It's hard to know where to start when you're describing yourself.

I was born and raised in Oklahoma, but right now I'm living in Scotland. I spent my childhood and adolescence training as a classical musician, then became a pilot before settling on computer science as a degree path. I finished my degree in computer science last year, and immediately began a ridiculously rigorous Master's course called Design Ethnography.

But really, secretly, I'm a writer and a ...

It's hard to know where to start when you're describing yourself.

I was born and raised in Oklahoma, but right now I'm living in Scotland. I spent my childhood and adolescence training as a classical musician, then became a pilot before settling on computer science as a degree path. I finished my degree in computer science last year, and immediately began a ridiculously rigorous Master's course called Design Ethnography.

But really, secretly, I'm a writer and a storyteller.

I feel that I haven't stopped moving or working since I was eight, and possibly before then. Sixteen years on, the complete lack of balance in my life is evident. I have never learned how to live a normal, healthy lifestyle. I did everything--and was good at all of it, damn it. This has produced pretty good work, perhaps, but always at the expense of my health.

Now, I am existentially tired. I am ready to live a slower, more pleasant, healthier life.

I am ready to sleep enough, eat food that my body will thrive on, and exercise so that I can really enjoy everything the world has to offer.

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