Hello! Yes, 'tis me, Stuart, the man of the hour. I can't believe I actually have a website completely and totally devoted to my life. Well, actually I can, because I made it. Milton has gone off in search of some pants, or at least I hope, so it looks like the childhood years have fallen upon me. This should be boatloads of fun.

• Wow, look at me. I honestly can't remember the last time I had such a thirst for knowledge. Well, unless I count Psych AP, of course... Anyways, my first educational experience occurred at Stepping Stone Preschool in Bowling Brook, Illinois. I "graduated" in 1992, only months before turning 6, and ushering in Freud's latency, or fourth, stage of development. In moving out of the Phallic stage, all of my energy had shifted from that of sexual motives to learning and interpreting the world around me. Just look at how intent I'm staring at that Gameboy my uncle is teaching me how to use. Not even the Ninja Turtles could pull me away at that point. OK, well maybe the Turtles, but definitely not Barney or Sesame Street or something like that. I considered myself way too cool for the likes of them. 

Continuing to move further into the educational process, I entered elementary school in the fall of 1992, and showed a love for learning and experiences throughout this period. Technically speaking, I would have been seguing into Erikson's Industry vs. Inferiority stage. Sometimes on days when there was nothing else to do, I would simply ride my bike around my neighborhood just to learn the streets by heart. I simply felt that this would improve my capacity to operate independently. Also during this time, I would have entered Piaget's concrete operational stage, specifically seeking to advance the ability to logically think about objects and events. I remember when I was younger, I lived for those little simulation computer games. SimCity, SimTower, SimIsle, SimFarm (yes, SimFarm) -- I played them all for hours on end. A little nerdy, maybe, but a lot awesome, DEFINITELY. And why not? The entire basis of the games was on the cause and effect of objects. In addition to both of these activities, I enjoyed using directions to become further industrious and logical. As soon as I was eight, my parents started handing any building tasks over to me. 

I didn't think I'd get so philosophical...

Now that I think about it, I really was a strange kid. I think my superego may have been way too prominent, and in turn led to me being more reserved then most others. My head was simply too far in the right place. I focused a lot on school, too much probably, which might be the reason why my competence may now seem to wane at times. However, I really can't say I have many regrets. The base that my superego built for me in grade school had allowed for the development of more expansive social and interpersonal progress down the road, as in right now. For example, I can't say I regret failing that test because 1) I gained more fulfillment in helping someone else with some English paper than I would have had I studied instead and 2) because of my previous acquired skills, I could have done well on the test if I had so desired. In a sense, my childhood put forth the philosophy for my entire life: Learn for the moment, live for the future.