I had an epiphany today...or a nerd reawakening, whatever you want to call it. It started on the night of the Halo 4 release. My cousin and I had been hanging out earlier that day, when he said "Hey dude, I want to get that new Halo coming out tonight, what about you?" At first, the macho ego inside me was like Halo and video games are for losers. Then something happened within my soul. I felt this sudden desire to play videogames non-stop, to my heart's content. I felt like I had to complete all my games and unlock everything and accomplish all tasks to obtain trophies.(I play ps3). Ever since I was old enough to pick up a controller and play and comprehend videogames, I was addicted from then on. My first gaming console was the Super Nintendo Entertainment System or SNES. (Yes, I was a 90s baby.) Boy did I play that thing ragged. Played everyting from Killer Instinct to NBA Jam. Man, did I love that machine. Anyways from that point on I played and owned most of the next-gen consoles. I was a videogame addict, I lived and breathed 16-bit. Then one year something went horribly wrong. I believe I was a freshmen at the time. I slowly began to lose interest in gaming. Dust started collecting on whatever console I had at the time. One day I sold my system with all my games and accessories. I had officialy checked out of the gaming world. It was a sad day in my life even though I really didn't show it. Fast foward a few years, and I am back at it like I never left. I have decided to pursue a career in computers/game design/web design and programming. I also want to write editorials about technology and any and all things having to do with the gaming world. Once a geek, always a geek.