This site is a hobby of mine. It's the first serious investment I've made in web design, and blogging. That being said, serious means I actually spent time learning about it, experimenting with it, and working with it. It also means I began to spend money on the hobby, purchasing books, and I believe this year (2009) marks seven years of web hosting service.

Guardfather.com has embodied an array of functions I decided to apply the site to. The first function was sharing Warcraft 3 replays I saved. Beyond that, it's been dedicated to tutorials, image hosting, email, forum hosting, photography gallery, investigative tool, and of course, blog.

I'm sort of unique. Unique in that I'm kind of the opposite of unique. Huh? I have a broad spectrum of qualities which don't often coexist so integrally in a person. But nearly all of those qualities are common in people. It's the balance that defines me.

You might also say I'm just odd. Maybe a hypocrite. Maybe immature. Maybe bitter. Perhaps a codger? Possibly a curmudgeon. Hell, I've had a girlfriend call me that before. Only somewhat affectionately. But really, how many people have had a girlfriend call them a curmudgeon? There are a lot of labels that can be applied to me, and a lot of them fit, at least some of the time.

In order to understand my multifaceted nature, well... You can't. You won't. Don't bother trying to understand me. I don't understand me. Not for a lack of trying. I believe I spend more time in deep reflection than most people do. I believe it has helped my personality develop. I also believe it is a crippling behavior. Fuck me, I'm screwed. But what else is there to say? The paradoxical aspect, or conglomeration of paradoxical aspects of my personality, is what is most significant about me. At least that seems to make sense to me right now.

In reality, I'm like most people. Most people are multifaceted. Most people have odd combinations of qualities. You just have to pay attention, and get to know the person, in order to discover those odd combos. Sometimes you just don't get to discover them, because people tend to bury them for the sake of simplicity and order in their life. I, however, tend not to.

What does it matter, though? If you're here, reading this, you've probably read at least some of my blog. Reading expressions of my thoughts and opinions is an easy way to get to know me. Or should I say, some of my facets...