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Fer

See the light, Enter the light, Become the light, and shine.

About Me

I grew up outside Pittsburgh, then spent ten very fun and formative years around Philadelphia before returning to the Pittsburgh suburbs.
I was blessed enough to marry my high-school sweetheart. Joy is my first and last love. (...Which isn't to say we didn't have a hell of a lot of other loves in between!) Now we have a wonderful daughter and life just keeps getting better and better. Wow, this must be what happily ever after feels like!
I feel I've been fortunate enough to see a lot of amazing things, meet a lot of great people and live a lot of unique experiences. I'm also blessed with some of the best friends this world has ever seen.
Oh, and I get a lot of strange looks when I go into the men's room.

My Interests

Pizza, music (especially synth-pop and 70's library music), science fiction, comics, 2-XL (The Smartest Toy Robot in the World), and exploring the human condition.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone I've lost touch with. =)
My Favorite Political Propoganda: You know, I was going to pull this, but with all the election ads going out of control I'll leave it up for a bit.

PS - Vote Saxon [X]

I'd like to officially announce that Information Society's new album SYNTHESIZER is the winner of the Better Than Radio Album of the Year Award for 2007! Click on the above link to hear some of it. :)

Music:

Here's my favorites. But don't take my word for it, click on any highlighted artist to go their myspace page and listen to their music. 8bit bEtty Adam Ant Adamski / Adam Sky Air Alabama 3 (aka A3) Alan Hawkshaw AlpharythMArt of Noise AudioBody B-52's B.P. Buddies Beatles Blue Man Group Brian BennettBruton Music Library Danielle Dax David Bowie Dr. DementoElectric Light Orchestra Erasure Gary Numan Genesis George Fenton George Michael INFORMATION SOCIETY Jesus Jones Keith Mansfield Klaus Wustoff KPM Music Library Lemon Jelly Meco Michael Bradley Moby Monty PythonMoodswingsMoody Blues The Moog Cookbook The Muppets Ookla the Mok OrbitalPM DawnPET SHOP BOYSPink Floyd The Pinker Tones RepublicaSealSenor Coconut Y Su Conjunto The ShamenSifl & Olly Smash Mouth T'Pau Taco "Weird Al" Yankovic
... and anything else that catches my ear.

Movies:

The Muppet Movie, Star Wars, UHF, Henry & June

Television:

Current shows: Doctor Who, Stargate Atlantis, Battlestar Galactica, The L Word, Heroes, Torchwood, Pushing Daisies, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and The Colbert Report.
Classics: Star Trek (all of 'em), Alien Nation, Babylon 5, FTL Newsfeed, The Greatest American Hero, Max Headroom, The Muppet Show, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Red Dwarf, Robotech and Sifl & Olly.
Show currently being copied off of my old VHS tapes to DVD: Blakes 7 (If only they'd release the official DVDs in Region 1...)
Last Doctor Who episode Mylene and I watched in our ongoing WhoQuest: Terror of the Autons, episode 3

Books:

Currently reading: Star Wars: Legacy of the Force 3: Tempest by Troy Denning

Heroes:

Anais Nin, Jim Henson, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Edward D. Wood Jr, John Lennon, and Gonzo the Great.

My Blog

The Entertainment Trap

Here's how a typical conversation will go between me and Rich:"So, did you see last night's Stargate Atlantis?""Naww, I'm two episodes behind.  I was getting caught up on my comics.  Are you...
Posted by Fer on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:44:00 PST

Sad news

For anyone who knows me but doesn't follow Joy's blog... Joy's father passed away yesterday.  It happened very suddenly.  He called us around 10 am on Thursday, concerned that he might be ha...
Posted by Fer on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:46:00 PST

Here is Cassidy

This is Cassidy.Cassidy was rescued by Roxanne at the PetSmart where she works. Poor little Cassidy had been abandoned there with a broken pelvis.Roxanne took her to several vets. The first vet told...
Posted by Fer on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:34:00 PST

Information Society Concert in Philly

I've tried starting this blog about four times! This was a really big deal to me, on a LOT of different levels. So forgive me if the story wanders a bit. I have a lot to cover!Okay, so basic set up...
Posted by Fer on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:04:00 PST

New Beginnings

As anyone who's been keeping an eye on Joy's blog will know, September has brought a lot of changes for our family.  The biggest change is that Joy is now in training to become a computer machi...
Posted by Fer on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:01:00 PST

The Bi Community

Sometimes I get discouraged and feel very alone.  There's a Bisexual Pittsburgh group... but the website hasn't been updated since March 2004.  They have a newsgroup... which nobody eve...
Posted by Fer on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:12:00 PST

Sandals in the Sand

Summer's here, and I have a lot to say.  I've just been too busy to say it lately.  But I hope to soon.In the meantime, here's a very amusing quiz that my sister posted.  Some of the an...
Posted by Fer on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:11:00 PST

Thanks to all of you!!

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone.  First, for all the great support everyone's been showing me, all the wonderful comments and support, both here and in the "real world."  And second,...
Posted by Fer on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:54:00 PST

And now for a bit of mellowdrama.

It's been a rough few months, which is a big part of why I haven't been on the internet much lately.I got hit with a really bad depression spell.  Looking back through my journal I now realize I'...
Posted by Fer on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:12:00 PST

Star Trek New Voyages... CONTROVERSY! (As spoiler-free as I can make it.)

On Thanksgiving day, the fine folks at Star Trek: New Voyages released their third fan-film, "To Serve All My Days."  To those of you who know-- go download it and watch it right now before someo...
Posted by Fer on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 05:56:00 PST