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Bret

I am neither funny nor cool.

About Me

Right now I'm in my last semester at Duke Divinity School, getting my Masters of Theological Studies. I like to refer to Divinity School as Jesus School, because it clarifies what it's about to people who don't otherwise know. Also, it makes people chuckle. After I graduate I hope to write a book about my two years spent in Jesus School. This book will be funny but insightful and will be titled "Jesus School Diaries."

I perform improv at the DSI Comedy Theater in Carrboro, NC. I've gotten quite good at improv, but then again I've spent quite a bit of time doing it. If I had spent the same sort of time whittling, I would likely be quite good at whittling and I would have created numerous small, intricate wooden objects. I also try and help other people to be better at improv.

A few years back, I did a fair amount of writing alongside my good friends Porter and Flynn for a website: www.tjmonkeys.com. I only mention it because sometimes people who liked that website track me down in my various internet incarnations.

My Interests

Jesus, Milkshakes

Music:

DMB, Ben Harper, Guster, REM, Old 97's, Vertical Horizon, Jars of Clay, Enya, Coldplay

Movies:

Shawshank Redemption, LOTR, Millions, Christopher Guest mockumentaries, Wet Hot American Summer, Bottlerocket, Love Actually, A Beautiful Mind, The Baxter

Television:

The Office (British & American), Stella, Daily Show/Colbert Report, Scrubs, PTI

Books:

To Kill A Mockingbird, Tongues of Angels, the C.S. Lewis catalogue

Heroes:

St. Athanasius, St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Thomas Aquinas

My Blog

I have a blog. It is silly.

I've started up a blog, which would seem to make me lame and just like everyone else in the world.  But the thing is, I'm funnier than most people, and (on average) three times as interesting. w...
Posted by Bret on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:30:00 PST