Pride 2014 - A Day to Remember

This year has definitely been one for the record books. Having graduated from college late last year (thank you, but please hold your applause), I've opened up time slots previously unavailable in order to experience more of LA. I've been volunteering like a madman, learning more and more about the exciting events and fundraisers that surface each month. The highlight so far was attending Pride in West Hollywood with friends who had never experienced an LGBT gathering, let alone one on such a grand scale as the annual festival. It was a day of wonderful firsts, and having been trapped with our noses buried in books for the past year, they were all happily welcomed.

A Little More About Me

In illustrated form!

Age: 25
Occupation: Full-time nerd
Hobbies: Video games, film, animation, tennis (although it's been a while)

I love self illustrations so I gave one a try. This is pretty much me on a normal basis. I'd wear the hell out of that shirt if I actually owned it, as Phoenix is my everything. I've grown up on all things Marvel, with X-men being my favorite, and she has always resonated with me. Her storyline and concept are amazingly synced to my own life. I'm only 25, but it's already been a long ride (multiple deaths included), but those are perhaps stories for another day.

And yes, ladies and gentlemen, that is a PS2 controller in my hand. I believe that system to be my favorite of all time and the majority of my gaming life has been with Sony. Final Fantasy, anyone?

Hello and Welcome

First of all, this is me:

My name is Christopher Atkins and as you can see, I am not the creator of the Atkins diet. Get that out of your system, like right now. Ok. Are we good? Cool.

I'm just a not so simple guy with a lot on his mind and figured why not let some of this madness inside my head spew onto a page. I love to draw. I love to write. I am a video game and film enthusiast. There will be a lot of review and chatter about these and all things LGBT, so if you've got an issue with that the exit is located at the top of your screen. Please feel free to delete your history so no one knows you were here. Thank you.

For everyone else, welcome and I hope you enjoy what's to come. May start off slow at first, but I'd like to build this blog up as a wonderful collection of thoughts and memories, while I still have them.