jedimastergray73's Profile
HELLO AND WELCOME TO MY PAGE
Seeing as I have been here for a couple of months now I thought that it was about time to add a little information about myself ...
~~~ ME ~~~
My name is Gray and I am 36 years old. I live with my partner (Claire) and our wonderful little boy (Thomas). I have a BA (Hons) Degree in Drama and Theatre Studies and also trained as a Primary Teacher. I have taught in Primary Schools as a Reception Teacher and in a Secondary School as both a Drama and English Teacher and as a Head of a Drama Department. I have also worked within the Education Department of one of the UKs most successful Theatres as an Outreach Officer.
In addition to my education and arts experience I have also trained as a Counsellor and work as a Volunteer for the West Yorkshire Police where I support survivors of rape and sexual assault. This involves working with people as soon as the rape has been reported and continuing to support them long term (often involving supporting them throughout the trial process).
In July 2008, I swapped roles with my partner Claire. She returned to teaching whilst I became a full time house-husband. Thomas keeps me very busy and I try to take him to as many activities as possible. He loves to sing and dance and is very creative (like his parents). He is also a fantastic water baby and he loves going swimming every week with his mummy.
Our son will be ready for nursery soon and I am currently job-hunting whilst also looking into further opportunities to do more voluntary work and possibly another course (you're never too old to learn).
~~~ MY USER ID ~~~
I think from both username (as well as from some of my reviews) most people will have guessed that I am a Star Wars fan. I fell in love with Star Wars as a five year old and it is something that has always stayed with me. I have a massive collection of Star Wars merchandise and enjoy reading all of the Star Wars spin off novels. In 2005 I was invited to the Premiere of Revenge Of The Sith by George Lucas (who had read a number of the articles I had written on various online Star Wars websites). The premiere was fantastic although my greatest Star Wars moment came in 2007 when I met Mark Hamill (the actor who was Luke Skywalker) at Celebration Europe in London. Luke Skywalker was my childhood hero !!!
~~~ MY INTERESTS ~~~
I must point out, however, that I am not just a Star Wars Geek (despite the fact I do have a Lightsaber). My hobbies and interests include going to the cinema and theatre, drawing and painting, cooking and reading (I read anything and everything). I am also an active fund-raiser for the charity Mencap. Recently I have started running ... which seems to be going well !!!
~~~ WHY I JOINED DOOYOO ~~~
I started writing online reviews during the summer ... my grandfather, who passed away recently, was extremely ill and visiting him during his final weeks was devastating (he was like a father to me when I was growing up). I didn't originally join to become a part of an online community or makes friends ... my intention was to write reviews to give me something to think about as a way of blocking out how negative I was feeling. I hadn't taught for over a year and needed something to stimulate my mind. At the time I never realised how many fantastic people I would meet or how much I would enjoy reading and rating the work of others. There are many wonderful reviewers within the dooyoo community as well as several people who I now class as being friends too.
~~~ MY DOOYOO EXPERIENCE SO FAR ~~~
Being a member of dooyoo has opened my eyes to so many possibilities. As a result of reading the thoughts and comments of other members I have read and enjoyed books that I had never even heard of, seen movies that I would not have considered watching and have bought a variety of great products that were all highly recommended. I have also visited a fantastic restaurant that was almost on my doorstep. I never even knew it existed until I read a review about it on dooyoo !!!
As a writer my original intention was to focus on my own area of interest and write reviews about sci-fi stuff. Then one day I wrote a review about an Original Source shower gel now my reviews are quite random !!! If you had asked if me when I first signed up if I would be reviewing chocolate bars and crisps or sharing my experience of having asthma then I would have probably thought you were mad.
I publish my reviews here and on Ciao. To date I have been awarded 7 dooyoo crowns and being a writer over on the dark side I have also recently taken part in the Product Of The Week Competition. I originally entered this contest as I enjoyed the challenge of writing about a product that was chosen by someone else and each week there are some fantastic entries from many respected writers. Sadly, many of the greatest writers do not even enter due to reasons I have been all too clearly made aware of this week by several fellow reviewers. But that's another story !
~~~ HOW I RATE ~~~
1) I read, rate and comment regularly. I think that as a member of a community this is just as important as writing reviews.
2) I also nominate often. Sometimes I leave a comment informing the writer I have nominated them but sometimes I do not. I am happy to say that most weeks several of the reviews that I have nominated receive crowns.
3) I read as many reviews as possible and not just those that are of obvious interest to me. I try to encourage newer writers as well as rewarding the many talented writers that were here long before I was.
4) I tend to avoid reading the reviews of writers who churn out several reviews each day. This is mainly because when I check their statistics I see that they rarely read and rate the work of others. This is a community after all and should it should be as much about giving as it is receiving !!!
~~~ THANKS ~~~
Finally I would just like to say a massive thank you to every single person who has ever taken the time to read and rate one of my reviews. Thanks also for the many kind and supportive comments that have been left and for the nominations that I have received. I ALWAYS return a read and a rate so if you feel that I have missed you out then please send me a message and I will be more than happy to check out your reviews.
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