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Paul

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Childhood, for me, was the life of a preacher's kid. Oh, and not just any preacher, Salvation Army officers. To those familiar with the colloquialism, I have never considered myself a OB (Officer's Brat). I could name people who were/are, but I digress.
At present I am married, and the father of two boys. The love of my life, Alice, is ever the persevering stay-at-home mom (and I'm pretty sure she likes it that way).
I work full-time.
When I'm not at work, my time is divided (however unequally) between household chores, my family, catching my favorite shows whenever possible, and trying to write.
My writing really got started in 1998 when I joined up with a group of people in a Yahoo! chat. From there, the characters I played developed into characters that I have begun to write about. And I still do so, along with some of the people I first began chatting with. Since then, I have created other characters, and am in the midst of developing them, their stories, their personalities...and maybe one day, a published book. I have been pestered by friends at work who say that I need to hop to it, and "Get that book written, Paul" so that one day they can say they knew me when...
Believe me, second to going to Heaven when I die, I would love nothing more than to get published. But, I have a long way to go, and there are always those times when writer's block hits, my muse (who has no name) goes on vacation, and all these ideas are floating around in my head but I can't focus or find the time to sit down and write. It gets quite frustrating, but I'll leave the rest of my ranting to my blog.
In general, I am an entertainment freak. Maybe its a bad case of ADD, but I always want something to absorb my attention, or else I go nuts from boredom. Sometime those desires for entertainment wax nostalgic...for things like the game Zelda II that I downloaded for an NES emulator on my computer...can you say old school?
And lastly, for now, if you can't already tell by my background, I have a thing (not quite a fetish...so NOT the right word) for DRAGONS! There is just something majestic, wicked, powerful and alluring about them. I can't quite place the exact time when I simply fell for these fantastic figures of fantasy fiction (shoot me later for the alliteration), but it was way before they became the overused figures that they are on the stylized bowling shirts you'd find at Hot Topic. And yes, one of my characters is a Dragon.
You Are a Dragon
You are very charismatic and incredibly popular.
People are drawn to your energy, but you are a very difficult person to get to know.
You are very active - you are usually hard at work or play.
You enjoy drama, and you enjoy anything unusual or eccentric. What Mythological Creature Are You?
Well, that's it for now. If I think of anything else...it'll probably be in my blog

My Interests

Creative/Fantasy writing, Sudoku, Mythology, Mildly interested in the paranormal (I think ghosts do exist), and whether there is really other life out there in the universe. Drama, mime and other forms of creative ministry.
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I'd like to meet:

J.K. Rowling and Terry Goodkind, as these are my most favorite authors to date. I'd love to speak with them, not just about their novels, but what inspires them. Where do they go looking for pertinent information that might be outside their sphere of personal experience? How do they develop their characters to seem so real in every way (physically, personality, emotionally)? And most of all, how do you keep the details straight in an ever moving and complex plot?

Other people I'd like to meet...hmmm...the crew from Ghost Hunters, to get their perspective on their job and even go on a hunt with them.

I would also love to get reacquainted with friends from places I've lived and worked in the past. I have fallen out of touch with so many. I hope I can find some of them here.

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Music:

My musical preferences are quite ecclectic, ranging from pop to classical, country/rock, musicals, contemporary Christian, alternative, and more that I can't think of at the moment. specific artists/albums include: Evanescence, Linkin Park, Carman, Michael W. Smith, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, RENT, Enya, U2, Rob Thomas, Rascal Flats, Pink, Moulin Rouge Soundtrack, Madonna (Ray Of Light Album), Creed, Amy Grant, Newsboys... This List could go on and on...very ecclectic.

Movies:

National Treasure, Star Trek (except for V and Nemesis), Harry Potter, LotR trilogy, Matrix, Cars, Narnia, Moulin Rouge, Phantom of the Opera, Dark Crystal. I'm sure there are many others I am forgetting.

Television:

LOST, Deal or No Deal, Battlestar Galactica(new on: SciFi), Stargate Atlantis, Ghost Hunters, Heroes, Star Trek (TNG, DS9, VOY, Enterprise) What Star Trek Race Are You?
You're a Klingon! Strong and self-confident, you are a warrior through and through.
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Books:

Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series, Harry Potter, R.A. Salvatore's Forgotten Realms, Peter and the Starcatchers/Shadowthieves, Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings...as you can see, I love fantasy and a little Science Fiction. Other favorite writers include Michael Crichton, Stephen King, Peter David. Of course, as my friend William will not let me forget, Star Trek. Though, in that respect, I have become rather picky about which titles I buy.

Heroes:

Top of my List is Jesus Christ. No one else could die for the sins of the world. Everyone else has flaws, so picking other heroes is not easy. I'll have to think on this and get back to you later on the subject.

My Blog

Confessor- A great read! (Spoiler Alert)

OK, so Alice got me the book for Christmas. I have had the hardest time with having to put it down and do other things. Yes, I still do my job, deal with things at home, etc. Every chance I got to rea...
Posted by Paul on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:07:00 PST