This is for all you nosy folk out there.

I mean, honestly, why did you click on this page? I’d have thought you’d have gone to the pretty pictures. They are on all the other pages. Other than that whole daily thoughts thing. That’s just me being “serious.” (But even that has devolved into a bit of silliness.) 

What? Oh. You’re still here. Do you realize you can just go to arok.me to find out most of the current stuff? Well, you can. So you really want to know something else? Ok. Fine. If it will get you off my back, fine. I’ll tell you a little bit about me. 

Growing up I always wanted to be an astronaut. So I went to college for astrophysics since I tend to be a fairly big guy. I ended up quitting that since I really hated calculus. Put a damper on that dream. After working odd jobs for a while and puttering with this weird new internet thing for a few years, I decided to go back to school and settled on art since it started with A and I needed a declared major to transfer. That was 1998 and I’ve been designing professionally ever since. I do mostly print stuff since I never learned much past HTML 1.0. Though I do know a bit of CSS.

I love to take photos. I have a decent camera and some point and shoots. I use those more. I have a collection of 20-80 year old cameras that I keep just to look at. Honestly, I really don’t know why I have them. Basically ‘cause I think they are cool.

People either find me entertainng or annoying. Some people find me both. I’m not apologetic for that. I’m not sure that I care. I’m brash, I’m loud, and I usually think I am right. Sometimes I even am. I tend to ramble on about almost everything. Even about me. I overshare. I underlisten. And frankly, I can be an ass. But I am good at what I do. If I am paid to do a job, I will give it my best. I will give it 100% and if you are not happy I will try to make you happy with it. Though if you are being an idiot and wanting me to do something that I disagree with, I can’t say that I won’t mutter bad things about you either under my breath or to your face depending on how much you are paying me. But ultimately if you pay for it it is yours and I will do what you ask.

So. Does that fulfill your odd curiosity about me? Because seriously, I find the fact that you’ve come to this page just a little creepy. Go. Go look at the pretty pictures. Those are the things I am proud of.

Oh. And I have a beard. Take that how you will.

—Arok (http://Arok.Me)