Hi, I’m Karen. Adam asked me to write a guest post on his site, and I have to admit that I agonized over it for weeks! I really had trouble coming up with ideas. I thought about writing about music, or maybe about books, or something else that Adam and his readers are interested in, but instead, I think I’ll just write a little bit about myself and how I met Adam. Since, as his friends or readers, you probably would love to know more about him. :)

My sophomore year of college was filled with lots of crazy things. Boyfriend drama, friend drama, and who knows what else. There was, however, one key event which led me to meeting Adam. In the spring of 2002, I met some friends who played in a live action role playing game called Vampire: The Dark Ages. It was a subset of the Vampire: The Masquerade game, which, as you can imagine, took place in the dark ages.

Being a creative person, I had a lot of fun playing the game. I met new friends and got to play dress up and act out a character. I absolutely enjoyed it 100%! While playing, I met a really sweet girl named Andrea, who happened to be a student at UCF and really enjoyed gaming with her as well as seeing her around on campus.

Fast forward a bit to summertime, and I decided to take entry-level Astronomy to fulfill one of my elective requirements. To my surprise, Andrea was in the class, which I was really happy about because a class is always better with a friend. What I didn’t know, was that I was going to have a second friend, who would end up being someone that I am still friends with to this day, nearly six years later! That person, of course, is Adam.

Adam was instantly recognizable by his hair. In fact, if you’ve known Adam for a while like me, you’ll know that he was basically famous for his hair. It was awesome (and of course completely shocking when he decided to cut it!!!). We got to know each other well and hung out a few times. Sadly, not enough, as I planned on moving to Gainesville at the end of the summer and left Orlando and UCF to finish up my degree at the University of Florida (Go Gators, by the way!).

Being that we had a lot in common - both of us are Jewish, creative, have a similar laid back personality - we’ve stayed friends and kept in touch all these years through phone and IM. I’ve kept up with Adam’s creative endeavors just as he’s kept up with mine - and even been a model for me (I’m a photographer).

Whenever I travel to Orlando, which I do every year or so, I always make a point to try to see Adam if possible. He’s the kind of friend that you don’t want to lose. He’s loyal, kind, and always willing to help a friend in need. In fact, he’s probably one of the most genuine people I’ve had the pleasure of knowing. I’m sad that he’ll be moving to Tallahassee, because I’ve never needed to visit there and being further away will make it harder to visit with him in the future!

I know that Adam will go far in life, because he is both a talented and passionate person with a good sense for how to do things. I met him towards the end of his freshman year, and I think it’s neat to look back and see how he has changed and matured since he started college. I’m glad that we’re friends and that I’ll be able to be a part of his life to hear about the many wonderful things that life has in store for him.

So, here’s to Adam! Although I’ll miss you every time I visit Orlando, I wish you and Sarah the very best with your move, and I look forward to visiting you someday in your new home.

For those of you reading who are personal friends with Adam, I think it would be cool if you all shared how you met him in the comments to this entry.

Thanks for reading. :) You can check out my personal blog or my photo blog if you want to know more about me.

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 1st, 2008 at 11:56 pm by Karen Ziemkowksi and is filed under Guest Posters, School, The history of me. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.