Mykl Trappler:
CLASS OF 1981
Paint Branch High SchoolClass of 1981
Burtonsville, MD
Benjamin Banneker Junior High SchoolClass of 1978
Burtonsville, MD
Mykl's Story
Life
The executive summary:
I have an amazing son, a real individualist, who turned 18 in February 2006. I was a single parent for most of his life.
I've spent my adult life mostly working and playing at the things I love. I've never held a permanent full-time job, and have been self-employed since my twenties. Today, I own a small production company, and work as a producer, director and writer, mostly on television and interactive projects. As oh so many business owners will tell you, working for yourself often means working a great deal more than "full-time", with a tyrant for a boss. But I wouldn't have it any other way, and cannot imagine ever "retiring".
I'm achieving many of the goals I had in school, although the paths I took to get here have surprised me, more often than not. And the unwritten li...Expand for more
st of things I urgently want to do grows longer with every new experience and idea. I cannot remember the last time I was bored.
These several sentences trace no more than a blurry outline of a life, answering but a few of the obvious questions we ask when we bump into a long lost 'mate. Really, it's the seemingly little things -- too many, too diverse and often too long forgotten to recount in the few free minutes I have as I type here -- that shape and define a life.
Given the twists and surprises of both my life and the people I've known, I've lost touch with many friends and acquaintances. If you are among them, I invite you to send me a message and tell me about one of those little big moments in your life.
"Work and play are two words used to describe the same thing under different conditions." - Mark Twain
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