The scoop on why I used this crappy background...
(Gasp) Still unemployed! Going on ... what ... my 11th month now?!! Yikes. If you think you might know of possible permanent work (especially in the Bay Area), let me know. I'm especially interested in writing projects that build on my background in journalism and publishing, or that make use of my interests in music, religion, popular culture, and relationships. Given my M.A. in religious studies and year in textbook/curriculum editing, teaching is also a definite career option. However, any such job would have to work around my lack of formal certification.
The big news is, I might be leaving New York, probably sometime in the summer. Check "notes from the Navel" for occasional, ongoing updates.
It might not be obvious, but this site has undergone some revisions, chief among which is the introduction of a blog (now well into its ninth month!). More improvements coming soon, hopefully to the look and layout of this behemoth. Ideally, blog and website will eventually be much better integrated.
notes from the Navel All Music Guide the New Pantagruel