My primary hobby is gaming (phear my leet "gamer tag") and in order to remain trouble free with current gaming you really have to keep current with hardware knowledge. This domain is a place for listing my PC build, what I recommend to people for a new build and the reasons for those choices. In my blog section and in the PC talk section, you may find various discussions on upcoming tech or trends in the industry.

Some have labeled me a "system builder" and I guess you can say that is accurate. I currently don't overclock or push the system in any way beyond default settings as I feel the gains are too little to be worth the trouble in most cases.

Many people have asked me for upgrade / build suggestions, so if you want some suggestions take a look at my PC talk page and my systems page. The PC page will give you a break down on what my current system is and what I recommend based on U.S. market part availability and pricing. The systems page will give you some suggestions for complete system builds, but lacks details on why I made those choices.

My knowledge is based on a compilation of following several tech oriented web sites and several gaming sites with occasional articles taken from other sources I don't regularly follow. My video gaming experience dates back all the way to Pong and my system building experience dates back to around 1990 (I won't count adding the 64k ram cartridges to my Atari 800 when I was a kid as real upgrades.)

I am currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area, down in the souther part of it in a place called Sunnyvale. I have lived in the S.F. Bay Area my whole life. I suppose if I could live anywhere I'd want to move down south to the Santa Monica / Santa Barbara area. From what I've seen of it, it looks like a little bit nicer / warmer weather. I inherited my dad's allergies, he's from Arizona, so as I'm getting older I'm getting allergic to more and more things up here. I'd probably have an easier time in a more desert-like environment. Plus, I prefer warmer to colder, so somewhere a bit more south would be nice and warm.

Gaming
I primarily game on my PC, but I also have a Playstation 3 and a Wii.

My Playstation 3 name is "rabb1t".

My Wii friend address is 7525 6786 5302 2668.

I have many of the games, movies, and more, that I'm thinking about purchasing on my Amazon wish list. You can peep it if you like.

Work
I haven't done anything truly spectacular in my work history, however, due to my artistic background I did work in layout and design of printed materials for ~5 years as a graphic artist. During the last quarter of 2007, and for a little bit in 2008 (October - February), I worked for Ping0 as an online community manager and tech support person for Hellgate:London and Mythos under the name "Virtus".

During 2008 I was homeless for a bit due to my struggle to find work. During that time I made a journal, which I call "Epic Fail: The Journal of a Homeless Gamer." You can read it online or download the complete .pdf.

School
I am continuing school part time so that I can eventually get into counseling or substitute teaching at the high-school or junior college level. I currently hold an Associate and Bachelor degree in Psychology.

Old-School
I have an older domain that I update only on rare occasion which contains poetry and stories that I have written over the years, as well as other various things I've collected. - Link

Back when I was playing EverQuest I wrote some articles, as well as a few bits of poetry and other thoughts. Some of the articles are still interesting and relevant. The most notable are "Careful, you might learn something", "Why do you play the game?" and "Women of EverQuest". - Link

rabb1t name
I have been asked before why I chose the name 'rabb1t'. I chose it so I could have a cool name to use on the boards and as a 'gamer tag' which would both be something I could make into a gamer name (rabbit to rabb1t) as well as having some meaning behind it. Obviously people think of several things when they think of rabbits. Here are a few...

- Rabbits, real ones - tend to be shy, curious, and very defensive of their private areas if threatened
- Playboy - a bunny that has become a modern day symbol of sexuality
- Rabbit, from Pooh - a character who is extremely detail oriented and fussy over things
- Buggs bunny - curious, pesky, playful, silly, happy, and very strategic in what he does
- Rabbit animal totem / spirit guide - gentle, cautious, observes their environment, knows when to fight and when to run