I am a geek

I am a geek.

That kinda sums up this post, and this intended blog in general.  We can go into specifics though.  Let's give it a shot:

I am a geek.  Since my early teens that's pretty much been the case, although I definitely didn't embrace the title then as I do now (being a geek is kinda cool now anyway, right?).  Over the years I've stretched my geeky muscles by dipping into comic books, TV shows, films, role playing games, war games and computer games.  I'm sure there are other things that I should be adding to that list, but hopefully you should get the general idea.

So, these were the interests that I pursued during High School, in the dark, trying to let as few people as possible actually know that I wasn't 'normal'. (Incidentally, I don't think that even remotely worked, but that's what you do when puberty is giving your body the once-over).  University, however, was a completely different ball game.  Or, in my case, disc game - I got to add playing Ultimate Frisbee to my geek credentials, but more than that I got to share and even (gasp!) advertise my less-than-traditional past time choices.  I think that this happened to coincide with our culture in general becoming slightly more accepting of geekiness, but also (like many geeks before me) me becoming more confident in myself.

Uni came and went in a blur of . . . well, you know what happens at uni.  What didn't happen straight afterwards for me was a career, so I had a few years left of working in minimum wage retail and having as much time as possible to dive into the land of the internet that I could now actually afford to have in my home (yes, World of Warcraft took over my life for a while).

But of course, things eventually change.  I met, fell in love with, and eventually married a girl of a distinctly non-geeky background.  I discovered and trained in a career that I love, and most importantly my beautiful daughter was born in July last year.

Life has changed in a big way for me over the past few years, and the big three-zero is just around the corner.  Despite having big-time geeky interests I am finding it increasingly difficult to find the time, finances and company to pursue my geeky hobbies.  Which is what this blog is going to be all about.  Ta da!

So, if you're interested in sticking around I'm looking forward to sharing my thoughts and experiences on fitting in my geekiness with a more traditional family/career lifestyle.  I'll be talking about computer gaming experiences from the present and from days gone by.  I'll be presenting battle reports of war games (currently Warhammer) that I've been playing, and possibly some Dungeons & Dragons sessions (if I can ever get our gaming group in the one room again) and I'll also be sharing thoughts on issues/products affecting my geeky world.

And, if you're really lucky, you might just get some cute baby pictures thrown in!

Talk to y'all soon,

Wombo