About

Who are you?
Timothy Hanson. I think the webpage name should have tipped you off.

Where are you from?
Lubbock, Texas (2 hours south of Amarillo if you didn’t know, but why would you know where Amarillo is?) It’s a little dusty, a little boring, and very windy but it’s home nonetheless.

What do you do?
I’m a CS major up at Texas Tech University where (coincidentally enough) I also work. I worked at ResNet at Texas Tech University. Unfortunately they let that staff go, but I remained to work on housing staff computers. Before all of that I worked at CompUSA for about 1 and a half years doing everything from working upgrades, merchandising management, to the tech shop. I know the retail industry fairly well and can fix a computer to boot. Not that it matters but I’m also an A+ certified technician. But, it doesn’t take a lot of effort to get such a certification.

Where did you go to school?
Graduate of Frenship High in Wolfforth, suburb outside of Lubbock (yes I spelled all of those correctly) then shipped straight out to Texas Tech.

What are your interests?

Music

  • Fuel
  • Dave Matthews Band
  • Nickelback
  • Maroon 5
  • Incubus
  • 3 Doors Down
  • Matchbox 20
  • Tool
  • A Perfect Circle
  • Techno – Trance
  • Jamiroquai
  • Days of the New
  • Goo Goo Dolls
  • Indigenous
  • Classical: Baroque Period, Rimsky-Korsakav

I was in band for about 6 years (from 6th grade to 12th) and I played a variety of instruments starting with the clarinet to the oboe, then I was in the drum line for marching season in high school starting on the cymbal line and moving towards pit percussion.  I was in region/area bands as well as the local youth symphony orchestra.  I have a pretty eclectic playlist on my iPod usually and people often chime in on the songs which is often a source of comedy as the tracks change.  I’m probably leaving a lot of stuff off the list but this is the snapshot off the top of my head.

Games

  • Nintendo Standards: Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and any spinoff
  • Blizzard Titles: Warcraft/Starcraft/Diablo
  • Square/Enix Classics: Final Fantasy Series, Chrono Trigger, and Secret of Mana
  • Fighting Games: Marvel vs Capcom 2, Street Fighter Series, Soul Calibur Series
  • Rock Band/Guitar Hero

I’m kind of a Nintendo fanboy, but I’m willing to play games on any system so long as they are fun. Similar to the music list I’m probably leaving a ton of cool games off this list.

Toons

  • Calvin & Hobbes
  • The Far Side
  • Ruroni Kenshin (not the terrible english voiced one, but the original fan subbed variety)
  • Naruto
  • Tenchi Muyo (except Tenchi in Tokyo)
  • Cowboy Bebop
  • Trigun
  • Inuyasha
  • Combustable Campus Guardress
  • Dragonball (yeah yeah)
  • PvP
  • Penny Arcade
  • Megatokyo
  • Transformers (classic series)

You either love or hate anime. Most people will watch a series like Dragonball in passing and think about how ridiculous it is. There’s a ton of in depth series out there such as Cowboy Bebop and Trigun that I would recommend anyone check out.

Any future plans?
Snag a degree in CS and grab a cool job (hopefully in the gaming industry).

What all is involved in creating your webpage?
I use Dreamweaver for the html, Notepad++ for the php, and Adobe Photoshop for images as far as software that is used in creating the page. The page itself is now powered by WordPress.  Hardware wise I run:

My Vantage score can be found: here.  Vivi, Optimus Prime (collector’s edition), Unicron (Armada) my Terran Marine Warpig and Orc Grunt toys are around for inspiration, and lots of cereal/tacos/strawberries/chips/sandwiches/pizza pockets for fuel.

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