A Little Bit About Me

My username is a made up word, formed by combining the Greek words exaro ("to dig"), biblia ("to read", "books", "library"), and ologist ("person", "one who"). Put it all together, and I am "one who digs good books", or an exarobibliologist.

Even though this is a made up word, I've been asked multiple times whether this is a course I teach in college, or the field i got my college degree in. I always get amused by these questions.

I love reading books! Although I respect the continuity of trilogies and series, and read them in order without skipping ahead, it's not unusual to find me reading 5-6 books at any given time. I have around 6,000 books in my personal library, with more being downloaded or added on a weekly basis!

I am normal person with opinions and feelings, just like everyone else. I tend to give other geeks an inferiority complex, but I don't mean to. I'm just incredibly passionate about the things that interest me.

I'm have been neurospicy (ADHD, hyperfocus, executive paralysis, autism) for most of my life. I also have Acquired Complex Synaesthesia (lexical-misophonia, mirror-touch, and grapheme-color). The synaesthesia primarily has affected how I view and create art. I like vividness of subject in both images and literature. And when I program, I love using gradients to convey information!

I'm a nerd. I revel in being a nerd. I'm not affected by teasing and mockery about being a nerd. Being comfortable with your stereotype gives you a great deal of power, and as a result I tend to give more sensitive nerds an inferiority complex.

I am fiercely loyal to all of my friends, and I always stand up for my friends and what I believe in. I may never be remembered for doing anything impressively big in life, but I hope to inspire other people by the small things I do.