Allow Me To Introduce Myself

My brother and I taking names in Halo 3: ODST

Allow Me To Introduce Myself 

Who I am

Hi, I’m Reo Tharmus. At least that is my gamer alias and has been ever since I was a teenager. I like to consider myself a kind of super fan-boy. That is to say if I nerd-out on something, I will nerd-out hard; devouring every little bit I can come across. I love digging into lore, theory and story as deep as I can just because it’s really fun to get into that level of complexity. Yes, I love a good story - one that is thought out, fleshed out and riveting. I love seeing the hidden meaning and complexity in stories because it adds a real sense of depth and growth into the world that I’m exploring.

Oh how I love to game

I’m also a huge gamer; have been since I was a little kid. My childhood was spent rocking out on old platforms that my Dad had scrounged: Atari, Commodore 64, and that ilk. We couldn’t really afford the more contemporary platforms like the Sega Genesis or the Nintendo till later on. That didn’t really stop me from experiencing them; I spent hours on my friends Genesis and later on his Play Station 2.

I have also played quite a bit of PC games during my time, more so during my teenage years. Some of the best games I've ever played have been on a PC, but then I was exposed to the mighty Xbox. My Dad rented one from Blockbuster (because they were still a thing back then) along with a copy of 2002’s Star Wars: the Clone Wars, and I was blown away! It was the best thing I had ever experienced at the time. Looking back that was when I really entered the world of modern gaming. Now I’m all grown up, and have worn out 2 Xbox 360’s (not to mention about a dozen other computers and platforms), and I’m currently working on wearing out my first Xbox One. 

Father and son - My desk toys

But there is a lot more

Gaming is just one part of my very complicated life. I am a man of a hundred hobbies, likes, interests and passions. That plus my “normal person” responsibilities of being a working husband/father keep me pretty busy. But I’m always up for a great adventure. If I were to try and  give you a list of all the things that I nerd out on, I think the top of the list would have to be Star Wars. That's right I am a huge  Star Wars fan. Also on that list would be Star Trek, Lord of the rings, Harry Potter.... Well you get the idea.  Some of my other hobbies include  archery, sword fighting, paintball and writing (big surprise there). 

Hence this blog

All of my interests and hobbies are really part of who I am, but I've learned through the years that being a nerd is not always appreciated by people. Even in this day and age when it's never been cooler to be a geek or a nerd there is still a lot of people that just don't get it. I see this a lot in my 'normal person' job. It's hard to be part of the water cooler chitchat when it's about stuff I have no interest in, and trying to start up a worthwhile conversation about how amazing the nuances of the Marvel Universe are is like trying to cut off a head of Hydra (see what I did there?). 

So this blog, Fanboy's Harbour, is a place for me to do just that: express myself about what I like and don't like about my favourite topics. I have no idea if anyone is going to read what I post on here, and to be honest, it doesn't really matter either way. I still get the space I want to pull back my white shirt and let my red and yellow out. If anyone does read my musings on here that's awesome and I think it would be cool for them to join in the fun too. There is just so much to talk about I am excited to see where this takes me.