Introductions!

I'm really new to all of this blogging and stuff. Usually, when I do decide to share my thoughts, they're in person with friends. Its not so much a comfort issue as it is the fact I greatly enjoy feedback, both verbal and visual. To help me work out the kinks, and get an understanding of how the blog software works and all that, I think it'd be cool to write myself up a nice introduction blog post... We'll see how it goes.

Ten things about me... kind of an interesting concept. I'm more of a long-winded, write until my fingers fly off kind of guy, but I think for your viewing pleasuring I'll keep things short and sweet.

10 THINGS:

10: I am currently a Business Management major at the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona.

9: I grew up in Northern Phoenix, which is also where I've lived the longest.

8: I absolutely love history of any sort. My favorite eras though revolve around mostly modern history, predominately centered in the latter half of the 19th Century up to the present.

7: I've always been interested in military history, as well as strategy and tactics. My earliest ever memory of what could amount to Wargaming was when I was a small child and delegated out "squads" of Micro Machines to my friends for battle.

6: I really didn't start consistently painting miniatures until I was in High School. I built plenty of plastic models as a child, but always found the painting aspect intimidating. That, and I also lacked some serious motor skills.

5: I've grew up playing ice hockey, which is incredibly ironic considering I live in Arizona. Now that I'm older and I don't have the money for ice time, I've migrated to roller and street hockey which I play typically on a weekly basis

4. Before anyone asks, my favorite hockey team is the Chicago Blackhawks. I like the Coyotes, but that's mostly because without them I'd never see the Hawks play.

3. The first ever thing I painted were three Warhammer 40k T'au Stealthsuits. I'll admit they look terrible compared to my technique nowadays, but I've never thought about repainting them. Maybe there's something sacrosanct about that jumping-off point which maroons you knee deep in a hobby?

2. As a young child, my interests revolved almost solely around World War Two. As I've grown older, they have shifted to more contemporary times focusing on the late Cold War and modern/near future conflicts throughout the world.

1. I'm fascinated with What-if and Alternate History scenarios, especially if they come with them a unique storyline and chain of events that make each scenario both believable and thought-provoking.

Now that we're all on first-name bases, I'll move ahead and start with the real guts and bacon of this blog! Pictures of many of my paint jobs will follow, as well as battle reports if I find players to join me.

-Hands