Well, I happen to be squatting in the same place where I originated from... Illinois. My childhood was your average story, nothing big to suppress. I jumped from school to school, 'cause we move alot and weren't military... slightly unusual, but it's cool. I left IL after high school, to find college, and something better than this state... After nine years and more moving (Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, Arizona, etc.), I managed to earn a BA in Animation, out in Phoenix. I returned back to Springfield, IL, trying to start up my own thing... grahic art, illustration, and animation production... Alas, that has not been working well, so I am heading west... More info on the way...