About me
Who am I? I guess that's always a big question. How does one describe oneself to some one else? We don't really see ourselves as others see us, and we tend to view ourselves negatively, seeing only our faults.
In short, I'm nobody. I don't have any great successes in my life, I'm not some guru or a genius or a marathoner. I'm not rich or famous or particularly handsome. I'm not exceptional in any way. I'm an extra in your life's story. Nothing about me really stands out.
I make my living as an entertainment rigger and I hope to add rope access technician to that soon. I have too many interests and hobbies to really list, but that's what this blog is about, isn't it? I've recently learned that I'm high functioning autistic (whatever that means) and exhibit all of the symptom categories for ADHD to varying degrees. I've suspected such for a long time, but have just recently gotten some confirmation. That just means I'm all over the place and have trouble finishing projects once the shiny newness wears off.
I am an perpetual student of life and the world and always learning. I have myriad interests in fields as varied as technology, gardening, woodworking/carpentry, welding/smithing, digital fabrication, and the list goes on and on.
Currently, I'm working on building my Python, IT, and Cybersecurity skills enough to make a career switch. Although, now, in the age of generative AI, I suppose I'll just content myself with keeping those skills as hobbies.
Recently, I came across an autism self-assesment test and curiousity got the better of me. A year or so ago I asked my wife if she thought I was on the spectrum. She has a degree in psychology, so I guessed that she would know something about it. She laughed a sweet and caring laugh and said something like, "absolutely". The self assessment, as far as those things go, confirmed it. And not just a little autistic, but still "high-functioning".
So that led me to think about the follow-up question I'd asked my wife about ADHD and I had gotten a similar response to the autism question. So I went to add.org and took their self-assessment. Oh boy! Yeah. After reading some more about it on their site, I exhibit, in varying degrees, all of the symptom classes.
I know people say this all the time, but it really does explain a lot.
Anyway, currently, I'm trying to write more and better document my life and knowledge, so the this blog is an effort to that end. I've got a few pretty good stories from my past. Some of them even include valuable life lessons, while others are just ridiculous. This, of course, is true of just about anyone. More importantly, my story isn't finished, and this blog is an effort to share that story and just to have a place to write it all down.
Hence, A Commonplace Blog. Part journal, part memoir.