I am an artist and graphic designer. And an educator. Actually, I do a lot of different things, including making music. There is a link in the menu for finding my design and artwork sites. I was an only child, so I've always been very adept at keeping myself entertained. My creativity has always been the means to doing that. This blog is probably an extension of that, as well.

I work very hard to avoid speaking definitively about matters of taste. More than any one expression of preference, assuming your preferences are supreme is what actually offends me. Whatever you like, I'm truly glad you like it and it makes you happy. While taste and preference certainly tell you something anecdotal about someone, one should never judge someone for liking something one doesn't personally care for. But that said, if you're curious, let me tell you about my preferences.

Most of the music I love comes from the glam rock of early seventies, pushing into punk, and then post-punk and rap. I'm still very much engaged in contemporary electronic music. And as the years roll onward, I am listening to more metal than anything else, though I am selective.

I've been a reader most of my life though lately I seem to be stuck in nonfiction and biographies. My favorite writers are fiction writers though. William S. Burroughs was the first writer to capture my attention (at age 12, if you can believe it). Over the years, I also became a huge fan of Kafka, Henry Miller and Philip K. Dick. I'm frustratingly aware that I am lacking a contemporary writer. I'd love to change that, given the free time I never seem to have, and books require so much time.

I prefer fantasy and children's movies predominantly, though sci-fi rarely gets turned away. I am a lifelong Star Wars fan - literally from age four in 1977. I was also a fan of the Transformers from their introduction in 1984. I'm still a fan and collector (well, of everything but the films - the films I don't care for).

I regard myself largely as an existentialist philosophically, a liberal politically, and agnostic when it comes to matters of spirituality.

While I wouldn't call myself a gamer, I do play a lot of Souls games. As of this writing, I have more than 3200 hours in Elden Ring. But I've also platinumed a number of other games in the genre. Most of the usual suspects. Classic games? Back in the day, I played a fair bit of the early Mortal Kombat games, and fostered an intense Dr. Mario addiction for a period.

I used to watch shows, but honestly I just don't anymore. Mr. Robot was very good. I have watched a lot of Doctor Who most of my life but I've fallen off. I think my favorite is Capaldi now, and that was improbable as I was Tom Baker stan most of my life. I was a longtime fan of the Simpsons and Futurama.