Get To Know Your Geeks: The Geek
This week we talk to The Geek in our ongoing Get To Know Your Geeks feature. Enjoy!
When did you first discover you were a geek?
I think I knew pretty much most of my life. Like at least somewhere around kindergarten to 2nd grade. I asked my teacher for math to do over the summer after kindergarten, I was always kind of a class clown. I think what really nailed it home was when I was doing really well in my classes, helping other people and so I ended up getting tested on my abilities and went to a "gifted" school once a week.
What is the one video game you keep coming back to no matter how many times you've played it?
Hmmm, there are a couple. I don't come back to them super frequently, but I do get yearnings to play them every now and then, no matter how many times I've beaten them. Super Mario World, Toe Jam and Earl, Final Fantasy VI, (and almost embarrassingly) Halo 2 online.
What is your day job?
I am an accountant. It's kinda nerdy, but not really geeky. Most people would find the kind of work I do pretty boring, but I like the numbers. Though lately I've been unsure if it's something I want to do for the rest of my life. I'd like to get into something more geeky, but don't know if I have the skill set to do so.
If you were stranded on an island with a dvd player and could only bring ONE dvd or dvd set, what would you bring?
If it was one DVD, I'd probably have to say The Fifth Element. If it was one SET, I almost want to cheat and say that brand new set of ST:TNG that has all 7 seasons together in one box, but I think I'd have to go with the totally un-creative answer of Firefly.
Put your music on shuffle and hit play. What comes up?
I'll do my first 5:
Metroid Fusion - Sector 4 (AQA) Aquatic Level Control Area
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles - Oh, Light...!
We Love Katamari - Katamari on the Rocks
Final Fantasy Tactics - Random Waltz
Halo 2 - Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix
I have other CDs besides game soundtracks, I swear!
How long have you been with The Weekly Geek, and what is your favorite thing you have done so far for the site?
Since the very beginning when it was just me on the college radio trying to be funny all by myself.
My favorite thing? It's hard to pick. I kinda want to say going to E3, but that's really generic. Video Armageddon was a crapton of fun, being able to put on tournaments for people and give away awesome prizes. Our interviews with Billy West and Mark Hamill were probably my favorites out of all of them. I also really enjoyed having been a guest on Dai-Cast. Probably what was the coolest thing, though, was being able to help out a fellow gamer, sending a Nintendo WiFi Dongle all the way to Luxembourg as a prize.
What blogs do you regularly read?
I mostly read webcomics and sometimes check out the blog posts that go with them, but I've been using Google Reader more often now to try to keep up with Destructoid, Kotaku, Joystiq, Ectomo, and Gay Gamer.
Do you have any non-geek related hobbies?
Not really at the moment. Though I did play sports in high school, if you can believe it. Football and wrestling.
What was the worst video game you have every played?
American Chopper. Hands down.
What say you?!