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CYAN SMILES aka FRIENDLY's Interests
General
ART! ART! ART! galleries sculpture ballet spirituality photography music eBay electronica ambience DJs DJing ambient technology internet cooking coffee DMCs thrifting garage-sales libraries antique malls records film volunteering meditation yoga travel poetry being-"clean"... and of course... Life.
Music
SIA, Anvil Chorus, Nike Drake, Ebon, Blackout Gourgeous, Mike Dillion's Go Go Jungle & Malachi Papers, James Taylor, Bob Marley, Matisyahu, Beth Orton, Everything but the Girl, Massive Attack, Lisa Germano, Bjork, Deee-Lite (Lady Miss Kier), Tori Amos, Tricky, My Bloody Valentine, Mazzy Star, Plastikman (old fav), DJ Hyperactive (old fav), Various Intelligent Jungle (LTJ Bukem rocks!), Desielboy, almost anything on Naked Music (sub of Astralwerks), Autechre, Aphex Twins, Air Liquid, Orbital, Radiohead, Wolfgang Press, Jesus Lizard, Moby, Can, Fagazi, MC 900 Foot Jesus, Ween, King Missile, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Cranberries, Melvins, Natalie Merchant, Miles Davis, … etc, etc, etc. Just a note though, I refer to myself as a music junkie.. not so much a music expert. = ]
Movies
Many... deep-comedies, documentries, some sci-fi, sex-erotica, art history films, romances, a few tear jerkers (yah I cry) and definetly thinker flicks. I will leave it to your imagination.
Television
TV: The cartoon ... "Home Movies" << Love it!! <<<, Food Network (Good Eats, Iron Chef, $40 a day), Dog Whisperer, Sex and the City, Will & Grace, Seinfeld, Stand-up Comedy, CNN, Trio, HBO(movies,movies), more...
Radio: (Myspace should add this)... NPR, Sirius Radio (28,32,33,35,72,74,103,104,...), Love Line (Live & WinAmp), WinAmp (Khaha & Defcon Comedy Radio mostly & Monkey Radio).
Books
Self-help books, reference manuals (seriously), science/math, some classics, some sci-fi, art history, art-spiritual, art technique, human behavior, technology, tech rags, the dictionary and the thesaurus. I buy alot of books, but I have trouble panning out the world and ultimatly finishing books. (But I do try reguarly, as hard as it might be.)
A current favorite and a must for everyone "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk." by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
Heroes
Bob Marley, Dr. Martin Luther King, Albert Einstien, Ad Rienhart, Leonardo da Vinci, Tori Amos, Jimmy K, Bill W, Warhol... etc. As silly as it may sound, My bro Mutty, my Father & Step Mom David & Darling, and my Mom & Aunt - Tammy & Libi -- Along with a number of holocust survirors in my Family - Aunt Ester, Aunt Limo, my Grand Mother Karla & Grand Father Nathan.
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KANSAS
Graduated: 2001
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Professional
Major: Advanced Certificate in Interactive Media
Clubs: Also studied but did not complete courses for Web Master. Classes included Flash, Web Design, Web Look & Feel, Writing Proposals, Director, C++, Java, and more.
1997 to 2001
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KANSAS
Graduated: 1995
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Drawing
Clubs: Art Club - Ceramics - Started 90.1 Radio Special Show (Sonic Farming) - One of first techno shows in Midwest (Feb 1992 -> May 1995). Show continued for a couple years aftwards. - Freshman Engineer Student Representative - Marlett Hall Intramurals - Plus many Art Awards and Scholarships.
1990 to 1995
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KANSAS
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Other
Major: College Now Program in HS
Clubs: Mostly Math and comptuer classes. Completed 26 credits while in high school. I believe there was also a history class.
1988 to 1990
Blue Valley High
Stilwell, KANSAS
Graduated: 1990
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: Art, Math, Science
Clubs: Art Honor Society
Science Research
Art Club
National Honor Society
Wrestling
Football
Baseball
Run Virtual tours for BuilderVirtualTours.com & photography Builder Consulting in KC. I do brag I have 'very' advanced skills with digital editing & digital manipulation. I also 'believe' I am one of the top VT guys in the country.
Love music. Trying to learn all forms of electronic music & light precussion. Dual diagnosis as a 'Musicohalic' and 'Music Junkie.' Slowly learning how to write. Do enjoy giving out constructive critisim... So be aware, I am definetly not shy.
Know many levels of web design (with real experience) and believe in doing in right (professional) form begining to end. My experience includes internet marketing, design, and some production. Happy to answer questions, but I dont work for free.
CYAN SMILES aka FRIENDLY's Companies
Builder Consulting Oveland Park, KS US Team Leader Photography, Virtual Tours & Web Design
Who I'd like to meet: Due to all the spam and junk mail on myspace, please email me and tell me why I should add you. Be sincere, and I am pretty easy to please..
Cool Quotes:
"It is not that hard to make an interesting piece of art, but there are a lot of artists out there that dont have the faintest clue how to be a good person."
-- Ron Padgett author of Remembering Joe, quoted from interview on NPR
"You don't want to run lean like you're starving," says Joe Webb. "You want to run lean like you're in a marathon."
-- Jan 2005 Electronic Publishing (Tech Rag)
"Life is a school and everything and everyone in it a teacher. So dont be late."
-- May 2, 2006 NPR - Interview (Some Bishop's Mom - Name??)
In the movie Sirens in reference to a comment that "Anarchy is Freedom" ...the response was... "Balls, sorry, sorry" ... "[Anarchy is] freedom for the strong to dominate the weak. It's exactly the same situation as before. Just a different set of rules."
I focund this weybsiqte that sho5ws who has a cruNsh on you and thQought i'd leIt you know that one of my friJends had oLne on you. You gontta tSry itV!
Yep, happy birthday. Mine was the 10th. Sue's the 5th. Spent them at the place in Vegas. Had to be there for the Jayhawks game at Iowa State. Casino action . . . Sue has her poker, I'm more of a spread gambler if I want to leave with my pants. Happy yours, old friend.
