My name is Zak. I am a (struggling) writer.

>> You can find my other work at http://www.zakariaz.com where you will find a small portfolio, my random blog, and some links to my works (masterpieces) if they ever get published or produced.

>> You can also check out my How Not To Suck at Life Blog at http://dontsuck.zakariaz.com so you can not repeat other people's miserable mistakes.

>> You may contact me at zg (at) zakariaz.com if you wish to contact me real bad.

I am a relic of the golden glory days of PC gaming, yet I am only 23 years old. I have been tinkering with computers since I was only 6, playing Lemmings on an old DOS machine and a paper floppy. I've had an interest in this tech ever since I was born because my dad was a stay at home dad (sissy) and also a computer programmer. I want to be a writer more than anything. There is nothing better than sitting at a coffee shop with a notebook and headphones blaring trance. If I could make a living at this, I would kiss your feet.

I was born and raised in Sweden and moved to the states when I was a little bit older so I have a very different view of life than my fellow Americans. This sometimes causes conflicts of interest. For instance, baseball is boring to me but put on hockey and I'm glued to the TV. I also like socialist ideas and will preach them for as long as I can. I also believe you should take care of yourself, your friends, your community, your planet... you get the idea. We all live here, we are all in this together, there's no reason we shouldn't all chip in. I am against gated communities.

I find video games, movies, books, and laying on the beach (even though I am capable of sunburn in the winter) to be the best things on Earth and I try to do a little of it all in between my daily rut managing a much hated specialty video game retail store. 5 cool points for those who can guess which one that is.