Were you involved in extracurricular activities growing up? Did you benefit from it?

[Warren DeMontague]

3. I was never really a joiner.

I think much, but not all, of my issue with the extracurricular activities I was often forced into was the type of activities, themselves. I was not a terribly athletic kid, myself, although there were some sports I was marginally proficient at; baseball, and once I filled out, to a certain extent football-- (basketball? Despite the height, Forget it) ... Interestingly enough, in High School I showed some aptitude for wrestling, which was unexpected. College my preferred sports were the keg tap and the bong pull, and of course frisbee golf.

I think quirky, smart, nerdy kids like myself had a much harder time when I was growing up, just because there wasn't so much available for us. Along with the fact that geek culture was not globally transcendent like it is, now... in my day, geeks were just geeks.

I will say, D, that I'm sorry growing up was so tough for you. I had my issues and difficulties and certainly some fucked up family shit, but not to your extent- I have a great deal of respect for what it sounds like you've come through to get where you're at, today.