Ha, well I learned from my gandpa. He was an ok player but I couldn't even say how strong exactly he really was right now, that's sooo hard to judge because you're obviously constantly improving a little. But surely you joined a chessclub later or how did you become really good? Or was your dad like a really strong player?
Anyway, the site I mentioned (chesscube dot com) is really cool and it's free to register and play so if you're down, just lemme know, ok?

Chess is boring, I'm just good at strategy games. When I was 11 I played Civilization 4 online and pwned people 3 times my age, which was a lot more fun than chess

Well, that's your opinion, I disagree. I have to admit though, you fooled me there. I really thought you could be a decent chess player but well it's not like I'll run out of opponents.

I'm proficient at chess, I just don't play it in my spare time because I find other games more enjoyable. So I am a decent player in that regard, but I could certainly brush up on it and improve. If you remind me a month from now, I'll give you a game. I spend a lot of time on this forum procrastinating, but I am genuinely busy with a dissertation and final uni exams, so once I've done that I can focus on more recreational activities.