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One-Line Bio

I'm a geeky musician that likes to write and watch TV.

Biography

Hi, my name is Jonathan, aka the artist formerly known as Axl. I usually go by CosmicDog on the InterWebs.

I read a lot and watch a lot of TV, often at the same time. I play guitar and piano, and, when I can summon the courage, I sing.

My day job is as a Family Services Specialist for the county. I also teach guitar and manage my church's website.

I really like my day job, but I hope to branch out and start a career in writing (creative and freelance) and music. Basically, I'd like to support myself by being creative.

I'm in my thirties and I live alone with my two cats, Jordan and Samarra.

Current projects:

I'm working on my website, www.thecosmicdog.net. I'm still trying to discover what I want the site to be.

I'm writing some freelance articles on Worship and Musicianship, Grammar, and Web Design.

Interests

Reading, Science Fiction, Fantasy, John Scalzi, Wil Wheaton, Neil Gaiman, Frank Herbert, Terry Brooks, JRR Tolkien, Writing, Weblogs, Blogs, Freelance Writing, Television, 24, House, The Unit, American Idol, Heroes, Firefly, Futurama, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Robot Chicken, Smallville, Super Heroes, CIA, FBI, Movies, An Inconvenient Truth, A Few Good Men, The Departed, Kevin Smith, Clerks, Dogma, Sin City, Batman, Spiderman, Cats, Computers, Video, Editing, XHTML, CSS, PHP, Web Standards, Java, Music, U2, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Jars of Clay, Third Day, Jennifer Knapp, John Mellencamp, Death Cab for Cutie, Jesus, Christianity, Church History, Theology, John Wimber, Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Environment, Politics, World History, US History, Military,