I apologize for how ugly this is right now, however, I just began work on it... Watch, it will get better -Don

Who Am I?

• My name is Don MacAskill
• I'm 19 years old, have blue eyes, brown hair, and am quite average looking, I suppose. Pictures soon to come.
• I'm a Network Engineer for Best Internet Communications, and I love computers.
• I love animals. In fact, I'm building a chinchilla cage for two chins I'm going to buy soon. It will be 48" tall, 36" wide, and 22" deep.
• ...and I'll tell you more about myself later, must finish some other things first....

What do I do?

• I love hanging out with my friends. Check out the Friends of Don Picture Page for a better glimpse.
• I love spending time with my family (now that I'm most of the way through the "terrible teens" :). Check out my web page I created for my dad's birthday last year. Click here.
• I play a LOT of Quake. For those who don't know, Quake is the "follow-up" to DOOM, and destroys it graphically and net-wise. I'm friends with the folks who made DOOM and Quake, and enjoy playing it all the time. Check out id Software's web page for more information. (Which, incidentally, I help the gurus at id run)
• I *LOVE* the show Babylon 5. I don't watch much TV, like, none. Except for B5. It's the best show in the world. The closest thing to it I can compare it to is Star Wars, which I also am fanatical about. Like Star Wars, the story takes place in a Sci-Fi universe, but the actual storylines are not sci-fi, but rather combine many wonderful storytelling elements into a grand tapestry. Things such as friendship, betrayal, politics, intrigue, religion, and all sorts of other elements go into it. Check out my new B5-related web site, Z'Ha'Dum, or check out the Lurker's Babylon5 site.
• I play Laser Tag when I can get it... I used to play at Q-Zar, however, lately I've been playing at the local Laser Quest in Mountain View, CA. It's multi-leveled, so it enhances gameplay a lot.
• I attend the Heritage Oaks ward of the Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-Day Saints. Yes, folks, I'm Mormon (and, as such, also Christian, I might add). Want to know more about my beliefs? Check out this page on Mormon beliefs.
• I love chatting on the internet on IRC. I usually can be found on #quake and #babylon5. My nickname, of course, is onethumb.
• I love acting. I've been in a number of plays, both as an actor and as a stage director. I'm currently in a rendition of "A Christmas Carol" where I play the roles of Young Scrooge, and Walter (Scrooge's niece's husband).
• I hate singing. Well, I don't hate it, I just hate not being able to sing. I cannot sing at all. *sigh*  Thus, I've only sung in one of my plays, and it was great. Not because I sang well, but because I sang so badly, everyone thought it was a funny scene (which it was supposed to be, so things were good). I loved it.
• I love nature. I love beaches, mountains, lakes, streams, etc. While younger, I attended a youth summer camp in southern Utah, and it was phenomenal. I had some of the best experiences of my life there. Unfortunately, I've passed up a number of great opportunities to go hiking/camping/etc lately, which I regret. Hopefully that will change.
• I love marital arts. I currently have a brown belt in Tae-Kwon-Do, though I have taken a bit of Hapkido and Kempo as well. The calm and focus martial arts has brought to my life is phenomenal. People do so many rash things in the heat of the moment. I like to think that martial arts is about changing that, not necessarily fighting. You can't fight without a clear, open mind, and so concentration and calm is taught. These apply even better to real life. I advise anyone who can to dabble in martial arts even a little bit. I think you'll see what I'm talking about.