Who are you?

I'm Frank. Yes, just like almost every other blog on the net I'm built on more than a touch of narcissism. Unlike some, I'm more than comfortable wallowing in my own narcissism to birth a self-titled blog. Yes, Frank is actually my real name. No, that's all you get...we're all friends here, so its all first-names!

As to who I am...that is a somewhat difficult question to answer. I've been accused of being aloof and condescending...and I can't deny I often give that impression. Not intentionally, mind you!

What do you do?

Whatever they pay me to do. In reality....software engineering for a rather large subcontracting company. Sorry, can't say more than that. The blog isn't about what I do for a living, I'm not keen on blogging about work, and some of the work I do is rather proprietary so I can't really discuss it. Let's just say I like my job, I like my coworkers, and while it is rather stressfull, you'll never have to worry about me bloating the blog with boring screeds about things like 'tracking the memory leaks in the dbase cache class' or other stuff like that. I have too many other boring screeds to do first!

Well, that was boring. So, what do you do for FUN?

If by some chance you've managed to get here before reading any of my posts, it ought to be said that I am an unrepentant geek. No, you can't save my soul (someone already tried that....my computer is NOT a demon!), I'm just too mired in geekly pursuits. Yes, I enjoy computers....you don't end up with a complete multimedia entertainment center of a PC if you don't! 23" HDTV ready LCD running a self built watercooled system, SVHS deck, LD player, HD cable, PS2, all rolled up in one desk. Ah, heaven it is! Of course, this means movies and music....very big. Haven't counted the CD library in a LONG time, and I stopped counting the DVDs at 700. You'll notice that many of the posts on the blog get their titles either from movie quotes or song lyrics. I'm almost always listening to music somehow, usually by what my friend calls 'Life with Sountrack', that being my iPod. Like a geek, I enjoy anime (yes. perish the thought), but am VERY bored with all the stereotypical 'oh, you must be a pervert' crap people attach to it. Big tennis fan, both playing and watching...I try to hit the US Open every year when possible. I'd be more into soccer if I could live SOMEHWERE that would give me TV access to the F.A. Premier League, but that hasn't happened yet (curse you Comcast NJ!).

Oh yes....and guns. Lots of guns.

Why the blog?

Well, to keep with the theme....narcissism. Also as something of a psychological experiment. I'm a classic introvert (I've scored 100% I on the Briggs-Meyers personality test for, oh, the past 15 years running), which some people say is the curse of being better than everyone else but unable to tell them, so I thought this might be an interesting way to express myself. Just because you're an introvert, it doesn't mean you're not opinionated!

That, and I've had too many instances where people tell me things like 'damn, you shoulda blogged that!'...

Just what the heck is No Love For Frank?

A long evening sipping scotch, enjoying a fine dominican cigar, in the company of a man named Murphy. Yes, that Murphy. You know those times, where everything that can go wrong does, and always at the most inopportune moments? Something like that. What other people noticed, and what eventually brought forth the notion of No Love For Frank, is that those kinds of events happen to me quite often...but are always accompanied by some odd humor. That subtle twist is what led to the coining of No Love For Frank....poke through my posts and you'll see more than a few stories to give you the idea!

Anything else?

Yeah. Any more questions, any snide or pity comments....see that little tag under the picture? The one that says E-Mail. Click it. Write. Get response. Easy, no?