Hello There

Welcome. As you've no doubt noticed, this page is about James Wilkey, the fellow in that picture over there.

Take a look around, you can get a small history lesson about me, learn about my hobbies and interests, check out a short yarn about my trip to Italy, or get a couple of tips about what to do should you decide to go to Italy.

About Me

So you want to know more about me, huh? Fair enough. I'm a third-year journalism major at the University of Florida. I was born on January 21st, 1988, in Manhattan, New York. My parents are Jim and Yanza Wilkey, and were supposedly thrilled to have me. I question this only because my father pleaded with my mother to postpone my birth long enough for him to finish watching a documentary on some form of aircraft. Priorities are important in my family.

I'd love to tell you how wonderful things are in New York. In fact, I'd settle for telling you how awful things are in New York. However, I toddled away from the Ol' Apple when I was, well, a toddler. I suppose we drove actually, so I assume that I actually slept my way there. The move took my family and I to Greenwich, Connecticut, where we lived for two or three years before moving to California.

Now, Newport Beach, California is the first place that I remember as a "home." But, to be perfectly honest, with the exception of a couple of mental images and clips of thought scattered about my brain, California is the firstplace I remember period. I have fond memories of Newport Beach. It's where I started pre-school, learned to ride a bike, had my first crush and skipped school to go to Disney Land a lot. That said, if you asked me where I'm from, I probably wouldn't say California, Connecticut or New York. I probably wouldn't even say that I was from Miami, despite the fact that I live there now.

No, I'd most likely say that I'm from Boston, Massachusetts, because that's where I decided to leave my heart. We moved there when I was just starting the first grade and I loved every single one of my five years there before my family and I moved to Columbus, Ohio. I was heartbroken when we left Boston, but I eventually learned to love Ohio almost as much. Finally, we moved to my current home of Miami.

That's enough personal history I think. What's that? You wan't more? Well I'll tell you what, I'll give you some fun little facts about me instead:

My favorite color is teal.
My favorite food is probably breaded chicken, followed closely by eggs.
My favorite movie to watch is "The Empire Strikes Back," while my favorite movie as a film critic is "Doctor Zhivago."
My favorite bands are the Beatles, Spoon, the Raconteurs, Nirvana, the Fratellis, Nine Inch Nails, the Gorillaz and the Cold War Kids.
My favorite song is "Happiness is a Warm Gun," by the Beatles.
My favorite book is probably "Angela's Ashes," though, realistically, it's most likely whatever I'm reading at the time.
My favorite game is "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time," though I probably put more time into "Star Fox 64."
Hockey is the only sport I can watch on repeated occasions, or even get through one game of, without getting bored and zoning out at some point. Incidentally, it's the only sport I played as a child.
My favorite year is 1997, while my favorite arbitrary number combination is 56.
My favorite show is probably "Lost," Then again, it could also be "Attack of the Show."
I always have to clean my room before I can write a paper that exceeds 2.5 pages.
I have an unhealthy fondness for lolcats.
I was briefly bald on two separate occasions.

That's pretty much as "about me" as you can get.