The Introduction!

Hi there!

I'm the site owner, Lil Theo. This entire blog is going to be dedicated to .. well, me! My real name is Therran Allen Broc Taylor, I'm eighteen years old and currently attending the Oklahoma City Community College for Computer Science with Game Design. I've always had a love for writing, and that love has since been held in check by video games.
The first video game I ever played was Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit on the Playstation One. I remember it vividly, and I'll never forget it. The first time I had ever gotten a taste for writing was in the ninth grade, when I earned my own " Weekly Article " in my Junior High School Newspaper. Since then, I've been torn exactly on which one I should pursue, but before we even dab that far into my life, let's ask a few questions for the would-be viewer!

Why would I want to write? Well, like I mentioned above, I love writing. I think the spoken and written word are some of the most influential and potentially powerful things in the world. They can start and end wars, they harbor twice as much power as the gun ( in most respects ) and they stand as a true testament of power and wisdom. I love how words can flow, and rhyme, and come together so fluidly. I love how words can convey different meanings, and how opinions, while seemingly somewhat similar can become so different when fully explained on the corners of a paper.

Now, why would I want to work in the video game industry? Video games are my anti-drug, they really are. I fully graduated from high school as of May 26th, 2009 and it was a truly wild ride. I lost a fellow classmate to drugs, and saw many more drop out and disappear as drugs started to rule their life. I made a vow somewhere in that mess to make sure that never happened to me. I slowed the partying, and started to find alternatives to fill my Friday nights. That's where video games come in. Video games offer a true release from the whims of society. While I'm playing as the Master Chief, or Commander Shepard, I'm not worried about my Chemisty assignment, or who has beef with who. I'm immersed in another world where I'm the hero ( or the villain ) and there are no true consequences of my actions. I understand now, I may seem like a total geek, but that's how I genuinely feel -- and I think that when I'm talking amongst a circle of fellow gamers, I can say that without any tinge of embarassment.

That's really all I have to say until I get this site off the ground. Until then, fellow gamers!

Ciao!

-- Lil Theo.