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When planning a new picture, we don't think of grown ups - we don't think of children. But just of t

About Me


What can't be said about me? I am smart, funny and sexy as all get out! I am also a consummate prevaricator... so proceed with caution!I have always loved Big Foot, the Locke Ness Monster and UFOs. I love a occasional frosty pint of Guinness and a batch of hot wings that are spicy enough to burn my lips and make my nose run. My favorite type of food is Indian, which replaced Italian (of the northern regions) a few years back. I love bread of any type, which is why I could never do the Atkins diet. I am an empath, that feels others pain, and have been known to shed a tear or two during the emotional parts of a good movie or to begin crying when someone that I know is crying. I have suffered from clinical depression and anxiety disorders. I have a dog, "the Leeb" that is a wonderful animal and a lover of all things human. I drive a big honkin' Dodge Ram quad-cab as well as a 1968 Volkswagen Beetle. I crave simplicity, but I am a very complicated person. My dream is to be a filmmaker or a storyteller of some sort. I am an artist without a muse and Christian with too much doctrinal knowledge and not enough genuine experiences of God. I am a believer and seeker of Christ, and a horrible failure as a Christian, yet one with a great deal of hope on Christ's overcoming life.
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My Interests

Filmmaking, photography, reading, seeking out adventure, spontaneous travel, making art (still trying to figure this one out), seeking God, drinking good coffee, having a good conversation, overcoming all my personal issues...

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet new an interesting people for friendships and adventure. I am a recent transplant to Nashville and I am always looking for new friends and new experiences. If you'd like to get to know me, please add me... but not if your trolling for free ad space for your crappy band ;)
Attn: Local filmmakers, I would love to be involved in any local (TN) independent film projects and can contribute any of my gear to the project.
Attn: local film lovers I have been struggling to find like minded lovers of film who would like to burn their free time making movies. I have all the equipment necessary to make films, but lack the connections with enough people who are passionate enough about it to spend time doing it. If you want to make movies, please contact me, I need a group of creative and eager friends who want to explore filmmaking. Making movies is fun, why am I having such a hard time finding people willing to do it?

Music:

U2, David Gray, Tracy Chapman, The Cure, Bob Dylan, REM, The Sundays, Joanna Newsom, Coldplay, Matthew Perryman Jones, Kate York, Arctic Monkeys, 7 Seconds, Men Without Hats, 80's music in general, GuadalCanal Diary... way too much to list!

Movies:

Braveheart, Much Ado About Nothing, The Matrix, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Strange Brew, Garden State, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, To Kill a Mockingbird, Casablanca, Grand Canyon, Crash, The City of Lost Children... the list is growing every day. Ask me for a recommendation.

Television:

The Wire, Shameless(UK), The Office(UK), Stargate SG-1, The Biggest Loser, Survivor, 24, My Name is Earl, House, Lost, Iron Chefs, Futurama, Numbers, Cold Case, CSI (Los Vegas), Star Trek - The Next Generation, Nip/Tuck many 70's and 80's reruns...

Books:

The Bible, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Sawyer, Jurassic Park, Slaughter House Five, Wild at Hart, Biography of Hudson Taylor, The Normal Christian Life, The Sun Also Rises, Benjamin Franklin: The First American...

Heroes:

Personal
My dad (Alan Perryman Jones)
Secular
Benjamin Franklin
Spiritual
James Hudson Taylor
the apostle Paul

My Blog

The Bailout is Unamerican!

Ok, this is one of those blogs that is just going to be a personal rant; hopefully, with something of value included. In case you have been under a rock, are reeling from hurricane damage or only list...
Posted by Nashvegas Jones" on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:57:00 PST

bloggerings&

I am sitting here wracking my brain, trying to think of some fun, witty or deep to write about, but my mind is tossed by a constant tempest and any safe harbor my mind finds, is quickly stirred again ...
Posted by Nashvegas Jones" on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:19:00 PST

Bloggings... or lack thereof

It's been more than six months since I've posted anything online. It is difficult to believe that, in the swirling changes happening over the last few months, I haven't found at least a few moments to...
Posted by Nashvegas Jones" on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:00:00 PST

OK, Ron Paul it is...

I don't know what did it, but today I have dumped my interest in McCain and Thompson and thrown my support fully to the Ron Paul camp. Earlier I mused about my unwillingness to support a candidate tha...
Posted by Nashvegas Jones" on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:46:00 PST

One year anniversary...

Well, today is the day... it's been one year. I can't believe that I left the life of a well-paid software developer to step out and chase a dream. A year ago, I had the plan to take a three month hia...
Posted by Nashvegas Jones" on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:52:00 PST

November Reflections...

November has been a very strange time for me over the last few years, it wasn't until just now, that I realized how many major events occurred in the month of November over that last five years. I hop...
Posted by Nashvegas Jones" on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:26:00 PST

A work of fiction&

Tonight, I had one of those experiences that probably everyone has had at one time or another, where you are sitting in your car wanting to go inside, but there is something on the radio that has your...
Posted by Nashvegas Jones" on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:29:00 PST

Wide Open&

Last night, I raced out at the last minute to catch the final screening of the movie 'Once' at our local art house theater here in Nashvillethe Belcourt. Man, some movies are just dripping with inspi...
Posted by Nashvegas Jones" on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:20:00 PST

Lights, Camera,... Chaos!

I have spent the last few months trying to crack the nut of filmmaking. One thing I've learned about making movies over the last year, is that it takes connections and lots of favors--unless you happe...
Posted by Nashvegas Jones" on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:31:00 PST

A life lived in the mind...

It was recently, in a conversation with my brother, that my ears laid hold of something profound. We were knee deep in a conversation about living life when he mentioned a friend and something that he...
Posted by Nashvegas Jones" on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:07:00 PST