I am 23 yrs old, I have found the love of my life. I simply a young man, seeking wisdom, and to never be forgotten. Independent by nature I often strive for a perfection of my own choosing. Willing to take risks, I am merely a leader in a sea of followers. I try to do my best at everything I do. I have huge ambitions and no one can stand in my way to achieve them. I have a big heart, which means it has been wounded a lot. Friends, Enemys, Loved Ones, etc. But I have found the one person in life I can trust my heart with, and that is all I really need.
I am a writer by trade, I used to be an "information broker", buying and selling information, unofficailly ofcourse. But I got in trouble with the wrong information. I am currently working for an auction house as a writer and I am also trying to complete a novel on my spare time, but its completion eludes me. I am also working on a fiction/satire work based on post-apocolyptic novels and movies.
On my sparetime I write in my blog Human Psyche of J.D. Crow [1] or at home. You can read most of my writing, musings, or poetry on my blog, but I am working on my own website which will have my blog, a writing section as well as a portfolio/resume and hopefully a project area.
Stats
edit- Height: 5' 8"
- Weight: 270lbs (-90lbs I have lost so far)
- Eyes: Hazel
- Hair: Brownish
Body Mods: 4 Tattoos;
- 1. A tribal shape (I know! Blah) on my Upper left Arm.
- 2. A Kanji of Revolution on my right Forearm.
- 3. The words Carpe Noctem on my Back between my shoulder blades, which means Seize the Night.
- 4. The word Devoted on my left pectorial.
Scars: 1" scar on left arm from a serraded knife. Appendix scar 4" long on my right side. Small scar on my lip from a accident with a fence as a kid. Small scar on my left thumb from cutting a roll with a steak knife. Small indent on my right ankle from a 22 bouncing off. 1" scar on the top of my butt crack from a nail in the wall.
Smoker: No. Drinker: When the time calls for it. Drugs I'm Okay With: Marijuana (I don't use nor ever have), caffeine, and aspirin Drugs I'm Not Okay With: Anything else.
Mad-skills: Fixing Computers; Finding information on anyone or anything when most can't; Intermediate skill with Handguns, Shotguns, and Assault rifles; Speed Reading; Making friends with total strangers on myriad of subjects. Sprinting Faster than most think I can; Making Complex things simple & and Simple things Complex; Helping people with thier writing.
Political Leanings: Anarchist who really wants to get along "Taoist" style but will blow your head off if it comes to survival; hates neoconservatives, and pacifistic liberals. More of a Revolutionary type with leanings to both sides, or "middle of the road" kinda guy.
Religious Affiliation: Agnostic leaning towards atheist pragmatism; Despises organized brainwashing religion, and supports self empowerment. I understand the want and need for faith, but also know the power of science. People need to understand that religion and science should not fight each other, they should re-affirm each other. Both Einstien and Newton were religious, and both saw the beauty in how the world works.
Nerd affiliations: Politics Nerd, TV Shows (Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly (TV series)) nerd, Information nerd, Art/Design nerd, Media nerd
Self-Identifies As: West Texan, Irish, Geek, Amatuer writer, Blogger.
Literary Influences: Noam Chomsky, William Gibson, Douglas Adams, Stephen King, Jeff Mariotte, Laurell K. Hamilton, Malcom McDowell, Joshua Ellis, Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt, Neal Stephenson, Bruce Sterling, Kim Harrison, Eric Flint
Favorite Thinkers: Bruce Sterling, Howard Rheingold, William Gibson, Douglas Adams, Richard Dawkins, Socrates, Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, John Stewart, Penn & Teller.
If I Weren't Doing This Internet Thing, I'd Probably Be: Making Films or Finishing College, or actually writing my novel full time.
Favorite Foods: Tex-Mex, Cajun, Thai, Japanese, Sushi, Italian, Mediterranean/Greek, Indian,
Mini Autobiography
editMy name is Johnny Crow. I was born in a small town called Stanton, TX. Population around 2,000. I grew up there until I was four, when my mother left my father and we all moved out west to Las Vegas, NV. I flew back and forth every year between Nevada and Texas getting a dose of both small town etiquette and "Big City" diversity. I grew up faster than it was good for me. After living with my father for a few years in my early teens, I was kicked out and sent to my mothers. I made my home here in Las Vegas.
In my Senior year of high school (Chaparral) My parents up and moved everything to Florida to the defunct town of Okeechobee. I saved every penny I had and moved out and back to Las Vegas. Homeless and jobless I enrolled myself in highschool forging documents saying I had a home and a guardian. Toward the middle of the year I was found out and before I could get kicked out, I dropped out and moved to Rapid City, SD. For a short stint and quickly moved back to my parents in Florida. Despising Florida as much as I did, and gaining 160 pounds from it, I saved up and again moved back to Las Vegas only after receiving my High School Diploma from a local College.
Since then I have tried numerous times to go to college, only to have monetary or more immediate problems get in the way. I have moved to Texas and back once more, and sadly I am stuck on moving again out of this wasteland we call Sin City to a more preferable climate like The Coast or up north in Seattle/Portland Area or Even the beautiful Midwest.
I have worked for many companies over my travels from being a door to door salesman, to a telephone psychic, an ISP tech support, then I was Managing Mailrooms/Shipping departments, doing Websites for business and people and now I have finally landed a job as a writer. My real dream is to own a Cafe, to write a book, and to be a fulltime author. Unless I teach in which case I will settle for a part time author.
I have been involved with computers since I was 10, starting out on a Unix Mainframe and then at school with an old Mac. Later in 1995 I owned my very first computer a brand new Pentium 100mhz with a whopping 1gb HD, and a 28.8bit modem. I ruled!
I have built websites since 1999 or thereabouts. I created many of my own and friends websites, and later in 2002 I got contracted to do a political website for a friend. Although he didn't win his election, the site was still good, and I created a Webdesign Company from that called Renegade Designs. I only ran it for 2 years but it was a good run. I also redesigned and fixed my last employers website.
In early 2004 I Created my first of many Blogs. I currently write and maintain it daily, I use it to vent and to record the past, but also hopefully improve my writing skills. I currently am working on a novel, though slow, It is still coming out day to day. In the past I have written poetry, prose and short stories. I was published once for a poem in Jr. High, but beyond that I was only a small writer for a now defunct online magazine called Asylum Monthly.
I am a decent cook, and will cook for you if I have the right ingredients. I learned most of my cooking from my mother and grandmother, and a lot more from the food network with shows like Good Eats and Iron Chef.
I currently live in the lesser Las Vegas area with a friend and his family a large amount of books, DVD's, as my friend tells me "more clothes than most women" he knows (he doesn't know many).
Since September 1, 2005 I have been with the woman who I believe is my soulmate, who will eventually be my wife, and the mother of my children. I am happy to say I am completly in love, and would not trade one second for anything in the world. My world is devoted to her.