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david

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About Me

musician
programmer
Capricorn
sarcasm
john cuzak
science fiction
rain
the list goes on
Currently in the band Ashengrace

My Interests

music
theology
movies with a preference for science fiction
astronomy
nature

I'd like to meet:

People I get along with well. Talk to me.

Music:

pink floyd
the cure
clan of xymox
lycia
gary numan
duran duran
depeche mode
dead can dance
cocteau twins
rush
the spice girls
captain n' tenille
okay, I'm messing with your head now (except for Rush)

Movies:

U-571
The Breakfast Club
The Goonies
Dune
Star Wars (series)
Star Trek (series)
Cruel Intentions
Angels & Insects
Fear Of A Black Hat
Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade
28 Days Later
"UHF"
Threads
Babylon 5 - In The Beginning
A Summer Place
The Wizard Of Oz
The Lion King
The Ring
The Blair Witch Project

Television:

I watch TV infrequently because it messes with my concentration. It doesn't matter what is on, my eyes get drawn to it.
shows I'm known to watch are: Whatever football game the roomate is watching
"The West Wing"
"Law & Order"
"Survior"
"VH1: Top 100 Best Top 100 Shows about Top 100 Shows"

Books:

by J.R.R. Tolkein
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return Of The King
The Silmarillon
by Frank Herbert
Dune
Dune: Messiah
Dune: Children of Dune
Dune: God Emperor of Dune
Dune: Heretics of Dune
Dune: Chapterhouse
by John Christopher
When the Tripods Came
The White Mountains
The City of Gold and Lead
The Pool of Fire
by Stephen King
Four Past Midnight
I. The Langoliers
II. Secret Window, Secret Garden
III. The Library Policeman
IV. The Sun Dog
Skeleton Crew - A collection of short stories
The Tommyknockers
IT
Carrie
Cujo
Pet Semetary
Needfull Things
Misery
Bag of Bones
The Dark Half
The Stand
The Eyes of the Dragon
'Salems Lot
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (reading this now)
The Green Futures of Tycho - William Sleator
Red Sky At Morning - Richard Branford
The Milagro Beanfield War - John Treadwell Nichols
Don Quixote - Miguel de Cervantes
Nine Princes in Amber - Roger Zelazny
Ringworld - Larry Niven
Foundation and Empire - Issac Asimov
A Brief History of Time - Dr. Stephen Hawkings
Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot - Al Franken
Star Trek: Dark Mirror - Diane Duane (you'd be surprised, it's extremely well-done for fanfiction)

Heroes:

Han Solo
Indiana Jones
Simon Raymonde
Frank Herbert
Stephen King
J. Michael Straczynski

My Blog

Silence broken on the wheel

Hey everybody, long time no blog post :).What have I been up to?  Well, living mostly.  It's been a long few boring months of this and that.  Very little telescope time, much music time...
Posted by david on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:19:00 PST

Notes on July 1st show in Phoenix

You know, I keep swearing that one day I'll be able to give these people the show I want to give them.  One of these days we will. The show was quite an adventure, let me tell you.  We heade...
Posted by david on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 02:59:00 PST

Astrophotography Update - 3 new objects

Hey all, David's House O' Astrophotography has been updated with a few new objects :). In the "Planets" section: 3 new shots of Jupiter.  One is a stack-image with so-so color, but capturing good...
Posted by david on Wed, 31 May 2006 05:37:00 PST

Astrophotography Updates - M22 and new M4

Posted some new shots in the "messier objects" section.  Have a look-see. A new picture of M4 and a new object, M22, a globular cluster in Sagittarius. David's House O' Astrophotography...
Posted by david on Thu, 25 May 2006 03:41:00 PST

Astrophotography - Updates, site cleanup

David's House O' Astrophotography This is my little corner o' the web.  Astrophotography (taking pictures of stars, planets, galaxies and such) is one of my hobbies.  I'm still learning as I...
Posted by david on Thu, 25 May 2006 06:27:00 PST

Update on Ashengrace show in Phoenix, May 16th 2006

Hey everybody.Well, we just finished unloading our gear at the house after our performance in Phoenix at the Counter Culture Cafe's "Black Coffee" night.  It's 5:45 in the morning and we are dead...
Posted by david on Wed, 17 May 2006 06:08:00 PST

New astrophoto - Orion Nebula 11-09-2005

Okay, folks, here it is. This image was taken as follows: Celestron powerseeker 127mm reflectorOrion Expanse 20mm Eyepiece (no filters)Celestron R.A. motor drive (I'm still 'training' it since it does...
Posted by david on Sun, 06 Nov 2005 04:44:00 PST

Astronomy Nerd, and proud of it

Everyone has their hobbies.  Mine is astronomy.  I'm the semi-proud owner of the following: Celestron Powerseeker 127 5" Newtonian Reflector (1000mm focal length)Full set of Orion Expanse ey...
Posted by david on Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:44:00 PST

Ashengrace - Playing in Tucson tonight

Hey all,   Well, the band are playing out again.  We're due to open for The Age of Acceleration tonight, Thursday October 13th at Club Asylum in Tucson.  $5.00 cover, doors open @8:00 p...
Posted by david on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 02:20:00 PST

Ashengrace - Collaboration with The Unquiet Void posted

Hello all, Recently I participated in a collaboration of sorts with Jason Wallach of The Unquiet Void and Joanna Dalin of The Mirror Reveals. The song is a cover of the Flock Of Seagulls 80's tune...
Posted by david on Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:08:00 PST