Well, mine as not being nearly as exciting or dramatic, but I thinks it's time I made one.
My name is Austin Sullivan. I was born July 31, 1990 in Connecticut. My parents, Brian and Holly, were, and are still very good parents. I'm very glad for the way they raised us. They were strict, but fair, and taught me the differences of right and wrong. I have a twin brother (Ferdinand Foch), we have a typical brotherly relationship(hate the guy one day, cool with him the next).
I've lived my whole life in the same town in CT. Not to big, small, really rural where I live, wouldn't have it any other way. Was a bit of a hellion growing up, caused some scenes in kindergarten and elementary schools. The parents though, put a stop to that. I was quite the introvert, and wasn't very social during my pre teen years. Though to be frank, I was complimented by fellow classmates being polite during school, pretty much my biggest strong point. As far as academics are concerned, I was strong in English and history, but weak in math and gym. I have been picked becuase of my introvetness, plus the fact that I am overweight(not obese though, couldn't see myself that big). I took it for the most part, but flipped out a few times. One instance was a fellow team mate on the freshman basketball team made fun of me for asinine reasons( kept pushing it till I slugged him a few times going to a game, strangely I get along with him now).
I graduate high school in summer of 2008, started college fall of the same. My major is Digital Media, little bit of a pain(had some rough spots), but overall I like designing websites, flash, etc. Haven't reached my goal yet(making Dean's list) but good grades overall, even getting B's in my math classes when all I got were D's and C's in High School.
I'm still a bit of an introvert, but I've really opened up. Made quite a few friends both back home and up here at college. Still single though.
The only job that I worked at constatnly was a stock clerk at a local grocery store back home, started working there when I was 16, and worked on my winter and summer breaks.
I have pretty close relation with my dad's parents. My grandmother worked with computers, and got her BA after retirement. My grandfather was a beat cop in Hartford during the 60's, worked his way up to chief of police in the 80's. I did have close relations with my mothers parents, but we(my family) had a falling out a few years ago, I won't go into details. We've exchanged letters a few times, and talked once on the phone, but I haven't seen them in years. My parents gave me a very good upbringing. My mother is a teacher at the school system back home, my father a regional bank manager in Massachusetts.
I've been interested in WWII since I was a kid(can't remember why). I've got quite a collection of books(though my brother overall has the most, needs a lot of bookshelves). Thought I knew all there was to the war before I got onto this site, boy was I wrong!
. Not very athletic, but I have played baseball, basketball, swimming, and skiing. Skiing is perhaps the sport I love best, thanks to my dad.
I've been fortunate to be able to go overseas quite a few times, been to England and France with the family, Italy for a school trip after graduation, been to canada three times, and currently going to Russia this summer.
Sorry for the long post, but I've been toying with the idea of contributing to this thread.
Here's a recent photo of my family prior to flying on nine oh nine. If you can't tell, I'm the guy on the left with the red sox hoodie.