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Thomas

I am here for Networking

About Me

I am currently a jazz studies major at the University of North Texas. I play trumpet and occasionally write and arrange music. I like to listen to music, draw, read, and have good conversations.

My Interests

Music, trumpet, cooking, writing, drawing, good movies, good books, the occasional cigar and good food.

I'd like to meet:

more cool people.

Music:

Jazz, classical, Jamiroquai, funk, neo-soul, anything that grooves hard.

Movies:

L.A Confidential, Spiderman 2 more than 1, I like Woody Allen movies, Thank You for Smoking, X-men 2 more than 1, V for Vendetta, Oceans Eleven and Twelve, Bourne Identity and Supremacy, Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs, Robin Hood: Men in Tights,Snatch and many others that I cant think of at this moment.

Television:

Arrested Development, Family guy, Simpsons, Boston Legal(even though I hardly ever get to see it, Heroes(even though it had a lame season finale.)

Books:

Basically anything that is a joy to read whether it be a comic book or major literary work. If it's well written I'll eventually want to read it.

Heroes:

Jesus, Wynton Marsalis, Jamiroquai, Freddie Hubbard, Booker Little, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Mark Turner, Chris Potter, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Anthony Robbins, Alex Ross, Michael Turner, Aldous Huxley, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Bruce Lee, Leonardo da Vinci, Helen Keller, Martin Luther King Jr., the list goes on and on.

My Blog

Laziness, Obesity, and the American way.

   Hot dogs, apple pie,... bad television, all have one thing in common, they are very American.  Do you know what else is very American?  A good old-fashioned cheeseburger.  ...
Posted by Thomas on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:25:00 PST

The Protein Blues

    A few weeks ago, I decided to start thinking about what food I eat, because I was pretty much eating garbage all of the time.  To this day, it seems like it was a pretty good d...
Posted by Thomas on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 04:31:00 PST

Nick Lachey is a Loser: The Update

    During the breaks at work, I often find myself with nothing better to do than read magazines the magazines that happen to be on the breakroom table.  These magazines happen to ...
Posted by Thomas on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 04:07:00 PST

Thomas's Top 3

Who am I listening to these days?1.Freddie Hubbard2.Joe Henderson3.Chris PotterThese are my top three for now, they'll prbly be different next week, or maybe even tomorrow.  Anyway, before I end ...
Posted by Thomas on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 08:43:00 PST

Why they put laugh tracks in sitcoms.

As a 19 yr-old Ameircan male, I have without a doubt watched my share of sitcoms.  One of the things that bother me more and more about sitcoms is their eprsistent use of the laugh track.  T...
Posted by Thomas on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 03:48:00 PST

The Dallas Mavericks

I'm going to take a moment here to be completely candid.  I am not a big sports buff.  To tell the truth, I don't qualify for a small sports buff.  However, last night I had the distinc...
Posted by Thomas on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 06:20:00 PST

Nick Lachey is a loser.

I was watching television program earlier today that happened to have former Mr. Simpson, Nick Lachey, as a guest.  He was promoting his new CD, "What's Left of Me", which isn't that much apparen...
Posted by Thomas on Thu, 25 May 2006 04:37:00 PST