Before or after someone asks where I am from, I get asked what I do.

What do I do?

I:

• read a lot.
• write less than I read.
• Do a variety of projects. Sometimes I even get paid.

So then, it becomes 'What sort of projects?'

And the answer is every bit as diverse as my bio, if not more. And that only says what I have done, not what I am going to do or what I presently do.

When I think about it, I wonder why that question makes sense to the person asking. What is it that they want to know about me? Do they want to toss a technical term on me and stick me on a shelf?

Doesn't anyone do anything but specialize anymore? Do ants wander around asking each other what they do?

Do I need permission to do more than one thing from some uber-group? Who are these people?

You know what would be a better question?

'What can you do?'

And then you might get a better answer. Verbose, since I can do many things, but a better answer.

And if its all personal, the question should be:

'Who are you?'

And for most people, that takes a lifetime to find out. For a select few, the process is unbelievably accelerated.