Programming, Software development, collection music gear, anything Macintosh, video games, driving too fast, eating too fast, ho-ho's and milk. Charles Shaw "Three buck chuck" wine, populating my iPod... :)
Lastly, since I've been a long time fan of industrial/ebm, I often write some tracks in that flavor, you can hear some of my ebm programming on the tracks by Lady Parasyte (Salvage, Are You Dead Yet, The Decadence).
Music
This Mortal Coil, Cocteau Twins, The Smiths/Morrissey, Dead Can Dance, Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon/Mark Kozelek (I'm a 4AD Whore!), Low, DCFC/Postal Service, Wedding Present, Pixies, Joy Division, New Order, Front 242, Bigod 20, Covanent, Woodentops, TMBG, Tram, The Sundays, Notwist, Styrofoam, Slowdive, Mojave 3, Severed Heads, Kraftwerk, Secession, Experimental Products, Book of Love, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Pale Saints, The Ocean Blue, MBV, Mogwai, Mazzy Star, Lush, Adult, Alexander Robotnic, Aphex Twin, Azure Ray, Belle & Sebastian, Blonde Redhead, Bright Eyes, Cranes, Crooked Fingers, InkyDust, Dresdon Dolls, English Boy on the Loveranch, Field Mice, Four Tet, Hood, James, Kings of Convenience, Kitchens of Distinction, Lali Puna, Pink Dots, Legendary Jim Ruiz Group, and basically anything from early Chicago House Music, EBM/Indutrial, Early Italo Disco, and almost anything on Sarah Records, 4AD, WaxTrax...
Movies
Rushmore, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Bottle Rocket, The Blade Trilogy, Swingers, Magnolia, Royal Tenenbaums (Can you tell I like Wes Anderson movies?), Crouching Tider - Hidden Dragon, House of Yes, Clockwatchers
Television
The Daily Show, The Colbert Rebort, Kids in the Hall, 120 Minutes, Subterranian, Six Feet Under (RIP), This American Life (Showtime)
Books
A Dirty Job (Christopher Moore) - YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK. The Partly Cloudy Patriot (Sarah Vowell), Out of Cabrini (Dave Case), The C Programming Language (Kernighan and Ritchie)
Heroes
Lance Armstrong and Aron Ralston (the guy is that cut off his own arm with a pocket-knife while rock climbing to save his life).
About me: First a shameless promotion for my band...
I love music: writing it, listening to it, discovering new bands. I've been told I'm a music snob by more than one person (though I really don't think I am, but I'm not going to get all excited about the new Radiohead just because everyone else is). In fact, I think about music more often than I care to admit.
I'm also a computer programmer. If I'm not thinking about music, I'm prolly thinking up a new program to write, which, in almost all cases, is a music writing tool of some sort, so its a bit of a mortal coil.
Now I know what you're thinking "my God, this guy gets no SUN and outside stimulation". Oh I do, I'm not the type to hole up for too long without sharing time with friends, most of whom I've known for a decade plus, those types that get your jokes almost before your done quipping it...anyway, I digress...
Me: I'm friendly, though you wouldn't think so at first because I tend to wear my think skin when I meet someone for the first time, dunno why, I'm just introverted that way. What else? Oh, I tend to side to the left, sorry Republicans, I just believe in equal rights for humankind and separation of church and state, it really is that simple.
Well, there is certainly more to write about myself, but its a bit difficult without feeling all vain inside (You're so vain, I better you think this "About Me:" is about you...)
Who I'd like to meet: People who are down to earth, can laugh at themselves (cause I'm gonna constantly make fun of you ... j/k), and can appreciate a certain level of sarcasm (Smell that? I can smell that ... that's sarcasm). Just genuine people who know what its like to not get everything you want in life, but are content with the successes you do have in life (and continue to strive for).
Oh and Morrissey, I'd be happy to share just ONE tea with the fellow, really, I'm not asking too much here, am I...???
here are the opening lines to the new local H album. i dig em (ps- i think jill, below me, wants your bone =)
And when there's no one left to lie to Forced to face the truth about me and you And see it from all sides All the sides that you have battered and now burned
So baby, could you do me a favor? Fall off of the Earth and I'll see you later Just give me a call and tell me you miss me - A call I won't return
So now which one is the owner of the friends we made together? And how do we divide a city and the bars where we drank forever?
Don’t take this for granted, you'll leave here empty handed My image of you shattered, winning is all that matters Won't let you gut our happy home GO CUBS!
don't take all the "techno sissy" talk so hard. i'm just busting your chops. techno/electronica is all the same to me- it's stuff girls like, hence the sit when you pee jokes that you love (and i *know* deep down inside you do love those =)
I remember the story of your first birthday where chimp lke ape creatures made crude toys and threw feces at them. Or maybe you were just born. You know how stories get fucked up when different people keep retelling them.
Happy Birthday J-Man!!!
for a guy who has a list of so many bands i hate, don't give a damn about or just plain have never heard of, you're still alright. you just have crappy taste for a "music lover". i keed, i keed!! (not really =)
thx for the add, dr. electronica.
ps- i ordered that book you recommended for my aunt. thx again.
pps- did you see on beep who you reminded me of? your facial features and even your speech/voice remind me of that guy who was on the real world las vegas (steven/stephan- not sure how he spells it). you ever get that from anyone else? it was really bugging me who you were reminding me of til it finally hit me.
ppps- how'd you get the birdfeeder handle? what's the story behind that??
