Am I an artist? No. I wish I was. I'm a programmer and a nerd. I have an Industrial Engineering degree, so there's that. My husband told me once that he considers me to be an artist. I think I'm just clever with a keyboard. I do pretty well with computers, but I tend to be awkward around people.

I've spent nearly a year and a half now learning to play guitar. I still suck at it, but not as bad as 6 months or a year ago. It's a difficult instrument to learn. My main frustration with it is that I waited until I was 56 to start learning. Anyone reading this - if you have even half a thought about learning to play - go for it. It doesn't take talent. It's a skill anyone can learn.

My user name comes from a character I created in World of Warcraft. In the game, Guuberre is one of my toons - a night elf hunter on the realm, "Tanaris". I came up with the name as a play on "Goober". I'm a Southern boy and we call damn near everyone Goober, so it seemed to be a good fit. The spelling was an attempt to mess with other players, especially raid team leaders (I told one once that it's pronounced "goo-Bear"). I'm one of those players that considers a toon's name to be part of the play experience, so I try to put a certain amount of effort into coming up with good names. For the record, one of my favorite character names so far is "Nostradumass", a goblin mage. Lately, I've found myself making sure my garrisons are guarded by worgen, so I'm constantly surrounded by hawt werewolves.

Other Warcraft character name silliness I've come up with:
Haeyu - a Pandaren hunter
Rumplforeskn - a Dwarf rogue

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