User:Salmar/About

This is a page about User:Salmar. You are probably here by mistake, but, if you think not, I suppose you can keep reading.

Me
I was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but have lived in Wisconsin for almost as long as I can remember; I am a freshman at Marquette University in Milwaukee and will major in computer science. Besides being a programmer, I plan on becomming a published author; I am working on a novel and have several more planned.

Interests
My interests are many and varied, but include modern physics and string theory, calculus, ancient Egypt, languages (unfortunately, while I have a very basic knowledge of many, I have not had the time to actually learn many of them), poetry&mdash;favorites include "Kubla Khan", the "Lament of Galadriel" in The Lord of the Rings (odd, I'm sure), Beowulf and Kalevala (perhaps even more oddly, I read those not only in translation, but aloud in their original languages, which I barely understand ... I just liked the sounds of them)&mdash;science fiction and fantasy novels, everything that relates to J.R.R. Tolkien and constructed languages of which I have made a few (and am working on more!). I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can think of off hand.

Favorites

 * Favorite book: The Lord of the Rings and related works (The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, &c.)
 * Other good books: The Wheel of Time series, "Honorverse" novels, Hercule Poirot stories, Sherlock Holmes stories
 * Favorite browser: Firefox
 * Favorite color: blue
 * Almost favorite color: grey
 * Favorite food: Pasties
 * Other good foods: Chili
 * Favorite board game: Chess
 * Other favorites: Risk, Clue
 * Favorite card games: Canasta and Cribbage
 * Preferred measurement system: SI
 * Favorite subject: Computer science
 * Other favorites: Physics, Mathematics, English, History
 * Favorite TV show: 24
 * Favorite website: Wikipedia, obviously!
 * Other favorite websites: The Encyclopedia of Arda, Ardalambion and various political blogs.

Wikipedia
I discovered Wikipedia sometime early in 2005, and made my first edit on June 5, 2005; however, I didn't create an account until November 20 of that year. Since then, I have created several articles and made many more edits. I have also joined WikiProject Wisconsin and WikiProject National Register of Historic Places (alas, I'm afraid I've done less there than I should). I also frequenly browse the lists at WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles, although I don't consider myself a member. I am currently working on a draft of an article I hope to improve to good status, and then, in September, when I have access to Marquette's library, rather than the poor one in my town, I plan to start participating in One Featured Article per quarter; I already have an article picked out.