User:Okguy

Yes it's a terrible user name, but at the time I really didn't think I would be spending so much time on Wikipedia and didn't give it much thought. :-)

About Me

As the name implies, I am from Oklahoma. I live in Norman, OK and have lived here since 2005.

Visitor's Center, University of Oklahoma

Education

I have a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Scientific Software Design. I also hold a Master of Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma (which incidentally is what brought me to Norman).

I spend a lot of my spare time reading... everything from the news and current events to ancient classics such as the Canterbury Tales or Beowulf. I believe learning isn't so much about the degrees you have as it is a life-long ambition to pursue knowledge -- perhaps the fundamental reason that I want to help out Wikipedia in any way that I can.

Interests

In addition to ongoing education, I am a big fan of film. My favorite genres are science fiction, foreign film, and independent film.

I am an amateur astronomer. I am particularly found of deep space observation (e.g. galaxies, nebulas).

I am into saltwater aquariums and have a 90 gallon aquarium that has been up several years now. It is home to many species of fish, invertebrates, and coral including: a bannerfish, clownfish, a purple pseudo, yellow tang, sailfin tang, coral beauty angelfish, and others.

I am interested in history, especially Oklahoma history and World War II.

I enjoy photography in my spare time. I own a Canon Digital Rebel XSi DSLR camera and occasionally submit some of my works to Wikimedia Commons. You can see some of my contributions below.

Contributions

I have contributed significantly to these articles and am now looking into a GA assessment for them:

Norman, Oklahoma

I created and have been adding to these articles, which are now C Class:

1892nd Engineer Aviation Battalion (United States)

I have just started on these articles and hope to get them ready to be assessed in the near future:

Campus Corner

Articles that I have made some contributions to in the past and may get back around to at some point:

Articles I am currently looking into or doing some research on prior to making updates:

None at this time

Thanks

People who have helped me figure out how to do certain things in the Wikipedia editor or who have given good feedback on articles that I appreciate (thank you!):

Gallery

Here are some photographs that I have taken and contributed to Wikimedia Commons:

Campus Corner in Norman, OK
Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Natural History
Visitors Center, University of Oklahoma
Norman Regional HealthPlex
Brandt Park, "The Duck Pond"
Welcome to Norman!
Embassy Suites Hotel at University North Park
A west Norman neighborhood

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