Since you and I are in this for the long-term, let's me tell you who I am.
My name is Chris Lincoln, but here on the internet I go by fountainhead. And yes, it's my favorite book. I'm a 28 year old male from beautiful Southern Indiana. I'm 6'1", blue eyes, brown hair. I weigh too much, not from eating too much but from being in front of this computer every bit of spare time I have.
The joys of my life are:
1. Music - all kinds. Kind of cliched, but I do get music. I get it on all possible levels. Let's just say I'm not a casual listener.
2. Writing. An area of my life that's been missing lately, but this site will fill the gaping hole. Hopefully you'll read some of the words available outside the blog. I'd love to hear what you think. In fact, if you want to publish me, that would be even better.
3. My mind mate.
4. Cats
5. Computers in general, the web in particular. Even after all these years, you've got to say, "Wow."
6. Tobacco in all its forms.
There are some things wrong with my life. I'll list a few.
1. After graduating college in 2000, I could not find a job. Not just a good job, or a decent job...I couldn't find work at all. After three months I went to work in a convenience store. Next was a job as a customer service rep for possisbly the most idiotically (?) run company on the planet, Clarke-American Checks. I took two years of being treated like an infant and having my personal dignity decline daily, and then I walked out. I got a CIW certification hoping to break into web work. Of course, couldn't even get an interview. Worked as a temp doing data entry. Just got hired on permenantly at the company I temped for...to basically do data entry. And the sad part is, even though I'd rather blow my brains out than do this work, I'm glad to have the job.
2. Debt.
3. Debt.
4. Did I mention I can't find decent work?
That having been said, I do have an overall and undying love for myself. Yes, I'm egocentric (more on that in later posts). I have supreme confidence in myself, you might call it arrogance. But the facts are: I am far smarter than you are. I'm a better writer. I'm a better spouse. I am a better human than you are. I exist with few "contradictions", minimal cognitive dissonance. I don't believe in fairy tales.
That's a good start.
