So you've stumbled across my page and have actually made it far enough to see my personal page. I guess I should be flattered. I suppose proper etiquette advises that I should talk about myself, since this is my homepage. But I should warn you, you don't know me and don't for one second ever think that you do. Nobody just fits into tight little categories, only people who are too lazy to actually think believe this.
     I don't have many pics of myself, you can probably tell that I'm not exactly mister photo man. Though I did get my prom picture in OG21...isn't that ironic? Prom? ;) But yeah, I got this whole article written about me, pretty weird. In case if you've read it, things have changed a bit. My family and I are much closer nowadays and they pay for college. But the whole "gay issue" is kind of avoided unfortunately. Probably a fitting agreement since I lead a pretty asexual life here at Berkeley. It gets hard to develop a social life when you're in lab all day studying cells of plants.
     So my mom doesn't really believe that I'm gay at heart, since I don't go out having sex with just any guy at a club and because I'm not flaming. Stereotypes I say, but she's set in her ways I guess. If only she knew that I don't go to clubs because I don't have the confidence to strut around like that. Whoa! Did I just admit that? Oh well, it's true. So i'm in my third year here at UC Berkeley, hopefully so I can go on to a career in the biotech industry. Don't ask me what I want to do, I have no idea outside of biology.
     Just as long as I'm happy with my work and making enough money to live comfortably, things will be great.  What's comfortable you ask? Well, materialism sickens me, though I'm a hypocrite for saying so. People driven by material wealth make my stomach turn, but then again, since I was raised in a pretty wealthy family maybe I just don't know how to appreciate material items that most people can't possess. I grew up in Andover, Massachusetts until I was 17. Beautiful place, but kind of an isolated lifestyle. Then I lived in San Diego for two years, again a beautiful place, but more like a utopian community, kind of disturbing. Now, here in Berkeley I've experienced what it's like to live near all kinds of people with different socio-economic backgrounds. An experience worth contemplating. A real awakening for me. This is getting way too long, so I'll just end things here. If you have some suggestions for my page, or just want to drop a line, please leave me a note at tommio@uclink4.berkeley.edu.
    When I lived in the Dormitory