What I Do Writing - Much of my time is spent writing (whether articles, novels, or outlines of ideas and future plans). I love to write. :) Photography/Videography - When I can, I do photography, and videography (short films, misc videos, etc). My photography is done with a disgustingly expensive Nikon D80, fitted with a disgustingly expensive lens and wireless flashes. My past videography was mostly done with an HD camcorder (JVC Everio), but I'm switching to video Digital SLR's now. (SLR cameras are photo cameras, like my Nikon D80, that have removable lenses. The newer ones shoot HD video, which is good enough that they're starting to use them to shoot (some) scenes in movies, TV shows, and commercials) Game Design - Making video games is a favorite task. The whiteboard in my brain has some video games drawn up on it that I hope to be able to do something with in the future. So far, I've made the UT2004 mod, Gunreal, and some maps for a few games. Computer Graphics - For 2D, I use Photoshop (since version 4), a Wacom Graphire 4 tablet for digital painting, and paper for drawings/sketches. For 3D, I use 3d Studio Max. Ask your doctor if 3d Studio Max is right for you, because it's awesome. Sound Design - I use Adobe Audition for most of my sound, and advocate the belief that great sound in games/movies/etc can be more powerful than the best visuals. (if I had to choose between super awesome visuals with good enough sound, or good enough visuals with super awesome sound, I'd choose the latter.) I advise all design companies that use lots of sound to hire one more sound designer, so that the load on them all is reduced enough so that they actually have the TIME to produce extra layers of awesome sound. (and they specifically have to be put to that task, because most sound designers don't even know what their max potential is yet, because they've never been charged with "it ain't usable till it blows you away") Thinking On The World's Problems - My philosophy about the world's issues is that they're all just a giant string knot waiting to be untied, so we all need to get poking at it. (people are so defeatist about large-scale problems, and that alone is what causes most of the non-fixing that makes us hopeless in the first place.) I run Alphaila.com; a website about trying to find ways to poke at the knot. Projects - If I had one of me for every project I want to do, I'd have my own Dario race.

What I Don't Watch TV - I like to be in full control of the 4-cornered-surfaces that I look into. I'm also addicted to purpose, and can't bring myself to do most super-casual things. Harm Others Without A Well-Rationalized Cause Listen To Music With Lyrics - I just can't concentrate when I hear lyrics (my mental channels are always busy crunching something), but I don't mind the occasional non-dark-willed song. Like Money - All I know about money is that we always need it, rarely have enough, and are endlessly enslaved to working for it. As much as the frail people of today need a motivator in order to build up our world, I believe that this system cannot ever fully work for everybody, and, if it isn't reinvented soon, more endless oceans of people (the BILLIONS that we all love to ignore), are going to go through life with grave, unfair deficiencies. Even for people in well-off countries, I believe money causes 9/10's of all our troubles (you really have to think deeply about this, to uncover all the ways that it causes/contributes to our day-to-day sufferings). Designing a system of collaboration, where money serves a different psychological role, is what both of my novels are about. Put Tabasco Sauce On My Salad - ...so stop asking.