VITAL STATISTICS Date of Birth January 30, 1984 RPGamer Hire Date November 19, 2004 RPGamer Position Soundtrack Reviewer Location Prince William County, Virginia My LiveJournal I now update more often, so read Hobbies 1) Writing Music 2) Video Games 3) Guitar Favorite Vowels 1) E 2) A 3) Sometimes Y Favorite RPGs 1) A Link to the Past 2) Final Fantasy Tactics 3) Xenogears 4) Final Fantasy IX 5) Chrono Cross

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   I've been visiting RPGamer.com since the days of Final Fantasy VIII. In fact, what first drew me here was the early promotional video of the FFVIII demo. Ah, those were the days. Anyway, back to what you came here for--me. When I first joined the site back in November of 2004, I started out as a news and media updater. A few months afterwards, I was asked by Andrew Long to take the helms of a new project: a business and industry news column, called Currents. Of course, I jumped at the opportunity. It was a fun run at the helm of Currents, but after 30-some issues, I decided that it was time for me to move on to other things. And that brings me to my current position as a soundtrack reviewer. That's right, for the first time, your beloved Carlisle will work with the Interaction section of RPGamer. After having my way with News, it's time for the other half of the site to feel my lukewarm wrath. Trust me, while I'm here, s0x0rs will be r0x0red.

   As far as the good-old personal life goes, I'm a graduate of the University of Nebraska, with a B.A. in economics. I first started playing video games when I got my Nintendo Entertainment System at the age of 6 and I haven't stopped since. My first RPG was the original Zelda. For those of you who would eat glass before calling Zelda an RPG, I also first played Dragon Warrior around the same time. It wasn't until I played Wild Arms that I became such a fan of the genre, though. Today, I'm a big handheld and 2D RPGs, and I must own every game scored by Yasunori Mitsuda. As far as consoles, I own a PS2, Gamecube, GameBoy Advance, DS Lite, PSP, and Wii. Oh, and at the time of this writing, my PC is also a decent gaming machine, though by the time I've finished this sentence, something three times better will be out.

      Aside from the video game related stuff, I enjoy the occasional hit primetime TV show (i.e. Lost, House, 24, Prison Break, etc). I'm also currently teaching myself to play guitar, but that's slowed down unfortunately. Of course, as a gamer, I also enjoy a good anime every now and then. Some of my favorites include Gundam Wing, Evangelion, and Fullmetal Alchemist. Most recently, I started getting into DDR, which as it turns out, is a lot more fun than it looks. Wow, my non-video-game-related paragraph pales in comparison to my video-game-related paragraphs. Maybe I should get out more. But you know what they say: 'nah.'

   Anywho, feel free to talk to me on IRC, AIM: Greensleeves545, or via email. I can also be seen in FFXI on the Midgardsormr server as Scian. Thank you and good night.

   Last Updated: January 12, 2007