Hello to anyone who actually decided to read my blog! I don't/didn't expect anyone to read it so if you're here, you stand out!

I've been following the adventures of Jeff, Ryan, Rich, Alex, and Brad since I first joined Gamespot the day Final Fantasy VIII came out on PS1. I've written to Alex on Burning Questions. I've seen all the episodes of Button Mashing (yes I know the song). I've seen all the episodes of The Hotspot (well at least the ones that featured games I cared about). Basically I've been around for a while. And of course, I have all the Bombcasts on my Blackberry, which I use as a poor man's iPhone.

I am, as of this writing, 19 years of age. When I was 12, I got my first taste of video game journalism via a review I wrote for Parasite Eve, an oldie (but goodie) PS1 game. I've wanted to be involved with the game industry ever since. Now I'm a college student at Michigan State University. I've written reviews for games dozens of times. I pretty much choose to write about games anytime I have a writing assignment that allows me to. A few months ago, however, I had an assignment where the instructions were to write a 7-10 page essay on a free speech conflict in the mainstream media.  The title I chose for that paper was "6.0-Fired". The essay focused on what I THINK led to Jeff's termination from Gamespot, and the subsequent "leaving" of all the other Gamespot editors I cared about. I doubt this is the avenue for discussion on that topic so message me if you'd like to read the essay...or watch the hilarious Power Point presentation that accompanied it.

Anywho, I joined this site because I respect what the guys at Giant Bomb are doing. Anyone could have started a new site or created a blog about how crappy life is when you're inappropriately fired after being with a major company for over a dozen years. Instead these guys have built a new, unique site and shown everyone the gears and cogs they put together to run it. Their passion for gaming (or maybe just for game gossip and money) is admirable at the very least. If joining this site helps them in any way, I'm all for it. Maybe one day in the next 10 years, they'll be making blogs as members of my game website.

Thanks for reading and add Keeng on PSN.

Keep it up, GB.

P.S. I got a 4.0 in that class.