About Me

Quick Overview

I was born and raised in Kentucky, but I'm currently attending college at a school in Michigan. I've always been really into video games since a young age. When I started playing Minecraft though, I also got interested in creating content for games, which eventually led me to become interested in game development. Music is something else I'm really into, and you can read about that below!

How I Got Interested in Music

Another thing I'm really passionate about is music. When I was little I listened to the same type of music my parents listened to, which was usually Bruce Springsteen. "I'm Goin Down" was my favorite during this time. Eventually, like all kids do, I grew up and started rebelling. I stopped listening to the music of my parents and started listening to the music of my generation: pop music and dubstep. Definitely a downgrade looking back. This is what I listened to for a while, but I eventually replaced pop with rap and then dubstep with anime openings. Anime is actually what got me into my current taste in music. I got exposed to the band Yes through JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and I used a lot of the references in JoJo's as a guidebook to find good songs and bands. Before long I got really into Progressive Rock and New Wave music, got into records, started listening to jazz, electronica, blues, experimental rock, city pop, and lots, lots, lots more.

What I'm up to right now.

Currently, my main focus is finishing my game design degree so that I can hopefully get a job in the games industry. When I have free time or when I procrastinate, I try to work on my hobbies, such as making this website, learning songs on guitar or keyboard, or messing around with different devices I own. I'm also trying to practice drawing more because it's a genuine superpower and I wish I could do it well. I've gotten really interested recently in the digital minimalism movement, and I think because of that, self-improvement has moved up way higher on my priority list. For me it has primarily meant trying to move away from slop content, social media, and heavy phone use, but it's definitely encouraged me to eat healthier, sleep better, and exercise more, though these three areas need more work still. I've also for maybe the first time in my life actually started to really, genuinely care how I dress. Overhauling my wardrobe would not be cheap, so I've just bought a few items that cost-effectively get me further in the direction I want to go. Lastly, I'm trying to teach myself Japanese. I was only using Duolingo for a long while, but I've been trying to use at-home immersion techniques and Cure Dolly's grammar lessons as well now, since I found that Duolingo wasn't getting me very far past the first level.