I just love games across all platforms.  As long as the game is good, I'm totally on top of it. =)

The very first game I played was Super Mario Bros.  and it took me over a week to beat the very first level.  It frightened me.  Granted, I was five years old.  I ran into the first Goomba.  I couldn't jump over pits.  I didn't want to go onto any pipes because I was terrified a Piranha Plant would come out and eat me whole.    But at the same time, the beauty of this imaginative world captivated my senses and made me want to see more, to experience more.  That's basically what spurned my affection of videogames, and I now have over ten consoles and over six hundred videogames.  Nineteen years later, it's my passion and hobby and an integral part of my life.

When I'm not playing, writing or reading about videogames I work at a convenience store, attend Concordia University as an English Major (in Literature) and participate in Theatre.  I enjoy reading books and I'm a writer, aspiring to complete a novel or one day write for a videogame magazine or website. 

PS. GameInformer, if ever you're looking for a good writer I would relocate to work for you guys in an INSTANT. :)