Thomas Dempsey (i.e., myself) grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, wherein he was nurtured to harbor an abiding love of reading, games, music and cinema. Upon completing high school, young Thomas ventured south, where he came to find himself at the Presbyterian College and summarily enrolled in an undergraduate program, the statutes of which dictated he complete a duel major of History English with and emphasis in creative writing and a minor in Film Studies. Fond as he was of his more prominent fields of research, 'twas his minor that truly captured his heart, and soon Thomas avowed to pursue such academia to its most accommodating extreme. Alas, such aims were not quick in arriving, and upon his successful graduation, the now slightly older Thomas found himself wandering the wastes of unemployment. Though eventually granted sanctuary within the halls of institutionalized sandwich commerce, Thomas' first love never left his mind. Indeed, it was a joyous day that the news did arrive, that our protagonist had achieved entry into the esteemed Film Studies Graduate program of Emory University, off in the distant lands of Atlanta, GA. Some say that Thomas remains there to this very day...