But Why Would You Care?!?
My name is Derek Brian Pryor and I was born in a small city by the name of Havre de Grace, MD. It was the year of a terrible blizzard and I decided to come right when it happened back on February 20th, 1979. So I guess I was a trouble maker from the start. hehe I was born of two parents fresh out of high school so my life was a little ragged. Originally I grew up in an apartment, boy I was deprived child. No I wasn't deprived I got all the toys a boy could ever want so I was happy. So yeah I was spoiled from day one also. Well adventually both my parents lost there jobs so we moved into my mother's parent's house. Well needless to say the enviroment was a lot better for a little boy to grow up in but yet I was still missing something, more kids my age. None ever showed up so I played on alone with my toys. See it didn't help much that I was the only kid out of many many relatives on both sides of the family so every occasion I had to make a fool of myself to show off for the family. Well to top it all out it was hard to make friends at school also cause when I was a kid I had a problem with my skin, and no it wasn't leprosy. It was a problem where my skin would be bumpy. I don't know why doctors didn't either but later in my life when I hit high school it went away. So its all good.
Back in elementary school I was like the typical quiet all around good guy, well thats how teachers saw me. But there was one time I can remember back in 1st grade. I was a kid that was able to watch anything I wanted to on the tv at home. hehe so I got done watching Bachalor Party with Tom Hanks. Well I saw this one part where this guy took this girl and was like your mine forever and like kisses her and all this. So being a nieve child I thought that would be cool to do. Well even back when I was six I had a thing for women so there was this female I had a crush on. So I take her and throw her in this tunnel thing. I kissed her and said your mine forever. Well needless to say I got in trouble. The next day I found myself in the office of the principal. Back then we got paddled with a paddle, damn don't you wish they still had that, well anyhow I got my butt a little sore that day. hehe What did I do? Well life went on as normal for the past 5 years in elementary school. I always got A's and B's like a good little kid.
Now I hit the big time middle school. First time we got to have dances, different teachers, lockers, just all big time adult stuff. Oh boy I was happy. Well lets put it this way I spent more time caring on what people thought then my school work and for the first time in my life I was getting D's and E's. And you know I never recovered after that. My parents finally bought a house just down the street. Woohoo my own home!! This was also the time in my life when my sister was born. I spent all my time watching her and no time hanging with people. My life through school was awful. I remember my 7th grade year people had hairspray in their hair, I was no different. I had so much hairspray in my hair you couldn't move it. It was that hard. Everyone would come up to me everyday just to touch my hair. That was cool. Well atleast I got the attention. And of course how can you forget your first girlfriend. If you can call it that it only lasted 2 weeks. hehe
In the first year of school I was still Mr. shy guy and didn't really talk to many women. By my Sophmore year I started to crawl out that hole when I met Pam. She made me happy for my entire Sophmore year. By the time my Junior year came around her and I were really close and adventually date. Well we became so close that we knew eachothers lives and we were getting mad at eachother. We fought and fought and fought. I think mainly it had to do with the fact we were young and we had all those influences looking on. But then finally we both had enough and stopped talking to eachother. It wasn't until late my Senior year when we started talking and it wouldnt be until 1999 that I started to get back in touch with her.I really missed her and, because she was my first true love, I still love her and care for her. By the end of my Senior year I could finally say I was no longer Mr. shy guy and that was do to the fact that I finally found a man that I could call my best friend Chris. This man has help me to realize that life is what you make it and he really openned my eyes to things. I live my life to most of his words to this day.
After Graduation I went on to enlist in the Maryland Army National Guard. My enlistment is not up until unfortunatly 2006... so I have a shit load of time to go. I spent 9 months of my enlistment in the active Army going to the schools the military needed me to do, like basic training. I currently have 3 military schools under my belt. I'm a Small Arms Towed Artillery Repairer, an Unit Supply Specialist, and an Infantryman. I used to love what I do but I've grown out of that GI Joe stuff. I'm also attending UMBC to get my BS in Computer Science and eventually get my Masters.I'm having a blast in school but I want to get out and get a decent job soon.
As for the rest of my future, of course it is unwritten. But this I know for sure all I want is the All-American Dream. I just want a wonderful wife and beautiful children.
And of course to live happily ever after.
