Mell's Spell

Hello and welcome to the story of my life! I hope you enjoy reading it and perhaps gain some insight into who I am.

The purpose of this section of my website is simply to give you a history of my life up to this point. The title in the top of my site is "Mell's Self-Portrait", and that's exactly what this site is going to achieve. I want everyone who reads this to understand who I am, where I've come from, and where I will go from here.

When I was in college, I actually winced at the idea of doing self-portraits, which seemed like the first assignment in every drawing or painting class we had. As you will find out in this About Me section, I have struggled with my self-image and self-esteem a lot throughout the years. I've struggled with discovering who I am, and also suffered with various different degrees of depression along the way.

So then I'm sure you are wondering, "Why are you putting yourself up here for everyone to read? Why the self-portrait now?" The reason behind my website (besides actually learning how to build a website from scratch) is to put myself out there for all to see. I need to see how far I've grown, and as you'll read in the following sections, I do believe I have grown significantly within the last year or so.

For the first time in my life, I am actually happy with who I am, where I am, and what I am doing. I hope to inspire other geeks or depressed people out there who might not think that there's a light at the end of the tunnel, that yes, indeed, you can pull yourself out of a dark hole. Hell, if I can do it, anyone can!