OrphanPip

So, I've decided to write an autobiography about my so far not so exciting life. Mostly for personal cathartic reasons, as there aren't that many points in my life that will be all that interesting to strangers. That being said, instead of doing this like a diary, I've decided to make it open to public view. Those interested in learning about my life, I can't imagine who you are, are welcome to read and comment.

Oh, and this probably won't be in any particular chronological order. I've decided to start much later than my birth (and really I don't know all that much about the moment to begin with) in order to make the significance of earlier events easier to understand.

Part I - Who I Am Now

I am a 22 year young male from Montreal, Canada. Those of you who have read some of my post attentively may be aware that I am gay (shock and surprise ). I've been gay for quite a while, but I'll probably cover that more at a later date. Lately, I've started to consider myself part of a "post-gay" identity more than the essentialised "gayness" that is represented in the media. I am thoroughly interested in the integration and complete destruction of the notion of gayness as an important part of a person's character. As a result, I think both heterosexuals and homosexuals must play a part in bridging the gap that exists in Western culture. People need to overcome prejudices and the desire to self-ghettoize.

Now onto my professional life. I have a degree in Microbiology and Immunology from McGill University. I work as a lab technitian in a veterinary hospital where I mostly do urine and blood analysis. This is a job I've held since before my graduation, but have continued as the economy is quite bad and I have mixed feelings about my job. Other lab work I've done hasn't really thrilled me and I quickly realized during my undergrad that I really didn't want to be a full-fledged "scientist". So, apart from working I take courses part-time at another university in Montreal. Trying to find something that interest me, with the eventual intention of finding a better career than the one of endless tedium I'm locked in at the moment.

The other important people in my life are my family. I have a brother who is quite a few years older than me. My brother Jason is 33, a 5% owner of one of Quebec's largest soft-ware companies, a former pornographer, a current property manager and a self-made millionaire by age 25.

My father and mother are retired and well into their sixties. Dad never finished high school and has worked as a plumber, autoworker, coal miner, and was born on a farm. He is also dyslexic and almost illiterate. My mother is a university educated daughter of an Irish cop, she has a bachelor of commerce in accountancy (a degree that I don't think exists outside of Canada) and she used to work as a comptroller for Dupont. I would say her defining character is that she is a devout Anglican. The health of my parents isn't the greatest at the moment. My mother is unfortunately going blind and has type II diabetes. On the other hand, my father has had multiple strokes and his memory isn't what it used to be.

That's my life as it stands now, I guess I'll start talking about a part of my past sometimes soon. Comments are appreciated but not necessary, and I hope people enjoy a peek into my life.