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About Me

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Ok... For those of you who don't know who I am, here's the shortlist:
I've been an artist for twenty years, mostly in the fields of advertising and web design. Know it or not, you've probably seen my artwork. It may have been a band logo, a magazine ad, or some other random visual blip in your life... but you've probably seen it. These days I split my working time between fantasy art and t-shirt designs. (Are you a corporate buyer for shirts or gifts? Drop me a line)
Check HankAkins.Com to read more. For the past couple of years I've had constant vertigo and we're still trying to figure out what's up. If your inquiring mind wants to know more, there is way too much info about my health here .
Are you into ancestry? Check it out!
Hmmm... what else?
I was a paratrooper. I was an assistant chef under a Le Cordon Bleu (Paris) graduate. I like puzzles. I hardly ever wear shoes (unless I'm in public). My favorite animal is the wolf. I am addicted to dragons. I've also been a landscaper, designer, animator, dj, tat artist, art director and once upon a time a Jack in the Box employee. I like pie. Especially with any kind of berry. I also like roller coasters, movies, fairs, museums, lemon heads, outdoors, rivers, and a few hundred other things.
Go Shopping Already! Grendels Gifts
Grendels Gifts - Go Shopping!
Friends - I check about once a day, so keep in touch!
I only have a couple rules about being a Friend or posting your Comments. I don't need a free iPod, I don't want to watch your porn webcam, and I don't want to be part of your pyramid scam. So don't bother signing up and then posting your ad. I will delete you as a friend, and delete your comment. (Any ads that DO make to make to the comments are ones I approve of) I've disabled images and html in my comments because my page was getting crazy wide. Other than that, post away!
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My Interests

Memberships:

International High IQ Society - My profile
International Association of Counterterrorism and Security Professionals
75th Ranger Regiment Association (expired-gotta renew)
Renderosity
deviantART

Which Dragon resides in your soul?

Hank is a silver dragon. The rarest kind of dragon. He is noble yet avoids humans as much as possible. He is the guardian of the defensless and rules the skies.
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I'd like to meet:

Anne McCaffery, Margaret Weis, R.A. Salvatore, Steven Hawking, Myself about twenty years ago... A Buyer who wants my stuff in their store

Music:

The Bastard Fairies

Like the song playing? If so, check 'em out here.

Current Musical Favorites:

Punk: DK, Adolescents, Vandals, Los Cycos de Suicidal, Ramones, Sex Pistols, X

Alternative: Green Day, Garbage, Linkin Park, Nine Inch Nails, Staind

Rock: Stones, Aerosmith, The Who, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Evanescence

Soul: Barry White, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield

Hip Hop : Eminem, Timberland, Black Eyed Peas, Akon

Pop Girls : Gwen Stefani, Nelly Furtado, The Pussycat Dolls

Blues: B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Elmore James, Slim Harpo

House/Techno: Infected Mushroom, Paffendorf, Crystal Method, BT, Lords of Acid

Celtic/Irish: The Chieftains, Brobdingnagian Bards, Dubliners, Flogging Molly

World Music: Masai Women (Kenya) - EAST AFRICA Ceremonial & Folk Music, ZIMBABWE the African Mbira: Music of the Shona People, Cull gui Fllac - Otavalomanto (Aztec)

Movies:

Fifth Element, Bulletproof Monk, Dragonslayer, LOTR, Willow, Princess Bride, Howl's Moving Castle, Lensman, Steamboy, Cowboy Beebop, Ghost in the Machine, Hero, Time Bandits, What the Bleep do we know?, Star Wars (4-6), Secret of Nimh, Men in Black, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Legend, Akira, Metropolis, i-Robot, The Quiet Man, African Queen, Godzilla, LadyHawke, Labyrinth, Crouching Tiger, Bladerunner, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Army of Darkness, Spaceballs, XXX, Transporter, Midsummer Night's Dream, Mad Max, The Abyss, Independence Day, Spiderman, X Men, Much Ado About Nothing, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, DragonHeart, Bill Cosby-Himself

Television:

Scrubs, Weeds, SG-1, Dr. Who (the new one), Whose Line?, Mythbusters, Dirty Jobs, Colbert Report, Daily Show, That 70's Show, CNN, lots of History Channel, lots of Discovery Channel, Brainiac, the gone forever Tech TV, BBC News, How it's Made, Futurama, Tri-Gun, Cowboy Beebop, F-Troop

Books:

Favorite authors:
Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, Anne McCaffery, JRR Tolkien, Robert Jordan, R.A. Salvatore, Mark Twain, Steinbeck, Piers Anthony, Musashi, Plato, many others and let's not forget how many books owe their entire framework to the genius of Gary Gygax.
Favorite Series:
John Carter-Warlord of Barsoom, Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, Pern, Xanth, Chronicles of the Cheysuli, Wheel of Time, Thomas Covenant, Crystal Singer, LOTR, The God Wars, Dinotopia, Tom Swift, Dirk Pitt
Favorite Short Sories/Small Books:
An Exchange of Gifts, The Last Leaf, Farmer Giles of Ham, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Heroes:

Mom & Dad, Robin Hood, King Arthur, Sturm Brightblade, Aragorn, The Dali Lama, Einstein, Armstrong, Frazetta, Hawking, Wiley Coyote, Twain, Gygax, Wolverine, Green Lantern, Gandalf, Drizzt, Tom Swift, Darren Stevens, Musashi, Dirk Pitt, Fry and Bender

My Blog

Pride and Prejudice

"Wow, you don't look disabled...."I get that a lot. And it always makes me think. What does it mean? What the hell does "disabled" have to do with "looks"? I mean.... ok, sure... if my leg had been ri...
Posted by Dark Age Sage on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:56:00 PST

The Tolkien Scenario

A discussion about the convergence of literature, medical science, and theoretical physics.By Hank Akins - June 2007As a child, I was hooked on fantasy fiction. I read every story about every far of...
Posted by Dark Age Sage on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:54:00 PST

Sage Advice - Issue .1

Sage Advice Issue #1For All WizardsAny wizard worth his or her salt has got to have a staff. While the appearances can vary greatly, they should all have at least one thing in common. Light. We've all...
Posted by Dark Age Sage on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:44:00 PST

New Pics and Albums Added

What.... you're still reading this? Go check out all the new pics!
Posted by Dark Age Sage on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:50:00 PST

Weekly...

I'm starting a new "Weekly Reader" kind of thing to keep everybody posted on what's new. Look for it on Saturdays in your bulletin board. Or check the blog.... either way, it'll be in both spots. Ok.....
Posted by Dark Age Sage on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:10:00 PST

Win Two Shirts!

Win two free shirts! - Send your photos in todayAs the owner of a net based store, I don't get to see any of my customers. And I'd like to. So here's the deal:Send in your pictures of any of my shirts...
Posted by Dark Age Sage on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:29:00 PST

Prelude...

For those that don't know, over the years I've been working on a story. The plot involves a public drugged by an unknown magic, a band of unlikely characters, and a traitor. Other than that, I'm not s...
Posted by Dark Age Sage on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:53:00 PST

Short Story - The Test *Part One

Farren, our protagonist in this exerpt, has already been through quite a lot. Now, not even knowing if there is half a chance, he is desperate to reach the elves and beg their assistance._Farren stood...
Posted by Dark Age Sage on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:37:00 PST

Short Story - The Egg Part One

Keeping in the habit of not revealing where we are in the story, I'll leave that to you. At least, until I have finished it. What I will tell you is this... Finn and Jess have been adventuring togethe...
Posted by Dark Age Sage on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:32:00 PST

Memorial Day Prose

I actually wrote this a few years ago, but Memorial Day always reminds me of it. Enjoy!Once was a timein the depths of my mindthat my hands knew the feel of a sword.A flick of the wrists was all that...
Posted by Dark Age Sage on Sun, 27 May 2007 08:03:00 PST