I was born in Amarillo, Texas on September 19th, 1985. On the same day, a massive earthquake struck in the heart of Mexico City, Mexico, causing unimaginable damage amd loss of life. I would like to say that at least for my family, one good thing came out of that day. For all the trouble I've caused since, however, that claim can be considered questionable.My family moved to Colorado in my early years and for the most part I was a pretty good child, though I had a very noticeable rebellious streak. My early school years were promising, as I started out a straight A student who never missed an assignment and always aced my tests. Middle and high school, however, would have me go on to break that promise, as I soon became known as the frustratingly smart student who could be valedictorian if he bothered to ever do homework or even show up to class. Instead I ended up as the intelligent dropout.Soon after my 18th birthday, I left behind my hard earned collection of wonderfully bad influences and moved to Washington in an attempt to do better. It was there where I met a whole new group of bad influences who managed to be even worse for me. It was a grand and wonderful waste of my young adult years.Eventually I moved to Wyoming (and briefly, to my disgust, to and back from Florida) and finally got my act together. I became a fully functional adult and contributor to society. I had a fiance, a place of my own, a car, dog, salary, vacation days and even paid Healthcare. I even obtained my GED, yet another test I scored top grades on without bothering to study. Finally, my family and loved ones could relax and stop checking local obituaries for my name. I, however, was miserable.Inevitably, it all fell apart, and despite my family's mental anguish, I found myself back in the epicenter of all my bad decisions and terrible influences, Colorado. The following near-decade has been stricken from the record, as it is far from family friendly.Currently I am once again a contributing member of society and unlike before, I am happy to be so. I am working hard to make up for the past and am looking forward to my future. In my free time, rather than finding new and innovative ways to add to the mental anguish of those who care about me, I am working on publishing a series of adult coloring books which I hope will be valued and enjoyed by many. For once, I am focusing on doing something I can look back on later and be proud of.Read more about this authorRead less about this author