David: Marketing Intern to the Stars

We have brought another capable, creative intern into our Foolish fold. David comes to us from Belmont U. and will be writing, researching, and much more. As with Eileen before him, I will let him introduce himself:

A long time ago, in the land of Kansas—a place where all things are flat, wheaty and magical, where houses fly in tornados and smash wicked witches, and where sparkly red slippers are valued over any other earthly possession—a mother gave birth to a son and named the child David, for she knew in her heart that one day he would become a king.  That child grew up to be me.  Not a king.  Oops.

Sometimes I reflect on my childhood and realize that, well, I could have been a king if I had really wanted to.  In fact, I’m fairly certain that everything about me—except for maybe my blood?—is indeed royal.  The problem was that, around the age of eleven, I acquired something that got in the way of my kingship:  a guitar.  As soon as I began playing the “obnoxious thing,” I realized that I was meant to be a punk rock star.  And to be punk rock, you have to be an anarchist.  Go figure.  I couldn’t be a king anymore.

As high school rolled around, I moved on from punk rock to hardcore (that’s “HxC” in shorthand). It was a step that made my parents really proud.  High school also gave the little anarchist in me some much needed nourishment:  dystopian literature. Huxley and Orwell became two of my heroes.  I also began to realize that maybe—just maybe—books could be interesting.  A novel idea, it was.

Since my early years, I’ve migrated all over the country, finally winding up in a college where I study Religion and English because I’m a nerd.  These days, I play music, read books, ride my bike and keep a music blog.  Also, my favorite of the cheeses is Brie.

Every Foolish court needs a king, right? Welcome, David!