About Me

Hey, my name is Jack Krimson, but most people know me by just Krimson. I am the writer of Krimson’s Korner and the brains behind Krimson Kreations. I spent weeks debating over what my first post would be. There were a lot of things that was on my mind that I could create a whole post on, but I needed the perfect one to introduce my page. Then, it hit me. Why don’t I write a post introducing who I am? I thought it might be the best way to give you some insight on what you are getting yourself into. It will let you know what kind of things you can expect me to blog about here at the Korner.

Now, some of you maybe wondering why I didn’t just place this in my profile. The answer to that is simple. That section in a profile is meant for more of an intro to someone, and that’s what I used it for. I didn’t think, though, that it gave enough of an insight on who I am. I thought some people may want to know a little more about what makes me tick, and I knew the kind of information I wanted to put to answer that question would be way too much to write on something that was only meant to give a snapshot of who you are. That’s when I decided to make this my first post.

Some of you may not even care about who writes these posts. You’re just ready to jump into the meat and potatoes of my content, and that’s okay. This post is obviously not for you. Just skip this post and go straight to the next one and enjoy. I’m just glad that you are here period and show enough interest to even care about what I think of this world we live in. If you do change your mind later, though, and want to learn a little about me, just come on back here. It will always be here waiting for those who are interested. Anyways, before I begin to ramble on (which it looks like I did already), lets get into the reason most of you are here for. It begins with one simple question. Who am I?

First of all, I would like to mention that who I am now is different from who I used to be. My life used to be such a dark place to live, one that I refuse to go back to. There was so much negativity, depression, and hatred in my life that I couldn’t see the great things around me. One day, I may go deeper into those parts of my past in future post, but for now, I declare no more. It's a new chapter in my life. I only want positive things and people in my life. I want to explore the full possibilities of what my life could be. I plan to put my full energies into the creative side of me. I want to see what I am truly capable of because that is what my new mission in life is. I want to reach my fullest potential. I think I am capable of so much more, and it's time to see just how much more I am.

Now, let’s get back to the question of who I am. That's such a deep question, deeper than it would lead you to believe. So who am I? Well, it depends on what angle you see me from because I am many things. There are so many parts that make up who I am that it's hard to choose where to start, but I'm going to try my best. Some people already know certain aspects, but I don't think anyone knows them all. As a result, some parts of me may surprise those who know me, but that's the idea. Part of my new perspective, my new chapter if you will, is to let people know who I really am. It's important if you are to understand me, and besides, it's about time I let people in.

First and foremost, I am a writer, a sci-fi writer to be more precise. Nothing makes me happy like spinning a tale from the deeper regions of my imagination. I get such a high from sitting in front of a computer pounding away at the keys about my latest adventures into another world. In some ways, you can consider it therapeutic. In other ways, you can say it's a form of escape. Regardless, it's what makes me happy, and it's what I want to do as a career.

I'm currently working on making a page of my works that I've been writing under the pen name William J. Krimson. The page is on Blogger, and it’s called Krimson Kreations. It will contain work samples as well as the latest news on my road to become a published author. Hopefully, you all will come visit this page and like it, maybe even spread the word about it.

I've recently been trying to expand my creative energies to other areas besides writing. Consider it a subsection of the part of me that is a writer. I consider myself a creative entrepreneur. I've been dabbling with blogs (like this one) and creating videos on YouTube. These ventures are just the tip of the iceberg, though. I want to fully explore my creative side. I don't know where else this path will lead me, so this should be an interesting and educational journey of my mind.

I am a great friend. I care deeply for those who I am close to. I will do anything for them even if that means taking a bullet. They're like family to me. I'm a great listener and try not to judge what they do. I try, though, not to give much in the way of advice. I have found that very dangerous territory in the past. Plus, I definitely don't consider myself qualified to give anyone advice anymore. First, I have to fix my life which is a work in progress. I am also loyal to my friends to a fault. I have been known in the past to give people who definitely didn't deserve it countless chances despite what they had done in the past. It has caused me some serious emotional scars as a result, but I try not to give up on people so easily no matter the cost. Let’s hope this isn’t a mistake.

There's one I am loyal to well above and beyond. She was a very important part of what motivated me to start a new chapter in my life. She's my girlfriend (hopefully one day my wife). She changed my outlook on a lot of things. She opened my eyes to a lot of things in my life including on how certain family members were poisoning my life. She made me see all the possibilities in life and made me see things from a different perspective (sometimes whether I wanted to or not). I can never thank her enough for what she has done for me. I know, though, that I love her with all of my heart. I only hope one day that she will marry me.

I like to consider myself a philosopher. I have a constant hunger for knowledge and love to research the truths and principles of being, knowledge, and content. As a result, I try to keep an open mind about everything. I think that is particularly important in this day and age with the level of diversity we live with in the modern age. Too many people these days are way too closed-minded to fully appreciate the complex world we live in now. Being open to new ideas and new philosophies is the key to our step into the future. It takes us one more step away from being the primitives and savages we used to be in our past. It's the key to enlightenment.

Speaking of enlightenment, I will state that I do believe in God, though. I just refuse to be labeled under any one religion. I guess in a way that makes me more of a spiritual person than a religious one. I believe that there is too much hypocrisy in today's religions. Too many people try to impress on to you on what their own personal interpretations are of the Bible, Koran, or whatever version of religious writings there are out there. They try to make you believe that their interpretation is the only true meaning. That's the thing about writing, though. It's meant to be interpreted differently by each individual person who reads it so they can personalize the experience and make it their own. That's why I don't believe that one book can dictate how we should live our lives, especially one written by man who we know are corrupt and imperfect. The only way one book can have so much power is if God himself physically wrote the pages and then stood before us to teach His word so we could learn his true intentions. I do believe though that those teachings are already out there. They lie within each and every one of us. It is the underlining morality within each and every one of us. It dictates what is truly good and evil and what is right and wrong. It's not exclusively within humans either. It's within all of God's creations. Every living thing on this planet lives under this code of ethics if you will. Some of us just have different rules to follow.

I also consider myself anti-government. Now, that doesn't mean I believe that society should have no government. I don't think we could survive without some form of leadership. I just think that the government we live under today has failed us. Our constitution was never meant for a modern age world. It, as well as the seats of power in Washington, have become archaic, outdated. It is time for a major overhaul on how our government operates which might mean a start from scratch strategy. What's worse is that I think our elected officials know it's time for a change and are not ready to give up the power they now hold. I think that is why some of our constitutional rights listed in the Bill of Rights are no longer guaranteed to us like they used to be. The powers that be are afraid of what we might become as a society, so they have decided to use a means of control over the populace by limiting what was once our God given rights of freedom. The day will come one day unfortunately because no one can stop change. It is as inevitable as the change of the times.

On a lighter side, I am a major enthusiast of works of sci-fi and fantasy. I think those are truly the heart and soul of creative writing. They explore things and ideas that in the real world we are afraid to explore. It's the biggest freedom of expression we have, at least in my opinion. That's why I enjoy works like "The Lord of the Rings", "Star Trek", "War of the Worlds", "Harry Potter", and "Star Wars" just to name a few. What some people don't realize is that there is usually some kind of underlining issue in these works that we don't like to admit about society. That's why, in some way, I consider these works some what educational. It gives us a deep insight of who we are and what we can become. For those out there who are not big fans of sci-fi and fantasy, I suggest giving these works a chance. It's just a suggestion, though. The choice is yours, but I really think it will open your eyes to such a bigger world than you ever realized existed.

I am also a collector. I love collecting swords, Transformers, Marvel characters, novels, and movies. There's a certain joy about getting a new item to my collection that I can't just explain. I guess you can say it's the inner nerd inside of me. I've never been into sports, hunting, cars, home improvement projects, or going out with the guys and having a beer at the local bar. I guess that makes me weird, and I am proud of that fact. I don't want to ever be normal. Normal is boring. I like being one of a kind, hence the nicknames the Weird 1 and the ODT (I’ll explain this one later). It is a part of what defines who I am. It's just something people will have to deal with.

Which brings me to another aspect of me. I suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder or as it is called, OCD. I can't help it that I like things a certain way in my life. I no longer apologize for that. It's who I am. I know that it drives some people I know crazy how I like certain things, but it's something they will have to accept about me or move on. One new philosophy I have adopted recently is that I will no longer apologize for who I am. People will have to learn to deal with it or find someone else to associate with. There are no exceptions.

I love playing video games. I have since the days of the old Atari all the way up to the Xbox 360. It's my guilty pleasure so to speak. It's my escape and helps me release my frustrations of life. To those who say it's a childish activity, you don't realize the therapeutic nature of playing in an imaginary world. It lets you be what you can't be in the real world without consequence. It doesn't take over my life, though, like it did when I was younger, but I still play on occasion. It allows me to be a kid again for at least a little while which I think is healthy for everyone.

I am definitely a nature enthusiast. I love hiking out in the middle of the wilderness with no civilization for miles around. That is my place of serenity, a place for peace and solitude. There's just something calming about being one with nature that I first learned when I was four years old when I got lost in the woods. Ever since then, the woods have been my second home. Sadly, I haven't been able to hike in recent years and have been working to change that. I want to get back to nature and enjoy the beauties that Mother Nature can offer. I miss it terribly.

I believe I am a hard worker. I have a philosophy of you do what you have to do. I live firmly behind that. I believe some things in life you have to earn through hard work. It was something that was taught to me by my dad, and I think it holds true even today. Unfortunately, we're also in a society that believes the world always owes them something. A majority of the world have become spoiled by today's society and no longer no what it means to do a hard day's work. The idea that you have to earn what you get is no longer taught. It has become a foreign concept. Convenience has become the new truth. It's all about what makes it convenient to society. I think this is a huge mistake and will one day bite us all in the ass. It's all a part of our survival instincts that we are losing that may determine someday whether or not we continue on as a species. I only hope that is not the case, and one day, we will realize that some of the teachings of our parents and their parents are important lessons that we will need to move forward.

Well, that's all of who I am. Okay, maybe that is not all of me. I guess I should discuss that aspect of me that some people think i have. Sometimes, I have been called an asshole or a prick. They say that I can be an isolationist and a loner. I'll admit that I can be. I have to be honest. It's all a part of my darker side. It's a side I'm not terribly proud of, but it is still a part of me none the less. It's also a part of me I try to keep suppressed. I once tried to purge myself of that part of me, but I have come to realize that it is just as much a part of me as the rest is. But that doesn't mean I embrace it. I fear it. I'm afraid of what I am truly capable of if I let that side take over. You see, like I said earlier, it's a part of that underlining morality inside all of us that allows the potential for both good and evil. We all have that dark side in us, and most of us fear it. Some would say that the darkness was the devil inside of us, but I disagree. I believe it is a big part of who we are. It reminds us of what we used to be like as a species and warns us of what we could still become. It reminds us of why we should strive to be better than what we are. It lets us know what the right thing to do is. You can call it a conscious, God, karma, or whatever, but it is most definitely a huge part of who we are. It is why I don't believe evil will ever truly be purged from the world. Without it, we would be incomplete as a person.

Anyways, that's me in a nutshell (insert scene from “Austin Powers”). I'm just a person on the road of recovery trying to live a better life with better people. Hopefully, I and the people I really care about (you know who you are) can find that peace and happiness we all strive for. If you're just getting to know me, I hope this gives you a little insight and doesn't scare you away. For those who have known me for a while, I want to thank you for always being there for me. I hope you always will be. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Well, thank you for taking the time to read this, and have a great day.