My name is Oliver Luckett and I use he/him/his pronouns. I am a junior in the Women's and Gender Studies department! Here on campus I am involved with the Gender + Equality center as the LGBTQ + Health Programs Intern, as well as a peer educator for Sexperts and D8ME, and a member of the LGBTQ Program Advisory Board. I am also involved with Camp Crimson and will be an Orientation Guide this summer!
Moving on from academics, you might have noticed I say y'all (a lot). That's because I was born and raised in central Mississippi right about....here:
I always say Mississippi isn't really a destination for most people, unless they have family there. Some of you might have used HWY 49 to cut through to go to somewhere more exciting like Florida (which, if you did, you cut right through the middle of my hometown!). However, there are a few things to do in Mississippi. My favorites include visiting the Vicksburg Military Museum, swimming at Merit Creek, and driving through the delta.
Moving on from academics, you might have noticed I say y'all (a lot). That's because I was born and raised in central Mississippi right about....here:
(USA Mississippi from wikimedia; edited by Oliver Luckett)
I lived in the same small, back-woods town until I was 16. My dad and his family still live there, and I go back to visit occasionally. In fact, that's what I did over the break! I absolutely adore my dad, he is the biggest goofball anyone will ever meet. He lives in Mississippi with with wife and their granddaughter.
(Great Weather for a Baseball Game by Valerie Luckett)
Some Frequently Asked Questions about Mississippi:
- Is it hot there? Sometimes, mostly it is just always extremely humid.
- Did you go down to the beach often? No, Mississippi beaches are brown and gross.
- What is there to do there? Not much around my small town, really.
I always say Mississippi isn't really a destination for most people, unless they have family there. Some of you might have used HWY 49 to cut through to go to somewhere more exciting like Florida (which, if you did, you cut right through the middle of my hometown!). However, there are a few things to do in Mississippi. My favorites include visiting the Vicksburg Military Museum, swimming at Merit Creek, and driving through the delta.
(Illinois State Memorial at the Vicksburg Military Museum nps photo)
(Merit Creek taken by Toni Greganti)
(Blues Trail in the Delta taken by Oliver Luckett)
On December 31, 2013, my mom, younger sister, and I moved to Moore, Oklahoma. We live withing 5 minutes of my grandparents and my aunt and uncle (and their kids), we since being here we have all become very close. It's not uncommon for the...nine of us to hang out during the week, and every Sunday is family dinner. Here's a fun picture of most of us getting ready to do a Color Me Rad Run together (I'm dead center with sunglasses on my head in case you were wondering):
(Ready for Color Me Rad by Charlotte Greganti)
And just for fun, here is a picture of most of us after the run (note my cousin Mollie's unimpressed face at the bottom):
(After the Run by Toni Greganti)
Don't we just look like we love each other a lot? They're all definitely a hoot and a half, but I have to say my heart will always belong to my cousins, Mollie (4) and Joey (1).
(Amalia "Mollie" and Joseph "Joey" Greganti by Amanda Greganti)
Another extremely important family member is my dog, Jack. He is a mix of corgi and German Shepard and lord knows what else. His doctor calls him a "fat old man" and he is possibly the sweetest dog you could ever hope to meet, in my opinion.
(Jack with his Baby by Toni Greganti)
So that's family life! Knowing about the people that surround me is a huge step in understand who I am as a person. Another way to get to know me is my interests! My biggest interests/hobbies are drawing, watching Netflix, reading, playing the Sims, collecting things, listening to podcasts, and playing dungeons and dragons (nerd alert). As of writing this post (Jan 12 at ... eh 10am ish) here are my currents:
- Netflix/Hulu Shows: The Crown, The Great British Baking Show, Steven Universe
- Reading: Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
- Collecting: Glass jars, polyhedral dice
- Podcasts: The Adventure Zone, My Brother My Brother and Me, Sawbones (I highly recommend all of these)
I love, love, love talking and will gladly talk to almost anyone about almost anything. If any of this stuff interests you and you want to talk about it, or if you just want someone to listen to you talk about your interests, I'm your guy!
