However, I am more than that. I am in my final semester as an Engineering Student at the University of Iowa, where I am becoming increasingly flabbergasted with the amount of work that is required in achieving my first Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering. I am the Teaching Assistant for “Principles of EE Design” for the Spring 2008 Semester, where I usually find myself shaking my head as students attempt to install sensitive electronic components with a chisel and crowbar.
I am also an improvisational comedian, where I work with some of the best talent in Eastern Iowa in the well-traveled group, Comics In Action. Along that same vein, I work with the MST3K style group, Riff Raff Theater, where I am the “disembodied voice” or announcer (and occasional writer) for their “live” productions.
Most of the time, I am a self-described techno-geek. Whether it is working with particular software (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, trueSpace or Illustrator) or working under the hood of 2-CPU P4, installing Wi-Fi routers or working as a web designer / consultant; there is very little in the way of current technology that I has never laid my hands upon.
In addition, I am a photographer; having worked as a monitor / assistant at the darkroom in the basement of the University of Iowa’s massive Art Building. I specialize in Black & White in what is often referred to as “abstract architectural”, not to mention the occasional portrait.
Although not the most talented musical artist, I have lent my musical talents as a Sound Designer for several theatrical productions in the Iowa City area: Moongarden’s 2005 production of “Macbeth” and “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde”, produced by Dreamwell Theatre in 2007. I have attempted to compose my own music, (using Acid Pro) but the results do not appear to have mass appeal. If you like, you can take a listen to what I composed so far at Acid Planet.
On this blog, I write about everything related to everything: covering more than what you want to know about technology, comedy, photography and my life-in-general.
I am also a regular columnist for the online magazine, Butterfly.
