Hi. My name is Alaric and I'm a member of a Loki-worshiping cult.

No, not really, I’m an atheist. But still, I think Loki is awesome and I would absolutely become his follower if he actually existed.

In any event, here is a little about myself:

I work in the video-gaming industry. In addition to my day-job, I am also involved with Temporal Games - a start-up that I helped create. Before that I was a PC gaming journalist at The Adrenaline Vault. As you can see I work with games, and needless to say I enjoy it very much. Education-wise I studied History and Anthropology at Northwestern University. It was just for fun since I never had any plans to work in either field, but a lot of this stuff comes in handy.

I like traveling and so far have been to England, Russia, Korea, Estonia, Czech Republic, Mexico, France, Ukraine, Scotland, Israel, Latvia, Spain, and the Virgin Islands. Admittedly, my “to-go” list is much bigger than my “gone-to” list, but I’m working on it.

Aside from gaming, computers and travels, I also love reading. (It feels odd mentioning it because how could someone not like reading? But apparently some people don't.) In addition to that I am always up for a walk/hike in a forest preserve, or a bicycle ride, or some skiing. I'm a excellent shot and know a thing or two about using a sword. It will prove useful once the civil war starts. I hardly ever watch TV. For a while I was really into photography, but now my DSLR is collecting dust for lack of time.

I mostly listen to metal, so long as it is at least somewhat melodic, but I also enjoy folk and classical music of the baroque kind. All other genres also have some very nice compositions every so often, but I don't seek them out on purpose.

Politically I believe in the rights to life, liberty, and property, and in that any activity that goes on between consenting adults is nobody else’s business.

I feel equally comfortable in the company of corporate suits, screaming metalheads, clean-cut soldiers, naked kinksters, and crusty old professors of anthropology.

Nothing fails like a prayer does.