Im 32.
Grew up on movies and vidya gaems...never ending story, Ghostbusters, Ninja turtles, Nintendo.entertainment system (NES), super nes, robocop, terminator, predator, back to the future, Indiana Jones, star wars.
Lived a storied life thus far.
Been a weeb since speed racer was showing on cartoon network late at night in black and white...I think ~1993-4. Probably the first anime they aired.
Was a halfway decent cosplayer through HS and college (~2004-2007), and for a brief period in 2011.
Looking to come back soon and do a cosplay I've wanted to do since I was a child but needed to grow into it.
Was always good with technology.
Got first computer in 2001 when I was in 6th grade.
Got first cell phone (flip phone) at 17yr old. Local calls after 7pm were included on plan. Non-local cost money per minute. I used phone cards to talk to long distance relationship. Texting was $.10 a text. No internet on mobile.
People texted with AIM (AOL instant messager).
56k internet and early cable internet was a different place.
20minutes to download a typical 3min song at 56kbps (kilobits per second) quality.
Today's music is 256kbps quality for comparison.
Got a degree in accounting at height of recession in 2008-2009. Was underemployed as geek squad agent at best buy before getting entry level support position. Learned as much as I could and focused entirely on career, multiple promotions and positions later... broke 100k salary mark last year.
Have a single floor 2.5k sq/ft house (4 bedrooms, 2.5 bath, laundry room, garage, library, office, gym, granite kitchen and bathroom counter tops, etc).
Wife
Possible baby on the way.
For last 10months. I've been getting Jow Forums again.
Tired of being a fat sack of shit and wanted to improve the quality of my life (more energy, stronger, endurance, healthy).
Been on Jow Forums since 2004. In many ways, Jow Forums has shaped the course of my life multiple times.