User:Mpnolan

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See Mike Nolan.

About me

I'm Mike Nolan, a member of the Voyager class. I'm interested in programming, math, GNU/Linux and writing. Lately though, I've been feeling a bit dissatisfied with my life and trying to vary my interests. When I grow up I want to be a squirrel.

Near the end of the 2004-2005 school year I got heavily into skateboarding again. I got my new Toy Machine board on May 18 and was progressing at unprecedented rates. Ten days later, though, one of the trucks shattered after a 1.5-foot ollie off a dock. Turns out the bastards at Tum Yeto didn't put riser pads on! This is partly my fault and partly theirs, but in any case I am currently without a skateboard. I should have it fixed by the time school starts. If you're a skateboarder, check out the skateboarding guide I wrote.

I'm interested in tunneling and other kinds of urban exploration, though there seems to be very little opportunity for this in Maryville.

I've been selected to be a Community Leader for Matt Garrett's wing, 3W, next year. I'll be rooming with Matt Colsen in 320 (2^6 * 5). If you like mischief, consider moving to our wing.

Music

My musical tastes vary depending on how I'm feeling. I'll categorize them by mood when I get a lot of them together. For now this is just a braindump.

Prodigy, Aphex Twin, Nirvana, A Perfect Circle, Tool, The Beatles, NIN, Adam's Off Ox, The Floating City, Radiohead, Meshuggah, Groupthink, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, Neutral Milk Hotel, NOFX, Kronos String Quartet, Clint Mansell, Opeth, Simon & Garfunkel, Iron & Wine, Ben Folds Five, 311, Weezer, Portishead, Garbage

I've found lately that I really like feminine (which is only a subset of female) vocalists.

Contact info

• Jabber: mpnolan@jabber.org
• AIM: Fountain of Rust
• E-mail: mpnolan [at] gmail [dot] com (No longer codified, since I realized today that people might need to contact me while I'm not logged into an IM service--for example, when my Internet connection is down.)
• Physical location: Cooper 315

External links

• My website - it contains a wiki on which I write whatever comes to my mind.
• My Xanga - A combination of technical stuff about programming and Xanga itself, nonsense/humor (they're the same for me), and inquisition to the audience.