About Me

  • About Me: Warning... the hyper-caffienated brain spewage from my head may actually kill someone some day through the mishandling of the blunt hammer of intelligence. Or not.

More About Me

  • Nicknames: GB, Ghost Bear
  • Nationality: Cherokee
  • Religion: Christianity (the relationship kind, not the religious claptrap)
  • Heroes: My wife
  • Interests: I am a multi-published freelancer author in the strategic / fantasy wargame market with over 15 works to my credit. I also work at a consulting firm in the education field.

    I am an avid miniatures wargamer, a voracious reader of fiction and history, a rabid Pittsburgh Penguins hockey fan and utterly enjoy being married.
  • Expertise: English lit, science fiction, game design, audio production, graphic design and more. Writer for Classic Battletech and Battlecorps, among other clients - wargame and corporate.
  • Occupation: Writer
  • Industry: Academic (FT) / Games (Freelance)

Contact Info

  • AIM: I have an AIM screenname, but you'll have to ask for it.
  • MSN: ghostbearmw@juno.com

College

  • School Name: Northern Illinois University
  • Status: Alumni
  • Degree type: Bachelors
  • Major(s): English
  • Minor(s): History, Education, Journalism
  • Sports: Intramural Hockey

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: any good visual/story sci-fi
  • Favorite Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Ben Stiller...
  • Favorite Directors: John Woo, Peter Jackson
  • Favorite Genre: "Pulp" sci-fi
  • Favorite Soundtracks: Anything with a tense, driving beat (Matrix, Bourne Supremacy, etc.)
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: "Skynet is now active."
  • Movies I can watch over and over: Duh, see above
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Like I'm *that* simple

Travel

  • Places I love: America
  • Places I've been: Ireland, Bermuda, about 15 States
  • Places to see before I die: Edinburg, Scotland; Kuala Lampur, Thailand; Tokyo, Japan; Auckland, New Zealand; Budaphest, Turkey
  • Dream Vacation: Anywhere with my wife

Style

  • Where I shop: Best Buy, EB Games, Barnes & Noble, Target
  • Brands I love: Anything cheap
  • I like to wear: Solid colors, mainly along the darker spectrum.
  • Can't live without: God and breathing
  • Prized Possessions: My laptop, my cats, my coffee.
  • Guilty Pleasure: Drumstick ice cream cones, especially ones with caramel centers!

Books

  • Favorite Books: A bazillion different titles. Just ask.
  • Favorite Authors: Michael Crichton, Loren J. Coleman, Stephen R. Lawhead, Michael Stackpole, James Luceno, Orsen Scott Card, Orsen Wells, Jules Verne, J. Michael Strazcinsky, Jason Hardy, Randall N. Bills, Victor Milan, Ilsa Bick, Phaedra Weldon, Lord Tennyson, Homer, Euripedes, Milton, Shakespeare, John Donne, Richard C. White, William Dietz, Elaine Cunningham.... Heck, I know I'm missing a few.
  • Favorite Genres: Pulp Science Fiction, Crusades, Conspiracies, military history & fiction
  • Recent Reads: I read waaay too much (up to 10 books a week), so I've got too many favs to mention in one limited space like this.

Television

  • Favorite Shows: Heroes!, Seinfeld, Arrested Development, The Office (US), Amazing Race(s), Frasier, Cowboy Beebop, Batman (any incarnation), Babylon 5, Eureka, Monk, MI-5, Burn Notice, anything with Gordon Ramsey
  • Favorite Channels: History, Sci-Fi, any channel with hockey
  • Favorite Reruns: Seinfeld, Babylon 5
  • Most Addictive Show: Heroes, Burn Notice, Eureka
  • Favorite Episode: Too many to mention
  • Characters you relate to: Michael Bluth (Arrested Development), Peter Petrelli (Heroes)
  • Favorite Theme Song: Heroes
  • Show I Secretly Watch: What Not to Wear, the Mole
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Arrested Development

Video Games

  • Games I Play: So, so many. Command & Conquer: Generals, Freedom Force, MechWarrior (in every incarnation), Burnout 3, nearly every Star Wars game known to man, Crimson Skies, HALO (1-2)... Should I continue?
  • Consoles: Xbox
  • Gaming Alias: Ghost Bear (or some variation thereof)
  • Servers I Play On: I rarely play on public servers. Just between friends.
  • Most Addictive: Which isn't?
  • Proudest Achievements: Beating X-Com in three days
  • Favorite Soundtrack: HALO. Hands down.

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Bill Miller, Third Day, U2, Skillet, P.O.D., Linkin Park
  • Favorite Albums: Alien, Hear Our Prayer, Operation: Mindcrime
  • Favorite Genre: Driving Rock
  • Favorite Songs: Too numerous to mention
  • Songs I hate: Polka, country-western, adult contemporary and Top 20 genres