Assignment 1-Eliot Smith

     My name is William Eliot Smith, and I would describe myself as an overly sarcastic, whimsical, cunning, relaxed, argumentative, tennis-playing and video-game-loving nerd.  For any situation that I am placed in that is not serious or concerning in nature, I will attempt to find an unclear, comedic aspect and expose it to my peers.  Whoever hears my comments may laugh, and they may not.  I truly don't care, because as long as I amuse myself, I can continue with happiness.  I find this self-amusement to be a key to my well-being, and I will forever consider the concept as an eternal goal of mine.
    This does not mean that I can't be serious, however.  When the circumstances require a diligent mindset, I have no problem giving 100%.  Yet, I will always prefer a jubilant mood to a serious one.
     As for my hobbies, I enjoy tennis, video games, guitar, and trading stocks. I have played tennis since I was eight years old, and I currently play on the varsity team for Henry Clay.  Guitar has been a part of my life for a long time as well.  I have always been around it; my father has been playing since five years before my birth.  I picked up the guitar when I was around 11 years old, since then it has been an easy way for me to just fool around for a little while, disregarding the worries of my world.  My favorite artists include Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The White Stripes, and The Black Keys.  As you can probably tell, I am not a huge fan of the talent-void stream of noise currently emanating from the hottest radio channel.
      A blog describing me would be considerably lacking if my love for video games were not mentioned.  I have been a lifelong gamer and I have no intention of ever ceasing to be so.  From the Game Boy Color to the PS1 to the Nintendo 64 to the Game Boy Advance to the PS2 to the Game Boy SP to the PSP to the GameCube to the Xbox to the Xbox 360 to the Alienware x41 to the (future) Xbox One, video games have been a large facet of my life.  This is certainly the reason why I label myself a nerd, considering that the question of my favorite game in history causes me to self destruct due to intensive cognition.  It goes without saying that video games peak my geek meter.
   
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