I have been stuck behind a keyboard for most of my life.

From the day when i bought my very first pc [url] www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=263[/url]
i knew i would be a programmer.

Things have certainly changed a lot from those early days when i copied letter for letter all the entries in the magazines without having a clue what i was doing.

My cv now reads like a cryptic morse code message

TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY
Languages: C#/C++/C, JavaScript, XML/XSL, CSS,
DHTML/DOM, Visual Basic, ASP/ASP.Net,
VBScript,SQL, Dbase III+/Clipper, Pascal, Java,
Smalltalk, ADA, Assembler (Intel 8085)

Databases: SQL Server (6.5 - 2005), Sybase, Oracle,
Ingres, ADO/ADO.net, RDO, RDS, DAO, SQL
Server API 6.5

Methodologies: Rational Unified Process (RUP), eXtreme
Programming (XP), Agile methods

CASE: Visual Paradigm, Objectory, Design/1

Other: UML, Design patterns, Project Management,
HTC development, STMP, POP3, SMS,
Remote Scripting, ActiveX development,
COM/ATL development

Operating Systems: Windows (3.1/3.11/95/98/NT4.0/2000/XP/2003
Server), Linux, OS/2 Warp, VMS, DOS
Network Connectivity: TCP/IP, Ethernet, Token
Ring

However all of these impressive skills have been used in the commerical field.

This is about to change, my life long passion has been gaming and now im going to make the changes necessary so that i can start learning the skills that will make me happy and not just put food on the table.