Music
I grew up playing piano and violin, and have an appreciation for all kinds of music. I have a huge music collection, and enjoy going to concerts regularly with my girlfriend. Since the summer, we have seen a number of bands live including Paul Simon, Hall & Oates, Weezer, Flight of the Conchords, Tokyo Police Club, Fitz and the Tantrums, and Dashboard Confessional.
Here's a short video I took at one of the best concerts I have been to - a show for one of my favorite rock bands, Thrice. This show was held at one of my favorite venues - Seattle's Showbox SODO. Unfortunately, the audio isn't great in this clip, but it's still a great song!
If you don't care for the Thrice video, then here are some links to other music I really like:
- Andrew McMahon - A piano playing pop rock singer
- Arcade Fire - An experimental rock band
- Run The Jewels - A rap duo consisting of rapper / producer El-P and rapper Killer Mike
- TNGHT - A trap / electronic group consisting of producer / DJ's Hudson Mohawke and Lunice
Sports
I'm a big sports fan, and love football, basketball, and baseball. You can usually find me rooting for our local teams - the Seahawks and Mariners - during their seasons. I unfortunately don't watch much basketball anymore (for obvious reasons - RIP SuperSonics). However, I am cautiously optimistic that Chris Hansen's SODO arena project will be approved. I would love to see professional basketball and hockey back in town!
Here's a photo I took during the Seahawks' Super Bowl XLVIII victory parade in January 2014:
I also enjoy playing fantasy baseball and football. My regular league is full of friends I used to work with at AT&T. We have been playing each season for the last 6 years, so there's plenty of material to rib each other. I have yet to finish in first place - something they never let me forget - but have gotten 2nd a few times, including in baseball this last summer. Work and School doesn't leave much time for this, however, so I'm taking the fall off. Hopefully we can get back to this next season.
Computers
I've been interested in computers since the frist time I saw one. Now that I'm learning coding at school, and actually using this for work, I realize how much there is that I don't know. Once I have some more free time, I'd like to get back to learning on my own. I have learned quite a bit about BASH since I've been working and using a Mac, and know there's a ton more I can do here. I'm also learning some Java for work, but am planning to spend more time learning the basics.
Games
We have pretty regular game nights where we get together and goof around for a night with our group of friends. I really enjoy this time hanging out and playing games. Sometimes it's just a simple game of playing cards, sometimes it's a video game, and sometimes its a complicated board game that takes hours.
When I'm on my own, I like playing puzzle games and video games. I have been looking into buying a new video card for my computer - specifically a new AMD Polaris card - but promissed myself I would wait until I'm done with school. Right now I'm using a friend's old GeForce GTX770, which works well enough, but I want something better. I'm mostly playing Battlefield 4 and Diablo 3 when I have time now, but am looking forward to getting a bit more time after the quarter is up.