TRHOnline.com - About Me

Profile of a Nutbar:

My name is Trae Dorn, and I do my best to function in modern society. I think that sentence is applicable for most of us, but I think it's the best way to start just the same.

I was born just outside of Chicago at dawn on a September morning during a new moon in 1980. A trivial note for those of you with a mild understanding of astrology: that happens to make me a triple-Virgo. I've never been sure how much I buy into Astrology, but when I told that to a friend of mine who does... she simply replied "That explains everything!"

I'm still not sure what I think about that.

When I was six my family moved north to Wisconsin, and the Milwaukee area became my adopted hometown (although my dormant sports loyalties lie with my familial Chicago origins -- especially the White Sox). I grew up knowing full well I was a nerd and a geek, and have embraced it as time has gone on.

In 1999 I moved to Eau Claire, WI initially to go to college (although I would take several years off in the middle), and co-founded Wisconsin's first (and most awesome) Anime Convention with a few friends of mine called No Brand Con which celebrates it's tenth convention in 2011. Even though I no longer live in Eau Claire, I am highly involved with it still.

Anyway, I'm a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, having majored in Political Science and minored in Web Design. In my last year there I met my now wife Crysta. We were married June 19th 2010, and as she is pursuing her PHD, we have now moved to Lafayette, IN.

After a stint working as a web designer for a small (and awesome) company, I ended up working in a cubicle farm for "Corporate America." With the move to Indiana I have continued with this job, only now as a telecommuter. Where do I work? That's for you to guess. Honestly, it's rather unimportant and you'll never find it mentioned on this site. My opinions in no way reflect those of my employer, and on the off chance I anger the wrong people I don't want to get fired.

I easily get dragged into my creative projects, which I will obsess over for days. When I get into a project, I can't think of anything other than it until I make significant progress. What you're looking at, in fact, is one of those projects which I started over ten years ago. TRHOnline.com started off as a simple project, which has - frankly - spiraled out of control into the beast you see before you. I write, I draw, I sing, I make dumb short films. I effectively try to create as much as possible.

And for the curious, TRH stands for Traegorn RavenHawk -- but I just shorten it to Trae most of the time. I'm a Wiccan, and while it's not the name I was born with, it's the name I've chosen for myself.

So that's me.

What is TRHOnline?
The creation of community in disjointed American society is a fascination of mine. Bringing together the geekdom community has become even more of a focus, as those of us who are weird are more likely to seclude ourselves from others. Humans are social beasts, and we desire community. I want to see that happen.

That's what TRHOnline is for.

TRHonline is an attempt to build a community of like minded weirdos, geeks, nerds, dorks, punks, and other 'Individuals of Quality.' By offering communal tools (like messaging, forums, and blogs), and the occasional real-world gathering, the hope is to foster communication between those who may not be so likely to seek it elsewhere.

Perhaps those goals are a little lofty, but hey - I'm an optimist.

Besides that, TRHOnline is also a place for my to showcase my creative projects. A place to show off the short films, articles, games, and other content that I have produced. Perhaps it will eventually open up to showcasing the works of others - but for that someone would have to submit something to me to put up.

But I might if I like it.

You can read more about this site in the General TRHOnline.com FAQ.