Peter Tokarczyk:  

What I’ve Been Up To (According to Peter, Who Somehow Lived) Hi. It’s Peter. Yes — that Peter. And before anyone asks: no, I did not peak in high school. I didn’t even peak during high school. Frankly, I was mostly just… confused. Which tracks. If you remember me, you probably remember one of three versions: the drama kid, the quiet one who suddenly said something a little too insightful, or the guy teachers watched closely but couldn’t quite explain why. I was a four-year drama student, which means I spent my formative years learning how to convincingly portray other people while having absolutely no idea how to be myself. Those who knew me never really understood me. To be fair — neither did I. But I could project my voice, hit my mark, and die tragically on stage with excellent timing. So honestly? Solid prep for adulthood. Like most people, I had a plan. Unlike most people, reality immediately ignored it. Life took one look at my carefully imagined future and said, “That’s cute. Now hold my beer.” Instead of a straight line, I got a pinball machine — not the fun kind with music, but the old one in the back of a bowling alley that smells faintly of regret. Somewhere along the way, I learned something important: you don’t choose your path — you choose how you walk it. I didn’t become what I thought I would. I became what survived. I didn’t set out to be an engineer. That happened because machines made sense when people d...Expand for more