I'm married to Cheri Gonzalez, an RDH and graduate of Baylor College of Dentistry. I'm a graduate student and TA in history at UT-Dallas. I start SMU's archaeology PhD program in Fall of 2007. I was a software developer in another life.
Uncle Helix fans don't worry. He'll be back soon.
History [Medieval and Early Modern World, Colonial Latin America, The Spanish Southwest, Medieval Spain, African Diaspora, Native American, Jewish Diaspora, the Roma (Gypsies), California, New Mexico, Florida], Archaeology (Mission, Presidio, and Plaza), Sociocultural Theory, Geography (GIS), Game Theory, Anthropology (Physical, Cultural, and Linguistics), Sociology, Evolutionary Psychology, Geology, Biology (Evolutionary, Sociobiology, Astrobiology), Astronomy, Software Development, Database Development and Database Theory.
I'm also interested in Bush leaving office. I'm going to dance a freakin' jig once he's out. Even if Satan himself takes over.
Peter Abelard :
Roger Linn :
Popé :
The Hieroglyphics Imperium :
Robert Wright :
Coco B. Ware :
Underground Hip-Hop (see vids below), Classic Rock (AC-muthaf'n-DC, for example), Medieval Music (aka "Early Music"), Classical (Beethoven, Mozart, and the gang), Delta Blues (RIP John Lee Hooker), Reggae (Bob and Bunny), Oldies (especially Chuck Berry).
Some of my old underground hip hop favs:
Souls (Hiero), "That's When Ya Lost"
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, "It's Not a Game"
The Roots, "Proceed"
Immortal Beloved, Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Dead Poets Society, Reservoir Dogs, Braveheart, The Motorcycle Diaries.
The Office.
At the moment, Stephen Pinker's "Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature" is my favorite book.
Peter Abelard, Albert Einstein, Stephen Pinker.