Dropped out of High School at 15. Took a few college classes and joined the Navy. Served in the first Gulf War as an Aviation Storekeeper with a Vertrep/SAR helo squadron. Attended UC Berkeley where I received a degree in English with an emphasis in Literary Theory and a minor in Creative Writing. Worked in Hollywood for awhile, acting and PA stuff (worked swing on a truck for awhile which was pretty cool.) Went into Marketing and Publicity for a bit and then into Building Operations Management. Started grad school but was unhappy with the program... did drywall construction for a few months and now I'm training as an EMT...
Have had a long and rather varied relationship... see my blog "Why I'm here" for more info on this topic.