Introductory Blog Post


 Hello there, my name is Lucas Pacella. I'm 18 years old and am majoring in Animation with BFA at the University of Tampa. My pronouns are He/Him.

My main passions are video games, card games, drawing, and other fun things. I love Magic the Gathering a little too much, and I'm a geek to an extreme degree.

I'm taking FMX 210 because not only is it a pre-requisite course for the rest of my BFA, but also because it provides me more opportunities to learn something new.

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