The guy on the right is little ol me!
Well, if you are here, then you probably know who I am. But, if there
are souls out there who do not know me and for some odd reason are interested
in me, well here goes.....
My real name is Paul Arfmann. No my parents really didn't name me PackBacker!
PackBacker is simply a nickname I've used on the internet and over e-mail
for the past five years or so. PackBacker itself refers to a backer of
the North Carolina State Wolfpack. But I get ahead of myself.
I am a twenty three year old student at North
Carolina State University. I double majored in Animal Science
and Multi-Disciplinary Studies "The Social Impact of Science". I
finally graduated in May of 2000. This didn't signify the end of
my schooling, however, as I am continuing on for another four years at
the vet school in efforts
to receive a DVM degree. The dream I envision is working in a small
animal vet clinic for awhile and then biting the bullet and maybe starting
one of my one. But, that is years down the road! I still haven't
ruled out working with swine although that seems to be a bit of a longshot.
I have spent my whole life living in North Carolina and I cannot think
of living anywhere else the rest of my life. I was born in Winston-Salem,
and then moved out to Lewisville
where I spent the next 16 years of my life. Now, I am living almost exclusively
in the Raleigh area. I still miss the Lewisville area tremendously
and it hurts to see the all consuming blob of Winston-Salem destroying
what is left of Forsyth County.
Here at NC State I attend as many sporting events as possible, thus
my nickname. I missed only one football and one basketball game in my five
years as an undergrad. Yes obsessive is the best term to describe
me. I also go to as many baseball and women's basketball games as I can.
And yes, I am one of those garishly dressed college students that tend
to flaunt themselves on ESPN. I'm also a member of the Student
Wolfpack Club and former board member.
Sports are a large part of my life. I am not too swift at playing sports,
but I love nothing better than to watch them. I am a long time follower
of the New York Yankees. I profess to be the largest Yankees and Don
Mattingly fan in the state of North Carolina... Besides baseball, my
personal favorite, I follow the Buffalo Bills, Utah Jazz, and the Carolina
Panthers.
So what else is there to me? Well, I am an avid whitewater
enthusiast. I try to make a yearly trip up to the New River or Gauley River
in West Virginia. When not in class I like to try to relax by listening
to Billy Joel and reading the best
horror novels I can. Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Robert McCammon, John Saul,
and Clive Barker all grace my shelves. I also am a big fan of certain television
shows. The Simpsons, the X-Files, and the now departed seaQuest DSV are
by far my favorites.
Travel is another thing I LOVE to do. Hopefully I will soon get some
travel pics scanned in for the page. I have traveled to Egypt, Italy, Germany,
Austria, Switzerland, France, Holland, and England. People often ask me
for a favorite place, but I simply cannot single out one! I must say, though,
that there is no contest for best cuisine--- Italy hands down!
Well, I am sure there is more, but if you have read this far I will
not bore you any longer. I'll try to update this page when I think about
it, but my lazy nature probably means that won't happen much.
Gasp! An update! Alas, I have as of December decided not to continue
volunteering at the Carnivore Preservation Trust or CPT
for short. If you want to know the gory details, e-mail me.
The internet isn't the place to air all that dirty laundry, but for those
of you who know me personally you know that I don't abandon causes at a
drop of a hat....only when there is good reason.
Who is that masked man???
The guy on the right is little ol me!
This is what I look like before going to one of NC State's basketball
games. The guy on the left is Kevin Ring, the other SuperFan,
not to mention the kind soul with the scanner :-)