User:Graysongaines

Grayson Space Gaines is a senior at the University of Southern California, double majoring in accounting and finance. Grayson was borne on April 28th, 1986. His parents were Jeannette Markunas and Steven Allen Gaines. He resided in Poulsbo, Washington until the age of ten. In the early years of his life, his life was dominated by fun and shenanigans. He often went into the woods for hours and imagined what it would be like to be a swashbuckler. Exploring the unkown expanses of the imaginary world. He did not live in a populated community and often resided to playing by himself. He had a few friends growing up that were near to his heart. His friends consisted of those who he met through school, and those he played soccer with. His two best friends were Zachary Wilson and Mark Hurd. The three of them used to play for hours imagining what their lives would be like in the future. They imagined a life full of luxuries and riches. A good life. One that would be suitable for all them to live free and be happy. The Charlotte Hornets were a big influence to Grayson growing up. He used to dream of a low rider truck painted in Charlotte colors. Purple and teal. What a combination. His bathroom was painted in such a teal hue. Many interesting events used to occur in his farm. He grow up with horses, ferrets, peacocks, birds, chickens, rabbits, and goats. He played with these animals as if they were of his own kin. This respect has transcended his childhood as he is currently a vegetarian and has been since the age of 8. He was always easily influenced and caught on to things very rapidly. The first testament to his brilliance was his ability to recognize cars and commercials. He would always be able to identify the commercial within the first few seconds of the offering. He would know the company being advertised and the content of the ad. Later he took this skill and pursued the fascination of automobiles. He would be able to identify the type of the car by the headlights at night. He would be able to name the type of car and the price of such an automobile. He continued to like material objects and began to collect basketball cards. He found great pleasure opening packs of cards and finding the treasures within the golden foliage. He became an avid card collector and began following the prices of cards religiously, through the monthly Becket publications. He started memorizing the facts of his favorite basketball players. Their height, weight, basketball number, their points, rebounds, and assists. He loved basketball. His favorite players were Alonzo Morning, Larry Johnson, and Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway. He not only collected basketball cards, but he played the sport himself. It was easy to get addicted to when he had an entire court in his backyard. It was one of the simple joys in life. It was easy to have fun on his farm. He had a jumbo trampoline, a pond, acres of land, woods galore, and a great sense of adventure. Sports became the focus throughout his immediate future. He loved playing basketball and soccer. He excelled at all sports and was often considered the leader of his teams. He continued to play soccer throughout high school and continues to play intramurals in soccer. He was the captain of his team and took them to the playoffs in the 2007 season. He continues to play intramural basketball. Just for fun. His current focus in life is his academic career and his immediate job prospects. He is contemplating what to do in the future, and what job he should employ. He is a double major in accounting and finance at USC. He is trying to decide what position in the financial world he should pursue. So far, the only work experience he has, has come in the big four accounting world. He worked at Deloitte and Touché over the summer of 2007. He acted as an audit intern. He audited the financial statements of numerous companies and learned what life as an auditor would be like. He was given a job offer at the end of his tenure. He declined. He is now trying to figure out what will better suit his interests. He is currently pursuing a career in the financial services industry. Stay tuned for what lays ahead of his auspicious career.