Hobbies

My Kids
Most of my time is really spent with my kids these days. All the other hobbies below have really taken a back seat to them. We like to go to the parks and the Zoo as well as any other out door activity we can. My daughter loves to swim in the pool at the Grandparents house or her Uncle Steve's pool whenever we can. My son, well he isn't very mobile yet, but he loves to laugh and roll around on the floor with you.

Gaming
I've been playing online games for a long time. First there was Quake and Quake 2, then I moved on to Diablo and Diablo 2. After playing World of Warcraft and Guild Wars for about a year, I switched to playing Runes of Magic, a free 2 play game that has a lot of elements of WoW, plus some unique features of its own. Recently I downloaded Dungeons & Dragons Online, but I haven't put in a lot of time playing that yet.

Collectibles
When I was young I had an ENORMOUS amount of Star Wars figures and vehicles. At 15 my parents made me give them to my cousin as they felt I was too old for them. I remind them of this often as my collection would be worth over $10,000 dollars today. To recapture a bit of that time of my life I've started collecting action figures again. Mostly X-Men, Star Wars, Star Trek and other comic book figures. I have them decorating the walls in my office at home and I'm proud to say any young boy between 5-12 would drool seeing my current collection. I don't open anything and never will. Pictures of my collection will be posted soon.

Computers/Programming/Design
As a graphic designer and web developer I have to keep my skills up constantly. I also enjoy it. I have a network of several computers set up at home. I run Macs, Various Windows platforms and Linux. I try to design (this site and others) and program whenever I can find time. I never thought I would be a techy, but it seems to be a natural fit for me.

DVDs
I purchased a DVD player when they first came out and cost a LOT more than they do now. I still have that player and it still works! Movies are very relaxing for me and I like to watch things over and over till I know the movie as well as I can. I have over 280 titles in my library now. I slowed down a little since my daughter was born but there are a few titles I plan to add to my collection soon.

Reading
I love to read. Fiction mostly. I am a big fan of Stephen King and Brian Lumley. Most people have probably heard of Stephen King. If you've read King and found his writing scary, Lumley will totally freak you out. I highly recommend the Necroscope series. Horror is not the only thing I read, far from it, David Eddings is a personal favorite and I read scores of technical manuals on web technologies. My brother has even written a few books on Java and web services. Sean Rhody; look him up on Amazon.com.