I'm just a garden variety pansexual, poly, Pagan / agnostic, geek. Physically I'm fandom type Male #3 - bearded guy with long hair and glasses.

I'm a freelance computer programmer with a heavy background in databases. Lately, I've been doing a lot more Web-based interfaces and all the cool stuff you can do with HTML5, jQuery, and CSS3. For my 40th birthday, I returned to school to finally get my a degree with a major in Computer Science and a minor in Web Development. I'm increasingly glad I did, even if it is a lot of work!

One of the joys of programming and IT work is that there's always something new. Sometimes it feels overwhelming -- I'll never know everything! Most of the time, it satisfies a much larger priority in my Maslow's hierarchy: I learned something new today (and applied it in a useful manner.)

Yeah, I'll take that!

I've been flirting heavily with Linux for several years now, but finally took the plunge after a HD crash left me unable to restore my Windows 7 system without buying a new install disk from MS. I'd been trying a dual boot setup on my home server and liked it, so after taking a good look at what software I acutally used (and the available replacements) I installed Linux on my primary computer and I've been much happier ever since.

(Now I just need to convince my partners so we can become a Windows-free household!)