ianjballard

I was born in Hahn, Germany on a US Air Force Base; and have lived in Michigan since returning to the States. Took AP classes (including English) and a Technical Writing Class throughout high school and was a staff writer for school newspaper junior year; the editorial editor senior year. I once had aspirations to go into journalism but realized that it's pretty much a dying medium. :(

Hobbies:

Anything that involves music. That includes attending shows, researching bands and musicians, listening to music, and writing and/or playing any of the eight instruments I know (piano, guitar, bass, harmonica, drums, saxophone, viola and violin in that order of proficiency). Photography and writing.

Favorite Movies:

Pretty much any movie; although I am a great fan of comedy and horror films, particularly post-apocalyptic zombie films (mix them together and I'm hooked-Shaun of the Dead?).

Favorite TV Shows:

Don't watch much TV shows. Mostly interested in movies. But now that I thought about it, I do watch The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Family Guy, Futurama, stand-up comedy (favorite comedians: Daniel Tosh, Katt Williams, Demetri Martin, Brian Regan) and a few dramas every now and then. Okay, just retract that first sentence all together.

Favorite Music:

Where do I begin? 3OH!3, The Academy Is..., Alesana, All Time Low, The Almost, Anberlin, Asteria, Armor for Sleep, Atreyu, The Audition, Aviators, Audio Summer, Avenged Sevenfold, Bayside, Birdman, Cartel, Chiodos, Cinematic Sunrise, Coheed and Cambria, The Color Fred, Motion City Soundtrack, Cute Is What We Aim For, Danger Is My Middle Name, Danger On The Radio, Daphne Loves Derby, Dashboard Confessional, Death Cab For Cutie, Definition Plexus, Emarosa, Eminem, Envy On The Coast, Every Time I Die, Fall Out Boy, Forever The Sickest Kids, The Friday Night Boys, Gym Class Heroes, Halifax, Hawthorne Heights, Hellogoodbye, The Hush Sound, Ice Nine Kills, Jet Lag Gemini, Jet, Jack's Mannequin, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Keane, Kill Hannah, Lil Scrappy, Lil Wayne, Madina Lake, The Maine, Mason Musso, Metro Station, Mindless Self Indulgence, The Morning Light, Fear Before The March Of Flames, Name Taken, National Product, Panic!, Paramore, Plain White T's, Relient K, Remy Zero, Rooney, Saosin, Savage, Say Anything, Secondhand Serenade, Scenes From A Movie, Shwayze, Silverstein, Sky Eats Airplane, The Spill Canvas, The Starting Line, Straylight Run, The Swellers, T-Pain, T.I., Taking Back Sunday, The-Dream, Three 6 Mafia, Treaty of Paris, Young Jeezy, Yung Joc, Young Buck, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Thieves and Villains, Hi I'm Polaroid! Camera Can't Lie, Boys Like Girls, Mae, The Rocket Summer, Senses Fail, Eisley, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Rush, AC/DC.......many more.

Favorite Books:

Anything in the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card; Life of Pi by Yann Martel; Ray In Reverse and Big Fish by Daniel Wallace; God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian by Kurt Vonnegut. Many others.