Very well, where do I begin? I started mapping at age 5. My childhood was typical, summers indoor coding lessons. In the spring we'd make CTF maps. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds, pretty standard really. At the age of 12 I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen, a reverse-engineer named Vilma ritualistically purged my particle-system. There really is nothing like a clean harddisk, it's breathtaking, I suggest you try it
Tried my had at DOOM level editor in 95. Was 14. Made a 6 mission campaign. Moved on to TIEedit (Tie fighter) in 96. Then nothing until 2000 When I discovered UT99.