Who am I? Well, that depends upon where you encounter me. At work I am an analyst, doing my best to try to find ways to streamline functions and processes. Away from work I am something else. I enjoy getting out, hiking the various hiking trails that we have available in this region. Dovetailing nicely with the hiking is my love of photography. I am no professional, but I do enjoy taking my camera with me so that I can capture a shot if something catches my eye. You can see some of my work at my online photo gallery: http://geoffrie.smugmug.com/ I have also started maintaining a presence online through Facebook and MySpace. Long an opponent of such services, I finally succumbed so that I could stay up to date with friends.
When I am not out hiking you can often find me firmly ensconced at my computer, typically catching up on the blogs that I read or playing a game. These days I have given up online gaming, bowing to the increasing pressures of balancing school and family. Perhaps one day I will return to the universe of EVE Online, or the forests and dales of Lord of the Rings Online.
However, long before I fell for the computer I fell for this strange thing called books. Yeah, those things made out of paper with ink on the pages. Science fiction and fantasy are my fiction of choice, and I now have a decent sized collection of these books in my library. You might stumble across the odd history or cultural book in my library, but the vast majority of it is fantasy or science fiction.
My life is no longer as it once was, and I find it increasingly difficult to find time for my hobbies. I have fond memories of them, but helping with the care of my children has cut into downtime. These days it is much easier to sit and watch a movie with a baby in my lap than it is to try to do anything at the computer. Any electronic gaming is done through a Playstation, while sitting with a baby in my lap… Notice a trend here? 
Perhaps one day they will come to share some of my interests. Well, I can hope anyway.
