So you want to know a little more about me, huh? I am a simple guy. It doesn't take a whole lot to make me happy. I enjoy nights at home, as well as nights out with my friends. I like all kinds of music, ranging from Miles Davis to City & Colour to Tupac. However, I have a strong dislike for anything country or "twangy". My food preferences are a bit unusual. Most of my friends and family think I am "picky". I just don't like additives to my food. If I want a burger or sandwich, I want to taste the meat and bread, not the layers of ketchup, mayo, tomatoes, pickles, etc. As I've grown older, my television watching habits have evolved. Unlike my parents, I have a hatred towards reality television. I'm the type of guy who would rather watch shows on The History Channel or The Science Channel, or maybe something on DIY or NatGeo. My guilty television pleasures, though, are the Sunday night shows created by Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy & The Cleveland Show). I am also starting to like those new shows on Wednesdays on ABC (Modern Family & Cougartown). I don't have a preference for a type of wine or beer or liqour. It's all the same to me.
I think that big run-on paragraph should give you a general idea as to who I am. If you're interested in knowing more (and why you would is somewhat baffling...and scary), you can shoot me an email or something. :-)
November, 1983. Jesse Jackson announces his plans to run for President, MLK Day is officially a federal holiday, Cyprus declares independence, and last, but not least, the one they call "The Codeman" is born. 
As a youngster, I was pretty bright (I don't know what happened that brightness now). My parents taught me the importance of money early on. Okay, it was learning the Presidents on the dollar bills, but still an important life lesson. Apparently I used to entertain my whole family by telling them who was on what dollar bill before I was 2-years old. Right now, due to the lack of seeing any cash lately, I couldn't tell you who is on a $10 bill :-). While learning basic monetary policy, my parents taught me how to read and write before most kids knew how to fingerpaint. I remember writing and illustrating my first book when I was in kindergarten. It was during Halloween, and I think it was about a witch and a pumpkin. I think I did that because those characters were the easiest to draw. Anyways, my little smarty pants kept on rollin' all the way through school. During that time, I played a lot of baseball, some soccer and basketball and worked at my parents' business, Powerhouse Gym, nearly year-round. It kept me busy, but it was all good. I think I finally started to break-through my shell in 8th grade. Aside from college, I think my 8th grade year was one of the funnest years I had in school. It was quite awesome. Meeting new friends, no "high-school responsibilities", still had a recess, even though it was just basically extra time after lunch to play some b-ball. After that fun year, high-school came along. I was so happy and eager to get my driver's license, it was insane. However, I look back and wish I wouldn't have spent all of my money tricking out my 1997 Honda Civic coupe. It was pretty badass though. Fast and Furious definitely had an impact on me during that time. Anyways, I ended up being a valedictorian of our high school class. I say "a valedictorian" because we had several. Anyone with a 4.0 was one. Anyways, that was a brief early life history of me. I didn't mean to sound arrogant or anything during that rant of mine. Just highlighting the accolades and qualities from my early life that ended up shaping who I am today.
Oh college how I miss thee. I spent roughly a quarter of my life with you. If I get the chance, I will run back into your black & orange arms and feel that warm embrace I like to call "a higher education". The college years were by far the best of my life. Met tons and tons of new friends, gained real world experiences, received a top-notch education, and prepared my liver for adulthood. I didn't have a professor I didn't like. Most of the classes I took were pretty good. There were those that were needed for my "Baccore" but the professors made it tolerable. After I turned 21, every bar got to be like an episode of "Cheers". It seemed that everyone knew my name, and I knew them. Haha. It wasn't all fun and games. I pulled off a good GPA and passed all of my classes. Even though it took me a while to get my degree (Thanks to real estate, having to have foreign language credits to graduate, and monetary reasons), I don't believe it hindered anything. In fact, I want to go back and get my MBA someday soon. Or hell, maybe I'll just get another degree in something completely different, like forestry or chemistry or women's studies.