check out the my healthy eating journey for more details!
Most days you can find me on Twitter, and from time to time I will try and post new ideas or respond back to posts that are made. There is also a wiki that allows me to capture more technical information, so please feel free to join me there if you are interested in any of the technical works that I put together.
One question I get often is people ask me what’s up with my domain name?
That’s a really good question! Back in the early 2000′s, I wanted a domain name, but didn’t know what to get. I’ve always been fascinated by the duality that existed between evolutionism and creationism, so I came up with evolution creations as a way to represent that duality. Sometimes we need to think in terms of an evolving method or a process, but other times we need things in a more abstract or concrete way, this is where the origins of evolution creations came to be. I’ve thought over time of changing this to be more of a family name, and to that, we have another domain that represents that, but I’ve stuck with evolution creations as it just has felt right even after all this time has pasted.
Please feel free to contact me using my contact me page or by commenting on my blog!
