Hey, I’m Eric. I’m a Cybersecurity major and a sophomore student at the University of Mary Washington just trying to make sense of the world.
I chose Cybersecurity because, to be honest, I got tired of seeing people I care about–especially family–get taken advantage of online. If I can understand how the digital world works, maybe I can make it a little safer for them. That’s the goal anyway.
Outside of school, I play guitar. It’s nothing fancy, just something that helps me slow things down. My guitar was a gift from my parents when I turned 18, and whenever I play it, the noise of everything else kind of fades out. I recently recorded a fingerstyle cover of a song called “Is There Anything Love Can Do?” from the anime Weathering With You. It’s one of the beautiful pieces by the Japanese rock band–RADWIMPS. Please do check them out.
When I’m not playing music, I sketch. The drawing below is one of mine–just a self-portrait. I don’t always know what I’m feeling until I try to draw it. Huh? Do I look pretty tired?
I’ve also been messing around in Roblox Studio for years. Relating to digital arts, I have run my own YouTube channel for a bit and so I have had experience making thumbnails. One day, I recreated the funny Grubhub ad in Roblox, not expecting much. I uploaded it to YouTube for the small audience I have and, somehow, it went viral. Like 700K views viral. Then my little brother reuploaded it, and his version got 14 million. I’m not bitter. Not at all.
You’ll see a few snapshots from my life here–my backpack (which is basically glued to my back during the semester), a Mario-themed wall at home my dad put up years ago, and a photo of my littlest brother. Nothing especially fancy (except the brother), but they’re real. And I think there’s something good about that.
As for the name of this blog, this is just A Digital Hello, because that’s honestly what this feels like. And maybe that’s enough. If someone else stumbles across it and finds something familiar here, that’s great.
Thanks for reading.
Eric
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