About the Toadmaster

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About the ToadMaster

My real name is Ethan, and I live in Provo, UT.

I am an artist, first of all, but I excell in other areas as well. I like to write, and if you're good you may get to read one of my stories. I like to paint, draw, invent, and create sculptures. I have spent an incomprehensibly huge amount of time drawing on the computer, or just learning things. I am also a cartoonist. I do a far side type cartoon called Off The Wall for my dads magazine (PBF) and I also have made some for the High School paper andmy junior college paper, The Zebra. I have also written and drawn a number of comic books about a not so super hero named Kapten Igneraymus. I dislike Disney, for the fact that they're too commercial, so there. Eventually I'd like to either work independently or for an entertainment software company. (I wanna make games!) I know some C++, at least I passed the class with a B (the second time) and I have my own computer.

As I said before, I am an artist. I dig art, man! I was a rat breeder. Now some people have a rat or two for pets, I tell you what- they're sissies! A REAL man has much more than that. I had on an average thirty rats. I think it's ridiculous how some people are like, "Don't feed those poor rats to a snake (or worse!) Those poor little rats are our friends!" I'm sorry, but I don't hesitate to feed a rat to a snake (or worse.) We use to have bearded dragons, and you know what? They have to eat too! And you'll never guess what they ate. I liked my rats, don't get me wrong, but they reproduce quickly and readily, and they're pretty low on the food chain, if you know what I mean. I often get the ill fated little guys out and play with them, because maybe when I sell them to a pet store some body might take that cute little devil home, who was nice and friendly because of me. Or maybe he's that much easier for a snake to catch. Either way, there are benefits. And if you sell a rat to a pet store, 95% of the time it'll end up as snake food. Or worse.

Well, I have recently (1997-1999) completed serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I was in the Charlotte North Carolina Mission. Interestingly enough, I was called to serve as a Hmong speaking missionary. I thought that was pretty weird, opening my call and seeing that. (What the heck is "ha-mong"? Turns out the H is silent, unless you can say it right in Hmong.)
So what is Hmong? It's an asian language from an Asian people of the same name. It's a lot like chinese, being tonal. Varying the pitch can change the entire meaning of the word.

Other Hobbies I have include playing Ultimate Frisbee, hiking, mountain biking, video games...

The latest addition to my menagerie are my golden mantellas (as seen on the page labeled Home).

I just graduated from BYU (April 2001) and so I may be moving to California in pursuit of a new job.

Here are some pictures of myself.

Here is a recent picture, a self-portrait in my office/bedroom.

Here's my mission picture, followed by me in my rat room, and a side view of my beard before I shaved it off.

Any unauthorized reproduction is prohibited. Last updated November 18, 1999.