1ofHisOwn

About me

I am a 20 year old gamer, Game Design student, music lover, rapper, product reviewer, screenplay writer (for leisure, of course), movie fanatic and all around nice guy currently residing in sunny, tourist-y Orlando, FL. I've lived everywhere from Grand Rapids, MI to Queens, NY. I love anyone who loves me and, the two people who are on the top of that list, my beautiful wife and my mother. Without their love, support, respect and gratitude, I would be nothing.

I would like to consider myself something of a rare breed. I've had rather unfortunate circumstances grace me in that I was diagnosed with bi-polar mania, OCD and ADD at the age of 14. It has been a long, hard road for my loved ones and family, but every day, with the help of therapy and medication, I persevere that much more. I consider myself the type of person that takes all of his disadvantages, turns them into advantages, and makes the most out of unwanted situations. I also like to think of myself (in my own eyes, at least) as someone you can relate to, talk to, and look up to without feeling intimidated. No one is perfect, I'm far from that, and I don't expect anyone else to be. We are all human, after all.

I'm also a very humorous kind of guy. I love making snide funnies and I enjoy being sarcastic. I can go a bit overboard at times, but its all in good fun, I say. I mean no harm by my humor and I think some people may be a bit put off by my constant barrage of wisecracks and jokes, but most seem to warm up to it quick. I generally do it to let people know that, yes, variety is not the spice of life in my eyes; it is long, hard belly laughs.

Interests

Games, writing, collecting, furthering my career and education, etc...

About my collections

You will notice that, concerning my movie and game collections, I love action. In games mostly. I buy A LOT of movies and !A LOT! of games. I recently got myself an Xbox 360 and if I could frame it, I would. But beyond that, I love shooters - whether they be third or first-person. I'm not much into survival horror or stealth-oriented games, but I loves me some "Hitman," "Thief," and "Splinter Cell."

As far as music is concerned, I've become rather disillusioned with the current crop of artists and their respective music. "Going back," so to speak, is always a good option for me. Today's music doesn't have that same spark that stuff from the '80s and '90s had. Our current roster of hot rappers (like Lil' Wayne) don't hold a candle to past greats.

I'm also a big fan of Master P's No Limit Records. I'm not sure what it is about their music, but whenever I come across one of these CDs, I always scoop them up. I currently have 41 in my collection and am trying to collect all of them eventually. Gangsta rap just isn't this unadulterated and unfiltered anymore.

Movies

My top rated

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Favorite actors/actresses Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Forest Whitaker, Bruce Campbell, Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Willis, Robert Englund, Tony Todd, Laurence Fishburne, Ken Foree, William Forsythe, Chow Yun-Fat.

DVDs

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Music

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Favorite music artists The "old" No Limit Records, The Diplomats, Canibus, AZ, Half-a-Mil, Nas, Cormega, Nature, OutKast, Tragedy Khadafi, '94-'99 Mobb Deep, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Eazy-E, Three 6 Mafia, Styles P., Sheek Louch, Akon, T-Pain, Plies... too many to list.

Books

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Favorite authors If anyone, Mario Puzo or Tom Clancy.

Games

My top rated

View main games page Rated 149 items Reviewed 12 items

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