Sorry about that guys I didn't go down far enough to see the pimping section so I used a general into to start off with.
Let's see about me...lol
I learned to read from comics when I was four, my dad started buying them for me every day because I was going to work with him and he didn't need a 4 year old running amok around a construction site. So I learned to read from Spiderman, Batman, and the Flash. The Flash still happens to be my favorite hero to this day, but Nightwing is a close second. Always did love the Teen Titans!
After I got out of high school I took a pass on a scholarship to enter the Navy where I rode Submarines for five very long years. After getting out of the Navy I went o commercial dive school and started a fascinating career as a commercial diver. I say that with all sarcasm because while diving sounds really cool it's actually pretty mundane. Once you dig a big hole in the ocean floor you've pretty much dug all the holes you need to dig, you know? It's just a job. I've been at it for about 15 years now, and I'm pretty much sick of it. Right now I work a 4 and 2 schedule, meaning I'm offshore for 4 weeks and home for 2. But at least they have the internet!
So, I'm also a full time student and about 18 months from finishing my degree, at which point I'll probably go into teaching at least for a bit. I'm not sure what I want to do long term, but teaching will get me home full time and away from the offshore grind, and it'll also allow me to spend more time with my family!
Speaking of family, my wife and I were married just over a year ago at a Ren Fair in Texas and had a blast doing it. Best Wedding Ever. Since then we've been busy, and our first baby, a boy, will be born in July. WOO! He's healthy by all accounts, which is a most excellent thing. We're naming him Logan, because...dad's a total comic geek.
What else? Oh, we're living in Austin Texas, and that's pretty much where we're staying. I won't say there's not enough money in the world to make us move, but since my wife's a teacher, and I'll be teaching soon as well it's not like we're in high demand for some sort of cross country moving offer anyway, and we love Texas. I was born and raised here and my wife's been here for 20 years so we're as Texan as it comes till you get to football. I'm a diehard Cowboys fanatic and she roots for her hometown team the dreaded Patriots. So football season is a little contentious around the Kelley household!
Hobby wise (outside of comic book reading collecting and all), I play volleyball, racquetball, pretty much anything but golf. I read a lot, I love movies, and I'm a music nut, mostly alt rock. I just bought a new bicycle and I love it, so I can't wait to get home and ride it some more.
I've been making comics in one form or another since I can remember, but I only got serious about it 6 years or so ago. I've entered a couple of contests, done pretty well, and published some books so I'm happy with the progress thus far at least. It's definitely a journey!
And that's pretty much me in a nutshell! Glad to be here and I hope to get to know everyone here as we move along!
