My interests are extremely varied, so I'll hit on some of the main ones.
I am quite possibly the biggest geek you will ever meet. If I don't get my fill of broken computers and electric bits at work, I work as a freelance tech. Playing around with PC's is something that really doesn't get old for me. I like me some art, and I try to find it everywhere, in most everything. I have really odd hobbies, feel free to ask me about em :)
Music
While I'm out causing trouble, I've almost always got some music playing. My tastes range from Jazz to metal to electronic and ambient, World music, classical, pretty much everything. It may be stereotypical geek, but I really do enjoy finding obscure, strange bands and music. Things like Phutureprimitive and Finntroll.
Movies
Why is it that noone can think of an original movie anymore? Everything is a damned remake, and a bad one at that. Recently worthwhile DVD's for me: Serenity, Appleseed Ex Machina, the whole series of Utawarerumono, Ghost in the shell: Solid State Society
Television
There really isn't much on TV anymore, is there. Discovery, The History Channel, M*A*S*H re-runs, Cartoon Network and BBC. Want specifics? Torchwood, Dr. Who, Top Gear, Most of what's on Adult Swim, How it's Made and Survivorman. That's what I like. I'll also tell you what I can't stand: Reality TV. Big Brother, American Idol, Anything on MTV or VH1, these things are making the world less intelligent, and they promote the future portrayed in Idiocracy (A movie, hell, you might even consider it a future documentary).
Books
I have a library. my own personal one. yea, I like books. I'm on a classics kick right now. Verne, Golding, Orwell, Dumas, Salinger, etc.
One is generally not defined by what it is they do for a living, but then again, Being a geek isn't just a full time job for me, it's a lifesyle :P
The short version of what I do every day is “I work in a germ factory. I make broke stuff unbroke.”
If that doesn't do it for your curiosity, let me elaborate: I work as a Site based support specialist for the I.S. division of a not-for-profit health system operating acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, housing sites for the elderly, home health agencies, hospice programs, wellness centers and other healthcare sites. Basically, I'm on the "omgz it's broke, go fix it" team. There are 4 of us that work “in the trenches” and our supported facilities generated almost 30,000 call tickets in 2008. I'm a busy guy :P
When I'm not maintaining and building equipment which could directly or indirectly save your life, I'm usually found at home, doing nerdy things, as people of my like are known to do. I read books, watch cartoons, philosophize, compute (Mac & PC, I'm bilingual :P), lounge, listen to music, work on whatever my latest project is, and if it's nice, I go outside and work on my house or yard.
My personal philosophy has always been that of the “jack of all trades”. as such I'm a wealth of useless knowledge. Lately, my obsessions are of the sharp and pointy in nature, turning simple tools into tiny bits of art and science. Trying my best to hold onto a dying American tradition. I'll talk about it for hours though, and this isn't exactly the place for that :P
Who I'd like to meet:
You! And I'd like you to meet me! Visit my complete Online presence at
I keep my complete blog, which I don't update nearly enough, along with my artwork, and other things there, where I have full control over them. No, seriously, it's not one of those "i keep all my to hot for myspace crap" scams. It's actually my website, started many years prior to myspace being invented, and frankly, I'm not giving it up for this :P
