Russell

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Gender Male
Industry Engineering
Occupation Student
Location Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Introduction I'm your atypical, tea drinking, newspaper reading, mechanical engineer. Who likes music.. sometimes a little too much I think.
Interests Tennis, Futbol, Crossword Puzzles, Sodoku, The New York Times and Washington Post, BBC News, Mechanics, Going to Market, Cooking, The Environment, Polyphasic Sleeping, Germans, Pianists
Favorite Movies Star Wars, The Indiana Jones Series, The Shawshank Redemption, Paris J'taime, This Is England, Bridge Over The River Kwai, Closer, Across the Universe, The Green Mile, Pride and Prejudice, Little Miss Sunshine, Once, The Visitor, Iron Man, Gladiator, The Chorus, The Battle of Britain, Secondhand Lions, Toy Story, Dr. Strangelove, White Christmas, Armageddon, Saving Private Ryan, Remember The Titans, Seabiscuit, Forrrest... Forest Gump, Master and Commander, North by Northwest, Finding Nemo, My Best Friends Wedding, Notting Hill, Jerry Maguire, Space Cowboys, Ghandi, Garden State, The Star Trek Series, Good Will Hunting, Good Morning Vietnam, Love Actually, The Departed, Any James Bond Film esp. Casino Royale, Crash, Layer Cake, Serenity, Miami Vice, Trainspotting, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (You have to see this, it will change your perception of the company forever) Really any movie that is thought provoking, awe inspiring or visually stunning..
Favorite Music The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, Lynard Skynard, Led Zeppelin, The Doobie Brothers, The Eagles, Queen, New Order, Simon and Garfunkel, The Clash, George Thourogood and the Destroyers, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Boston, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, CCR, CSNY, Yes, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, ELO, The Verve, U2, America, Kool & The Gang, KC and the Sunshine Band, The Wings, Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, The Beach Boys, James Taylor, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Golden Earring, Seals and Crofts, Frank Sinatra, Steppenwolf, The Doors, The Four Tops, The Monkeys, Redbone, Bobby McFerrin, Tom Petty, Supertramp, Coldplay, The Killers, The Postal Service, Air, Thievery Corporation, Radiohead Yann Tiersen, Sufjan Stevens, Steel Train, Sigur Ros, Death Cab For Cutie, The Bravery, Rogue Wave, Broken Social Scene, MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Adele, Ladytron.. I also have a not so secret love for techno, rave music, disco and any sort of classic rock. Pretty much as long as its not country or really bad pop I'll like it.
Favorite Books The Great Gatsby, A Farewell to Arms, The DaVinci Code, Harry Potter Series, Confessions Of An Economic Hitman, Paris to the Moon, How Soccer Explains the World, A Tale of Two Cities, Dr.Seuss, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Brave New World and 1984 (Amazingly relevant decades after they were written, must reads), David Sedaris Books and Augusten Burroughs Books

Come up with some possible band names for your group that features a washboard and a styrofoam tuba.

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