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Not MySpace Tom

Sharp as an arrow in a pile of glass.

About Me

I'm at kind of an interesting point in my life now. I've graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BS in Mass Communications (with a concentration in print journalism) and no real desire to be a reporter. I'm currently taking it easy and looking at going back to school for a Master's; in my spare time I can be found behind the lens or in the darkroom.

Other than that, I'm 25, I live with my partner, Dan, and our cats, Marlowe & Tasha, in downtown Richmond, Virginia and lead a relatively uneventful life. I like it that way.

My Interests

Oh, bloody hell. I'm still a big geek at heart, I suppose. The usual stuff: reading (mostly sci-fi or history), writing (the same), spending time with my better half, photography, both film and digital . I like to travel when I get the chance, and I do a bit of bicycling every now and then.

My Gallery of photography, both good and bad.

I'd like to meet:

People.

Music:

I have one of the most eclectic playlists of anyone I know; my iTunes on shuffle is an enlightening experience. In the past 20 minutes, I've listened to French-Canadian folk music, James Taylor, Guster, 311, Good Charlotte, Quiet Riot, Huey Lewis and the News, The Offspring and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

That about sums it up.

Movies:

Hm. My top 5: The Hunt for Red October, The Shipping News, Office Space (hey, jobs like that are what put me through college), Fargo and Pulp Fiction. In no particular order.

Television:

Law and Order, M*A*S*H, and Star Trek.

Oh, and when I'm in the mood for a chuckle, Fox News.

Books:

You'd think I could have a field day with this one. Again, in no particular order: "Dune", by Frank Herbert; "Nineteen-eighty-four", by George Orwell; "Reading the Bible Again for the First Time", by Marcus Borg; "The Jungle", by Upton Sinclair; "Empire", by Niall Ferguson; "A People's History of the United States", by Howard Zinn; "The Camera", "The Negative", and "The Print", by Ansel Adams; "All Quiet on the Western Front", by Erich Remarque; "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck; "The Histories", by Herodotus; and finally, "Fahrenheit 451", by Ray Bradbury.

I'm sure there are others.

My Blog

Top 10 Websites

Because I've been bored off my mind lately, I'm going to start a meme. This meme is simple: list your 10 favorite websites to read or visit. The catch is that they should be somewhat unusual, no listi...
Posted by Not MySpace Tom on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 04:12:00 PST

Fours. 'Cause I'm bored.

Four jobs I have had in my life were/at:1. Photographer - Petersburg Progress-Index2. Reporter - Capital News Service3. Managing Editor - The Commonwealth Times4. Administrative Assistant - Office of ...
Posted by Not MySpace Tom on Fri, 05 May 2006 01:12:00 PST

LiveJournal

My LiveJournal. I blog here.
Posted by Not MySpace Tom on Sun, 27 Nov 2005 10:43:00 PST