Howdy, I'm Raskuly, or just Rask! I go by the name Brandon, and I like to edit Wikipedia pages as a hobby. I've really increased my activity on the site as of late, and I've been trying to learn more about Wikipedia. I'm always learning and I will make mistakes, so please approach me politely about anything I've done wrong! Originally, I mainly contributed to lists, and I still do, but I've shifted to writing proper sections of articles instead. Typically, I write about tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin, crime in the United States, and association football.
I was born in Maryland, but I've lived in Florida since I was 4-years-old, and I have little memories of my time in Maryland and Virginia (where I lived even longer), so I consider myself essentially a native Floridian. I have Central American and West Indian ancestry from my grandmother's side, more specifically Honduran and Caymanian, but on my grandfather's side I have ties to England and settlers of the Delmarva region.
My grandmother immigrated to the United States from the Honduran cay island of Bonacca south of the larger island of Guanaja and settled in Florida in the early 1950s while my grandfather, who was from Virginia, served in the United States Air Force. They met, and despite my grandmother's darker skin (remember, he was from the south), they fell in love, married, and had four children. Their youngest and only son was my father, and he had me with one of his girlfriends. I don't know much about the specifics of my mother's ancestry, but she appears to have heavy ancestral ties to England as well.
I'm a big fan of association football, or soccer, and I'm a supporter of Orlando City. I don't consider myself an outright fan of other clubs, but I am fond of Arsenal, Wrexham, Bradford City, Le Havre, 1. FC Saarbrücken, Racing de Ferrol, and Bari. Growing up I played soccer, but I got out of when I was around 13-years-old when I was a member of Titusville Soccer Club, but around 18-years-old I got into the sport again. I really wish I would've stayed interested with the sport because I might've been able to play at a high school or college/university level.
My fursona dressed as a Maquis (French Resistance fighter) aiming at his target as drawn by HerrVogelkopf (Twitter).
My 1,000th edit was correcting my own grammar mistake on the article for storm chaser and businessman Josh Morgerman after I unnecessarily capitalized "de" in Boca de Yuma on September 22, 2022.
My 5,000th edit was noting that Orlando City had let Felipe Martins' contract expire at the conclusion of the 2024 season and were not interested in pursuing an extension on December 5, 2024.
It's good to see the new generation of Pirates stepping up to the plate to update the Port Charlotte High School article; I've been meaning to work on that as well as Charlotte High School, Lemon Bay High School, and North Port High School, (I don't hate the rivals anymore), but busy adult life has been keeping me from doing so. From a c/o 2010 Pirate. Go Pirates! PCHS-NJROTC(Messages)Have a blessed day. 01:04, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar
Thank you and good work on updating the Hurricane Idalia article! Looks great :) TailsWx 01:48, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For your remarkable work keeping the template for the map of US mass-shootings up-to-date. I don't know how it feels to be recognized for something like that, but it's something that needs to be done, and having the mental fortitude for that is worthy of recognition. Seriously incredible job. TheTechnician27(Talk page) 21:05, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
