I was born and raised in the suburbs of Pittsburgh in a little town called Hopewell, located in the city of Aliquippa of the beautiful Beaver County.  Upon mental and physical maturity, I ventured off in to the unknown that is commonly referred to as downtown Pittsburgh.  It did me well.  I went to Point Park University for Sport, Arts and Entertainment Management where I set off on different adventures with a pink flamingo and the gnome.  Not a gnome – the gnome.  I graduated within three years while holding a wide array of jobs that adequately prepared me for my future.

So much fun was had.

I currently reside in Chicago after spending a year in NYC.  My first sublet out there was with a genuine cat lady, and while she was very nice, had some shady things going on. I am not without adventure, but my faithful companions (such as the cat lady) and I have went our different ways to experience worlds of our own.

This website serves as a hub for the world to access my inner-most deepest thoughts.  Sit back, relax, and enjoy some meaningless information about me:

• I embrace being a part of generation-Y and live my life through as many creative and technological outlets as possible.
• Likewise, I could do without all of this technology in a second.  It’s either all or nothing.
• I graduated college in 3 years while completing 3 internships and maintaining 4 various jobs.
• As an infant, there was nothing they could do to tame my hair.  My baby photo above in the middle, with the fro, was a normal look for me from the moment I came in to the world.
• My favorite movie is Big Fish.  Big guy in a little pond that tells his life story in a way that makes him immortal.
• I have a folder on my computer full of artistic photos of my favorite actors and actresses.
• In 7th grade, I won a graphic design contest on the website BeanieWonderland.com.  My prize was a box of plush toys manufactured by unknown brands.  A huge score in my book.
• I used to always paint my Aunt’s pictures for her using these industrial paint markers that had black casings.  One time I found a mysterious orange paint marker with a white casing, smelled it and puked instantly.
• I used to change the design of my website (mjknarf.com) monthly. Now it’s static and I have no desire to redirect it.
• I have been obsessed with Garfield, Power Rangers, Beanie Babies, Star Wars, Lost in Space and plastic animals specifically purchased from the zoo for too long.
• Furthermore, I still have all of the original packaging for my Power Rangers.
• I love hiking.
• I have a weird thing for mommy bloggers.  I love what they blog about. Especially the craft projects.
• I’ve seen a UFO at the Kane Road Drive-in.  And apparently when I was at Joshua Tree National Park in California.
• I’ve seen a ghost in my old bedroom, levitating above my brother.  I verified that I was awake, freaked out and then hid.
• I keep a journal.  Online and hard copy.
• I’m huge in to conspiracy theories.
• My favorite games are Donkey Kong Country 1-3 and Zombies Ate My Neighbors for SNES.
• My first concert and CD was by The Beach Boys.
• I would spend hours staring at STYX Paradise CD cover.
• I used to have a forum set up on my website in high school.  If somebody left a comment (which was once in a blue moon) I would send unformatted e-mails to them that were meant to resemble an automated message.
• I was my high school’s drum major and I’m still proud to say it.
• My childhood is summed up in my head as Lisa Loeb’s “Stay” and a bunch of grass hoppers in one of those clear bug containers with the ventilated top.
• The first theater performance I saw was my high school’s production of “Guys and Dolls” and I’ve been hooked ever since.
• I have stolen over 300 salt shakers.
• I used to throw crazy Halloween parties.
• I got horrible grades until 11th grade.  I once had a teacher in middle school ask me why I wasn’t as smart as my older brother.  #fail!
• I have a weird phobia of taking my shirt off in public and don’t like when people are “touchy” in conversation.
• My personal cat’s names have been Spookums, Snowball, Carmel (17 years and still going!), Muzby and the latest Mr. Fezziwig.
• I like decoupaging things with fabric and old advertisements.
• mjknarf is “Frank J M” backwards.  A teacher of mine called me “knarf” once in 7th grade and it stuck with me.
• I like exploring old and abandoned places.
• I wish I had more knowledge of my ancestry.
• I have a drawer of business / non-profit research and ideas I’ve been working on for years.
• I use to like sucking on the napkins that were used to absorb hamburger fat.  And also Bacon Bits.  But never together.
• I remember being really excited when I discovered that I could play my mixed tapes back through my computer and capture the songs individually through the WAVE player.  My first cd mixes were top quality.
• Nickelodeon Studios still inspires me to this day even though it is no longer there.
• Our assistant principal in high school once told me to P4 every situation and I use it on other people till this day.  Proper Planning Prevents Problems!
• One day it may be proven that I’m clinically insane.  If I let them.
• I still hate the fact that I had to hold hands with somebody on field trips to the zoo in elementary school.
• I periodically receive crazy messages from depressed people I have met throughout the duration of my life.  It’s a bit alarming they message me of all people.
• I lost 30 Twitter followers after posting the SNL “Kissing Family” sketch.
• My friends and I used to write outlandish things like “Rat Woman the Musical.”  The driving factor for our stories were when people would make a rude comment to us.
• I love driving aimlessly for relaxation.
• I’m still best friends with my teenage friends.
• You got a friend in me.