turtleback

I grew up in California and Southern Washington state. Both my parents were teachers. My father was also a sheriff for a while. I have one older brother. My brother brought me into gaming early and we played games often until I left college (Central Washington University in Ellensburg). The games I remember most from that time are D&D, Champions, Dark Tower, Civilization, Cosmic Encounters, Illuminati, and Battletech. After college I moved to Seattle and lived on a boat on Lake Union for 10 years (think the movie Sleepless in Seattle except with a real boat). I did not play many games during these years except poker occasionally with the guys from work. I got involved in the marine community during that time. Now I work in a small shop that manufactures and sells marine heaters. It gets pretty chilly here in the winter and most boats do not come with heaters. It's a nice niche market and we stay busy. I met Jenny in August of 2005 and we married a year later. Since then I have been buying and playing games often with my wife (my main and best gaming partner). Life is good! ...and it gets better! After fifteen years of thinking that I was infertile due to the effects of radiation and chemotherapy, from two bouts of cancer I had, it turns out I wasn't shooting blanks after all. My wife and I had been trying for about a year. We had just started talking about getting fertility checks and such when she caught. I'm a lucky guy! Holiday Rose Anderson was born in April 2009. She is the light of our lives. Everyday she amazes us with some new thing that she has learned. She is super cute and very fun. She makes me feel like a rock star. Being a dad is the best. I have wide and eclectic tastes in games, but the thing I look for first is whether they are playable with two. We game with other couples, but the majority of the games we play are two player. That said, my game collection has grown quite a bit since I first found BGG in 2006 and I think I've got a pretty well rounded collection for most situations. I am glad, though, that there is always something new and exciting coming around the corner in this hobby! It gives me something to look forward to. Other than board games I am an avid golfer. I love this game! It's the one good shot a round that keeps me coming back. I also have just taken up skateboarding. I have a longboard and a shorter trick board. I ride the longboard on breaks at work. It's an excellent work out and relaxing. The trick board is taking me awhile to pick up, but I'm having great fun learning. There are a multitude of cool skateparks here in Seattle. I'm having a great time skating these bowls. We also like to see live music (mostly rock). It's a little harder to get out to see a show now that we are parents, but we still manage sometimes. There are some fun family friendly concerts like the Bumbershoot music festival that we enjoy attending.