Joshua

QA Engineer for Globaltetrahedron Corporation

competitive Scrabble, cooking, reading, politics

tons... these days I am grooving a lot on Joe Lansdale and Charles Willeford

Brazil, Miami Blues, Zardoz, Welcome to Woop-Woop, Megaforce

Kraftwerk, Oingo Boingo, Iggy Pop, Keith Jarrett, DEVO, Pet Shop Boys, Gang of Four, Art of Noise, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, Keith Jarrett's solo piano work, first wave punk, electronica

Simpsons, Lawrence Welk, Futurama, Simpsons, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Six Feet Under, Monk, Iron Chef

I am in my early 30s. I am married. I make a
comfortable living. I am a homeowner. Demographically, I
am "The Man." I play Scrabble competitively; this is a lame
hobby, but it is MY hobby, dammit. I am not in denial about
my lack of coolness. I don't fear death, but I do fear
dying. I spend too much time at http://plastic.com. My own
website is http://TucsonScrabble.com. I am
afraid of dropping my keys into the little space between
the elevator door and the floor you are on. I yell at
people when I drive as a way of releasing pent-up rage. I
firmly believe that elastic should not be a part of
clothing save for in socks. I am still undecided on the
issue of whether a "Z" replacing an "S" (as in "Biker
Boyz") or "'D" replacing "ED" (as in "That be jack'd") is
cool or silly. I am one of those "filthy liberals" the
right-wing bitches about.

Just about anyone. People I DON'T want to meet include:
anyone who is annoyingly religious (my beliefs are my own
business, thank you very much), anyone who thinks the show
Home Improvement was funny (get a sense of humor), anyone
who can't give a compelling explanation of why they feel a
certain way or hold a certain belief (damn sheep), anyone
who has not read a book in a year, fanatical sports fans
and Star Wars geeks (get a life).